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Title: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Axem on January 20, 2015, 10:01:13 pm
DISCUSS! (http://www.hard-light.net/news/article/hlp-newsletter-january-2015)

(Note because this is so late, the deadline January screencap contest will be Feb 28th)
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: BirdofPrey on January 21, 2015, 12:55:10 am
Did you use notepad this time?
Decent news.  I eagerly await BtA.

I am interested to hear more about this ship class texture replacement.

Now what's this screencap script?  I may decide to take some pretty pictures
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 21, 2015, 12:59:10 am
Dusk wars is set on Pandora or Endor? ??


Edit.

I remember nodewars! !
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Boomer20 on January 21, 2015, 03:41:02 am
Dusk wars is set on Pandora or Endor? ??


All we know is your not in Kansas anymore  :P

Another well done newsletter Axem, always a good read to keep the interest in FreeSpace up.
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: tomimaki on January 21, 2015, 05:41:16 am
Somehow I overlooked that crossover campaign. Sounds interesting :)
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Nyctaeus on January 21, 2015, 09:27:59 am
Hey I have two points in Screenshot Contest :P

Very nice one. I really like the new form of newsletters on the main site. Looks like semi-proffesional article on some big gaming portal :D
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Goober5000 on January 21, 2015, 09:52:33 am
I am interested to hear more about this ship class texture replacement.

This means that you can specify textures on a per-ship-class basis, in ships.tbl.  It removes the need to either use a separate model with different textures or specify the replacement textures on a per-ship-occurrence basis in every mission.  It's the last remaining feature to be merged from Taylor's Xt branch.

Taylor's original feature actually replaced the ship textures on the ship class, so that they would use the new textures in the lab and the tech room.  I'm still working on integrating that part of his patch; it's tricky because a lot of changes have been made to the code since then.  In the meantime, the feature just acts as a wrapper around per-mission texture replacement.
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: niffiwan on January 21, 2015, 03:18:57 pm
I am interested to hear more about this ship class texture replacement.

This means that you can specify textures on a per-ship-class basis, in ships.tbl.  It removes the need to either use a separate model with different textures or specify the replacement textures on a per-ship-occurrence basis in every mission.  It's the last remaining feature to be merged from Taylor's Xt branch.

Taylor's original feature actually replaced the ship textures on the ship class, so that they would use the new textures in the lab and the tech room.  I'm still working on integrating that part of his patch; it's tricky because a lot of changes have been made to the code since then.  In the meantime, the feature just acts as a wrapper around per-mission texture replacement.

:yes:
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: mjn.mixael on January 21, 2015, 06:25:30 pm
In case anyone is wondering, BtA will taste sour with a pinch of smokey.
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: NeonShivan on January 22, 2015, 04:07:32 pm
Dusk wars is set on Pandora or Endor? ??

Endor is overrated and I'm racist towards blue people, especially those damn Awoken...

Well done Axem, your journalism is as fabulous as always.
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: fightermedic on January 23, 2015, 06:20:24 am
I am interested to hear more about this ship class texture replacement.

This means that you can specify textures on a per-ship-class basis, in ships.tbl.  It removes the need to either use a separate model with different textures or specify the replacement textures on a per-ship-occurrence basis in every mission.  It's the last remaining feature to be merged from Taylor's Xt branch.

Taylor's original feature actually replaced the ship textures on the ship class, so that they would use the new textures in the lab and the tech room.  I'm still working on integrating that part of his patch; it's tricky because a lot of changes have been made to the code since then.  In the meantime, the feature just acts as a wrapper around per-mission texture replacement.
sounds usefull, good job :)
Title: Re: HLP Newsletter - January 2015
Post by: Luis Dias on January 23, 2015, 06:38:53 am
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We are so close to release, I can taste it. When finished, it will come with a re-release of the 2 mission demo... fully voiced this time.

OO___OOOO AGNGANNGANNGNANDSGNAGNANGNWGNNGWNANWGA