| Modifying custom race files |
Thu, 05 August 2010 21:12  |
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 gigarob |
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Hey everyone
I've recently returned to Stars! after a long hiatus and although I played multiplayer games with my friends back in the day we never messed with race creation. Well, today I was looking over the Stars! Strategy Guide and I decided to work on creating a race.
I had no problem messing around, or saving my race. But after saving the race I wanted to tweak the race I created. Is there a way to modify a race file? Or do I just start over and recreate from scratch?
On a similar note, I was browsing the forums for other player created races but couldn't find any. Is there a repository for player created races?
I noticed that the wiki is down -- is that where I would normally find the answers to my questions?
Thanks!
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| Re: Modifying custom race files |
Fri, 06 August 2010 02:47  |
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| Micha | 
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Registered: November 2002
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| gigarob wrote on Fri, 06 August 2010 03:12 |
I had no problem messing around, or saving my race. But after saving the race I wanted to tweak the race I created. Is there a way to modify a race file? Or do I just start over and recreate from scratch?
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Run Stars!, select open file and you should be able to browse to your .r# file, open and edit.
Alternatively you could associate .r# files with the Stars! .exe so when you double click the race file is immediately opened.
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On a similar note, I was browsing the forums for other player created races but couldn't find any. Is there a repository for player created races?
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Hm, there is not really an archive that I know of. Races are tuned for the universe they will be used in. Large, small, 16 players, a duel, no diplomacy, special conditions, ... they all ask for a different approach in race design.
However in the PRT subforum you should be able to find some description of races.
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I noticed that the wiki is down -- is that where I would normally find the answers to my questions?
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Gible did mention it was getting a new IP around now, maybe that's the reason.
As to answers to you questions: here  or the newsgroup (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.computer.stars/topi cs) still holds tons of information ... not much activity though, more spam than anything else (not moderated).
mch
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| Re: Modifying custom race files |
Fri, 06 August 2010 12:24 |
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| gigarob |
| Crewman 3rd Class |
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Registered: August 2010 | |
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| Micha wrote on Fri, 06 August 2010 02:47 |
Run Stars!, select open file and you should be able to browse to your .r# file, open and edit.
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This worked great!
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Hm, there is not really an archive that I know of. Races are tuned for the universe they will be used in. Large, small, 16 players, a duel, no diplomacy, special conditions, ... they all ask for a different approach in race design.
mch
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The wiki is back up and has a fair number of samples and descriptions. So does the Stars Strategy Guide.
Thanks Micha!
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