I havent been much of a programmer much but am a good tester. I also have a nack for finding just about any software for free, even older ones. Just let me know via email if you need my help. I learn pretty quick, but I dont know how much help I can be, but the offer is there.

well, good testers are always needed. Go for the games here (Supremacy and BotE) and scour them out a little. Supremacy soon gets editors for easy modding. BotE has got some. You'll find the latest versions of them either in the corresponding forum threads here or after a bit searching here: http://www.botf2.com

thx for your offer!

You can also find links here to software and instructions for building ship models. I learned this from scratch myself over the last few months. There is also voice recording for sound bits in the game.

http://www.botfii.armadafleetcommand.co ... &start=120

It's great to see someone offering their help for once!

Don't worry about the German in BotE, we are working to Englishize it but until the game is completed we won't be able to translate everything. I completed translating the special techs a few weeks ago and SirPustekuchen is going to include the translations in the next release, so the next release will be better in that respect.

As for other work though, we are crying out for ship models, race voices, music, and graphics. The BOTF2.com site that Malvoisin mentioned is our depository for the files - as soon as anyone makes something that may be useful for any of the games, we upload them there for the respective programmers to download.

If programming is what you are really into though, then your best bet is to contact Jigalypuff, (For New Beginnings) MStrobel, (For Supremacy) Nemitor_Atimen, (For Allegiance) or SirPustekuchen. (For Birth of the Empires)

Let them know exactly what skills you have or are willing to learn, and, if possible, give them an example of your work. That will speed up the whole process of finding something that you can actually do that will be of use.

Welcome to the site.

Supremacy gets tested pretty well under Vista, since both of my workstations are running Vista now. So it's now more useful for me to get feedback from people still running XP anyway .

Ok. Not much of a programmer much. Never really tried it. Just like to beta test software (especially games). I have never seen anyone take such an undertaking since StrikeForce (a FPS based on the original Unreal engine.), so I am happy (not to say also really impressed) that some true trekkie's are taking this wonderfull task on. If you need software or the such I have a few programmer friends that I am fowarding your site on to, just to see if they'd be interested, but I would like to help any way I can.

well if you know a good german-english online-dictionary or software of some sort, then you might wanna try and help translating the last bits of german in bote to good old english or have a closer look at the data folder of bote where the txt files for the various in-game texts are stored. I'm sure an englishmen easily finds some parts of my translation work there to improve for that matter .

all texts can also be found online (it's a bit easier than to go thru those txt files..) here: http://www.botf2.com/bote/Wiki/English%20Translation%20[WIP].aspx

if you know about the wiki concept and wanna contribute directly on those wiki pages, do tell me and I'll see what I can do

I just recently found you guys so i do not know of a wiki project. Searching now for German-to-English software. Will update here if I can locate.

Ok will do. get some drones to do your car.

Nice work Kenneth your assimilation on this guy was masterpiece!

Welcome to the forum Mburell

if you need some help with xml, i might be of some use.