new race/ship set

[trooper]

Hrothgar, I like your shipset very much. When you have come to a definitive Version, would you mind me to host it on my site ? (If you aim for fame and fortune, it's the place to be )

[ June 08, 2003, 09:06: Message edited by: trooper ]

[Hrothgar]

Certes, Trooper! I'd be happy for you to host the race. I'd like to make some more changes to the speech file, but that's all I have planned for now. With more experience, I'm sure I could improve the AI, but that's beyond me right now.

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by trooper:
(If you aim for fame and fortune, it's the place to be )

He only says this because he wants to be the King Host of ship sets.

And it is a nice set.

[trooper]

Atrocities : Not king, emperor ! (In my country, kings have their head cut off, whereas emperors are considered as great politicians in history books !

More seriously, I think it's definitively a good way to make new material popular amongst SEIV players.

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Hrothgar (BTW, don't you think it's an awfull nickname to remember ?), send me the zip file when you think you won't make more changes on the pulp shipset (at least for the moment). Have you considered to make it neostandard ? (Neostandard races are the best. )

[Hrothgar]

Trooper,

As I mentioned elsewhere, my National Guard unit is currently on alert to go overseas to support Emperor Bush's ambitions. Consequently, I think I'll focus what spare time I have on making a few more changes to the speech file so that the Pulps can be finished as a standard race before we depart. I'd never even heard of "neo-standard" ship sets until a few days ago--I guess I never read those Posts. Perhaps when we return, or if we continue to have our departure postponed, I'll make a neo-standard Version of the race. [I looked at the pulp magazine graphics I've collected, and I found a couple more ships that could be modified to work in SEIV, so, if I can find a few more and have the time to do the modifications, it appears to be doable.]

Anyway, I'm glad you like the race. I'll certainly let you know when it's finished as a standard race, altho it's playable now, since I only need to revise the speech.txt. If we leave before I finish, I'll try to let you know so you can put it on your site as it is.

p.s. "Hrothgar" is an ancient Version of my name [Rodger] which I started using as a nom de guerre when I was playing the "Great Battles" series [Alexander the Great, Hannibal, and Ceasar] Online. I ended up using it as a nickname on lots of other forums, including this one, altho when I played "Man of War 2" Online, I fought under the name "Jolly Rodger."

[ June 08, 2003, 23:55: Message edited by: Hrothgar ]

[oleg]

Originally posted by trooper:
Hrothgar (BTW, don't you think it's an awfull nickname to remember ?),

Somrthing Nordic ?

[Hrothgar]

Yeah, the king/chieftain who's hall was being raided by Grendal until Beowulf came along was named "Hrothgar.'

[Erax]

'Hrothgar' means 'Famous with the spear' in Old English.

'Rodger Young' would also make a cool nick... unless your surname actually is Young.

[ June 09, 2003, 17:26: Message edited by: Chief Engineer Erax ]

[Hrothgar]

Think I'll stick with "Hrothgar" for now--it's no stranger than lots of other nicknames I see here. Plus, maybe an old opponent from another game might discover SEIV and come here and recognize me.

By the way, I posted the final [hopefully] Version of the Pulps, with the pulp.txt file for design names included and some mild revisions of the speech file. Here's the link:

1055182154.zip

If I have the time to make a neo-standard Version before we leave, I'll post a notice here.

[Hrothgar]

Forgot the credits.txt, which should be included since I used the work of a number of other people to make my race. Here's the link:

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1055191582.txt

And, if you haven't downloaded it yet, here's the whole race, including the credits.txt mentioned above.

1055192306.zip