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Smivs wrote:

I seem to have left a couple of errors in the shipdata.plist, namely giving the Sword a

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roles = "missile(0.0001) EQ_X_SWORD_MISSILE";

which could lead to a Xeptatl's Sword being spawned if a regular missile is called by the game. However with a chance of 0.0001 this would be an incredibly rare event, so you have witnessed something that nobody else has ever seen, and may never see.
But just to reassure you that you're not going mad, you possibly did see what you thought you saw.
It's not a big deal so any correction can wait till the next update release.

Just add a couple more zeroes to the right of the decimal to make it a true "one in a million" occurance.

Woooooo!
350 downloads


</ quite surprised but pleased mode>

Okay sorry to dig up an older thread, but quick question: WHY and HOW did I not know about this OXP? I was checking out your WonderWorm you referenced in a different thread and then I saw this... It looks ****ing awesome! I will have to download this as soon as I get home, I honestly thought I had found all the good OXPs but somehow this was missing from my extensive collection. Appologies to Smivs for not noticing it sooner!

Pleb wrote:

Okay sorry to dig up an older thread, but quick question: WHY and HOW did I not know about this OXP?

Don't worry about bumping the thread...we like that
As to how you missed it, well it's in the OXP table, and the Wiki missions page, and has its own Wiki Page as well as featuring on my Smivsonline website. Oh, and of course there is also Xeptatlssword.com.
Perhaps I need to publicise it more

Smivs wrote:

Don't worry about bumping the thread...we like that
As to how you missed it, well it's in the OXP table, and the Wiki missions page, and has its own Wiki Page as well as featuring on my Smivsonline website. Oh, and of course there is also Xeptatlssword.com.
Perhaps I need to publicise it more

That's my point, it even has its own .com! I am downloading it now, cant wait. Have toyed with the idea of doing a mission OXP involving all-out war with the Thargoids, by incorporating some of the military-based OXPs around a sinister plot, but I fear it would not compare to this. I will instead focus on my other idea, which all I will say for now involves being labeled a Galactic Traitor... (Spoliers!) But till then I look forward to playing this!

Hi people. I'm into this mission, but I am stuck at Estebiin, in galaxy 6, and I think I need a hint. In the F5 briefing, it says that I have to dock at Xeptatl Society Headquarters, but I have no idea were it is... I simply couldn't find it. Any hint?

marcusrg wrote:

... but I am stuck at Estebiin, in galaxy 6, and I think I need a hint. In the F5 briefing, it says that I have to dock at Xeptatl Society Headquarters, but I have no idea were it is... I simply couldn't find it. Any hint?

Hmm, it's been a while... does it not show on the compass?

El Viejo wrote:

Hmm, it's been a while... does it not show on the compass?

If it shows, I don't recognize it... I will fly around the planet station and check it out again.

marcusrg wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

Hmm, it's been a while... does it not show on the compass?

If it shows, I don't recognize it...

I may be mis-remembering - it has been ages since I ran that mission.

Ok, I found it. I took my time to check every simbol in the compass, and I found the taxi station, the shipyard and the Headquarters, finally!

And here I am stuck again in the mission, . Well in ROT13, to avoid spoilers to those who did not take this mission yet (Xeptatl's Sword): V ernpurq Grmnrqrq, V whzcrq gb Gvevhfev, ragrerq gur jbezubyrf, bar ol bar, hagvy V ernpurq n cynpr shyy bs Gunetbvqf, V qba'g erpnyy gur anzr bs gur flfgrz. Gura, gur ntrag fuvcf jnf qrfgeblrq, na rfpncr cbq jnf ynhapurq, naq V guvax V jnf fhccbfrq gb fpbbc guvf rfpncr cbq. Ohg gur gunetbvqf xrcg nggnpxvat zr, naq V hfrq gur raretl obzo. Jryy, V zvffrq gur rfpncr cbq fvtany. Naq gur zvffvba vf abg tbvat nal sheugre, naq gur ntrag qvq abg nccrne nal zber. Qb V unir gb errfgneg gur zvffvba sebz gur orttvavat?

Vg fubhyqa'g znggre gung gur ntrag'f fuvc jnf qrfgeblrq, naq gur rfpncr cbq vf n ovg bs n fhecevfr gb zr nf vg'f abg npghnyyl n cneg bs gur zvffvba.
Vs lbh jnvg nsgre nyy gur gunetbvqf ner qrfgeblrq nabgure ntrag fubhyq pbzr ybbxvat sbe lbh naq bcra n jbezubyr gb lbhe arkg qrfgvangvba.

Don't forget the 'help' section on xeptatlssword.com is there for moments like this

Ah, ok, thanks.

Spoiler alert! @Smivs Gur ehffvnaf tnir zr fbzr uryc va tnynkl 4! V jnf arire noyr gb svaq gur jerpx, ohg ng gur ehffvna fgngvba V pbhyq ohl n tnynkl uvcreqevir! Terng!