The Rumors of FQM's Death Are Overrated (Beta 11)

[Fyron]

The nebulae in Beta 11 have received a major facelift. Check em out!

Also, if you have any suggestions or requests to make for the mod, now is the time!

http://fqm5.spaceempires.net/screen.php

[GuyOfDoom]

Wow. Those look great.

[mrscrogg]

Look's great ! Is FQM's # 10 and 11 included in Kwok's upcoming update of Balance Mod ? Thanks

[Fyron]

mrscrogg said:
Look's great ! Is FQM's # 10 and 11 included in Kwok's upcoming update of Balance Mod ? Thanks

Sadly, Kwok and Fallen Haven decided to stop updating FQM in their mods after the new planet textures were released. You can update the mods manually via the instructions on the help page.

[AstralWanderer]

Imperator Fyron said:
Sadly, Kwok and Fallen Haven decided to stop updating FQM in their mods after the new planet textures were released.

Presumably this was just to avoid breaking previous savegames - since BM 1.10 is intended to be an exception, perhaps the good Captain will consider an FQM update then?

One thing I would like to see is some alternate backgrounds (the Skybox files in Pictures\Stellar) - perhaps using the Astronomy Picture of the Day shots as a starting point (this one being quite spectacular). Certainly some non-black backgrounds for some systems (like those in Homeworld) would add welcome variety.

[BlueTemplar]

I hope the non-matching planet textures will be fixed until then. Am I the only one that finds the new FQM planet textures somewhat ugly and out of place?

[Fyron]

I've gone ahead and released Beta 11.

[Kamog]

The new nebulae look really great.

[mrscrogg]

Which was the last update of FQM's that was included in Balance Mod so I can add on from there

[Fyron]

You just need the latest version; you don't have to apply every updated version individually. Simply follow these instructions and you are good to go.

Check the History.txt in FQM; it was the last version before the new planet textures were added.