[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 492)

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Ryat

on Jun 15, 2012

Carbon-

My answer worked just fine.

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BadTune

on Jun 15, 2012

-Ue_Carbon

reply 7363

P.S. I dont like pirates. Just like I dont like Advent. So, in celebration of pirates coming out of the closet, I just murdered 1000's of your kind, In a glorious wave of missiles.

It's ok, I'm retired from all that piracy But don't hate on the advent, they can seriously throw a wrench in your empire if ya leave 'em alone too long

7368

-Ue_Carbon

on Jun 15, 2012

Ryat

reply 7367

Carbon-

My answer worked just fine.

It sure did. But that was your answer. And that was mine. If Im gonna be labled teir 2, IM gonna act the part.

Like I said, he has his reasons to not like Steam. Why is this an issue to people? He has said time and time again, I dont blame him making that long post.

Oh and shame on all of yall suggesting cracking/pirating the game. Just shame. I hold yall to a higher standard than that, even if no one else will.

BadTune

reply 7368

It's ok, I'm retired from all that piracy But don't hate on the advent, they can seriously throw a wrench in your empire if ya leave 'em alone too long

I will hate the Advent till they are all dead. They started it, and I will finish it.

7369

SpardaSon21

on Jun 15, 2012

I thought the Trade Order started it a few thousand years ago.

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ProfessorofPain

on Jun 15, 2012

-Ue_Carbon

reply 7358

Your gonna have to wait for it folks.
We are gonna port over the Diplo version to Rebellion just as soon as we can. We be busy people. Pay our bills and we do it faster!!!
But a true version of Distant Star: The Rebellion, is gonna take some time. A good long time. As Ive said before, we just started to share notes and what not. My list alone is worthy of just one mod
After we get on the same page, we will started playing with the new toys and what not. Changing what we want, adding what we want. etc etc
As with the 1.0 version expect this to come in updates over time and such. We are excited to tweak it to fit the style of Sins we like to play!
For now though, please enjoy the great version the Devs have made!

I am happy to wait. Distant Stars ranks right up there with Prophecy of Pendor for Mount & Blade, Third Age for Total War and TF/CTF/Rune CTF for the old Quake as one of the best mods I've ever played. Unfortunately, my friend won't play with me any more after I detonated a starbase by his fleet while we were allied, but I will still enjoy it single player when it comes out.

7371

Ryat

on Jun 15, 2012

-Ue_Carbon

reply 7369

Oh and shame on all of yall suggesting cracking/pirating the game. Just shame. I hold yall to a higher standard than that, even if no one else will.

Agreed. We don't like real life pirates/crackers and we don't want them.

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BadTune

on Jun 15, 2012

ProfessorofPain

reply 7371

Unfortunately, my friend won't play with me any more after I detonated a starbase by his fleet while we were allied, but I will still enjoy it single player when it comes out.

lmao. I've done stuff like that. i've offered to "defend" all my friend's planets with a starbase, i just didn't tell him that I put the meteor upgrade on them, and well...lets just say he lost a lot of planets in a very short period of time =3

Also gave them all a lvl 1 culture buff, made all of them unable to capture back, then he quit =p

Betrayal is half the fun of diplomacy what good is being able to get in close with an alliance if you can't snatch his seat out from under him?

Ryat

reply 7372

Quoting -Ue_Carbon, reply 7369Oh and shame on all of yall suggesting cracking/pirating the game. Just shame. I hold yall to a higher standard than that, even if no one else will.

Agreed. We don't like real life pirates/crackers and we don't want them.

I can't take a stance either way on that one. I used to do it, but I know why others do it and why I did it. I've since uninstalled the few programs I used and I don't visit many of the sites I used to frequent, I actually frequent these forums more than those nowadays =p. Piracy's more of a teen angst thing these days anyway, or so it seems.

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-Ue_Carbon

on Jun 16, 2012

On a related note:

Operation Occupy, a CPPFZ Event is gonna fire up in about 15 from this post on ICO.

Look for me on ICO or Steam! Gonna pew pew pew pew!!!!

7374

Hegemon76

on Jun 16, 2012

Soooooo no distant mod for rebellion?

7375

-Ue_Carbon

on Jun 16, 2012

-Ue_Carbon

reply 7358

Quoting katalist, reply 7346Mod looks epic! Any idea when a version for Rebellion will be ready?

Quoting Ghaleonid4, reply 7349I hope we get it soon! I erm... kind of refuse to play Sins without this mod activated.

Your gonna have to wait for it folks.

We are gonna port over the Diplo version to Rebellion just as soon as we can. We be busy people. Pay our bills and we do it faster!!!

But a true version of Distant Star: The Rebellion, is gonna take some time. A good long time. As Ive said before, we just started to share notes and what not. My list alone is worthy of just one mod

After we get on the same page, we will started playing with the new toys and what not. Changing what we want, adding what we want. etc etc

As with the 1.0 version expect this to come in updates over time and such. We are excited to tweak it to fit the style of Sins we like to play!

For now though, please enjoy the great version the Devs have made!

Now the 5th time Ive said this.

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Ryat

on Jun 16, 2012

Hegemon76

reply 7375

Soooooo no distant mod for rebellion?

Sigh

7377

TheChronicToast

on Jun 17, 2012

Hegemon76

reply 7375

Soooooo no distant mod for rebellion?

Just scroll up the page a bit and do some simple investigation rather than just screaming out an uneducated question which you could have answered for yourself.

If this proves to be too difficult, there is a search function at the top right of the forum page that works very well.

As Carbon has stated above ...

7378

frasier007

on Jun 17, 2012

is the mod going to be updated for sins origional 1.9.3?

if not it will be a real shame since thats all i have of the franchise (pairents wont buy any more D:)

thanks in advance.

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harpo99999

on Jun 17, 2012

does anybody have a quad or HEX facepalm pic?

frasier007, there is a version of the mod for sins (vanilla) 1.18(no longer updated as the entire team moved to entrenchment AND diplomacy because they are a LOT easier to mod along with better facilities for modding), there is also my mod updater.

harpo

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Hegemon76

on Jun 17, 2012

Wow apparently the Distant team/members are all on their periods.

Relax I wasn't making an accusation/uneducated question. Boshimi attempt to not be such a prick for no apparent reason in the future. Grow up. I was poking fun at the change of tone in the thread over one developers opinion on "steam".

I assume stant just won't be involved.

Carry on.

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