Vince T's X-Wing HQ Blog

 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...

  The wait is over! The XWA Upgrade proudly releases the XWAUP Mega Patch 2020   After months of hardship, development, testing and bugfixing, it is finally here: The newest all-in-one XWAU 2020 patch! The "XWAU 2020 Mega Patch" is a total remake of our old Craft Packs from the ground up. It contains ALL the previous 20 years of releases in one installer. It's all been bundled into a brand new clever installer by DTM and JéreémyaFr. Now there are only a few simple choices it will guide you through that you need to install it and run the game. No more need to download 42 different installers. As part of the pack you get Babu Frik's Configurator, a new program which is accessed from the Game Launcher and allows you to change the game to your liking. You can choose variation versions of the available models, configure the graphic effects and toggle the different options for VR or TrackIR and more. All the choices from the previous XWAU individual installers and more hav...

  The XWA Upgrade and I proudly present: The XQ-1 Platform It's about time I got to work on these! Those who've been following my WIP updates may have seen some early model shots of this station and its sisters. Well here it is, the first of the five remaining XQ-Platforms, ready for you to enjoy! The stations comes with a bunch of new features: 5 Flightgroup colors: Along with the 4 regular color choices, there's a fifth Bonus Flightgroup representing Outpost D-34 from 1998's TIE Fighter Collectors' Edition. This verion is generally brighter in tone as the regular flightgroups and features red and blue markings as well as the Designation "D-34" written ontop in aurabesh letters. Custom Hangar: Thanks to new possibilities in Hangar Setups, you can now have several craft setups for a hangar depending on IFF. Ace Antilles made a whapping different setups for Rebel, Imperial and Neutral environments. And yes, there's more where that came from .... Updated...

  Today I'm announcing two new features for this website. The evolution of VXHQ  The First is an Evolution/History of this website and its various iterations. Believe or not, this is by now version 7! This page actually came together because I was looking for something else and stumbled over some old snapshots from earlier versions. So on this new page you'll find the somewhat parallel evolution of both VXHQ and The Bluephantom website through the course of 17 years.   Blogger-News-Archive Alright, so the new blog function is great and all, however, I didn't see myself carrying over 60+ ancient news posts from 2003 to 2015, therefore I've now found a suitable workaround. I've now set up a blogger account which allows me to post the old news fairly quickly and without much hassle. Those posts I can then include into this website via a special Blogger widget. So if you're ever feeling nostalgic and want to check out what I've been up to in 2006, check it out!