Star Wars Mod

[nEo]

Ok guys to answer questions and to help out a bit.

1) Edison and Shadowflame you guys said you could get some webspace...if you can let me know with the information, etc. Send email to neil@visim.com I can take care of layout, html, css, javascript, graphics, flash (if needed) etc, and then when complete will prolly need someone to help updating it (simple stuff) on a regular basis. Hows that sound. That will make this a professional mod and allow users to download our files and see updates.

2) Plastic Bag - Sure thats no problem, I'm still trying to figure out the angles to render the AT-AT but once I figure that out the AT-ST shouldn't be any problem. AFter these units and perhaps a couple gungan mechanical units I can continue work on the 3D head models (some are gonna be tough) Isn't it funny how when you work on one thing you get the urge to work on another hehe. Happens to me all the time in lots of projects.

3) tpa what other heads are yall going to use for leaders of the other civilizations? Do you have as good pictures for those leaders are you did for darth vader?

Thanks!

 

[Plastic Bag]

Thanks nEo! Yeah, whenever I worked on it, I always stoped and worked on something else (B-1B bomber)

 

[tpasmall]

I havent gotten the pictures yet, though i will fervently to get them. The other heads will be:
Boss Nass: gungan
Queen Amidala: naboo
Nien Nunb: Sullust
Lando Calrissian: Bespin
Mon Mothma: Rebel
Admiral Ackbar: Mon Calamari
Datcha: jawa (they all look the same yellow eyes in a brown hood
Chief Chirpa: ewok
Chewbacca: wookies
Darth Sidious: Sith
Yoda: Jedi
Boba Fett: bounty hunters
Jabba: Hutts
Chancellor Veloran: old republic
Nute Gunray: trade federation
Of course these all dont HAVE to be done, but the more the better.

I will be fixing the attack sound for the awing, the victory sound i think doesnt work either. As for the tie int. i might have it used for the Sith also. Now for civ colors, this is what i have purposed:
Imperial: d-black u-black
Rebel: d-blue u-light blue
Old Republic: d-orange u orange
Sith: d-red u-red
Jedi: d-blue u-blue
Naboo: d-green u-purple
Trade: d-red u-dark red
Hutt: d-yellow u-yellow
Hunter: d-dark green u-dark green
Jawa: d-dark orange u-dark orange
Ewok: d-green u-green
Wookie: d-brown u-brown
Mon Cal: d-blue u-dark blue
Bespin: d-pink u-pink
Sullust: d-green u-dark brown
Gungan: d-green u-light green

Im currently working on changing all the music in the game to star wars, and changing sfx to star wars. Im also working on changing menus and buttons to be more star wars like. I will also be working on changing the advisor graphics to star wars. Currently im working on changing the miliatary advisor to a stormtrooper

Thank you all, and keep up the great work, and ideas

 

[nEo]

Sounds like great ideas
If this gets finished it will be very cool. Guess we gotta be patient with just so much work to do. Wow tahts a lot o' heads! Some would be EXTRA challenging, any human faces are difficult to do but hey i guess it'll be some good practice If you need a stormtrooper head for your military advisor and I can proly make one of those too. Mechanical type units such as those are easier than human heads.

I'm still curious about rendering my 3d AT-AT to make it a unit....I read taht tutorial on units but it applies more to just changing the existing units with a paint program not in 3d. I'm thinking of setting camera angle to 45 degrees. I guess im gonna have to pick up that flicster thing since im not sure what the existing animations in the game look like. Another issue....size. In the flicster program readme the dude says not to change the size. But does it matter than an AT-AT is the same size as a settler? I know scale in CIV series is seriously off wack, was just wondering how you guys want it. I can prolly jam the AT-AT in that tiny square but it'd look small. I wish FIraxis did a little tutorial on how they made the 3D unit animations into game units.

 

[tpasmall]

You can change the size of your unit area in flicster. The max resolution i believe is 64 pix. * 64 pix. As for the stormtrooper head, i already found one so ill be using that Started work on the erasplash graphics, have ancient done, have to work out the flaws in medieval, and havent tested the indust graphic yet. Still looking for a good picture of coruscant for the modern

 

[TedG]

I thought the max. frame size was 240 X 240.

 

[Vinc]

As a big Star Wars fan I'm really looking forward to your mod. Can't wait

 

[tpasmall]

Oops my mistake it is 240*240 Tested the INDUST splash, it works

 

[Vinc]

Nobody talked about cultural groups... Here are suggestions:

Dark side of Force: Imperials/Hutt Criminal Empire/Bounty Hunters/Sith/Trade Federation

Light side of Force: Rebels/Gungans/Ewoks/Calamari/Naboo/Jedi/Wookies/Alderaan

Neutral: Jawas/Modal Nodes

 

[tpasmall]

yeah i was thinking of what to make the cultural groups. I was thinking
water: mon cal, gungan
tribal: ewok, wookie, jawa, sullust, sith
imperial: empire, old republic, trade fed, bespin
rebel: naboo, rebels, jedi
criminal: hutt, bounty hunter

I put sith with tribal because they wouldnt really count as an advanced society, they are more secretive and when the sith were a power in the galaxy it was with Exar Kun and the Massassi.

I had another announcement but, completly forgot it

 

[Vinc]

If you need help for unit stats or other things to do only in the editor (I'm not really good in graphic creation) ask it to me I'd be glad to help

 

[tpasmall]

I could use some help coming up with city names for the following:
Sand People
Jawas
Ewoks
Wookies
Mon Cals
Sullustians

 

[Dark Sheer]

I can also contribute some webspace.

After all, I do own my own domain and it sits on SimpleNet server. I can't quite remember the bandwidth limit but it is a paid service and I have been using it since 1996 and I never had any problem with bandwidth restriction there.

My web address is www.dweller.com and if there is a need this mod can be put up on dweller. After all, I am also a big time Starwar fan.

 

[Charlie Martel]

I have several nit-picking suggestions

Why not have Genosians as a civilization? They're a big player in AotC... compared to the relevance the Sullustians had in RotJ (none). Geonosis was also part of the Confederacy who actually started the Clone Wars. The Trade Federation is also part of that Confederacy. Hell, you could probably just make the Confederacy a civlization of their own to fight the Republic. They'd both be power-houses.

Empire should be blue, Rebels should be red...

Amidala is now a Senator, the queen is named Jamilla or something.

Valorum was not much of a leader of the Republic, Palpatine had the biggest role in the Republic.

Boba Fett was nothing compared to his father: Jango Fett. I'd say put Jango over Boba as the "bounty hunter" leader. But I don't see how someone can be a leader of many bounty hunters anyways, they all work solo. Maybe all civilizations could have bounty hunters, and the Hutts get a stronger version of bounty hunters?

There's my non-EU nitpicking for ya

 

[tpasmall]

Theres not really enough info about the Genosians to make them into a civ. Having velorum as chancellor of the republic is better because i have palpatine as a leader of the sith Jango Fett may replace Boba Fett, that does seem alot more logical. Amidala i still want as Queen because it fits better with the Naboo. Empire blue and rebel red i dont think will work because the r2 unit will become red!!!!!!! Though that would make all the other units the same as in the movies.

Sheer, you have your own domain??? Sweet, you and the other web-page people should get together and work that out. Im fine with whatever has the most space and is easiest for you guys to edit.

And finally so you guys dont think im slacking, here is the miliatary advisor changed to a stormtrooper The moods and ages are all the same, though in time the ages will change to being different types of trooper (scout, storm, death star, emporers guard). The advisors_tab.pcx picture isnt the greatest though it will still work, and looks a little better.

 

[tpasmall]

oops forgot to attach the file

 

[nEo]

Ok need ideas.

Gonna try to finish up ol' darthy vader. There are six main face models for each leader. They are all still PCX files.
a) happy
b) angry
c) kisses
d) defeated
e) face with hearts
f) normal

There are also animated leader heads but im trying to find them and what size to render at.


Anyways not to help. What image should I put behind darth that symbolizes the imperial forces? Anyone have a good clear photo to use to composite behind him? I was thinking perhaps inside the death star with a window leading into space with star ships in bg but not sure. Also tpa are we using all the 5 images? So should I make darth banged up, angry, kisseed, and with hearts? If angry what should I do to make him more angry than he already is? Since he has a mask on he realy has no expression. Should I make his eyes glow or something? Also how about happy since darth usually isnt happy?


Other things to consider:

1) Spaceship victory? Is this gonna just be build the same ship or build a new type of vessel? Build a deathstar?

 

[tpasmall]

For those of you who want to change your buttons, here is another file which changes some of the buttons to imperial symbols.

 

[tpasmall]

nEo the idea to have the window behind vader in the DS is a great idea as is having is eyes lit up for angry. For happy? Maybe have his eyes turn to a lighter calmer color. As for spaceship victory it will be the Outbound Flight Project which was a project designed to travel to other galaxies though it failed killing all its jedi passengers. (Jorus Cboath was later cloned).

 

[Scipio Africanu]

Here's my two cents for what its worth.

You can't have the Old Republic and the rebels together. The rebels only became a force after the destruction of the Old Republic. In Episode IV: A New Hope the last remenence of the senate was disbanded at the beginning of the film. So I think for an accuracte mod, one would either have to base the struggle upon the Old Republic versus the Empire, or the Rebels versus the Empire. Both imho is a little to inaccurate.

I'm not positive, but I think when a civ has more then one unit specific to their nation only (UU), it crashes. If i'm right then I think it'll be hard pressed to get so many units only specific to certien civilizations. Just because enemy civs love to exchange their technology and I don't think there's a way to cap this. I'm not positive on this so I could be wrong.