yeah it is the latest DS. As for the green plasma, I like it, adds color (I don't use it often though.) The portrait issue though, there isn't a bug problem with it, only thing is when selecting a race you gotta right click(go backwards) to sift through, the other way sticks on TEC lol, still good though.

I'd like someone to get that orbital defense platform mod up and running again, I think it'd add some good aspects to the dynamic movements mod(hey the ship engines got an upgrade, why not the weapon platforms ).

Also, happy side effect =D with all the hull upgrades the vasari(death beam) doesn't whack anything that moves like before(or at least as fast) and I do like how using it disables weapons for the duration very realistic aspect (if it did that before didn't notice lol)

You need to look at the Gauss Rail Gun Array ability since it fires at any target in its radius, not necessarily the one you want it to be targeting with that ability.

I have completed the first model for the next part of the mod. The plan is for it to be a Destroyer/cruiser with an escort type role. Any suggestions as to what race combo to assign it to are welcome as I haven't decided as yet. Nor have I decided yet as to whether to make it (and the other 2 for that matter) a weaker but faster capital that cost less, or a very powerful frigate, with a high cost (for a frigate) to fit its capabilities. At this stage I am erring on the side of the very powerful frigate because a weaker capital may not be worth spending the capital ship slots on.

Here are a few pics. ;

For some reason you can't cycle forwards through races, so just right-click your way through the race list.

Why did you base the GRG Array off Missile Barrage instead of the Kol's Gauss Rail Gun?

Me thinks look good with vasari!

Yes I agree, if that is what most people think as well I will change them. I did originally try to make this as Tech/Vasari, but I thought perhaps people may think it would fit better as Tech/Advent or even Vasari/Advent.

Let's go with the less powerful cap-ship. You can add some skills that can make up for it's lower firepower, and I'd agree more with Advent/Vasari, you could give it that heavy beam skill we talked about ^^ have high powered beams hitting multiple targets in front of it with the barrage targeting system and save something else for the other advent, if you think you can you could see about cycling it between the vasari/advent beam types per shot as well as a culture "pod" or such for the Vasari version, and a phase stabilizer for the advent version( can't upload one ship to multiple races can you?) I figure you reskin each of the other one darker one with blue lighting and lighter glows along it's hull for the vasari version and a usual shiny blue reflective advent with some darkness added in? maybe some markings in black along the hull. For an added bust you could always add a modified version of the "eggs" phase jump disable skill and make it a movement(turn rate) debuff to sweeten the timing with the beam skill in the right moments. and for a passive you might think about the vasari's planet killer passive that increases it's bombardment rate and dmg towards modules maybe alter it to damage ships instead,for the Advent's type, that way later on it would be a stronger combat type cap ship? a "put some work into it and you'll be the best" type of thing? and the armor passive from the advent for the vasari's type. lots of possibilities ^^

hmm, well in that case I suppose that would be right, but you'll have to do something about them so they aren't efficient enough to replace the heavy frigates, otherwise people would abuse them and make them the replacement for their fleet simply because of the additional abilities and raised damage, we have to give them a hindering trait like, a lower hull cap but higher shield, cap for advent allied ships, or something along those lines, but we can't make them too useless as to never be built, or maybe even something like the turning speed being lowered. For the most part though the envoys don't really need much protection, they do have that invulnerability buff, and for the most part they're extremely cheap ships in comparison to the other support ships so they're nothing less than expendable lol (that's a horrible thing to say about the 'peace makers' but it's true .) I'd go with the afterthought on this one Zero, give them an increased damage and a higher speed but keep their hp and shields lower than average depending on the race. But you could still make the requirement for the tech a 20.00 alliance rating for that tech to get them and still make them powerhouses, at 20.00 your empires are pretty much dependent on one another if you do it quick enough, why not share your deepest secrets with your fishing buddy?    Either way, both ideas are viable and applicable, the only choice is implementing which one. Suppose you could add both for a short test game and see how it works out?(though with diplomatic relations and locked teams you still have to send out envoys for 20.00 so maybe 15.00 would be a better starting off point?)

What you decide SuperZERO, just try to make them fit within the given differences/role that SINS already has set up.

Given the fact your first set of ships were Combat heavy Caps, Maybe you could make this next group Support oriented. I also suggest you keep all the new ships Caps. It will eliminate the new ships being the only thing people build if you do decided to blur the roles.

Also, Just thought I also suggest you fill the current ships ablilties that are other ships with unique ones. That way you promote fleet diversity and synergy. Not to mention keeping every ships role different.

This is a good point, Perhaps it would be better to make them capitals.

Because he will catch to many and that will be less for me to catch  " Pigs in space" . You are right though.

Excellent work, thank you kindly. I will try this and let you know how it goes. I like the textures and brush's and will integrate them that way.

This is what I think now also

Yes, I could for example give the Kosovza a different bolstering type ability instead of its adaptive shield, perhaps one that could absorb energy weapons fire to bolster it. I can do something like this, I will give it some thought.

Yes those are some excellent Ideas I have been think along those lines also. I was thinking on a variation of the the Gravity mine also, and perhaps for the Advent a decoy ability.

lol, that Decoy ability would be very good actually, especially if you have a force attack ability on the decoy spawned. Not to mention as a cap it would be very difficult to determine between the two what one is fake unless you're doing some heavy micro-managing to counter it. but Zero, I dled the Sea of Stars mod for entrenchment recently(very fun heavy combat geared mod,makes my videocard throw a hissy fit after so long lol) anyway they have some interesting beam skills and such for their defensive platforms, you should give it's innards a look and poke through the skills, most of them are simple dmg def and speed upgrade buffs on all the capitals, makes all the surrounding ships multiply dmg lol, as overpowered as it sounds it's balanced fairly well , anyway this person did some heavy buff modding if you wanna give it a look, who knows, maybe the advent's new carrier could have a shield restore rate + passive aoe buff. ^^

This is one of my favorite mods to come out yet. New ships are great. The TEC Command ship's auto cannon fire is messed up. I fixed it in my version but it keeps slipping past.

I didn't mean for him to just copy over an ability Ryat, I meant it as sort of a reference of ideas and to look in them as sort of a "how to" for AOE passive settings, honestly I think those abilities should stay in that mod lol, anywhere else would just make them severely overpowered . But anyway, like I was saying, something like an AOE shield regen instead of the energy attack speed aoe for the Tulis, or maybe something adding even MORE armor for the Korsova, and maybe an anti-buff for the Talak, like what the enforcers have but not an active skill, something that will slow down it's prey