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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 12, 2004 6:47:11 GMT
To all those who want to give input to this mod! Please read the Freespace bible: www.volition-inc.com/fs/downloads/fsrefbible.zipThis document includes all information about the orginal Freespace universe, this will help you keep you ideas with in the Freespace theam. Note any ideas out side of the Freespace universe are unlikely to be included.
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Post by mr. WHO on Nov 12, 2004 17:09:15 GMT
Well first we need to notice about this forum as many people as we can, separate forums have hard beginings. I will post about this forum at HLP.
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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 12, 2004 23:42:07 GMT
I'll get a thread up at relic.news soon, but I would like to keep our main fourms here, that way we can have complete control over the fourms. I have also reviced offers for hosting, I'll be talking to Rico about this as hes going to be in charged of the web site side of things, he will also end up as the other admin of this fourm, while you as being part of the modding team means that you are a moderator. Use your powers cearfuly.
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Post by JetmechJr on Nov 13, 2004 5:55:58 GMT
What will the Races be? Shivan, GTA, PVN, HOL, NTF?
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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 13, 2004 6:08:42 GMT
Races are going to include the GTA, PVN and Shivan.
The HOL are not likely to be included as they are really just the PVN fighting under a new banner. The NTF are much latter down the trank, at this point in the time line the GTA and the PVN are still at war. The Shivans havn't even turned up yet.
Also this mod will be set further back in time then when the player starts the orginal FS campaign.
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Post by JetmechJr on Nov 13, 2004 6:11:56 GMT
Uh oh. That suggest's primitive weapons, i.e. no beam cannons. There are a lot of people who might not like that, since BC's are truly the best eye candy for those big battles...and what about the more recent ships from FS2?
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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 13, 2004 6:22:15 GMT
I wouldn't call them primitive, just less effective.
Thats the whole point of the this phase of the mod's devlopment, to see what people want.
We may just stretch the time line to include some experimental beam weapons, maybe some of the 'older' ships from FS 2 could appear as new ships of the line in this mod.
The orginal FS did not extend very far into what could of being happening in the background, all those secret expiments by the GTA and PVN in an attempt better kill each other could just make their way to like in this mod.
Its call your imagination, that is what this mod is open to, while it will be close the orginal FS it will include some ships that were never seen though to ships that were classed as old in FS 2.
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Post by JetmechJr on Nov 13, 2004 6:26:59 GMT
I want to see this mod succeed as much as anyone else. It's just that, as far as I've seen, one of the downsides to FS was that it's capship battles were rather...underwhelming . I was only concerned that something similar could happen here. Thanks for clarifying, btw.
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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 13, 2004 6:32:48 GMT
Hey with Rico arround that could never happen ;D
The orgianl FS was really based arround one fighter/bomber pilot, the player, all you really see is fighters/bomber and some times one or two cap ship to mix it up. However FS:NA is not like that or rather not going to be like that, cap ships are going to as useful as fighters/bombers and vice a versa.
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Post by mr. WHO on Nov 13, 2004 7:44:26 GMT
FS 1 should be much easier to mod that FS 2. Good new is that I have a copy of FS 1.
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Post by mr. WHO on Nov 13, 2004 12:55:44 GMT
Duelron did you PM to TrashMan at Relic forum? I remember that he helped us a lot, maybe he can do it again.
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Post by Duelron1001 on Nov 14, 2004 0:50:40 GMT
No I haven't sent a PM to him, I'll do it now. I am sure he would like to work with us again.
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Post by TrashMan on Nov 14, 2004 13:23:28 GMT
Well...first off, if I were you I would try and base the MOD either in the FS2 or after FS2 era Or do BOTH the FS1 and FS2 eras in one big mod..
FS2 era features flak guns, beam cannons and biger and badder ships..
At this point I really can't tell just how much I will be helping you - it all depends on how much time I will have on my hands and on the details of this MOD...
I will be able to suppy you with cannon FS2 ship models at least (and some of my own if needed)..
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Post by warman1 on Jul 18, 2005 6:24:37 GMT
An idea I had after reading the Freespace bible was that maybe somewhere in the game we could have a spot where you play as the ancients vs the shivans or something.
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Post by Duelron1001 on Jul 18, 2005 9:56:25 GMT
which would require models for ancient ships
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