Starscape development - Race creators needed

Shadowstar · #1 June 30th, 2002, 08:50 AM

Would anyone be willing to create shipsets for various races from Starscape based on detailed descriptions?

Basically, I can give you information about the race and then you can make up a shipset for them. Also, Starscape revamps most of the vehicles and adds a few so there are different filenames and more pictures than for a standard SEIV race.

If anyone is interested, reply here.

Credit will be given where credit is due. All contributors will be listed in the Starscape modinfo file.

[ June 30, 2002, 07:51: Message edited by: Shadowstar ]

Atrocities · #2 June 30th, 2002, 09:22 AM

Post the descriptions, perhaps some people might take it on.

Shadowstar · #3 July 1st, 2002, 02:16 AM

I will post links to the website entries for each race.

Note: there is alot of information in the backgrounds that is out of context here as it is built upon several real years of game-history, but it's enough to give you an idea of the race

Additional Note: A "Sector" in Starscape is a game-area. in the SEIV mod a game-area will be referred to as a "Region", to avoid confusion with SEIV's sectors which are considerably smaller

Phoenix Federation: (thier fighters look like fighter aircraft)
http://www.inficad.com/~shadowstar/P...Federation.htm

Triad: (note: very old entry - the Triad is now a Republic with heavy religious leanings and not as hostile anymore)
http://www.inficad.com/~shadowstar/triad.htm

Dominion: (think Borg, but with some twists)
http://www.inficad.com/~shadowstar/Dominion.htm
Note: The Dominion may end up getting finally wiped out by the time Starscape:TNSC comes out.

Xenabi: (3 articles with lots of info - these guys are happy and very weird with curvy purple-ish ships)
http://www.inficad.com/~shadowstar/xenabi.htm

Independents:
no website.
This is a group of beings that have either left thier country, are outcasts, were born independent, or come from somewhere else. For whatever reason, they cannot be considered a part of an empire. They comprise the mass of every being in the game that is not controlled by a player or NPC race. A few large organizations belong to the Independents, such as Hardwire FM, the galaxy's independent news and communications service, Interpol, a sort of police organization that tries to maintain a level of peace in areas where there is alot of independent activity, and the Mercenary Guild, an organization of independents (ship captains, infantry commanders, fighter pilots, spies, etc.) who hire themselves out to players and NPC races. Thier ships should look widely varied and usually heavily modified. They should have some creative paintjobs and occasional advertisements painted on them.

Generic:
This is just a shipset that will be available for new players to use (those who don't want to create a new shipset and who don't want thier ships looking the same as my races). Maybe several of these. Any shipsets that don't get accepted for the other races will end up as generics for new players to use. I need as many of these as I can get.

That's it for now. There's a ton more, but I just need to get enough races done to launch the alpha testing process.

Here is a list of the pictures needed for a shipset:

_Mini_Pod.bmp
_Portrait_Pod.bmp
A pod is sort of like a ship crossed with a drone (lots of versatility, no crew required)

_Mini_LPod.bmp
_Portrait_LPod.bmp
Just a bigger Version of the pod.

_Mini_LEscort.bmp
_Portrait_LEscort.bmp
Light Escort - smallest, fastest ship available. Low tech.

_Mini_MEscort.bmp
_Portrait_MEscort.bmp
Medium Escort - fastest ship class available, a bit larger than the light Version.

_Mini_HEscort.bmp
_Portrait_HEscort.bmp
Heavy Escort - the largest Version of the fastest ship size class available.

_Mini_LCruiser.bmp
_Portrait_LCruiser.bmp
Light Cruiser - smallest Version of the medium ship size class.

_Mini_Cruiser.bmp
_Portrait_Cruiser.bmp
Medium Cruiser - the medium Version of the medium ship size class.

_Mini_BCruiser.bmp
_Portrait_BCruiser.bmp
Battle Cruiser - a heavy Version of the medium ship size class.

_Mini_SCapital.bmp
_Portrait_SCapital.bmp
Small Capital - the smallest hull size for a capital ship. Good for your lighter capital ships or mini battleships.

_Mini_Capital.bmp
_Portrait_Capital.bmp
Medium Capital - the standard hull size for a capital ship.

_Mini_LCapital.bmp
_Portrait_LCapital.bmp
Large Capital - the biggest hull size for a capital ship. Good for flagships, dreadnoughts, etc.

_Mini_Baseship.bmp
_Portrait_Baseship.bmp
Baseships are mobile starbases.

_Mini_CarrierLight.bmp
_Portrait_CarrierLight.bmp
Light Carrier - Smallest Version of a hull size designed to carry and deploy fighters.

_Mini_Carrier.bmp
_Portrait_Carrier.bmp
Medium Carrier - Standard hull size for a carrier.

_Mini_CarrierHeavy.bmp
_Portrait_CarrierHeavy.bmp
Heavy Carrier - Largest hull size for a carrier.

_Mini_OrbitalFort.bmp
_Portrait_OrbitalFort.bmp
Orbital Fort - A huge satellite that cannot be launched or carried on a ship. Though not as big as a space station, it has abilities that normal satellites do not and may require a crew.

_Mini_SpaceStation.bmp
_Portrait_SpaceStation.bmp
Space Station - The standard size for a space installation.

_Mini_Starbase.bmp
_Portrait_Starbase.bmp
Starbase - A large space installation or space city.

_Mini_UltraStation.bmp
_Portrait_UltraStation.bmp
Ultra Station - A massive space installation.

_Mini_ColonyShip.bmp
_Portrait_ColonyShip.bmp

_Mini_TransportSmall.bmp
_Portrait_TransportSmall.bmp

_Mini_TransportMedium.bmp
_Portrait_TransportMedium.bmp

_Mini_TransportLarge.bmp
_Portrait_TransportLarge.bmp

_Mini_FighterSmall.bmp
_Portrait_FighterSmall.bmp

_Mini_FighterMedium.bmp
_Portrait_FighterMedium.bmp

_Mini_FighterLarge.bmp
_Portrait_FighterLarge.bmp

_Mini_Satellite.bmp
_Portrait_Satellite.bmp

_Mini_Mine.bmp
_Portrait_Mine.bmp

_Mini_SatelliteGroup.bmp
_Portrait_SatelliteGroup.bmp

_Mini_MineGroup.bmp
_Portrait_MineGroup.bmp

_Mini_LightInf.bmp
_Portrait_LightInf.bmp
Light Infantry - A squad of lightly-armed ground combat personnel.

_Mini_MedInf.bmp
_Portrait_MedInf.bmp
Medium Infantry - A squad of moderately armed ground combat personnel.

_Mini_HInf.bmp
_Portrait_HInf.bmp
Heavy Infantry - A squad of heavily armed ground combat personnel.

_Mini_LightMech.bmp
_Portrait_LightMech.bmp
Light Ground Vehicle - A mechanized ground vehicle of the smallest type.

_Mini_MedMech.bmp
_Portrait_MedMech.bmp
Medium Ground Vehicle - A standard mechanized ground vehicle.

_Mini_HeavyMech.bmp
_Portrait_HeavyMech.bmp
Heavy Ground Vehicle - A heavily-equipped mechanized ground vehicle.

_Mini_AssaultMech.bmp
_Portrait_AssaultMech.bmp
Assault Ground Vehicle - A massive mechanized ground vehicle.

_Mini_WeapPlatformSmall.bmp
_Portrait_WeapPlatformSmall.bmp

_Mini_WeapPlatformMedium.bmp
_Portrait_WeapPlatformMedium.bmp

_Mini_WeapPlatformLarge.bmp
_Portrait_WeapPlatformLarge.bmp

_Mini_Drone.bmp
_Portrait_Drone.bmp

_Pop_Mini.bmp
_Pop_Portrait.bmp

_Race_Portrait.bmp
_Shields.bmp
_BigExplosion.bmp
_Main.bmp

Ok, that's it. Have fun and please put your name as you would like it to appear in the credits with each submission. Send them to me (zipped please) at Shadowstar@inficad.com with the subject line: "Race Shipset" or something similar.

[ July 01, 2002, 01:24: Message edited by: Shadowstar ]

Atrocities · #4 July 1st, 2002, 06:41 AM

If you would like to do the sets yourself, try the DOGA Program. Many sets have been made using that fine program.

Shadowstar · #5 July 1st, 2002, 05:27 PM

I've been working on a generic set but its a long and slow process.

Where can I get this program?

Atraikius · #6 July 1st, 2002, 06:09 PM

Check this thread

[url=http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=005358#000001]http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=005358#000001[/ URL]

[ July 01, 2002, 17:10: Message edited by: Atraikius ]