Modding Help Want to see an old mod updated? See inside.

In this thread, I (and whoever else wants to contribute) will make unofficial, "Enraged Koala"-compatible updates of old, defunct mods.

Rules:

• Submit the name of the mod you want updated along with a link to its mod page.
• This thread is intended for at least two patch cycles ago (read: pre-Furious Koala), simply because the mod's author may have not had a chance to do it themselves yet. Well, that, and most FK mods can be "updated" to EK by changing a single line of code.
• Should you choose to submit a mod update yourself, include three things: a link to the updated resource, a link to the original mod page, and, crucially, the name of the original author. See list below for reference Also, other than the changes necessary to update the mod, leave it unaltered.

Mod List:
updated 3/1/2014

Mechanics

• Telekinesis originally by lonesurvivor [old mod page]

Races

Hairstyles

Musical Instruments

NPCs & Creatures

Crafting & Building

Planets & Environments

Weapons, Armor & Clothes

• Hat Gate originally by XMatrix2X [old mod page]
• Weapons of Star Wars originally by srecinto [old mod page]
• Emile's Armor originally by kornhd [old mod page]

Furniture & Object

Vehicles & Mounts

• Absolution Tri-Drives originally by Silverknight [old mod page]
• Absolution Dual-Drives originally by Silverknight [old mod page]

Dungeons & Sidequests

In-Game Tools

Other

This thread is currently for beta v. Enraged Koala

 

I will also be plundering the depths of the mod repository from time to time for particularly interesting (and obviously, long outdated) content, perhaps spotlighting them briefly to help give them the attention I feel they deserve.

 

You realize you need to receive permission from the mod authors to update them, right? Unless all you are doing is changing the modinfo file, which in that case it would make more sense to just explain how to do something so simple to other people.

 

I could see that being a problem if I were uploading them here as if they were my own. Or if I were uploading them to the mod section, for example.

Requests to update this or that mod are fairly common, and I've never seen one of those topics locked for lack of permission.

I think I'll be fine.

 

Seems like hes in the clear to me.
It might be an issue with the "abandoned part" but im sure if the author was notified of this beforehand he would have the ability to ask for removal from this thread when he gets back in the modding game.

 

I wouldn't call what I'm doing "continuing the project", either. This isn't about adding to or altering the content of someone else's mod, it's about making the content playable again.

 

Oh well i guess in that context you are right. My bad.

I was just REALLY focused on the "don't just throw it away" part.

 

Absolution Tri-Drives originally by Silverknight [old mod page]

Absolution Dual-Drives originally by Silverknight [old mod page]

 

Telekinesis originally by lonesurvivor [old mod page]

 

If it's okay with Srecinto, an update of the Weapons of Star Wars mod would be nice...http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/weapons-of-star-wars.539/

 

If he asks, the update will be removed. And if that's the case he'd likely be planning to update it himself anyway.

I've got the lightsaber working, but the blaster needs more work. Interestingly both weapons are one handed, so they can be dual wielded together.

Edit: done.

Someone asked me to disclose what changes I make to update these mods, so:

First, I obviously changed the version string and removed the quotes from all the numeric values.

This was the first one where I had to get my hands dirty, if only a little. This mod was apparently created before player.config merging was a thing, so I went ahead and deleted it and merged his changes instead.

The author also had his projectile speed for the blaster set to 1000. This is problematic because in order for a projectile to clip anything, its bounding box has to intersect with that of something else for at least an entire game tick. When the speed is set that high, the odds are high that the projectile will "pass through" whatever you aimed it at between ticks, resulting in a miss. Most of the time you don't even see the bullet at that speed, which is probably more realistic, but that's simply too fast for this game engine. I have the projectile's speed set to 300 atm, which does look pretty Star Wars-ey ingame, and more importantly it strikes its targets consistently

 

Could I get help updating this mod? It's Emile's Armor, originally done by kornhd. I've given it a shot but I'm a complete newb and I only ever get Perfectly Generic Items.

 

Done.



Changes:

• Changed player.config from an overwrite to a merge
• Added .modinfo file
• Reworked his file heirarchy to something like the assets folder
• De-quoted numeric values
• Fixed various syntax problems, this mod probably wouldn't have run even when it was new

 

any chance you can update this mod, idk if the author has had a chance to update since seems the mod is giving problems after todays update from the unstable game to the stable one. http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/madtulip-s-spaceship-mod.59/

 

... how is asking someone offering to update mods not giving the author a break by having someone do it for them?

 

not sure what u are seeing but im pretty sure my post in no way is aggressive or negative to the author or the modder offering to update

 

http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/yet-another-homestuck-mod.104/
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/sburbound.1380/
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?resources/odb2-character-creation-mod.1241/


I would really like to see these mods updated. especially the homestuck one!

 

He's right. This thread is for mods that appear to have not received an update for at least two major patches. I would make an exception for a mod that has been expressly abandoned, but that isn't the case here. Give the author time to sort out this out himself.... Otherwise I run the risk of irking mod authors, which is bad.