Hello Distant Stars players!!!
We are pleased to start promoting a community around the mod we love to create and you love to play!
This topic is to help promote online play. No matter what you play, PvP, PvAI or PvPvAI! We will be having regular game times for everyone to gather and join up playing Distant Star!
The meeting place for setting up any Distant Stars game is currently Channel 'Distant Stars' on ICO. Once your there feel free to set up games among each other! Another thing we would like to promote is using Distant Stars in your game name. For example here are some game names: Distant Stars 1, Distant Stars 2, etc etc. You are all smart people. A Quick Rundown:Where:Ironclad Online (ICO) the ChannelDistant Stars; Also our Teamspeak channel.When:WHENEVER!
Teamspeak:
We have recently started using Teamspeak to exapand the fun we can have. We encourage you to drop in and socialize with us! Any questions about the status of the channel can be directed to -Ue_Carbon.
TS SERVER INFO:
Address- 69.61.15.106
Port- 4293
Channel- Sins of a Solar Empire
Also we would like to get a list of ICO players names so we can all add each others as friends, to set up games beyond the set game time listed above.
Current ICO Players Names:Ryat-Ue_Carbon PbheadDraakjacktOranosRoesh Free TradersSyneptusVonlesto{SB}=>Dead_rat{SB}=>WarfleetMr.G
Feel free to post up game time beyond the current set times, and letting us know your ICO name so we can add you to the list!!! We will hopefully see some of you ingame!!!
Warning:
Be sure to turn your graphics settings down to lowest and turn off all of the special effects like bloom and skyboxes... You're dealing with net traffic and other people's computers so to avoid unnecessary desyncs or disconnects, do your part and turn everything down.
We also suggest you Trim your Empire Tree to reduce mid-end game lag. Play with only the minimum ammount in your Empire Tree as you need!
You will be missed. I'll have the early game again just to see if anyone shows up... That means I should be around for the late one as well.
great i'll see you for the 5pm game(its 15th so i think its 5pm est) lol
Distant Stars channel created on both ICO and TeamSpeak. I'll be on for an hour if no one shows up, then I'll be off until the evening game most likely.
Okay then.... Who's gonna be around for next week's game? (May 22nd)
I think i will.
what about tonight's game?
I told Oranos I could maybe play a couple hours tonight but I'd be on after 11 eastern or so depending when exactly I get home. Sunday's not typically a good day for me since I'm busy doing all of the things I should have done on Saturday and didn't do because I spent the whole day screwing around. ;]
Carbon will busy fixing lore issues. *Facepalm*
I will be on TS later tonight after I take my son back to his mom's house.
the TS is up and if any one wants to play a game just poke me lol(other wize will be writeing lore post)
stop writing lore! (heh, you have been unresponcive for a bit now)
edit: oh, my, the first thing that happens when i get home is my sister goes and changes my avatar...
soez. whos up for a game tonight? 9pm?
Hopefully most of the regulars, if not all of us....
Posted a (the) Distant Stars galaxy file in the maps thread if anyone want's to sink their teeth into that monster for a while.... and it will take you a while... 73 systems is a lot to scout. 74 if you count the black hole. Although more then half of those 73 aren't explored yet in the lore so I don't have anything in those systems except for their stars.... You'll see what it's all about when you go to play it.
im in just finshed the week end homework lol
i got 2 people to download the mod, and told them about our games... hopefully one of em might actually show up.
I shall be there...well in a reduced function.....yeah the forecast is more stupid words from Carbon.
Soooooo....who's team shall I bring down tonight?
*3rd time posting. Stupid Forum goes boom*
Hey guys, I got bored today and instead of writting lore, Im sorry btw cant get in the mood still, I started looking at making a new MP version for us to test soon.
Ive download the Sins Optimization Project and also thinking of reducing the max fleet points as a starter. Hopefully this will help with our end game lag we get.
I have also been toying with the idea of reducing Cruiser Carriers max squads down by 1. Removing Elite Bombers/Fighters. And maybe reducing Max squads for Cap Carriers by 1 also.
Also thought about reducing bombers damage vs caps slightly.
Thoughts?
And I know Pb wont make it this weekend and I might not either. Long weekend with family hopefully.
Don't know. I like the idea of having a stripped down MP version of the game.
Returning the fleet points to the unmodded levels is fine. We always play as small fleets anyway.
Returning the cruiser carrier squadrons back to unmodded levels will reduce a hell of a lot of lag.
Removing the elite fighters is a no brainer. They're not much of an improvement over regular fighters and suck compared to gunships.
Removing elite bombers... Well I know what they can do to a player so I'm for it. Just means people will have to take more advantage of EWS Bomber usage.
Bombers whole purpose in life is to hit the big targets and hit them hard. Bomber spam can instapop a cap and depending on how much you bring can potentially do the same to a starbase... I think leave the bomber damage the same or just do a very minuscule adjustment until we see the effects that all of the squadron reductions has as well as the elimination of the elite bomber and the reduction in fleet supply.
I say play with as few things as possible, so you can gauge their effect before moving on.
reduced max fleet points: Good for MP. Prefer higher for SP.
reduce escort carrier squads: I don't find it an issue in SP play-wise, but it can cause major lag in MP. Ok.
remove elite fighters: go for it.
remove elite bombers: say wait to see how the other factors effect this since carriers are not too common.
reduce carrier squad: Same as escort carrier.
reduce bomber damage: same as elite bombers, leave till we can assess other things.
Is it possible to get the MP balance as a patch for those that are happy with the current balance? I imagine the checksum will be different anyway.
Ok, so I have fleet supply cut in half roughly.
All elite SC are gone. Didnt see fair to keep just one. And seing as Carrier Caps can only get elite and their SC buffs. It leads to some God SC. Me no likey.
Ive yet to reduce the command points. RFT had an awesome idea, Im waiting on word to see if its possible. If not I will reduce them like I planned.
This new MP verison will require you to patch/make a new copy (if you want to keep the current version) I could attempt to make it a mini mod. I will cross that bridge when we get there.
Anyhow, Ive not inserted the S.O.P. yet, im not sure how much will help us due to the vast numbers of other types of planets we have. I will play with it more tonight.
The others Im okay with but.......
as far as the cruiser carriers, well they are still at their original settings and we just need to keep the fleet points down for that to be kept under control
also the SOP is suppose to help with dealing with SC as it strips down the models (at least when Sivcorp puts up his new models for them)
it will be fun to see what carbons new MP mod for ds looks like.
i say have it as a miny mod so SP ds is same cuz that has not to much lag and AI needs some of that power to put up a fight, but for MP it would be nice to just turn on a miny mod to have every thing go minimum lag and good fleets for MP
Hey, all. Been checking out this forum and getting involved on ICO. I've played Sins quite a bit offline and with a few buddies over LAN, since whenever I'm on ICO there are almost no games except friend-only ones around.
I'm gonna try and check out the distant stars mod, and hopefully play a game or three with you guys.
Novos is my ICO name
Yeah, sorry I didn't answer you on ICO earlier, was busy with a bunch of other things (NHL and NBA playoff games and MLB game on at the same time, and chatting away on teamspeak) and not paying attention to it since no one else besides Oranos showed up to play at either game time.
Yeah sorry Im wasnt there....Mermorial Day weekend, and family comes first.
I have the same excuse as Stant123, even if the Suns did lose
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