TDM-ModPack 2.00 BETA

khanuk · #1 November 6th, 2001, 06:43 PM

Apologies but I am a total newbie at SEIV - so new that Fedex only just delivered my copy home today and I still havn't got back to instal it.

I am just checking the various threads on this board to get a feel for the game and should be grateful if one of you pros could please tell me what I DO need to download/instal in order to get max satisfaction.

Seeing all these MODs and patches and stuff makes a computer virgin like me slightly scared.

Cheers

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oleg · #2 November 6th, 2001, 07:15 PM

New SE4 disk with TDM-mod is a commercial product, right ? Would't Shrapnel Games have copyright problems about klingons, romulans, earth alliance, etc. with Paramount, Warner Brothers and god knows who else ?

Mephisto · #3 November 6th, 2001, 07:34 PM

Yea, they would have. We will remove the copyrighted races in the CD-Version. All the AI files from these races have been transfered to races that came with the game (e.g. Earth Alliance -> Terrans)

Sinapus · #4 November 6th, 2001, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by oleg:
New SE4 disk with TDM-mod is a commercial product, right ? Would't Shrapnel Games have copyright problems about klingons, romulans, earth alliance, etc. with Paramount, Warner Brothers and god knows who else ?

Good point. Especially Paramount.

Of course, I did notice that the Drakol appear to be a rename of a certain race from another game.

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Mephisto · #5 November 6th, 2001, 07:55 PM

Just try this Mod for the start. It doesn't change any settings from the original game, it just adds new and - i hope - better AIs.

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Originally posted by khanuk:
I am just checking the various threads on this board to get a feel for the game and should be grateful if one of you pros could please tell me what I DO need to download/instal in order to get max satisfaction.

Tampa_Gamer · #6 November 6th, 2001, 08:13 PM

Khanuk:

My 2 cents would be to (1) install the game from the CD (probably Version 1.01), (2) update it with the latest patch (Version 1.49 found in the patch section on the main SG site), (3) sit back and play the tutorials and a few small galaxy games to get a feel for how to do certain things like build ships, design and research, and then (4) look into some of the non-data modifying mods like the TDM-ModPack. Trying to install mods even before you understand some of the basics of the game, may be a bit overwhelming even if you have played a lot of 4x games before

-TG

[This message has been edited by Tampa_Gamer (edited 06 November 2001).]

Gorgo · #7 November 7th, 2001, 01:40 AM

I have found two problems with the TDM-Modpack:

1) the SE IV cursor seems to have disappeared and is replaced by the window standard cursor. If I change path.txt to none again, I have the SE IV cursor back.

2)I get an error when the Klingons make their turn stating the Filler Tech entry hasn't been found. I've been searching for the file TechArea_fillertech which is stated in God Emperor's Readme, but couldn't find it on my harddrive, so I guess it's not part of the Modpack right now.

Gorgo