Re: Mod - SOTE (TBR)

[jedi_consulor]

Forgive me KingA - but you already DID receive an Internal Beta copy from me ? why are you asking again !? 

[KingA]

ee... for certitude, I still test alpha 3 mod.

 

And I try to apprehend as make pretty icons.

[jedi_consulor]

hmm yes I didn't need the icons but anyway. thanks - The next build is Alpha 5 I am delaying it this week as There are things I want to do on the build first before handing it to people. But I will send it out to people this week at some point.

[KingA]

hmm ok.

I will wait for 5 it. But meanwhile, I will be tired as make icons for game (for my personal mod )

 

Guri will be added for empire or rebellion ?

[jedi_consulor]

Guri ? - who's faction would she be on the side of  :-\

 

I decided to upgrade the 2-M Tank and change its identity. It's now called the TX130T fighter Tank as maybe it better suits the time line. It has upgraded shields and weapons.

 

Heavy Laser Cannon

Medium Laser Cannon

Thermal Detonator Missile Launchers

 

this makes it comparable with rebel tanks I added to the game such as the T3-B and perhaps adds the balance there. As the 2-M Tank and the 130T look similar in design - I thought it should be ok to change the identity of the tank in the game.

[jedi_consulor]

@Daft Vader I sent you the wrong Ord Mantell Map to update last night - the one I sent was an older copy of it.  :-\ If you get on MSN later I'll have to send you the right map so you can do the passibility again on it. Sorry about that. Anyone up for doing a map of RhenVar ? by any chance..

[KingA]

Guri ? - who's faction would she be on the side of  :-\

 

 

It add for rebellion (tech lvl 3 or 4)

[shak4l 01]

Guri ? - who's faction would she be on the side of  :-\

 

I decided to upgrade the 2-M Tank and change its identity. It's now called the TX130T fighter Tank as maybe it better suits the time line. It has upgraded shields and weapons.

 

Heavy Laser Cannon

Medium Laser Cannon

Thermal Detonator Missile Launchers

 

this makes it comparable with rebel tanks I added to the game such as the T3-B and perhaps adds the balance there. As the 2-M Tank and the 130T look similar in design - I thought it should be ok to change the identity of the tank in the game.

Well, Guri would be with Xizor

 

And TX130T- I'm not sure that is a best idea- that's a clone wars vehicle, and 2-M was created in GCW. But if you are using same model- there's almost no difference.

 

@Daft_vader

Nice maps man

[jedi_consulor]

Actually the TX130 was used in the Clone Wars AND the GCW according to wookiepedia Theres not much difference between the 2-M and TX130 other than weapons I think.

 

Well we have Prince Xizor - and so Guri was technically with him to begin with. But we can put it to the vote on that one,.. 

Edited February 27, 2007 by jedi_consulor

[HK-47]

You can see the TX130 tank beeing used in GCW era in both Battlefront games...

Are you going to remove TIE Fighters/Interceptors/Bombers from being buildable in skirmish or at least "remove their hyperdrive" (I mean No or something like that...) to give a more realistic look?

Ah, and I have an idea: TIE Scouts are currently useless in the game. What do you think about giving them the ability to board small vessels such as CR90 Corvettes and Crusaders? Basically, it would be the same ability that Tyber Zann has in land - bribery. But it wouldn't work in large ships... Just an idea...  :

[ARC Trooper 111]

I would like to be on the Beta Testing Team. ;D

(I'm your (ex)mapper.)

[jedi_consulor]

hey don't take that the wrong way just that Daft Vader came up with some maps that better suited the purpose. I did appreciate your interest. Of course you can have an Internal Beta, as soon as I am ready

 

I have an idea: TIE Scouts are currently useless in the game. What do you think about giving them the ability to board small vessels such as CR90 Corvettes and Crusaders? Basically, it would be the same ability that Tyber Zann has in land - bribery. But it wouldn't work in large ships

 

hmm well TIE Scouts ARE kind of useless on the galactic map (I  mean Probe Droid's can really just as much spy on a system). However they do have a FOW ping when they are in a battle. Not that it always will serve much use in this game anyway. I need to know more about this kind of coding, do you have any mods I can refer to on this ? - because this is not some thing I planned on doing, or have ever looked at doing before.

Edited February 28, 2007 by jedi_consulor

[shak4l 01]

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9761/venatorrendervm8.th.jpg

Yes, that's a Venator we are using

@JC

Avenger will be cahnging this model a bit. Don't worry it will not be a big changes.

 

I have an idea: TIE Scouts are currently useless in the game. What do you think about giving them the ability to board small vessels such as CR90 Corvettes and Crusaders? Basically, it would be the same ability that Tyber Zann has in land - bribery. But it wouldn't work in large ships

Well, there is something called "TIE boarding craft"- but it would use model of TIE bomber.

However, imperials would prefer to destroy ships instead of capturing them.

Edited February 28, 2007 by shak4l 01

[jedi_consulor]

Hmm thanks shak - nice render of the Venator. I have discovered an exception error in skirmish battles. Seemed to be after I ordered an orbital bombardment. So I would appreciate if people can look out for this and tell me if you get a problem with it, or with TIE Bombers. I am not sure exactly whats causing it.

 

But look out for this and let me know.

[HK-47]

D803 has a 'bribery shuttle' (the one that you use in the last ZC mission to capture the Eclipse) in his mod that uses Tyber bribe ability to bribe ships in space, so the TIE Scouts could have that ability. One time I saw something about these TIE Boarding Craft, but I just said that to give the TIE Scouts some use, since like JC said, their job can be done with Probe Droid, and I don't think that someone would spend credits just to build 3 fighters (I think their squadron have three fighters) that can't well take Y-Wing but have a Sensor Ping ability that don't help that much (come on, grab some ships and hunt the enemy!  ;D).

Did you add some new units that can do Bombing Runs? If so, there can be something wrong in their code.

Edited February 28, 2007 by HK-47

[jedi_consulor]

I think there are a couple of new units I added that do bombing runs yes. But the TIE Bomber works fine.. I am not sure what caused the exception error I found but I will hunt it out. If people who have the last alpha build find it in skirmish let me know what you did to get the error. This will help me find the problem better.

 

For capturing ships, I know people have done different ways of doing this, I am not sure yet if I want this in SOTE. I don't have anything to go on either about making it work as you suggest other than asking the actual author who did that ability in the first place.

[jedi_consulor]

Alpha Release 5

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Added: ATPT - Armored Personnel Transport. Good against infantry - does not do well against light, medium and heavy tanks.

Added: Skyhook (Final model)

Added: Carrack Class Light Cruiser

Added: Major Bren Derlin - using Rebel Infantry model - needs re skin

Added: Obsidian Squadron

Added: Black-Eight Squadron

Added: Golan I - III and XQ Defence Platforms to Skirmish mode

Added: Rebel Air Base

Added: V-19 Speeder

Added: Tauntaun With Trooper

Added: T1-B Tank - Anti Infantry Anti Air Attack Tank.

Added: Zuckuss (GC Map only - no land model)

Added: 4-LOM (GC Map Only - no Land Model)

Added: IG72 (IG88 prototype) to ZC - built on Ord Mantell

Added: Jodo Kast - Bounty Hunter for ZC

Added: Jedi Starfighter (Delta 7 fighter) Bonus unit for Geonosis only.

Added: Rogue Squadron Land version (3 X-Wing Fighters per squad)

 

Removed: Ramus Antilles (Hes apparently dead)

Removed: Rebel X-wing Fighter land version - replaced with Rogue Squadron Land.

 

Changed: AT TE and other older units only buildable on Rothana

Changed: Targeting accuracy of Anti Air Turrets reduced damage

Changed: Y-Wing Land Abilities. Swap Weapons to Ion Cannon - can do shield and energy damage

Changed: TIE Bomber Land - added laser cannons to land version.

Changed: 2-M Tank to TX30t Attack Tank upgraded shields and weapons.

Changed: Position of Toydaria and Mandalore

Changed: Juggernaught Speed and now has Swap Weapons (Turret laser to Missile Launcher)

Changed: Darth Vader has 'Throw light saber' ability - still buggy needs work. Don't need to report this as a bug. This is not a finished ability yet.

Changed: T1-B and T3-B can be garrisoned. AT ST and AT PT can be now Garrisoned.

Changed: Repair ability settings for Rogue Squadron land.

 

Release to internal testing team : Friday.

[HK-47]

Great! 

 

Removed: Ramus Antilles (Hes apparently dead)

You should remove Moff Tarkin too, same motive.  :

[jedi_consulor]

Well you came in late HK LOL we already did remove Tarkin, and Obi Wan already done so 

[HK-47]

;D

 

Does the mod adds grenade launchers to the AT-STs? And "correct" the AT-ATs cannons? Rockets to the A-Wing? :

Ah and does it adds BFII's Shocktroopers?

 

[jedi_consulor]

AT-ST's yes it does. There are two versions AT ST MKI - hunter - and the AT ST MKII - fire rockets and has a Anti Infantry / Air laser turret as well.

 

A-Wing is space battles can fire concussion missiles  - all fighters have different ability's for what they would have.

[Daft_vader_pff]

I'm not gonna give much away but there is a hostile faction on the Ord Mantell map, set to hostile.

 

Nuff said

[shak4l 01]

Changed: T1-B and T3-B can be garrisoned. AT ST and AT PT can be now Garrisoned.

Garrisoned...where?

I know that with FoC patch 1.1 you can garrison TIE maulers in juggernaut, but AT ST wouldn't fit to it.

Same as T1 B and T3 B :-\

You should remove Moff Tarkin too, same motive.

This was done in veeery beginning, I might say We want to be a canon mod ;D

 

And BFII shocktroopers... are there any model of it for EaW?

[HK-47]

I have no idea...  :-\

...Although they would be cool, basically, sandtroopers with an rocket launcher and mines ability...  ;D

[jedi_consulor]

Garrisoned...where?

I know that with FoC patch 1.1 you can garrison TIE maulers in juggernaut, but AT ST wouldn't fit to it.

Same as T1 B and T3 B :-\This was done in veeery beginning, I might say We want to be a canon mod ;D

 

And BFII shocktroopers... are there any model of it for EaW?

 

 

 

 

Rubbish. AT ST was made to be garrisoned by the game developers. Your taking things out of context, Do you realise the actual size of the juggernaught to the size of an AT ST ? If the game dev's think they can be garrisoned by a Juggernaught I won't argue against it. Its a good idea. The FOC patch ALSO garrisons AT ST's ... A cannon mod ? - oh well better take out those K-wings then ?

 

From FOC 1.1 update readme file -

 

Juggernaut

* AT-STs can be garrisoned with a pip value of 2.

* Dark Trooper IIIs can be garrisoned at a pip value of 2.

* TIE mauler’s pip value changed to 2.

* Speed increased by 30%.

* Point Defense duration increased to 25 seconds.

 

See ?

 

I did the same for the AT PT and some rebel tanks too. The Shocktroopers were done in my last mod I did privately. I had them firing plex missiles, it just doesn't look right with out the actual rocket launcher attached to them though. Kind of weird seeing a trooper firing a plex missile seemingly from no where..

Edited March 1, 2007 by jedi_consulor