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Site Management => Site Support / Feedback => Topic started by: RizZen on July 11, 2019, 12:16:29 pm
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Hello dear HLP community,
my name is RizZen, i'm a hobbie-game-modder from good old Germany. I'm 30+ years old and do game modding projects from my early youth on.
The list of games i took modwork in is endless. My last fun project was MechCommander 1! - some may already know me. If not - i published my MC-work here: http://www.nogutsnogalaxy.net/forum/index.php?board=389.0
The MechCommander project was one of the biggest game modifications i have ever done. I would like to say that i reinvented it from scratch - just in order to make the game more enjoyable - a better experience - just to enrich people's lifes. NOT - to please my wallet. When you would like to know more about my modding-intentions or MechCommander work you may have interest in that:
Well that's past. Somehow i lost fun in this project and stopped it. Due to the fact, that NoGuts-NoGalaxy is a pure BattleTech site i see no future there for my next project.
The next project will be "Freelancer"!
So what is Freelancer?
Freelancer was released by Microsoft in the early 21st century. In spite of it's age - it's well aged to me. What i really like is that this game STILL has an active player community... - and some active multiplayer game servers are left, too. My "project" will be to establish a new 24/7 gameserver with "vanilla" oriented content IN the game. Reason is: I have fun doing so.
That finally let me come to my desire. I would like to have a seperated forum section for Freelancer - related content. I like to bring order into chaos - working on big projects - and then enjoying them myself or with others.
RizZen, over and out!
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Have you tried ModDB? Pretty sure there's a huge freelancer section rather than trying to establish one here?
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AFAIK HLP had a FL section way in the past.
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What i like on Hard Light Productions is your forum php. moddb is not my first choice. I'd like to have it here and fill it with sorted information and new content the next years...
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If you're already applying for hosting you know that HLP stands for Hard Light Productions and not Hardline Productions. :p
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I typed with my mobile... - on the way... sry. :lol:
Okay - i see there are (again - and again - after four years active modding and publicity all over the place) people who think: RizZen? He wanna mod Freelancer? He's a dayfly!
Stop!
That already happened! (https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=93310.msg1844342#msg1844342)
This postings where made in the early days of 2017.
See this: NoGutsNoGalaxy - RizZen's MechCommander Reinvention! (http://www.nogutsnogalaxy.net/forum/index.php?board=389.0)
I bet wolfman-x was angry with himself the years after :D. But i honored him and magic by implementing both into my Fullversion. It was downloaded +15.000 times (all versions together) when i left NGNG.
Honestly the thread title lies. Maybe i chose the wrong one and you are now thinking you are in a position compared to me - but you ain't! I elected YOU! I want to GIVE something BACK! MechCommander Gold - Darkest Hours would be here, too, today - when this little incedent wouldn't happen.
I already have STARTED modding Freelancer and i have an early Fullversion with Multi-Player feature for MMORPG server play and awesome PvP. And there will be much more. Harder NPCs, better Artificial Intelligence... Maybe this changes your opinion a bit:
Version 0.1
General Changes:
- took a rare "vanilla game folder"
- updatet basic Freelancer with official v1.1 Server Update
- implemented FL Hook v2.0.0 with cloak plugin
- added High Resolution functions & basic HC-tech layout
- updatet cameras.ini
- made bases destroyable by 1,5mio. hitpoints (HC-Server standard Value)
- fixed docking_spheres in order to make bigger ships usable
- implemented Mooring_Fixtures
- jumpgates, docking rings, stations are destroyable now
Effects:
- updatet effects.ini (DATA\INTERFACE\...) with HC values
- updatet effects_explosion.ini (DATA\INTERFACE\...) with HC values
- added effects_playtrail.ini
- updatet explosions_ale.ini (DATA\INTERFACE\...)
Ships / shipping:
- added HC Civilian Transport (Medium Transport)
- implemented new Docking system
- big ships CAN land on many places now
- implemented adoxa's moor.dll into mod files
- speed-docking is now available to transports, too, when they press F3 on a close distance to a mooring fixture - f.e.
- updated the general docking system for technical reasons (when implementing bigger / capital ships later)
- added HC CSV - Transport class ship
- corrected Transport / Armored Transport / CSV - Armor Scales for NPC's
- added shipdealer to base freeport 1
- enhanced dragon class (more attractive to use i guess)
- HC Dragon update
- HC Valkyre update
- added HC Blood Dragon fighter
- due to docking problems with armored transport i added the ability to dock on mooring points, too
- corrected Dragon / BD Armorscales for NPC's
- upgraded Dragon fighter
- upgraded Rheinland Valkyre fighter
- updatet fuse.ini (effects)
- updatet fuse_or_osiris.ini
- updatet fuse_transport.ini
- added flak & battlehship explosions (from HC mod)
- updatet ID's Names and Infocards (english only - sry)
- extended existent databases and tables for future modding
- implemented Adoxa's healing.dll plugin for Repair / Mining turrets
- implemented Adoxa's engclass.dll (hopefully fixes "Engine can't be sold" issue
- implemented Adoxa's FixedMounts.dll plugin
- implemented Mining Turret
- implemented Nomad Torpedo
System changes:
Hamburg
- added two tradelanes to Hamburg system with
- *Engine Shop (HC Version)
~ Standard: yellow/white
~ Armored Transport: yellow/purple-booster
~ Bretonia Freighter blue/purple
~ opt. Bretonia fighter blue/purple
~ Rheinland Freighter green dusty
~ opt. Rheinland Fighter green dusty
~ Liberty Freighter standard white rings
~ opt. Liberty Fighter standard white rings
~ Hispania Freighter red/orange/purple
~ opt. Hispania Fighter red/orange/purple
~ Kusari Freighter white/yellow/orange flames
~ opt. Kusari Fighter white/yellow/orange flames
~ Nomadhunter Fighter purple/blue cloudy
- *Hamburg City Liner
Ships:
*modified Crusader (Bomber)
*modified Dragon (Fighter)
*Liberty Enforcer (HC Version - Heavy Fighter)
- Planet Hanover Docking Ring
*Mining Blaster (Lvl.6) implemented!
*Hamburg City - Hamburg Diamond Mining fields
fixed general *new weapon problems* with overwridden weapons - created unique ones by leaving
vanilla values untouched
New Tokio
- added Niobium mining zone tadelane to New Tokio system with
*Planet Izu Docking ring
*implemented Mining Blaster Turret (Lvl.6)
*Hamburg City - Hamburg Niobium Mining Fields
New Berlin
- added Hidden Force Base
* Cloaking Erlking Fighter
* Cloaking Valkyre Fighter
* Cloaking Humpback Freighter
implemented Hidden Force Base Nebula
Unknown Gamma
- added Farway Base
* with VIP sell point
- expanded Planet Gammu
* Cloaking Anubis Fighter
- added Nomad Gate to future unknown systems
- added Order equipment
- added order faction / No-faction
- prepared system for harder nomad battles - better npc a.i.
All above is finished!
Below must be done:
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Planned:
New Berlin
- adding "Hidden Force Base" - asteroidfield zone nebular
HC "Unknown Systems"
- HC "Seth"
- HC "Train"
- HC Battleshup "Osiris"-class
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HC faction NPC forces needs to be finally implemented later! There seems actually to be a simple
loadout problem with the code iam using. I will figure it out. Same counts for all other system
updates. A.I. Updates will follow - enhancing NPC force to become more competitive for long time
motivation.
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V0.1 was the beginning. What i have to do now is to introduce all the other features that attracted
multiplayers for decades.
I will introduce MORE ships, mining zones, stations, systems, planets, ... enlarging the existent
universe orientated in a vanilla manner. I don't want to change the physical aspects for example.
The fighting and PvP system where close to be perfect and they only need fine adjustment. But
there will come up some new weapons and more possibilities to individualize the personal ship
by adding new engines (colors) - the Hamburg City Liner and later on ships with cloaking functions
or the legendary HC Seth Lvl.10 fighter - which is awesome!
This is my current mod development history for my Freelancer built. If you have doubts on my credentials... - ask Wolfman-X or magic - or take a look at user's feedback to me!
RizZen's MechCommander feedback (http://www.nogutsnogalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=4430.0) (the most recent)
Edit by RizZ: And don't tell me that i'm arrogant! I know i am! ;)
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Sry for DP.
Of course i can publish it anywhere else - but read above. The time window for my desire shrinks - and that door won't be open forever. Please support my modding work.
I thought that's your slogan:
Bringing modders together! - Well here I am - let me be part of you!
Pretty sure there's a huge freelancer section rather than trying to establish one here?
I want to create, publish and design. I need this as worktable - not for establishing anything - it will establish itself later.
AFAIK HLP had a FL section way in the past.
But HLP had ME - not!
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Did you PMed one of the Admins or asked on Discord? I'm sorry but so far nobody of the HLP staff seems to care (to compare, Battuta - one of the most prominent community members - made a hosting request as well, but over a year later nothing came out of it).
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Nope - may YOU ask them for me or maybe give the right person a "hint" / link?
My time is limited, too - and using Discord to organize / ask people for help - was inefficent to me in the past - so i refuse it, leaving my habits... like they are - i'm a forum user!
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Well I can see what I do about it. :)
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Allright, I asked on Discord about it~
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As incentive i think i will implement your name somehow - into my FL built :D.
Now a little proof that i'm not talking rubbish. Some screens of my built. Now excuse me - i'm back in space, testing the new cloaking feature on my server - putting it to the acid-test:
Screens where taken with 1920x1080 (Widescreen 16:9 Upgrade).
The built has already DirectX9 compatibility intetgrated!
Don't panic from the "language" you see - when you play the US/UK versions - everything will be in english, of course!
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As incentive i think i will implement your name somehow - into my FL built :D.
:lol: Go scare people off~
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Scaring people off - always was although part of the game - freelancer wan't build for pussies. Freelancer has an AWESOME vanilla PvP-System which is unique - and almost forgotten. There are only a handful servers left - but the "core" community never died!
So sad that there is no server left on which the "natural" spirit of vanilla pvp wasn't left untouched or - some kind of "overmodded". I would like to close this GAP. And i would like to mod a version of freelancer - i was always waiting for - but when you wait for something - you can wait forever - i put it in my hands now and will be passionate about for the next years - maybe longer.
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Just out of curiosity, how many people are playing the things you make?
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Well the uncompressed "Rules.ini" file for Command&Conquer - Tiberian Sun - was downloaded by several million users.
The "MechCommander" project had a total of 15.ooo downloads (all versions together) - when i stopped modding it.
Just two examples from the past. See the youtube - video above - many of "such" and the standard questions are answered in this "interview" - and there you can although hear one user of my work talking about my work...
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Ah OK; everything on YT that's longer than 2 mins exceeds my attention span. ;)
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I've been very busy during the month of July and I guess all the other admins have been, too. Sorry for not getting to your request until now. Thanks to Nightmare for bringing this to my attention.
This looks terrific! You've certainly demonstrated considerable progress and I can see you are very passionate about your modding work.
What are you specifically asking for? Just a discussion forum? A web page? FTP space for hosting files?
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Well, no Problem, dont worry about.
Indeed - in the first place im "just" asking for a discussion forum - to fill it with mod - and general FL content. In the same manner i did for MechCommander on NGNG.
Greetings, RizZ
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@Nightmare: Then only watch the last two minutes - i think it speaks for itself.
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There you go. What would you like as a board description?
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Description: Everything Freelancer related... or something like that. Thats not that important to me - having a place to publish - GREAT!
:yes:
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When i think about it twice - i would like to ask for some upload-space, too. May you grant me more upload power?
I have content to share now. My Freelancer Modding is on a good way. The files i have are some bites - up to some hundred megabites. For the bigger files i can use google-drive or any other free web space - but the many small files - that will be related to certain threads or game topics i would like to upload here, when you allow.
Although is it possible to gimme more attachments per thread? Maybe 10?
Greets RizZ
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HLP doesn't host any downloads itself. For images, use imgur, or MediaFire - that's probably the easiest way to go.
I'm obviously not a staff member, but AFAIK there're no exception rules for attachments, and it doesn't make much sense TBH as they get deleted every couple months. On top of that, attachments are visible only to members that are logged in, so it's not really useful for public presentations.
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Ouch . Then i need to look for a webhost. My work only does function when i have the possibility to upload my content. Imgur and other pic-hosters are bit frustrating - cause they delete things after a time. I would like to smash my information in stone.
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I've never seen Imgur delete anything.
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Well then i trust you and will try it. When one day 2.000 pictures and screenshots are gone i will point for your adress and show you what "nightmare" means - no just kidding :pimp:
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Well then i trust you and will try it. When one day 2.000 pictures and screenshots are gone i will point for your adress and show you what "nightmare" means - no just kidding :pimp:
LOLOLOL :p :lol:
Alternatively you don't trust imgur can use MediaFire for imagehosting, that's what I do (but it might be more complicated).