Mix and match Shipsets

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Hello,

for merging stock races into one another then you right bauscho.

But if you want to merge custom shipsets, then - in addition - you must look for other graphic files (bmp, jpg) delivered with these. For example in some shipsets are files like "1.bmp" or so, which are used, too.
The best thing you can do then is starting an all-tech-game and build one of all modified ships. If then no message appears everything went ok - but often you get a message like "Can't find file: *.bmp in folder ... " or such. Then you must copy the missing file in the new shipset folder in order to let it properly work. Additionally "[Empire Name]_Unit_Combat_Texture.bmp" and/or "[Empire Name]_Vehicle_Main_Texture.bmp" should be altered, so it displays the correct ships.
In "[Empire Name]_InvConfiguration_Slots.txt" and "[Empire Name]_Ships_XFileClasses.txt" there must be some alterations, too. For example: replace the entry for a destroyer of original race A by this of race B and then rename them to your new shipset name. Don't forget to rename "B_Destroyer.x" to "A_Destroyer.x".

The .x files are the actual 3d models of the ships, I wouldn't recommend trying to change them.

The "[Empire Name]_Destroyer.x" should only be renamed to "[Your Empire Name]_Destroyer.x". In this case the empire name is the name of your shipset.

"[Your Empire Name]_Ships_XFileClasses.txt" ... replace the original entry with the one you can find in the XFileClasses of the new ships original shipset/empire. The same must be done with/in the InvConfiguration_Slots.
These files are only text so you can use a program like Notepad. Don't use Word or so!

Jep, there is an idea.

You need to place a new folder in the Balance Mod -> Empires folder. Then you must copy the AI_Main.txt from your Empire folder to this folder and change the AI Scripts there (look in the readme for Balance Mod, there is a desription)