TC Alpha Version

Current link is

http://www.bellefont...eed_alpha_2.zip

(Submited file to Ambrosia, but it isn't up yet and I need to go to work, should show up on the nova add on files page (url=http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/addons.html)http://www.ambrosias...addons.html</a> )
Starseed Plug For EV Nova
Alpha Version 0.0.1
7/26/07

Thought I was dead, didn't you? Actually, lately the goat entrails have been indicating that I might actually finish this - I've put in an obsessive amount to work into it and have been enjoying myself so far. Let's hope this continues.

Things are still really rough. I've used photoshop to make most of the graphics, instead of a 3d art program, I'm not sure how to feel about the results. Many of the earlier graphics suck, I am currently in the process of making new ones. Most of the descriptions and text was just what came off the top of my head and is, in some cases, fairly awful writing. Typos abound. I've been focusing on ships and weapons lately, and haven't done much in the way of universe building, though I do have a large amount to background information not yet translated into the game.

Things I am proud of:
Gazer Weapons
Fool's Fire
Hoplites (needs new graphic?)
Flak Cannon
Suzerain Ship
Eris Ship
Most of the DRE Ships
Suicide Auphan Ships
er... other stuff, look around.

Feedback is probably appreciated.

Installation:
**ĄĄĄâ€˘REMOVE "NOVA DATA" 1 THROUGH 6 FROM THE NOVA FILES FOLDER•!!!
**Place Starseed files in Nova Plugins folder.
Start a new pilot.
Buy an Alpha Tester's Licence and Omnimap.
Go to Eniwetok in the Marshall system, all ships and outfits are available there.

This post has been edited by ashtar. : 07 August 2007 - 01:52 AM

Your upload will be removed because you didn't put an e-mail address or means of contact.

Read this topic and this one.

This post has been edited by Pace : 26 July 2007 - 05:32 PM

Also, it's probably best to host pre-release (especially alpha) plugs yourself or on some file hosting site. That way you can keep uploading new alphas/betas without clogging up ambrosia's addons pages.

And you'll probably want to read the Distribution Guide (ie, don't .bin the .sitx file).

This post has been edited by Guy : 26 July 2007 - 06:31 PM

But congratulations on your alpha release. No matter how rough it is, that's an awfully important milestone. Well bloody done!

Well hoo-ray, I'm a dum n00bxzor.

I'm guessing it would be deleted again even with the contact info, because it's an 'unplayable work in progress,' were I to upload it once more? I guess I'm looking for webspace then...

Try Save File.

Ah, finally it is up. Thanks for the helpfulness, people. I've got a friend with a web server that was kind enough to loan me some space.

http://www.bellefont...rseed_0.0.2.zip

(Large-ish, 16 mb)

~55 ships, lots of weapons, not enough of everything else. Let me know what y'all think.

I'd love to try it out, but when I go to expand it everything is 0kb. I think you compressed it wrong, as while I see mac files, it is .zip. http://evn.wikia.com...ersion_Tutorial
Look here to see the differences.

Graphics: Nusiance Likee!

@zapp, on Aug 4 2007, 11:55 AM, said in Starseed Alpha 0.0.1:

I'd love to try it out, but when I go to expand it everything is 0kb. I think you compressed it wrong, as while I see mac files, it is .zip.

I can help with that. Ashtar, check the link in my sig

blah blah dip dip

Thanks Guy.

Alright... using Plugin Archiver 2, I think I've compressed it correctly to work on Windoes

http://www.bellefont...eed_alpha_2.zip

Can someone try it and see?

Seems to be working now.

It looks interesting, though you may want to work on the shipyard/outfit descriptions; it seems that the ships are just using descs from ships in Nova, some outfits have only a couple of words while others have nothing. Oh and the outfit picts.

This post has been edited by zapp : 07 August 2007 - 09:58 AM

Hooray, it works. Thanks Zapp.

Yes, I need to work on writing out all the ship/outfit descriptions. But, hey, it's an 'alpha'

Edit: (Minor progress, updated file, still the same name/location. Also added progresslog and readme to the directrory, so you don't have to download the whole thing to access them.)

http://www.bellefont...progresslog.rtf
http://www.bellefont...htar/readme.rtf

This post has been edited by ashtar. : 08 August 2007 - 05:11 PM

You can't expect full blown graphics and everything in an Alpha. Heck, Colosseum is in beta and still needs a ton of outfit picts.

@joshtigerheart, on Aug 8 2007, 09:25 PM, said in Starseed Alpha 0.0.1:

You can't expect full blown graphics and everything in an Alpha. Heck, Colosseum is in beta and still needs a ton of outfit picts.

I was gonna point that out... Why do you always have to say stuff before me?
pouts in a corner like a little kid