PBW basics

Renegade 13 · #1 July 27th, 2005, 12:01 AM

Heh, I was up to 13 games at one point early this year...

Xrati · #2 July 27th, 2005, 11:16 AM

Thanks for all the GREAT input! You guys are really great and I look forward to getting into a PBW game!

Kana · #3 August 1st, 2005, 03:03 AM

I would defintely suggest you get your feet wet now in SEIV...to get an idea of how things are done and such...I'm sure they will be very similar when SEV comes out...

Kana

Emperor's Child · #4 August 4th, 2005, 01:24 PM

I've done it, I've gone over to the DARK SIDE! I've joined my very first PBW games.

Something I didn't see in the FAQ I'm curious about: I assume that you have to upload to your computer the shipsets used in the game in addition to the games mod files, but the shipsets are not specifically mentioned in the FAQ.

You do have to load them, right?

Do most people make a new folder for each game to store the particualr mod plus the individual shipsets in use? what's the best way to organize for multiple games?

Suicide Junkie · #5 August 4th, 2005, 01:36 PM

Each mod goes in its own folder. Use the path.txt to switch between them.

Downloaded shipsets should all go in the SE4\Pictures\Races folder, so that you only need to download them once, and they can then show up in any mod.

If you DONT download the shipset, the game will pick a random shipset to use instead. No crashing, but you may get confused when your enemy appears with the Ukra-tal shipset one turn, and the Amonkrie shipset on the next turn.

Captain Kwok · #6 August 4th, 2005, 01:37 PM

You don't have to download the shipsets other players are using if you don't want to. The only difference is that their race will be replaced by one of the ones you already have each turn. So, the images used with that race will randomally switch between turns.

When downloading, it's best just to unzip the race to the default pictures\race directory. When using a mod, if the shipset is not found in the mod directory it will just look in the default directory.

Xrati · #7 August 6th, 2005, 01:16 PM

OK! I've joined "Star Trek : Quadrants of Conflict 2" and have questions. Do I need to create a new password or will I recieve the old one from Atrocities? Is there a reason for all the different components for engines construction (Warp Core, Nacelles)? I don't have any diluthium crystals, will I need one?