Modding SW3?

[Nanaki]

Sorry about the delay, I was without a computer for awile because my power supply went up in smoke and flames.

Okay, for starters, on the zip file you should have a Liger_Dreadnought.ini and a Liger_Dreadnought.imd. The Imd file goes inside the Object folder, the INI file goes inside the TEXTURE\Interface\Carcass\Slots folder.

Then you need to add or modify a carcass entry in the Carcasses.xml file.

<BigShip name="Mothership_Lion_mk2a_vks">
<short_name>#M_Name_Mothership_LionMk2</short_name>
<hint>#M_Hint_Mothership_LionMk2</hint>
<short_desc>#M_SDesc_Mothership_LionMk2</short_desc>
<long_desc>#M_LDesc_Mothership_LionMk2</long_desc>
<mesh_name>Liger_Dreadnought</mesh_name>
<flat_image>Lion_Cruiser_MK2_A</flat_image>
<hit_points>12000</hit_points>
<mass>150000</mass>
<disable_trade>true</disable_trade>
<cost>1500000</cost>
<technology/>
<EPR>40</EPR>
<explosion_script>Big Ship</explosion_script>
<work_sound/>
<silence/>
<max_energy>4500</max_energy>
<energy_restore>3</energy_restore>
<max_speed>5.5</max_speed>
<maneurability>2</maneurability>
<steering_power>25500</steering_power>
<sensor_resolution>0.38</sensor_resolution>
<sensor_length>180</sensor_length>
<threat>20</threat>
<mapping_name>Liger_Dreadnought</mapping_name>
<HolderProperties>
<big_guns>0</big_guns>
<small_guns>0</small_guns>
<rockets>0</rockets>
<systems>8</systems>
<turrets>8</turrets>
<gk_guns>4</gk_guns>
<gk_turrets>2</gk_turrets>
</HolderProperties>
<engine_sound>Engine-Bigship.wav</engine_sound>
<engine_start_sound/>
<destroyed_mesh_name>Lion_Cruiser_MK1_MK2_destroye d</destroyed_mesh_name>
<cargoCapacity>4500</cargoCapacity>
<BigShipHangar>
<hangar_count>6</hangar_count>
<max_hangar_count>6</max_hangar_count>
</BigShipHangar>
</BigShip>

After that, you will need to add an entry in Shipdescriptions.xml, you can change the TRGK3s to any GK Turret you like, just as long as you have a valid GK Turret you should be fine.

<ShipDescription name="Mothership_Liger">
<carcass>Mothership_Lion_mk2a_vks</carcass>
<module>TRGK3</module>
<module>TRGK3</module>
</ShipDescription>


Afterwards, you will have to go to the quest file that you want the ship, and replace the mothership in that quest file with Mothership_Liger. You may have to go through the quest file a bit just in case, as sometimes quests may run a ship check on your mothership.