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Originally posted by Captain Skyblade:
**Simple, yet good plot.

You could always end your plugin in such a place as to create an introduction to a secondary plug...

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Well, a second installment would be a lot easier. The hardest part was (is) making all the new technology and making aaaalllllll the old descs fit the new senario.

(edit)Woo hoo! My first post with 100 replies! A milestone in my life (/edit)
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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

(This message has been edited by ares1 (edited 10-02-2001).)

(quote)Originally posted by ares1:
**Well, a second installment would be a lot easier. The hardest part was (is) making all the new technology and making aaaalllllll the old descs fit the new senario.

(edit)Woo hoo! My first post with 100 replies! A milestone in my life Kidding. Just kidding...

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-Cap'n Skyblade
(url="http://"http://www.saberstudios.f2s.com")Saber Studios(/url)** - Your source for original EV/O/N graphics.
the Confederation Graphics Expansion Set: Coming soon

(This message has been edited by Captain Skyblade (edited 10-02-2001).)

I'm still waiting for a go-ahead. Until then, I mill aimlessly...

PS: I got 200 replies (max) easy. How? I started a BB once

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Coreył (Cubed)
Uh, that word? You spelled it wrong. Yeah, that one right there, next to the period. And you're missing an apostrophe in the word "its".

(quote)Originally posted by coreycubed:
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PS: I got 200 replies (max) easy. How? I started a BB once;)

Anyway, back to the topic.

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-Cap'n Skyblade
(url="http://"http://www.saberstudios.f2s.com")Saber Studios(/url)** - Your source for original EV/O/N graphics.
the Confederation Graphics Expansion Set: Coming soon

Indeed. I can't do missions until I have some basics to work with. I assume I'm helping the Pirates/Aliens out in mine?

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Coreył (Cubed)
Uh, that word? You spelled it wrong. Yeah, that one right there, next to the period. And you're missing an apostrophe in the word "its".

Corey, I replied to your email but it bounced back...

Yes, you are doing the missions working FOR the alien/pirate alliance. They are, technocaiily, 2 governments: Pirates and Erion. The Erion galaxy (ie, visbits for the Hypergates) is not to be seen by the player until they have done a few missions. Have them get missions at pirate planets, do a few cargo runs/assasination to prove loyalty, and then have them bring a parcel or something into the alien systems. We are going to make just 2 HUGE mission strings for this plugin, not several for each gov.

You cannot really start the missions until we have the alien planets, but you can do the first few for the pirates to do the gaining-loyalty kinda stuff. Hey, you're a good writer, right? The most important part of what you're doing is plot development and writing.

I don't know a number yet, but each mission string will be huge. I am sort of modeling this after E3 (Empire 3) in that each gov has one huge string, and then the game is over after they have done that string.

Does all this sound good to you?

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

Yes.

Seriously, I've got quite a few good ideas. Oh, has anyone given any thought to my idea of making a briefcase? It's already set up, but there's no point in having it if no one will use it...

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Coreył (Cubed)
Uh, that word? You spelled it wrong. Yeah, that one right there, next to the period. And you're missing an apostrophe in the word "its".

I'm not entirely farmiliar with what you mean by breifcase, but, judging by what you have said here, it is a public folder where anyone can upload a file for the others to download. Right? And if so, where? I can give you the new universe, pirate systems and all, to start your missions with. Feel free to change any descs or anything you want, but be SURE to tell me everything you change that could affect the stuff that I am making.

Note: there are several unfinished weapons and outfits. Im working on those as we speak. Don't mess with them yet.

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

ares: my e-mail is now available, so feel free to e-mail me with weapon / outfit / ship graphics you need done when you get the chance. You could also post the list here, just do whatever is easier for you.

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-Cap'n Skyblade
(url="http://"http://www.saberstudios.f2s.com")Saber Studios(/url) - Your source for original EV/O/N graphics.
the Confederation Graphics Expansion Set: Coming soon

OK, listen up. I have opened my briefcase. It's at (url="http://"http://briefcase.yahoo.com/coreycubed")http://briefcase.yahoo.com/coreycubed(/url) . Go into the Galactic Alliance folder, then into the folder with your respective name upon it. You can upload anything connected to the plugin into that folder. If I've forgotten anyone, it was an oversight I regret. Oh, and you can go into the other people's folder to see what they've done. Example: Mac makes some spöbs. Captain Skyblade adds some pictures. I download theirs and add some missions. ares1 and his team(right?) upload any changes they want to make into their folder. NOTE!!! Please don't abuse this privilege. I.E. Don't upload into other people's folders, etc, etc, etc...

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Coreył (Cubed)
Uh, that word? You spelled it wrong. Yeah, that one right there, next to the period. And you're missing an apostrophe in the word "its".

Are you making me the sprites or just the outfit pictures? Do of this whichever you want and I can find anything else in a shipyard or something.

Ok, as of now I need: (for outfits. The ships I posted above)

1. Advanced missile. Just add some new colors like red or something to the standard EV missile.

2. New torpedo. Don't care how it looks as long as it is fairly different than the standard torp.

3. Launchers for above items

4. Hydrogen turret. Fires big blue tear-dropped shaped things, much like the Plasma mortar in FB.

5. Particle accelerator. Proton turret but fires a whole lot more, and much faster.

6. HyperDrive enhancement. Can be a microchip or a hardware thing. Doesn't matter to me.

I have no real specific things that I want, as you can see. It's all up to you how you want the things to look.

All of the above is civilian and/or Alliance technology, so save the alien-like graphics for later when I make the alien technology.

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

Thanks, posting the graphics you need here is much easier in my case. Thanks also for providing minimal descriptions, since I like to use my imagination when creating graphic. I'll try to get your requested images underway soon...

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-Cap'n Skyblade
(url="http://"http://www.saberstudios.f2s.com")Saber Studios(/url) - Your source for original EV/O/N graphics.
the Confederation Graphics Expansion Set: Coming soon

By the way, perhaps you could find some of these edited EV and EVO outfit graphics handy for your plugin. These were originally intended for my old "Dreden War" plugin, which I dropped months ago.

(url="http://"http://tmgmedia.net/tempo/dredenoutfits.html")http://tmgmedia.net/...denoutfits.html(/url)

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-Cap'n Skyblade
(url="http://"http://www.saberstudios.f2s.com")Saber Studios(/url) - Your source for original EV/O/N graphics.
the Confederation Graphics Expansion Set: Coming soon

Ok, im putting the newest version (that I have in my hands) into the briefcase. As I get new contributions and add new things, I will post a new version. Check back to this thread often, as I will notify you when I post a new version. I will only post new versions when I make a change that will affect what you all are working on.

Corey, this thing is great. Only problem is that it took me 20 minutes to find a handle that wasn't taken. I ended up with "ares_the_emu".

Ok, you can begin putting some missions into this, corey. Just remember that the visbits for the Hypergates must not be set until the player has done a few missions.

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

Corey, it wont let me upload. Says only the owner can. You must have set it to "ares1" but I can't get that yahoo account, someone else has it registered already. Set it to "ares_the_emu"

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

Oh noo....don't tell me that I'm the only one who can upload!!! That's insane!!!

I'll look into it. My apologies, ares1.

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Coreył (Cubed)
Uh, that word? You spelled it wrong. Yeah, that one right there, next to the period. And you're missing an apostrophe in the word "its".

Damn. I'm the only one who can upload to it. I'm sorry, I'll look for a solution...

Until I do, forget the briefcase. Just email like you normally would.

Again, my apologies.

- Corey

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Originally posted by coreycubed:
**Oh noo....don't tell me that I'm the only one who can upload!!! That's insane!!!

I'll look into it. My apologies, ares1.

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You can just call me ares. The "1" is just because everywhere I go - be it a web forum, irc channel, or anything else you can think of - has an "ares" in it and I don't want to get confused with someone else. Apparently, this forum does not have an ares. But I registered the nickname before I got into reading the forums much.

I have to do a TON of homework now, and then hit the sack. I will post the plug on my site later tomorrow. I'm out of time for now.

I cant email you, corey, because it is bouncing back when I try to email you.

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).

Well, it looks like I'll be doing most of the spöb work tomorrow; hopefully I'll get them done then too.

Anyway, about the visbits thing, If you need help there, I can probably handle it (explaining it to you later might be a trick, depending on complexity). You should see some of the visbit settings on my plug. I have some sytems that start invisible and then get replaced twice and other ugly stuff like that.

Also, related to that and the storyline things, if/when I do the sequel to mine, the plan is for four major storylines, all for different major governments, all of which will end with the universe looking the same. I dare you to figure out how that twist of story is going to work.

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- Macavenger | e-mail: (url="http://"mailto:e-gamerguy1@home.com")mailto:e-gamerguy1@home.com(/url)e-gamerguy1@home.com

Because I am inexperienced with plug making, and because I have almost no time to work on this, I am going to leave visbits alone for a while. I actually do use them to hide the alien galaxy, but that's simple. I don't have the time to duplicate every spob and do all that. I need to get all the techhnology done, and considering how much new tech I want, that's a fairly big undertaking.

So I will leave the visbits alone and find a way that doesn't hurt the plot too much to leave the systems as they were, and maybe leave it open for a second plugin, like Skyblade said.

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--ares
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." -- Dave Barry
Check out my EV website: (url="http://"http://home.cfl.rr.com/aresev/")The Legion(/url).