[Colonol Dekker]

That's why i asked

Wasn't sure what they were being converted for. So you're using FS2 and FRAPS or somethign to create MAchinima style?
Plus a campaign to go with it?

[Yoseph]

No, actually. I'm commisioning high res 3D interior models of the bridges of both starships in the pilot episode of EOTP; additional starship interiors, and looking for locations to shoot the outdoor scenes, and will have real actors. Obviously it'll be very low budget, but with all the gear I have, should look halfway decent.

My hope is to then pitch it to Sci-Fi, and other cable channels.

Baring that, I will shoot enough additional scenes to turn it into a direct to DVD movie.

[Yoseph]

Along those lines, what I'm thinking about doing is adding cutscenes to the campaign, of a newscaster on a green screen. That'd be really simple - I already own a green screen from my failed production studio, and I have a working Newtek Video Toaster (Version 4.6. Meh, don't really want to spend 600 bucks to go to 5 atm).

So it'd be like, find some cute girl, get her a futurist looking costume, and park her infront of the thing for 2 hours. Cost me maybe 100 bucks for some film student.

And it could look very professional if the interior art was done right.

Be a nice polishing touch and a great way to let the player get more information on the universe.

[Retsof]

No, actually. I'm commisioning high res 3D interior models of the bridges of both starships in the pilot episode of EOTP; additional starship interiors, and looking for locations to shoot the outdoor scenes, and will have real actors. Obviously it'll be very low budget, but with all the gear I have, should look halfway decent.

My hope is to then pitch it to Sci-Fi, and other cable channels.

Be sure to tell us if it actually gets on TV.  'Course, it'd prolly take a few tears to get there anyway.

[Goober5000]

'Course, it'd prolly take a few tears to get there anyway.

Blood and sweat too, I'd imagine.

[haloboy100]

...

Alright, I just jumped into HLP after about a month of inactivity, so i'm probably wrong...

But is Yoseph making a mini-franchise out of a campaign? 

[starlord]

Actually, I believe that he's making a moded FS2 TC out of a sci fi universe he's been inventing.

Yoseph, how did you come to know FS?

[Yoseph]

I played FS and FS2. Loved them. No other game has EVER captured capital ship battles, with fighters, as well as FS/FS2. (Fs2 especially, with the beam weapons).

Wing Commander was a good game, but it felt like a capital ship was a joke. Anything could blow one up.

In FS2, capital ships can shred you. easily. I love that balance.

To recap - My universe is mine and mine alone. It has no basis in the history of FS/FS2, or any other universe.

I'm trying to make a franchise out of it - I want it on TV, in books, in games, you name it.

[starlord]

That's a hard way to go mate. But it has quite some depths: you'll get there.

Tell me, since we are not going to be able to make user campaigns on this TC, how could we possibly depict planetary battles with say ... fighters attacking league zhokov tanks or getting engage against the saurians?

Will this be subject to change in the future (whenever that is)? I'm sure this could berth very nice projects.

[haloboy100]

When this show comes out Yoseph, they damn well better air it in Canada.

[Yoseph]

It'll be a miracle if it ever gets out, Halo. But I keep plugging away.

Starlord:

if someone out there REALLY wants to make a campaign, I would be happy to talk to them about it. Hell, I might even support it with offical EOTP artwork and such, but whoever wanted to do that would have to work closely with me and keep to cannon EOTP events.

But I wouldn't be against it. In fact, I think that would be the highest praise I could be paid - someone wants to make a story inside of my universe. That would truely be an honor.

[starlord]

Oh, that's great then!

Problem solved.

I think you just gave your universe the possibility to flourish, and with the contents in it, I'll be extremely surprised if it doesn't.

Heck, to experiment with things, one day fredders might wish to simply allow the player to take part in a conflict as a league pilot... but even this might propose radically new features.

[GT-Keravnos]

No, actually. I'm commisioning high res 3D interior models of the bridges of both starships in the pilot episode of EOTP; additional starship interiors, and looking for locations to shoot the outdoor scenes, and will have real actors. Obviously it'll be very low budget, but with all the gear I have, should look halfway decent.

My hope is to then pitch it to Sci-Fi, and other cable channels.

Baring that, I will shoot enough additional scenes to turn it into a direct to DVD movie.

I wish the very best of luck for this wonderful endeavor! 

[Yoseph]

Thanks for the well wishes.

What I really need though....is a few animators, more CGI/Game artists, and a nice heaping of $$$.

[Jake2447]

a nice heaping of $$$.

That makes everything easier

[Stormkeeper]

Ah. I also wanna make a franchise outta my universe. A long way to go still though ...