[swamper123]

I could help you Alex. I will download your Files as soon I have free time, I re uploaded to mediafire or megaupload

[Veers]

Nonono, dont say I'm right. I have little knowledge in the area of building .vp's and such. I was only going off what I see in other released mods, which I assumed was how it was always done.

Blue Planet 2 for example:

bp2-adv-visuals
bp2-audio1
bp2-core
bp2-visuals1
bp2-visuals2

And Wings of Dawn:

WoD-Core
WoD-Sound
WoD-Visuals

So as far as I know, it doesnt matter as long as it works, just I assumed that the above ^ is how it was done by everyone. But yea, it would make them larger, and like you said. You couldnt upload them like that, so you make more. Makes more sense to me now. Thanks

Anyway, I still have Maps, Music and Models to download, larger files going last. Something between 5 and 7 hrs for Models to download atm. Averaging at 9.1kB/s download speed. 

[Jeff Vader]

Well, the game engine doesn't particularly care how the files are organized into .vps. It just cracks up every .vp file it can find (in the game's root directory and in active mod folders) and will use the assets within them. The only real issue is with really large .vp files (back in the 3.6.10 age, the MediaVPs had an option to get each and every new asset in one big .vp and that caused some problems). Otherwise it's just convenience. Separate assets logically into .vp files (sounds, voices, effects...). Possibly allow the user to select what to get, mainly with advanced assets that rape weaker computers.

[The E]

Speaking for BP, we divided the vps up the way we did so that we can more easily patch stuff if we have to, without forcing people to redownload everything.

[Veers]

Explainations... I like them

(extreme lack of sleep... dont like...

[Alex Heartnet]

Starlancer vibe?  Reminds me more of a mashup of Atari's Independence War games.  Do we get to fly a dreadnought-class corvette for the entire length of the campaign? 

Corporate-controlled universe, civil war, the 'badlands' cluster, 'outer' and 'inner' systems...yep, sounds just like the second I-war game.  I don't suppose there will be 'jump accelerators' connecting the outer and inner systems as well?

[starlord]

jump accelerators in FS... now that would be dreamy!

[Alex Heartnet]

The Freespace equivalent of a jump accelerator would probably allow a ship to travel between star systems using only an in-system jump drive.  No need for mega-expensive Knossos portals or tactically restrictive jump nodes.  Just aim the jump accelerator at a nearby system and send the ship through.  Plus fighters could use it too.

[starlord]

I know, but the I-war jump accelerator with the dinamic planets were simply awesome!

[swamper123]

Alex , do I have to download all the files?, sorry if this is a dumb question ^^

[Alex Navarro]

Anyway, I still have Maps, Music and Models to download, larger files going last. Something between 5 and 7 hrs for Models to download atm. Averaging at 9.1kB/s download speed.

Oh my... that's eternal 

Starlancer vibe?  Reminds me more of a mashup of Atari's Independence War games.  Do we get to fly a dreadnought-class corvette for the entire length of the campaign?

Don't worry  . I got tired of that ship too... And the thug...

No, in this case outer and inner systems are just names, no I-war copy there lol. The first are recently-built colonies of Mars and Earth settlers (Delta Pavonis, Vega...), and the inner systems are the former Alliance territory (Epsilon Eridani, Epsilon Indi...). The Sol System and Alpha Centauri are the Terran Coalition strongholds. The inner and outer systems are controlled by Mars and Earth corporations with the aid of the TC military and navy... I hope it isn't too similar to I-War...  . I didn't played I-War, but I did I-War 2, by the way. It was a good idea. It would be interesting to see a I-War 3 in FreeSpace 2 

The reason I came up with this idea (or cheap mod based on Starlancer and I-war ) is because I'm a little tired of transcendent stories about our souls, God or Gods, the ancients, the shivans, metaphysical races, and all that. I wanted something more... human, more earthly. A Firefly style universe... that's what I was having in mind when writing this, and that's what I want to see in FreeSpace 2 more often...

Alex , do I have to download all the files?, sorry if this is a dumb question ^^

Yes, and thank you so much for your help . Gracias, tío.

[General Battuta]

The reason I came up with this idea (or cheap mod based on Starlancer and I-war ) is because I'm a little tired of transcendent stories about our souls, God or Gods, the ancients, the shivans, metaphysical races, and all that.

How many of these are there 

[starlord]

anyways, congrats alex!

[Alex Navarro]

How many of these are there 

Not many actually... Excuse me, it's just my general frustration, makes me say strange things without basis. Forget what i said. But here are my thoughts for you, General Battuta, since you asked :

Spoiler:

Well, first of all, I'm not complaining . I like those stories, but I've just got tired of watching, hearing or reading the same all the time. For example:

We have Galactica, where all was based on God's plans.
Lost. Everyone end up in heaven.
V. Humans are SO special because they have souls. Souls are something "measurable" and Anna wants to eliminate our souls, or something like that. I'm tired of this "humans are special" thing.
Babylon 5, a story where humanity could transcend their bodies and become god-like beings... psi powers that are beyond phisical laws. I like the idea, but... they are just too powerful.
War of the Worlds (movie). Just hear the end.
Starship troopers 3. No comment... (Didn't like it).
(In summary: God this, God that..., our souls this and that... the positive energy this... etc.)

I like all of them anyway, despite my believes. They are all great stories, and I like them. It's just I'm boring of all that lol. I prefer stories with open minded and more earthly explanations...

I liked for example this new movie, Battle: Los Angeles, because the aliens weren't invincible. Nor God nor our souls helped us (directly), but our strengh and valor. I would have attacked from orbit first with artillery though if I were an invader.
I liked Firefly A LOT, but it's universe was way too western for me . I prefer high-tech distopias like Deus Ex or Starcraft. But for now, Firefly my favourite series.
I liked Andromeda too. There weren't too many miracles there.
I like also Dune, the books specially.
I like Star Wars a lot. It's fantasy and sci-fi mixed. Just great.
(in summary, i don't like stories where God is -the- explanation, but -an- explanation)

But forget what I said, please. It's just my opinion, I'm not important, I'm an idiot, so don't take this too serious...

anyways, congrats alex!

Thank you . But I don't know if I deserve them.

[General Battuta]

How many of these are there 

Not many actually... Excuse me, it's just my general frustration, makes me say strange things without basis. Forget what i said. But here are my thoughts for you, General Battuta, since you asked :

Spoiler:

Well, first of all, I'm not complaining . I like those stories, but I've just got tired of watching, hearing or reading the same all the time. For example:

We have Galactica, where all was based on God's plans.
Lost. Everyone end up in heaven.
V. Humans are SO special because they have souls. Souls are something "measurable" and Anna wants to eliminate our souls, or something like that. I'm tired of this "humans are special" thing.
Babylon 5, a story where humanity could transcend their bodies and become god-like beings... psi powers that are beyond phisical laws. I like the idea, but... they are just too powerful.
War of the Worlds (movie). Just hear the end.
Starship troopers 3. No comment... (Didn't like it).
(In summary: God this, God that..., our souls this and that... the positive energy this... etc.)

I like all of them anyway, despite my believes. They are all great stories, and I like them. It's just I'm boring of all that lol. I prefer stories with open minded and more earthly explanations...

I liked for example this new movie, Battle: Los Angeles, because the aliens weren't invincible. Nor God nor our souls helped us (directly), but our strengh and valor. I would have attacked from orbit first with artillery though if I were an invader.
I liked Firefly A LOT, but it's universe was way too western for me . I prefer high-tech distopias like Deus Ex or Starcraft. But for now, Firefly my favourite series.
I liked Andromeda too. There weren't too many miracles there.
I like also Dune, the books specially.
I like Star Wars a lot. It's fantasy and sci-fi mixed. Just great.
(in summary, i don't like stories where God is -the- explanation, but -an- explanation)

But forget what I said, please. It's just my opinion, I'm not important, I'm an idiot, so don't take this too serious...

No, I agree with you, those were all pretty annoying.

[Alex Heartnet]

...I didn't played I-War, but I did I-War 2, by the way. It was a good idea. It would be interesting to see a I-War 3 in FreeSpace 2 

Someone should make a campaign where the player flies a capital ship for the entire duration.  Somewhere between the drawn-out battles like the one in 'The Blade Itself' for BP:WiH (or perhaps the Battlecruiser games), and the twitch based, inertia heavy corvette battles featured in the I-War games (I would call it a dogfight, but I-War corvettes have so much inertia they can't even dogfight properly!)

* Alex Heartnet dumps a cargo crate in front of a jump point, watches a freighter slam into the cargo crate and explode, scattering more cargo crates which more freighters run into and get destroyed by....