News
Fifth revision of Texture Tool released
I have now released the Dawn of War Texture Tool, version 1.7.5.
The latest version fixes a bug that stops the tool compiling WTP files when the _default.tga contains an image ID (although all other layers remain unaffected). It also improves cross-platform compatibility, and is the first version that has been successfully tested with the Mono project's implementation of the .Net Framework under Linux. It should also run under Windows and Mac OS X.
Download counter fixed
A quick fifteen minute investigation this morning and the download counter is now fixed. Apologies to everyone who has downloads on the site and hasn't had their counters incremented over the past few days.
Download counter not working
Apologies to people who have downloads online, but I've just noticed that the download counter is not working. I'll try to fix it within the next 24 hours, but in the mean time files may have more downloads than are listed.
Environment-matching Imperial Guard camo
vol_907 has released an addition for the DoWXP mod - Imperial Guard camouflage that matches the current environment!
The Environmental camo works within the campaign through a bit of simple scripting, but makes the Guardsmen look much more in-keeping with their surroundings. The mod should also be included in the forthcoming Dawn of War: Firestorm mod.
Flesh Eaters vehicles now available
It took a day or two, but after Fleshp0int submitted the vehicles to complete his Flesh Eaters set they just had to be added.
Fleshp0int has now released a Flesh Eaters Vehicles pack, as well as an additional Flesh Eaters Vehicles pack for the Space Marine Armoury mod.
For those who don't know, the Space Marine Armoury is an additional mod from Compiler that adds additional table top vehicles to the Space Marines in Dawn of War, such as the Razorback, Vindicator and a new assault Rhino.
Thanks to Fleshp0int for his textures, and Compiler for his great mod.
New format Downloads URLs complete
Some additional functionality from yesterday's new format URLs has now been made more accessible. As well as 'quick links' for common areas of the downloads section such as "highest rated" and "most downloaded", there are now links for the full version list of a file and a perma-link to the latest version.
As well as this, a few other minor issues have also been cleared up, including some downloads that were missing file extensions and some pages that were displaying incorrectly.
Updates of the old numeric links will occur as time allows.
Although numeric links will still work, the new format URLs are now the preferred format.
New format Downloads URLs
The Downloads section has had a behind-the-scenes makeover and now has a new format URL.
Instead of each download having a unique ID each download has an ID string, with later revisions changing the download version. Also included is the ability to list all versions of a given download.
As an example, the Dawn of War Texture Tool v1.7.4 is now at skins.hiveworldterra.co.uk/Downloads/detail_DawnOfWarTextureTool.html?version=1.7.4, while the latest version will always be available as skins.hiveworldterra.co.uk/Downloads/detail_DawnOfWarTextureTool.html. A full list of versions is available by going to skins.hiveworldterra.co.uk/Downloads/detail_DawnOfWarTextureTool.html?version=all.
Hopefully the new functionality will make it easier for people to navigate the site and identify what they're looking at. Things still need a bit of aesthetic tidying, but if you have any problems with the new URLs, please contact me.
Dark Angels successor chapters arrive
Briarus has now released a set of badges, banners and .teamcolours for three of the Dark Angels successor chapters found in the 4th edition Dark Angels codex.
His Dark Angel Successor Chapters pack contains full schemes for the Consecrators, Guardians of the Covenant and the Disciples of Caliban.
Hangar-8's WH40K: Badges and Banners is MIA
The following is a message I just posted in the Hive World Terra Forum:
"Hangar-8 has just recently announced that his site is current down due to accidental deletion of the folder on the server.
"The return date of the site is not certain, and it may not even return. I've already offered any help I can as Hangar-8's work is certainly something that shouldn't be lost.
"Until I get the skins re-hosted locally (for those I have copies of), all of Hangar-8's skin downloads will not work."
Hopefully Hangar-8 will manage to get something sorted with his website. If it looks like there isn't going to be a quick fix then I'll try to get all of his skins that I have copies of mirrored directly on Skins@HWT.
Aralez releases Ultramarines badges and banners
A pack of three Ultramarine badges and banners from Aralez, which also contains a Dark Angels and Imperial Guard badge and banner set, has now been approved as a download. The badges and banners are not strict representations of existing banners or iconography, but they are still based on the fluff and sit well with existing iconography.
