[Mod] Starbound Community Mod

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About ​

This mod is a collaboration with the Starbound community to add there own Weapons, Armor, Hats and NPCs Names into the game. Right now where working on getting all the sprites done ahead of time.​

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Note Board​

New Team Member: squibbles​

New Header from Mombasa (thanks again)​

Looking for pixel artists​

Current version 0.0 (Starbound is not out yet )​

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Current Content​

Weapons​

A Towel- Done​

nyancathammer - Done​

derpfish - half done​

Ocean Star - Done​

Timelord Cannon​

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Armor​

War Hammer 40k armor - Done​

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Hats​

V for Vendeta Mask​

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NPCs Names​

Jebediah, Chicago Ted​

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Starting pets?​

4 djinn from golden sun​

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Statues​

Separate golden statues of the mod team - 15% complete​

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Team​

Project Manger ​

777eza​

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Pixel Artists​

squibbles​

bounding star​

punkypie​

Autzome​

Shock​

Mombasa​

777eza​

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Programmer​

Autzome​

777eza​

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Sound Artist (weapons)​

Still need one​

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Planned Features​

Community's Monsters​

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How To Help Out​

Pm me or post here if you want to join the team, we welcome everyone this is a community project after all.​

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Submissions​

Got and Idea or a pic, post it we are open to any ideas to add however the team has final say on whats appropriate and whats not.​

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NOTE: The last thing I want to do is interfere with Starbounds pre-order sales/development. So if I don't get Tiy's Blessing/If he objects I wont do this mod. Also this thread is probably in the wrong location simply put theres no mod section.​

 

you do realize there will be a mod API right and that all the preorder stuff weapons statues and hats can be added by the end user as mod generated content and the preorder bonuses are purely so supporters of the high tiers get official chucklefish content added to the base game but your under no obligation to pay such high amounts and there purely for people who want to donate oodles to development all you ned is 15 dollar pixel tier

 

M'aiq the Liar, on a statue.

Yeah, so he is making a mod using the API..

 

hm my pixel skills are lack luster but i can send you some samples.

 

maybe im taking it wrong m'aiq and if i am i apologies to the op but atm this whole thread just seems unnecessary if he wanted a mod team why not just straight mention he wants to build a mod team without the shot at tiy and the tiered preorder system once again though i could be taking it wrong and if so sorry

 

I for one hope there's going to be a mask, just like the one in my picture. Stylish mustache, rosy cheeks, etc. With an amazingly stylish hat, of course!

 

I will not volunteer my services as a programmer until I have spent a good time playing with the API, I know my way around code but I need familiarity before I commit to a project. My honest goal is to build mods similar to Omnir for terraria or IC, BC, voltz for minecraft, mods that change the game in noticable ways. Whether incorporating items that behave far differently than the norm, or changing the way you start or what you progress to. I was late to the modding scene on both of those, but I am hoping I will be able to make a name for myself in starbound modding world. ]

A community weapon-pack seems like a good challenge for my modding capabilities, someone says they want a small blue gun shaped like a dolphin that shoots big watery bubbles that bounce around until they pop and cause damage, i can try that. Someone wants a purple sword that turns people into chickens when hit by it, I'll try that too.

Community hats and statues seem like they would just be copy pasting code and applying a new hat sprite for each hat. Not exactly fun code.

Long story short, I will keep this project in the back of my mind, to see what SB's API is like, and I will see if the ideas in this mod seem fun, and how this progresses, maybe i'll sign up to code some stuff.

 

You won't even need the API if you just want to add things. Because you just have to put a seperate file in some folder I think.

 

777eza, is the whole idea behind this thread that people submit designs of their own, or that they help implement submitted designs?

Edit: Nevermind, turns out to be both.

 

Oh yes i guess such a mod idea floated in almost everyones mind and i like it :3

My idea of such a project was to have some online server where you contribute to a public big mod by:
- uploading an image that meets certain hard criterias like size and maybe more later
- adding a description
- defining an item type like 2x2tile_picture, 3x5tile_picture, 2x4tile_statue, backgroundtile, vanityItem_hat, vanityItem_body
- define its requirements to craft
- select additional placement rules that go beyond the typse rules (like statues need a solid ground you could add a requirement to make them placeable in lava worlds only)
- add your name for the ingame credits and references

And then a few human verification steps jump in in order to filter bad content:
- each entry has to pass an image and description check by the moderators - let people vote over new entries that are on the"waiting for acceptance"-list
-- only entries with "positive votes" can pass to ensure good quality
-- "positive votes" may be defined as a system based on values from 0 to 10 where the image has an average above 3/4/5/6/7 after at least 5 days
-- entries not meeting the "positive votes" requirement after about 14 days get rejected

Now a method to furthermore filter incoming images could be a similarity check for images, is the new image too similar to existing ones (either accepted or rejected) then decline the new image.

And finally the most important step:
- Build the modpack once a day including all new entries
- put it into the download list

I know that sounds like a lot of work and it is.
But that could become an awesome project where we see interesting and wonderful new things every day ingame, extending the games realm of creativity and expressions.A true crafters mod :3

BUT, in my opinion such a mod should be limited to cosmetical items only, so using tiles, walls, vanity clothes etc is okay but adding real weapons, armors etc would be a no-go due to the balance impact.

opinions? :3

 

This is a really great idea, if people decide to contribute! It'd be cool for a mod to be ready to go before the game even launches
I'm a terrible artist and amateur coder, so I can't exactly do much...

 

@Syris, I'm an excruciatingly bad artist, but even I was capable of designing a cool-looking weapon with this. When I was done, I actually felt as if I had almost accomplished something.

 

Sure would love to see some.

Shot at Tiy? all I said was that was not everyone has 45-2000$ to give to Tiy to get there content in Starbound officially, and that this mod is a good way to get the community's content in there.

No problem I understand not wanting to start something till you get a look at the API.

 

777eza, do you want us to directly send you samples or to post them in this thread?

 

I'd love to lend a hand with this if you'll have me, I can make some halfway decent pixel art.

 

Either or is fine you don't need to send me a sample to join either, any sprite can be modified later if the team/original poster decides it needs some more work.

Welcome Aboard, what I hope will happen is that when the community starts suggesting content I will post it up top and artist will "call it" and work on it that way we can have a bunch of artists working independently at there own pace and also so we don't get duplicates.

 

Good idea.
(You have typed Statures instead of statues twice though.)

 

My bad I made this thread at 1:23 Am though so I was bound to make a mistake sooner or later

 

Well, I've got a weapon design right here. It's my first ever digital art creation, so any criticism is welcome (I know the fish looks derp).

 

That's actually a pretty creative weapon care to describe it?