Star Wars - Episode IV

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 1:34 am

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A Long time Ago.......

I began work on a Star Wars mod for Distant Worlds...

Today I made plans to complete that mod.

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 1:53 am

I had begun a Star Wars mod for Distant Worlds many years ago and had put that on hold as news came out of Distant Worlds 2.

However, the modding for Distant Worlds 2 is not at the stage that will allow me to create a Star Wars mod there.
in 2023.

This mod will take place around the time of Episode IV - A New Hope as the Empire under the control of Palpatine begins spreading it's forces across the galaxy.

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 2:44 am

The mod has been restored from the archives and did a quick play-through to check where I was at.

Here is the screenshot for the Rebel Alliance with of course Princess Leia as the leader.....

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 2:49 am

These are the 52 races or factions I currently have in the mod.

Aqualish,
Arcona,
Bith,
Bothan,
Chagrian,
Clawdites,
Crolute,
Devaronian,
Disciples of the Whills,
Drabatan,
Dug,
Duros,
Galactic Empire,
Gamorrean,
Gand,
Geonosian,
Gran,
Guardians of the Whills,
Gungan,
Iakaru,
Ishi Tib,
Ithorian,
Jawas,
Kaminoan,
Klatooinian,
Kubaz,
Mandalorian,
Mon Calamari,
Muun,
Neimoidian,
Ortolan,
Pa'lowick,
Pau'an,
Quarren,
Rebel Alliance,
Rodian,
Selkath,
Sullustan,
Talpini,
Talz,
Teedo,
The Hutt,
Togruta,
Toydarian,
Trandoshan,
Twi’lek,
Ugnaught,
Utai,
Weequay,
Wookiee,
Yuzzum,
Zabrak,

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 3:03 am

When I last worked on the mod the disney movies had come out so I had included a number of characters from these movies.

I am thinking of removing those characters only seen in the Disney movies and replacing them with charcaters seen in the Disney TV shows.

This means removing the following from the list above.

Crolute,
Guardians of the Whills,
Disciples of the Whills,
Drabatan,
Iakaru,
Talpini,
Teedo,
Utai,

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 3:04 am

Final test of the mod to refresh my memory where I was with it's development

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 3:09 am

In the above screenshots you can see Leia is in the system of Bendeluum.

Bendeluum was a planet in the Anoat sector's Bendeluum system which had a small Rebel Alliance cell during the Galactic Civil War. The city planet's underworld was controlled by the golden-skinned Nothoiins which were seen in the UK Star Wars comics in 2013.

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 3:15 am

A YT-1300 light freighter of the YT-1300f variety.

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 6:19 am

Today I have started adding new planets of better quality to the mod.

The picture below shows what I came up with in 2018 for a new planet design.

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 6:20 am

And this is one of the planets that I have created for the mod today.....

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 6:44 am

Gas giants in the mod are also getting a new facelift........

This was what I had in the mod in 2018

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 6:45 am

...and this is the gas giant I designed today.

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rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 11:47 am

At this stage I now have at least 80 races that will appear in the mod and there are more I am considering.

The list of races so far are the following:

Anx,
Anzellen,
Aqualish,
Arcona,
Besalisk,
Bith,
Bothan,
Cerean,
Chadra-Fan,
Chagrian,
Chiss,
Clawdites,
Devaronian,
Dug,
Duros,
Falleen,
Galactic Empire,
Gamorrean,
Gand,
Geonosian,
Gossam,
Gotal,
Gran,
Gungan,
Harch,
Iktotchi,
Ishi Tib,
Ithorian,
Jawas,
Kaleesh,
Kaminoan,
Kel Dor,
Kiffar,
Kitonak,
Klatooinian,
Kubaz,
Kyuzo,
Kyuzo,
Lannik,
Lasat,
Lurmen
Mandalorian,
Mirialan,
Mon Calamari,
Muun,
Nautolan,
Neimoidian,
Nikto,
Nosaurian,
Ortolan,
Pa'lowick,
Pantoran,
Pau'an,
Pyke,
Quarren,
Quermian,
Rakata,
Rebel Alliance,
Rodian,
Selkath,
Shakoan,
Siniteen,
Sullustan,
Talz,
The Hutt,
Tholothian,
Togruta,
Toydarian,
Trandoshan,
Troig,
Twi’lek,
Ugnaught,
Umbaran,
Vurk,
Weequay,
Wookiee,
Xexto,
Yuzzum,
Zabrak,
Zeltron,

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Fri May 05, 2023 5:32 pm

Now 90 races with 40 of them playable.

The criteria of whether they are playable is whether I had the ability to create 100 different names for each race.
38 races fitted that requirement.

rjord2021 · Post by **rjord2021** » Sun May 07, 2023 9:08 am

Going through the process of adding all the new races into the mod which involves adding the pictures as well as adding the files for race in formation, character names, policies, and design templates.

Also taking the opportunity to replace the existing race portraits with new pictures.

As well as this I am looking at whether each race is actually a space faring race.

For example, are Gamorreans a race that you would expect to see flying spaceships? We do have the Gamorrean named Voort saBinring in the New Republic as a pilot. However saBinring had been genetically-modified to have a much higher mathematical analysis so he would be the only one capable of flying a ship.

Therefore Gamorreans would have to be ruled out as a race in the mod, yet they will appear in the mod in one way or another.

CaesarAug · Post by **CaesarAug** » Mon May 08, 2023 8:43 am

Excellent! Is this Star Wars - Episode IV mod near completion, then?

mohyanto17 · Post by **mohyanto17** » Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:02 pm

wow, such a long journey mod, your doing great