To all SSC Station occupants
Thank you for the donations over the past year (2024), it is much appreciated. I am still trying to figure out how to migrate the forums to another community software (probably phpbb) but in the meantime I have updated the forum software to the latest version. SSC has been around a while so their is some very long time members here still using the site, thanks for making SSC home and sorry I haven't been as vocal as I should be in the forums I will try to improve my posting frequency.
Thank you again to all of the members that do take the time to donate a little, it helps keep this station functioning on the outer reaches of space.
-D1-
Hi Guys,
Just signed up and seeing what is around for good old SS. I have not played this ame for years but I just got back into it, cannot find a better spacesim sorry....... So i noticed wdboyd's name here. Shame about his website, but I also noticed my file I submitted years back, gillbo450fighters or something like that. Just DL and I am going to look at my crappy modding skills back then. Mind you I don't think that I have changed. Rather play than mod at the moment. Anyway, chat soon guys.
Cheers
Salutations Gillbo, you ole space pirate. Great to see you posting about Starshatter. You were instramental in getting me interested in modding the game. Great fun. I always kept your fighter mod available on my old starshattermods site.
If you can... download and check out my SOLCOM mod and see how your old protege developed as a modder. I think you will be proud.
Welcome, Gilbo!
It appears as though you are the equivalent of my grandfather when it comes to modding apprenticeship. I always wondered if Wdboyd taught himself or if he had someone teach him in the same manner as he has taught me do much. In any event, it is great to have you as a member here.
Bradd
Yes, Gillbo helped and encouraged me during my fledgling attempts at getting my own fighter and attack craft into the Starshatter game. I still remember how intimidated I was at using the games Magic 3D modeling progam. Man was I ever a noob. I used Gillbos' craft .def files as references for my own creations. Gillbo created his own craft and textures. In that regard he is more accomplished than I am, even today. I purchased most and 'borrowed' some of the models and textures I presented in my mods. I was always more interested in defining or coding the performance of ships and weapons for Starshatter than in actually 'creating' from scratch the craft and their textures.
An exception to this was the work I did with you in your Renegade Legions mod for Starshatter. I put together the models along with the textured for them. They represent my actual ability in model creation. OK, but not first class by any means. Modeling and texturing were never my strong points.
Keep Em Flying Commanders.