Hi...
This doesn't have an easy way from my brain down to my keyboard but it has to be said (well, written) nontheless - Because of certain recent "developments" that involve certain levels of political escalation at my University I'm tied up between being a small-time politician, my actual studying (which took a hard turn after I failed in a curtial exam last year) and my private life - as the result I'll have to go on without my proper fix of FREDing for some time...
However on the other side, I have this project that I wish to see completed regardless: "The Lost Generation" (shot TLG)
TLG had a good go 2009 and 2010 when FREDing became my way of dealing with stress from University, and during that time there were some changes - one campaign became two, one nearly reached completion and one had to be re-worked from square one again and again.
After such a push I'm not willing to let this project die because I failed in more than one respect and I would rather see it spring back to life and making progress towards release.
When it comes to the story of the campaigns let's just say:
Campaign NTF - Sam Ashcroft
You will be placed in the role of a new NTF recruit who joins the NTF forces in Polaris while the Rebellion is pushed against the wall. Surrounded by weary soldiers and die-hard fanatics you have to see that the Neo-Terra does not die.
On the run with the Iceni and with agents of the GTVI searching for you personally you fight to reach the Knossos Portal in Gamma Draconis and the answers that you may find on the other side.
Campaign GTVA - Jarin
The order came and you could not believe it: The GVD Meretsenger, the flagship of the 9th Vasudan Battlegroup, had been ordered from the defense of Alpha Centauri to Gamma Draconis System. And this is where your role in this war is changing.
Instead of fighting the NTF Rebellion you and your wingmen are forced to fight against the nemisis of your fathers - but the Nebula beyond Gamma Draconis holds more secerts than you realise...
The NTF-campaign is nearly complete; 5 missions out of 19 that are not complete yet but aside from one mission (the NTF attack on the Epsilon Pegasi-Capella Jump Node) they should be fairly easy to complete... The fiction is done as well.
With those missions done only a little story-glueing here and there and its ready for the community to see. I'll personally finish this campaign once the opportunitiy arises (April/May 2011 would be my best guess but it is nothing but a guess)...
The GTVA-campaign is another story (that pun left a bad taste while travelling down).
While it is outlined and appearnly nothing stand between putting that writing into action, I always have the feeling that I'm just copying from another campaign (most prominently from "Derelict").
And this is where my call for help begins...
What I need is one or two capable FREDers to make the GTVA campaign happen.Said FREDers should be able to work as a team under my supervision, you'd have to acknowledge that this is my work and while all input is (very) welcome I have the last word.
If you haven't stopped reading yet I assume that you at least fake interest, so I'll tell you what you need to convince me that you are one of the said FREDers:
You will have to FRED a mission set during the Second Shivan War (from the destruction of the GTC Vigilant to the battle of Capella). Most of the details of said mission are up to you: mission objectives, plot and the sophistication of your presentation (= use of in-game cutscenes etc).
However I require of you to put an emphasis on how your human and vausdan characters act as they are confronted with the hostile Shivans (Fear? Arrogance?). Another condition is that you use as little mods as possible (prefereably 0).
Once you have that mission in a full working orders (release quality), upload it to freespacemods.net (Category Single Missions -> SCP only) and send PM me so I can grab it when the opportunity arises.... As soon as I get to playing that mission I'll PM you to tell you what I think (I hope I can manage to play at least on weekends)...
ps. I know this whole things as only a slim chance of success but it's better than simply waiting for miracles to happen
