Whats with this star trek star wars crap

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Can't sombody make up ther own stuff I mean come on i like star wars and star trek but theres a limit. It interesting to see new stuff
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
And I'm sure there will be new stuff as well. But there's a big community for star wars and star trek and you might as well let them have their own mods; it hurts you none.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yeah it takes all kinds. A blossoming Mod community is healthy for a game. A completely original mod is HARDEST to do. A lot of the Star Wars/Trek (insert any other sci-fi ) mod can be 'borrowed' generally and not have to be remade from scratch so long as you give proper credits. In that regard they're easier to do. In addition starting from scratch you have to think up completely new stuff and write everything, where as if you're modding say Star Wars/Star Trek you adjust whatever to fit selected race/side. Not saying its EASY at all, but Easier than completely all original stuff.

Hats off to anyone who does. It's doable certainly, I have a lot of respect for modders
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes, try coming up with a completely new idea yourself. It's hard to not be influenced by things like Star Wars and Star Trek. So why not just make mods in thsoe universes instead of making your own? i'd rather they spent their time modding and less time thinking up an original universe.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Its not that hard..... Not if you have any sense of imagination anyway. I've built countless of completely unique detailed ships, and i've been doing CGI for 6 years and i find originality to be easier than the process of creation itself
Some ppl just dont have imagination thats all
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Has anyone come up with a mod to make these ships look more 'organic' in design? The colony module for Terrans is sort of what I'm looking for.... then again, it doesn't really matter, I'd rather figure out how to play the game first, then mod it later
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I think its more difficult to recreate or replicate a well-known thing, such as a Star Trek vessel, than it is to create a brand new ship. Why? First of all, the CAD program that is the shipbuilder is wonderful, but to make a very authentic looking Klingon cruiser,for example, is difficult because the pieces you have to work with are not exactly made for that purpose. Its a victory when you can make something like that and the rest of the community can recognize it.

Actors I think have a far harder time portraying well known historical or even contemporary individuals than completely new, fictional characters. That's because everybody has an expectation of what the real individual is like. I look at creating Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica, etc ships the same way. The challenge is to make as authentic looking a ship as possible, and not have others (or even yourself) think that its lame.