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Archived Boards => The Archive => Terran-Vasudan War => Topic started by: Swamp_Thing on September 08, 2004, 10:05:49 am
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Hey, wake up!!!
Just making sure we are not left for dead here. Infact, we are busy little bees! Will someone please bring us a couple of sixpacks and 2 large pepperoni pizzas? Oh, and some garlick bread, please. Too busy to go out...
:p
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Who said you were?
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Lol. We're like the only internal that constantly has activity. :p
I tink he only wanted to make a snack request... :rolleyes:
Swampy! Get back to work! :p
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Who said you were?
This forum had been inactive for quite a while, someone might start thinking we had gone the way of the dodo, as so many other projects.
I´m glad to see that people are at least browsing it.
Now, where´s my pizza? I´m hungry here!! :D
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Our public forum is as dead as they come. Doesnt matter, it'll be just more of a surprise when they'll all be 0wned by TVWP's magnificence. :D
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We are not dead.
or are we :drevil:
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Oh, we're dead. I killed us. Then I used necromancy to bring us back to live.
Now get back to work zombie slaves!
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Well, since you aren't dead, when's the release date? :)
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Answer:
When it's done.
There's still a lot to be done, but we are making swift progress.
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When it's done. ^.^
Though seriously Chapter One IMHO is 78-87% ready.
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Make that 40-50% and we're being realistic.
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What?? 50%?? Already?
:shaking: :shaking: :shaking:
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Considering the little time span the campaign has actually been productive, we can be pretty proud I daresay :)
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We could probably boost that number a lot higher if we dropped the voice acting. There's a lot of text in our missions.
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And it all happened after I became pretty much inactive...:D
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I still haven't looked at the stuff properly, and I have to say it looks really really promising.
Somewhere in the Derelict/Warzone rank of the year 200x
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damn.
*Pokes Karajoma and whispers
Psssst.....we got competition....
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<- - - Thinks there´s nothing wrong with a little competition.
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Don't turn this into yet another arrow thread. :sigh:
And no, we wont drop voice acting. It's a major part of our campaign, and it wouldn't be half as good without it.
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Originally posted by Singh
damn.
*Pokes Karajoma and whispers
Psssst.....we got competition....
What...for second place? :p
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Originally posted by Raa
Lol. We're like the only internal that constantly has activity. :p
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Quite untrue: The MindGames and the SWC internals both have daily activity.
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Though their content is worse. :p
[disclaimer: This post must not be taken seriously]
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You guys aren't active?:eek2: :p (j/k
Though their content is worse.
MT wins:p, I bet TVWP looks good :) when released
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I dunno... We have alot of talent here. And our stuff is right up there with MT...
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What I seen TVWP stuff is sweet indeed (it would be nice if you guys would show some battle screenshots you know(lot shooting etc. but that is too much asked eh?:)
anyway I can't wait release
I dunno... We have alot of talent here. And our stuff is right up there with MT...
I was Kinda joking there, Well Myself I expect only top notch stuff from TVWP team:yes: :yes:
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Yep. Too much indeed.
Stop pressuring us to release screenies! We're busy working on the actual content! We can't waste time taking screenshots... ;)
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Take the SWC as an example: We have enough time to take screenshots and make progress as well. :thepimp:
Hire someone whose job is to take screenshots only, it would save much time and your popularity will certainly increase.
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Now don't u go AWOL on us! and if u do, i think that pizza I stole while delivering it to Swamp...never mind...
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From what I've seen, TVWP has (or will have) the highest visual quality of any campaigns in the make.
I mean, name me ONE other campaign that 100% supports alpha_envmapping. :)
I havent seen a lot MT screenies, I have to admit, though.
-edit: TopAce: I'm not a huge fan of posting semi-decent half-done screenshots. I actually dislike the whole idea of too much screenshots and stuff. The TVWP should be something fresh and surprising (like when you first played the retail campaigns), not like something you already know inside-out.
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Originally posted by InfernoGod
Now don't u go AWOL on us! and if u do, i think that pizza I stole while delivering it to Swamp...never mind...
Hey!! That was my pizza!! I´m starving here, you pizza snatcher!! Prepare do be plasmatized... :hopping:
<- - -loads the plasma insertion core - - ->
<- - -aims and fires, splattering InfernoGod all over the HLP forum´s pink walls - - ->
muaahaahaahaa! :D :D
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Originally posted by Goober5000
We could probably boost that number a lot higher if we dropped the voice acting. There's a lot of text in our missions.
I say do voice acting later, as in after the campaign is released. This way we can play our precious campaign.
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Voice acting, brought to you by the Now-Or-Never technology (TM).
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I'd say voice act only those messages which sound stupid with simulated speech. 'Ahhhhhhh!'
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Voice acting is awesome. Don't drop voice acting.
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Are you guys planning full voice acting? (Command briefing, mission briefing in-game chatter, debriefing)?
or only in-game chatter?
what about any new music?
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Everything. You will be immersed in an entirely new era with TVWP.
That is all I will say.
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Originally posted by TopAce
I'd say voice act only those messages which sound stupid with simulated speech. 'Ahhhhhhh!'
Since simulated speech never worked for all of us, sounds crappy, and is unnecessary, that won't do.
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
Since simulated speech never worked for all of us...
@SCP: :p
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
Since simulated speech never worked for all of us, sounds crappy, and is unnecessary, that won't do.
and I really hate that simulated speech
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Turn it off, then.
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I did already long ago
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Flan! (TVWP forum post #7000!)
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Bugger!
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What are you complaining? This is the most post-rich forum after Inferno and the Wing Commander Saga.
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Tis good to hear. I am looking forward to this campaign more than any other...even Inferno...well, maybe.
Oh yeah, and if you need help, I can scrounge up some lackeys for you. I have a couple dozen cats here who could give you a hand (paw).
Good luck!
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I IMed Raa that I would have liked to join this project as a FREDer, but they seem to have ignored me. :doubt:
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Good things come to those who wait
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I have FREDed for four years, yet I only have a hundred-something posts, so everyone treats me like a n00b. Thus, I have not applied for anyone else's project, but have started my own, the Legacy campaign.
Although the FA has tried to amend this (by doing newbie campaigns), many good FREDers (new to forum but not to FRED) are lost due to low post counts. Quite sad.
Makes me SOOOOOO angry. If these projects accepted more FREDers, maybe they would be done by now.
Worth thinking about, eh?
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Originally posted by Night Hammer
Good things come to those who wait
Really? Is that so true?
If you wait to join the Select sports team, there may be no slots open by the time you decide to join. If you wait to FRED that one mission, your campaign/project may die due to the public's lack of interest, to give two examples.
Sorry if I annoyed anyone, i'll leave now.
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Originally posted by TopAce
I IMed Raa that I would have liked to join this project as a FREDer, but they seem to have ignored me. :doubt:
I don't remember recieving an instant message in regards to that... :confused:
I'm sorry.
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I personally believe TBP and the 158th have the best visual quality without any fancy scp effects that kill my frame rate.
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Originally posted by Blitzerland
If you wait to join the Select sports team, there may be no slots open by the time you decide to join.
Sorry cheif but if your good they will make room for you. Ive played basketball and football since I was in grammar school, I now play at the college level for both. Im gonna hafta say youre wrong about that
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Originally posted by Night Hammer
Sorry cheif but if your good they will make room for you. Ive played basketball and football since I was in grammar school, I now play at the college level for both. Im gonna hafta say youre wrong about that
Well, bad example. But still, patience is a virtue is a worthless saying.
New Example: Waiting all day long to go to the movies instead of just going. By the time you get there, the line is freakin' huge, and sometimes they even run out of snacks (rarely, however).
Or...or...how about waiting to propose? If you do it to late, some sucka' may beat you to it.
Or, uh...patiently waiting for someone to hand life to you on a silver platter? STUPID! Go take life! :p
Uh...or waiting to post this witty comeback! Yes! If I waited too long, it would be less witty (possible response: "was it ever?!").
Ha! Beat that! Oh, and it tis spelled chief, not cheif! Hoo-ha ha!
Umm...i'll leave now. I think i'm starting to hijack this thread...sorry to all those caught in the middle of this rant.
*Drives off in Blitzermobile
EDIT:
What the crap?! You called me chief?! Woah. Took a while for that to sink in.
*Drives off again
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you guys talk too much in the internal and not enough out here
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That's not necessarily a bad thing.
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How is TVW Project coming? I'm REALLY looking forward to this one.
I'll give you someone's soul if you finish it (i'll got quite the collection).
:nod:
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:wtf:
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Do you not like souls?
Oh, sorry. How about gold?
Just finish the project, guys :lol:
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Gold works. :)
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Can I have gold too? Just for being my charming self? :D
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Make your choice between Gold and TVWP. Which one do you better need?
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Sorry guys......
*takes gold and leaves*:p
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TVWP == Gold
so not a valid "decision"
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*10 days later realizes what Swamp has done to him*
Hey! Oh well, i guess you won't be getting that complementary space crack with that pizza... unless you pay me 10 more dollars for an extra pizza!
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Why, of course, Kosh. Did you need to ask?
*Cats run off to fetch dubloons
Meh. Gold. Who needs it? I'd give my entire vault for TVWP.
Seriously, i've been monitoring this campaign...since...ever. :p
Can't wait for you to finish it...and for me to play it, of course. The early moments of Sol's history were never really documented very well...no campaigns or anything about it. Except this one, of course. Must...have...TVWP!111!1!!1oneone
Oh, and are you sure you wouldn't prefer souls to gold?
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What i'd really like is a lot of free time.
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You don't have to work on Fs2 all the time. Take a break. If you do not, you'll end up like WMCoolman.
Enjoy life. Enjoy Fs2. What's the point of working on something if you can't enjoy it :)
Oh, and if you have a job, cannot help you there. :p
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
TVWP == Gold
so not a valid "decision"
But not gone gold........
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Yeah, when I first saw the TVWP=gold, I cried with joy. Then I looked at my last post...and remembered. Then, I shed tears of sorrow.
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Scariest thing kidddies, we're still working on the FIRST CHAPTER of the TVWP. There are a lot more to come.
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A lot more to come and a lot more to go ... :)
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First is always the hardest...
The second chapter will have alot of the first's models, so all of that work should be done, for the most part... (Save for the new models)
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If the second chapter takes you too long, I could always round up some lackeys for you.
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Well, considering the short amount of time TVWP has been in active production, it's amazing how far we progressed yet.
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Pardon this niave question, but my cats have something to ask of you. They want to know how long this project HAS been in active production.
Silly cats.
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Something correlating to Fish?
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Originally posted by Blitzerland
They want to know how long this project HAS been in active production.
That depends on how you define "active". It's a bit of a long story. Here's a summary:
It started out as just a mod by Solatar and Thor, and they were bouncing around ideas for doing missions throughout the entire T-V war timeline. Then I came on and started looking for stuff we could use... staff, models, etc. At some point we recruited Eishtmo, who provided us with a timeline and the hint of a backstory.
We finally got serious when I wrote the storyline for chapter 1, as we then had a mission outline and a structure for the first chapter of the campaign. I was kind of running the campaign myself at that point, as everybody was incredibly busy. Over the course of a year, I managed to scrounge up enough models to make a basic Terran fleet. Then we started FREDding, albeit very slowly.
Then, two very fortuitous things happened in quick succession: Blaise Russel and Lightspeed. :) That's when we really got active. BR has been churning out missions like crazy, and LS has been doing similarly great work with graphics and cleaning up our models (as well as doing some table reengineering and FREDding on the side). In addition to them, we have Raa and Galemp doing models, Lt. Cannonfodder doing cutscenes, and Flipside doing music.
So that about brings us to the present day. Each paragraph covers approximately one year.
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That about answers it.
For two years you guys mostly just planned and brainstormed?! Well...at least that means the story should be REALLY good :)
I'm glad to hear that you're making progress. You should hear the cats purr. :lol:
Oh! Oh! When you guys start beta testing...let me know...
*composure lost*
PLEASE LET ME BETA TEST IT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
*composure regained*
Good luck guys. This is the one campaign i'm actually truly excited about (Inferno comes in second).
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I really hope you guys do a good job. I can help if help is needed.
b.t.w. - do re-do the stanadard FS1&" capship turrets, they are horrible. In fact, here, I allready rebalanced all capship turrets, so:
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;; Terran Turret Laser 1 (for later missions)
;; Avenger Derivitave
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$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Terran Anti-Bomber Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 220, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 220, 20
@Laser Length: 20.0
@Laser Head Radius: 3.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.60
$Mass: 0.5
$Velocity: 150.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 1.5 ;; in seconds
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$Armor Factor: 1.0
$Shield Factor: 1.0
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 10.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Terran Medium Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 200, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 220, 20
@Laser Length: 25.0
@Laser Head Radius: 3.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.80
$Mass: 0.5
$Velocity: 200.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 2.6 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 400
$Armor Factor: 1.0
$Shield Factor: 1.0
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 10.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "supercap" "Huge")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Terran Medium Turretx2
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 200, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 220, 20
@Laser Length: 25.0
@Laser Head Radius: 3.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.80
$Mass: 0.5
$Velocity: 200.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 1.8 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 400
$Armor Factor: 1.0
$Shield Factor: 1.0
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 10.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "supercap" "Huge")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Terran Medium Turretx3
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 200, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 220, 20
@Laser Length: 25.0
@Laser Head Radius: 3.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.80
$Mass: 0.5
$Velocity: 200.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 0.85 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 400
$Armor Factor: 1.0
$Shield Factor: 1.0
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 10.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "supercap" "Huge")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Terran Huge Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow03
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 40.0
@Laser Head Radius: 6.40
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.60
$Mass: 0.4
$Velocity: 350.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 5.0 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 1200
$Armor Factor: 1.5
$Shield Factor: 0.5
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 12.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 111 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "supercap" "Huge" "Big Damage" "particle spew")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: ExpMissileHit1
$Impact Explosion Radius: 40.0
$Pspew:
+Count: 1
+Time: 28
+Vel: -0.05
+Radius: 4.0
+Life: 0.2
+Scale: 0.15
+Bitmap: Akheton_Particle
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$Name: Terran Huge Turretx2
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow03
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 20, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 20, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 30.0
@Laser Head Radius: 6.40
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.60
$Mass: 0.4
$Velocity: 350.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
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$Shield Factor: 0.5
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 12.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 111 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "supercap" "Huge" "Big Damage" "particle spew")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: ExpMissileHit1
$Impact Explosion Radius: 40.0
$Pspew:
+Count: 1
+Time: 28
+Vel: -0.05
+Radius: 4.0
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+Scale: 0.15
+Bitmap: Akheton_Particle
; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Vasudan Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 10.0
@Laser Head Radius: 3.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 1.60
$Mass: 0.4
$Velocity: 400.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 0.6 ;; in seconds
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$Armor Factor: 1.25
$Shield Factor: 0.85
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 5.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Vasudan Anti-Bomber Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 20.0
@Laser Head Radius: 4.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 2.60
$Mass: 0.5
$Velocity: 160.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 1.8 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 180
$Armor Factor: 1.2
$Shield Factor: 0.8
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 9.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: none
; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Vasudan Huge Turret
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 30.0
@Laser Head Radius: 6.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 4.60
$Mass: 0.4
$Velocity: 340.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 4.0 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 850
$Armor Factor: 1.25
$Shield Factor: 0.85
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 13.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "Huge" "supercap" "Big Damage")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: ExpMissileHit1
$Impact Explosion Radius: 40.0
; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$Name: Vasudan Huge Turretx2
$Model File: none
@Laser Bitmap: laserglow04
@Laser Glow: 2_laserglow03
@Laser Color: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Color2: 230, 250, 20
@Laser Length: 30.0
@Laser Head Radius: 6.20
@Laser Tail Radius: 4.60
$Mass: 0.4
$Velocity: 340.0 ;; speed of the weapon (initially) -- may or may not change
$Fire Wait: 2.0 ;; in seconds
$Damage: 850
$Armor Factor: 1.25
$Shield Factor: 0.85
$Subsystem Factor: 0.75
$Lifetime: 13.0
$Energy Consumed: 0.30 ;; Energy used when fired
$Cargo Size: 0.0 ;; Amount of space taken up in weapon cargo
$Homing: NO
$LaunchSnd: 110 ;; The sound it makes when fired
$ImpactSnd: 85 ;; The sound it makes when it hits something
$Flags: ("Big Ship" "Huge" "supercap" "Big Damage")
$Icon: icongun03
$Anim: LoadGun02
$Impact Explosion: ExpMissileHit1
$Impact Explosion Radius: 40.0
EDIT: watch that Akheton particle in Terrna Huge Turret - remove the whole trail if you don't have it...
and yes...the big turrets might still use more punch
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Actually all the weapons are going to be adjusted according to their proportionate damage. Don't worry, we got it covered.
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I think we'll also see if we can make some good capship weapons so that T-V war capships aren't sitting ducks. Methinks ship-to-ship torpedoes would work nicely. ;7
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Sounds good, Goober. Inferno did something similar, and it worked pretty well.
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Originally posted by Goober5000
I think we'll also see if we can make some good capship weapons so that T-V war capships aren't sitting ducks. Methinks ship-to-ship torpedoes would work nicely. ;7
I second that!! Me loves torpedoes, quite fun to chase down and kill.
I suggest also having a small torpedoe boat, like a big bomber, that carries about 4 of them buggers.
There is nothing more thrilling in space-sims than watching a cap ship making a broadside torpedoe attack on another cap ship. It´s visually stunning!! ;7
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TrashMan...
you seem to forget we're NOWHERE near FS1's tech level.
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There is nothing more thrilling in space-sims than watching a cap ship making a broadside torpedoe attack on another cap ship. It´s visually stunning!!
Unless said torpedo barrage is apart of a movie called "Wing Commander", then it's generally lame because the movie itself is awful in the extreme. (What space sims havetorpedo barrages anyway?)
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
TrashMan...
you seem to forget we're NOWHERE near FS1's tech level.
In Fs1, all capital ships had were blob turrets. Actually, blob turrets are kinda powerful. In mission 4 of my campaign, three Aeolus cruisers attack a Deimos (6 blob turrets total), and the blobs are kinda powerful. They bring down the Deimos' health fairly quickly (compared with primaries), and one hit (or so) from a large blob takes out a Deimos turret.
I always pictured them as weak...until I looked closer. They still suck on most ships that have them spread out. They still are basicly just fillers.
Anyways, back on topic. If blobs and a few missle launchers were all Fs1 had, what will TVWP have? :confused:
Little kinetic pea-shooters? Or just downgraded versions of the good ol' blob turrets?
Oh, and I can't wait to see the ML-16's predecesor. :lol:
EDIT: The ML-2...jams every five shots...does 1% damage to a light fighter every twenty shots...drains all energy in five seconds...:lol:
Hopefully not that bad. :D
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Read the FAQ thread - everything is proportional. The ML-16 is a lot more powerful against a fighter with a fraction of the Apollo's hull strength. ;)
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Originally posted by Akalabeth Angel
What space sims havetorpedo barrages anyway?
Starlancer, for one. Torpedoes are its main weapons. No beams.
But chances are you haven´t even heard of this game, as it happens with many others. It got a bad rep because of the producer company, Bill Gate´s finnest.
You should try it, it has one of the best uses of torpedoes in games that i ever seen.
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
TrashMan...
you seem to forget we're NOWHERE near FS1's tech level.
Are you trying to tell me there are no Terran Huge Turrets in T-W war? What did they shoot eachother with? Vacuum?
No seriously, the weapons I posted above are well balanced. (for shielded ships at least..you might wanna reduce the damage of the normal and anti-bomber turrets)
The terran/vasudan turret fires fast and travels fast doing small damage.
The anti-bomber turret fires slow, travels slow, but packs a punch.
The Terran/Vasudan Huge turret fires VERZ slow, can target onlz capships and deals a lot of damage..
I suggest you try them on for size...
Allso, you think you could use one of these:
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/TWarship2.JPG)
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/TWarship.JPG)
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/TFreighter.JPG)
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What is this - a bring and buy sale?
:wtf:
And if you want a hint, absolutely no laser and plasma weaponry is mounted on ANY capital ships.
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...yet.
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Sounds cool.
Nice Destroyer screenie, but I wish you hadn't shown me it. The surprise of seeing it for the first time is gone...:(
Oh well. Looks awesome! Exactly like I pictured it would. :)
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Im not sure if that is in TVWP
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It's not.
And BTW; NH, get on ICQ!!!
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The second picture looks the most convincing, it fits the pre-FS1 era the best.
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Oh....whew.
The holiness that is TVWP is still...holy.
*Drives steak through TrashMan's heart
DIE, HEATHEN! DIE! BURN IN HADES FOREVER! HA, HA, HA!
:D
Go Terran Vasudan War Project! Hoo-ha-ha!
*Adds TrashMan's soul to collection
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
What is this - a bring and buy sale?
:wtf:
And if you want a hint, absolutely no laser and plasma weaponry is mounted on ANY capital ships.
Eh?
Humanity mastered subspace and construction of large speships and it hasn't STILL develpoed a laser gun??????
What the hell are they using????
And the TW war lasted 14 years...not 100.. the tech difference cannot be too big..
Oh...allmost forgot - if you want those ships for your campaigh, get them here:
HERE (http://www.swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Misc/PirateShips.zip)
and I posted a wrong pic of the first one - it actually has an extra hangarbay on the bottom.
Here, more pics of them:
Pic1 (http://swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/Mam1.jpg)
Pic2 (http://swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/Mam2.jpg)
Pic3 (http://swooh.com/peon/Trashman/Pics/MamothMK2.JPG)
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now THAT is one old-school mutha farker.
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Originally posted by TrashMan
Eh?
Humanity mastered subspace and construction of large speships and it hasn't STILL develpoed a laser gun??????
What the hell are they using????
How about: ballistic weaponry?
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so what can we expect in the way of eye candy ?
or is that a big big pain o' death secret ?
*wounders if the internal forum could be hacked*:doubt: :D
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Expect good content.
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Don't forget...If you need help with this project, I'm available...
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Originally posted by TrashMan
Humanity mastered subspace and construction of large speships and it hasn't STILL develpoed a laser gun??????
What the hell are they using????
And the TW war lasted 14 years...not 100.. the tech difference cannot be too big..
They have laser like weapons, but they're only on the big cap ships to start with. A little fighter isn't going to carry a decent energy weapon until A) the weapon's size is reduced and B) the reactors on the fighters produce enough energy for them to be useful in combat without sacrficing speed/manuverablity. It's a delicate balance, and for a time (and into the 14 Year War) it's in favor of slug flingers over lasers.
I can't believe it's been so long since we started. Kind of scary actually.
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Originally posted by Lightspeed
Expect good content.
Would I expect anything else? :)
By the way, if you ever need a beta tester, let me know.
'CAUSE I'M A FREAKIN' RABID FAN, YA' FOOLS!
*Regains composure
So...yeah. I gotta...go...place...
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were you dropped on your head as a child?
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Just to point on one or two things:
According to the tech room descriptions, the Orion has been around for a while - at the last 7 years of the war.
An Orion is a big investment and takes long to build, so I wager they allready have developed weapons to use on the Orion before that.
Starting with weaker, less known weapon is o.k. - after all, technology develops during a war, but don't overo it. You don't go building 2km warships with slinghots on them..
Since a war has lasted for so long, it must have pretty depelted both sides. It is common practice to re-fit civilian vessels to act as escort carriers/cruisers. Sometimes unfinished civilian hulls on the scafflods have been used to make cariers and warships.
I'm kinda of a military freak and I've read all there is to read on the greates naval battles in history (the battles on the Pacific in particular).
B.t.w. - I say again. Do you need help with your project?
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We still haven't started the war with Vasuda yet. And that is the begining of the 14 year war. This is the unification war.
Once the actual war begins with the Vasudans, there'll be 7 years to work up to the Orion. So it fits.
It's kinda hard to find a loophole in Eishtmo's stories. :nod:
Although we did have some good debates ( battles? ;) )
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Might be just me, but i'm getting a bit fed up with this thread.
It's not like we go to other campaign's forums and try forcing our own ideas on them - ESPECIALLY when that campaign is already way beyond the stage of the initial content development.
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yeah if i had moderator powers this woulda been locked after blitzerlands first moronic statement
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I'm fine with leaving this thread open unless it turns into a flame-fest. It's public discussion, after all, which is a good thing for any hosted project. And the populace is free to offer ideas - they do it all the time in the Inferno forum. We aren't obligated to use any of them, of course, but someone might post something we hadn't thought of. :)
TrashMan, Blitzerland, and others: TVWP doesn't need help at the moment; we've got all our bases covered. What we need most is more free time, which I doubt you could provide. ;)
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Trashman might be able to replace BUSY staffers.
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I don't think so.
Getting someone who is decided to throw overboard all our current work (with an IMHO better consistency) for something he belives right is rather counter-productive.
And the populace is free to offer ideas - they do it all the time in the Inferno forum.
Please, don't compare us to Inferno. Please. Nothing could be so far from truth.
I agree about leaving this open for now, though. As you said, it's a public discussion, even though it may be noted to be absolutely off-topic.
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Off-topicness is omnipresent. :nervous:
Really, what do you expect from a thread like this?
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Cactus.
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Flan.
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Lockage.
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Thank god. Finally.