[REQ] Vasari Jump Gate mod.

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I'm new to the forums, but I've been playing Sins for a while. I LOVE playing as the Vasari on account of their evil-ness, and both me and my Dad love watching Babylon 5. However, the mod on these forums isn't quite done yet. So, I have a favor to ask. Could anyone write a mini-mod that just replaces the graphic for the Vasari Phase Gate with a Babylon 5 Jump Gate? Or perhaps instruct me on how to do this? I'd really appreciate it.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

You should just need to download the

[v0.422]Babylon 5 - Sins of the Younger Races {Diplomacy1.34} *UPDATE 1.1.2012*
 
by TobiWahn_Kenobi.
 
I think there's a jumpgate in there. Then just replace the mesh for the Vasari Phase gate with the Babylon 5 jump gate. You'll have to re-name the mesh to whatever the Vasari Phase gate mesh is called.
 
You should set up your own mod file, don't copy over the original files unless you've got a back up and want to risk it?
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks. Managed to get the mesh working so far, but the activation effects of the jumpgate is causing my some problems. If I try to change the ability from the default phase gate to the EA Jump Gate ability, the game instantly mini-dumps.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Could be any number of things that causing the minidump. Is it bringing an error message up first? What does that say?

 

I assume you've moved the Ability entity file for the jumpgate ability to the gameinfo folder and added it to the entity.maifest file? Sorry if that doesn't make any sense but I don't know how familiar you are with modding.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I LOVE playing as the Vasari on account of their evil-ness

Ahhh.... the Vasari aren't evil, per se, they're just trying to survive, as a race. Same could be said for the TEC, really, except we as humans are more empathetic with them since they look more like us. The Advent are the real aggressors in Sins, but they aren't really evil, just fervent believers.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Wrath89, reply 4
Ahhh.... the Vasari aren't evil, per se, they're just trying to survive, as a race. Same could be said for the TEC, really, except we as humans are more empathetic with them since they look more like us. The Advent are the real aggressors in Sins, but they aren't really evil, just fervent believers.

I take the opposite view... all of these factions are evil, hence why its Sins of a Solar Empire. Granted each has their good sides as well, but as this is intergalactic war those are more on the sidelines. ;)

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

That's pretty much what Blair outlined in an interview--each faction is "guilty" of something they don't want to admit.