[Dark Hunter]

Which would be very cluttered and annoying as **** to read, so I probably won't be using it even if it is actually being worked on.

Or... maybe I can wait and reserve judgment until I see the finished product. My current guess however is that it would be very cluttered and annoying as **** to read. 

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Which would be very cluttered and annoying as **** to read, so I probably won't be using it even if it is actually being worked on.

Or... maybe I can wait and reserve judgment until I see the finished product. My current guess however is that it would be very cluttered and annoying as **** to read. 

I'm with you on this one. When you put it that way, can you imagine a radar that has the XYZ axes, five warship icons, ten-over small ship icons, and a large jump node icon...all within such a small space?

[Romanmolf]

Yes. It would be annoying.

[kalnaren]

Yes. It would be annoying.

It might work if the radar was split, like in the X-Wing series. People running the game at lower resolutions though would probably be at a severe disadvantage, I don't really want more crap on the HUD.

[eliex]

The radar is cluttered enough already without extra large icons.

[colecampbell666]

What about a full-screen map view, like some I've seen demo'd a few months ago.

[Droid803]

This is quite off topic, lol.
But yeah, I'm convinced that the icons are pretty much overkill for anything smaller than a cruiser.

[colecampbell666]

Oh wow, you're right. I never noticed what topic I was posting in.

[Fighter77]

Hi, I am a newbie & I want to try "Blue Planet" as my first MOD.
I read that I will need "Lightspeed's nebula pack". I am unable to find it ( that is identify it) in "Installer by Turey",
however I did find it here:
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.17
If I have to download it myself where do I put it?
I used "Installer by Turey" & downloaded "Blue Planet".
Do I still need the 2 patches listed on page 1 of this Forum?
Do I need anything else?

[Jeff Vader]

I read that I will need "Lightspeed's nebula pack". I am unable to find it ( that is identify it) in "Installer by Turey",

Yeah, I think it's not included in the Installer.

however I did find it here:
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.17
If I have to download it myself where do I put it?

This one's easier (and it'll also improve the FS2 main campaign mission backgrounds): download, extract (with 7-Zip) and place to your \mediavps\ folder.

Do I still need the 2 patches listed on page 1 of this Forum?

No.

Do I need anything else?

Grab the mod.ini from the first post of this thread and place it to your \blueplanet\ folder.

[Fighter77]

Thanks Lobo. I did as you said above & then Ran the Original FreeSpace2 Open. All worked OK
with very noticable improvements in Graphic quality. Yesterday I downloaded the "368 zeta advanced
media vp's with 710 patches" & "ogg cutscenes".
I then selected "Blue Planet" in the Controller and it worked OK with a new pilot name except for these
narrative problems:
Person 1 in the game is reading the dots.....
Person 2 in the game does not generate any audio at all. Both of these are not a big problem really.
I simply just read what he is saying.

Further Question on "Lightspeed's nebula pack"
Your link above:File Size = 8.51MB
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.234
While this one:File Size is 37.65MB
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.17
A large difference in size.
As your file works for me OK should I just stay with that or should I download the larger file?

[General Battuta]

Honestly, I'd just turn off the automated voice-reader. Microsoft Sam ruins the epic atmosphere.

[Jeff Vader]

Further Question on "Lightspeed's nebula pack"
Your link above:File Size = 8.51MB
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.234
While this one:File Size is 37.65MB
http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.17
A large difference in size.
As your file works for me OK should I just stay with that or should I download the larger file?

The differences are that the larger version has the original uncompressed nebula textures and they are in a non-vp format, which means that you must place them to the appropriate subfolders under \freespace2\mediavps\data\. As uncompressed images they might also cause some performance issues. The smaller one has the textures compressed to .dds files. People with the Undisputed Hi-Fi Eye^TM will immediately notice the difference in quality, but normal people shouldn't. Especially in the middle of a battle. Also, these textures are packed into a .vp which makes them easier to use. And let's not forget that they contain modified versions of the retail missions where the nebulae have been used in the most beautiful ways imaginable.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I've finally plucked up enough courage to play through the whole campaign on Very Easy without cheating. Got past Forced Entry on my second try. On my first try, I blew up the SD Abel's two LReds, but I didn't get the SReds, so that, combined with remnants of the Shivan bombers, destroyed the Temeraire. On my second attempt, I blew up the two LReds and SReds. One of the LReds managed to open fire and reduce the Temeraire's hull by 6% (from 24% to 18%), but I blew it up halfway.

[Rodo]

I've finally plucked up enough courage to play through the whole campaign on Very Easy without cheating. Got past Forced Entry on my second try. On my first try, I blew up the SD Abel's two LReds, but I didn't get the SReds, so that, combined with remnants of the Shivan bombers, destroyed the Temeraire. On my second attempt, I blew up the two LReds and SReds. One of the LReds managed to open fire and reduce the Temeraire's hull by 6% (from 24% to 18%), but I blew it up halfway.

good... and It's not over yet... you still have one or two hard missions ahead of you.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I know. I cheated through the whole thing two months ago.

[Snail]

It really does appear that gameplay has become overshadowed by storyline nowadays.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Yeah well, it used to be the reverse back in the '90s.

I think Blue Planet is somewhere near the middle.

[Rodo]

I find the story sometimes even more interesting than the mission itself, but both things must come along since you might loose some parts of the audience to boredom.
Blue planet has both of these missions, some really story-heavy and some combat-dedicated, that's what made it a success.. (my point of view) and also the new shinny models and music .

[Androgeos Exeunt]

For some reason, the models look shinier and more unrealistic with lower in-game detail settings.