ah, I see. yeah, it wouldn't do to have lasers getting shot down. Have you tried adding an effect tag to a beam weapon?

How are enemy ICXs shooting at beam weapons in the first place? I couldn't get an ICX to target anything but missile type weapons. Is your laser weapon set to missile so that you can use a graphic? Is that it?

I have being playing around with ways to improve the player ship outside of adding uber weapons and armor. One thing I found right away was that the cargo hold expansion device needs not be the max- i.e. you can add smaller increments of cargo capability. Another little discovery was that the virtua...

/me points to Betelgeuse 8)

kaypy wrote the Network mod on Xelerus, which makes some random connections- but it's a tough trick to pull off. My opinion on it now is that it will be best to work with some simple random switches, just as the topology contains now. Let me tell you about the connection between SE and C1, the first...

pffft. I have at least 4 running versions of trans with no .tdb, and I have been playing the original version in xml only without any problems whatsoever. oh.. debug ship? yeah, I didn't include my extensions folder. Make your own debug ship- with like .98 speed of light and 200 system map roms.. lo...

lol.. like I am running some kind of file buffet over here! I have a bunch of clean up to do on the large topology, I was just stringing in nodes haphazardly in order to test for a max, but I do have a proto type version that is smaller- it is set up to test some various topology ideas and is equipp...

Maybe it would be better if I posted this project on Xelerus. I see there is a development section, so we could put it there with a disclaimer or 20.

Can I just put the specific code changes into a text file for you to install by hand or do you need a ready-to-go file set?

hmm... sure. After work today, tho.

Actually, e____e, you're doing great work and I am planning to incorporate your sovereign switching idea into a series of missions for penetrating capitol worlds. Keep working on the ideas! After a great deal of hit and miss I am finally confident in the xml enough to push onwards with the random br...

I really like the concept of this mod! I keep thinking up little stealth mission ideas.. and firmly believe that switching sovereigns should be a transcendence staple. In fact, I am so excited about it I want to try making some dock screens that cater to a stealth mission kind of concept. The cloaki...

Didn't you try the momentum mod, darksider? That was intended to keep people away from station hovering exploits, right? I use the momentum mod on most of my trans versions. It's fun to get bounced around.

My angle was to have interesting content for the random branches mod I am (neck deep in) developing. With the additional terrain comes a large difficulty- repetitive elements. AN improved and expanded set of unique qualities for stations would be essential to providing the content for a larger branc...

I have been looking forward to this mod- read the thread yesterday and it seems like a great idea, and a really great way to add some more realistic and effective details to the game.

It also opens the door to more possibilities for role play and missions. Having a set ship means that you are stuck with the optimal set up for that ship the entire game once you get it. Being able to swap out to a bigger ship or different class of ship can make the game much fuller. Let's say we sc...