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Gmax and Ships Creation for X3TC

Bill, the link below is from the DDTC forum and in the PDF there a Custom Ships & Stations section with ship for the different races. The ships they've done will give you spec on each ship. From that you'll get an idea of what you want to use for specs on the ships you create. I'd say get the mod and look in the PDF too. They too have done some amazing work.

http://www.xforum.chaos.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=688



Mike. I'll burn a copy of my TC folder to a DVD like you suggested. Not sure if my computer can handle the DDTC mod or not, but I'm going to give it a try. ;)
 
GT182 said:
Mike. I'll burn a copy of my TC folder to a DVD like you suggested. Not sure if my computer can handle the DDTC mod or not, but I'm going to give it a try. ;)
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GT you will likely have problems with performace especially in busy sectors with your graphics settings turned up at all, if you cut out the higher end graphics it should smooth out somewhat.

I would say the performace issues will be short lived, I have been on the DDTC Forum and they acknoweledge there is work to be done on that and it is the top priority for Jan. I suspect we will see a version 1.5 soon with improved performance. The Team that did this mod also did one for Reunion and it is amazing, not quite as much eye candy but more than the vanilla so I am sure they will resolve this in short order.
 
Thanks for that Mike.... I might hold off a bit and wait for 1.5.

Bill, check here..... http://www.xforum.chaos.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=688
They have ship specs for different fleet ships. This page is for the Argon Fleet, but going to the bottom of the page you can "Jump To" access the other Fleets. It might help you for figuring out what you want to use for specs on the ships you're doing.

I finally found the Firefly (TS) in the Boron Fleet. http://www.xforum.chaos.net.nz/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=689 And I'm glad it's in a allie fleet. :d
 
Mike,

I have created a CAT file for my new Terran Launch, but do not know how to get it into the game from there. In the ReadMe, which falls off at the end, leaving out a few major details, it leaves me hanging with 'either install this with DoubleShadows Ship Installer, or via Scripts.

The CAT file is not a script is it?

I tried running it through the Ship Creator program by DoubleShadow, but dang, its a bit sophisticated. I am going to see if there is a readme around for it.

Any advice or input on this?




Bill
LHC
 
Lionheart said:
Mike,

I have created a CAT file for my new Terran Launch, but do not know how to get it into the game from there. In the ReadMe, which falls off at the end, leaving out a few major details, it leaves me hanging with 'either install this with DoubleShadows Ship Installer, or via Scripts.

The CAT file is not a script is it?

I tried running it through the Ship Creator program by DoubleShadow, but dang, its a bit sophisticated. I am going to see if there is a readme around for it.

Any advice or input on this?
Bill
LHC
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Bill you are way over my head on this topic I am no good with creating ships or scenery for any of the sims I have and I have never had the time to learn. However I did see something about that in one of the guides or readme's, which will likely mean something to you but was greek to me. Let me take a peak for the links I had saved...
 
Thanks Mike.

It appears I need to somehow convert the CAT files into an SPK script file. I have an X3 Packager and an X3 Ship Creator. I just need to figure out how these work and convert a ship to a script pack. These do not have instructions that carry you through step by step. For someone like me who cant figure out these darn programs, I am left a bit lost. arrghh..

I did try numbering the CAT files into sync with the others. That didnt do it. Well, I didnt find my ship in the order list in the ship yards.


Bill
 
WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

One personal Terran Launch, installed into the X Universe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<--- jumps on desk and dances a jig shouting THANK YOU GOD!!!!


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It needs some work. I see the scale is way off on it. As a drone, it was a very small craft, so it needs to be alot larger. The guns appear huge and are not locating in the right location. The Cockpit didnt locate the VC properly.

I might try to make my own VC from a decompiled version VC. I can move things around and make them to look a bit like the interior of the little ship.

DoubleShadow and Enenda at Egosoft have been working with me. The newest software tools were enhanced and operate totally diff from the previous versions. They are more powerful, but do different things from the tutorial.

Also, they showed me a way to do basic model entries into X3TC. You can create the basic file folder structures 'in' X3TC. Usually these are all compressed in the many CAT/DAT folder structures. (Sort of like ZIP files I believe, or CAB files).

This has been at least 2 months of trying to get a ship into X3. That was the main thing I wished to do is figure out the work flow from point A to point B, so that I could install new designs in it. That barrier was basically broken just now, Jan 20; 2:30AM...

whewww....

hooo rah!
 
Hey that's great Bill.
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Now that's an addiction. :bump:

One question..... don't you ever sleep? LOL
 
Thanks gang.

I couldnt sleep after I did that, so I played around with it some more. Changed the scale some and redid some things on it. Learning to adjust things like crazy. I was able to give it a different VC, adjusted stock speed from 64 to 200 (before updates or tunes), and when I gave it SuperTune in X3, it made it top out at 2,200 M/S, LOLOL... That was a blast. 6 Seconds to accellerate to full speed, 7 seconds to slow down to all-stop. More like a dragster. No warp needed, just gigantic brakes..

The original scale had it that no one could fit in it. I checked scale by bringing up an Agron M4 fighter into Gmax beside the craft, and sure enough, it was like part of the wing, instead of a car sized craft, which I wanted. So I rescaled it and through it back in X3TC and checked it, then flew it around for a while.

Very fun...



Bill
 
In the near future, I am going to try to do some tutorial work on this to help others that would want to do this also. The tutorials on ship making was good, but getting them 'in-game' was the most difficult part. I think that DoubleShadow is working on something also. This should be good. He made the tools for getting the ships into the game.



Bill
 
Excellent Bill. Tutorials sound good too. Maybe even I could learn something about it. But right now it's all greek to me.

Signed... The "Assassin-Profiteer". ;) LOL
 
Hi guys.

Just found you after a little bit of searching :) Thanks for using DDTC as a reference for some of your work and congrats also on getting your first ship in game. Also thanks for your kind words and praise of the Mod.

We are currently working on the performance issue's and hopefully by the weekend we should have an idea on what is happening. I normally post on the Ego boards and our own, but I'm happy to post here to keep you guys in the loop.

Some of the guides on the x-wiki site are now a bit out of date and will need bringing up to scratch, however that's on the back burner at the moment as we swat the few bugs we have left.

Vayde
 
Vayde..... welcome, great to have you here with us. You'll find this is a much easier going spot than the Ego forums. ;) Beside, some of us need all the help we can get. X3 is very addictive, with a very steep learning curve too.
 
Vayde said:
Hi guys.

Just found you after a little bit of searching :) Thanks for using DDTC as a reference for some of your work and congrats also on getting your first ship in game. Also thanks for your kind words and praise of the Mod.

We are currently working on the performance issue's and hopefully by the weekend we should have an idea on what is happening. I normally post on the Ego boards and our own, but I'm happy to post here to keep you guys in the loop.

Some of the guides on the x-wiki site are now a bit out of date and will need bringing up to scratch, however that's on the back burner at the moment as we swat the few bugs we have left.

Vayde
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Vayde, Glad to have you aboard the Outhouse, I have been an X3 fan for some time and I really like the DDTC mod, I am having some performance issues but it is as much my gaming rig as it is the Mod, I am going to build a new system shortly so I expect better results when it is finished and if your team makes some performance inprovements to the mod even better.

I have to say I love the backgrounds, very well done, I really want to do more exploring but work keeps me away so much and I just have not had the time.

Hope you can keep us up to date on the enhancements to DDTC, I for one am looking forward to any updates.
 
Bill.... WOW.... hey anyone know if theres any Star Trek or Star Wars craft about i can add in? :icon_lol: i've got a hankering for pestering a Sovereign class while flying in an X-wing :icon_lol:

EDIT: Almost finished my First Ship Design.... i Call it, the Ninja Class, lots of Work still to do, this is my first ship ever and i mean ever, created in 3DS Max :icon_lol:
 
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