[jc4jc]

If anyone here has seen the intro to FS2 and has played the Orignal FS then they know about the Battle of Deneb (2335)  Back on Volition's Freespace Watch there was a screen shot of a custom mission that recreated that scene. I asked IceFire about it and he said that it had been some time since he had seen it. Well, I started on recreating it about a year ago annocning it on VWBB, with little input on the mission and a large amount of bashing on the movie scene. Well, now I would like to ask what everyone wants in it, or better yeat if anyone has a copy of the old one that I could update. I know that this is the 'Freespace Campaigns' section but I don't see a 'Freespace Missions' section so their you go.

[pyro-manic]

Sounds interesting. Might be a bit tricky to do though, as the T-V Alliance lost, and it looked very BoE-ish from the movie.

Perhaps you could try doing something focussed on the edge of the battle, or on one particular part of it. Maybe crippling a Demon to stop it pursuing a friendly destroyer trying to outmaneuvre the Lucy, or covering the retreat as the GTD Legion - the Orion that gets gutted in the movie - goes down. Or defending transports evacuating the planet from Shivan bombers as the battle takes place in the distance.

Whatever you do, you'll have to find Nico/Venom's GTD Legion model to use, or make your own Orion mod with that hole in the hull as a destroyable subsystem so that the Lucifer can run it through...

Good luck

[Singh]

Actually, why not recreate it from a bomber's perspective? Especially one from the scene, where one of the three gets pasted.

Would be truly an awesome sight if hte first thing you see in a mission is dozens of fighters swarming past you and just pasting that annoying alpha 2 guy

[Goober5000]

Occasionally I toy around with making this mission for the FSPort - perhaps as a demo mission for Silent Threat: Reborn.  It would probably push back the release date yet further, though.

[Kosh]

That cutscene also showed Ursa's, which should have still been in development during that time.

It would probably push back the release date yet further, though.

Nnnnnooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Goober5000
Occasionally I toy around with making this mission for the FSPort - perhaps as a demo mission for Silent Threat: Reborn.  It would probably push back the release date yet further, though.

Just let JC4JC work on his version and if it's good enough include it

[Pilot Of The US]

Where would you find Nico/Venom's GTD Legion model?

[NGTM-1R]

I dunno...but I recall someone, maybe Trashman, showing off a holed Orion recently...

[Singh]

I got it. I recently asked for it in another thread in the FS Modding section I think.

[Singh]

Here we go, look for the attachment in the third or fourth post:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,28423.0.html

[jc4jc]

Well I have been trying to get the Nameplates to work but I can't find any usfle information on where the nameplate is suppost to go because it keeps on saying it cant find it. I've searched the forum dozens of times and still no luck. Does anyone know which folder the nameplates go under.

[Goober5000]

data/maps

[jc4jc]

That is the place where the nameplate textures are and it saids it can't find it. Of the threads I have read conserning this non make any sense to me as to how I fix it.

[NGTM-1R]

It will say that FRED can't find it.

Ignore FRED. It lies. It lies horribly. Because it does this to me too, but the missions work fine and the nameplates show.

[Pilot Of The US]

There's a holed orion in the OTT model pack. Although it's textures reflects an orion that has been sitting derelict for decades (rusted paint, no weapons, no subsystems). So i guess you could make a another misison where command wants to tow it in and scrap it, or build a new orion using it. Or it could be a base of some rebels and you've been sent in to destroy it  (but i highly doubt that because all systems would be down and it would be falling to bits).

[jc4jc]

The nameplates crashed FS2_open_3_6 I removed the nameplates and it worked ok What Am I doing wrong.

[jc4jc]

Well I believe that I am ready to get extra work done on this mission. I have a great deal of stuff I plan to contend with. This mission is going to hold some simularties to the Introduction the Eva and Lucifer will enter and leave the area after doing some major damage. The Freespace port and a Legion model will be required. I'll link those later. Their will be a large number of fighters, bombers and Cruisers fighting HARD. The Ursas and madusas will be prototypes sinse they were introduced shortly after the battle at deneb. any other input would be great.

[Cobra]

i always thought the Orion in the intro was the GTD Galatea. After all, the GTD Galatea was destroyed in Deneb, IIRC.

[TopAce]

It was destroyed at Vasuda, wasn't it?

[Cobra]

oh wait a sec... you're right. the GTD Galatea was stationed at Vasuda jump node to stall the shivan advance so the vasudans could get some time to evacuate... still, i thought it was the galatea.