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NiteOwl Astro Droids
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Update: Nov 16, 2024 @ 8:05am

<----- Small Audio Update 11/16/24 ----->

This small update is to correct a few of the audio files that were incorrectly exported in Stereo instead of mono causing error messages and the audio to not play.

That is all....

Update: Nov 9, 2024 @ 2:04pm

< ----- Update 11/9/24 ----- >
This update includes several visual updates and fixes, new block items, new audio, and the addition of LODs.

Additions:

  • Added New Squared 3x2 Base frame for all existing droid blocks to match the square frame cockpit.
  • Added New Half Block 3x1 Base frame for all existing droid blocks to provide a smaller cleaner option.
  • LODs addition for all block items.
  • Added new audio for R2X & R7 droids
  • Added new audio for R5 droid
  • Added new audio for R6 droid

    Fixes:
  • Fixed several visual issues with materials that were flipped causing shading issues.
  • Fixed several visual issues with the physical model faces causing lighting and shading tearing.
  • Fixed Colored Lens material for all droids to resolve issues with lens being colorable.

    Updates:
  • Updated HUD icons for all block items for consistency.
  • Updated Build Stages with Construction material for consistency.
  • Adjusted Build Costs with small increases to increase overall Block HP/ Durability.
  • With the addition of LODs and new blocks the Build Stages for the slope and box framed droid blocks have been consolidated to reduce overall mod file size, reducing the total amount of build stage models from what would have been 42 to only 4. “Droid heads, Conveyors, and containers still use their own unique build stages.”

    If you run into issues, completely delete the mod and reinstall it fresh, that should resolve any issues with updating existing items in-game.

    Also note: with the increase to the block cost to increase block HP, your existing droid blocks may need to be slightly repaired to add the increase.

Update: Oct 22, 2024 @ 6:11pm

<---------- Small Patch 10/22/2024 ---------->

This is to correct the conveyor connection on the C1 Astro Droid with the base that was not working. The dummy failed to connect to the physical model block before export and was causing acting like the connection was not there.

This has been corrected, as well as a correction to the lens material used on the C1 Astro Droids. The old material setup allowed to paint the lens when the block was painted, I've updated it and it should look a lot more clean.

Further updates are coming which will include the following:

  • Addition of LODs - previously not included due an issue that has since been resolved with my newer mods.
  • Visual Corrections and updates on current blocks.
  • 1x1 Block versions of all droids.
  • 3x3 flat base versions of all droids.

Update: Jul 23, 2022 @ 9:22pm

Small correction to the Block Name and Description for the C-1H block item. Sorry last minute catch.

Check the update change log prior to this one for further details about the recent update!

Update: Jul 23, 2022 @ 8:53pm

<---------- Add-on Update 7/23/22 ---------->

Besides new items being added in this update there is a large reduction in the weld area for all droids. This is due to the amount of
Server admins that reached out to me stating that players were exploiting the large weld area by placing several droids together on
a single grid to repair or build large areas at the same time. This was causing server lag and other issues, so I decided to reduce
the weld area. Details below.

Fixes:

  • Corrected visual material issues with the container items
  • Corrected mirroring code lines for a few items

    Changes:
  • Updated the Conveyor Junction Hub model to better match the over custom conveyor blocks
  • Reduced the weld radius on all droid blocks due to server admin request. Was 54x54x54 small blocks, now 24x24x24 small blocks.

    Additions:
  • Added a new Conveyor Converter Hub which will allow you to use both the vanilla SG small tubes along with the mods custom
    Medium Tubes. Blue side for the mod's custom med tubes, red for the vanilla small tubes.
  • Added 2 new droid blocks the C-1 Series Droid with base and the C-1 Series Droid Head
  • Added 5 Custom sfx files for the C-1 droid blocks damage and destruction sounds.

    As long as you have only one droid per Grid you should not run into any issues. New Hub model may cause already placed
    old custom Med conveyor hub blocks to disappear. If you had multiple droid blocks on the same grid and run into world crashing
    issues let me know.

Update: May 10, 2022 @ 4:19pm

<---------- Patch 5/10/22 ---------->

Small update to correct server side issues with variant grouping and GUI load errors in an effort to reduce server lag and crashes when running multiple server mods, no major changes.

Update: Apr 28, 2022 @ 6:10pm

<---------- Patch 4/28/22 ---------->

Patched to fix issues with the Dev update. Mod should match current build of the game.

Update: Mar 25, 2022 @ 2:02pm

<---------- Small Update 3/25/22 ---------->

Added needed Conveyor items:

SG Droid Supply Tube
SG Droid Supply Tube Curved
SG Droid Supply Hub

All items are variants of the vanilla Small Conveyor Tubes but use the medium detector system to allow larger build supplies to pass through. This is a small update to see how well the new conveyor system works.

Update: Mar 12, 2022 @ 1:30pm

<---------- Add-on Update 3/12/22 ---------->

-Fixes

Corrected a few visual issues with the R2, R2X, and R7 models

-Changes

Removed the custom Radial menu. If you use the Radial menu, mod items will now be found within a Modded radial menu tab at the end of the tabs list. This decision was made based on the issues that the custom radial menu causes for servers when Dev updates are released.

Increased the max inventory size of the droid blocks from 750L to 10000L which should allow you to store 100 Steel Plates along with around 8 other build components at 50 pieces each.

Adjusted all droid blocks to now use the medium conveyor connections to allow for larger building components to pass through, this is in effort to make the weld feature more practical.

Note: Changing the connectors to use the medium conveyor system means that even though the connections look like small connectors on the droid blocks, the small conveyor tubes will NOT work with the droid blocks anymore. To help correct this, I’ve added droid supply containers and will eventually add in custom conveyor tubes. For the time being you’ll need to use the containers placed right up against the droid block.

-Additions

Added new items:
•3x1x1 Supply Container – Inventory Size = 20000L
•1x1x1 Supply Container – Inventory Size = 6000L
•R-2H Droid head
•R-2XH Droid head
•R-4H Droid head
•R-5H Droid head
•R-6H Droid head
•R-7H Droid head

New Droid Head blocks have a max inventory of 2500L

Both container sizes come with 4 connectors and can be placed together to move inventory from container to container without conveyor tubes

Update: Mar 5, 2022 @ 3:21pm

<---------- Release ---------->

Astro Droid Pack first release! Includes 6 Droid models with the welding ability to make basic repairs on your small grid ships.

Includes a new server side update to correct GUI load errors which help improve performance and load times on servers while using this NiteOwl Mod.

Also included is a handful of Droid Sounds.

Enjoy!