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Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 01, 2004, 02:01:44 pm

Since about 5 people have actually played LM4, here it is again, this time in full SCP goodness. Lightspeeds backgrounds, shine maps, custom loading screens, you name it.

Plus 6 frenzyingly fun missions, all tested time and again, with even spelling errors corrected (for the most part).

To install: Put the LM files in your SCP folder, which should include the latest SCP release, complete with shinemaps and Lightspeeds nebulae.

then either delete the stars.tbl in your data/tables folder, or replace it with the one in the LM4 Root vp. Otherwise you won't get new background effects. Lightspeeds nebulae will still be functional, nothing will be ruined.

Download from the LM4 wiki page:
http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/fsdoc/index.php/The%20Lightning%20Marshal%204

Feedback in the LM Feedback thread (or here):
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,23323.0.html

Screenies:

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/Mission2.JPG)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen01.jpg)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen04.jpg)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen11.jpg)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen30.jpg)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen32.jpg)

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen36.jpg)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 01, 2004, 02:02:25 pm

And more:
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen38.jpg)


(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen43.jpg)


(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen52.jpg)


(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen50.jpg)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Goober5000 on May 01, 2004, 04:22:50 pm

Nice!

Gearing up publicity for LM5, I hope? ;7

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on May 01, 2004, 05:16:13 pm

:(     ive played the LM 1 and liked it, but for some reason i cant download LM 2. Whenever I try, nothing shows up, the page just goes white. This makes me so sad, considering that i despise breaking storylines and therefore wont dl LM 3, especially with those pics of LM 4.

EDIT: now that i think about it, can someone maybe post a mirror for the LM 2 files?

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: neo_hermes on May 02, 2004, 12:22:30 am

*drools*

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Bobboau on May 02, 2004, 12:31:49 am

(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/Mission2.JPG)
that's not in game... yet...

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Liberator on May 02, 2004, 02:08:54 am

Now that's an impact effect worth of the name.  The one just back from the airlock/docking port.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Cabbie on May 02, 2004, 02:38:42 am

Awesome! I hope my puny machine can handle all this :)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 02, 2004, 03:19:07 am

Quote

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
:(     ive played the LM 1 and liked it, but for some reason i cant download LM 2. Whenever I try, nothing shows up, the page just goes white. This makes me so sad, considering that i despise breaking storylines and therefore wont dl LM 3, especially with those pics of LM 4.

EDIT: now that i think about it, can someone maybe post a mirror for the LM 2 files?

For all of you guys, who won't d/l the later LM's because of not having played the first ones, well, download 'em. The storylines are only loosely connected, and all of them stand on their own.

And to quiet this LM2 problems once and for all, before I...uh.... get to the next stage of doing stuff, I'll go and redo LM's 1 and 2, to be actually worthy of the LM name.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on May 02, 2004, 06:07:42 am

Good news, and if thats true, well...*goes of to d/l LM*    ;)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on May 02, 2004, 06:12:28 am

Quote

Originally posted by Bobboau
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/Mission2.JPG)
that's not in game... yet...

So new impact/damage effects are in the works? Wonderful! Ive been waiting to see new ones, considering that the old ones are just getting plain fugly with all these scp enhancements    :D

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Setekh on May 02, 2004, 06:22:08 am

That's what I'm Tolkien about! Welcome to the highlights. :)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Lightspeed on May 02, 2004, 06:47:10 am

I'll definately give this ago - i'd love to see my nebulae in action :D

Nice Faustus render, btw.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Xelion on May 02, 2004, 09:44:27 am

Sweet ;) the mods around here are getting cooler, maybe its time I played this one... I think its good I waited :D

Very nice :) work :yes:

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: .::Tin Can::. on May 02, 2004, 09:17:29 pm

So, we have to download all those special things from upgrades, and THEN download LM5? Or does it just include all that with it?

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Raptor on May 03, 2004, 04:01:11 am

Quote

Originally posted by Stunaep
(http://www.penguinbomb.com/stunaep/screen43.jpg)

This may be a dumb question, but why is the planetry defence beam cannon (I assuse that's whats firing) shot coming out form the middle of the ocean?

And er,:nervous: the beam shot appears to pass BEHIND the moon (and a very tiny one at that, can't be bigger than the Orion:shaking: )...
Might just be the image...

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 03, 2004, 08:55:58 am

Because there's an installation to small to be seen from space in the middle of the ocean.

As for the passing behind the moon... eh.... look over there! It's Daffy duck!

actually, it's a graphics glitch.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 03, 2004, 09:00:04 am

Quote

Originally posted by .::Tin Can::.
So, we have to download all those special things from upgrades, and THEN download LM5? Or does it just include all that with it?

LM5? :wtf:

Assuming you mean LM 4 the essential d/l links are all in the wiki page. LM5 will get a similar essential d/l page. I wish I could make it simpler than that, but hey, 'tis not my fault that Lightspeeds nebulae ain't included in teh official SCP VP pack(tm).

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Lightspeed on May 03, 2004, 11:23:01 am

he's TinCan, his posts aren't supposed to make any sense ;)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Bobboau on May 03, 2004, 11:46:07 am

say, what methods did you use to make those explosion effects?
I see a lens flair and some sort of particle effects

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 03, 2004, 02:05:44 pm

I used a dim lens flare for glow, glowed particles for erm... particles, and an explosion stock footage mapped on plane, for the actual explosion. Oh, and a bit of ParticleAge mapping.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: .::Tin Can::. on May 05, 2004, 07:02:26 am

Quote

Originally posted by Lightspeed
he's TinCan, his posts aren't supposed to make any sense ;)

I was misled by the prettyful banner and someones mentioning of LM5 on this thread... its LM4! Its the 4! Four four FOUR! NOT five, its FOUR!

However, some links like the Latest vp are bad, and I didn't see Lightspeed's nebulas up for download on his website. I'll just go to the forums and look for them.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Lightspeed on May 05, 2004, 07:51:05 am

Hehe, use your eyes:

Test your eye sight here (http://www.penguinbomb.com/lightspeed/NMW01wips.html)

If you still can't find them you need to get glasses, or something.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Black Wolf on May 05, 2004, 08:18:39 am

No screenies from my misison Stu? I'm hurt :p

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 05, 2004, 08:35:21 am

Quote

Originally posted by Black Wolf
No screenies from my misison Stu? I'm hurt :p

Except, of course there is. The high-poly fenris shot is from your mission.

:TinCan:, I took a look at the links, and noticed, that the latest VP is the only bad link. Unfortunately, it's not a bad link. Just for some reason, IE or WiKi doesn't like linking to forum threads. Go figure.

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,19514.0.html

See this. There's the latest SCP stuff.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: karajorma on May 05, 2004, 12:47:36 pm

Use ~~ in the Wiki. It parses out a single ~

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Stunaep on May 05, 2004, 12:59:03 pm

well, whaddya know, it works! Thanks, kara.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: karajorma on May 05, 2004, 01:46:50 pm

I spent a while scratching my head over that one myself :)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Black Wolf on May 05, 2004, 09:08:55 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Stunaep


Except, of course there is. The high-poly fenris shot is from your mission.

I used a Fenris...? :nervous:

*shrug* OK :)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: .::Tin Can::. on May 05, 2004, 09:32:44 pm

I use Mozilla, because IE sucks. But thanks for the link man. And as for Lightspeed, I HAVE glasses, and possibly the worst eyesight known to man. :cool:

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: adwight on May 05, 2004, 10:40:51 pm

I just about **** myself looking at those screenys.

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: Lightspeed on May 06, 2004, 05:48:06 am

Quote

Originally posted by .::Tin Can::.
I use Mozilla, because IE sucks. But thanks for the link man. And as for Lightspeed, I HAVE glasses, and possibly the worst eyesight known to man. :cool:

Can't be worse than my sister :)

Title: LM 4 SCP Re-release.
Post by: .::Tin Can::. on May 06, 2004, 04:25:58 pm

Sure it can. Its horrible. I cant READ anything MORE then 2 feet away.