VERSION 2.0 RELEASED! Star Trek The Picard Era mod for DW:Universe

[perrisloquis]

Hey guys. I'm almost done with the visual overhaul mod and I wanted to ask you a couple of questions.

1. I'm also doing a visual overhaul mod for vanilla and extended and you have some ship families that are very beautiful and don't seem to be star trek canon. I was wondering if I could use them to substitute some of the vanilla's ugliest families. The families I would like to use are:

Family 1
Family 2
Family 11

2. Also, you are using in the mod some families that are poor in quality and I wanted to replace them with something nicer. However, I'm not sure if they are star trek canon and I wanted your opinion. The families I would like to replace with my overhaul are:

Family 5
Family 19
Family 28
Family 29

thanks in advance

[ehsumrell1]

Sent you a PM to your inbox in response to your request.
[:)]

[Japhet]

If you are looking for good ship images, then you should take a look at these two galleries. You can find a lot of good Star Trek stuff there.

http://admiral-horton.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0
http://unusualsuspex.deviantart.com/gallery/

Also, I think I have some Cardassian and Borg ships somewhere on my hard drive.

[perrisloquis]

Thank you so much Japhet. I will take a look at them!

[perrisloquis]

ehsumrell, I sent you a couple of PMs, but they don't appear in my sent folder. I just wanted to make sure you got them. In the meantime, I have created the thread with the mod I told you about. If you didn't get my PMs, please check it out there and tell me if it meets your standards.

[cgallop]

Hi, thanks for the amazing mod!

A couple quick questions. Is this version of the mod likely to have any significant issues with version 1.9.5.12? I'd revert to 1.9.5.10, but that doesn't appear to be an option in Steam. Just wondering if it's worth waiting for the mod to be updated to be fully compatible with the new version of the game?

Secondly, a minor quality of life issue: the Federation doesn't appear to start with a troop transport design, could that be looked at for the next version of the mod? I'll muddle around and design my own, but as a newb I'd rather have a template design to tweak to make sure I'm not missing any important components.

Thanks for your time, really liking the Star Trek atmosphere of what I've seen of the mod so far.

[ehsumrell1]

Hello cgallop, thank you for your kind words and welcome to the DW forums!

Our Picard Era mods are compatible with the latest DW updates from 1.9.5.10 through
the current 1.9.5.12. Although, as with all updates, I suggest that you begin a new game
to make certain that all of the newest bug fixes, enhancements, etcetera will apply.

Concerning troop transport designs, that is left up to the player for certain races. Since
my goal for the mod was to make it adaptable to all of the DW game playstyles, it is up
to you to design your troop transport. Some players like them armed and some unarmed. Some
specific aggressive warrior races, Klingon for example, have their troop transports armed.
In addition, a previous patch enabled planetary bases to better target armed transports with
both their weapons and tractor beams, which made invasions more difficult. So to be fair to
all, again, that was left up to the player.

There is going to be one final update of the mod soon to version 2.5. It will incorporate an
expected upcoming final DW:Universe update, one other additional race and a new UFP galaxy map.
Once that's released, then we will work on completing out Kirk Era version 1.0 mod.
[:)]

[fruitgnome]

I play V2 and the scenario. Will there come the shakturi? I'm in the year 2577. If you don't want to spoiler pls pm me.

Edit: And it annoys me that I can't get the better long range scanner because of the Federation are not allowed to research stealth technology. I know why I'm not alllowed to research it but I want to research more effective long range scanner.

Could you pls hotfix this or is this wanted? Then could you pls tell me how to mod it if it's done easily?!

[DrWolfsherz]

then we will work on completing out Kirk Era version 1.0 mod.

Big hooraaaay

Can't wait for this to be finished.

[ravincravin]

Hi Wolfsherz,

For you viewing pleasure, here is a screenshot of the Star Trek-Kirk Era Mod. This shows a Federation resupply ship deploying on the gas giant Suyox while a federation destroyer patrols its current charge, a gas mining base.

Yes, this monster (the Star Trek-Kirk Era Mods) is alive and playable at its current stage. This screenshot is from a saved game of General Patton (a member of the Trek Team) who is currently game testing the mod.

This is a teaser provided by ravincravin, also a member of the Trek Team.

[ehsumrell1]

ORIGINAL: fruitgnome

I play V2 and the scenario. Will there come the shakturi? I'm in the year 2577. If you don't want to spoiler pls pm me.

Edit: And it annoys me that I can't get the better long range scanner because of the Federation are not allowed to research stealth technology. I know why I'm not alllowed to research it but I want to research more effective long range scanner.

Could you pls hotfix this or is this wanted? Then could you pls tell me how to mod it if it's done easily?!

Hello fruitgnome;

The Shakturi is not in the UFP scenario since the scenario is mainly planned to please (mostly) the
Trekkies who want a more 'canon' experience. Thus the Shakturi and Ancient Guardians are not included,
even though the game has the Shakturi storyline (as discovered by specific ruins) active since it is
hardcoded that way.

I understand your view (and have heard a few others complain) about the way I have the scanner tech line altered concerning the Federation. The reason I've done so (which you stated you knew why) is to basically keep a representation that the Romulans and the Klingons have cloaking technology. Since the
original Stealth component cannot be used to represent 'cloaking', and we can't add a 'new' component,
my logic was to limit the Federation's ability at a certain point mid-game to scan incoming enemy ships
and fleets to an extent. Basically, I punted. To me at least, and most of my Trek Team, it seemed the best way to do it.

If I can make time between the demands of life, business, and the work on our Kirk Era mod, I'll look into possibly re-branching the scanner tech line if it doesn't take too much and include it in our
upcoming Version 2.5 upgrade. But no promises.
[:)]

[DrWolfsherz]

ORIGINAL: ravincravin

Hi Wolfsherz,

For you viewing pleasure, here is a screenshot of the Star Trek-Kirk Era Mod. This shows a Federation resupply ship deploying on the gas giant Suyox while a federation destroyer patrols its current charge, a gas mining base.

Yes, this monster (the Star Trek-Kirk Era Mods) is alive and playable at its current stage. This screenshot is from a saved game of General Patton (a member of the Trek Team) who is currently game testing the mod.

This is a teaser provided by ravincravin, also a member of the Trek Team.

Hm, there is a galaxy-class Starship in that screenshot. This is a placeholder i suppose?

[ehsumrell1]

The ships you see in the screenshot are just being used for testing Wolfsherz. The release
versions shipset will be from the Kirk Era time-sphere.
[:)]

[mordachai]

Looking great!

[Mysterie]

The Star Trek mod is great! ... all of that in German language would be awesome

[perrisloquis]

ehsumrell1. I'm finally able to post links. Check the visual overhaul here:

tm.asp?m=3870395&mpage=1&key=&#3870395

If it matches your standards do place a link to it! Thanks for the awesome star trek mod!

[ravincravin]

Wolfsherz Hm, there is a galaxy-class Starship in that screenshot. This is a placeholder i suppose?

Yeah Wolfsherz, thanks to our fearless leader, ehsumrell1, we have a new Federation shipset which should conform to Star Trek, the original series. In the screen shot below, you can see my redesign of a Resupply Ship , the "Exxon Val'OhNoPleaz", deploying at a Gas Giant planet containing a UFP Gas Mining Base. Notice the 5 docking bays with navigation markings on the resupply ship. I trust you will give us a little leeway in imparting some personality to the mod.

Guarding the Gas Mining Base is a fleet containing a Capital Ship, Cruiser and Destroying. These are examples of ehsumrell1's finely crafted shipset.

Again, this teaser brought to you by ravincravin, a member of the trek team.

[kbobbato]

Excellent mod Ehsumrell1...and all the people that have helped in the past and present...I am a programmer and have been watching the forums for a long time...if you need any help with any other star trek mods let me know..I always have believed you can never have too much help...

[Boltzmann]

Hello. Great Mod. I have a crash though when playing a custom game.


System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException()
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.SelectSuitableGovernment(Race race, Int32 excludeId, List`1 allowableGovernmentTypes)
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.HaveRevolution(Race dominantRace, Int32 governmentId, Double damageFactor)
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.HaveRevolution(Race dominantRace)
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.CompleteIntelligenceMission(IntelligenceMission mission)
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.PerformIntelligenceMissions()
at DistantWorlds.Types.Empire.DoTasks()
at DistantWorlds.Main.fiDBhMBQ39FXETh9G2V(Object )
at DistantWorlds.Main.TlY1Pnpgeb(Object )

[Mandor]

Hello,

I have the same problem as Coriolanos in page 2.

If I try to run the mod in classical era or in a custom game, it's ok. I have the new races, icons etc, but if I try to run the scenario by selecting the map, I have an error and I'm blocked.

A dialog box appears and says : "This is not a valid Distant Worlds game file".

Some information :
- My config : Windows 7
- Setting of Windows : Windows is installed in French but ...
- Setting of DW : ... But I play DW in English (no French patch or anything like this)
- Setting of DW : And DW is installed not on my "C" but on another partition. I always install my games on "D" or on an external HD.
- I tried the Star Wars mod, which propose a scenario the same way, and the map is ok

This last point is not a critic, I mention it just in case it could help.

By the way, I can post the detail of the error of the dialog box if it can help.

I like the new races etc, but of course, I would like to play the scenario with the designed map.

May you help me ?