\\\-- Balance of Power (v1.2c released)--///

Post by **Martok** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:11 pm

I love both Gowron and thunderchero. They're my heroes!

Post by **thunderchero** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:48 pm

Gowron should get all the credit here

I spend 20 min adding files to "multi mod installer creator" 30 sec to create each one, And an hour uploading (only 40kb up speed)

And my wife is getting jealous

thunderchero

Post by **captaindusk** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:54 pm

*rents the biggest Hall of Warriors*

*orders a superb building company to create a statue of Gowron there in life-size*

*assembles all forum members and current visitors in the hall*

*starts a klingon warrior song*

and finally animates the whole hall to raise their fists repeatedly and go like:

"GOWRON GOWRON GOWRON!!!"

There you have it.

Hope you enjoyed

thunder we'll do the same for you tomorrow at Starfleet Headquarters

Post by **stardust** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:38 pm

thunderchero wrote: And my wife is getting jealous

thunderchero

lol i know what you mean about this game taking over your life...
Just lately i've been waking up at 4am thinking 'Oh S**t, i need to add this, edit that...' and so on.

I'll download and give 1.1c a whirl later on then

Post by **Gowron** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:38 pm

thunderchero wrote:I spend 20 min adding files to "multi mod installer creator" 30 sec to create each one, And an hour uploading (only 40kb up speed)

Well, here's some good news: I was able to change the sound ID pointers in converse.bin, so the next version of BoP will not include modified versions of english.snd resp. german.snd, because they're not needed anymore

But now to something completely different:

I've uploaded a beta version of trek.exe for BoP (to be installed over v1.1c) to my 4shared folder. Just install BoP v1.1c normally, then replace trek.exe with the beta version "BoP_beta_XXL_1.1c.zip".

This beta version has modified map dimensions for "large" galaxies:
50x36 squares instead of 25x18

Some notes:

The zoomed-in view already seems to work well.

The zoomed-out view still has some problems: Ships, ship ranges, territories and system bonuses will be displayed correctly, but the small star pictures and the system names are misaligned (switch off system names when zooming out).
Still, clicking on any sector will display the correct system at the botton of the screen.

Irregular, elliptic and ring galaxies look "normal", spiral galaxies look a little bit odd.

The star frequency reference value has not been changed yet, as this is just a test version. So galaxies will be a little bit empty.

Also, the game will run slower than with a 25x18 map.

Post by **The_Nighthawk** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:45 pm

we need a smiley for picking one's jaw up off the floor...

Post by **stardust** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:52 pm

I've just downloaded the beta .exe and couldn't get it to fire up. I've already tried downloading it a second time in case the first time was a bad/corrupt download.

I've copied it over the existing .exe in the Balance of Power folder but every time i try it attempts to start up the game but lobs me back onto the desktop, and predictably the crash log has nothing in it

Post by **captaindusk** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:13 pm

Yeah the same happens to me.

Post by **stardust** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:20 pm

Ahm, disregard my last comment. Think i was using the wrong versuion of BOP

I downloaded the version of 1.1c that you have to install the files manually and i've got it all working now.

By the Hand of Kahless Gowron you've done it

Post by **ketteringdave** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:25 pm

So what needs to be adjusted to get this new trek.exe to work with the Multi-Mod version of 1.1c? thunderchero made adjustments to the last few, I believe.

Post by **thunderchero** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:51 pm

here is edited exe for multi

this has not been tested at all by me yet.

EDIT: seems to work fine I see what he means by system names lol

http://www.4shared.com/file/95497875/26e39dd7/trek.html

only change was for install path.

thunderchero

Post by **captaindusk** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:08 pm

Works fine. Wow I guess I have to get used to this galaxy first. Quite overwhelming.

Post by **carcher** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:25 pm

wow

its HUGE!!!!
you've surpassed yourself again gowron.i'll drive my wife nuts playing this

Post by **stardust** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:48 pm

captaindusk wrote:Works fine. Wow I guess I have to get used to this galaxy first. Quite overwhelming.

What do you think i've been doing the last hour?

I risked the cremation of my dinner to have a quick spin on here

Seriously though, Gowron's an outright genius

I wonder how this'll hold up in MP....

Post by **thunderchero** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:50 pm

stardust wrote:I wonder how this'll hold up in MP....

I wonder how we could find out????