Star Trek Armada II: Fleet Operations

Fleet Operations => Map editing => Topic started by: peanutbutter on July 19, 2006, 11:53:43 PM



Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 19, 2006, 11:53:43 PM
Let me just start by saying what a great job you guys have done in making of this mod, When completed it will be one of the best mod's out there..
That being said.. there is still work to be done some bug's here n there.. some of the models' need work, it causes lag on my system and i have moderate/good pc.. but i am confident that this will be worked out.. in the next few releases..

All that is good/// but what really amazes me is the Map's .. They are some of the best map's i have seen in A2, however they are incompatible with Regular A2..  and i was wondering if it would be possible to port some features on to Regular A2 ///or if someone would help/show how to replicate the features ..Since i was unsuccessful in my first attempt/ i tried to to do the background stars(which look more realistic).. which just ended up in huge ball's of light all around..

This is just for my personal use.. i am not modding or anything..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Frodo on July 20, 2006, 12:26:02 AM
just play FO son


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 20, 2006, 01:02:24 AM
"just play FO son"
...?
...,..?
...?
hahaha.. that's funny..
had a good laugh...ok...yes.. hmm..
right..

Yeah.. i would but currently there are bug's.. and i've been trying to get the same effect for quite some time now(for my custom A2 installation..which contain's part's of many different mod's).. even before the mod was realesed..
I've tried to use background image's ..and so far this is what'ive got..
(http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6605/snapshot001cf6.th.png) (http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snapshot001cf6.png)

I want to give it a more realistic space/background feeling..
...so it would be a real help..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Lumpybob on July 20, 2006, 01:39:56 AM
you have to add the light sources on the map itself...i think


and why not "just play FO son"??


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 20, 2006, 01:56:44 AM
Bob/Frodo.. you guy's have seen Lord of the Ring's one too many times.. enough is enough..!


And as i've mentioned.. twice-------
"Yeah.. i would but currently there are bug's.. and i've been trying to get the same effect for quite some time now(for my custom A2 installation..which contain's part's of many different mod's).. even before the mod was realesed..
I've tried to use background image's ..and so far this is what'ive got.."

and

"That being said.. there is still work to be done some bug's here n there.. some of the models' need work, it causes lag on my system and i have moderate/good pc.. but i am confident that this will be worked out.. in the next few releases.."

And how do i add the "light sources on the map itself..."you think


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Jan on July 20, 2006, 08:47:21 PM
One question: Did u download FleetOps from the download area of this site?
If so, you have installed Beta 2. Be sure you downloaded Version 3 PR which is found on external sites only PLUS the patch 1.0 which eliminates most bugs that really cared.

Transfering or even usage of FleetOps maps in Armada 2 is impossible. You should have to recreate / copy the maps manually  with corresponding mapobjects in Armada 2 . But  FleetOps has completly new objects and file names etc. which means...you will never get this high quality or "feeling" from FleetOps into Armada 2.


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 20, 2006, 10:48:34 PM
Ohh.. God..!
you are right.. i have Beta 2.. which would explain the bug's.. but what you might find more shocking is that i am on dialup..
That mean's i will have to download FleetOps all over again.. which take's about 2day's..
Or is there a way i can just patch and update it to V3.0

And recreate/replicate .. is exactly what i've tried to do.., right now i am only concerned with the star's.., i've tried to move the stars_default.odf ..over which increases their(stars) size tenfold.. and that's not the effect i am looking for..

anyway... Thank's for your help.. i'll still keep working on it..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Cpt Ryan on July 20, 2006, 11:48:16 PM
sorry there is no patch to upgrade from V2 to V3 pr. you'll just have to bare with it im afraid.

Plus make sure that V2 is uninstalled BEFORE you begin installing V3 pr :)  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Frodo on July 21, 2006, 12:04:01 AM
just get broadband son. if thats too expensive change ur phone to TalkTalk and get ur broadband for free. :)


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 21, 2006, 07:07:59 AM
"just get broadband"
Say's the slightly delusional "Hobbit" :blink:  :x

I've tried to get Verizon.., unfortunately it's unavailable in my area..
and what the hell is TalkTalk..? sound's like some kind of toy..

 


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Jan on July 21, 2006, 09:14:14 PM
You are welcome.

http://www.st-galaxy.de/cms/index.php?cate...ownloads&area=1 (http://www.st-galaxy.de/cms/index.php?categ=35&parent=12&p=downloads&area=1)

Each bad situation has its good sides... this time it's the multimedia pack. You can use the one from Beta 2.  ;)

DL it from over there. The servers are quite fast.


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Frodo on July 22, 2006, 02:06:32 AM
TalkTalk is a UK communication company. I made the mistake of assuming you lived in the UK. I downloaded my first FO via dail up so it was slow in coming but worth it at the end mate


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 22, 2006, 05:06:02 AM
I am American..
???
??
Dont hit me..!
Please.., i wont do it again.. i promise...

ahh...rr...!
I checked that link.. the site does'nt support.. download resume..
usually what i do is leave the pc/download on and go off to work.. at the end of the day it's half done..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Frodo on July 23, 2006, 01:59:44 AM
I forgive u this time peanut :lol: welcome to the forum mate. being a yank i'd had thought u wud have cable or something faster than dail up over there. try the armada2files link here - http://armada2.filefront.com/file/Fleet_Operations;64678 (http://armada2.filefront.com/file/Fleet_Operations;64678) its got 3 links to download from at the bottom.  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 23, 2006, 06:06:56 PM
Thank's.. in the next two day's ..i shall have Fleet Ops..
I hope the next update will be a patch..  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Jan on July 23, 2006, 08:23:48 PM
DOCa is just too lazy, cos V3 PR was not intended to be published in that high anticipated way it actually did. Official V3 is going to be published for everyones satisfaction I guess ;) together with some nice surprises... but it's just a guess :innocent:


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 24, 2006, 06:12:07 PM
BOOHOOO....!.. This suck's some MAJOR @#$!%..

I was downloading from FileFront.. the download was up to 40mb.. then all of a sudden.. it went to 0.0mb(0%).. started all over again.. I dont know why.. i didnt get any message or anything.. no explanation..

You Know.. i am just going to wait on this.. until they host the file on some reliable site like AFC..  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Cpt Ryan on July 24, 2006, 09:44:05 PM
you have all these mirrors:

V3pr available topic (http://forum.fleetops.net/index.php?showtopic=2478)


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 24, 2006, 11:34:03 PM
Alas..if only.. life was so simple..
The only mirror i have'nt tried from that list is FilePlanet.. for which you need to register..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Cpt Ryan on July 24, 2006, 11:40:22 PM
they all restart randomly?
if so maybe your security or virus protection is messing with it.


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 25, 2006, 12:15:48 AM
No..No.., most of them dont support resume.. so if halfway through something goes wrong and the download is interupted then i'll have to start all over againg.., now filefront does support resume.. but i did not even stop/pause the download.. it just restarted when it got to 40mb..

STGalaxy /no resume
FilePlanet /need registeration
Armada 2 and FileFront is the same thing..  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Jan on July 25, 2006, 12:52:07 AM
Maybe someone from over there (USA) like ewm could burn the setup on cd and send it to you via airmail ? :sweatdrop:  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 25, 2006, 01:46:51 AM
No.., why go to so much trouble.., i'll just get it from AFC(if and when) or when i go back to college a few month's from now..


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Cpt Ryan on July 25, 2006, 08:26:47 AM
months :omg: , the full V3 may have been released by then lol.  think about it, you go through the trouble of d/l the preview then a couple of days later Beta 3 is released  :lol:  what a kick in the crotch.


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Jan on July 25, 2006, 02:34:43 PM
You are d.a.m.n right Ryan...


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: Detektor on July 27, 2006, 02:18:39 PM
Sorry, but the maps are not portable.

FO and Armada2 are to different for that  


Title: Possible To Port Maps To Regular Armada2
Post by: peanutbutter on July 28, 2006, 08:05:36 PM
I've found this HERE_______ (http://armada2.filefront.com/file/Space_Transformation_Pack;54798)
which is pretty much the same thing..almost identical.. there are some minor differences.. but it'll do..