New Stars Mod

Replacement graphics for Purple, Green, White, & Red stars

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Hi everyone. Way back in August I started working on changing some of the star graphics to make them look a bit more natural/vibrant in the game. For myself, the Purple and Green Stars just didn't seem to fit in as well. I finally finished them up (and I also updated the White & Red Stars too). The mod should be available as soon as Kyro can approve it.
I'll post some pictures, and then the contents of the readme below them.

Note: these are all in-game shots.














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Stars v 1.00

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To Install:

Just drop the "Install Stars" executable into:
\\My Dcouments\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\
and then double click. Done!


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Are they Metaverse compatible?

Yes, if they are installed as stated.

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Mod Purpose?

1. Changed the Green Star's to have more of a plasma effect (appears to burn
hotter), and fit in better with the galaxy.

2. Changed the Purple Star's to have more of a plasma effect (appears to burn
hotter), and fit in better with the galaxy.

3. Changed the Red Star's so they have almost no orange (easier to distinguish
from Organe Stars).

4. Changed White Stars so they have no blue, and have more definition. You
can see them churning from a little bit further away now.

5. Please keep in mind if you start a new game and the stars don't look exactly
like my screenshots, it's because there are 2 random settings with 100 degrees
of flexability. This means stars have 10,000 tiny degrees of variability.

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What if I don't like it or want to uninstall it?

Just delete the files that were added out of
\\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Gfx\Stars

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Special Note:

In the screenshots you'll see a different corona effect. This is from
LogicSequence's excellent Hi-Res mod which is also available on the Gal Civ
library. If you extract his mod, you can take the corona files (*Halo.png)
and drop them into \\My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Gfx\Stars


modding
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I look forward to d/ling the mod as soon as it is available.
Just another great mod you have come up with! Many thanks for them all and i look forward to your next mod!

D
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
BTW jpinard a group of us have come together to produce a monthly online publication called the Metaverse Times which will report on all things GCII. It wouldbe nice if you could find a few minuted to pop into the galacticc core and post an article on your mods and why you made them

The Galactic Core Forums

The Metaverse Times
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
So this does not conflict with LogicSequence's high-res mod?
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
If you're using Logic Sequence's work, the only thing it would change is the red star. But if you compare the two red stars (from both of us) they're very close. I took the original and made histogram adjustments to remove most of the yellow/orange. Logic's is just a bit darker.

Drengin - I would love to contribute! Be there in a few
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Hello,

Will it work with DL w/o DA?

Regards
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes, I think so? If you have an issue let me know, and we'll make sure it ended up in the correct directory. BTW, I'd highly suggest you get Dark Avatar. The sandbox games are so much more fun. It's really a ton better.