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Offline Solatar

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Pics from Crimson Tide
I never officially announced work on my Crimson Tide MOD and campaign, because I wasn't sure how far I was going to get. As of now the MOD is mostly complete, so that'll definantly be released even if the actual campaign is never finished.

The campaign storyline is a small part in the war between the Shivans and the Ancients. The player is part of the fighter squadron of the SJ Bane. Not much story yet, but it involves lots of killing Ancients and watching things explode (all the ancients stuff is from Inferno, except for a few custom things I needed for the camp). I'll probably need some help, as anibuilder refuses to run on my machine...

Here are some teaser pics from the first mission. First one has the HUD turned off, but I forgot to turn it off for the second.
Shivans ride of the battle an Ancients fighter wing

Ancients fighter evades weapons fire


EDIT: The reason I'm doing this instead of work on the TVWP is that a) I'm trying to learn how to FRED, and it's easier with my own missions, and b) because many of the graphics things I'm working on will probably end up in the TVWP.

 

Offline Black Wolf

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Shift that blue planet over a bit, and rotate the moon so that the light side faces the same direction as the light side of the planet - it looks funny as it is.

Out of curiosity, why fly as a Shivan against the ancients? Not knocking it, really, just sorta curious - I would have thought flying as the ancients would have been a bit more unique.
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Offline Gloriano

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Shivan vs Ancient nice idea for campaign:yes:
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When in despair I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.- Mahatma Gandhi

 

Offline Setekh

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Those engine glows look way nice, man... if you can get me a nice, up-close shot of a few of those Shivan fighters with those trails in a dogfight, I'd love to stick it in our featured pic cycle. :)
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Offline Solatar

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Engine glows are from Inferno, but I've made some new ones that I like better anyway.:)

As for flying against the Ancients, I just figured that a)for a change the player should fight in a war he/she can win.:D  and b)I like Shivans, they're my favorite race because they're so dang cool...

As for the backgrounds, they have been adjusted a lot, that was just something I threw together.

Probably going to release a three mission demo by this weekend (PLANNED by this weekend, this is only Monday, so no telling what stuff my teachers will throw at me).

EDIT: If you mean the Shivan engine glows, I did those.

 

Offline Taristin

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Originally posted by Solatar
I like Shivans, they're my favorite race because they're so dang cool...


Bah! Vasudans... Then Tor'hians, then Ancients, then, bleh:ick:, Terrans, and then Shivans...
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Offline Solatar

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h


Bah! Vasudans... Then Tor'hians, then Ancients, then, bleh:ick:, Terrans, and then Shivans...


:wtf:

 

Offline HotSnoJ

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What kinda ani's are you lookin' for? SS? loadout? those little ones in the SS menu?

I could give a nice whack at them all. Just give me shout via email or PM.
I have big plans, now if only I could see them through.

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How do you turn the HUD off?

 

Offline TopAce

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Offline Solatar

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No, it's like Shift-O or something for the newer SCP builds.

More pics coming!

I'm seriously rethinking this campaign through though. I'm probably going to throw the GTVA in there and make the player able to play as either the GTVA or the Shivans.

Still hard at work.:)

 

Offline Gloriano

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please don't but GTVA in your project
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.- Nietzsche

When in despair I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.- Mahatma Gandhi

 

Offline Solatar

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Why not?

I'm thinking along the lines of: Shivans attack, GTVA gets scared ****less, Shivan force is about the same size as the Lucifer fleet. They win at first, then start losing. The rest is a surprise.

But you'll be able to play as the GTVA or the Shivans, so it could get interesting.:p

I may use the same files and make the original campaign though. Some of the Shivan ships will still be player flyable.

EDIT: Also, I was using LOADS of graphics from Inferno. I'm firing up PSP8 and making some of my own.:)

 

Offline Solatar

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w0rd...

New engine glows, beta version of trails (they bend, I've abused the nebula trail code:D ) and new backgrounds (that's a background .pof)


 

Offline Gloriano

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w/o GTVA your campaign could be unique
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.- Nietzsche

When in despair I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won; there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.- Mahatma Gandhi

 

Offline Solatar

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The supurb graphics I'm putting into this campaign will already make it unique,;)

As of now the original idea will still be there (you'll even be able to play the short campaign that I had planned) there'll just be more stuff.:)

Comments on the screeny? I think those graphics elements look pretty good, though I may darken the nebula and make it more orange (that's the Ross 128 system).

EDIT: In a nutshell, I'm planning on three campaigns. One as you against the Ancients, one as you against the Shivans, and one as you against the GTVA (two wars, Ancients vs. Shivans, and GTVA vs. Shivans)
« Last Edit: October 31, 2003, 02:03:22 pm by 691 »

 

Offline Setekh

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Solatar, could you please get me a shot of those trails bending? I want to put you in the highlights, I just want a slightly better shot. ;)
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Offline Solatar

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Sure, I'll put one up in a few minutes.

EDIT: In the first pic I'm showing off what I've done so far for a new HUD.

Second pic shows a pretty good shot of the trails, but the sun is on the far side of the herc, and I've taken out ambient lighting with a negative sun.

This one shows the herc and new engine glows a little better, but the trails aren't as visible.


If you need better ones, just ask.
:)

EDIT2: Just noticed that the first pic shows a good shot of a Ulysses' trail bending, but it's sorta small and the HUD is in the way.
« Last Edit: November 01, 2003, 09:56:33 am by 691 »

 

Offline Setekh

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Those are wonderful, thanks. I'll crop the last one and post that up. :nod::yes:

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- Eddie Kent Woo, Setekh, Steak (of Steaks), AWACS. Seriously, just pick one.
HARD LIGHT PRODUCTIONS, now V3.0. Bringing Modders Together since January 2001.
THE HARD LIGHT ARRAY. Always makes you say wow.

 

Offline Solatar

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Still working to improve them, Lightspeed has given me a nice bitmap to use, but Im undecided if I'm going to use it.

Heh...kickass particle trails. Will post screenies when they're perfected.