New quadrant mod posted

[Marty Ward]

I installed the mod, cause I hate black holes (ty ), and it created a folder called planets with 3 pictures in it.Where do they go?

[mottlee]

When I install mod will it alter an ongoing game or should I wait till I finish it?

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[raynor]

There is a directory called 'planets' in the se4 directory structure under pictures--i.e. se4\Pictures\Planets. As this is a modified file, you may want to copy it to a mod directory such as se4\ModPack\Pictures\Planets.

I dunno the answer to the second question. My intuition says that these files just affect the creation of the map and so shouldn't affect an ongoing game. But I'm not going to back that answer up since I haven't personally tested it.

[This message has been edited by raynor (edited 05 April 2001).]

[Marty Ward]

Thanks

[chewy027]

Am playing with the new quadrant right now as I type. Nice new systems. Good work Daynarr !

[Baron Munchausen]

Apparently these two new star types are the only additional graphics? I was expecting something much more involved for the file size. How about if someone creates a "comet" and implements the comet in the system files? Yeah, it would be stationary but it could still look cool in the system window. Or how about if someone creates some more interesting nebula backgrounds? The whole system doesn't have to be one featurless fuzzy/cloudy color. We could have a swirled nebula with interwoven colors or even a "ring" nebula with a visible star remnant in the middle and ring of denser stuff against a background of thinner haze that might let a star or two peek through. And some obviously 'distressed' stars in various stages of flares and eruptions would be good for scenario builders once the map editor comes out.

[Daynarr]

Marty, you don't need to modify anything yourself. If you have unzipped the mod in for example TDM-Mod Pack folder, it will create planets folder in it an put 3 files there. This is exactly where they should go. The game will use these files as long as your path.txt points to the TDM-Mod Pack. Of course this also applies for geoschmo's Trek Mod or any other mod out there.

mottlee, you can install this mod while you have game going and it won't disrupt anything. However, the changes will only take affect once you start new game.

Baron, you are right about it. The problem is that I simply don't have the necessary skills to make this kind of graphics yet. I am still learning how to use photoshop and making new nebulas is little too hard for me to do at the moment.
If anybody has time and skills to make such graphics I would be more then happy to implement them in this mod with all the credits given of course.

Thanks for the great feedback guys.