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Galaxy-Class Pack

- P81's Galaxy model is arguably one of the best Galaxy-Class models available for Armada II. A few years back, it was converted from BC and included in Ghost's Comp Mod. Not terribly long ago, Jetfreak released a second ship re-texture pack that included P81's Galaxy. The model was undoubtedly incredible, but it had one little nitpick of a texture bug on a nacelle pylon.

- Several months ago, the Starbase 34 Compliation Mod debuted on Armada II Filefront. Two of the hero ships were the USS Galaxy and the USS Venture. The Galaxy herself used a model that did not have the little texture bug, and the model mesh itself was a bit more detailed. The Venture model was a slightly modified version of the Galaxy's model, with phaser banks on the nacelles.

- Thanks to generous help from various members at MSFC, I now present the second release of my Galaxy-Class pack. I've taken a leaf out of Jetfreak's book in terms of organization of content and installation instructions. Hope you don't mind too much JF ;D

Features and Updates:
- Revision of some minor texture issues
- Seperate SOD's for each variant
- Includes production Galaxy without registries
- Hero Picard USS Enterprise-D version is included as well, with custom registries
- Also features a Galaxy-Venture refit
- ISS Enterprise-D is also included, featuring new, more menacing-looking darkened textures
- Various Bonus Content added

- Unfortunately, buildbuttons and admirals log pics aren't included, since I don't have enough skill to make them. I might get around to doing it in the not-too-distant future if I get the right help. Stay tuned....

- Ships have been balanced to stock A2

- Thanks to help from Jetfreak and TheStarfleetKid, I've been able to hex-edit the models so that there are now seperate SODs for each variant included in this pack

- As another bonus, I have included a hero version of the pathfinder, the USS Galaxy herself, and a set of alternate textures for the Enterprise-D. These alternate textures for both the Galaxy and the Enterprise are 1024x1024, as opposed to the standard files, which are 512x512. Use these only if your computer can handle it; I don't want to hear complaints of computer lag because of the textures. That's why I included the low-res ones in the first place

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Credits: 

Model: Pneumonic81, edits by C2X and Captain Elgy on BC
Textures:
- P81, edited by WileyCoyote on BC to become ISS Ent-D, conversion and minor edits by ISS Enterprise, textures darkened by Thunderfoot
- Scotchy for SNS Galaxy textures;
   *edited by Captain Elgy, conversion and registry change by Jetfreak, minor edits by ISS Enterprise-D
   *further edits by BR32/Elimnster for GCMP v2.1 on BC, conversion and major edits by ISS Enterprise-D
- Assistance with registry issues, registry removal, and size reduction by Majestic and Jetfreak
ODF: ISS Enterprise-D


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The Galaxy-Class:

Introduced: Late 2350s
Ship type: Explorer
Length: 642m
Major Conflicts fought: Borg Invasion of 2367 and the Dominion War (2374-2375)

At the time of her launch in the waning years of the 24th century, the Galaxy-Class was the largest and most sophisticated design that Starfleet had ever undertaken. She was built to be a sort of "city-ship," as it was both large enough and had the facilities to accomodate not only the starship's crew members, but their families as well. The success and enhancements of the Galaxy-Class over the years have given her a hopeful outlook for the future, even with the emergence of the equally-capable Sovereign-Class starships.

Notable Ships: 
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D - Former Federation Flagship, the fifth starship to bear the prestigous name
USS Galaxy    NCC-70637 - Class pathfinder and played a critical role in several battles of the Dominion War
USS Venture   NCC-71854 - Testbed for enhancements to Galaxy-Class, and was key in numerous Dominion War battles
ISS Enterprise ICC-1701-D - Former Terran Empire flagship. Previously commanded by Regent Jean-Luc Picard

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Installation: (Requires rudimentary modding skill)

Installation Method 1: (To add the ships as a new buildable unit.)

1) Back up the original files you will replace first. This is always a must.

Legend: (Use accordingly, apply to all models)
fship.sod = model
fship.odf = odf file

2) Open the SOD Folder and put the fship.sod in the folder

3) Open the odf/ships Folder and put the fship.odf in the folder

4) Open the Textures/RGB Folder and place the all TGA files in the folder

5) Open the bitmaps/admiralslog/shipimages Folder and put all bitmap files in the folder

6) Open tech1.tt located in the techtree folder and add the following line:
fship.odf 1 fyard.odf

7) Open fulltech.tt located in the techtree folder and add the following line:
fship.odf 0

8) Open the odf/stations folder, open any shipyard or station then add under the list of builditems
buildItemX = "fship" ( The X stands for the next number on the list)

9) Open gui_global.spr located in the sprites folder and add the following line: (make sure that they are aligned properly)
b_fship buildbuttonfilename 0 0 64 64

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Installation Method 2: (To replace the existing unit. If you already have these items installed)

1) Back up the original files you will replace first. This is always a must.

2) Replace the textures and sods.

3) Rebalance the odf accordingly.

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Special Thanks:

- Gene Roddenberry for creating the mutliverse of Star Trek that we know and love

- Activision for creating Armada II, which open up a world of modding of which I am proud to be a part of

- Armada II Filefront for existing in the first place. This site and her members introduced me into the wonders of game modding, so I thank you for allowing me to be able to present my work

- To MSFC as a whole, for the open kindness of its' members inspired me to advance my work another step. Thank you all for accepting me into the community, I feel like I'm truly a part of something I can be proud of

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To the extent of my knowledge, there are no bugs in this pack that I can speak of. If you happen to find any, please post them in the comments, and I'll see what I can do

- ISS Enterprise-D
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