20-08-2004 02:35									#271
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I just checked Datalinks for facilities in 2.1.0. So here are some spotet things:

Core Extraction Facility - links to Aerospace complex - should matertran generator
Core Fungus Facility - links to Aerospace complex - should matertran generator
Geosynchronus survey pod - links to orbital not projection
Habitation Dome - links to hab complex not subsurface environ.
Mind machine lab - links to fusion lab not endothermy lab
Projection defence pod - link is intended to planet buster but links to bolt weapon (12)

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Another question about core facilities. They are made from satellite structures, so does it mean that they will be available to orbital attack when orbital flight is available, or there is no orbital flight in this mod?

	20-08-2004 02:45									#272
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Good job finding those. You're the first to think of checking the links

Orbital combat is the same as it is in SMAX... The Aldebaran style of "core facilities" couldn't be properly implemented because those things are hardcoded into the game...

I.E. the Asteroid striking nessus has been changed to an accident in the core, and effects all factions. Of course, there's no way all the factions would be grouping together in a single area, so they shouldn't all be affected. Ya.

	20-08-2004 03:52									#273
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quote: Originally posted by Lord Nword Good job finding those. You're the first to think of checking the links

Fst! Darn. I had those fixed at one point. I must have overwritten it when I was integrating the text-files after vacation.

Lesson: Finish project before vacation.

	20-08-2004 07:51									#274
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Cannot make directory .

I can't get ModMan to suppress the error under Win9x

It tries to do a mkdir . when swapping files, but you can't make the current directory.

I might update ModMan to spew information, rather than suppressing it. How does that sound?

	20-08-2004 08:53									#275
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Since I know that would be the easiest, I think it's a good idea. There are quite a few Smac players with ancient machines. I still like the idea of putting up a little Dos graphic. Even a message right before the 'cannot create directory .' message would be good:

'ModMan is moving files around in the background. Depending on your system this may take up to 10 seconds. If running Win9x, ignore the 'cannot create directory . ' error message that follows.'

or something.

But hey, it works. A surprisingly straightforward task that was not equally easy to achieve in DOS, let me tell you.....

	20-08-2004 09:04									#276
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You wanted info about the SE table... It generally seems good to me. One thing I find lacking is that there's nothing with -Probe. Something has to make your systems more prone to infiltration.

Edit: The names in the datalinks info about the landmarks need to be corrected.

Last edited by Lord Nword on 21-08-2004 at 05:09

	21-08-2004 09:59									#277
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I dunno if we can do anything with this, but I found a Caviar viewer for the .cvr files...

It's late and so i'm not gonna check it out atm.

http://smac.2be.cc/tools.html

	23-08-2004 06:51									#278
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ModMan 1.05 is out.

Now with so you know what's going on.

	23-08-2004 23:21									#279
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Thanks, that makes 2 websites with the .cvr viewer. I still can't play them on my machine though. See the CVR thread.

#endgame, havn't tried it yet. Will do later today. Also, I want to fully get a grip on my own SE table changes. Some of them seem goofy in retrospect.

-Smack

	24-08-2004 02:36									#280
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Has work on the official Aldebaran map started yet?

	24-08-2004 03:47									#281
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Darsnan has donated one of his maps for the interim. I also have an original map of Aldebaran. But beyond that, no. It's also about time to start work on the 4+ scenarios that will tell the story of the Chironians and Galactics....

	26-08-2004 02:07									#282
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I think tonight i'll go through the facilities datalinks and put in the changes mentioned above...

Note to self: Cult of Planet states that it reqs. Centauri Preserve instead of The Planetpark.

	26-08-2004 08:45									#283
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So what's the timeframe for Aldebaran 2.1.1?

And can I get the #endgame flats or ModMan flats as a landmark?

	26-08-2004 10:07									#284
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Aldebaran 2.1.1 due date ->~~ August 30

ModMan 1.5, any text changes Lord Nword comes up with, and any re-balancing I get done before then. We're still waiting on the graphics department, and for my part, I'll wait for a little more inspiration to finish the faction leader pictures. 2.1.1 should have the Title Screen finished, but the faction-randomizer button might not get a workover before then. We shall see....

--------------------------------

Aldebaran 2.1.2 ~ Sept. 10: Graphics updates for the factions and units.

--------------------------------

If anyone is interested in helping with the scenarios and storyline, I can send you a brief plot outline. I'd expect to finish the first 3 or so scenarios by the end of September. Darsnan has volunteered, but it's still open, as is map making.

	26-08-2004 15:17									#285
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quote: Originally posted by smacksim If anyone is interested in helping with the scenarios and storyline, I can send you a brief plot outline. I'd expect to finish the first 3 or so scenarios by the end of September. Darsnan has volunteered, but it's still open, as is map making.

Has anyone else submitted a "Map of Aldebaran" besides myself? Also, I had submitted a couple of ideas to you in your "Fastlane" thread about some scenarios I have in mind - let me know if any of them sound like a good theme for Aldebaran. I am also seriously thinking about making your "Fastlane" game into a scenario as well, as I am playing it as my SP right now, and it is very entertaining and challenging!

Finally, who's turn is it in the Succession Game?


D

	28-08-2004 15:15									#286
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Possibly mine, but Midsemester exams are really eating my time... Someone else play if it is.

	28-08-2004 20:48									#287
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Well.... I've been lazy about the text editing... But what I have been working on this morning is more important in my opinion. The various pictures of the moons and the beautiful cut-view of the planet that you see when you starte a custom game, I've fixed those. The black space around them was out of place and I've replaced that with the transparency color.

One small problem, there are 27 different planet view pics; plus 6 moon pics... not a small bunch of files... just over 6 mb unzipped...

Everything appears to work properly, I've tested them in both 1024x768 and 800x640 modes. (though if anyone uses the later, they should be smacked or sell their ancient comp on Ebay for big bucks )

Good gawd... the pics only zip to 4.13 megs....

So should i go ahead and use the upload service, or should I put it on Geocites?

	28-08-2004 21:02									#288
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This is why I was NOT going to change the planet profiles, though it would be a fun project. I suppose we can make an add-on graphics package for the game, if further developments occur.

	28-08-2004 21:24									#289
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Hehe... well it makes me happy too not be looking at graphics that don't mesh well...

**'tis mine, my preeeeciouses**

And how about calling "The Henge", "Nword's Henge" or "Nord's Henge", whichever you like better

	28-08-2004 23:31									#290
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Nord's Henge sounds good.

Endgame Flats.

	29-08-2004 04:04									#291
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I'm doing a load of link fixes atm, as well as other text fixes.

One question, is it supposed to be Xenobannana or Xenobanana? The first is the current one in use. The latter has the correct spelling of banana. I don't know if Xenobannana is a fellow user or whatnot... (didn't find anything when searching the forum usernames...)

Edit: I've also included Endgame Flats in the concepts area

Edit2: I'm posting the changes as I make them here.
Following concepts being fixed:

• Commerce (Basic) -- Added Primus Matsumura's name along with the already present CEO Morgan. Interestingly, the regular concepts.txt file contains Morgan's name as a link, the conceptsx.txt file does not. This brings up a question I have, does Aldebaran require the expansion or not? The last part of the Commerce section, I recommend removing. It simply states:
  

  quote: Economic related technologies include $LINK, $LINK, $LINK

  
  - You can't convince me to try and convert that to the new system.
  
• Dicover(Governor)
  
• Zone of Control
  
• Ecology (Basic) & (Advanced)
  
• Inefficiency (Basic) & (Advanced) Paranoia Progaganda & Utopian Economics instead of Democratic and Green
  
• Landmarks etc.
  
• Morale
  
• Rainfall
  
• Altitude
  
• Disengage
  
• Scoring -- changed Alpha Centauri Score to Aldebaran Score
  
• Economic Victory -- changed tech to Commercial Applications, which is noted in blurb as being the correct tech...
  
• Fungus/Xenofungus -- Xenoempathy Dome changed to Fungal University
  

*Note: I changed all reference to "Probe Teams" to "Shrouds"
**Note2: For both concepts and Secret Projects, I searched the .txt files for every single useage of $link and fixed whatever I found. I also searched for a few other keywords like Soil Enricher and Mirror.

Secret Projects being fixed.

• The University Syndrome -- link fixed, AC to Aldebaran
  
• Seventh Law of Thermodynamics -- alliance datalinks
  
• The Nautical College -- link fixed
  
• The Greatest Game -- link fixed
  
• The Cloudbase Academy -- link fixed
  
• The Cloning Vats -- link fixed
  
• The Nethack Terminus -- shroud fixed
  

Other Facilities being fixed.

• Maritime Factory, was labled Maritime Training for the facility...
  
• Cult of Planet -- link fixed
  
• Flechette Defense System -- link fixed
  
• Core Extraction Facility -- see mart7x5's post
  
• Core Mining Facility -- " "
  
• Geosynchro Pod -- " "
  
• Habitation Dome -- " "
  
• Mind Machine Lab -- " "
  
• Projection Defense Pod -- " " and shrouds
  
• Convert Ops Center -- fixed link
  
• Psi Gate -- fixed obvious error
  

Also in helpx and help.txt files, searched for and replaced or edited following terms:
-Soil Enricher (but not the #;SOIL line)
-Mirror (but not the #;MIRROR 13 line) Changed An to A
-Minefield: fixed some grammar
-Probe;
* fixed Algorithmic Enhancement
* fixed Shroud and Claudius descriptions (edited line to say "The shroud with the
highest LINKmorale=11 level, and/or reactor level, usually wins.
")

In replacing the phrase probe team everywhere i've been so far, I've enforced a uniformity of only capitalizing Shroud for the module, Secret project, default unit, and ability, as well as the beginning of a sentence :roll: ....

Last edited by Lord Nword on 29-08-2004 at 07:34

	29-08-2004 07:37									#292
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Here we go.... all that stuff done....

4 text files.

Edit...Ignore this stuff now... see post below.

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Last edited by Lord Nword on 29-08-2004 at 23:14

	29-08-2004 23:13									#293
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Well I found a couple more things to fix.
A single typo each in Blurbs.txt and blurbsx.txt

Also in Concepts and Help:

Alorithmic Enhancement -- Hunter Seeker Algorithm changed to Unleashed
Ecology Basic -- Accidently skipped over fix mentioned in previous post
Inefficieny (Basic) -- changed Paranoia to Unity
Landmarks etc -- Missed one correction in Concepts.txt

You don't need the previous download above...

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	30-08-2004 04:13									#294
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Just to let you know that I'm still busy with the 'Planetlovers' graphics, Smacksim...

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	30-08-2004 05:02									#295
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Good, good.

I'm going a little slower on this right now anyways. I'm glad I wasn't working on the text again. In the future Nword, could you announce the moment you start working on a file so that I can collate my own work so the match-up is easier? Thanks. I still have some work to do with testing the new SE table....

	30-08-2004 05:50									#296
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?? I posted those as i was working on them.

I edited the first of the last three 4 or 5 times. I even documented them :-p

	06-09-2004 08:25									#297
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Just a note to whoever does the next round of text fixes...

Voice of Planet and Ascent to Transcendence both fail to link to each other; incorrect numbers used in links.

Also an excuse to wonder... Anything else new???

	06-09-2004 12:55									#298
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Yeah I understand that # is a special character in the txtfiles so Endgame Flats is .

Smacksim, don't chuck a Valve on us. The people want a release!

	07-09-2004 03:04									#299
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No Valve chucking or Rotor shaving going on here. I'm just taking my time. I really want to do a 'This is it, it's done' type update, but we have graphics, and lots of testing yet to do.

Nwords updates are great, but as far as game-changing stuff, I don't have too much yet.

	08-09-2004 02:32									#300
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All landbases of the Planetlovers are graphi'ed, now only five seabases to put perimeters/tachyon fields around. If all goes well I sent it over in two days. (was busy preparing for a test last week).