1 (edited by Safe-Keeper 2007-10-30 14:34:45)

Topic: Recommended read: Shadowfax's unofficial manual

This is to make players aware that there's a rather splendid manual here, by a certain forum member Shadowfax. I came upon it when I stumbled over the link in his sig', and found that it was actually a very good piece of work which deserved its own thread (I don't think there is one, if there is, I apologize).

Just a question, Shadow, is your draft accurate enough to be printed and used, or should I wait until you get the details down? Looking good so far, either way.

Edit: The note about the Highway Tampa patch needs to be easier to spot. Slap 'Important' in bold letters in front of it or include it as an Installation step wink.

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Re: Recommended read: Shadowfax's unofficial manual

Seriously!

I just found out about it yesterday.  It's concise, well-written, and actually looks very pretty.

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Re: Recommended read: Shadowfax's unofficial manual

Wow that answered a lot of my questions.It should be included in the installer so new players will be able to find out a bit about the mod;)

Re: Recommended read: Shadowfax's unofficial manual

Safe-Keeper wrote:

This is to make players aware that there's a rather splendid manual here, by a certain forum member Shadowfax. I came upon it when I stumbled over the link in his sig', and found that it was actually a very good piece of work which deserved its own thread (I don't think there is one, if there is, I apologize).

Just a question, Shadow, is your draft accurate enough to be printed and used, or should I wait until you get the details down? Looking good so far, either way.

Edit: The note about the Highway Tampa patch needs to be easier to spot. Slap 'Important' in bold letters in front of it or include it as an Installation step wink.

Hi, and thanks for the kind words. smile

It's 95% accurate, there's still a couple small things in the FAQ section... like for the Gallofree it says the craft doesn't have any weapons - only shields, but it actually only applies to the pilot, there are 2 other positions for gunners... and the Probe Droid can be launched again after its destroyed, it just takes a fair time to respawn.

But more importantly, Dutch Razor told me he'd implement this guide in their next manual revision, and he's adding some capital-ship info to it now. So it might be smarter to wait before printing it; it's gonna be an official manual soon. big_smile

Leky[IRL] wrote:

Wow that answered a lot of my questions.It should be included in the installer so new players will be able to find out a bit about the mod;)

Actually, that's not a bad idea... even for the current manuals, they really should be installed with the mod... just place some shortcuts in the FS start-menu, people appreciate having a list of kit items, because there's no equipment descriptions in the game.

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5 (edited by Safe-Keeper 2007-11-01 06:54:07)

Re: Recommended read: Shadowfax's unofficial manual

Few things I didn't like in there, mostly wording and such, such as 'toggle able' not being a word, and some other typos. And 'Squad bonus 3' should be replaced with something more intuitive, such as '3-man squad needed' or 'Requires you to be in a squad with at least three members'.

"One of the bitches actually gave birth while she was attacking, and her puppies joined in on the carnage."
--the awesomeness that is Boatmurdered.