UPDATED OXP: Hotrods!v0.53 - 1.65 basic, 1.75+ enhanced oxp.

[montana05]

Just had a look at it, maybe using the current core-ships and adapting the textures would be a first step. Specific territories and gang-wars are also not that difficult.

[Cholmondely]

A station hostile takeover mission sounds excellent.

Powerful gangs would seem to fall into territories. Has anyone tried to have galactic maps show swaths of just feudal and anarchy systems, if some more concentrated clusters make this more likely?

Our newest Admiral came out with this: GalCop Galactic Registry back in 2015. One can set it (in-game) to show all the anarchy systems, and then look for the clusters.

[Cholmondely]

Just had a look at it, maybe using the current core-ships and adapting the textures would be a first step. Specific territories and gang-wars are also not that difficult.

Apparently I've been fooling myself and there's only just the one gang at the moment, the Tiger gang. There are names of ships indicating the presence of other gangs, but I don't think that they act together in the same way as the Tigers seem to.

[montana05]

Just had a look at it, maybe using the current core-ships and adapting the textures would be a first step. Specific territories and gang-wars are also not that difficult.

Apparently I've been fooling myself and there's only just the one gang at the moment, the Tiger gang. There are names of ships indicating the presence of other gangs, but I don't think that they act together in the same way as the Tigers seem to.

You are correct, currently only the Tiger-Gang is active. From the included Readme.txt:

At the moment there's only one gang: the tiger gang, and it doesn't like the player.
The tiger gang should show itself in numbers in about a third of the systems. They'll have a go at the player the next 5-10 times the player encounters them, then things will quiet down again. (but for how long?)

Individual tiger gang members can also - occasionally - be spotted just about anywhere, but they're not especially singling out the player. Keep this expansion in the AddOns folder to add variety to the Ooniverse.

[Cody]

Hotrods? That's a cue for a song if ever I heard one!

There's an Oolite cover to that tune:

• Pulled out of Diriis late one night
  The moon and stars were shining bright
  Had me a hold full of megaweed
  And I knew a planet that had the need
  
  I hit the boost, headed for the leap
  Once in the tube, I’d get some sleep
  But those damn Vipers came out to play
  Left me wondering if I’d get away
  
  As the clock ran down, I thought I could make it
  If only my battered shields could take it
  But as the count hit one, I took a blow
  An Interceptor puttin’ on a show
  
  Got knocked aside as the wormhole gaped
  Caused a mis-jump, but hey, I’d escaped
  Next thing I know, there’s bugs to fight
  And breakers to blow… oh what a sight
  
  I took them down, all warships five
  Badly damaged, but I’m still alive
  Blew the breakers, one, two, three
  Damn well lost one… oh stupid me
  
  A frantic search of interstellar space
  Left me thinking I’d lost the race
  At last I checked the short range chart
  And saw a sight that cheered my heart
  
  Right next to me, within a light year
  Zaquesso loomed, and brought good cheer
  I had enough fuel, with none to spare
  And whooping wildly, I jumped out of there
  
  Next thing I know, I’m skimming the sun
  Then off to Artear… man, what a run
  I torused in and docked at speed
  Before them Vipers could draw a bead
  
  I sold my weed for a princely sum
  Then hit the bar, and ordered rum
  Got thoroughly drunk… could barely stand
  But what the heck, I’d made three grand!

[Cholmondely]

From the included Readme.txt:

At the moment there's only one gang: the tiger gang, and it doesn't like the player.
The tiger gang should show itself in numbers in about a third of the systems. They'll have a go at the player the next 5-10 times the player encounters them, then things will quiet down again. (but for how long?)

Individual tiger gang members can also - occasionally - be spotted just about anywhere, but they're not especially singling out the player. Keep this expansion in the AddOns folder to add variety to the Ooniverse.

If I understand the ship names correctly, there are 3 more gangs: the Bloods, the Jjaggeds and the Grims.

[montana05]

From the included Readme.txt:

At the moment there's only one gang: the tiger gang, and it doesn't like the player.
The tiger gang should show itself in numbers in about a third of the systems. They'll have a go at the player the next 5-10 times the player encounters them, then things will quiet down again. (but for how long?)

Individual tiger gang members can also - occasionally - be spotted just about anywhere, but they're not especially singling out the player. Keep this expansion in the AddOns folder to add variety to the Ooniverse.

If I understand the ship names correctly, there are 3 more gangs: the Bloods, the Jaggeds and the Grims.

Yes, there are more, but none handled by the script, they all have a 10% chance to appear as a pirate. Btw, I do like the textures, would be nice to see them on current core-ships.

[cbr]

Just a quick trial, transplanting 512px on phkbs black krait 8
could work for some of the grafix...

[montana05]

Just a quick trial, transplanting 512px on phkbs black krait 8
could work for some of the grafix...

Looks great cbr, with your talent we could reactivate all gangs.

[Cholmondely]

Very impressive!

[Cholmondely]

Just a quick trial, transplanting 512px on phkbs black krait 8
could work for some of the grafix...

Cbr, have you re-jigged anything other than the Krait?



Contra what I said above, there seem to be the Tigers (real gang), the Bloods, Jjaggeds & Grims (uncoordinated single ships with gang logos), and Arexack was hoping to add the Hotrods as well.

If you can do a nice texture for the Jjaggeds, I can add it to their wiki page!

And according to the full change log, this contextual oxp giving ships personality is yet another originating from Murgh's studio/wine cellar.

[cbr]

I slightly touched the tigers.

This oxp contains a lot of nice looking ships as shown in the images below.

All without normalmapping and thelike.

A few custom models too I believe (XR1)

Perhaps adding normalmaps and a materials setting would bring them into 1.80+...

Need to experiment with the Djagged one(s) to be sure.

[cbr]

( left noshaders, right shadered pc )

Don't think I've done many mk1's.
The djagged pattern seems to 'transit' nicely on a phkb factory paintjob

[Cholmondely]

Impressive yet again, Sir Cbr!

I'm unsure if we have anyone at the moment who can work the AI wizardry to get the other gangs going. I would like learn how to restrict the gangs to particular areas of Galaxy 1 which I think is more realistic. I'm not sure what else we can do at the moment to improve Hotrods, although I would dearly love to. I do think it's a truly super idea.

[cbr]

Brush up your allready mighty swappin skills and find use some unoccupied coders!

Otherwise a second knighthood could be the answer, Sire Cholly of the Code...


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