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I'm just learning the terminology; kitbashing? who's the basher? [:)]

"For professional modelmakers, kitbashing is popular to create concept models for detailing movie special effects. " kinda reminds me how the Picard command chair was brought to life [:D]

I'm new at this too, Data. Kitbashing, as I understand it, is taking a model kit and putting different parts on it to produce a completely new design.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.


@tj, Thankyou.[:)]

You are essentially right IGard: but it is not just one kit, it can be several.

There was someone at this website who crossed an Imperial Walker with a Pzkwn Mark IV turret... that would also be an example of a kit bash.
If I remember correctly, the USS Reliant, NCC1864 was a kitbash of some kind... I think they added some things, but it came from an Enterprise model and a couple of other things.

That quote I gave was from wikipedia's section on this. Sounds like a cool hobby, room for imagination and experimentation.

Data, Igard:
Google "kit bash" "Star Trek"... as a brother who does not want you to get into trouble, make sure you put it on "safe search" first [8D].
You will see some interesting creations.
It is a cool hobby... I do not have the money for a 3rd major hobby, or I would do it myself.

If your looking for sounds/images, then i can suggest the Space Empires range of mods,(http://www.spaceempires.net/forums.html) the Star Trek and B5 mods in particular.

Thank you! [8D]

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Stars_and_stellar_bodies

Igard, dds 60-70 star systems names to your current star trek file.

Thanks, Hanny.

Does this require the Expansion pack to play? I've tried to get it to work and i keep getting the same exception message about an error on line 43 of the races.txt. I've even tried using your other mod for the archer era mod and i get another races.txt error message. I've even tried a fresh install and download, removed the family11 folder and nothing has worked. any help would be great. thanks

Hi Vorian26 and welcome to the forum. Afaik yes, it does require the expansion as the number of races differ from the vanilla....I remember when we just got to the expansion and the mods on the expansion did not work for this very same reason.

Sorry Vorion26. I should have put that in the description. It is only compatible with the expansion.

You can download version 1.4a for the original Distant Worlds here :- http://www.gamefront.com/files/20619533/TRSE+Star+Trek+mod+v1.4a.rar

Happy Trekking.[:)]

Thanks, Just got the game yesterday wanna see if i like it b4 i go and spend another 25 on the expansion... has anybody done a Babylon 5 mod yet? That would be awesome if they did.. but i'm gonna install the 1.4 stm and have some fun..

thanks again guys for the quick response.

[&:] Well tried that one too. this time i get an exception error in reading line 1 of the race.txt. idk what's up but i cant get any mods to work. i've uninstalled and updated to the 1.0.7.1 version of the game. but nothing i tried clearing out all previous game settings.

any suggestions?

oops

ok new problem.. lol.. i finally just said to heck with it i downloaded the expantion pack. I install the mod. I get no errors now when switching the theme, however after i switch the theme.. nothing happens i'm still only able to select the same default ships and races..

ok nvm the nvm.. i'm a total idiot I copied the wrong folder over lol.. ok all is working now.. i'm off to trek land for a few hours.. yayyyyyy i've had way to much caffeine today

Welcome to the forums Vorian 26,
And you are not an idiot, we have all been through this... [;)]

And you are not an idiot, we have all been through this

isn't that the universal truth, quite the understatement [:)]

Wow......this mod is great! To bad they never did a Star Trek God Game like this.

Btw is there anyone out there, who has a copy of Botf? My useless Star Trek Star Charts doesnt contain any info about the home systems of Cardassia, Romulus and so on......and to prefent any stupid comment, yes I know how Sol System looks like [:D]

It would be great if this person could at least post what kind of planets are in this systems and what star they have [:)].

Yeah, I know I´m a little bit to trekkie [;)] I try to find my copy while waiting. I know it has to be somewhere in my flat.....somewhere...