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Reply to Star Wars: Sins of a Galactic Empire 1.0E (entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Outstanding job Eville and team. I was wondering why it was taking so long to see a first complete release. After spending several bug free hours playing on a SMALL map, I now understand and I am speechless. The level of detail in the modifications in this game is astounding. I mean you even have pretty decent voice work included for CIS ships and whatnot. Wow, just wow. I remember when SOSE was first announced I was hoping Eville would come over from his terri

Reply to Star Wars: Sins of a Galactic Empire 1.0E (entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Never mind. I fixed the hummingbird fighters myself. Anyone snooping around the .entity files should try these numbers on their fighters and bomber files: maxAccelerationLinear 30.000000 maxAccelerationStrafe 10.000000 maxDecelerationLinear 100.000000 maxAccelerationAngular 9.999992 maxDecelerationAngular 99.999985 maxSpeedLinear 270.000000 It's basically a reduction of a factor of 10. Now the x-wings glide and turn by the bigger ships just like they d

Reply to Star Wars: Sins of a Galactic Empire 1.0E (entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Eveille and team, Just finished a few hours of playing with this mod. I have to say it is simply outstanding. I can't get over how much better the details are on the star wars ships vs the original game models. Quite frankly I didn't expect the engine could support such fantastic detail. Well done! Irondclad modelers should sit up and take notice at your work. I absolutely love how you nailed the miniscule scale of the fighters. They are

Reply to Star Wars: Sins of a Galactic Empire 1.0E (entrenchment) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Man, is it ever so refreshing to see the star wars universe come alive. Thanks Eville. I remember when you released the first version of the homeworld mod. It was rough around the edges but still impressive. But what blew me away was when i revisited the updated mod a few months later and was blown away by the little details you had thrown in. I hope you have motivation to do this with this mod. Awesome stuff nonetheless. I praise and curse lucasarts. I

Reply to Sins v1.02 Changelog in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have to agree the balance adjustments may be to soon based on just a few players feedback. It's human nature to find faults with a game system before assuming their own lack of skill is at fault. Fragile human egos want to find something else to blame before blaming themselves. I see this all the time with MMOs. Typically player's cry foul on the game balance when outskilled by a more experienced opponent or just call them cheaters when they are "unfairly" beaten. M

Reply to I LOVE THIS GAME! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

This game is slowly but surely becoming virtual liquid crack for me :LOL: I predict lot's of productivity loss due to this game. Damn you ironclad!!!!

The explosions rock! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Finally a space RTS game where the debris don't vanish after a few seconds. I just saw my first frigate go poof and was amazed at how long the debris lingered. It's these little details that impress me the most about a high quality game. Now if only the ships weren't frozen in place when idle. A little newtonian physics movement would have went a long way with this game. But that's just a small quibble I have with the game. Man, I can't wait to see the star wars mod no

Support the other guys too in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

First off, I pre-ordered this game months ago and can't wait to play it. The only other dev house that has impressed me with this type of stratgegy genre is Lesta. They created an epic WW2 ship warfare game called Pacific Storm/ Pacific Storm Allies. I highly recommend that this community check that game out. It's not sci-fi but it's epic in scope and detail just like this game and is a nice alternative once you need a break from this one. I really wish stardock would

Reply to Star Wars Mod in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Eville, here's an even better suggestion for the mod Make all the planet objects faction symbols (rebel symbol, empire symbol etc) and have planet wallpapers appear once zoomed in close enough. This will allow believable scaling for all other objects and ships. Because you if you think about it, only the planets appear to be out of scale for the game in general.

Reply to Star Wars Mod in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Evile, first off let me say I am a big fan of your work. Those models you made for HW2 are jawdropping to say the least. I am very excited to see you here looking at modding this engine. My only comment about your points is I wish this game went the route similar to Imperium Galactica III. When you zoomed into combat the planet scaled massively into the background providing an epic feel to combat. I really wish ironclad had gone this route. Having the little planets modeled w

Careful with the Beta...you might get burnt out in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Been reading some complaints about the game getting boring. This will happen if you play a game that's still in development. I was happy to invest into this game and get a sneak peek at whats coming but I know better than to keep playing a half-finished game. By the time the game is finished a lot of beta testers will be very burnt out and will blame the game when in fact they only have themselves to blame.

Any chance for inertia modelling in Sins of a Solar Empire Stardock Forums

I can't wait for the full version while I enjoy the beta. My biggest peeve with games that model large ships be they seaborne or spaceborne, is the lack of mass. Nothing takes me out of a game more then watching ships scoot around like they are on skateboards. They should move like the lumbering giants that they are. The best example of how ships should move would be looking at the last Star Wars movie and watching those first 10 minutes of the fleet battle over coruscant. Really doesn't get bet

Reply to How do I die? in Ethics JoeUser Forums

Betcha it's the number one cause in Las Vegas (cue drum) bumpadabump .... curious, I believe your real issue is with guilt. I suggest making peace with yourself and examine the sources of your guilt.

Reply to Kill all rational thought. Murder it with silence. in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Do what thou will... But for the love of pete how many different spellings do we need of magic? I mean come on this is getting absurd. Magic Majic Magjic Magik etc... Methinks there are too many Aleister Crowely wannabes out there.

Reply to Lucifer's Protagonistic Puzzle ; Black Power > White Power in Ethics JoeUser Forums

Although, I loathe the radical black movement as much as the Nazi movement. You are missing a key element here. The black race in this country was at one point put into slavery. Thus the black radical movements do have some momentum going for them. Does this make them right? No. But you can't put them on a same playing field with the Nazi's. The Nazi movement simply have no leg to stand on. The white man has never been oppressed in this country and only recently have they become a mino

Reply to positive thinking in Life JoeUser Forums

Maybe it's me but I always thought that positive thinking was simply desciplining oneself not to harp on negative thoughts. For example you screw up, you acknowledge it and move on. You don't sit there and begin to examine all your flaws and continually lament over them. Nor do you find an excuse for them through religious or psycological means. You don't have to be Christian to stay positive. There are many philosophies and religions one can take to ensure a healthy positive o

Reply to The art of Sin in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

SIN definitions: A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. Deliberate disobedience to the known will of God. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong. To violate a religious or moral law. To commit an offense or violation. How can one sin against an omnipotent being? The only sin that matters to God (if you believe i

Reply to Is Love A Choice? in Life JoeUser Forums

I suggest you look at the case studies of emotional attachment by other animals. Some very interesting findings have occured with chimps, gorillas and elephants to name a few. All these animals have shown very human-like levels of love. Examples: Adolescent apes refusing to leave the corpse of their dead mother even those the rest of the group moves on. Eventually the child ape dies from starvation even though he was capable of living on with the rest of the group.

Reply to The Jedi Code: More than just a star wars thing? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Try a more grounded philosphy like Buddism,Taoism or Hinduism. You will find all those truths there but more thought out and detailed

Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

From wealth comes power. The sheer amount of power the oil tycoons hold is staggering. Consider the kinds of strings they can pull. One example...having a senior senator insist they not take a vow of truth before a hearing. Now that's power! We are all human and are prone to poor judement and error. Now imagine the potential of a mistake backed up by billions of dollars. Could the US be morphing into a modern day Roman Empir

Reply to Sticking it to the Big, Bad Oil Companies! in Politics JoeUser Forums

It's hard to defend an industry that makes PROFITS in the Billions. I say again this is profit and not gross we are talking about. Hmm...I wonder what kind of power and influence can you buy with billions at your disposal? Want to guess?