Vince T's X-Wing HQ Blog

Happy Star Wars Day everyone!   It's this time of the year and just in time for May the 4th the team has released the third major update for the XWAU Mega Patch, once again containing a bulk freighter worth of new content, updates bugfixes and other goodies! Too much, obviously to rant it down in a meager news post, so I'll pick out the big chunks and leave you to discover the rest for yourselves :) Platform 3 v1.0 by Vince T: First release of the XQ3 Platform and Hangar. Calamari Liberty v2.0 by DTM: Improved Opt and brand new HD textures for the winged Calamari Starship. Assault Frigate v2.0 by Vince T, Blue Max and Driftwood: Completely new model, created by and used with permission from The_Farseer. XWA Interface Update v1.0 by Ace Antilles: Ace has given us permission to now include his XWA Interface Update in the XWAU Mega Patch. Asteroids v5.0 by Blue Max: Blue Max has remodelled all 9 Asteroids and given them great new textures too. Class A Container by JC: JC has come ...

  The XWAU proudly presents the next update to 2020's Mega Patch!   It's been a few months since my last update so I thought I'd take you on a little tour across the XWA community and what's been cooking the past few months. New TIE Fighter and TIE Interceptor DTM has created fantastic new versions of the TIE Fighter and TIE Interceptor, all brand new and made from scratch! And if that's not enough these come packed to the brim with bonus feature and variations, such as Outland and Mining Guild versions for the TIE Fighter and Royal Guard and Missile Launcher versions for the TIE Interceptor. New Effects by Blue_Max No month passes without Blue_Max discovering new, crazy and exciting ways to further improve the immersion of the game: - It is now possible to add and customize animated Lightmaps to textures such as blinking lights - We can now use animated images within dynamic cockpits - moving holograms, readout screents etc.. - Danamic cockpits can now be enhanced ...

 Major texture overhaul for my oldest capital ship! The Raptor-class Frigate was the first capital ship I ever released for XWA, late January 2004! 18 years later I'm working on a serious HD revision with alot more details and numerous design improvements. Halfway there I'm re-releasing the original model with some much needed improvements:: Rescaled the ship from 600m down to 400m Converted all textures to HD, making numerous improvements Tweaked the window layout to make more sense and match the reduced size Slightly reduced the armament to match the reduced size Replaced the old low-detail turrets with better looking ones Numerous improvements to hitzones and hardpoint placement. Added a LOD as well as .mat and .ini files. This is a major milestone on the way to the big HD-remake. I hope you enjoy this major update!

  HAPPY NEW YEAR from VXHQ!   Happy New Year, Everyone! Think we can all agree 2020 was a bust in general, nevertheless it was an incredible year for XWA! Let's move on and build upon that! My series of model updates continues, this time with a newly polished Principal-class Armored Freighter. Formerly known as the Liberator Corvette, I've decided change the name a long while ago and finally given the model a much needed update. I've converted all textures to HD, added several tweaks and improvements here and there along with the obligatory addition of LOD, .ini and .mat files. Also this is the first model to come with a set of Skins instead of FG colors, which are placed outside the OPT and can be tweaked to your heart's content. Click the link below to check it out! That's all, now get out there and have Fun!

Here it is, the next of the XQ-Platforms! The prototype for this model has laid dormant for over 15 years. The station comes with a custom hangar and 4 subtly different hangar maps to match the faction of your choosing. You can check out more details and screenshots here !   Note: Since the XWA Upgrade Team has moved away from individual installers in favor of cummulative update packages, I have now also retired all individual XWAU Downloads  on my site. This does not impact my other creations.   XWA Upgrade Mega Patch 2020 Update 1 Released The XWA Upgrade has released the first Major Update to the Mega Patch 2020! Along with the XQ2 Platform this Update contains new releases, updated items and bug fixes, all rolled into one package. The previous Fix Pack 1 is also included. Special Effects v1.5: Blue Max has updated and improved on areas of his great Effects package with new procedural shaders for Lava and Explosions. New materials and shaders for the Death Star mi...

Merry Christmas everyone!  It's this time of the year again and Santa Vince's got some goodies for y'all!   It's been exactly 10 years to the date since I've originally released this model as the last of my custom Star Destroyer models. Well now it'll be the first in a line of updated releases. While the model itself is mostly the same it has received a number of updates and improvements: Combined separate hull textures into HD maps Numerous other texture improvements such as toning down some too noisy panel lines, adjusting the number and size of windows to a realistical level Added a reactor bulb Replaced the old engines with new ones, borrowed from the Victory Star Destroyer Removed one gun turret from a really weid position below the bridge Added missing hangar hardpoints Added .ini and .mat files   Added a LOD Along with this release I have also started updating my other models, improving textures and fixing bugs. And new releases are to follow in the comin...