[MOD] High-res background graphics [V1.0]
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:27 am
Why
I love FTL and I do like retro and pixel graphic. But I'm not a huge fan of the background graphic of FTL. They seem low res (especially the nebula animations). Some of the planets and galaxies look like they were painted over with an impressionist brush in Photoshop. So, I decided to replace the planets and backgrounds with higher quality versions, trying to stay as close as possible to the original subjects - and add a couple of new ones.
What it does
The only thing this mod (or should I say reskin? Not sure about the nomenclature) does is replace the background graphics. That is planets, sun, stars, galaxies and the nebula. No other textures (ships etc) are being modified.
Please note: For the added backgrounds and planet, I had to modify the file events_imageList.xml (append is not possible in this case). Keep this in mind if you use any other mods that altered that file.
Future development
In the vanilla version of the game there are only 9 planets + 1 sun. Therefore, the backgrounds get pretty repetitive after a while of playing. In V1.0I added 4 new backgrounds + 1 planet. In future releases I might add more graphics. Let me know what else you want to see and how I can improve this mod.
Maybe, if Justin & Mathew are interested, it would be great to integrate this into a future update of the main game. What do you think?
Download
High-res background graphics V1.0
Installation Instructions (requires Grognak's Mod Manager):
1. Download the "Highres Backgrounds V1.0.ftl" file above ^
2. Drag the .ftl file into the "mods" folder in you FTL installation directory (note: the folder used by GMM in the same directory you installed GMM)
3. Run GMM. Select "Highres Backgrounds V1.0" from the mod list and click OK.
4. Once GMM is finished repacking, run FTL, and enjoy!
I love FTL and I do like retro and pixel graphic. But I'm not a huge fan of the background graphic of FTL. They seem low res (especially the nebula animations). Some of the planets and galaxies look like they were painted over with an impressionist brush in Photoshop. So, I decided to replace the planets and backgrounds with higher quality versions, trying to stay as close as possible to the original subjects - and add a couple of new ones.
What it does
The only thing this mod (or should I say reskin? Not sure about the nomenclature) does is replace the background graphics. That is planets, sun, stars, galaxies and the nebula. No other textures (ships etc) are being modified.
Please note: For the added backgrounds and planet, I had to modify the file events_imageList.xml (append is not possible in this case). Keep this in mind if you use any other mods that altered that file.
Future development
In the vanilla version of the game there are only 9 planets + 1 sun. Therefore, the backgrounds get pretty repetitive after a while of playing. In V1.0I added 4 new backgrounds + 1 planet. In future releases I might add more graphics. Let me know what else you want to see and how I can improve this mod.
Maybe, if Justin & Mathew are interested, it would be great to integrate this into a future update of the main game. What do you think?
Download
High-res background graphics V1.0
Installation Instructions (requires Grognak's Mod Manager):
1. Download the "Highres Backgrounds V1.0.ftl" file above ^
2. Drag the .ftl file into the "mods" folder in you FTL installation directory (note: the folder used by GMM in the same directory you installed GMM)
3. Run GMM. Select "Highres Backgrounds V1.0" from the mod list and click OK.
4. Once GMM is finished repacking, run FTL, and enjoy!