Completely agree with this post! Well said!

Over the past two weeks, the team has been fixing all remaining bugs, performance glitches as well as adding several new gameplay related programming features into the mod; like player dockable capital ships. We also have been re-editing our normal/specular maps to improve their overall look and feel with great results:


Probably one of the biggest changes in the 1.3 patch is the new fix for XP OS users. So, if you've had any issues in the past, please reattempt with this new patch fix and let us know if this improves your problems with launching the mod.

And for those people still considering whether or not to try this mod, please take a look at the video below:

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Patch 1.3 Change Log:
FREEWORLDS: TIDES OF WAR UPDATE III CHANGELOG
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Bloom pixellation fixed
Added mobile docking (carriers) support
Added possible Windows XP crash fix ~w0dk4
Fixed Y-8 bug
Fixed Corellian Cruiser turrets (inverted, placement)
Added mag-pulses for fighter cruise disruption (50m explosion radius) and increased ion-pulses to 500m radius and only hp_torpedo_2 carrying ships
DP20's HpTurret13 need to be fixed (bad orientation)
A-Wing Hitbox Fixed
Shield and Thruster hitbox fixed
B-Wing - made its agility to that of a light patrol ship to account for its smaller profile
Added three simple systems to allow for some degree of faction gameplay to take place.
Doubled Hull Hitpoints of all capital ships
Golans indestructible
Reduced k-wing turbo turret axis from 50 to 45 degree
fixed hole in mc90 sur
fixed docking moor issues in capital system
fixed ISD window bug
Corellian Cruiser model smoothing fixed
Corelllian Cruiser normal/specular mapping fixed
X-Wing normal/specular mapping fixed
Added ship docking points to all capitals with a hanger
modular_conveyor.sur fixed
lowered starfigher loot drop rate
fixed position of b-wing reticule
fixed position of quasar fire reticule
fixed position of VSD reticule
fixed position of TIE Defender reticule
fixed position of E-Wing Reticule
adjusted power/shield hardpoints for several capital ships
removed CMs/Ammo from NPCs
replaced Lancer hitbox
reduced speed of proton torpedos/heavy rockets/proton bombs and increased their lifetime
fixed lancer tractor beam error
cut collision damage in half
New A-wing normal/spec maps ~hakre1
New X-wing normal/spec maps ~hakre1
New Corellian Cruiser normal/spec maps ~hakre1
New YT-1300 normal/spec maps ~hakre1
New MC90 diffuse texture ~Sizer


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You sir, are amazing

We're very excited to use these as well! Great work and yes, please let us all know how you'd like to be credited!

I was wondering if anyone was having similar issues:

When other ships, (players or NPCs) collide with the .sur there's occasional freezing of the screen (for some lasts 1-2 seconds, other it's 10-20 seconds). Sometimes, though, there's crashing. I've used the latest version of the obj--> sur tool, so that's not an issue. I put HpMount hardpoint on all the ships (or the wireframes don't work). That's it for hardpoints, though.

I just don't know if it's a problem the way I'm making them OR if it's just something in the obj-->sur tool. I'm hedging my bets it's on me, though.

Woo! Cannot wait to see these bad boys in game!!

Gravedig

Time to rehash this. While the current patch method works, you really lose the the proper "capship" feel while turning (ie. huge massive hulking feeling while trying to get your ship to move). Has anyone looked into this any further?

Ha! That's awesome. Problem solved. That's Cannon!