Outdated The Multiversal Mothership - CHRISTMAS UPDATE!! -Angry Koala - Hidalgo MODs 1.2

(I have stopped updating this mod for a bit. After I'm done with some other projects, I'll get back to this and keep the updates coming, thanks for all the feedback so far, guys!)

For now, just remove the christmas decorations in game and have a normal ship version

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CHRISTMAS ARRIVED AT THE MULTIVERSAL MOTHERSHIP!


SCREENSHOTS:

http://imgur.com/a/uXh6o (12 pic album)
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INTRODUCTION:
Hi and thanks for downloading "The Multiversal Mothership" Starbound Mod made by Hidalgo(Punisherbr)
I hope you enjoy this mod as much I enjoyed making it.

This mod is based around the old human space station.

Thanks for all the feedback so far guys, you are awesome!
Please rate/review/endorse/comment to help me improve it or to help me smile

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WHY DID I MAKE THIS MOD :

You must be thinking " WHY ANOTHER GODDAMN ~AESTHETICS~ SHIP MOD?"
Well, actually I made this mod with much more than that in mind.

Since I started playing Starbound, I felt a strong relation with my initial vanilla ship and just some
minutes after it was already feeling cramped. So it was obvious that I needed it to be bigger.
I know many people modded around this idea, but I wanted more, something not just bigger or
insanely bigger, I wanted it a place to call home.
Now you ask my why? Well that's why:
In sandbox games you normally have a world to take care of, right? Let's use Terraria for example.
(please, it's just an example. I know they are two different games and that's my point here)
In Terraria you generate a random world that you can explore with your old or new character, and
inside this world you need a proper shelter, so you actually feel like it's your place, it's your home
and you have to take care of it. You would feel extremely bad if there was a boss that could explode
your buildings, because you know, that's all you have.
Now let's take a look at Starbound, you have quadrillions of planets to explore, sure you can build
anything anywhere, but it just feels generic and easily replaceable, but if you think about it,
what's the only thing that will follow you wherever you go?

No, it's not guys from The Calling, it's your SHIP!
So why not make it big, and have everything you ever need?
Screw the home planet.
You can have your home planet right above your head everytime!
Also, I find that the artificial biome idea is what makes this ship unique in a way. I'll develop that
idea and I'm sure I'll like the result when I have more tools to work with.

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FEATURES :

-Huge ship
-Many themed rooms
-Many places to have awesome views
-Large storage room, almost impossible to run out of space.
-Hangar with all the original vanilla race ships
-Artificial Biome Room - It almost feels like you are not inside a ship at all! Build freely on your
favorite biome INSIDE YOUR FAVORITE SHIP and carry your buildings wherever you go.
-Feels very cool with spawned NPCs
-Works on multiplayer if everyone has this mod installed
-Perfectly good for clans reunions, band shows, or just to build and have fun with friends inside

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INSTALLATION:
It's simple if you follow these steps.


1- Open "Paste whats inside on mods folder" folder and CHOOSE ONE folder.
2- Paste the folder you choose inside
%YOUR STEAM LOCATION%/SteamApps/common/Starbound/mods
3- Enjoy!
(VERSION 1.2 UPDATE brings decoration dropship.structure file and the MMdropship.png!
Have fun with that!)

OPTIONAL:
For now, if you really want to play with your old characther in this ship,
make a new character with this mod installed, close it, then open the folder Starbound/player and
copy the .shipworld file of your new character, change the name of the file
for the old random letters and numbers from your old character, essentialy
overwriting the old .shipworld file. Be warned though, it will remove everything
related to your old ship. So back up every file before.

PROTIP: If you want decorations and stuff from your old ship:
1 - Back up both .shipworld files you are going to mess with.
2 - Log in to your old character, remove the ship decorations in game and let them all in your inventory.
3 - Overwrite the old .shipworld file.
4 - Log in again, so you will have all the old decorations on your new ship AND if you ever want to
go back, just restore the old .shipworld file and you will still have your old ship with your old
decorations as long as you have the proper files for your old ship too.

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KNOW ISSUES :

-It is possible to place blocks where they are not supposed to (this is actually a workaround I found
to increase ship's overall lighting and don't be forced to use loads of invisible lights that
consume way too much memory and eventually cause lag.) So don't place blocks where they are not supposed
to. It won't help you in any way, and it will look ugly

-Every race starts inside the human ship


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PLANNED FEATURES:

-Add rooms for the ship, examples (battle arena, bathroom, kitchen, social interaction rooms...)
-Improve ships exhaust and allign its animation
-Improve ship lighting(without having to make a workaround with collision blocks)
-Improve ship design
-Make a proper shell for the entire ship (I suck at pixel art)
-Create a way to leave the ship and make it possible to use the space around it to build whatever
you want
-Make all biomes for the artificial biome room
-Pre made version with NPCs (probably when their AI gets better)
-Pre made version fully decorated (Basic decoration version is up, fully decorated will be an optional download
in near future.)
-Create an object to interact with the background overlay and change the biome of the
artificial biome room (Tried many things to make this work, but it seems to be impossible
right now. Maybe will be possible in a few updates with ship upgrades and all the wiring
mechanics implemented)



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VERSION HISTORY:

1.2 - CHRISTMAS IS HERE!!
Heavy update on the dropship.structure file and the MMdropship.png file.
Now it's possible to place background objects anywhere on the ship(torches, TVs, Signs, Paintings, etc.)
The only room you can't place background objects without placing a background wall first
is in the artificial biome room. Build your house first, then place some objects (this was
made to make it feel more realistic).
.shipworld file not required anymore to see ship decorations! However, if you still want to play
inside this ship with an old character and mess with the .shipworld file follow instructions on the
installation part!

1.1 - Updated to work with ANGRY KOALA
- Removed .shipworld file. It's was an old mechanic and bad way to share decorations,
from now on I'll start decorating from the .dropship file.
1.0.1 - Minor update on Starter Treasure
1.0 - InitialRelease
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Please, if you like my mods, help me to continue modding by donating any amount. Thank you very much!



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CREDITS:

ChuckleFish for making this game, and specially for making it moddable.
Alsehr for the initial tip and inspiration from his mods.
All modders out there, open minded enough to share their experiences. Learned a lot by reading from you.
Random people at IRC ## starbound modding
Sorry if I forgot anyone.