[MOD] IEX - AP/TC Sector Visual Enhancement - IEX 1.5b (27/07/2014)

[dizzy]

From the perspective of most mod and script developers an E/I is a "new start". Because that's what it is, it starts a new game and then using LU specific code logic it will try to recreate your assets and the rest of the universe state in the game using script commands. So it's like a new start followed by running thousands of scripts commands to recreate (as close as possible) the state of the universe from the previous game.

It's a brilliant feature of LU, one that I wished for in many other games and their mods.

[TomRobinson]

Whereabouts is the download link?

First post is blank, obviously by design so just wondering what im missing.

Cheers,

Tom

[Moonrat]

Whereabouts is the download link?

First post is blank, obviously by design so just wondering what im missing.

Cheers,

Tom

In the OP description & below, hover over the word here, these are the download links.

• X3 : Terran Conflict
  • 1). Download IE 1.1 from here (104MB)
    2). Copy & rename the cat/dat to ...\X3TC\14.cat and ...\X3TC\14.dat
    3). Download IEX 1.5b from here or here (316MB)
    4). Copy & rename the cat/dat to ...\X3TC\15.cat and ...\X3TC\15.dat
    5). Set View Distance to Medium for best effect (View distances in TBackgrounds.txt have been extended)
    6). Run X3:TC
  Albion Prelude
  • 1). Download IE 1.1 from here (104MB)
    2). Copy & rename the cat/dat to ...\X3TC\addon\05.cat & ...\X3TC\addon\05.dat
    3). Download IEX 1.5b from here or here (316MB)
    4). Copy & rename the cat/dat to ...\X3TC\addon\06.cat & ...\X3TC\addon\06.dat
    5). Set View Distance to Medium for best effect (View distances in TBackgrounds.txt have been extended)
    6). Run X3AP

[X2-Illuminatus]

Whereabouts is the download link?

First post is blank, obviously by design so just wondering what im missing.

Cheers,

Tom

That the first post is blank for you is caused by a little malfunction when it comes to using url-tags in a certain way. You can prevent that by opening your profile and enabling the feature to "Show images in posts". That way the first post should be displayed correctly.

[siddham]

Is there a video showing the enhancements this adds in TC ?

...and comparison with vanilla TC ?

Thanks

[Moonrat]

Is there a video showing the enhancements this adds in TC ?

...and comparison with vanilla TC ?

Thanks

memeics / dizzy (?) has made some videos playing AP with IE/IEX, click here to see some...

[dizzy]

Thanks for the plug! My favorite is Y Alpha (which only exists in LU, do you know which vanilla/non-LU game sector would have the same background/planet ?), also "happens" to be where I based the HQ and the fleet. There are also some amazingly looking pirate sectors south of Interworlds, very fiery!

[siddham]

Thanks guys

[siddham]

Moonrat, does your mod mark the game as modded?
ie for uplink

[Moonrat]

Moonrat, does your mod mark the game as modded?
ie for uplink

You know... I've never quite been able to answer that question! IE/IEX doesn't alter any scripts or anything just the planetary objects/textures, backgrounds and the map. May be someone more knowledgeable will be able to give us a definitive answer.

[X2-Illuminatus]

Map changes will mark your game as *modified*.

[siddham]

Maybe it doesn't...

I have the Trix XUniverseHUD and it doesn't because it's only a graphical replacer; according to Trix anyway - I haven't tested it

... so maybe ?

[siddham]

Maybe it doesn't...

I have the Trix XUniverseHUD and it doesn't because it's only a graphical replacer; according to Trix anyway - I haven't tested it

... so maybe ?

[siddham]

Map changes will mark your game as *modified*.

But does this mod change the map..?
or does it only replace some graphical resources?

[Moonrat]

Map changes will mark your game as *modified*.

But does this mod change the map..?
or does it only replace some graphical resources?

Yes ... and yes.

[TomRobinson]

That the first post is blank for you is caused by a little malfunction when it comes to using url-tags in a certain way. You can prevent that by opening your profile and enabling the feature to "Show images in posts". That way the first post should be displayed correctly.

Ok thanks, and thanks moonrat for the links

[TrixX]

Maybe it doesn't...

I have the Trix XUniverseHUD and it doesn't because it's only a graphical replacer; according to Trix anyway - I haven't tested it

Mine doesn't mark it as modded as it's a texture override via the dds folder. It doesn't affect the gameplay or alter any ingame sectors or anything.

IEX literally alters the map which is pretty fundamental to the gameplay, so yes it's modded. TBH I don't think I've ever played the game un-modded.

[siddham]

Ok I get it
Thanks guys
I didn't realise IEX changes the map

The reason I like to play vanilla is odd I guess...
When I played X2 I used the Uplink and enjoyed tracking and recording my progress that way
But X2 only had a few hundred games on its database
whereas TC has a few thousand
and the way the player ranking database is set up I dont think it is practical to track one's progress for TC
You have to click through the pages one at a time to find your record
That was manageable in X2; but I cannot see it being possible in TC
So playing vanilla may not make any sense in TC

[X2-Illuminatus]

You have to click through the pages one at a time to find your record

Your statistics can be viewed directly from your profile. Simply click on a game you have uploaded your statistics for, and the value for each tracked statistics and your rank within the overall statistics will be listed.

[siddham]

You have to click through the pages one at a time to find your record

Your statistics can be viewed directly from your profile. Simply click on a game you have uploaded your statistics for, and the value for each tracked statistics and your rank within the overall statistics will be listed.

Thank you X2-Illuminatus
I never realised I could access the data that way
Definitely will play vanilla now