OT: Fiction for my Mod:

[Suicide Junkie]

There is definitely a lack of context in the pic. Too bad we can't right click on screenshots

When combat starts to become important, it would be good to post a weapon comparison chart, and the design stats screen.
(From the top level of the design screen, selecting a ship should show a handy stats box at the top and a components list in the middle, IIRC)

[President_Elect_Shang]

I did think about including the info box for the Missile Launcher as well as the two other weapons at this tech level. However, I decided against it in favor of keeping some element of mystery. If Aaron doesn’t fix the generational components problem than I will never be able to finish the mod. In such an unfortunate case I will post a weapons comparison while holding out hope for SE6.

[Xrati]

Keep working at it. It is the only to get better and your doing a great job. Keep telling your story and maybe you'll inspire someone reading it to come up with some pictures through reading it!

[President_Elect_Shang]

2404: With the development of the Military Engine the President, Sky Marshal, and Chairman for Construction go before the Senate to present the “Other Man” scenario. In this scenario another intelligent species is encountered with roughly the same technological level. Utilizing the revised designs for the Enterprise Class DD Sky Marshal Kana outlines how the Republic would be quickly conquered. The only option is to create two combat ready fleets. One fleet would be dedicated to the defense of the Republic and the other would be created specifically for offensive operations. Initially most of the Senate balks at the notion that any intelligent species would want to make war, or even think about it. Pushing the Sky Marshal aside PE-Shang takes the podium and asks “Since we have just thought of such a thing does that mean we are no longer ‘intelligent’?” Approval for the funding of two fleets is quickly passed.

I won’t include the designs of the improved Enterprise Class DD yet. To keep this thread down in size and number of posts I would rather not attach screen shots of every redesign. This redesign is significant because the change over to the Military Engine freed up 70HS. However, there is new tech on the horizon…

[Kana]

Anything new?

I want hear more about this great sounding guy Sky Marshal Kana...

[President_Elect_Shang]

Not right now, I hit a stopping point when the default strategies fell apart. Thanks to SJ’s guidance I found the problem and wound up re-writing the entire Strategies.txt file. I just finished last night and now I am faced with a new problem. Should I continue and rebuild each empire’s strategies one by one or should I recreate the empires so the defaults become the new ones I wrote? I will decide later tonight; and as I’m sure you must have figured out by the above comment. The mod is not yet in a condition that I can have others help me test.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Sorry; I’m going to have to let this story go and start all over at a future time. Now I am completely rewriting the crew experience levels. At this point I don’t see much of the stock files being left. I think this is going to be a total conversion when I am done. That is much more work than I planned but the new modding freedom Aaron has built in is allowing me to recreate the universe on levels I couldn’t have dreamed of with SE4. I do promise to bring Sky Marshall Kana back.