[RandomTiger]

I there, I've just played Deus Ex Machina and it was actually quite funny though you could really do with some voice actors, but I see you are already in the process of sorting that out.

Aside from that I would suggest putting some background nebulas and planets in there, its a bit dull in that sence.

Overall, worth downloading, you guys are a bit mad.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Vertigo1
btw, is it possible to beat that final mission  

Check the readme that came with the campaign. Full instructions in there.

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by RandomTiger
I there, I've just played Deus Ex Machina and it was actually quite funny though you could really do with some voice actors, but I see you are already in the process of sorting that out.

Thanks!

Aside from that I would suggest putting some background nebulas and planets in there, its a bit dull in that sence.

Meh, I would have, but I'm not really good in that department.  Do the missions need them, you think?

[Knight Templar]

[Goober5000]

Makes sense.  But the system is never actually named...I wasn't sure where to put it, so I kept it vague.  Any suggestions?

[Anaz]

put some random stuff in in random places. Barring that, pick some place that has a mission in it, and copy that.

[Knight Templar]

i have yet to actually play the camp yet. What system is this?

[Anaz]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
i have yet to actually play the camp yet. What system is this?

Originally posted by Goober5000
Makes sense. But the system is never actually named...I wasn't sure where to put it, so I kept it vague. Any suggestions?

[Knight Templar]

[Thor]

I found a prog a while back that automatically put in backgrounds.  I'll dig it up later.

[EdrickV]

Originally posted by Goober5000
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Glad I don't live there. (But now it seems I'll have to check this thing out.)

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by karajorma


Check the readme that came with the campaign. Full instructions in there.

Yeah, for the FIRST HALF.  I fly to an open spot and hit 1, but nothing happens.  There obviously isn't enough time to take out the Rakshaksa blocking the route.  Hell, even cheating by using ~k doesn't work cuz the ship is scripted to die on its own whether or not the beam hits the ship.

[karajorma]

Keep reading some more

[EdrickV]

Ok, having played the campaign and read the readme, I have but one thing to say: Goober, what were you smoking when you made this thing? That's gotta be some of the weirdest missions ever made. (And is that Argo 24 in the really bad mission actually supposed to run into you?)

[Goober5000]

Keep reading, Vertigo.  There's a bit more after the Mission Hints section.

EdrickV:
I started out with a single mission, getting inspiration from the boards (links in the readme), and it just grew out of control.  I thought, why not make this into a campaign, and while I'm at it, make it the funniest Freespace parody I can.

As for the Argo, I couldn't decide whether to have it hit you or just get in the way, so I settled on a third option.  If you don't move at the beginning, the Argo jumps in and comes to a stop blocking your entire field of view.  It also gives you a small nudge with one of its protrusions.  So yes, it does hit you, but not by much.

[adwight]

BTW, there isn't anything on the readme after mission tips.... FYI...

[karajorma]

try reading the bit titled How To Survive the Last Mission!

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by karajorma
try reading the bit titled How To Survive the Last Mission!

THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.  Can you not read?

I'm referring to the part where you have to 'plot' a new course for the Iceni because of the Rakshaksa blocking its path.  I can fly around and hit '1' all day long and NOTHING HAPPENS.

THERE IS NO MENTION OF HOW TO DO THIS OTHER THAN A QUICK REFERENCE TO STAR TREK II.

Understand now?

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Vertigo1


THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.  Can you not read?

I'm referring to the part where you have to 'plot' a new course for the Iceni because of the Rakshaksa blocking its path.  I can fly around and hit '1' all day long and NOTHING HAPPENS.

THERE IS NO MENTION OF HOW TO DO THIS OTHER THAN A QUICK REFERENCE TO STAR TREK II.

Understand now?

You`ve obviously got a different version of the readme from me. Have you tried the link at the top of this thread? Goober fixed a bug at one point and maybe he changed the readme while doing that.

Anyway I`ll post the relevant bit in black


How To Survive the Last Mission
-------------------------------
We've all experienced the frustration of winning a hard-fought battle only to get destroyed at the last second as we jump out, and have to replay the mission.  I figured that this would be a fitting end to a campaign parody: it's impossible to complete the last mission and so it's impossible to finish the campaign.  (You can't jump out without dying in missions 1 and 2 either, but this isn't really noticeable because of the red-alerts.  And you can't jump out at all in mission 3.)  Alpha 1 flies for the 47th Red Shirts in this campaign, and we all know what happens to red shirts.

But this gets frustrating after a few runs through, so I built a cheat code into mission 5 that lets you survive.  At any time before jumping out, press Alt-J, then hit Escape and press Alt-J again.  Pressing Alt-J twice within two seconds deactivates the Alpha 1 self-destruct SEXP.

There you go. Learn to read black on a black background to read it

[Goober5000]

Um, kajorama, I think he just doesn't know where to plot the point.  If you plot the point in the wrong place, the Iceni just dies, saying there isn't room to maneuver.  Here is how to plot the exit path correctly (hidden text)...

THERE we go!  The green background is #192319.

To plot the correct exit point, fly to a spot some distance either directly above or directly below the Iceni, then press 1.  This will plot a vertical exit path, and the Iceni will pitch up or down a few degrees, then jump out as soon as it's clear.

The reason I referenced Star Trek II is because of the scene in the nebula where Khan is hunting Kirk, but using a two-dimensional search pattern.  Kirk wins simply by dropping down along the z-axis, then rising right back up and blasting away.

I put this in the campaign to make fun of missions that take place on the two-dimensional plane.  Many people (including, apparently, everyone on the Iceni except Bosch, and he was unconscious) forget that space has a third axis.  They thought that the ring formation surrounded them, when they can easily just escape upward or downward.