The GPRO mod (under construction)

[CaptainJenkins]

This is the first part in two projects I have designed to make Empire at War better for RTS gamers, not just Star Wars fans.

 

Part one:  The GPRO mod

 

This project adds an "evil rebellion" if you will, to the game.

 

The story:

Enon, a former senator from the planet of Carida, has united a powerful army promising "An end to war using new, minimal casualty warfare." The Galactic People's Revolyutionary Organization, or GPRO, has a powerful following on Carida and nearby planets due to Enon's promises for a final war to finally unite the galaxy, after decades of civil war. His scientists have created blueprints of both Rebel Alliance and Empire vehicles and ships and are ready to unleash a powerful army of stealth on the galaxy. This takes place after the battle of Yavin.

 

The tech tree:

Enon has many scientists, so he uses research facilities, and the GPRO uses Rebel, Imperial, and Pirate designs.

 

GPRO TECH TREE

 

GROUND

 

Level 1

Pirate Infantry

Pirate Plex Soldiers

Swamp Speeder

Pod Walker

Bounty Hunter

Smuggler

Field/Flee

 

Level 2

Tie Mauler

MPTL Artillery

 

Level 3

Infiltrator

ATAA anti-aircraft

 

Level 4

Airspeeder

 

SPACE

 

Level 1

V-Wing (Pirate Fighter)

Z-95 Headhunter

Pirate Frigate

Correlian Corvette

 

Level 2

Venator

 

Level 3

Victory Star Destroyer

Alliance Assault Frigate

 

Level 4

Interdictor Crusier

Gravity Well

 

GPRO Heroes:

Han Solo

Chewbacca

Kyle Katarn

Mara Jade

Boba Fett

The New Units:

 

Planet-Specific units:

This is a small addition, but you will be able to build wookies, ewoks, gungans, and even civilians on any side, so long as you own their home planet. These units are cheap and expendable, and mostly a cosmetic change.

 

Tie Interceptor:

Using the tie-scout model and the a-wing stats slightly weakened, I will add this fighter to give the imperials something that will stand against the a-wing, if slightly cheaper and more expendable.

 

Super Mon Calamari Crusier:

Using Home one as a model, this is just to give the rebels improved capital ships.

 

Super Star Destroyer:

An improved capital ship for the imperials.

I need to figure out how to add a model though, and where to get one.

 

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An improved rebel fighter, to one-up the tie-interceptor. Give me ideas.

 

Blueprints:

This is a fairly new idea, although it was used in some command and conquer games in a slighly different way.

 

Each GPRO unit will have a blueprint counterpart.

 

The blueprint looks exactly the same as its counterpart, yet has no weapons and is easily destroyed. Used for distraction.

 

Boarding Parties:

 

Basically a very slow and weak transport that has Chewbacca's ability to capture vehicles, only it captures entire ships.

 

And that's just Part 1.

On to part 2:

 

Without a map editor this part cannot be done.

 

Part 2 is to redesign all the LAND maps to be more tactical and less boring.

 

There are 2 ideas for part 2, both of which I want to implement with a map editor.

 

Idea One: New Reinforcement Point System

 

Make 10 reinforcement points all worth 1 pop cap, and spread them around the map. This way you don't have 5 shuttles crammed together, and the more land you control, the more troops you can land, which I think adds realism, strategy and fun to an otherwise dull land battle system.

 

Idea 2: Strategic Maps

 

Make the maps more open for exploration, kind of like Tatooine.

Change the bases around to have a front and back, with the front being easy to reach by the enemy, guarded by Turbolasers and build points, and having the unit-producing structures, like Barracks, Factories, etc. The back will have Mining facilities, power generators, and build pads to defend it, but be hard to reach by the enemy, and also guarded by indigionous forces.

Also we need chokepoints, complete with walls and buildpads, in otherwise open maps. These will make for some really epic battles.

 

Please offer me suggestions. I will consider all of them and implement most of them.

 

This will be a lot of work, so anyone that would like to help out can, and I'll post XML files once I have a working version.