Author Topic: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge *Updated Jan 18th 2014! MediaVP 2014 support!*  (Read 132772 times)

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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Also unless I'm very much mistaken it should be "Freespace2", not "Freespace 2", and the "Vassago's Dirge" folder name might also have problems. Or have we fixed the thing with the spaces yet?
Spaces are not a problem (and the "Vassago's Dirge" folder name is like that when unpacked already). Though some purists are against any and all spaces in file paths forever.

Also do you have a .tbl or .tbm file anywhere in your FS folders (that is, freespace 2/data/tables or mediavps_3612/data/tables or Vassago's Dirge/data/tables)?
This. Please check.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

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11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
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Offline Siddyus

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Played 2 missions so far and I must say it is indeed awesome. However, it is indeed difficult. I am only able to play this at Easy. This doesn't ruin the fun factor of the campaign nonetheless.

 

Offline wistler

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Don't know if this has been mentioned before,

pressing spacebar doesn't do anything. What is it meant to do?

 

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
You need to be close to the hatch when pressing spacebar
Urutorahappī!!

[02:42] <@Axem> spoon somethings wrong
[02:42] <@Axem> critically wrong
[02:42] <@Axem> im happy with these missions now
[02:44] <@Axem> well
[02:44] <@Axem> with 2 of them

 

Offline wistler

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Got to say that was an excellent campaign! Had to turn it down to medium to save my sanity and it was well worth the play!

Spoiler:
Got the Good Enough Ending and the True Ending.
What scared me out more about the True Ending was right after being spooked my cursor landed on the Options guy who turned round in his chair and stared directly at me!  :shaking:

 

Offline Axem

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Glad you liked it. :)

QD's doing play-through videos of Vassago's Dirge right now, I'd check them out if you haven't played it yet!

(Part 1 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNY7SaNftJc )

Spoiler:
I was sweating bullets when he was trying to disable the Harlequin in the Mission 3 playthrough. "Did I remember to guardian that transports engines?!" Thankfully, I did!

Also, you'd think I'd be done with this campaign, but nooo... Using the latest hud gauge stuff I've done some improvements to artillery notification in Con Fuoco.

You can see a quick preview in this pics

http://lazymodders.fsmods.net/axemart/FreeSpace/Campaigns/Vassago/artready.jpg
http://lazymodders.fsmods.net/axemart/FreeSpace/Campaigns/Vassago/artfire.jpg

You'll see that stuff in the... voice acted release I am very slowly working on! (6/25 roles have their scripts ready!)

 

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Watching QD's playthrough, I remembered that I thought that the Hippocrates being named "Skullcrusher" amusing. :p

 

Offline Scotty

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
I volunteer for a role. :D

 
Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
So I know I'm incredibly late here, but this was one of the greatest pieces of modding I have ever had the pleasure of playing. Thanks Axem. And I would also like to express my anticipation at the VA'd release. I only wish I had the time to help out.

 
 

Offline crizza

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Well...I played this superb mod...and I'm pretty dumbstruck...
That spacesuit mission...holy cow...
Spoiler:
I know, there are three different endings...but I don't know which one I have.
I found three spoons...after uploading the virus...I think I am in a nebula...I stumble upon a Aeolus...crashed into a ship I can't see clearly...than theres the supernova...I'm rescued and then again theres the battle at the station, with the heatsput...not quite sure about the order though.

 

Offline Axem

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Glad you liked it. :)

Secrets to get the endings are detailed on the wiki page. As seen here: http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Vassago%27s_Dirge#Notes

Ending is sort of a misnomer since technically the campaign ends the same all the time, its just the 30 seconds in the second last mission that change. :p

 

Offline Rodo

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Yes, and enough to make me replay it all over again to get the second.
The third I think I replayed just the last mission, I don't remember right now.
el hombre vicio...

 

Offline PMY

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Introducing spoons and multiple endings was a great idea, it greatly increases campaign's replaybility. I didn't search for spoons and got the "good enough ending", now I know I'll replay the campaign at least 2 times just to see different endings and final debriefings. But even without this the campaign is a "must play", it is very cinematic and full of good mission design ideas. This campaign should definitely be voice acted.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2011, 10:10:49 am by PMY »

 

Offline Mobius

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
This campaign should definitely be voice acted.

What PMY said. Is anyone willing to work on that?
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Offline Axem

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
Mmm, missed this. Well I've got all the roles divided into individual scripts. I need to still go through and add directions to the lines and make some edits to lines that still just bug me. So there's definitely work done. I just time and the motivation to go through scripts again.  :blah:

 

Offline Luis Dias

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
You say in the wiki,

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You'd be surprised how classical music can clash with itself. This is why nearly all the music is composed by Rachmaninov, and if not, by another Russian composer.

But Edvard Grieg isn't russian, he's norwegian ;) (the best norwegian composer of all times, at that).

  

Offline Axem

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
I have revised my ignorant and racist remarks. I apologize to the people of Norway for my regrettable actions. I can only offer you my sincerest condolences. :(

 

Offline Nemesis6

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Re: RELEASE: Vassago's Dirge
I have revised my ignorant and racist remarks. I apologize to the people of Norway for my regrettable actions. I can only offer you my sincerest condolences. :(
Don't apologize. Norwegian people are devious; sneaky. They can't be trusted.

 
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Wow..... just wow.

First of all, know that I am an avid listener of classical music of all kinds. But, my weak point is Rachmaninoff, especially the Piano concerto No. 2. I even went to see a live concert of it. I just love everything the man composed, but even more this song.




When I first opened the mod, I had iTunes playing music in the background. I simply didn't expect any music to come out of the game, honestly, so I had mine ready. I started the first mission of the campain: Prelude.

"Ooo, shiny loading screen! Hey, what the hell? I was listening to Bizet, not Rachmaninoff!"

I alt+tab, check iTunes. It was showing Bizet, yet I could still clearly hear over the voices faint piano notes I knew.

"I guess something bugged out when I loaded fs2"

I then closed both applications, and restarted the game, but not iTunes.
I loaded up Prelude.
Watched the shiny loading screen


"Ah, now I can play...Hey, what the...? I thought I had close iTun-...."
(pause. A few seconds for my brain to understand the information my speakers had lain down in front of me)
(whispering)"Oh.  My.  God."  :eek2:

I was shocked. Like, completely frozen. And I mean, my jaw dropped straight on the floor. Shivers all around my body. I couldn't move. I watched as my ship was destroyed because I did nothing and was simply amazed at what I was hearing.

Yes. It was playing. The game was playing it. Piano concerto #2, moderato.

My brain was suddenly overvolted with every positive feelings imaginable. Joy, mainly, and excitement. I called a few people just to yell at them: "DUDE! I downloaded that game! THERE IS SOME *&*#*?$ RACHMANINOFF IN IT!!"






Oh yes, the campaign. I should comment it, shan't I?  :)
Very well written, with some extremely interesting mechanics involved. And, it was difficult enough, without being impossible. The plot was entertaining, yet somewhat hard to grasp after only one playthought. Believe me, I did play more than once, just to hear the impeccable mesh of action, explosions, harpoons and music involved.



Mr. Creator of Vassago's Dirge, Axem, know this: you made my year.
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