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I posted this playership on xelerus. Please let me know how it does. Please advise me of any improvements or changes i can make in my next ship line. Soon ill start modeling my own ships.
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Well, first thing you should do is capitalize your Is when you're referring to yourself and learn to use apostrophes properly.

Secondly, you really don't have to split everything up into multiple XML files. I'm not sure why you did that.

Third, delete thumbs.db.

Fourth, capitalize 'I' when you're referring to yourself.

Fifth, it's generally looked down upon to give good equipment to the starting player. Personally I just say "Screw 'Em All" to that but then that's probably why everyone hates me.

Fifth, capitalize 'I' when you're referring to yourself.

Sixth, I'm not really sure how you modified the graphics there. It looks the same as the default image for the E100. It's probably okay to just use the same image for the E100 if you're just starting out.

Seven7h, you're sort of supposed to start from 0xD7790000 instead of 0xD7790001 for unidExtension, but then I guess it's just a matter of preference. That's the way I do it anyhow, start from 0 and count up. Your UNIDS also look a little weird, but it might have something to do with how you split it up into multiple XMLs for some reason.

Other than that, it looks good. Except that you should really capitalize your 'I's when you're referring to yourself.
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I am not sure what you mean by thumbs.db.

I just modified the colors so I could more easily differentiate between the standard E100 and the one I was working with.

My question is: Are the weapons and shields too powerful for a beginner? The ROM's can be removed and is there anything I can do to make this better?

It's all separated because I built most of it in pieces.

The apostrophes were precautionary. I didn't know if they cause problems if they were periods. so i went with something that would cause a shift from one particle to the next instead of a definite end of a particle.

0xD7790000 is on my computer it is my tester ship. My id system goes as such 0xD779401A 4=item 01=number A=version This may change later on.

Lastly: i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
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Modding is tweaking things... Does that mean were actually tweakers?
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ACK! shields regen too fast. That wasn't what I intended.
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updated the mod to balance it out a little better.
Modding is tweaking things... Does that mean were actually tweakers?
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Hmm. I wonder if we can weaponise Schilcote for use against the more grammatically incorrect enemies of Transcendence.
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Shrike wrote:Hmm. I wonder if we can weaponise Schilcote for use against the more grammatically incorrect enemies of Transcendence.
A leet missile? *shudder* :D
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*Fires Stephinian grammar Missile with a barrage of punctuation subunitions, each doing 9999 Blast,Ion,and DarkFire Dmg with WMD 99999! +EMP effect.*

Yeah, that would be great!
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I think that definitely goes on my list of 'Things to put in a Godmod Pack'

Now I just need to work out how to force the engine to show "punctuation rage" damage type....
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Prophet wrote:*Fires Stephinian grammar Missile with a barrage of punctuation subunitions, each doing 9999 Blast,Ion,and DarkFire Dmg with WMD 99999! +EMP effect.*

Yeah, that would be great!
Heeyyy, I don't do that stuff anymore.
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Back on subject....

Emoneg, what you have done is good, but needs a lot more honing.

Your grammar is atrocious, to say the least. You have mistakenly used commas (,) when fullstops (.) were needed, the description for the Armour is too long and all of the players military stuff is confiscated as soon as they dock.

This appears to be more of a godmod than anything else, too.

But, it's not all bad. You have nicely changed the E100's colours to red and the new rocket-thrust colour is good. The new weapons,items, shields and armour show you could go a long way with modding...but you have just fallen short of something worthy here.

Keep working on it, fix up the mistakes, play the mod yourself, and this could work well.

EDIT: Make sure you pull back on the inital credits/thrust/cargo space, because it is an unfair starting ship (unless you are going to put a GodMod tag on this)
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I mostly blathered about this on xelerus, but I just saw TheProphet mention the thrusters and wanted to say to make sure you check them over planets and near the sun, and if it looks odd check your masks. I think it did, but I've had a crazy day :D
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Star Weaver wrote:but I just saw TheProphet mention the thrusters and
I think you mean "ThePrivateer". That's me. -> :D <-

Prophet's the dude with the scary blue alien avatar. :shock:
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ThePrivateer wrote:
Star Weaver wrote:but I just saw TheProphet mention the thrusters and
I think you mean "ThePrivateer". That's me. -> :D <-

Prophet's the dude with the scary blue alien avatar. :shock:
Um, yeah. That. That's what I get for replying in the woozy of the morning and not reading the thread again. :)

(I keep double taking on Prophet's avatar because it's the custom race person from Galactic Civiliazations (2) :D)
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ThePrivateer wrote:
Prophet's the dude with the scary blue alien avatar. :shock:
his avatar is cool and it might be a self portrait for all you know
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