[[Wolf]Maverick]

Hi, i just downloaded the newest version of BP: AoA DC but as far i can see it, i'm not having the new beam-piercing effect.
I'm using 3.6.12 INF SEE" RC3 Build.
I had an older version of BP: AoA installed beforce, with the older core file. With the older version i had the beam-piercing effect. Was the effect weakend with the new version, or did i do something wrong?

Thanx
Mav

[General Battuta]

Hey hey.

Do you have the 3.6.12 Feature Pack installed?

If not, don't worry about it - War in Heaven will be coming out soon alongside the 3.6.12 MVPs, and said MVPs now contain the BP beam pierce effect.

[Mobius]

The effect is triggered by a script, right? Can you copy and paste its content here?

[The E]

No, it's triggered by a tbl. A tbl that is included in the 3.6.12 feature pack.

[Droid803]

The effect is triggered by a script, right? Can you copy and paste its content here?

Its a combination of Armor.tbl and weapons.tbl, to be precise.
Armor.tbl controls when the effect will appear, weapons.tbl controls how the effect appears.

[Mobius]

Link, please?

[Droid803]

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=68214.0
- special effects mod is what you're looking for.

[The E]

I should add that, once the .12 MediaVPs are out, we will release an update for BP to take advantage of the new features, as well as to fix a few bugs that have cropped up.

[[Wolf]Maverick]

Thanx, i reinstalled the Feature Pack. I thought it would be necessary anymore...

General Battuta, you said War in Heaven and the 3.6.12. MVPs would be released soon, how long we have to wait? Days, Weeks, Month?
Nevertheless, keep up the great work. Best Mod ever!

Mav

[General Battuta]

Thanx, i reinstalled the Feature Pack. I thought it would be necessary anymore...

General Battuta, you said War in Heaven and the 3.6.12. MVPs would be released soon, how long we have to wait? Days, Weeks, Month?
Nevertheless, keep up the great work. Best Mod ever!

Mav

Thank you, good sir!

I shouldn't put hard numbers down in case anything comes up, especially as I can't speak for the FSU side, but if you used weeks, the numbers involved would be small.

[The E]

The 3.6.12 MediaVPs will be released in a few weeks (We're planning to release them in August). The 3.6.12 final exe is due then as well.

War in Heaven will be released after we have received our last missing model, and after the .12 mvps are out.

[[Wolf]Maverick]

Great, you really made my day!

Do you plan a Directors Cut for War in Heaven too?

[General Battuta]

It's definitely possible, but for the moment we're focused on War in Heaven R2 and then BP3. After that we can kick back and think about voice acting everything.

[The E]

We plan to finish WiH first.

Be aware that the coming release will be only the first half of WiH. The second half will follow some time later, and then we're going to work on BP3.

[Mobius]

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=68214.0
- special effects mod is what you're looking for.

Thanks!

[General Battuta]

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=68214.0
- special effects mod is what you're looking for.

Thanks!

Be aware that if you use that mod as is in total, you will break compatibility with the 3.6.12 MediaVPs and render your own mod unplayable.

[[Wolf]Maverick]

How many missions has the first half of War in Heaven? Is it as big as AoA or is it a shorter campaign?

[The E]

Shorter, in terms of number of missions. In terms of gameplay length, it should be about equal, if not longer.

Among the 22 missions of AoA, several are filler missions, and others are different parts of a single mission (For example, Journey of a thousand miles 1 - 3 and Frankensteins Monster are, essentially, one mission).

WiH definitely has a longer, more involved story than AoA.

[[Wolf]Maverick]

Great, can't wait.
Do we get the second half of War in Heaven in 2010?

[General Battuta]

R1 took about a year. Plan on the same for R2 - nominally it should go faster as there's less to do, but it never hurts to be cautious, and RL can always interfere.