[WIP][108x] Starstone texture pack, UI skin and custom blocks [0.5]

[DG-Tal]

I want to present you starstone, a texture pack to give a alternate visual style to starmade. Actually is a work in project on early stage, only a few thing is done. But i'm planning on doing a bunch of new textures, some customs blocks and complete UIs skinning.



SCREENSHOTS

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?Launcher with starmade icon included in the pack.

CUSTOM BLOCKS IDs

• Blue laser 420
• Red laser 421
• Green laser 422
• Yellow laser 423
• Warning block 435
• Metal plate 436

INSTALLATION

Last tested version: 0.09386

1. Download: http://www.solidfiles.com/d/ee9b5d4718/
   Texture only: http://www.solidfiles.com/d/e0b352ac5a/
2. Unpack in starmade folder, overwrite evrything. Backup if neccessary.
3. Enjoy!

You'll maybe notice there a skybox in the pack, but they seem to be no way to make it work.

UPDATE HISTORY

0.5 - Added ion cannon, bonus icon on the launcher

0.4.1 - Updated files, added metal plate

0.4 - Added almost-borderless glass, plexlight (colors include) and thruster textures and added warning block (temporary texture)

0.3 - Added lot of UI skin

0.2 - Added standard hull texture and horizontal animated laser beam

0.1 - Initial release

 

[Pholopalus]

I\'m liking it so far. Good work.

 

[Planr]

Reminds me of the GUI style from Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando

 

[Galacticruler]

Very nice, its a subtle but noticeable difference from the default.

One suggestion I have is to try doing what this MC Texture Pack did and provide a slightly but not totally different feel by smoothing the textures and adding a bit of realism; http:/ ;Overall I\'d give it a 6/10 for completion, 3/10 for originality(Looks quite similar to the default), 9/10 for looks.



Other suggestions for future:

• No-edge glass
• Smooth transition hulls
• Non-recolor weapons/utility modules(separate design schemaes)
• Less flair on the power and power tank block animations(looks more like it is consuming power, not producing it)
• Transparent lights(not opaque, but not invisible)
• More realistic planet textures
• MC style Lava/That texture pack\'s lava style(not the same stuff)
• Ice crystals that are embedded in ice(not solid Ice crystal)

Hope you see this soon!

And thank you for listening!

 

[DG-Tal]

Thank for feedback! You got some interresting suggestions here and I sure will give them a try. By the same time, I found how to incorporate custom block (still trying to figure if possible to do custom blocktype):

 

[Galacticruler]

I love that texture animation!

It looks like a good reactor core detail.

 

[DG-Tal]

Just finished skinning most UIs, added some screenshot to first post.

 

[ImperialDonut]

Very nice and clean adaptation of the current UI, has a nice and light feel to it.

 

[beetlebear]

The UI itself will change in the future, so don\'t spend too much time skinning the existing one, unless you want to practice.

 

[DG-Tal]

Updated the pack with some new texture and a new block, screenshot added to the first post.



Thanx for the tip Beetlebear, i\'ll probably stick to this UI style until the disposition is more stable (or more ajustable) since it adaptable to change.

 

[Galacticruler]

Lookin good so far DG.

 

[KuraiRyuu]

It\'s not working for me. I don\'t know why but no \"mods\" or texture packs work for me, it just brings up a null-pointer-exception every time I try to run the game. Am I missing something you need to do to make mods work?

 

[therimmer96]

is there a way to get just the texture pack, minus the new blocks?

 

[DG-Tal]

Was busy for a couple of day, sorry for my slow answer. Anyway, updated the pack with new patchs stuff. Added on the fly the metal plate block I was working on, didn\'t had time for much more.

@KuraiRyuu If it not the update the problem, you maybe unpacked in the wrong directory.

@therimmer96 I added a second download for you.

 

[KuraiRyuu]

I believe your main download link is broken/down.

 

[C0r3y]

dead link on solid files for main download

 

[DG-Tal]

Link updated, should be wroking now.

 

[TheGunFarmer]

Very Nice I like what I see.

 

[Jerandir]

Keep it on, I love your work...e.g. your thruster texture is so amazing... i wish there will come much much more ^^

 

[HyperionXL]

I made some of my own HD textures using this pack as my base. It\'s only got trees and hulls completed now. You can check it out here: http://i.imgur.com/fL4HD1j.jpg

(I\'ll get this removed if you don\'t want me to use your textures as a base for mine). I can\'t texture worth a crap so your textures looked like the best base for me to use.