tholians

[Pax]

Originally posted by oleg:
I made another attempt to improve carriers/fighter:

1027947910.zip

Also, I'm working on "canon" tholian ship set.
Here is a sample:

1027948133.zip

I do not like coloring scheme at all, but it follows (more or less closely) SFB blueprints.
Should I change it ?

I also have no idea how carriers, bases, fighters, etc. should look like.

Hmm. I think it's the lack of detail / visual interest that's a problem with the canon shipset; not sure how to fix that, sorry.

Tholian carriers tended to mount their fighters *externally*, on small docking clamps. In SFB this gives teh advantage of simultaneous launch fo ALL fighters, and also possible simultaneous -recovery- of all fighters.

[Cylapse]

Therefore I am inclined to make them some other race and never ever again touch anything ST related. Please vote what should I do: keep them or change ?

<Start Whining...> WAAAAA </End Whining>

Ok look, nothen personal, but if you're going to be outputting something that fosters a creative touch or is in any way a biproduct of YOUR talents and YOUR time/effort... Have the god damn strength to stand up for yourself and say "**** you, too damn bad" if people don't like it. Which, obviously, isn't even nesessary since everyone who "offended you" turned around and had to repost their Messages with clearer intentions.

Oleg, as Im sure they have all told you already in their countless 3 pages of replies... But Do what you do, and never put yourself in that spot where you havta say **** like "Well maybe I should just NEVER EVER touch that stuff again", or whatever. Be proud of what ya put out, and accept the criticism (coz it does help as far as quality control), but ****, don't let it stop you in your tracks.

I'm sure whatever jackass that invented the Tholians (if dead) is smiling in his grave that someone alive gives two ****s enough to try to breathe them life in this Game... OR (if alive) he's been too damn lazy to do it himself. LOL. Honestly I don't know. But either way stand strong - keep up the work.

[oleg]

I changed few pictures :
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1053345812.zip

I also included Proportions' AI. If you want to update ships in the race directory for unmoded SE,
take care not to overwrite AI files !

[Captain Kwok]

Fine work! I always liked this set and that's why I included them in the STmod. Can I ask a favour though...can you resend me the mini images for the stations as top down shots rather than mini portraits (including the 'barge' image)? Much obliged!

[Taera]

a very, very nice crystalline set oleg. i like it.

[oleg]

Thanks

I never had top-down mini pictures of stations But I'll make them, no problems

[dogscoff]

Great set, and it's always nice to have another AI for Proportions. Thanks. Seems to be lacking any kind of readme though.

I'll add this set to the list of neo-standard compatible races. (I count 7 neo-standard images)