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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: Nyctaeus on March 09, 2011, 03:04:39 pm
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Beyond the Hell...
23 years after the Capellan massacre the Humankind and Vasudankind are stronger than at any time before. With the belief in our invincibility and powerful warships on our orders, we rebuilt what we had lost fighting against the Shivans. It is said that we are ready to confront the Destroyers again. But if it is not true, we are going to pay a terrible price...
- Arthur Gordon, the Secretary-General of the GTVA Security Council
They regard me as a traitor. They call me a terrorist, a madman. They want me dead and they will not stop until they hunt me down... But they do not know my real power. I have the key to the Ancients’ legacy. I can save the humankind from the Shivans and show it the new path to glory. And I will do it. At any cost.
- Kaimler Ovadiah, leader and cofounder of Cerberus Legacy, wanted in all Terran-Vasudan systems for treason, terrorism, blackmailing and genetic experiments.
The Cerberus Legacy slowly but constantly destroys the GTVA just like a cancer. They attack from the shadow, strike in our weakest points and withdrawn before we can react. Blackmailing, terrorism, kidnapping are their methods. They are responsible for numerous outrages across the GTVA. Unless we hunt them down, the Alliance won’t be safe.
- Supreme Admiral John Peters, commander of the 6th Terran Fleet, Herschel system
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Shadow Genesis is the largest in-progress mod on Polish Freespace 2 scene and is going to be very different from current campaigns available for players. Since almost two years we have been working on this project. Using the most advanced FS2 Open technologies and inventing an unique storyline, we’d like to create a long (about 45 missions) campaign of the best quality.
The Shadow Genesis team is much smaller than for example Blue Planet team. 90% of work is being made by two brothers and experienced FS2 modders from Poland: Teeraal (also known as Qbitus and Betrayal) and Macielos (previously known as Petarch).
What to expect in Shadow Genesis:
- Epic and unique storyline. As lieutenant (then commander) Nathan Miles you will join the 6th Terran Fleet, commonly known as The Wolf’s Fleet, autonomic GTVA fleet stationing in the Wolf’s Systems Group. The years have passed since the second Shivan incursion and the Alliance has rebuilt its power, but despite that, the times are not easy. As a pilot of the Wolf’s Fleet, you’re going to face dangerous and well-armed terrorists from Cerberus Legacy. This powerful secret organisation spreads its influence in all GTVA and is preparing an intrigue that may result in a huge-scale war.
- Great battles and tactical combat. Forget about stupid enemies deploying tens of bombers and fighters wing after wing against the destroyer. Cerberus Legacy does not send large forces to battle, but maximises their advantages and uses unconventional tactics. Be prepared for quick hit & run attacks against GTVA warships’ beam cannons as well as sniper strikes swarming you with Trebuchets. Most ships will leave the battlefield when seriously damaged. They will also attack in larger groups, not just wing after wing, ship after ship, like in most campaigns. On the other hand, in many missions the player has 3-6 wings (including fighters, bombers and sometimes special units like snipers) under command, so wise command is crucial when facing outnumbered enemies.
- Campaign of the highest possible quality. We’re going to elaborate all missions in every detail. Explore all systems of the Wolf’s Group, each with unique backgrounds. Fight in space, on the planet orbits, even in the atmosphere. In SG you will find many Open-based facilities and solutions: cutscenes, checkpoint system known from War in Heaven, hotkeys, extended directives and escort ships windows and many more. Shadow Genesis has a large modpack that includes new generation of GTVA warships. We use many refreshed and retextured models that you have probably seen in other mods as well as a few new models designed and created especially for SG. You will also experience the new GTVA arsenal in combat: long-range artillery cannons, subspace perturbers, disruptor beams and, of course, many new primary and secondary weapons for fighters. Last but not least, our mod has almost entirely new soundtrack from great games and films.
When will the project be released?
Expect Shadow Genesis to be released about May 2011. About 2/3 missions are completely or almost finished, but we’re still waiting for a few models. Version 1.0 is being created in Polish – firstly, because we want to support the Polish Freespace Scene. Secondly, because we want to catch and remove any bugs that will occur. The final version will be then translated into English and released on HLP about June/July 2011 and it will be compatible with the newest SCP builds including Antipodes.
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Coming soon...
Enjoy! :D
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Stunning.
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Gorgeous backdrop work there, very impressed. Especially like the Blue star near the top. If the campaign matches the visuals this should be good ;)
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I haven't been notified that FreeSpace had become a national championship. No offence, but what is this whole stuff about "Polish modding scene" ? There is no competition going on dudes, and there is way enough crap going on in the world to not exacerbate jingoism.
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Nice screens.
Though I don't like the idea of Polish release comng out first, mostly because I don't like Polish FS translation in the first place and play with everything in english, thus english HUD and generic messages would look out of place in an otherwise Polish campaign. I'll rather wait for english release (if you'd like to have a translator to take care of this before release, I can try, but I don't have much free time, so it won't be very quick).
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Noticing that Trashman's Orion model is being used, is it using the extra turrets as well?
Backgrounds are outstanding, and it's great that some of the less-used ships are showing up in this mod.
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I see the Reyena! It's nice to see a good model like that being used in a campaign.
Yet something else to look forward to in 2011. :)
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Holy **** that is stunning. Very impressive picture of the Orion in front of the blue star, reminds me of the ending in Blue Planet's WiH. I bet this campagin will be very great, I shall stalk you until you complete it.
*Begins to watch this guy very very closely...then eyes hit computer screen :v: )
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Lookin' good. Pretty impressive screens seeing as this comes basically out of the blue. I'm eager to see what you guys are capable of- can't wait!
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Noticing that Trashman's Orion model is being used, is it using the extra turrets as well?
It has got 32 turrets in total. At the time of the Shadow Genesis campaign, Orions are being replaced by newer destroyers and those still in service are equipped in new long-range plasma cannons (like those of Reyena/Atlas), so they serve as carriers and artillery support rather than frontline battleships.
I see the Reyena! It's nice to see a good model like that being used in a campaign.
Reyena is now GTFg Atlas and plays an important role of long-range artillery frigate. Long-range combat has become an essential part of the GTVA military tactics.
Though I don't like the idea of Polish release coming out first, mostly because I don't like Polish FS translation in the first place and play with everything in english, thus english HUD and generic messages would look out of place in an otherwise Polish campaign. I'll rather wait for english release (if you'd like to have a translator to take care of this before release, I can try, but I don't have much free time, so it won't be very quick).
Well, to be honest, it was an idea of my brother, Betrayal/Qbitus, and he insisted on it. The plan is to release 1.0 version on Polish Freespace Scene, catch all bugs there and then release final version (translated into English) on HLP. I reassure you that Polish language in SG will be much better than in main FS2 campaign ;). And of course, we are open to all help in translation, so we'll call you after SG 1.0 release.
I haven't been notified that FreeSpace had become a national championship. No offence, but what is this whole stuff about "Polish modding scene" ? There is no competition going on dudes, and there is way enough crap going on in the world to not exacerbate jingoism.
We don't want to compete or emphasise our nationality in any way. We've just mentioned we're Polish and so far we were active mostly on Polish Freespace scene. If you regard every reference to nationality as jingoism, you are mistaken. We are not nationalists at all.
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Noticing that Trashman's Orion model is being used, is it using the extra turrets as well?
Backgrounds are outstanding, and it's great that some of the less-used ships are showing up in this mod.
It's Bobbau's Orion, but with Trashman's main cannon model imported from Trashy's Orion. Droid803 did a nice version for his Tides of Darkness mod, Orion in SG is based on Droid's alteration but I've changed a few things.
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I don't know if mentioning our nationality at all is a good idea, since most of what both the previous and current Polish government accomplished was being a disgrace for itself and our nation (and in case of the previous government, the humanity itself) in the most spectacular and humilating way possible. Let's release SG in English and quietly forget the nation which gave the world "Get lost, beggar" line (froum our previous President, no less) and The Smolensk Circus. It's just another slightly wild country somewhere near Germany. :)
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Take it to Gendisc!
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... we’d like to create a long (about 45 missions) campaign ...
When will the project be released?
Expect Shadow Genesis to be released about May 2011. About 2/3 missions are completely or almost finished, but we’re still waiting for a few models. Version 1.0 is being created in Polish – firstly, because we want to support the Polish Freespace Scene. Secondly, because we want to catch and remove any bugs that will occur. The final version will be then translated into English and released on HLP about June/July 2011 and it will be compatible with the newest SCP builds including Antipodes.
2/3 of 45 missions means you have 15 missions left to finish and 2 months to do it. That seems like an awfully tight schedule... you sure you don't want to take a little more time to make sure you get everything thoroughly polished and tested? No need to rush...
Looking forward to it either way. :)
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2/3 of 45 missions means you have 15 missions left to finish and 2 months to do it. That seems like an awfully tight schedule... you sure you don't want to take a little more time to make sure you get everything thoroughly polished and tested? No need to rush...
May 2011 is not a final date, it may change if something goes wrong. We'll do our best to finish the campaign on time, but if we don't manage to elaborate everything, we'll certainly postpone the release. Oh, and a number of completed missions is actually not true as I wrote the announcement a few weeks ago. Now we've got 7 missions and 3 cutscenes to make, and then, of course, LOTS of testing and balancing ;). I think we may finish by May.
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Consider me for Beta, I could also begin translation immidiately after joining, thus speeding up the English release.
Although I won't be able to work very fast, I'm both quite good at English and have contact with people who are even better than me (as in, teaching English in High School, on a very high level), so I should be able to handle translation quite well. I also consider myself a decent pilot (I played BP AoA and WiH R1 on Insane and helped with balancing missions for that difficulty).
Being one of the few people out there who can do all that and actually understand Polish should also help (in fact, I'm a bit worried about testers for SG just for that reason, there are many great testers on HLP, but I don't think many of them speak Polish).
The only downside is that for some reason, I can't access FSPL for some reason (it doesn't seem to like Opera and I'm not going to use IE just for that).
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Noticing that Trashman's Orion model is being used, is it using the extra turrets as well?
Backgrounds are outstanding, and it's great that some of the less-used ships are showing up in this mod.
It's Bobbau's Orion, but with Trashman's main cannon model imported from Trashy's Orion. Droid803 did a nice version for his Tides of Darkness mod, Orion in SG is based on Droid's alteration but I've changed a few things.
Now that I see it, that hideous getile1 is there...nevermind what I said then.
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Holy cow. Those graphics are sweet!
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Stunning.
I second this :nod: :v: ;7
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I'm noticing the shivan jumpgate: does this mean that the shivans will meet their end?
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Well, we certainly cannot reveal that :). I can only say that the Shivan Gate is a portal discovered in Spica system and was probably constructed during the Ancient-Shivan war. The reason of its construction and what is hidden behind it is one of the greatest mysteries in SG.
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Interesting! I also notice the arachnas being purple... Is it not shivan in SG?
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No, They're not Shivan. They belong to another race that will appear during the campaign ;). It's already known on Freespace scene but it has been refreshed and its origin, history and role in the universe is completely unique. You'll see what I am talking about (unless you recognise its ships on some screenshots :))
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...make sure you get everything thoroughly polished and tested?
I'm sure they will get everything thoroughly Polish before they release.
Ho ho ho.
Oh, and those screenies are amazing - any or all of them could easily go onto the wiki. Very nice.
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Black, mystery ships known as Mae'vir are only small part of this intrigue. To be honest, I don't like those models so much, but new race is essential for our storyline.
Oh, and those screenies are amazing - any or all of them could easily go onto the wiki. Very nice.
2 of them are on Wiki, but you can add more if you want. I would be honored :).
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May 2011? So close? You should definitely create a ModDB profile. ;)
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It's planned. I'm also thinking about mod's page on FSWiki and a few articles about ships, weapons and other things from SG universe, but I don't know how to write articles on wiki.
BTW. We are looking for some 3d modellers for finishing a few models. We finished the most important models, but we need a few more. If someone skilled with 3d modelling, uvmapping and model converting want to help us, we would be able to finish our mod faster. There are only 3 models to finish out fleet :).
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Backgrounds are very nice. Remind me of several I've seen on deviantart. Not saying anything to that effect though.
It's a style I quite like.
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Backgrounds are very nice. Remind me of several I've seen on deviantart. Not saying anything to that effect though.
It's a style I quite like.
Backgrounds are very important for me. In SG, you will perambulate new 6 systems, so I'm working on makeing them all just perfect :).
I'm using a lot of free resources from DA. It's the best source of new backgrounds. All autors will be credited when SG is released.
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New screenshots :D. I've showed a few of them in Celebration, but I have more :). They're from last ten missions from campaign - shows a major skirmishes in Herschel's Star system.
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Nice!
Is that the Sirona in the 2nd pic? Looks sweet. What are those weapons the Orion and Reyena are using? Some sort of secondary anti-cap weapon?
Also, what's the big ship in the 2nd to last pic?
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Look's like the Orion is using gauss cannons :D
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In SG Sirona is called Argus and this is not a GTVA ship :P. Gauss-like cannons from Orion and Reyena [in SG known as Atlas] are Tactical Plasma Cannons - secondary long-range anti-cap weapons [artillery]. Inspirated by alien orbital cannon from Starship Troopers. And... Big ship in the 2nd to last screenshots is the GTSD Merdarion - Anchorage class. It's flagship of the 6th Wolf's Fleet. GTSD Anchorage is a class of experimental GTVA superdestroyers created to destroying the biggest enemy ships like Sathanas with a support from GTFg Atlas long-range frigates. Artillery strikes are very frequent in Shadow Genesis :D.
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The Anchorage is a badass ship.
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So how many exclusive ships do you have? :eek: I knew you guys had a few (the destroyer based on the Phobos Adv.,the HTL Icelus, and maybe a few others) but it seems like you have'd quite the custom fleetpack put together, and it looks extremely badass. From what I've seen, Shadow Genesis will contribute a ton to the pool of user-made ships. :nod:
Oh, and I also absolutely love the atmosphere of the shots you've released so far. The combination of the backgrounds and lighting is awesome. :)
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Thanks for that good words :). At this moment we have GTD Nephelai [Phobos adv. based destroyer], GTSD Anchorage, HTL Icelus, HTL Sagittarius from TVWP Team, GTD Preliator [GTD Boreas HTL] + a few special models like SG nodemap for cutscenes. 2 carriers and new artillery frigate are WIPs. Most of SG ships are released, but I've altered everything [retexturing, bugfixing, turrets etc.]
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It's time for short progress report :).
We've got 3 missions and 3 cutscenes to finish. Then we'll add checkpoints and a few minor facilities and then we begin tests. They'll last a month or two. I estimate final release date to be about June/July 2011, but we're not sure how much time testing is going to take.
And Shadow Genesis has just joined the list of hosted projects on Sectorgame :).
http://www.sectorgame.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=90
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Can you give us an update on the status of the campaign?
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Very nice looking campaign. I shall watch its progress.
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We published new screenshots in the Celebration thread and on the Sectorgame some time ago [link in my profile]. Now we're preparing a new tech entrys with descriptions of some unique ships from SG. Progress of mod is also very good. We finished basic FREDing and modpack. Now we're fixing and testing everything. Don't worry, SG will come to you very soon :D.
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We published new screenshots in the Celebration thread and on the Sectorgame some time ago [link in my profile]. Now we're preparing a new tech entrys with descriptions of some unique ships from SG. Progress of mod is also very good. We finished basic FREDing and modpack. Now we're fixing and testing everything. Don't worry, SG will come to you very soon :D.
Glad to hear things are progressing. I just finished reading through the tech entries posted on Sectorgame and can't wait for the actual release.
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Added a database of the terran capital ships. Check it on Sectorgame :).
http://www.sectorgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=4655 (http://www.sectorgame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=4655)
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Very cool! Looking forward to playing this when it's out!
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looking good :yes:
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*** OFFICIAL NEWS ***
Not everyone is advised, so... Time for some update :D.
We FINISHED freding! Testing will begin very soon. I'm finishing the last fixes in the modpack. Adding turrets flags and alternative subsystem names, you will see completly new turret naming [instead of old "Beam Turret", "Laser Turret" etc...]. SG system will be more clear. I'm converting the last model - the replacement for the old NGTD Gaia. This one is fully uvmapped not tilemapped, every exclusive model from Shadow Genesis will pass into uvmapping instead of old tilemapping, but probably not in the first release [lack of good staff and time]. We will fix as many models as we can.
Ok, time for some eyecandy. From the deepest parts of the universe, the shadow came to you...
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I am very much looking forward to this release. It looks like a lot of work is going into this. If for nothing else, for the Orion pic in the original post overlapping the blue star.
I want it... I want good...
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I'm gonna be here... waiting for the release... oh yes.
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Yeargh, I await the Shadow.
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Your campaign looks awesomesauce. You guys never fail to impress me. :P
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Can't wait, looks pretty interesting :)
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BTW, due to the relatively high amount of models'n'maps, how big will the entire mod be?
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BTW, due to the relatively high amount of models'n'maps, how big will the entire mod be?
Now it's 2,07gb :P, but we have a lot of uncompressed maps, a few old and unused files and everything is in data folders not in the vp files. After final touch up, it will be something around 1,5gb.
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Any news regarding the beta testing of Shadow Genesis? Not trying to rush you. I'm just curious if you have an estimate. Not a release date. I know how unreliable those can be.
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Currently I'm busy as hell with real life issues, so I don't have much time for mod. Progress is now a bit slower, I'm focusing on optimalisation of the modpack and removing bugs. Co-author of the mod - Petarch is working on new balancing systems, inspired by the system from Procyon Insurgency.
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WOW I really need to check these threads more often, cause this is yet another must have mod I gotta download.
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:bump: So whats the status dear Prophet. We must know.
Everytime a topic as epic as this has to be bumped. A emotocon dies.
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Please don't let the Zods kill another emoto :(
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Nothing new, but finaly I have winter holidays so we can resume work on mod.
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Nothing new, but finaly I have winter holidays so we can resume work on mod.
Great! You have saved another :) from falling victim to the Zods.
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It's been about four months since we've heard anything about Shadow Genesis. Is there any news on this campaign?
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After kicked out my girlfriend [f**k her :D] I got back to work on SG on full power. After almost half of the year of wasting time, I'm working on it again. Now SG have intensive debugging, expect the release in holidays. Sorry for a big delay, but I'm at least not the worst of it :P.
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After kicked out my girlfriend [f**k her :D]
Well I guess you won't be doing that last part anymore after kicking her out :p
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After kicked out my girlfriend [f**k her :D]
Well I guess you won't be doing that last part anymore after kicking her out :p
i c wat u did thar
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After kicked out my girlfriend [f**k her :D]
Well I guess you won't be doing that last part anymore after kicking her out :p
As I know her, I wouldn't be so sure :D. But I don't care anyway. Please, don't spam my topic anymore :P.
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I got back to work on SG on full power. After almost half of the year of wasting time, I'm working on it again. Now SG have intensive debugging, expect the release in holidays. Sorry for a big delay, but I'm at least not the worst of it :P.
Glad to hear that SG has not been forgotten. I'm looking forward to its release.
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To demonstrate that this mod is still alive, I'd like to present You a few boring screenshots
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I would like to show you more, like interface and mainhall prewievs, cbanims prewievs etc but we decided to keep them exclusive till we release whole project. Keep calm :]
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Beta tests are underway. majority of bugs are gone and the mod is almost ready :D :D :D
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This mod is "almost ready" since last last year...
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Hey hey I'd rather there be a good testing cycle than a rushed one.
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This mod is "almost ready" since last last year...
BWO is "almost ready" from a few years and nobody cries. Be strong, be patient, stay calm. With SoL stuff, we're adding everything what we wanted to have. Debugging and balancing are big part of the work and they are in progress.
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Wait what, you're adding stuff from SoL? XD
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So am I going to expect some Arwings in Shadow Genesis? :p
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Heh, no :P. We're using recolored landscapes and buildings. At the start, we wanted to make our own landscapes for every atmospheric mission but when we encountered a lot of troubles with converting first of them and our modeller lost his capability of making very hi-poly objects, we adapted SoL landscapes, and I like buildings from SoL much more than ugly bricks from WiH :P
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Testing atmospheric missions... And more. Hell yeah!
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Now with ugly shinemaps, but all will be fixed in final version. We will need grammar checker before release, but not now.
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Erm..you have missile that's called Funeral, i just hope they don't look like flying tombstones that would be really weird. :p
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It's just next-gen Harpoon :P
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I told him it sounds silly. Plenty of names in SG only sound cool in Polish. :)
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I told him it sounds silly. Plenty of names in SG only sound cool in Polish. :)
I suppose it's not too late to switch up the english weapon names?
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No, the names are in English. The problem is, they were picked so that they sound cool if you don't know what they mean (and if your first language is Slavic). Thus a few of strange names like Funeral.
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Perhaps change it to "requiem".
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Heh, I saw "Funeral" in ToD as name for nightmare fighter and nobody cares o___O, but anyway I will consider of changing it before release. Requiem also sounds great.
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i hope this campain will release fast
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now there's some wishful thinking.
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Heh, I saw "Funeral" in ToD as name for nightmare fighter and nobody cares o___O, but anyway I will consider of changing it before release. Requiem also sounds great.
I will admit that was a pretty silly name I picked there xD
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Heh, I saw "Funeral" in ToD as name for nightmare fighter and nobody cares o___O, but anyway I will consider of changing it before release. Requiem also sounds great.
In ToD, it did struck me as a bit silly, but this wasn't as pronounced, because that was an enemy fighter (not to mention ToD is somewhat obscure, which is a shame) and not your main missile through the entire campaign. Not to mention this name fit nightmares much better than a perfectly ordinary Terran missile. Though to be honest, "Funeral" isn't the worst name in SG (Szczerbiec missile, anyone? :)).
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Though to be honest, "Funeral" isn't the worst name in SG (Szczerbiec missile, anyone? :)).
reminds me of all the untranslated stuff in revenge. :lol:
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Well... It's a bit hard to us to make english mod. We aren't native english speakers, some names may sounds great in polish but not in english as well :P. We will fix that before release.
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Just grab a native speaker to help you with that stuff. :P ezpz
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Heck, I'm pretty good at English (and I'm slowly losing my ability to communicate in Polish, because I spend most of my time on the internet these days :)). And I do remember sending you a lengthy PM with feedback, which included those silly names pointed out. :p While I'm not a native speaker, I'm familiar with thinking in this language, to the point I sometimes have to translate my thoughts into Polish (which does occasionally sound either silly or incredibly "worldly" and sophisticated, depending on the situation and the listener).
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WoW! I hope the flight is glide based.
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No, you can't glide.
(At least I don't remember if such thing is possible in SG)
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WOW!
awesome!
i feel very diminished by your competence at doing things like this.
but awesome! i will wait it anxiously!
obs:damn, thats not how i planned my 100th post. xD
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WoW! I hope the flight is glide based.
Not in part one. In the second [hypotetical xD] part of the mod, some of our faction's fighters will be able to glide, but not in first part.
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Aw darn!
Glide makes combat really fun and gives a rush.
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Aw darn!
Glide makes combat really fun and gives a rush.
Yeah i know, but this is Freespace :P
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Who knew free space would be so restricting?
No gliding, and no exceeding general overclocked speed limits.
:p
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There full glide mechanics in Dimensional eclipse. Dogfights become very fast paced.
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Yes but its not set in the FreeSpace continuity. (okay, outside the first mission which doesn't have glide) :P
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There full glide mechanics in Dimensional eclipse. Dogfights become very fast paced.
...It's called a joke, mate.
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There full glide mechanics in Dimensional eclipse. Dogfights become very fast paced.
...It's called a joke, mate.
Meh :lol:
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Eh, dont spam my thread plz
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OK lol.
You might want to update the the first post about the progress and the expected date of release.
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Final testing and probably the last bugfixes for missions. I've started to making simple cbanims and loadingscreens. And...
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Courtesy of Lukasz159. WIPs of HTL Nightmare Jugg, swarm fighter and new light bomber/heavy fighter probably for act II but... Nothing is sure :D. I need a dedicated texture artist to finish them, so If anyone has too much time - he's welcome :). Will be released probably in patch after release of main project. We don't want to delay the release anymore.
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Starcraft units?
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Second one was probably inspired by the mutalisk. Jugg and light fighter are based on original models from first generation.
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The Nightmares were a boring terrible concept, but I bet you can do something cool with them!
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Second one was probably inspired by the mutalisk. Jugg and light fighter are based on original models from first generation.
The first thing that came to my mind was "Guardian/broodlord, mutalisk, wraith" when I saw these models. :p
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That bottom one actually looks more like a Scourge to me.
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The Nightmares! *gasp* The Beautiful Nightmares!
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Second one was probably inspired by the mutalisk. Jugg and light fighter are based on original models from first generation.
The first thing that came to my mind was "Guardian/broodlord, mutalisk, wraith" when I saw these models. :p
Guardian moreso than broodlord, definitely. GGlords are triangular (flat edge on the front) :P
The Guardian is the one with the funny tentacle thingies hanging off the side.
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actually the first one looks likes a high poly version of the Shivan planet killer from Inferno, the Vinaashak. I like the organic feel to them. I always wonder what aldo intended for the nightmares, as the originals where very shadow like from B5.
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It's HTL remake of Vinaashak [original Nightmare juggernaut]. Remakes of Destroyer and Frigate/Carrier are on the way. First generation of Nightmares are inspired by shivans and shadows from B5 as I remember. I'd like to keep this, consider it as small tribute to original Aldos' Nightmares :). Second generation are insect-like.
Jugg belong to first generation, both fighters to second. All will be revealed in a proper time, in the campaign.
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So is there a release date for this awesome looking campaign, or it is still SOON (tm)?
And didn't Droid use some HTL Nigthmares for DE?
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Yes I did. Those are the "official" HTL Nightmares by Aldo.
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So is there a release date for this awesome looking campaign, or it is still SOON (tm)?
And didn't Droid use some HTL Nigthmares for DE?
Hard to say. We're finishing, but... We're finishing from a year o__O,mostly due to my lack of discipline for myself and laziness. A lot of missions have been rebuilded from last year. We're making last bugfixing and balancing for them, then I will finish loadingscreens, cbanims and other addonital things. Maybe 2-3 months, maybe fewer.
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Alright, I'm god damn back (I moved into a new house and today I got a new router :D)
I will test the mod again this weekend, and if there are any bugs I will report You that ;)
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Still waiting, guys. Very excited. When will it be released?
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Veeeeeery soon :P. I was supposed to be on Christmas, Fury's AI was the reason of new troubles. We must remove a few effects due to optimalization reasons, I must finish nameplates. CBanims ready, loadingscreens ready, last fixes to missions.
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UPDATE
Archivement system and one checkpoint to go. Everything is almost finished. I started to build modpack for second part of the Shadow Genesis... Called Shadow Genesis 2: The Silent Eyes. Hah, I must say - finishing mod is the hardest part to do. Bugfixing, optimalization and testing... Hardest part of the job.
Now Shadow Genesis has it's own moddb page! Every update will be posted here:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/shadow-genesis
Not so much now, but it will grow fast :D
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Betrayel let me help testing
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Don't forget to get someone to proof-read the dialogue, text, etc.
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I estimate that it should take two or three days, maybe a little longer. I'm actually working on release trailer :D
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This is actually going to be released? Cool.
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Actually it's going... We're preparing one of the biggest releases in the whole FS community... I Hope :P
Sorry Wouter, we already have a dedicated group of testers and we don't need anyone else. We're doing testing inside our team [testers are part of the team]. If we will need anyone to grammar check our project, we will let all of You know.
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This is certainly good news. I've already started tracking the campaign on moddb.
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Fantastic Betrayal!!! Could you please ,please, pretty please give us an eta? :sigh: And how big of a download are we talking about? ;)
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Now it's 2GB's without compression.
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I seriously can not wait to play this campaign! I have finished pretty much all the "major" campaigns/mods for freespace since I bought it for 6 dollars last June (I also play other games offcourse, and I love to watch Anime too XD), and I would really, really like to have another big awesome campaign to get into. I also love that it will have a lot of missions, means it will take me some time to finish it XD
Also, this looks really promising:
quote:
- Campaign of the highest possible quality. We’re going to elaborate all missions in every detail. Explore all systems of the Wolf’s Group, each with unique backgrounds. Fight in space, on the planet orbits, even in the atmosphere. In SG you will find many Open-based facilities and solutions: cutscenes, checkpoint system known from War in Heaven, hotkeys, extended directives and escort ships windows and many more. Shadow Genesis has a large modpack that includes new generation of GTVA warships. We use many refreshed and retextured models that you have probably seen in other mods as well as a few new models designed and created especially for SG. You will also experience the new GTVA arsenal in combat: long-range artillery cannons, subspace perturbers, disruptor beams and, of course, many new primary and secondary weapons for fighters. Last but not least, our mod has almost entirely new soundtrack from great games and films
end quote
Are all those awesome sounding things indeed in the release? XD
Anyway, gimme, and thanks for all the hard work in advance! ;-)
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I can only say... You will recive everything listed [and much more :D]. We would like to estimate a release date, but we did a few times and mod is still unreleased. Real life issues, procrastination etc. We're just humans. I can only say, we are really close to release.
Also I feel honored when I'm reading things like this :]
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hows going
I hope you release it soon
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You will be noticed about progress. We're in 17th mission of final testing.
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Great news, thanx for keeping us updated ^^
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hows going now any progress
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5 missions to final testing and bugfixing ^^, we have a little problem with checkpoints and archivements in mission 38 [2 nanojumps, 2 checkpoints, 1 archivement] so it's a bit difficult to fix, but we will soon handle this. Stay focused :D
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achievement?
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We have archivement system in Shadow Genesis, but now we've noticed it collides with checkpoints and we must fix this before release.
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Sounds similar to the "bonus point" featured in Procyon Insurgency. Not a new concept, but I'm interested to see what you did with it.
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Anticipation is reaching critical levels. :yes: :yes:
Can't wait Betrayal & Team. Just re-read the front page and still, cannot wait for this one. :)
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We have archivement system in Shadow Genesis, but now we've noticed it collides with checkpoints and we must fix this before release.
Yeah but uh, do you mean achievement, not archivement?
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Yeah but uh, do you mean achievement, not archivement?
Nope, we're obviously playing as librarians in this mission :)
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We have archivement system in Shadow Genesis, but now we've noticed it collides with checkpoints and we must fix this before release.
Yeah but uh, do you mean achievement, not archivement?
Hah, You won. I haven't got any wordbook near at hand :P.
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ETA?
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When it's done. ETA is always "when it's done".
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When it's done. ETA is always "when it's done".
Exactly.
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Suggestion: why not make a call to help you in whatever area you need as a freelance, to help you with this, looks like you all have too much work and too few people/spare-time to dedicate to such a huge project.
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We are working on second project that is consuming all of our free time. And in fact we have specified vision of upcoming SG 2.0. Of course we use external help, but we are currently satisfied with our way of working. I have a lot of experiance with large teams and number of archived projects are good proof that this is not a good choice.
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Well if you're happy with your way of working and making progress then is just a matter of time, good luck.
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Any chance of getting a full achievement list? It would be nice to know what we can achieve. :)
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0. SG06 - DEFENDER OF THE BETRAYED - Meleager's hull cannot fall below 30% in "Game of Pretences"
1. SG07 - ALPHA TEAM READY - Do not lose any marine transports before they dock in "Nexus"
2. SG08 - ****IN' INFILTRATORS - Prevent Meleager from losing main beams in "Ambushers from the Shadow"
3. SG08 - SECURING THE NODE - Lateralus and Endymion cannot leave the battle after suffering heavy damage
4. SG10 - DEATH TO A TRAITOR - Don't let captain O'Hara escape the blockade in "Dragon's Entry"
5. SG08,SG11 - TRANSPORT DESTROYER - Destroy or force to surrender Cerberus convoys in "Ambushers from the Shadow" and "Devil's Plain"
6. SG12 - PIRATES PLAYED OUT - Prevent pirates from taking the ransom in "Art of Negotiations"
7. SG13 - CROSS-FIRED - Save Thames, Vanguard and Deventer in fight with Cerberus in "Seek and destroy"
8. SG13 - ALLIES IN NEED - Save Actium and Orpheus from Adventurer and strikers in "Seek and destroy"
9. SG14 - NEGOTIATOR - Destroy Cerberus shuttles and save hostages in "When lives are at stake"
10. SG17 - FUNERAL DELAYED - Save at least two Wolf's Fleet cruisers in battle with the rebel fleet in "Funeral autumn"
11. SG17 - A FAREWELL GIFT FOR OVADIAH - Destroy Dionisus
12. SG19 - DEFENDER OF WESTERPLATTE - Isonomia, Echion and Aquila must remain on the battlefield until the evacuation is completed in "Westerplatte"
13. SG21 - INNOCENTS FROM TAU ENIGMA - Save all ships of the civilian convoy in "Through back door"
14. SG22 - DRAYMAN'S PRIDE - Nexus must have more than 60% when the Hiven arrives in "An Dante"
15. SG26 - EXPLORATOR - Scan all Ancient derelicts in "Silent Hunters"
16. SG27 - THE FINAL STRAIGHT - Escort Stalker to Spica with hull at min. 35% in "Long road home"
17. SG28 - WHO WILL RESCUE THE RESCUERS? - All five warships must survive the battle in "Helpful hand"
18. SG29 - NOONE LEFT BEHIND - Find and pick up all survivors in "Beyond the frontline"
19. SG31 - SUCCESSFUL EVAC - Defend 90% of civilian vessels until Ethereal's arrival in "...are today's recruits"
20. SG31 - JUST A TACTICAL RETREAT - Defend 90% of retreating warships until Ethereal's arrival in "...are today's recruits"
21. SG31 - BLOCKADE MUST HOLD - Don't lose more than two ships on the blockade (Neya, Wellington, Taygete, Aphaea, Neptune Installation) in "...are today's recruits"
22. SG33 - BETTER THAN RAYNOR - Nirvana must hold the Nightmares on the blockade until Hiven's arrival and leave the battle with hull at least 30% in "Enemy at the gates"
23. SG34 - ANCIENT LEGACY - Save at least 3 Ancient derelicts in "Under siege"
24. SG36 - TOWER DEFENCE - In the end all towers must have at least 40% in "A world in flames"
25. SG37 - MINIMAL CASULTIES - Don't lose more than one allied warship (excluding Neya) in "Burning sky over Aeon XII"
26. SG38 - NO DELAY - Make all nanojumps quickly enough to prevent additional hostiles from attacking the frigattes in "Hunt begun"
27. SG39 - HARVESTERS AT WORK - Nexus and Argus must have min. 50% at the end of "Harvest"
28. SG40 - STINGING THE BEAST - Destroy all Hiven's primary and secondary beams in "Game in a trap"
29. SG40 - A ****IN' BIG GUN - Destroy Hiven's main beam in "Game in a trap"
30. SG41 - A BIG DELIVERY - Save all Euryale bombers in "Dies Irae"
31. SG41 - THE FINAL ASSAULT - Merdarion and Impaler must survive the battle with hull above 50% in "Dies Irae"
Enjoy :]
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Nice one and oh crap at the same time!
I've missed two! :'(
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There are 3 more in bonus pack if I remember correctly, but it's not working. We will fix that in 2.0 :P