Confederate Uprising

[Daft_vader_pff]

Not much has been going on this week, or that we are going to tell you anyway, as we know you all like surprises.

 

Firstly, i would like to welcome THX1138 back to the Team, and he will be a valuable asset.

 

ALso, i would like to welcone Jedi consular and Codeuser as Honanary members to the team.

 

As it is being updated early, there may be a small update during the week.

 

Thats all,

 

DV

[Daft_vader_pff]

WE have a mod DB

http://mods.moddb.com/9972/confederate-uprising

 

And this comes with the revelation of the fourth faction, The Chiss.

 

BUT, No more information will be available about them yet.

 

Thanks

 

DV

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello there

 

As there was no Proper update last week, i have put a little something together for you.

 

Our Edited Vengance model

 

Edititions by Daft_Vader

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/NewVengance.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/NEwVenganceincombat.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/Secondarytarget.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/Damagetaken.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/TakingHeavyDamage.jpg

 

Thats all though, We may be willing to share this edited model with other mods if you could offer us something in return, because we over here are nice peoples.

 

 

DV

[Logan Felipe]

It appears that you stretched the original along the z- axis...

 

And yet, it looks lightyears better than the original. Much more star warzy. Good job!

[Daft_vader_pff]

Yes,that is the most noticable change, But i believe in lots of little changes aswell 

[Daft_vader_pff]

UPDATE!!!!!

 

Hello

 

I am pleased to announce that Alpha four is finally available for Download by Testers, If everyone could start checking the screenshots forum on our site because Testers and staff members will be posting screens.

 

On another note, We have a new ship for you. A new Ugly Variant.

 

The Reaver Ugly

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/RevearRender.png

 

Concept by Codeuser, ideas thrown around by Daft_Vader and Droid803.

 

 

Also, we have some maps. On this note i would like to welcome Psycoduck to the team as a mapper.

 

Bothawui, Mapped by Droid803

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/BothawuiArea00-1.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/BothawuiArea01.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/BothawuiOverview.jpg

 

Fondor, Mapped by Psycoduck, Props by Daft_Vader

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/FondorArea00.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/FondorArea01.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/FondorOverview.jpg

 

 

Thats all for now folks, Stay tuned and remember to check the Screenshot forum.

 

DV

[Logan Felipe]

Very professional. Much better than the ingame ones...

 

The headhunter/Vulture droid ugly looks good too.

[Daft_vader_pff]

Thanks, Credits for that Organisation for the Maps should go to Code and for the CU Boarder creds to Droid.

 

If you look closely on either side of the engines you can see Vengeance Mass driver cannons 

[Daft_vader_pff]

Not much been going on this week,FIxing bugs from Alpha Four mainly, But here are some renders of our Golans, New Rigs of the golans that is.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/G1_R.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/G2_R.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/G3_R.jpg

 

Thats all for this week

 

DV

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Verygood. I like the golans.

[Logan Felipe]

I like the new skins; less brown than the last time I saw those models.

[Daft_vader_pff]

I would like to add that Jedi Consular has rerigged the models as Avengers rigs were Incomplete. JC has also made his first attempt at Death Clones with these so i may make a Video of a battle with them. You never know 

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello

 

Again, we have been working hard this week and have been making good progress with the Land elements of the game, and the Confederation now have an adequate amount of Land units to Stand Up to the other factions.

 

Also, Bug fixes have been happening a lot and there is not really much to show this week.

 

So, I come to the Maps. Remaps of Coruscant and Bespin.

 

Coruscant, Mapped by Daft_Vader

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cucoruscant1.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cucoruscant2.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cucoruscant3.jpg

 

 

Bespin, Mapped by Psycoduck

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cubespin2.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cubespin3.jpg

 

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/codeuser/cubespin1.jpg

 

 

Now we come on to the Bad news, As Psycoduck has started a mod of his Own, He has had to leave the team. This is Sad news and we are all saddened by this.

 

BUT, Now is your chance to join the Team, as we are looking for another Mapper to Join the team. We are also looking for a Coder, SO of you want to Join,go Over to the recruitmentsection of our site. Or, PM me.

 

 

Now, Onto some 'Better' News.

 

We here have been TALKING about and CONSIDERING creating a small Minimod to show some of the new features we have been adding to the game. We are going to create a Poll on our site to see if this is a good idea. If we get a positive result, there will most likely bee more polls where you can decide what you want to see in the minimod.

 

Remember, Visit Our Site Fore more regular updates and screens of the mod.

 

Thats all for now,

 

DV

[Logan Felipe]

Nice Coruscant skybox.

 

BTW; does the coruscant map have a vongformed area?

[jedi_consulor]

Hmmm these grainy looking screenshots don't appeal to me, they dont give a clear look at what the map is like in colour.

[Daft_vader_pff]

Once the map is done i am going to try and edit some areas so that it looks a little trashed. I think it will be easier to do it that way round.

 

And JC, The screens from the earlier update with layout were better but caus my resoloutionw as different from the person who took the origional screens, my screens had to be enlarged and that made them look, worse...

[Daft_vader_pff]

Chiss Update Part 1

 

Hello All

 

This update is the first of Two updates that will take an in-depth look at the Chiss faction. Many fans who follow the mod will know that the chiss were revealed a few weeks back when we released our ModDB page, but little information was released. Then, Sarcronis released some screens of the chiss in a skirmish game and we decided it was time to release this update.

 

 

The Chiss faction will be mainly based out of the unknown regions, with that being where their starting area will be for most GC's they participate in. They will start controlling planets such as Csilla and Tenupe and will be in ideal locations to strike at the Heart of the Galactic Alliance.

 

One of the main differences about the chiss to the other factions is their space craft. Although we are mainly in concept stages at the moment for the chiss, we still have a good idea. They will focus on large numbers of small craft like corvettes and small frigates, and not so much larger craft. There was a point in their development where the Chiss Star Destroyer was their largest ship.

 

Two examples of these ships would be;

Csilla Defender-This is a 300 Metre long corvette/light frigate that is armed with Three maser batteries and Two Light laser cannons. They are fast and deadly and are mainly used in conjunction with large fighter escorts.

Caminovs carrier-This criser is a 650 metre long frigate that carries large numbers of fighters into battle. They are armed with Five Maser batteries and Three point defence laser cannons. They are Heavily armoured but have a weak shield, with no backup generator. They are most comonly used in large fleets as a main fighter carrier.

 

 

Another unique thing about the Chiss is their unique way of gathering income. As they would have no Holonet/gambling facilities like the other factions, they would have only mining stations to gather income. What some team members suggusted and an idea we have decided to take up is taht any chiss heroes generate a small trickle of income at whichever planet they are currently situated at.

 

They will also be able to build Asteroid mining facilities aswell as mining vessles that also generate a small trickle of income.

 

 

The Chiss are also going to have the ability to build some Old Empire units. This is because the Empire of the Hand was absorbed into the chiss ranks and merged. Therefor, the planet Nirauan is being included and from here, and other Imperial remnant planets, the Chiss will be able to build units such as the Imperator Star Destroyer, Dreadnaught, and various TIE class fighters.

 

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff111/sarcronis/EAW_20071021_18050516.jpg

 

 

And also, Some Screens from Csilla

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/Csillia_Layout.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/Csilliara_Layout.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/Csilliarasu_Layout.jpg

 

 

There will be a continuation of this update next week were we will take a more in-depth look at Chiss Units and Heroes.

 

 

Regards

 

DV

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello All

 

Confederate Uprising ha suffered some team losses recently and we are now trying to patch up the holes and are therefore recruiting. We are Specifically looking for Coders and mappers, But whatever your skill we would be willing to have you aboard.

 

Please PM Me or post in the recruitment section of our forums (http://z11.invisionfree.com/Confederate_Uprising/index.php) If Intersted.

 

Regards

 

DV

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello all

 

Firstly, I know you were all looking foreward to the Second part of the chiss update, but sadly, we were not able to finish everything we were trying to get done for it. However, anyone who visited the Chiss update thread on our forums, would have seen i said something 'cool' would be this weeks update.

 

Therefore, I present the YT-5100, Shriek assault Bomber.

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/Shriek_Render.jpg

 

 

The Shriek was a heavy bomber that was put into development following the Yuzhan Vong war. After the devastation of the galaxy, they CEC believed they needed a powerful craft to defend their home lands, and the YT-5100 was the result.

 

This fighter is very heavily armed, carrying Three Concussion missile magazines and Four Proton Torpeedo magazines. To top it off, it carries a quad laser cannon on top.

 

However, as they are so powerful and so new, they can only be produced in small numbers, and are only buildable in the Corellian System planets with a Special Shriek Hero squadron in orbit. This Hero squadron is Panther flight, consisting of Five of the bombers. A standard shriek squadron consists of Three bombers and are very slow, and only Five can be purchaced at a time, but their power makes up for their speed.

 

 

Also, Some Map screens of adumar are here, caus we love you fans.

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/cuadumar1.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/cuadumar2.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/cuadumar3.jpg

 

 

Finally, We here at Confederate Uprising Are recruiting, If you wish to apply then please visit the Recruitment section of our site or PM me with examples of your work.

 

Thats all for now

 

Regards

 

DV

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello All you fans

 

This week we here at CU have been working hard on several different things.

 

However, today you get a text heavy update as we show you our NEW GUI.

 

 

Credits to Valgarochi for sacrificing his time to help with this when he isn't even on the team.

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI1.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI2.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI3.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI4.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI5.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI6.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI7.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI8.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI11.jpg

 

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/Daft_vader/GUI12.jpg

 

Thats all for this week.

 

For now, Drive safe

 

The CU team

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello there

 

Not much in the way of words coming from the CU team today. We have been working hard down here and we Have decided to make a minimod. On that note we will say that we are looking for a minimod tester so please come on down to the forums and apply.

 

Now, to start the ball rolling, our new map for Commenor. By Droid.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_COMMENOR.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_COMMENORA.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_COMMENORIA.jpg

 

Next we have two screens showing our new GC map. Please bear in mind that we know of issues with the GC minimap.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/GCScreen1.jpg

 

This Second screen is showing the new Long distance Hyperspace jumps.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/GCScreen2.jpg

 

Finally, i come to the Unit profile. With each update from now on we will be profiling a new unit. Today it is the Galactic Alliance Light carrier.

 

The GA light carrier is a small fast carrier ship that carries 12 fighter squadrons into battle. They are cheap and easy to mass produce but are weak and fall under heavy fire. That said, they posses 5 Anti-fighter laser cannons and a Proton torpeedo launcher so are still capable of packing a punch where it counts. They are usually deployed in conjunction with Ships such as the Victory Destroyer MK3 or the Mon caliamari MC-60.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/GAFightercarrier1.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/GAFightercarrier2.jpg

 

 

Thats all for this week folks.

 

Regards

The CU team

[Daft_vader_pff]

Hello

 

We here at CU have been working very hard to get you guys out there some darn good work, our willingness for Awesomness can be shown in this Sullust map by Droid803.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_Sullust.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_Sullusta.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_Sullustara.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_Sullustaria.jpg

 

Also, Our new Nova Cruiser model, Special thanks to Foshjedi2004 and LOW.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_NOVACRUISE.jpg

 

Now, Some info on Features

 

For the Mod we have done a Major Space Overhaul. There are many new features that are now apparent in Space combat and many edited things. When you first play the mod, you will notice that your Fighters are Useless. Well, they are not useless but they are not usable in the way that they are used in the stock game.

 

Fighters are now much weaker than they were in the stock game. Their main use now is to screen your capital vessles and to Engage Opposing Fighters and Bombers. Bombers are now useless when used without Fighter support.

 

Larger laser cannons, Station or Ship, are now More accurate against fighters and Deadly powerful. Few fighters will survive a barrage from turbolaser cannons now. Corvettes have been powered up so they don't fall in a Bomber pass, and with the new accuracy of the lasers, the bombers will be making even less passes.

 

Corvettes should now be used in supporting roles for Fighters or Capitals, and not in Solo fights. They are good for supporting other units and need other units support if they are to survive. That said, they are still Very useful and the AI still UBERspams Corvettes. Frigates are now much more powerful with much higher shield strengths. They are now deadly against fighters and should not be underestimated as they were in the stock game. They are Now Very powerful and not very easy to take down. You average frigate should hold up against a Pack of Corvettes and Fighters for a good while.

 

Capitals are now Very powerful and can stand up to a multitude of Frigates, corvettes, fighters and bombers. A capital vessle now needs a screen of fighters however otherwise they will almost instantainiously fall to Heavy fire from other large vessles.

 

Thats all for now

 

~The CU team

[Droid803]

Although our fearless leader, Daft Vader, was "banned from the computer" and will be away for an indeterminate amount of time, the mod still progresses! For this update, we have three new maps made by Pyschoduck: Selonia, Tralus, and Yavin IV.

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_SELONIA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_SELONIARA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_SELONIARASU.jpg

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_TRALUS.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_TRALUSA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_TRALUSARA.jpg

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_YAVINA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_YAVINARA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/kc1991/CU_YAVIN.jpg

 

 

That's all for now

 

~The CU Team.

[Dr. Nick]

Awesome maps, Droid 

[Droid803]

They're Psychoduck's, as stated in the post. I haven't mapped for a while, to be honest.