Released - the Cobra Mark III-XT

[Lone_Wolf]

I recently started a new pilot, but kept my oxps installed. The Cobra mark III-XT is also present, since i intend to upgrade to that one later.
While doing Tionisla Isinor runs to get money for equipment, i got challenged by a black knave.
Having only the basic cobra , it was press space commander in seconds.

You describe the black knaves as a criminal organisation, but with a chivalry like code of conduct.
Maybe you could add a check for player level, so black knaves only challenge players that have reached above average or competent level ?

[CaptSolo]

Terribly sorry about that, Lone_Wolf. I will provide an alternate download without the Black Knave's, which I will post a link to in this thread.

My bad!

[Diziet Sma]

I will provide an alternate download without the Black Knave's

Actually, I like the sound of Lone_Wolf's proposed solution better..

[JazHaz]

This incident shows that you should read up on OXPs that you download and only install the ones that won't affect the balance of your Ooniverse.

[CaptSolo]

I will provide an alternate download without the Black Knave's

Actually, I like the sound of Lone_Wolf's proposed solution better..

Right, not a JS boffin but changed the script to check for player score. Black Knave will only appear if player is competent or higher. Also removed chance for Knave's having a cloaking device. Will release update in a day or so.

[Lone_Wolf]

This incident shows that you should read up on OXPs that you download and only install the ones that won't affect the balance of your Ooniverse.

That is a good general rule, but the reason i posted had nothing to do with the change in balance.
I found an inconsistency between the description of the Black Knaves and their in-game behaviour and reported that.

Thanks for picking this up, CaptSolo.

[CaptSolo]

Version 1.2 is ready:
https://www.box.com/s/aow5wgulekdsdaahni16

Black Knaves will now only challenge pilots rated competent or better. Also decreased the chance they will appear and removed cloaking device entry in shipdata.plist.

[Lone_Wolf]

It seems this oxp has disappeared from the the wiki oxp list.

The Cobra MK3-XT however has it's own page on our wiki : [wiki]Cobra_Mark_III-XT[/wiki]
The download link on that page is valid.

[CaptSolo]

I am re-working this OXP with new models and textures and bringing back the Black Knaves. I am employing Griff's shaders for his original Cobra Mk. III. This preview of the player ship just happens to be randomly painted this color, which I guess is a magenta. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Still a bit more texture work to be done and I'm painfully slow doing it.

[Redspear]

Looks great

Any news on the neolite retextures

[CaptSolo]

Looks great

Any news on the neolite retextures

I'm not doing a re-texture insofar as the original diffuse textures exist. Simon's textures are great, IMHO. I used them as a base to create several additional texture maps, specular, effects, and normal maps. These are rendered by Keeper's modified fragment shader. Then, I modified the shipdata.plist to bring in the new AI's and roles for Oolite 1.80+.

For all practical purposes, I have finished what I started out to do. I just need to bundle it up as an OXZ and publish it.

[Redspear]

Looks great

Any news on the neolite retextures

I'm not doing a re-texture insofar as the original diffuse textures exist. Simon's textures are great, IMHO. I used them as a base to create several additional texture maps, specular, effects, and normal maps. These are rendered by Keeper's modified fragment shader. Then, I modified the shipdata.plist to bring in the new AI's and roles for Oolite 1.80+.

For all practical purposes, I have finished what I started out to do. I just need to bundle it up as an OXZ and publish it.

I knew I'd said it wrong but only now am I aware of the extent to which I was wrong
Yes, I love pretty much all of Simon B's stuff. Looking forward to that one (and this one after seeing the picture above) coming out.

Thanks

[CaptSolo]

Texturing finished, now doing some final testing and hope to make this available for the in-game expansion pack manager very soon. Wiki page updated:
[wiki]Cobra_Mark_III-XT[/wiki]


Now, Master Redspear, I shall push forward with the makeover of Simon B's Ships: Fer-de-Lance and Epod from his Neolites, and most of the ships from his Neolite Companion and Wolfies OXP's.

[dertien]

Ship is looking very spiffy Solo, and I like the paintjob too. Kudos

[Amah]

wow, she's pretty! Well done, Solo.