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[WIP] Tri-Pirate Mod Beta Three Released!!

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[WIP] Tri-Pirate Mod Beta Three Released!!

And a Music Mod to boot.

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I am finaly releasing my Tri-Pirate Mod, beta Three.

For Entrenchement 1.041

http://www.mediafire.com/?az4mgo2xzdm

My Pirate Mod started out as an attempt to weld the Pirates into a Unique playable civilization. With a quality that rivals the original game, and a completly new way to handle the economy.

Pirates don't colonize, Pirates don't reaserch (very much). And Plundering is the only source of happiness!!

Latly however, this endevour has become much deeper. With Stiener Giving John Skalavan a face (leader of the pirates), and Fileosoft giving him a comand ship. This mod has become an epic quest to flush out John Skalavan. To bring his truth to the world!!


This beta contains the entire structure of the pirates. All the abilities are finished as I currently imagine them.

All ships are in place and the reaserch tree is complete!


Only things this mod does NOT contain

Complete models (Most are TEC standins at this point. So as of yet, screenshots still don't show anything worthwhile)
Most 2D art are stadins. (More coming thanks to Stiener!)
Any Voice Acting. I do have voices to add, but I havn't gotten complete sets yet.


I also have a music mod that I developed to go along with the Pirate mod.  (works with ANY version of sin!)

http://www.mediafire.com/?yjiwjezwxl2

This music mod contains music from Star Trek Legacy, Homeworld (all), and a little more. It also contains Gurkov's sound mod. It is easy to cobine with any mod, as for entrenchment it can just be enabled on top of the mod. For normal sins, you must manuly combine them (Instructions included in the mod)


I HEAVILY sugest you download the music mod. It increases the atmosphere of the game, and espcialy my Pirate mod, a hundred fold.


This IS a beta, so I'd VERY much appreciate ANY feedback. Negitive, positive, or otherwise. Just post the feedback here, on my forums, Email me, or message me. Any way is fine.

Forums- http://danmangames.com/forums/index.php?board=60.0

 

Also, if you wish to participate in the creation of this AWSOME mod. I have plenty of postions open.

Moddelling
UV mapping
Texturing
Voice Acting
and 2D artwork!

 

Lastly, I must give credit to all those who have helped me. this mod would not be possible without them! I may have missed someone, if I have, please speak up so I can put your name in.

In no particular order:

Credits:
Fileosoft (For all his epic help! and making the models, he made the battleship)
StienerX for the beutifal artwork
Rhuges and Infernal Creator, for the Voice acting. (Not yet included in this beta)
Tobi-Wahn Kenobi, for all the support
XmasBeer and xXx for their help with the models.
And the to rest of 7DS for all their help and support. Especialy Danman.

Lastly, final credit to Gurkov for his sound mod, and to Ironclad and Stardock for this awsome game!!

 

EDIT:

Here is a patch to update the mod to 1.05. Instructions are included in the patch

http://www.mediafire.com/?nuzotntzu3z

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

Not at all.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

cool man thx

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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top

Evil ... I have some time available to help you ... please give me as much info on the icons you want likes/pref./etc...

I'd like to work quickly and get as much done as possible, so the more info you can give the better!

I have a backlog of B5 models to tex. BUT will finish what icons I can for you first!

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Awsome!!

You can't really work on the unit icons, as the units are yet to be put in.

So you can work on abilities, or reaserch.

You might want to start with reaserch.

Simply look at the code for the reaserch/ability icon, and "fill it in" in the corrospoding spot on the the corrisponding sheet.

ALL ability and reaserch icons can be found in these four pictures in the "textures folder In my mod:

Buttons_Reaserch_CurserOver_Pirate

Buttons_Reaserch_Dissabled_Pirate

Buttons_Reaserch_Normal_Pirate

Buttons_Reaserch_Pressed_Pirate

 

apart from that, just use your imagination. SOme will be obvious (as one of my caps has a "torch" ability. It's icon will probably be a flame) while some may be more difficult, such as the icon for Loot.

 

Don't worry about asking me what I think first. Probably go for a quantity over quality approach. Just send me the sheets every few icons you get done. I'll be sure to tell you what I think.

 

Good Luck!

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

Done!

I played the game quite a bit to get the icons highlighted ... and I really enjoyed it! Great mod Evil Tesla!

Looking forward to the new ships!

Very nice gameplay ... very unique!

Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top

O wow.

I can't see them very well in that picture, but they are looking VERY nice!! thanks Stiner!!

Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top

Very nice ship ... love the fact that you can research weapon upgrades for it!

Edit: Perhaps you could consider making the flames a little smaller, the glow effect from them clashes with the model at certain angles ... just a thought:)

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, that is an awsome ship!

It will be replaced however.

 

Wow, those are looking very good!

Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top

Evil just going to finish the B5 Explorer tex. then I'll do some more 2D work for you ...

 

Before 7DS forum went down ... I saw some really great pics of new pirate models and tex. any chance of posting them here .. I'm sure many would love to see them...

 

You may need to update your new forum/threads at Danmans (1st post above) link.

Happy New Year and hows the mod progressing?

 

Reply #36 from Sins Forums Top

Happy New years!

 

Good to hear from you.

Yea, I got a new Pirate Scout, I could post pictures of it. *making note to myself*

Grrg...I hate PR stuff...

 

Anyway, yea, thanks for the reminders. Can't wait to see what you come up with for the 2D art.

 

I've beeen gone for the past week and a half, so Not much has been  done. Again, all the coding is done, all I need is models, voice acting, and 2D art.

Also, Greentec has been working on the Pirate Man-O-War. So you may want to prepare yourself now, for how awsome the ship is!

Reply #37 from Sins Forums Top

Sorry for double posting, but I have an excuse

Pictures!!

Of the Pirate Scout ship

 

Reply #38 from Sins Forums Top

*drools* very nice man!

Reply #39 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you!

Reply #40 from Sins Forums Top

where do i put the music mod?  do i put it in the same folder as the game info?

Reply #41 from Sins Forums Top

If your using Entrenchement, you can just install it like any other mod, and them Ingage the mod Over any OTHER mod you want. (Including my Pirate Mod).

Reply #42 from Sins Forums Top

cool thanx.  also, how is this mod to be played?  obviously it's just a beta, but there is no way to siege planets yet?  so far is it just building ships and attacking?

Reply #43 from Sins Forums Top

For all people who like these mod or think that he have a good potential... Evil-Tesla need you... for the time being, he is seeking more people for voices acting... if you think that you can help him for a job related to voice acting, don't hesitate to PM him and propose your services...

Reply #44 from Sins Forums Top

Congratulations EvilTesla-RG! You have done a wonderful job of getting this mod going! Hope to see your effort going well in 2010.

 

Cheers!

Reply #45 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you.

Yes I do need help. Specificly in the areas of Voice Acting and 2d art.

And, just becouse I am lazy, if anyone wants to write out story behind my mod, I could use that too.

 

In this beta, the structure behind the pirates is present. All the abilities and such are finished.

If you want to seige a planet, just build some cap ships, or seige frigates....

 

Granted the pirates play MUCH differntly from the normal civilizations. The basics are explained in the ReadMe file.

For example, Pirates Don't Colonize. They get loot from destroying enemy ships!.  

Reply #46 from Sins Forums Top

Sounds nice! When I one day have the time to actually play Sins I will give it a try! ( modelling, textureing, codeing, making graphics, including the work of others and so on have kept me from actually playing sins for month now...)

Reply #47 from Sins Forums Top

I can't wait to hear what you thing of it.

 

Yea...every programer and modder knows that making games is actully MUCH funner than playing them...

Reply #48 from Sins Forums Top

Hey, i have a problem, when i start going on the later fleet techs, i have a hard time building ships even when i have all other ships plundering and stealling.

Reply #49 from Sins Forums Top

What do you mean by "Hard Time"

Do you not get enough resources?

Reply #50 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, I have very little metal and crystal when I start cracking out ships. Also i get alittle confused in the researching panels, and the ship construction, and the structure construction. Its a miner problem, really. Could i get an estimate on when the letters on the selection panels will be replaced by pics?

Other than that, i give you a 4*   on the mod and a 5*   on making an origonal mod. :D