Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

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8 Dec, 2022 @ 3:53pm
21 Jul @ 5:36am
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Adjustable Shields

Description
What is this?
This mod adds new shields with colours and angles to the game.
These are mostly for cosmetics and share the same stats as their base game counterparts.

They have blueprints that cost 0 and are unlocked when you purchase the base item.

These shields are of a neutral grey in-ship colour with coloured glows/highlights and feature an emitted shield colour to match the glows. The shields should die out to a grey/white colour, getting fainter as they go. The shields can now also be angled as well as coloured.
(The standard shields have a purple in-ship look but a deep-rich-blue emitted shield, that dies to a red colour. They are not touched by this mod)

The Small shield is the most flexible design. It allows colour variations, angle changing and even has both curved and flat shapes.

The mod adds an entire new Medium shield tier. The Medium shield is a hybrid forcing the power output of a small generator through a large emitter. It is the least flexible design and can only be re-coloured and not re-angled. It does however project it's stronger shield through the ship (can be placed internally).

The Large is not very flexible and can only have forward or side arc-angles with colour variations.

ToDo
  • Consider adding other common shields, like;
    - 360deg Bubbles,
    - "Interior" larger shield,
  • These would possibly also be 'add-on' mods

Links
For other similar mods you might like (not made by myself), that were my inspiration behind doing these;
Painted Prisms
Modular Lasers
Modular Beam Turrets

See also:
Modular Shields - also includes colours AND angles AND visibility AND bubbles. Honestly in my opinion, it is the better mod. BUT this one existed first and both mods allow you to decide on a level of adjustable shield designs that you feel comfortable using in your own game :)

... and now Adjustable Ions And Prisms , made by me exist too!
... and now Adjustable Fighters made by me exist too!

Someone with a cool name 天月将白 made a Tiered-Parts version too!! I feel blessed ...

Thankyou
Huge thanks to Swefpifh for the angle images and working with me to fix multi-toggles on one component!

~ Enjoy !! and please buy me a Cuppa Tea[www.buymeacoffee.com]
88 Comments
pit-s 7 Aug @ 1:26am 
Ty for the answer - good to know about it before it happens - had only one encounter so far with a Heat Lance and it did'nt live long enough to cause a crash I guess. ;D

Oh and take your time, my comment was'nt meant to apply pressure via subtext or something (not a native english speaker), I just wanted to know if I got the right message from your somewhat unclear former comment. ;)
RustyDios  [author] 7 Aug @ 1:11am 
pretty much that exactly... it will likely crash when 'scorched' (too much heat), but it should be able to take fire damage...

I'm working on updates.. I have a lot of mods to do..
this one is super complex with all the new overclock options and shield expansion etc
it's taking me some time to get it all working
pit-s 7 Aug @ 1:03am 
Quote: " it'll be "usable" until it either gets scorched or takes "fire" damage."

What does that mean?
Does it crash if it absorbs or is hit by heat weaponry?
RustyDios  [author] 4 Aug @ 1:14pm 
yeah it's not updated.. it'll be "usable" until it either gets scorched or takes "fire" damage.
Sam 4 Aug @ 11:50am 
i just crahed :(
Sam 4 Aug @ 11:46am 
just realised that you can use it still in the new version
RustyDios  [author] 4 Aug @ 11:33am 
I intend to.. just alot of mods and a busy summer, please be patient during the MELTDOWN transition. :)
Sam 4 Aug @ 11:19am 
is this gonna be updated to the current version?
penguin1366 21 Jul @ 6:40am 
Works perfectly, thank you so much!
RustyDios  [author] 21 Jul @ 5:38am 
@penguin1366
That screenshot helped massively to identify the issue. Many thanks. Fix has been uploaded. please unsub/resub to ensure you get new files.