Description:

This is the Pulsar Class V1.2 and the Pulsar Variants V1.0. They are balanced according to stock and then have a bit of a boost. The Pulsar Class will "upgrade" to the Pulsar Weapons Variant and that will "upgrade" to the Pulsar X Class. Admirals log pics, buildbuttons and simple wireframes included. This upgrade system is a preview of what's to come in STA2: Beyond the Horizon.

I swear this ship looks a lot like the Luna every time I look at it, but it isn't quite "there".



Nevertheless, three advancements (well, actually two, as one is the orignal) of the Pulsar Class. Download, Upgrade & Enjoy



- SSA Readme:
FEDERATION PULSAR CLASS LONG RANGE SCIENCE VESSEL, WEAPONS POD VARIAN,T AND PULSAR X REFIT V1.0



WARNING:

WHILE THE ZIP IS ORGANIZED INTO FOLDERS YOU WILL BE VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED IF YOU TRY TO EXTRACT THE ZIP DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ARMADA 2 FOLDER. SO DON'T DO IT.



CHANGES:

THIS PACK DOES NOT REQUIRE EITHER OF THE PREVIOUS PULSAR CLASS DOWNLOADS.



CREDITS:

Original Mesh: Lord_Trekie (ME)

Revised Current Mesh: Major A Payne, Lord_Trekie

Mesh Edits for Weapons Pod Version and "X" Version: Lord_Trekie

Textures (From P81's SFC Nova): Pneumonic 81

Texture Alpha Channel: Chiletrek

Texture Edits: Lord_Trekie

ODFs, BuildButtons, and Admirals Log Pics: Lord_Trekie

Wireframes: Chiletrek

Star Trek: Gene Roddenberry

Armada 2: Activison & Mad-Doc



INSTALLATION:

1) Unzip the contents of the file into a temporary directory.

2) Open the folder C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2BitmapsAdmirals LogShip Images and copy fpulsar.bmp, fpulsarr.bmp, and fpulsarx.bmp there

3) Open the folder C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2ODFShips and copy fpulsar.odf, fpulsarr.odf, and fpulsarx.odf into it.

4) Open the folder C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2ODFSpecial_weapons and copy fpulsarupg.odf and fpulsarrupg.odf there.

5) Open the folder C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2SOD and place the fpulsar.sod, fpulsarr.sod, and fpulsarx.sod file there.

6) Finally open C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2TexturesRGB and paste pulsar_1.tga, pulsar_2.tga, pulsar_3.tga, pulsar_4.tga, gbfpuslar.tga, and wirePulsar.tga there.

7) Next to add the ship to your game, open C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2ODFStationsfyard.odf with a text editor, scroll down until you see:



//Construction Parameters

buildItem0 = "fscout"

buildItem1 = "fdestroy2"

buildItem2 = "fdestroy"

buildItem3 = "fcolony"

buildItem4 = "fcruise1"

buildItem5 = "fcruise3"

buildItem6 = "fassault"

buildItem7 = "fcruise2"



add buildItem8 = "fpulsar" right below buildItem7 = "fcruise2"

then buildItem9 = "fpulsarr" below that if you want the refit immediatly bulidable

and buildItem10 = "fpulsarx" below that if you want the X refit immediatly buildable



8) Next to get the buildbuttons and wireframes to appear, open C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2Spritesgui_global.spr, scroll down to the scetion titled Federation buildbuttons, add this line right below @reference=512:



b_fpulsargbfpulsar006464

b_fpulsarrgbfpulsarr006464

b_fpulsarxgbfpulsarx006464



b_fpulsarupggbfpulsarr006464

b_fpulsarrupggbfpulsarx006464





for the wireframes scroll down some more until you find # federation wire frames, with @reference=256 right below it, then add this below that line:



fpulsarw1wirePulsar256256256256

fpulsarrw1wirePulsarr256256256256

fpulsarxw1wirePulsarx256256256256



9) The final step is to add the Pulsar and variants to your techtree. Open the C:ActivisionStar Trek Armada 2techtrees folder and then open the techtree you want to add the ship too (I reccomend tech1.tt and fulltech.tt)



Anywhere in the file (tech1.tt or fulltech.tt) add these lines:



fpulsar.odf 0 //Pulsar Class

fpulsarr.odf0//Pulsar Class Weapons Refit

fpulsarx.odf0//Pulsar Class X Refit



fpulsarupg.odf0//Upgrades Pulsar to Pulsar Weapons Refit

fpulsarrupg.odf0//upgrades Pulsar Weapons Refit to Pulsar "X" Refit



10) If you followed these easy steps then you should now have the Pulsar class and it's variants in your Armada 2 game. Enjoy.



CONTACT:



If there are any problems with this ship mod please feel free to e-mail me at starwart12588 at yahoo.com



Remember I am not responsible for any damage this mod may cause you or your computer.



REDISTRUBUTION:



Please feel free to redistribute this mod as long as this readme file is included. Please do not alter any the fies included in the zip without my permission.



COPYRIGHT:



THIS PATCH IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY ACTIVISION

TM & (C) ACTIVISION & PARAMOUNT PICTURES.



Star Trek Armada 2 is copyrighted to Activision and Maddoc. Star Trek, and all the various Series, images, refernces, and Movies are copyrighted to CBS Paramount. 3D model (aka mesh) designed by me, Lord_Trekie and Major A Payne. No infringement intended. All rights reserved. These files are provided freely for private use only and may not be sold without license under international law.

This file has been archived from File Front which shut down on April 30th, 2016 and would otherwise have been lost forever.

With help from the archiveteam.org and some former staff from File Front we have retained this file for prosperity. If you wish to claim this file as your own, or have any concerns - please email [email protected].