[blackhole]

Presenting version 0.9 of the Shivan Datafiles for fs2_open. This new version capitalizes on fs2_open's new capabilities, namely adding some player-allowed shivan bombers (and their interface art), a new main_hall (with slightly messed up buttons), bundling lightspeed's supercool weaponpack, fixing a whole crapload of problems with weapons, adding a crapload of personas, among other things.

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Shivan Datafiles v0.9
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The Shivan Datafiles are designed as a booster set of data for
any shivan campaign, and it currently holds the following features:

- All of the shivan ships are now player-playable
- All shivan ships have interface art
- Wingman, large ship, support and command personas are provided
- Empty message wav files provided for personas - Shivan voice samples provided.
- 4 cOmmunication animations are provided for the personas.
- Redisigned main hall
- Shivified warp (both 3D and 2D)
- Red nebulas and planets
- Lightspeed's shivan weapons pack has been bundled. Thanks Lightspeed!
- All shivan weapons have interface art and are player usable.


TERMS OF USE: You may distribute, modify, take parts of, or otherwise utilize the
files contained within the VP file that came with this readme in any shape, way or
form that you choose, provided that you mention me (Blackhole) _AND_ the fact that
you used the shivan datafiles in your credits.


The Shivan Datafiles - Created by Blackhole

I hope you all enjoy my newest installment of the shivan datafiles! Post any questions, comments, concerns, rants, accusations, screams of horror, bug reports, or features you would like included in version 1.0

And WMCoolman, VPmage is the most goddamn useful program ever. Really.

Also,  DID YOU GUYS HAVE TO START THE BACKUP 2 SECONDS BEFORE I POSTED THIS?!!?!?!?!

Download Links:
Shivan_datafiles_9_0.zip

[Water]

Haven't had any luck getting to http://www.freewebtown.com/ so far. May be a temporary problem

[blackhole]

I tested the link and it works for me..,

[Topgun]

works for me too

[blackhole]

*bump*

Did i update this for nothing?

[Grizzly]

No, as soon as I get FS back, I will get it. I am working on a nice campaign wich involves shivans... (not that you are actually going to be them.. but...)

[Topgun]

when will version 1.0 come out?

[blackhole]

Well, version 1.0 will come out when i get feedback on things to include in version 1.0, so far the only thing i have to include for it is an updated dragon model.

[Grizzly]

when will version 1.0 come out?

Probably... when it's done.

[blackhole]

But i'm not working on it becuase i have nothing to put in it! I asked what you guys wanted in v1.0 and i got... silence.... I don't know what to add. v1.0 was supposed to be a bugfix version so that it was stable, but i can't fix bugs if no one finds them. At this rate, v1.0 will never come out, because if it did, all it'd have is an updated dragon model.

[achtung]

Shivan Datafiles 0.9

Mirror'd

[ShadowGorrath]

I'm using these files , so keep going . And what needs to be updated : custom shivan missiles , more weapons , more sounds , tech room intelligence made to be for Shivans , shivan squad logos , shivan animations ( in command briefings ) . That's what needs updating . I'd do it myself if I knew the first thing about modding .

[blackhole]

Thanks for the mirror and v1.0 now has TWO things... Updated dragon model and an HQ red sun... hopefully.

As for shadowgorrath - thank god someone's using these! By custom shivan missiles i assume you mean more shivan missiles, since i bundled in lightspeed's shivan weapons pack. I'll try to expand the secondary and primary gun arsenal (i assume your aware that there are 8 guns already availible), but could you specify what sounds should be added? And what tech room intelligence needs to be added? I actually did add some intelligence - its just not enabled. Do you want me to add more?

For shivan squad logos, does anyone have any suggestions? i mean, they're shivans...

Shivan animations are impossible for me to do. If anyone knows of some animations that were already made by someone that i could bundle in here though, please post about it

Thanks for the feedback, i hope you can answer some of my questions. I'll start updating as soon as i can. Report any bugs you find!

[Topgun]

For shivan squad logos, does anyone have any suggestions? i mean, they're shivans...

how about pics of Hindu gods?

Edit: just encase you have not seen my other post, yes, you can use my sun.

[ShadowGorrath]

The fact is - those weapons don't work for me , even though I enabled them . In the campaign testing I enabled all those new weapons , but none of them appeared on the loadout menu ( I enabled JPG.TGA texture feature btw ) . Might be just me though ...

About the tech room intelligence - I mean , when you select Intelligence and chose to read about the Shivans , it should be like if they were writing info about themselves . About Terrans and Vasudans there should be written that they're some enemies and barely know . You get the idea ( hopefully ) . It would be good if it was all enabled .

Squad logos ... There could be some planets , a red sun or some ships shown in them . With specific names for the squadrons . Like , for example , the "7th Fighter Division" or something .

About the animations , just something basic would do I think . For example some scenery and a Shivan ship going on . A fleet or something . You know like it was in GTVA style , but with the Shivans in them . Those are a must have for anyone who wants to make a campaign with these files .

And no problem !

[Topgun]

How about proper dock points and a shivan suport ship? If you don't know how to model I might be able to make a low-poly one for you (I don't have the time to make a high-poly one right now...).

[blackhole]

The fact is - those weapons don't work for me , even though I enabled them . In the campaign testing I enabled all those new weapons , but none of them appeared on the loadout menu ( I enabled JPG.TGA texture feature btw ) . Might be just me though ...

What? None appeared? But i tested them! Are you sure about that? Try swapping out features and see if its that... but i KNOW they had interface icons.

About the tech room intelligence - I mean , when you select Intelligence and chose to read about the Shivans , it should be like if they were writing info about themselves . About Terrans and Vasudans there should be written that they're some enemies and barely know . You get the idea ( hopefully ) . It would be good if it was all enabled .

Thats campaign specific. I'm not supposed to make assumptions about how shivans act, i'm just supposed to provide content.

Squad logos ... There could be some planets , a red sun or some ships shown in them . With specific names for the squadrons . Like , for example , the "7th Fighter Division" or something.

I'll try that.

About the animations , just something basic would do I think . For example some scenery and a Shivan ship going on . A fleet or something . You know like it was in GTVA style , but with the Shivans in them . Those are a must have for anyone who wants to make a campaign with these files .

I can't make 'em.

How about proper dock points and a shivan suport ship?

That would involve replacing the terran support ship and a campaign may very well need it.

[blackhole]

Is it copyright infringement if i use this as a squad picture? 

[ShadowGorrath]

Woah ! Where did you get that from ?

Also , where did you get the Shivan voice files that are in the datafiles ? Cause that's what is needed in the datafiles - more Shivan voices .

About the weapons - yes , none of them appeared . Not even for selection . Maybe the tables don't fully work with this though ? But as I said - it may be just me .

Tech room intelligence - not necesseraly . You can post your own theories about the Shivans there , but/or leave instructions how someone could change them .

Animations - I'll try make them myself then . And if you don't mind , add them to the datafiles . It could be just a static image btw , but still - available to use . AT LEAST to replace that GTVA logo animation as default in command briefings .

[blackhole]

That resulted from me googling "sathanas" with an image search

Well, i didn't find the voice files that are included... i made them. I basically recorded my own voice then warped it and changed it to the point of being completely and totally unrecognizable. I can make more... how many do you think would be appropriate?

I'll do more testing about the weapons.

But it really wouldn't be good to have the tech room data be activated... Just imagine what would happen if a campaign maker was unaware of them because he didn't check the tech room and accidentally left them in there.

Sure, if you can make the animations, i'll put them in.