combing other shipsets with TDM mod

minipol · #1 July 28th, 2002, 05:10 PM

I like the startrek races of Atrocities. And i heared the AI in the TDM mod is very good. Is there a way to combine them both: the shipsets from atrocities with the ai from tdm?
How do you set this up?

Thanks

capnq · #2 July 28th, 2002, 07:43 PM

1. Create a folder for the race in TDM-ModPack\Pictures\Races\ with the exact same name used in the shipset .bmp files (<newName>_portrait_battlecruiser.bmp , for example).

2. Put the shipset .bmps in the TDM_ModPack\Pictures\Races\<newName> folder. If the new race has a unique list of shipnames, put that .txt file in the Dsgnname folder.

3. Pick a TDM-ModPack race you want the new race to behave like. If the new race has any racial techs, use an existing race with matching tech(s).

4. Copy the chosen race's AI files (<TDMrace>_AI_<whatever>.txt) into TDM-ModPack\Pictures\Races\<newName>, then rename the copies to <newName>_AI_<whatever>.txt

5. Edit the <newName>_AI_General.txt file's text descriptions to match the new race.

[ July 28, 2002, 18:58: Message edited by: capnq ]

minipol · #3 July 30th, 2002, 01:10 AM

thanks i'll try that tonight