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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Styxx on July 05, 2004, 07:39:02 pm

Title: "Battlefield Freespace" anyone?
Post by: Styxx on July 05, 2004, 07:39:02 pm
Okay, I really shouldn't be wasting time with this, but BF 1942 really caught me lately (and Desert Combat even more)... So, of course, I started to think that it'd be cool to fly some Freespace ships around and, well, here's where that ended up:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/sticks/pics/ScreenShot14.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/sticks/pics/ScreenShot21.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/sticks/pics/ScreenShot31.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/sticks/pics/ScreenShot37.jpg)

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/sticks/pics/ScreenShot41.jpg)

It's a very crude mod right now, but I kinda like it.

Oh, and thanks DaBrain and Lightspeed for the hi-res maps. I upped the poly count of the Perseus myself (screwing up the mapping a bit at places too).
Title: "Battlefield Freespace" anyone?
Post by: Thorn on July 05, 2004, 07:42:14 pm
spiffy..
It needs proper lasers... :p
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Post by: jdjtcagle on July 05, 2004, 07:46:44 pm
Pretty awsome... useless but awsome :yes:
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Post by: Solatar on July 05, 2004, 07:50:04 pm
Didn't a star wars mod for BF1942 get space combat working too?


That could be interesting...
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Post by: jdjtcagle on July 05, 2004, 07:51:15 pm
Sure did and it was complete too...
Battle of Hoth I think
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Post by: .::Tin Can::. on July 05, 2004, 08:02:40 pm
If you wanted it to be really fun, just make some terrans, vasudans, a space skybox, all the vehicles you can handle, and you got yerself a sluggin mod that would give me a reason to buy battlefield...
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Post by: Ulala on July 05, 2004, 09:08:01 pm
I have it, it's called Galactic Conquest, go to fileplanet or somewhere you can probably find it. It's pretty sweet, no bots though, so it's a rough LANner unless you have tons of people. Hoth was cool, but I like the space missions better because I'm the flying type.
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Post by: jdjtcagle on July 05, 2004, 09:09:27 pm
Who isn't around here? :D
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Post by: Black Wolf on July 05, 2004, 10:18:58 pm
That sir, is bloody awesome :) Was it difficult to do technically? If not, this might be an interesting engine for any future FSFPS attempts.

[EDIT] As you've already apparently noticed :D
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Post by: Sandwich on July 06, 2004, 10:03:10 am
Ahh, MUCH better looking than that other screenshot. :)
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Post by: Setekh on July 06, 2004, 10:57:45 am
I kinda like the added landing gear, actually. :D Like I said, this rocks. Love it. :):yes:
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Post by: Ashrak on July 06, 2004, 10:58:01 am
cool lets make a mod for that thing ... BF1942: FreeSpace

need some guns clothes etc :D doable :D
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Post by: Gloriano on July 06, 2004, 11:01:20 am
Awesome now just someone gotta do Apollo for BF42
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Post by: Fineus on July 06, 2004, 11:02:43 am
Please please release this so I can try it out.

Please!!
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Post by: Ulala on July 06, 2004, 01:44:26 pm
:bump:
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Post by: Styxx on July 06, 2004, 01:58:40 pm
If I ever get it to work properly I'll release it. Right now it's really crude - notice the Harrier and F15 icons on the screen.

:p
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Post by: kasperl on July 06, 2004, 01:59:39 pm
Ya know, if the converting GS-->BF iusn't too hard, we could really be looking at a full MOD if we just get a Vasudan and a Shivan model, plus a Terran soldier. We're talking one hell of a fanbase here. We would need bots, however. Now my exams are practicly over, this might be something I can help a bit with.
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 06, 2004, 02:27:50 pm
there is already a shivan model, right?
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Post by: jdjtcagle on July 06, 2004, 02:28:57 pm
Yes
But it needs some work
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Post by: Sandwich on July 06, 2004, 02:30:58 pm
Can I just say that considering BF1942 as a base for an FS MOD or TC isn't as good an idea as it may seem. You can't really tell a story in BF1942, an element which is not only central, but crucial, to the FS universe. Without that, it's just icing on poop.
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Post by: jdjtcagle on July 06, 2004, 02:33:01 pm
Exactly my thoughts really...
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Post by: Gloriano on July 06, 2004, 02:36:42 pm
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Originally posted by Sandwich
Can I just say that considering BF1942 as a base for an FS MOD or TC isn't as good an idea as it may seem. You can't really tell a story in BF1942, an element which is not only central, but crucial, to the FS universe. Without that, it's just icing on poop.


BF + Freespace=Lots Multi player fun.
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Post by: Gortef on July 06, 2004, 02:47:08 pm
Cool! I'd like to test that out :nod:
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Post by: Sandwich on July 06, 2004, 03:17:50 pm
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Originally posted by Holy Imperial Gloriano


BF + Freespace=Lots Multi player fun.


You think so? How exactly? Hallfight aside (which doesn't really show anything special anyway), we know absolutely nothing about FS soldier-level equipment, tech, etc. So you'd have a bunch of guys running around in uniforms, carying big guns that (apparently) shoot bullets, fighting on generic alien planets and inside our very slightly informed idea of GTA/GTVA/Vasudan/Shivan vessels - with no story worth speaking of.

Pardon my attitude, but whoop-dee-doo.
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Post by: Gloriano on July 06, 2004, 03:26:23 pm
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You think so? How exactly?


It just sounds good, but you are right:)
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Post by: Solatar on July 06, 2004, 03:32:51 pm
Sounds like fun, especially if people are like "wow, this is awesome, where can I get the game this was based off of??"
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Post by: TopAce on July 06, 2004, 04:04:18 pm
I never could handle a fighter in BattleField. Is it as fast as it is supposed to be?
Title: well
Post by: Star Dragon on July 06, 2004, 07:06:05 pm
If that is true, make some like a vtol and code it to have helicopter charateristics... (cheating I know but whatever makes it useable)...
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Post by: Black Wolf on July 06, 2004, 10:19:34 pm
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Originally posted by Sandwich


You think so? How exactly? Hallfight aside (which doesn't really show anything special anyway), we know absolutely nothing about FS soldier-level equipment, tech, etc. So you'd have a bunch of guys running around in uniforms, carying big guns that (apparently) shoot bullets, fighting on generic alien planets and inside our very slightly informed idea of GTA/GTVA/Vasudan/Shivan vessels - with no story worth speaking of.

Pardon my attitude, but whoop-dee-doo.


But they'd be shooting those big guns and apparent bullets at Vasudans. :D Besides, we let these guys do all the hard work (Making models etc. then we "convert" them for "the good of the community". :devil:
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Post by: Fineus on July 07, 2004, 03:49:30 am
Sandwich - I think the novelty of it being FreeSpace in an FPS engine plays a big part (certainly in my excitment... and I already love BF1942). Granted It'd be odd to be flying Terran/Vasudan/Shivan craft around a WW2 earth setting.. but it'd still be a laugh if it was easy to do.

At a push, I reckon we could use the standard Desert Combat plane physics and simply replace the model/weapon stuff... handling should be fine.

But hey, I'm biased ;)
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Post by: kasperl on July 07, 2004, 08:20:46 am
The main idea to me is to draw players. Any egine would be good, really.
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Post by: Setekh on July 07, 2004, 09:13:58 am
Once I get a PC that can play BF1942, I'll join you lot. :D
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Post by: Jetmech Jr. on July 07, 2004, 09:51:05 am
So, Im guessing this stuff wont exactly work with BF Vietnam, will it?
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Post by: TopAce on July 08, 2004, 05:52:24 am
So I know why the Americans won the war: They had the PERSEUS!
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Post by: aldo_14 on July 08, 2004, 01:52:35 pm
The only problem with this is - who gets to be alpha 1?
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Post by: Zeronet on July 08, 2004, 02:13:55 pm
Battlefield probably has some hangers on the airfields you know, hehehehe. Too bad i don't have the game..
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Post by: mrduckman on July 08, 2004, 03:19:35 pm
Too bad I can't run BF1942.
Anyway, the Perseus is the best fighter in BF1942!..... Ah, no... :p
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Post by: TopAce on July 08, 2004, 04:34:11 pm
Is it on the Allied side?
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Post by: Fineus on July 08, 2004, 04:46:13 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce
Is it on the Allied side?

Yes.