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[MOD RELEASE] Star Trek: Sacrifice of Angels 2 0.03b Released (updated 01/10/09)

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[MOD RELEASE] Star Trek: Sacrifice of Angels 2 0.03b Released (updated 01/10/09)

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This is the "Release" topic for the SoA 2 mod. Candidate for Mod Database's 2008 Mod of the Year.

SoA 2 0.03b adds the unified Dominion (with Cardassian, and Breen units) as a playable faction. It is the second part of the 0.03 series. You do not need 0.03a3 to play it. The 0.03b is complete. Delete any previous version of the mod and replace with the new version.  This is still a "Ships Only" Release. Structures, Defenses, Research, and Ability's are schedualed for the 0.04 update.

The SoA 2 "Work in progress" topic is here  https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/173883 All News, and updates will be posted there. Any non known issue bugs post over there.

Here is the Mod Database page. You can download the mod from here.  http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-trek-sacrifice-of-angels-2  If the download is not there yet. It is still processing. Keep checking. It takes a while for ModDB to process new files

 

Here is an alternate download link for 0.03b. The link will be removed when ModDB has the file up. http://files.filefront.com/SoA+2+003bzip/;12933985;/fileinfo.html

SoA 2 0.03b "The Second Dominion War" is the second of a two part release of 0.03. All four main factions are playable. We merged Manshooters Volumetric Explosions mod into SoA 2. While still a demo we are no longer going to use the term, because SoA 2 is starting to shape up into a full blown total conversion.

You MUST be running Sins version 1.1, 1.11, or 1.12 to play the mod. It will NOT WORK ON ENTRENCHMENT! or any other Sins beta. It also will not work on any versions of Sins before version 1.1

Read the Readme file for important installation instructions.

If you have an older version of SoA 2 just delete it from your mods folder, and replace it with the new version.

For best results install the SoA 2 mod on a clean install of latest update of Sins of a Solar Empire (version 1.12 as of this release).

Before you run the game for the first time after a clean install of Sins. Delete the "Ironclad Games" folder in c:\documents and settings\"your user name"\local settings\application data\. For Vista users its C:\Users\"your user name"\AppData\Local\.  BACK UP any other mods, and screenshots BEFORE you do this. This will ensure there are no stray older version, and/or beta files are in your sins installation.

Disable "Ship Mesh Highlight Filter" in your options\effects Otherwise you will see some wierd lighting problems with modded ships. We have not had time to adapt the modded ships to use this feature yet.

Disable any and all Team Color settings. There is a bug in how Sins renders team color in 1.1. It affects both the mod, and the default sins models. The Team Colors bleed through on the entire mesh. Both vanilla game ships, and modded ships are affected by this. Ironclad switched the specular, and team color shaders with the 1.1+ updates, but it seems like they failed to implement the code to render them correctly. Turn team color on and off to see for yourself. The mod doesnt use team colors anyway so you do not need this feature enabled. Ill post a bug report about this later.

The mod has been tested only on the US English version of sins. Other languages may, or may not work. If you are using a language other than English rename the "English.str" file in the mods strings folder to whatever language you are useing. Example: "German.str" if you are using the German language version.

Future planned updates:

SoA 2 0.04 will concentraite on adding all of the factions proper Research trees, Ability's, Structures, Defenses, and balance tweaks if needed.

SoA 2 0.05 will be the final spit, and polish of the mod before going into the final version. Anything that we couldnt get to do in the previous versions will be done here. Model, and texture tweaks, effects, sounds, more balancing, etc. will be all be refined if needed.

Enjoy the latest release of SoA 2 :)

Major Stress,

Darkshimmer,

Trekmods,

Digital Underground.

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Reply #226 from Sins Forums Top

Hey stress, redirect some of the Klingon ship sounds to...I forgot what Vasari ship.  There's one with a male klingon grownling type voice.

Reply #227 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Major, reply 24
Nebula is another toss up, while she was seen in passing in a fleet gathering at SB 375. She was not seen participating in any of the fighting.

The only reason I know this is that I'm in the midst of re-watching DS9, but in the episode Waltz, Gul Dukat is being transported to trial aboard a Nebula class ship, the Honshu, which was attacked and destroyed by Cardassian ships. So that does count as seeing action in the war. 'Course, I'm just a Nebula fanboy, and I'd love to see it in there.

Just to throw my opinion out there, I think I'd rather see the Intrepid in there than the Steamrunner. Even though I hate Voyager as much as you do, I've just never liked the design of the Steamrunner.

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Reply #228 from Sins Forums Top

I just thaught that it would be cool to see older ships that had been brought back into service such as the constellation class and other older ships. 

Also the nova class would be a good scout vessel.

Reply #229 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting gihren, reply 1
Hey stress, redirect some of the Klingon ship sounds to...I forgot what Vasari ship.  There's one with a male klingon grownling type voice.

the Vulkoras Desolator is what youre talking about right? cause it does sound like the klingons in a way

Reply #230 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting NowhereDan, reply 2


Just to throw my opinion out there, I think I'd rather see the Intrepid in there than the Steamrunner. Even though I hate Voyager as much as you do, I've just never liked the design of the Steamrunner.

well the steamrunner class was mainly used for transport (irony lol) so they might be able to be trade ships

and the Intrepid class wasnt built in time to see much action in the Dominion war anyways.

I also agree that the Nebula should be in this mod, but as a support ship (i.e. like the Hoshiko criuser) not as for direct combat simply because it could be popped by a few ships.

as for older ships, i dont know. we got the Excelusior class and the Miranda class, thats enough. remember this is during the Dominion War so i dont think you will be seeing any constitutions flying arond.

im just saying Stress, the Nova could be the scout ship simply cause ive seen its Specs.

   1) no torpedo launchers. weapons were entirely phasers (good for balance)

   2) the Ablity to detect cloaked ships (yes its true, but you can make it reserachable)

   3) multiple deflector dishes (so it can enter warp faster)

   4) its pretty small, and its the only true canan scout ship

 

Reply #231 from Sins Forums Top

well for Cargo there is also this kind of Ships

 

And i wanted to add that the Excelsior was upgraded with Quantum Torpedos ...

Reply #232 from Sins Forums Top

oh and i just found this picture here, you can see another kind of cargo ship:

 

Reply #233 from Sins Forums Top

ok heres where you went wrong

1)the Prometheus , Norway, Springfield, Yeager, and,Cheyyene classes are not is relation with the time peorid as with the Olympic class

2) The Soyuz class is merely an adaptation of the Miranda class, as is the Shelly an adaptation of the Cenatuar. they do not stand alone class wise.

3) the chart is not to scale, the Steamrunner is actually as small as the defiant class and the Nebula is only as big as the Galaxy's Saucer section

:borg:  "Resistance is Futile"

Reply #234 from Sins Forums Top

I just thaught that it would be cool to see the older class ships being drafted into service to help with the war effort and bulk up the fleet and make it less repetitve.

Reply #235 from Sins Forums Top

btw, the soveriegn class was in service for the dominion  war. if you watch insurrection, picard references needing to find allies for the federation durring the war as his mission in the beginning of the movie.

Reply #236 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting cmdrleeadama, reply 10
btw, the soveriegn class was in service for the dominion  war. if you watch insurrection, picard references needing to find allies for the federation durring the war as his mission in the beginning of the movie.

Dude. Read, then write. Major Stress just explained his policy for considering things included in the Dominion War.

In regards to the Nova, a) it was not seen at all in the Dominion War, and b) Stress has already said he plans to use the Venture scout ship from Insurrection as the Federation scout.

Quoting Mr_Blunt3d,
ok heres where you went wrong

Yeah... he was talking about the cargo ship in that picture, not suggesting that all of those ships be included. I think that "Antares class" shown there is supposed to be the type of freighter that Cassidy Yates was captaining, but I'm not sure. Also, the Centaur is a variant of the Excelsior and the Nebula a variant of the Galaxy, so let's not go making rules about what does and doesn't fly in that regard, eh?

 

 

Reply #237 from Sins Forums Top

thats wight, it was just about the cargo Ships :)

the 2 smaller Pictures are from ST Armada, if you want i can try to post the Dominion and Romulan Ships too.

Reply #239 from Sins Forums Top

yat i was unable to find a romulan transporter, but i definately know there is a Episode in TNG where a romulan Troop transport is going to invate Vulcan and these transport is being destroyed by  a romulan warbird when the plan fails to leave no proof of the plan.

Maybe someone who owns the TNG seasons has a picture of it ...

 

And sorry i post 3 replys, somehow the edit doesnt work >_>

Reply #240 from Sins Forums Top

Ok guys, Enough with the posting pics of ships that are in other games. I have transports for all of the factions except the Breen. If you want to help then find me some "good" Breen designs, but dont post them here. Use a PM ok.

I know what you are talking about with the vulcan transports. Those "romulan" transports are salvaged older vulcan ships. They were to be used specifically as "trojan horses" to invade vulcan. They were destroyed when the plan was revealed, and turned into a failure. AFAIK none of those ships were seen elsewhere, or active at any time during that era.

Edit doesnt work when someone replys before you edit your post.

The Cardies and Klingons both use the Trammion design. Only difference is the color of the ship, and yes i do have a model of it. Yes it will be used. Dominion use the Karemman for transport. I have a model of that as well. The Feds however will use the Merchantman. Not that Antaries design. Why? because the Antaries is an non-federation design, and was redressed, and re-used as TNG's "ship of the week" in several episodes. Plus i dont like the design.

Again here we go with the persons own point of view of "whats canon" arguments. It is kind of silly dont you think? That Picard was sent to the rear duing the Dominion War to "Find Allies" in the best ship the feds had to offer. That tells me the Ent-E was the ONLY Sovereign in existance at the time, and also would explain why it wasnt sent to the front lines. It re-enforces the reason why the Sovereign should NOT be in the mod. Despite that fact it will be in. As i said before the only reason why it is in is the same reason why the Ambassador is in, because i spent way too much time, and effort on the models for them NOT to be in. The Nebula on the other hand. Its model is not done yet. So i can afford to give it the axe if i have to. However i found new evidence that she did participate. In the battle for Cardassia she was in the main fleet formation, and fighting. So that means she is most definetly in the mod.

I think about this more now, and the Intrepid really should not be in a Dominion War era mod (Niether should the Sovereign, and the Ambassador). Only TWO Intrepids were known to exist at that time. Since i havent started any work on the model it is going to stay that way. Sorry guys.

If you check the main WIP topic for SoA 2 you will see that the Kvort is in game.

Reply #241 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Major, reply 15
The Nebula on the other hand. Its model is not done yet. So i can afford to give it the axe if i have to. However i found new evidence that she did participate. In the battle for Cardassia she was in the main fleet formation, and fighting. So that means she is most definetly in the mod.

Awesome, I love that ship.

Quoting Major, reply 15
I think about this more now, and the Intrepid really should not be in a Dominion War era mod (Niether should the Sovereign, and the Ambassador). Only TWO Intrepids were known to exist at that time.

I'm not arguing that it should be in (though it would be nice to see it get blown up and imagine that was Voyager), but technically we know there were at least three: Voyager, the Bellerophon, and the Intrepid. Just nitpicking, don't mind me :)

Reply #242 from Sins Forums Top

I'm not arguing that it should be in (though it would be nice to see it get blown up and imagine that was Voyager),

You are a morbid human being, LOL!

Alright, I'll be looking for Breen Transport vessels and let you know, Stress.

Reply #243 from Sins Forums Top

However i found new evidence that she did participate. In the battle for Cardassia she was in the main fleet formation, and fighting.

 

Right I also saw the Nebula in the battle formations and docked at DS9 and i also saw it on a Star Fleet Tactical Screen in the background at a Starbase.

Reply #245 from Sins Forums Top

well, in the end i say:

 

Why are you just thinking about stuff you have seen in the DS9 seasons ? i mean the Star-Fleet was not just fighting around the Defiant didnt she ? I think you should give people who make use of fantasy at least the chance to have some other ships in game then the ones you had just seen in the seasons ... :rolleyes:

Reply #247 from Sins Forums Top

ok first off i would like to say u have done a great job so far on this mod stress i have been following u almost since day one ^^

 

 

Quoting Croshy, reply 20
well, in the end i say:

 

Why are you just thinking about stuff you have seen in the DS9 seasons ? i mean the Star-Fleet was not just fighting around the Defiant didnt she ? I think you should give people who make use of fantasy at least the chance to have some other ships in game then the ones you had just seen in the seasons ...

 and secently i would like to say.if u want more ships make them ur self and add them ur self stress has all ready said he has a ship list set in stone that means no more plz add this or remove this talk.

 

p.s no bore XD

 

Reply #248 from Sins Forums Top

ok first off i would like to say u have done a great job so far on this mod stress i have been following u almost since day one ^^

 

 

Quoting Croshy,
reply 20
well, in the end i say:

 

Why are you just thinking about stuff you have seen in the DS9 seasons ? i mean the Star-Fleet was not just fighting around the Defiant didnt she ? I think you should give people who make use of fantasy at least the chance to have some other ships in game then the ones you had just seen in the seasons ...

 and secently i would like to say.if u want more ships make them ur self and add them ur self stress has all ready said he has a ship list set in stone that means no more plz add this or remove this talk.

 

p.s no borgXD

 

Reply #249 from Sins Forums Top

how do you get this demo mod to work  I am not that tech savy so if any one colud please tell in simply terms how to load this mod  I would relly thankful 

Reply #250 from Sins Forums Top

Download and extract to the mods folder as specified.

 

Then go into the game, options, mods, enable it in the list.  All finished.