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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: Singh on December 29, 2004, 08:13:10 am

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Singh on December 29, 2004, 08:13:10 am

What would you guys think of a 'fragmented' campaign story of sorts, where a campaign is actually played out over the long term, with an episode of the story released each week in the form of a single mission. Sort of like a soap opera where you get a bit of the story every week or something :D

Was wondering what you guys think. Is this really a strange concept or is it something worthwhile?

Title: A silly idea
Post by: aldo_14 on December 29, 2004, 08:56:01 am

I think it's a neat concept.  The only issue would be how easy it is to plan out a long term story in such a way, and how to divide it up so you can get the needed work on time......

Title: A silly idea
Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on December 29, 2004, 08:57:13 am

I like the concept, but i would rather have 4 or 5 missions all at once each month.  that would be cool.

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Knight Templar on December 29, 2004, 02:06:21 pm

Said yes to this a long time ago. Just as long as all the missions are good / mean something. It'd be pretty queer to download a filler mission for the week.

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Gloriano on December 29, 2004, 02:12:36 pm

I think it's neat idea, but it's need good story and interesting missions

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Hippo on December 29, 2004, 02:51:49 pm

:nod:

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Fergus on December 29, 2004, 02:58:57 pm

I was thinking (until my uber crash-ahhnialating anything digital on both the PC's, including my work for FA) you could go the other way, try a 24 style approach for a campaign.  The last day in Cappela springs to mind.
Sorry, off on a tangent there.  You could try make it a sort of mini Fred academy.  Have a very, very general plot (pilot in outer rim, post Cappela) and anyone who wants, adds a mission to the story, one after another.  So one week you have you saving the universe from 50 Sathanai (from one of our 'newer' members), and the next a simple, yet fun, escort mission.
Could work, but like Aldo said would be hard to organise, and of course like any other 'user-made' project any deadlines shall be overrun.  By at least 2 years by my reckoning...not that I'm pointing fingers (Hell, were all to blame).

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Roanoke on December 29, 2004, 04:04:45 pm

Probably best to FRED it, then release in stages.

Title: A silly idea
Post by: Cobra on December 30, 2004, 12:24:57 am

*drools* that sounds neat... just lemme reinstall fs2...

[EDIT] if you do go through with this, maybe i could add a mission or two. i could dust off my FRED and show off my FREDing prowess.