[blackhole]

Currently i don't really care about the SCP builds, what i'm worried about is my retail. The only open files i installed were fs2_open_whateverversion.exe and fs2_open_whateverversion.map (and the respective debug version of those files), along with the launcher. I loaded up my mission and BLAMMO, ugly nebulas. i installed nothing else.

Creating a new pilot did nothing, the effect occurs, well, everywhere. All pilots, and all missions - however it (seems) to only occur with the red nebulas mod pack.

Launcher version is 5.3

[Turey]

i don't remember a .map file...... anyways.

try removing what you just installed. Putting 3.6.7 on any machine is a bad idea. I haven't seen this problem, but there's a whole host of other ones.

If everything looks better after removing those 5 files, try installing 3.6.9 RC 7.9x above.

[blackhole]

Nothing. Could it be a problem with the red nebula pack or is that not supposed to be a problem?

[Turey]

check your detail settings, and try making a new pilot.

[blackhole]

Nada. Nil. Zip. Nothing.

[Kieve]

I did note that in the .tbl you have your nebs set as "bitmapX:" - a setting reserved for "solid mass" background objects like planets and the Sathanas fleet. Try setting it as "bitmap" (no X) instead.

[blackhole]

I didn't make that table

*editzorz*

EDIT: IT IS T3H FIXZ0RZ3D! THANKZEE!!!!

Now, time to move the nebulas apart so my screen isn't glowing bright red :

[Kieve]

A note on that screenshot - don't worry too much about it. I doubt I'll have time to seriously focus on [anything] until after Finals (should be done with those next Tues. or Wednesday).

[blackhole]

ehhh...

Could you, persay, make a border for me? I could make everything else.

Or i could just make a temporary one with the screenie. I have lots of options

[Kieve]

A crap-ass border like that example would take maybe half an hour... a decent one might take four to six. I'll give it a shot when I get back to Dell Diablo (at home doing laundry atm, my own PC is back at the apartment)...

...at any rate, make it a tentative "sure" but probably not for a day or three.

[blackhole]

Eh, take your time, i'll make a temporary one that will look pretty for now. When you get the time you can make an OMFG border and i'll put it in.

[blackhole]

Preliminary main hall. The thing i'm hovering over spawns a cool looking red warp animation, the buttons will eventually have text on them and light up when you hover over them.

[Kieve]

Nice...
Great idea with the warp-out exit too.

[blackhole]

Main hall's finished. Finally got some progress with troubleshooting my messages.tbl, once thats done i'll redo an icon and release 0.8

Odd, i've been fixing my messages.tbl and i've managed to get in one shivan wingman. But thats it. If i try to add in another the game crashes. Anyone know why?

[Turey]

Main hall's finished. Finally got some progress with troubleshooting my messages.tbl, once thats done i'll redo an icon and release 0.8

Odd, i've been fixing my messages.tbl and i've managed to get in one shivan wingman. But thats it. If i try to add in another the game crashes. Anyone know why?

Maybe it hasn't been made dynamic yet, and you're hitting the limit?

You'd have to ask a coder about that.

[blackhole]

this is FS2_retail, not FS2_open

[Cobra]

Exactly. Use FSO.

[blackhole]

Ah, no, mainly because FSO isn't completely stable and many people don't like to use it. I'll be keeping this retail-compatible for as long as possible. Once i've pushed the retail to its limits then i'll release a final retail version and continue the datafile development in FS2_open.

[Snail]

Ugh, get RID of that red planets thing! It is undeniably ugly and it always stares me in the face, everytime I see that I just want to DIE!!!! No!!!

And also, get someone to do that mainhall again using FSO and have them use  the 'clear hud' thing, it's currently not looking great like that. And pressing F1 will open up the help overlay. See if you can make that point to the buttons for a real finishing touch.

Also, I'll mail you a few Shivan weapons if you'll tell me yer Email.

[Dark Hunter]

Ah, no, mainly because FSO isn't completely stable and many people don't like to use it.

Wait, what? I've never even heard of these people. Who prefers retail to Open?