[MOD] Distant Stars - Rebellion Alpha 0.13 Released! [17/06/13]

Published on January 5, 2009 By Nacey In Sins Modding

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Feedback of any kind is always welcome. Ideas, balance changes, and bug reporting of any kind is always useful!

Version 1.00 Released!

Make sure to ask for permission before republishing any part of this mod to the public!

Downloads

Rebellion Logo

1.05 + DLC Compatible:

0.12 ALPHA Release:
Full Download:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/rebellion/Distant_Stars_(R)_ALPHA_0.13_[45189661].7z

Full Download MIRROR:
http://www.moddb.com/downloads/distant-stars-rebellion-alpha-013

MD5: 69486D2FCD3F35E46E6F5EF8C9F1634A

Diplomacy Logo

1.34 Compatible:

1.01 Release:
Full Download:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/diplomacy/Distant_Stars_(D)_1.01_[45685832].7z

1.051 Compatible:

Beta 0.9951 Release:
Full Download:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/entrenchment/DS_Entrenchment_Beta_0.9951_[36672852].7z

1.14 - 1.181 Compatible:

Version 1.01:
Full Download:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/soase/Distant_Stars_v1.01_[453701567].7z

Make sure to ask for permission before republishing any part of this mod to the public!

Multiplayer Games:
We've setup a thread for everyone to organise their multiplayer games in and also setup example times and dates for most people to meet up and start games. These are what we hope to be the main times for people to be around and want to play games together.

The times are:
4pm EST (9pm GMT) Saturdays & Sundays
9pm EST (2am GMT) Saturdays & Sundays

If you want to organise other games please go ahead using the same topic to consolidate all the information in one place and hopefully get more games together within our community. These games are for PvP, PvAI & PvPvAIso come along and we'll get some games going!

Screenshots:
We've setup a thread so you can all post your screenshots to share with us the Distant Stars team and its players. Im sure we're all intrigued to see what kinds of battles and events you've all been having on the mod aswell.

Lore:
We know some of you guys love to role play whilst using Distant Stars, and here's a topic for you guys to post all of your role playing stories, character profiles and anything else you can imagine.

Maps:
Some of you avid map makers out there have produced some great maps but never really had them recognised because they've got lost. Well here's a topic for you to post a link to the download (we can even provide mirrors if necessary) a screenshot or two of the map for us all the preview and if enough people like it we'll even include the map in with the actual mod!

Please visit our website and for more information, change logs, downloads, and to report bugs. Our website can be found here: http://distantstars.mmobase.com

Bug Reporting

If you want to report a bug please use the Bug Report feature on our website:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/?m=reportabug

Please include as much information as possible, if you have an error log feel free to post it on these forums and we'll take it from there. If you can reproduce the error please include the error log (read below to find out how to enable error logs) and include as much detail on how to reproduce the problem.

To enable logging:
Windows Vista/Windows 7:
C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Windows Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Setting
or
Windows XP:
C:\Documents and settings\<Your Windows Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Setting

Open the user.setting file (using Notepad, Wordpad or any text editor) and scroll down to the bottom 7 lines from the bottom is the line:
LogOutput FALSE
Change FALSE to TRUE
LogOutput TRUE

and from then on any Log files will be saved to the debug folder:
Windows Vista/Windows 7:
C:\Documents and Settings\<Your Windows Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Debug
or
Windows XP:
C:\Documents and settings\<Your Windows Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Debug

If you get these log files to us (you can just paste them in to a forum post) we can hopefully get your issues sorted.

Frequently Asked Questions

All files are compressed using 7Zip to shrink the download filesize. To extract these files you must use WinRAR or 7Zip.
Any Patches should overwrite the original install directory, either by extracting over the original folder, or cut/copy & pasting over the existing file/folder structure.

1) My game keeps crashing, is there anything I can do to stop it?
i) Are you running the game on maximum (highest) settings? if so, lower them to High or Medium, there is a known issue with the game using up too much memory, there is nothing we can do about this, also no matter how powerful your pc is, it is affected by this issue no matter the pc it is not above this crashing issue, it is a game problem not a hardware one, so quite simply lower your settings. If you still have an issue with crashing see point two.
ii) Give us as detailed information as possible about the crash, what was happening at the time of the crash, what races, ships, abilities were involved. If you can supply a Debug Log (see above for more information about logging) and post a bug report on our website.

2) The loading screens and portrait pictures dont appear properly, whats wrong?
i) This is an issue with ATI based graphics cards (rarely affects Nvidia based cards) we're looking in to the issue.

3) Why dont you support converting Distant Stars in to TXT format?
i) Quite simply many things can go wrong with converting your mod to TXT, we cant help you with something you've probably broken yourself.

4) Can I mod Distant Stars for myself?
i) Yes you can however please do not distribute our mod or our mod that you have edited to the public. You must ask for permission to do so, we will regrettably stop distributing our mod to all if users abuse our work.

5) Your mod is in BIN format I can't edit the files, what can I do?
i) You can convert the mod to TXT format however we wont offer any support to versions of the mod that have been converted to TXT.

6) Why is Distant Stars distributed in BIN format?
i) Mods load faster in BIN format and are less likely to have issues in this format.

7) I'm having trouble installing the MOD, do you have any more instructions?
i) Carbon was kind enough to do some more advanced instructions out here.

8) Is there any way to make new maps for Distant Stars using GalaxyForge?
i) Within the Distant Stars Extras folder there is a folder called Galaxy Forge, Copy and Paste this folder (or its contents) over your original Galaxy Forge folder (or its contents) replacing any files if it asks you to. When you start Galaxy Forge next you'll be able to use all of our planets.

Or, the DIY approach (without custom icons):

ii) The GalaxyForge supplied by the devs will still work with our Mod, however to be able to access all of our planetary bonuses, templates, planet types and stars you will need to take our GalaxyScenarioDef.galaxyScenarioDef (found in the GameInfo folder of the mod) and place it in to your GalaxyForge folder, overwriting the original GalaxyScenarioDef.galaxyScenarioDef (if you still wish to make maps for the original game keep a backup of the original file). This will allow you to use all of the Galaxy changes included in our mod.

Note: Any maps made for Distant Stars will not work with other Mods. See #8.2 for DIY instructions for map making or take the appropriate files from Entrenchment, they're cross-client compatible.

Some statistics...

Since August 2009 to February 2011 we have had over...

400,000 Unique visits to the website
12,000GB (12TB) of data transferred from our website

That equates to over 60,000 Unique downloads of the entire mod, excluding the excess of 20,000 Patches downloaded.

Thanks to everyone that has supported us this far and making our mod as popular as it is!

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Comments (Page 354)

5296

Twilight_Storm

on Jun 08, 2011

Do you ever sleep? Or is this your way of admitting you are a cyborg?

-Twilight Storm

5297

Ryat

on Jun 08, 2011

Closer to the fact that he has no family.

5298

-Ue_Carbon

on Jun 08, 2011

Stant123

reply 5295

**Paid for by the friends of the anti carbon's pew pew fun zone**

Dude, that hurts deep. Very deep. [e digicons]:'([/e]

5299

Stant123

on Jun 08, 2011

Twilight_Storm

reply 5296

Do you ever sleep? Or is this your way of admitting you are a cyborg?

Sleep? What's that? I average out around 1 to 2 hours a night. Been that way for more then 20 years so I'm used to it. I'll sleep when I'm dead!

Ryat

reply 5297

Closer to the fact that he has no family.

I have lots of family. My niece and nephews are over every weekend and consequently my sister and brother-in-law. I visit my mom every Sunday afternoon. I see my older brother a couple times a week. I see my younger brother and his wife a couple times a week, but a little less right now since they have a newborn and the kid just doesn't ever stop crying so they never get any sleep forcing them to not want people to come over. My daughters are here almost daily and being that they're 13 and 15... Well, let's just say that they can be quite difficult to deal with. I can't seem to get rid of a few of my neighbors because I tell them they're like family to me and they're always over drinking my beer because it never runs out... Plus, on top of all of that, I still date. Beat that.

-Ue_Carbon

reply 5298

Dude, that hurts deep. Very deep.

You know I'm just teasing. U. Draak's probably going to complain about us getting all homo on him.

But this actually proves my point. You've come on three times tonight just to make random comments. What's stopping you from popping in for a few minutes on any other night if for no other reason then to see if the topic has been updated or not? Yeah, you got nothing.

I feel dirty for using all of these smileys...

5300

LimeyMan

on Jun 08, 2011

Stant123

reply 5299

Because, like the Lore Carbon, he has been forced to abandon the cause.

Forced into hiding by the menacing RL, he now roams aimlessly the few times he can reach the Forums. His comrades out of reach, his life's work no longer accessible to him, Carbon is a ghost of his former self, a spectre forced to watch from afar as the Forums become something... different, unrecognisable. They are no longer his work. RL has seen to that, but he will one day return, and return the Forums to the path of Carbon!

Now substitute RL for Iron, and Forums for -UE_, and you've got an instant explanation for both Carbons with very little effort to go between the two.

Quite poetic for me, I think.

5301

Ryat

on Jun 08, 2011

ROFLMAO

That was great Oatesy03, that was great.

As for RL I can say the Carbon is getting married. That is a lot of work plus being the bottom man at his job he gets all the crappy jobs/time shifts. So yeah, RL has been interesting for him.

Stant123

reply 5299

My daughters are here almost daily and being that they're 13 and 15... Well, let's just say that they can be quite difficult to deal with.

You beat me there. Only have one daughter and she is 7. I hope forever.

5302

ZombiesRus5

on Jun 08, 2011

Ryat

reply 5301

You beat me there. Only have one daughter and she is 7. I hope forever.

Good luck with that... I have a boy bucking on teenager and two more behind him (12,9,4). But atleast I only have 3 boys to worry about

5303

BadTune

on Jun 09, 2011

Ryat

reply 5301

As for RL I can say the Carbon is getting married. That is a lot of work plus being the bottom man at his job he gets all the crappy jobs/time shifts.

Congratulations to Carbon! As for your boss, what form of foul play should I send his way? Blackmail,add 30 unpaid parking tickets to his license,convince his kids to insult him daily(yeah that one's low if you get them to say the right things),or send his photo and address to some tough guys and spread a few rumors? =3

See if we can't get you half the work load and 3x the pay >=3

5304

Khezef

on Jun 09, 2011

Hi guys, I am not sure whats going on but when I install and enable the mod, there is no change. All the tech is the same and the mod does not even appear to be in the game. I know i put it in the right directory because i can see it in the mod options. Can someone help?

5305

BadTune

on Jun 09, 2011

#1 What version of sins ya got/are usin

#2 are there any other mods active?

#3 what version of the mod do you have

All these questions and more, right after this*points at camera and an applause sign flashes overhead*

5306

Stant123

on Jun 10, 2011

Enabling a mod is a 4 step process.

Just like my picture says, select a mod, click enable, verify the checksum, click apply.

5307

Khezef

on Jun 10, 2011

It says Dip is 1.21, and I installed the topmost full download file. The checksum is still 0 though.

Diplomacy Releases:

1.21 Compatible:

0.99 B3 (Beta Three) Release

That one^

And I have no other mods.

5308

Stant123

on Jun 10, 2011

If the checksum still reads zero after you enable it, then your mod is one folder too deep. Go back to the DS folder that you have and go inside of it. You should see a few folders like one for the mod, one for dynamic movement, one for powerful pirates, and one for the galaxy forge... Anyway, select all of those folders there and cut and paste them outside of the folder that they're currently in. Then you can delete the now empty folder since you just removed it's contents. Once that's done, run your game and see my above post. Select mod, enable, verify, apply.

5309

-Ue_Carbon

on Jun 10, 2011

Frequently Asked Questions

...edit...

7) I'm having trouble installing the MOD, do you have any more instructions?

i) Carbon was kind enough to do some more advanced instructions out here.

5310

LimeyMan

on Jun 10, 2011

You can tell that this is a very kind and caring community from the fact that somebody can ask a question without the response being something on the lines of "search function."

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