[Darius]

Darius...Do you mind if i Borrow the BPTheme tracks and the both Joshua II versions for use in another campaign. im planning?

I have no problems with other campaigns using the media in there, except the media I borrowed off BTRL (ie Dabrain's explosions) and MaX's aim.ogg where you'll prob need to contact the original source to get permission. Otherwise...be my guest

[blowfish]

I'm using 3.6.9 final with the 3.6.10 beta VPs and I have very few problems (I have no missing effects).

Nonono.

fs2_open_3_6_9 and the 3.6.8 Zeta Mediavps

OR

fs2_open_3_6_10 and the 3.6.10 Beta Mediavps.

Don't make your own mixtures.

I'll mix what I want!

[Jeff Vader]

Fine. Be my guest. Suffer the consequences.

[blowfish]

Fine. Be my guest. Suffer the consequences.

I haven't run into many problems so far.

[terran_emperor]

Thanks Darius.

[Cobra]

Fine. Be my guest. Suffer the consequences.

I haven't run into many problems so far.

You realize it helps to do things the right way, right?

[blowfish]

Fine. Be my guest. Suffer the consequences.

I haven't run into many problems so far.

You realize it helps to do things the right way, right?

Yes, and I would, but I have been having problems with the 3.6.10 builds, and I also love the 3.6.10 mediavps, so as long as it works, I'm fine.

[Jeff Vader]

Yes, and I would, but I have been having problems with the 3.6.10 builds, and I also love the 3.6.10 mediavps, so as long as it works, I'm fine.

I... thought that one doesn't get any sexual pleasure from the normal maps with a pre-3.6.10 build.

[blowfish]

Yes, and I would, but I have been having problems with the 3.6.10 builds, and I also love the 3.6.10 mediavps, so as long as it works, I'm fine.

I... thought that one doesn't get any sexual pleasure from the normal maps with a pre-3.6.10 build.

The shaders look all messed up, so normal maps don't really make anything look better.

[Akalabeth Angel]

      First of all, great campaign man. Makes me think about some of the ideas in my own . . .  (rethink)

      I got a problem though, the solution might be in this thread but I don't want to fill my eyes with spoilers:

Spoiler:

Whenever I go to the ship selection screen for the Alien craft it crashes. I can access the weapons, but not the ships (the weapon screen is a mess). I could just fly the default craft, but the second mission makes me think I can play with a few more ships so I'm just curious to see what they are. From the "flee through the knossos" mission, I figure checking my options would be a good thing because man I needed Trebs on that mission.

[Mawhrin]

Great campaign with good storytelling and action. Excellent use of media. Stratcomm's ships are stunning. Like others, I found "Forced Entry" and "Keepers of Hell" challenging, but I can do both consistently on medium now - see, I've even been replaying missions. A couple of missions, notably those with the full task force present, seriously hurt my fps though.

Spoiler:

I want to save the Oriestes in the dream mission. Is it possible?

I got a problem though, the solution might be in this thread but I don't want to fill my eyes with spoilers:

Spoiler:

Whenever I go to the ship selection screen for the Alien craft it crashes. I can access the weapons, but not the ships (the weapon screen is a mess). I could just fly the default craft, but the second mission makes me think I can play with a few more ships so I'm just curious to see what they are. From the "flee through the knossos" mission, I figure checking my options would be a good thing because man I needed Trebs on that mission.

Turn on the "use 3d models for ship selection" option. From the launcher, it's under Features, list type Gameplay. This will also give an indicator of where gun points are.

[Cobra]

Great campaign with good storytelling and action. Excellent use of media. Stratcomm's ships are stunning. Like others, I found "Forced Entry" and "Keepers of Hell" challenging, but I can do both consistently on medium now - see, I've even been replaying missions. A couple of missions, notably those with the full task force present, seriously hurt my fps though.

Spoiler:

I want to save the Oriestes in the dream mission. Is it possible?

No.

[Dark Hunter]

Turn on the "use 3d models for ship selection" option. From the launcher, it's under Features, list type Gameplay. This will also give an indicator of where gun points are.

This won't work. I have that feature turned on and it still crashes (at least on "Keepers of Hell").

But, anyway:

[Mad Bomber]

Spoiler:

I want to save the Oriestes in the dream mission. Is it possible?

No.

Actually, it is. But only out of sheer luck.

Spoiler:

Sometimes if the Lucifer concentrates its fire on the other ships in the battlegroup, the Orestes will survive the mission long enough for the Lucy to randomly jump out once its hull gets down to 50%.

[terran_emperor]

When i played, the mission ended with the Orestes at about 4/5% hull

[Akalabeth Angel]

Yeah I just ended up playing with whatever ship they gave me in the end . . . .the campaign was very good overall, and it mirrors some of my own ideas for my campaign while challenges my storyline to be a little more  . . exciting for lack of a better word. I'd do a few things differently, but it's certainly a good use of the new camera stuff in FSOpen. I'll be looking at many of your missions to figure out how those fancy things work.

With regards to Forced Entry, yeah I had to play it like . . . 8 times to pass it. Here's how I beat it if anyone needs help:

Spoiler:

I just took a Herc II with Trebs and Interceptors (harpoon?). The only ship I really took out with fighters is one of the rakshasa. I'd use both wings to clear out a wing of maras, then once they were down send beta at the Rak and send Alpha and myself at the other Maras. Then take down the Rak together . . .for the second rak, don't worry about it. Just disarm it's main beams with Trebs (one per beam). While all fighters protect the duke. Then later on, just leapfrog Alpha + Beta to guard each ship and new ship and they jump in and out. Use your trebs to disarm enemy capital ships, they're so-removed from the action that it's their only real threat. Friendly ships take them out later with beams. The one real problem I had with this mission was the Ravana . . . Something's funky about the model because you can't reliably hit those main beams at range. You have to get in close to make sure you've got a clear line of fire. 6 out of my 8 or so failures were because of the Ravana specifically

[NGTM-1R]

Actually, it is. But only out of sheer luck.

Spoiler:

Sometimes if the Lucifer concentrates its fire on the other ships in the battlegroup, the Orestes will survive the mission long enough for the Lucy to randomly jump out once its hull gets down to 50%.

's not so, you can actually make it do that, because for some weird reason you can give a few of the friendlies orders to make them more intrepid victims.

[Darius]

Cheers for letting me know that it is possible (however slim the chances) the Orestes can survive. I'll modify the mission so that it will let you continue if the Lucifer escapes and the Orestes does get saved. You shouldn't be able to command friendly capital ships in that mission. That's a leftover legacy of my not checking each mission enough times


Bleh. I was going to put vps online with fixes that I've made over the past month, but I can't seem to access my webspace. I'll let you know when I manage to get them uploaded.

[terran_emperor]

Personally I liked the idea of the dream ending before the ship was destroyed. If gave it a slightly more...nightmere quality. I mean seeing it destroyed give it a practical certainty of happening. Ending with the ship so near to destruction, gave me more drive to find out what the hell was going to happen. A sort of "Will i get there in time?" feel

[Mawhrin]

My advice for Forced Entry (/me considers posting a walkthrough on the wiki):

Spoiler:

I find that an Aurora with double balors plus kayser has the speed and primary firepower dominate the battle, killing any Shivan smaller than a Seraphim before a harpoon could hit it, without worrying about running out of primary energy. Take two banks of trebs.

In mission, charge the nearest Mara wing with wingmen. When they die, call in delta (a pair of Boanerges) and tell them to kill SC Valefar - it must be at a vulnerable angle, as it will die very soon. With all maras dead, disarm SC Tannin with alpha and beta, prioritising the AAA beam, and order delta to kill it. Protect GTC Duke with all fighters when it appears. Thereafter, make sure each ship has a wing protecting it, except GTC Bretonia which escapes with ~96% health without. The Sanctuary arrives with two escorting wings (alpha in fighters and beta in bombers - it took me a while to notice the extra bombers) but will need another wing to escort, as well as Alpha 1. Use all bombers to kill enemy cruisers as they appear. Not destroying the Lilith's beam can leave the Sanctuary in a perilous position, but it can still survive (<10% health in my experience). Destroy it will paired trebs.

Get to the GTD Tremiere as soon as it arrives, adding wings to its defences. Whack any bombers in your path, but get behind it for when the Ravana jumps in. Get some wingmen to cover you. Double trebs to both the forward beams and the top beams (Tremiere's admiral is incorrect in claiming they should be clear with only front beams gone). Finish off the beams with primaries if necessary - speed is important here, I wouldn't like to try in a Herc 2.

Turn on the "use 3d models for ship selection" option. From the launcher, it's under Features, list type Gameplay. This will also give an indicator of where gun points are.

This won't work. I have that feature turned on and it still crashes (at least on "Keepers of Hell").

Well, it worked for me. Evidently there is more than one potential problem.