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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: Marcov on June 11, 2010, 06:28:56 am

Title: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 11, 2010, 06:28:56 am

After a few days of creation, I've finally created and playtested a Battle of Endor-style cutscene (not mission). During the whole time, you view through different Navbuouys to see the different angles of the battle to, ultimately, allow you to savor much of the "cutscene".

I'm asking YOU to rate and comment on it, so as to improve it. Once a number of improvements are done, I should be able to release BoES cutscene 1.0.

Anyway, here's an overview of the scenes:

Scene 1: Lucifer destroys a Leviathan
Scene 2: Hercs being pursued by a Cain cruiser
Scene 3: Mentu and several fighters attempt to attack a Demon, but Mentu gets destroyed in the process.
Scene 4: A Rakshasa gets bombarded by several fighters and is rammed by Vasudan kamikaze pilots.
Scene 5: A large amount of capital ships fill the screen with green and red beams.

Scene 6 is still in the making, however. So you don't have to rate/comment on it yet.

Just one question before I bring the download: where should I upload this? In FSmods? Which website?

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Dilmah G on June 11, 2010, 07:56:19 am

FSMods is fine. :) Better yet, help out us lazy folk and fraps it for us and upload the results to youtube.

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 11, 2010, 08:12:12 pm

Now how do I actually upload my download? It says something like "file type not allowed". What's the correct procedure?

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Droid803 on June 11, 2010, 08:49:50 pm

Put it in a rar or a zip file.

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 11, 2010, 09:34:30 pm

OK, so here it is:

http://www.freespacemods.net/download.php?view.623

Screenie included. Watch and enjoy!   ;)

Just one question :

Spoiler:

Why aren't Dragon fighters appearing in the Lucy's fighterbay in Scene 6 (if you've viewed it already)? Did the SEXPs and all, but still, it doesn't work.

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Dilmah G on June 11, 2010, 09:48:03 pm

Have you accidentally set their departure cue to True? I've been guilty of that one a few times... ;)

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 11, 2010, 10:07:46 pm

Quote from: Dilmah G on June 11, 2010, 09:48:03 pm

Have you accidentally set their departure cue to True? I've been guilty of that one a few times... ;)

Err...no.  :confused:

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Nuclear1 on June 12, 2010, 12:24:06 pm

Uncheck "No Warp Effect"

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 12, 2010, 08:59:04 pm

Quote from: Nuclear1 on June 12, 2010, 12:24:06 pm

Uncheck "No Warp Effect"

Thanks. That worked. :yes:

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Nuclear1 on June 13, 2010, 12:02:25 pm

No problem. :)

As for the cutscene itself...it shows you have the basics of working a cutscene down.  Not a bad start at all.  If you're comfortable with the basic controls and SEXPs, I'd recommend doing some work with fade-in, fade-out, and camera rotations.  It'd add a new level of depth to your work and give you a little more experience. :)

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Snail on June 13, 2010, 04:37:19 pm

Sunglare



Oh sorry. :nervous:

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Marcov on June 13, 2010, 06:50:19 pm

Sometimes though, the SEXP system prevents me from using decimals, which is pretty annoying (especially for rotating cameras).

Anyway, I'll try that.

Any other comments?

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Dilmah G on June 13, 2010, 10:07:20 pm

I haven't seen yours yet, (I'm a little busy as I've got my last exam tomorrow)

Just speaking from experience, but I find FRED-> cutscenes by extension, a skill you really build by using and seeing how others do it. Have you ever opened up a few of the cutscene missions from Blue Planet? It's interesting to see how some of the things are done, and then replicating them yourself. At the same time, I've found after returning to FRED after a period of hiatus that I've forgotten a few things.  :(

Title: Re: BoES cutscene Beta
Post by: Deka1184 on June 14, 2010, 12:15:49 pm

Hahah a cutscene campaign.... sorta like Relentless  :lol:

Love the concept!