Orion Pack by CanadianBorg

This is only my sixth mod, so any advice or pointers are appreciated.

This Orion pack is a set of ships converted from Starfleet Command 2.

This pack is intended to go with my recently released Mercenary Pack mod, which I would recommend you download and install before going any further (you don't have to, but you really should. It would make the ships fit in much better.)

Installation:

Open the archive file and extract the folder "Orions" somewhere outside your A2 directory.

Copy all the folders inside to your root A2 directory.

Now, open gui_global.spr in the "sprites" folder in your A2 main directory with Notepad, and scroll down to the Federation build buttons. Now enter:

b_orcarry gborcarry 0 0 64 64
b_orfight gborfight 0 0 64 64
b_ordest gbordest 0 0 64 64
b_orhcruise gborhcruise 0 0 64 64

below the last item.

NOw go down to special weapon buttons and enter the following:

b_gpoleron2 gbpolrntrp00 0 0 64 64

Now save and close gui_global.spr and go to the techtree folder within the A2 directory with Notepad. Now open tech1.tt. Scroll down to the Federation ships and add:

orcarry.odf 0
orfight.odf 1 orcarry.odf
ordest.odf 0
orhcruise.odf 0

Now scroll down to Federation special weapons. Now enter the following:

gpoleron2.odf 0

Now save and close tech1.tt. Open fulltech.tt with Notepad and enter the following anywhere in the list:

orcarry.odf 0
orfight.odf 0
ordest.odf 0
orhcruise.odf 0
gpoleron2.odf 0

Now save and close the file.

Now you have two options:

Option 1. Go to the odf folder, and go to "stations". Open fbase.odf with Notepad, and enter the following:

buildItemxx = "orcarry"
buildItemxx+1 = "ordest"
buildItemxx+2 = "orhcruise"

Where "xx" is the next number in the list (replace it with this number). If there is a +1 or +2 it just means to add that much to "xx". Do the same with rbase.odf, kbase.odf, and cbase.odf.

Option 2. Go to the odf folder, and go to "stations". Open mercbase.odf with notepad (if you downloaded my Mercenary Pack, you'll have it, otherwise, take option 1),
and enter the following:

buildItemxx = "orcarry"
buildItemxx+1 = "ordest"
buildItemxx+2 = "orhcruise"

Where "xx" is the next number in the list (replace it with this number). If there is a +1 or +2 it just means to add that much to "xx".

That's it! You're ready to use the Orion ships in your game! I might be coming out with more pirate and mercenary ships by the way, so stay tuned!

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Legalities

This mod is not made or supported by Activision or Paramount.
CanadianBorg Industries cannot be held responsible for any damage to your computer or your game by this mod.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, you can e-mail me at sebastian.renmar@rogers.com

If you wish to use this ship in any of your mods, please ask me first. Thank you.