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[RELEASE] Cataclysm Beta 1.0.4
NeonShivan:
Set about 30 years after the events of Freespace 2, Terran-Vasudan space is nothing like you remember. The nodes collapsed and reformed, galactic society all but collapsed and Sol suddenly finds itself back on the galactic stage. Join the Union of Sol in their journey in understanding the nature of the Cataclysm that brought the end to the GTVA and their attempts to carefully tread the new interstellar political landscape formed in its wake.
Inspired by the game Avorion I set out to make a new campaign under the pretext of “What if we just threw everything into the proverbial shredder.” It has been a while since I’ve even attempted anything as large as this and because of that I will be taking baby steps in this mod’s development. This is my attempt at taking said baby steps. This beta is meant to be a huge learning experience as, to be quite honest, I have zero idea what I’m doing and while I can keep mashing away at the mod in secret, I won’t learn anything if I don’t release even a small demo.
What does this Beta offer?
• 8 Missions
• 6 new playable ships (only 3 of which are available in the 8 missions)
• 11 new weapons
• 3 new factions
• A new home for the Earth Defense Team’s beautiful creations (soundtrack and interface)
• A chance to tell me how bad I am at modding and how to improve
• Fury AI
• Realistic point values for ships (let there be RANKS!)
Some Notes:
• The campaign was tested on Insane
• The writing is not final, suggestions/tips/black magic on how to get good is most welcomed.
• There are some pieces here and there that are missing (no intel tech descriptions relevant to Cataclysm, for example.) I opted not to include any as they’re presently not relevant.
• As a Beta, bugs are expected. I have not had any CTDs or noticeable performance issues while testing but I speak for myself, and only myself. Guaranteed I missed something, somewhere. Or just vagrantly ignored/forgot/insert excuse here to fix something.
Requirements:
• Latest Stable FSO Release Version (Tested on 22.2.0)
• Latest MediaVPs
• Your strongest drink
Credits and Special Thanks:
• See credit list.txt for a breakdown on assets used. PM if you see something of yours and you're not listed.
• Nyctaeus for his contributions and unique ideas, I am forever grateful
• Kiloku for his ideas, contributions, and being a proverbial wall for me to throw ideas at
• DamnDirtyCat for not yet seen contributions (check out his Stellaris fan art on Reddit if you haven't already)
• HLP for their continued contributions to Freespace and the entertainment their Discord has brought me every day
Download:
Find it on Knossos under "Cataclysm"
Nyctaeus:
I highly endorse this release as one of the people who watched this project from it's very advent and infancy. It's fresh and unique take on post-Capella, completely different from typical "Sol + Third Shivan Invasion" scenarios, and will get more and more crazy as the story is progressing. This has a chance to turn into very successful post-capella campaign, and Neon is determined to achieve so... So come in, play and speak your mind :].
CapellaGoBoom:
This mod sparks my curiosity! Definitely a fresh take on a post-capella scenario. The self-heals on the Pretan ships will make them a challenge to kill but those Gorgon missiles can delete them. That part I do like as it gives the player incentives to use missiles instead of just guns when fighting shivans. It says there are 8 missions total in this beta but I only found 4 in the combat sim. Also, I'm certain you are aware but in the main campaign there are no guns/missiles to choose from when trying to start mission 1. However they are available in the combat sim from the single mission menu. A bit weird...but I will keep an eye on this mod as it shows some potential!
NeonShivan:
--- Quote from: CapellaGoBoom on October 14, 2022, 01:29:28 am ---This mod sparks my curiosity! Definitely a fresh take on a post-capella scenario. The self-heals on the Pretan ships will make them a challenge to kill but those Gorgon missiles can delete them. That part I do like as it gives the player incentives to use missiles instead of just guns when fighting shivans. It says there are 8 missions total in this beta but I only found 4 in the combat sim. Also, I'm certain you are aware but in the main campaign there are no guns/missiles to choose from when trying to start mission 1. However they are available in the combat sim from the single mission menu. A bit weird...but I will keep an eye on this mod as it shows some potential!
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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. The campaign should be functional from Mission 1 to Mission 8 so I will check in on that later on. Would you be able to elaborate further on what you see on your end, what missions are in the combat sim? Is it the single player or the campaign section?
CapellaGoBoom:
--- Quote from: NeonShivan on October 14, 2022, 06:01:22 am ---
--- Quote from: CapellaGoBoom on October 14, 2022, 01:29:28 am ---This mod sparks my curiosity! Definitely a fresh take on a post-capella scenario. The self-heals on the Pretan ships will make them a challenge to kill but those Gorgon missiles can delete them. That part I do like as it gives the player incentives to use missiles instead of just guns when fighting shivans. It says there are 8 missions total in this beta but I only found 4 in the combat sim. Also, I'm certain you are aware but in the main campaign there are no guns/missiles to choose from when trying to start mission 1. However they are available in the combat sim from the single mission menu. A bit weird...but I will keep an eye on this mod as it shows some potential!
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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. The campaign should be functional from Mission 1 to Mission 8 so I will check in on that later on. Would you be able to elaborate further on what you see on your end, what missions are in the combat sim? Is it the single player or the campaign section?
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The single player missions in the tech room are fully functional and I can see the weapons in the loadout before launching the mission. The main campaign, however, is a different story. On my end, when I go to the loadout screen I see nothing. No weapons in the ship itself or the selection menu on the left hand side. Even when I launch straight from the briefing, I have nothing in the weapon banks. That is the best I can describe it. I may try putting up screens to give u a better look but I forgot where those go after taking them.
Almost forgot...4 missions are in the single mission section of the sim: M5-M8.
ok so I found something else: in the sim, I crtl-shift-S the main campaign missions, go into the 1st and I can see guns & missiles in the loadout. It seems there is something going on with the main campaign missions but not the single missions in the sim. When I launch, I found yet another thing: my wingmen have no guns. Just me and enemies have them. Because I am not Alpha 1, I can't configure my wing's weapons
Apologies for making this thread long with updates but it seems there might some kind of bug with M1 of the main campaign. I crtl-shift-S into M2 via the sim and all of a sudden my whole wing now has guns & missiles
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