Fly as the Shivans against the GTVA long after the events of FS2. Requires mediavps 3.6.10, FSO build capable of using the ownage settings in ai_profiles.tbl.
Features:- 3 demo missions (including one BOE because I could
, each containing fun bonus goals) - Shivan campaign by BlackHole (converted by ShadowGorrath), non-canon
- Flyable Shivan fighters/bombers
- A whole new array of Shivan weapons (including subspace bombs, shield piercing weapons, ballistic primaries)
- New Shivan ships, including 2 fighters (one of which is a stealth fighter)
- A whole new line of Terran capital ships (mostly from BluePlanet) and some new fighters
- New Vasudan capital ships and fighters
- New capital ship weapons for Terran and Vasudan ships (eg. railguns for Terrans)
- Different coloured explosion shockwaves for each race
- New interface screens
- Shivan pilot images
- New command brief and techroom ANIs
- New techroom entries for every Shivan ship/weapon
- Extensive Intelligence Techroom entries
- Cooperation with Ancient mod by ShadowGorrath, to make a consistent timeline spanning from the time of the ancients to well past the destruction of Capella
I'll try to list anything else I can actually remember.
Provided:
FSO SVN trunk builds (July 8th, 2008, revision 4694, release and debug, includes FRED2)
Newer build (includes some changes like support for normal maps) here:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,55190.0.htmlWindows shortcut to FRED2 with mod dir, to allow missions to be made using this mod
The mod itself (with 3 demo missions and a short converted campaign, non canon to this mod)
Optional (and separate):
Adv effects pack, to be used if adv effects mediavps are used.
WIP screenshots here:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,50408.0.htmlDownload
here. Optional Advanced effects pack (if you are using adv mediavps) linked from there.
Installation1. Extract the contents of the 7z into your main FS2 directory. You should now have exes and a shortcut in your main directory, as well as a directory named shivans_0.2 (the mod directory). Delete settings.ini if required (accidentally left it in after testing, sorry
).
2. If you downloaded the advanced pack, extract the vp into the shivans_0.2 directory.
3. Set your launcher to use one of the exes provided (though the GTD Titan crashes the debug version, I think), and set your mod directory to shivans_0.2 to play.
4. If you want to fred using this mod, use the provided shortcut (Windows only). If the path is not found, change the path to the fred exe in your FS2 directory. If using another OS, hopefully you can figure it out then tell me so I can stick instructions here.
I'll probably stick a FAQ or something down here. Comments/suggestions/constructive criticism welcome. Remember that this is still a work in progress.
Notes:- BOE mission may do odd things because of the sheer number of ships in it
- For anyone experiencing problems with the 2nd mission of the mini-campaign: The solution is to create a pilot from scratch (using the choose pilot screen on startup, not the barracks), then use that to play that campaign. I have no idea why it's happening, and it's not my campaign, just converted to use my mod.
- Campaigns and missions included are not canon. See techroom entries for information on what this mod considers canon.
- Campaigns and missions made by other people and posted to me (in this thread, PM, etc.) may be included in the next release and credited (canon or not, as long as they're fun)
