[SHIP] The Alpha Kestrel (Aesthetic-only mod)

[slowriderxcorps]

I was one of the unfortunates to have not known of this game back in its development phases. Back then, the game had rather simplistic colouring to its ships which is fine enough, but there was one touch to the venerable Kestrel that was eventually pulled. After eventually coming across a high-enough quality picture from the early phases, I went ahead to see how it would've looked today.

And so I came up with this.



The mod is very simple in what it does: adding warning stripes to the airlock doors on the KestrelA, for a touch of.. I'm not sure, actually. The mod also includes a couple of minor touches from my sM Polish Kit, updated Miniship images for both KestrelA and B, as well as the separate Cloaking graphic for KestrelB.

One thing I do want to ask while this is here is whether there exists game files from the development builds of FTL in some obscure corner. I remember seeing images of the Hangar screen without the various options windows permanently embedded over them, and am sort of curious as to whether game files for that are still around..

Download The Alpha Kestrel from Dropbox

[R4V3-0N]

That is actually quite a nice touch, I would consider downloading it if I actually use the Kestrel (sorry, not a fan of it's starting equipment) but it does look very nice oddly for me, even though it's a minor Aesthetic.

[kartoFlane]

I actually had to pull the default Kestrel image to compare to see the differences :F Pretty nice touch up, though. Never knew the Kestrel was intended to have stripes like that.

I remember seeing images of the Hangar screen without the various options windows permanently embedded over them, and am sort of curious as to whether game files for that are still around...

Funny thing you mention that -- I actually "de-UI-ized" the hangar image from the game's files over the weekend as a recreational brain-vent. Here it is

Quick google search only turned up the background from Steam trading cards, which is a part of the hangar without the UI bits.
It actually uncovers several parts I had to guess...

[NewAgeOfPower]

It's beautiful!

I'm now going to add striped airlock doors to some of my units...

[R4V3-0N]

I actually had to pull the default Kestrel image to compare to see the differences :F Pretty nice touch up, though. Never knew the Kestrel was intended to have stripes like that.

I remember seeing images of the Hangar screen without the various options windows permanently embedded over them, and am sort of curious as to whether game files for that are still around...

Funny thing you mention that -- I actually "de-UI-ized" the hangar image from the game's files over the weekend as a recreational brain-vent. Here it is

Quick google search only turned up the background from Steam trading cards, which is a part of the hangar without the UI bits.
It actually uncovers several parts I had to guess...

http://home.comcast.net/~watts3070/pwpimages/0_1.png

this is what I found when I googled it, quite similar to yours minus the top part and the extra human with the engi's on the lower left.

Slowriderxcorps is there any other images like that kestrel for other ships?

[kartoFlane]

http://home.comcast.net/~watts3070/pwpimages/0_1.png

this is what I found when I googled it, quite similar to yours minus the top part and the extra human with the engi's on the lower left.

Ah, well.
At least I had an excuse to listen to some new music albums

[slowriderxcorps]

Slowriderxcorps is there any other images like that kestrel for other ships?

Honestly, I have no idea. Screenshots from the early stages of development are few and far between, and actual good-quality pictures are even moreso hard to find.

[R4V3-0N]

okay... I had an Idea, is it possible to make some part of the game have the UI-less hanger image in a mod?
eg maybe that being the starting beacon and you get your stuff together before you head out, maybe a quest or conversation with someone before leaving?
similar format of FTL: Into darkness but more federation-y vanilla?


I am just thinking outside the box. don't mind me if these are stupid/ impossible ideas.