The neo-standard thread- Standardising additional hull sizes.

[dogscoff]

Yeah, I know. The neo generic images are nearly done. (Andres has finished all his, I've hardly started mine- no time=-(

If they could be included into the CD's generic generic directory, then nothing else would have to be done.

In fact, with the new "secondary image" function, generic images aren't even needed at all. Mods can just default to another image within the race's shipset if the first choice isn't available. As long as modders are careful to always default to a (old)standard image, there will never be any need to fall back on the generics.

That said, it would be nice to get the generics in there anyway, just in case.

It's still worth having compiled the neo-list too, because shipset creators and modders can still use it for greater cross-compatibility.

I can probably take the neo-standard website down though.

[disabled]

Not everyone will be able to upgrade to the SE4 Gold or will want to.

[dogscoff]

Ooooh... that's true. Hadn't thought of that.

Well, I guess we'll have to carry on as planned then.

[Suicide Junkie]

There is also the advantage of having multiple secondary choices.
In the basic Gold, you'd have to use the basic shipset, if your first choice fails.
With this you can try a whole series of names before falling back on the basics, and, as was said before, we could require only one image to build up shipset.

[Suicide Junkie]

/SJ Chants incantations
"Arise, I command thee!"
*Rumble*
/Blinks
/Turns and Runs away
Braiiins

This thread has been resurrected for the good of the community!
We agreed that this was still important, and we've had a nice holiday break, so here we go!

For starters, how about listing everything we've got so far?

PS: Do we have a complete list of filenames somewhere? If so, I can start on the shipset-filler program.

[Andrés]

The list is the same one that Chewy reposted below. It's also in Dogscoff's site.

[Suicide Junkie]

I must be going blind. I looked at that page before, but didn't recognize it .

Now, the warships are pretty obvious as to which is the secondary image. (Destroyer Heavy <- Destroyer)
The fancier images I'm not sure about, though; what chain should I use for the SM barge?
I'm thinking: Barge ->, colonyship large, resourceship, baseship, dreadnaught, ..., escort.

The other thing is the one end-of-the-line default image.
If there are no ship images, we should at least require a racial picture, (which is the secondary choice for infantry), and I could build up a shipset of that.