MODS: Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica

[tbeier]

Hello Sci-Fi fans!
I am pleased to announce that I have started working on several different sci-fi franchise mods. I am calling them “Transitioning Tools” to help the fans learn and enjoy Master of Orion, because there is no way to magically convert this game into any of these. And even if I could, we would most likely have a bunch of lawyers tear us apart.
I am currently planning three transitioning tool mods:
Star Trek
BattleStar Wars
Stargate
With Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars I am currently planning to put them into one mod, because they have only two races / players each (Humans, Cylons, the Empire, and the Rebels).
With the current modding tools, there is no way to change the appearance of the races, so most of the modding will be via changing the names and descriptions of the races and tech, and a little changing the races themselves and the starting technology to match that.
I have to admit, that this is a huge undertaking, and will not happen overnight, so to speed things up, I am asking for help. Anyone who knows or is willing to research the tech that these races have and develop, as well as comparable descriptions for the tech. So for example, I am looking for something like:
“The Empire basically started at the end of the prequels, where we saw the plans for the Death Star (like the Doomstar), which has the ability to destroy planets (like the Stellar Converter). The Clone War animated series had frigate and destroyer type ships called the … and the …. The Tie fighter came in two forms, a short range that was similar to the ones when you install fighter bays, and a long range, similar to the one in the Corvette mod.”
If you are willing to help, please post below what you are researching, so that others don’t spend time researching the same thing as you, or that you won’t be disappointed when someone else post something first.
Anyone who contributes will have their name listed at the top of the description of the mod (if they wish).
Thank You in advance for your help.

[Spud Dastardly]

I can help with the Star Trek mod, since I know quite a bit about that. I was going to do one myself once we could import custom assets. Let me know what you need.

[tbeier]

Thanks Spud! I am not sure what you can do, but I am planning to post a beta on the other site in a day or two and you can let me know what you think. Thanks again! :-)