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« on: March 31, 2009, 01:49:41 pm » |
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This isn't my next big campaign. It's a side project I began in February because the idea hit me like the blunt side of a hammer and I needed a break from my other campaign. What this is is a few things. It's a proof of concept, it's me stretching my FREDing legs, and it's an experiment in storytelling. Far from the unwieldy length of Transcend, though, this one's a bite-sized four missions. Specifically, it's a very rudimentary implementation of tactics-based gameplay in the FS engine. It's far from an RTS, but it's certainly not regular Freespace gameplay either. I make no guarantees about how much fun this is to play. It may very well be no fun at all. As I said, it's a proof of concept. And I'm sure some of the more advanced FREDers here are going to tear their faces off when they see the messes I've almost certainly made. WINDMILLS[DOWNLOAD] (30 MB)The campaign's designed to be played on medium difficulty and with these custom flags: " -ambient_factor 200 -nomotiondebris" Requires a recent build of FSO. If in doubt, it's been tested and works with this build.  Thanks. |
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2009, 02:06:27 pm » |
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i dont know if its me or lots of ppl are downloading this but i can only dl at 9kbps........
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2009, 02:08:19 pm » |
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Sounds... Interesting...
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2009, 02:22:11 pm » |
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Tactics in FreeSpace? That's something I worked on a couple of years ago. My idea was to design a minicampaign called "FreeSpace: Tactics" (vaguely inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics) in which the player could only issue orders. I dropped the idea after a single mission, mostly because of the fact that FRED2 didn't have enough tools to handle tactics. With FRED2 Open, however, it'd be possible to implement something like that: cutscenes, camera handling options and image subtitles can really give the impression of a strategy-based game. By the way, I'm downloading Windmills right now.  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2009, 02:39:48 pm » |
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Hell yes Total War.  |
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There are three things that last forever: Abort, Retry, Fail - and the greatest of these is Fail.
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2009, 03:17:23 pm » |
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I've not finished it yet, but this is pretty cool. I suck at it. But it's cool.  The SIMULATION dude is really cool. IMO he'd make a badass villain... Playing games with you... While people die... |
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2009, 03:20:25 pm » |
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-ambient_factor 200
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The fact that my parents had sex in order to create me makes me want to be buried alive. - Nathan Explosion, Metalocalypse
Ford Prefect: Haven't you heard? Consistent cynicism is a sign of vast worldliness and superior intelligence.
aldo_14: I thought it was a sign of living in Scotland, but there you go......
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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2009, 03:21:21 pm » |
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Download finished for me in less time than it took me to read this thread, so it's not a problem on the host's end.
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« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2009, 03:21:56 pm » |
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 This is...unreal, man. It almost feels like a different game altogether. Homeworld-like, and.....scary-ish too. I'm not sure I'm gonna sleep tonight. I kept thinking - this is like Ender's Game. Puts a new perspective on it all. I really liked the final bit. Maybe now I understand why GTVA command doesn't seem to care about it's pilots... |
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« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2009, 03:28:19 pm » |
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Also, is there anything it needs that is specifically in the Wanderer branch, or would it likely work fine with the 3.6.10 RC1 build? I mean I bet it's nice with the radar icons and all (assuming the HUD is enabled), I'm just curious if there's anything it needs.
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« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2009, 03:57:30 pm » |
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Wow the last mission is a complete mind****... It's not something you can play twice.
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Ransom Arceihn
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 04:05:06 pm » |
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Thanks to everyone who's responded so far. I'm incredibly relieved at least some people enjoyed this. The whole thing was a bit of a gamble. Unfortunately I'll be without computer access for a little over a week starting a couple hours from now, so I won't be able to help with any of the bugs or what have you that'll no doubt crop up in that time. Just wanted to get this released before I left. WHAAAAAAT???
Haha. It was necessary to get the visual style I was aiming for - unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any way to get the same effect on a per-mission basis. Also, is there anything it needs that is specifically in the Wanderer branch, or would it likely work fine with the 3.6.10 RC1 build? I mean I bet it's nice with the radar icons and all (assuming the HUD is enabled), I'm just curious if there's anything it needs.
Shouldn't be. I'll confess I just grabbed the newest build I could find at the time to test it with - probably any build released this year will work fine. |
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« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2009, 05:01:59 pm » |
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Not recommended to play before sleep. . . or for people who get nervous easily. You really got a gift for scaring people  Love the campaign though. Something unique and can make you respect Command more. And I only just completed the second simulation. Now I'm off to sleep. . . as soon as I calm down. |
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« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2009, 05:05:08 pm » |
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so wait, how do you make the friendlies green and the hostiles red like that?
EDIT: OIC, it's just texture replacement.
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« Last Edit: March 31, 2009, 05:10:48 pm by redsniper »
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The fact that my parents had sex in order to create me makes me want to be buried alive. - Nathan Explosion, Metalocalypse
Ford Prefect: Haven't you heard? Consistent cynicism is a sign of vast worldliness and superior intelligence.
aldo_14: I thought it was a sign of living in Scotland, but there you go......
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« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2009, 05:11:46 pm » |
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What? NO! The actual ships, geez. |
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The fact that my parents had sex in order to create me makes me want to be buried alive. - Nathan Explosion, Metalocalypse
Ford Prefect: Haven't you heard? Consistent cynicism is a sign of vast worldliness and superior intelligence.
aldo_14: I thought it was a sign of living in Scotland, but there you go......
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Ransom Arceihn
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« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2009, 05:12:09 pm » |
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so wait, how do you make the friendlies green and the hostiles red like that?
I'd love to tell you it was some staggeringly clever piece of trickery on my part, but alas. They're just different .pofs with the textures changed. |
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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2009, 05:14:03 pm » |
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Yeah, I thought there might be some trickery with red and green suns and the high ambient factor, but I just cracked open the VP and figured it out.
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The fact that my parents had sex in order to create me makes me want to be buried alive. - Nathan Explosion, Metalocalypse
Ford Prefect: Haven't you heard? Consistent cynicism is a sign of vast worldliness and superior intelligence.
aldo_14: I thought it was a sign of living in Scotland, but there you go......
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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2009, 05:19:30 pm » |
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What? NO! The actual ships, geez. Oh, sorry. I misenterpreted your post.  |
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