Actually, I HAD the gold conVersion, and then the new datasets messed something up (the picture files no longer read correctly - I done Somethin' Wrong
).
You can do a "rough and dirty" translation yourself quite easily (if tediously) simply by:
1) In the VehicleSize.txt file, do a "replace" function and add the word "Primary" before "Bitmap Name" and delete all the extra spaces you end up with (do the first, and then copy it into the 'replace with' box). Then, copy all the "Primary Bitmap Name" lines to a new line you add below. Replace "Primary Bitmap Name" with "Alternate Bitmap Name" on this second line. It should now look like this:
[Old]
Bitmap Name := Destroyer
[New]
Primary Bitmap Name := Destroyer
Alternate Bitmap Name := Destroyer
(except that it will not always be destroyer, of course).
In the "components" file, replace all occurances of "Ships\Planets\Ftr\Sat" with "Ship\Base\Sat\WeapPlat\Drone" (although the new components file seems to have this already, double-check to be sure).
Add the following lines to the AI_Settings file for each race (copy them from an existing Gold AI file, not from here!):
Ships don't move through minefields := false
Ships don't move through restricted systems := false
Clear orders on encounter enemy := false
Clear orders on encounter all := false
Percentage of total satellites to keep as planetary cargo := 40
Percentage of total drones to keep as planetary cargo := 40
Number Of Anti-Ship Drones Per Target := 3
Number Of Anti-Planet Drones Per Target := 3
Maximum Anti-Ship Drone Target System Distance := 5
Maximum Anti-Planet Drone Target System Distance := 5
I think that's really it (I don't have my notes right to hand). If it doesn't work, the error Messages tell you exactly what the problem is, and you can usually find the solution by comparing the file in question to an "authentic Gold" file of the same type.
Note that the mod never uses drones, but the components file has to account for them.