Paradox Productions

Star Yacht v1.1

Update note

This OPT was released (as Baudo-class Star Yacht version 1) on 22nd September 1999; this is a re-release with my old address removed from the readme.

When this model was created, the XWA mod tools had advanced far enough to allow entirely original models. This one is based on the descriptions of the Pulsar Skate in Michael Stackpole's X-Wing books; I later found out (from a graphic novel) that what Stackpole imagined it to look like was entirely different, but never mind. Think of this as a some-other-class Star Yacht :-)

This mod may be copied and distributed non-commercially, as long as due credit is given and it is not modified (in particular, this notice must be preserved). It comes with NO WARRANTY, express or implied, including any implied warranty of "fitness for purpose".

More OPTs are available at http://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2000/paradox/xwa/.

Original documentation (edited)

• xwa-staryacht.html: This file
• BaudoStarYacht.opt: Craft 3D model
• Baudo1.jpg, Baudo_pickup.jpg: In-flight picture of alternative model

No patches are available yet, but suggested statistics are shown below.

Additional OPT features: You can use the turret! Put it in the Falcon, YT-2000 or YT-1300 slot and the G key is enabled. Bear in mind that you will have to replace both the normal and exterior OPTs.

• Some textures become blurred when hardware mipmapping is disabled, or in the Craft Database
• May produce unexpected results in a slot with an exterior OPT (A-, B-, X- or Y-Wing, Z-95, YT-1300, YT-2000 or Falcon)
• Gun turret only rotates when flown by AI, it stays static when you use the yacht yourself. This is an Alliance issue which also applies to the official ships.
• If the OPT does not replace the Falcon, YT-1300 or YT-2000, you can't operate the turret yourself with the G key, but you can order the gunner to fire at a target or fire defensively, or slave the turret to your cockpit controls. In a way this is more realistic anyway. In one of the slots specified, the turret is fully functional.