just to ask what version of convertdata rebellion did you use for the player files, i just cannot convert them without a error

ok cheers looking forward for release

I'll see what I can do. It won't be within the next week though, I'm just too busy at work. I'll just quickly give you an update on what has changed:

General

• Improved map, now each system has jump points leading to other systems. Means that certain worlds have massive tactical importance.
• Stars can no longer be colonised.
• Gorg ships improved making them tougher and faster, but fewer ships in raiding fleet.
• All new sounds. 
• New planets from Forbidden worlds DLC.
• New Galactic events from Stellar phenomena DLC, changed to add a powerful unknown Alien fleet that prowls the Galaxy.

Humans:

• Need to spawn astronauts from certain structures and ships to use construction. Gives the impression that construction in space is very difficult and needs to be carefully managed.
• Clear distinction between Humanity's earliest ships and the more advanced ones. Gives the impression that you start in modern day and progress through to more advanced space travel.
• New ships with rotating sections.
• New ships with new abilities, one example: constructor ships that can build certain structures in unowned or enemy gravity wells.
• New structures with new abilities some examples:

                                              - Orbital Defence Command Centre - improves planetary defences.

                                              - Administrative Centres - Improve taxes and trade.

• New Abilities, some examples:

                            - Escort Vessel - Ships take the majority of enemy fire, protecting Capital ships.

                            - Darkest Hour - Ships ram enemy ships, destroying themselves and damaging enemy with a chance                                 of them being destroyed.

• Improvements made to existing abilities, the biggest change is the Tactical Nuke. It is now the main offensive human weapon. It is extremely powerful but risks damaging friendly units nearby.
• New Fighter textures. They have been tweaked to make them very useful in fleet battles.
• A change in slot counts for all structures and planets. Means that certain structures can only be built around certain planets, which leads to some worlds being devoted to ship construction, or others for trade etc. 
• Research tree has been added to considerably.

Swarm

• The Swarm now rely heavily on the Hive Mind. Smaller ships need a ship or structure with the Hive Mind ability to be able to function at 100%. This means that certain ships Swarm ships are crucial for a Hive fleet to operate.
• New Ships - Including a ship that helps the Swarm navigate allowing faster Hyperspace travel.
• New structures that resemble a living embodiment of the Hive Mind, such as the Hive Cerebrum (has the Hive Mind ability), other structures that resemble living organs that perform relevant functions.
• New and improved abilities.

I'm sure there's loads I've missed out but that's just a quick preview. I will try and put a video together if I get some free time but improving the Swarm is getting most of my attention now.

No more modern day ships. You start with the space shuttle and upgrade that. The first military ships are the ones with rotating sections. The distinction lies with their cost, speed, armour, firepower and abilities.

Sorry guys but there will be a slight delay in the release. I've struggled for time over the last 2 months so have made very little progress. There will definitely be a release in 2014 but I'm not going to pressure myself with a deadline.

I've set up a page on ModDB, it doesn't give you any more information that's already available here but it will be home to the download link when it's ready.

Dark Space on ModDB

Hi Barn0.

I'm really happy with how the mod is going. I've added loads of new features, ships and structures, which has created a lot more work for me but it's improving the gameplay and overall experience.

I never completely removed the buy/sell crystal option, only the mini window. You can still use the hot keys to do it. I've no plans to change it. Hopefully the new changes will keep your stockpiles down as there's plenty more to spend your resources on!!

I'm looking forwards to the new version pretty heavily as well.

This mod looks fun, any news mostly80?  Will there be titan class ships in this?  Any swarm screen shots?  How about SBs?  Any special fighters?  In the description you mention 4 total races, are we to expect 4 or still 2 at the moment?

Just a quick update.

CRITICAL SYSTEMS

I've added the possibility of critical systems being damaged to all Human and Gorg ships. This means that if a ship sustains a certain amount of damage then there is the possibility that while damaged it could have reduced weapon capability, or reduced speed and maneuverability, or even be completely crippled.

REAL EXPLOSION DAMAGE

When Human or Gorg ships/structures are destroyed they explode. Anything nearby to the explosion is damaged! This adds an extra dimension to ship positioning in combat. I had half my fleet wiped out as a chain reaction of explosions spread from ship to ship, it was very cool!

I've also radically changed the Humans Nuclear weapons ability. There are different types of Nukes which cause different levels of damage. The blast from an exploding nuke damages everything nearby including friendly units. They are now more deadly than ever!

NEW DETAILED MAP

I've editted Navitas's Sol system map to add a very detailed Sol system.

All ships, structures and gravity wells have been resized to make space seem like a much bigger place!

IMPROVED HUMANS

They are now complete. They have some very cool new structures, such as the Earth Navy HQ which can only be built at Earth. This gives to the ability to summon very large capital ships under the command of named Admirals and Captains with their own history and unique abilities (I got this idea from the x4 enhanced mod's hero addition, a very cool mod.)

Just a quick teaser, showing an early Human Battleship at Earth. Note the Milky Way background.

IMPROVED SWARM

The Swarm have had a major overhaul for the tenth time. The majority of their models are now from the Zerg race from starcraft. They have a real Hive feel to them. The Hive fleets need certain ships to allow them to function or move efficiently. They are still a work in progress but have the majority of ships and structures completed. I know where I want to go with them and I just need a few more models to complete them.

Another quick teaser, the first picture shows the Hive Guard. A very tough Swarm Capital ship. The second, is their equivalent of a heavy cruiser.

 NEW FX

I've used Bailknight's Graphic Mod to improve on the effects and sounds. They go very nicely with the improved damage system. 

Work is still progressing. I'm still on track for a 2014 release date for a fully completed version!

Zerg really rely on their specularity/normals to have any surface detail in sc2. I don't think their diffuse translates very favorably into sins as-is. Those screenshots make them look REALLY blurry.

I find texture resolution rarely impacts peformance, but if you're playing on low, I guess you probably struggle with performance anyways. Things like particles, fighters, and mines are likely to cause much more major performance hits in the long run, especially if you're using vanilla sins particles, as they are particularly inefficient in how many particles they spawn.

Still working on it.

just decided to keep all updates on here and open the ModDB page up when there's a release.

how you going mostly really looking forward to the release of the mod, if you need beta testers, give me a message.