To install:
1. Put 8472_n-451.odf in odf/ships
2. Put hnebulaGeneration.odf, hnebulaFlux.odf, and htransientRift.odf in odf/special_weapons
3. Put the sod in the sod folder
4. Put the bmp in bitmaps/Admirals Log/ShipImages
5. Add the following to sprites/gui_global.spr:

#8472 Wireframes
@reference=256

8472_n-451w1 8472wireframe01 0 192 48 48
8472_n-451w2 8472wireframe01 48 192 48 48
8472_n-451w3 8472wireframe01 96 192 48 48
8472_n-451w4 8472wireframe01 144 192 48 48
8472_n-451w5 8472wireframe01 192 192 48 48

# 8472 build buttons
@reference=64
@tmaterial=interface

b_hnebulaGeneration gbnebulaGeneration 0 0 64 64
b_hnebulaFlux gbnebulaFlux 0 0 64 64
b_htransientRift gbtransientRift 0 0 64 64

6. Add the following to the bottom of techtree/tech1.tt:

hnebulaGeneration.odf 0 // nebula generation for hero ship (n-451's behemoth)
hnebulaFlux.odf 0 // nebula flux for hero ship (n-451's behemoth)
htransientRift.odf 0 // transient rift for hero ship (n-451's behemoth)

7. Add the following to odf/other/e8_named.odf:
item2 = "8472_n-451"

8. Add the following to Dynamic_Localized_Strings:

"8472_N-451", "N-451's Behemoth - Nebula Generation, Nebula Flux, & Transient Rift",
"8472_N-451_V", "Flagship of the Species 8472 armada and piloted by N-451.",

Now you should have a hero for Species 8472 available in the Map Editor!

Made by SpaceMaster. You can use this in your mod, just give me credit.