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Community Projects => The FreeSpace Upgrade Project => Topic started by: MP-Ryan on July 24, 2007, 10:10:06 pm

Title: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: MP-Ryan on July 24, 2007, 10:10:06 pm
Due to a few threads on the subject and the general confusion about the LS nebulae, here is a VP file of the DDS format versions of Lightspeed's Nebulae, bundled with the retail missions updated to use them.

Installation instructions:
-Download the file here. (http://files.filefront.com/LSNebulaeFS2Missions/;8131471;;/fileinfo.html)
-Unzip.  You need 7zip, which can be downloaded for free from www.7zip.org.  For those wondering why 7zip, it's free, open-source, and has higher compression than RAR format.
-Place the LSNebPlusFS2Missions.vp file in the same directory as your media VP files (ideally, this folder will be named mediavps).
-Run Freespace with the -mod flag set to your mediavps folder.  As always, it can also be listed a a secondary mod to enable the nebulae in other mods, like Derelict.

This pack contains the missions as uploaded by Admiral Nelson in his thread, and Wanderer's version of the DDS-converted nebulae files.  I opted to use Wanderer's files rather than the original image formats due to disk space requirements - the originals ring in at 140 MB, the DDs files come in around 40.

This is a stopgap measure until the nebulae and missions are both included in the next set of media VP files, although I may continue hosting it if the nebulae are relagated into advanced effects instead of the regular effects package.

NOTE:  Disregard messages below about file availability, the link should work now.
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: starfox on July 25, 2007, 02:44:42 am
When I hit the "Download Now", I get the following message...


"Your download cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later by re-visiting FileFront.com.

If this error persists, please contact FileFront support.

You will be redirected to FileFront.com in 30 seconds."


Any ideas ?
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: MP-Ryan on July 25, 2007, 03:10:29 am
When I hit the "Download Now", I get the following message...


"Your download cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later by re-visiting FileFront.com.

If this error persists, please contact FileFront support.

You will be redirected to FileFront.com in 30 seconds."


Any ideas ?

FileFront has been snarky with me for two days.  It won't let me delete or move that file.  The download worked earlier - try again tomorrow.  If it's still being *****y I'll have to email support.
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 25, 2007, 03:27:41 am
Maybe it's really really popular?  ;)

Good stuff, cheers mate i had no trouble with it :)
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: Tahna Los on July 26, 2007, 12:25:38 am
Okay, but the modifications to "Their Finest Hour", namely, the activation of the beams on the sobek and aeolus still haven't been completed......
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: starfox on July 26, 2007, 03:16:36 am
Yay ! It works now...
Greets mate, ti's awesome  :yes:
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: MP-Ryan on July 26, 2007, 01:27:35 pm
Okay, but the modifications to "Their Finest Hour", namely, the activation of the beams on the sobek and aeolus still haven't been completed......

I just packaged the missions as they were released by Admiral Nelson.  I haven't had a chance to go through them and bugfix.

However, if someone else wants to bugfix and upload the mission files themselves here, I'll happily repack them into this VP.
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: Grizzly on August 13, 2007, 04:55:50 am
Beam Free all ships by default?
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: TrashMan on August 13, 2007, 05:19:14 am
I think I have the fixed mission somewhere...can't recall if  Ireplaced the nebulas with Lightspeeds tough..

EDIT - dang, can't find it

Well, when you're reparing the mission do move the Sath a bit closer to the Collie..so it actually fights back a little before it dies...makes it's death more heroic.. once it actually managed to take the Sath with it ;7
Title: Re: RELEASE (Sort of) - LS Nebulae and Retail Missions VP pack
Post by: Grizzly on August 14, 2007, 04:00:02 am
I re-enabled the engines in that version... they do get very close... but the colussus still dies... NOOO!!!