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Announing: Tech Map

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:18 am
by Teancum
Yeah, instead of vehicle packs, I've decided on just doing a Tech Map thread. The map will be released at intervals to ensure testing goes well, and to add new features. There's not meant to be any 'order' or 'theme' to the map, so you might see an A-Wing on the Imperial side, an Imp on the Rebel spawn screen, etc. The end goal is to make it so that as I release the actual assets, you can easily 'plug and play' them, just like the Thrawn and the Bothan Spy from Psych0fred's Chain Isle.

*PLEASE note: If something says 'ready for final testing', only report major bugs. I'm done fixing little things. If something says 'very early build' it means I haven't done much on it, so it will already have tons of bugs. ALSO: Other author's stuff is in here, but I won't release my versions of these addons until I get all my permissions sorted out. For now, they're only for looks and to see what great work they've done.

Release date for version 1 is "soon". Honestly.

Contents/Status:

Vehicles:
1) A-Wing
-Only has collision problems, I couldn't get the mesh to work right
-Planning on contacting Bandu or Rends on this when I get time
-Ready for final testing (aside from collision)
-Testing out a re-done model for collision. Cross your fingers
2) Hovernaut
-Has no external views, and won't ever (it's much better this way)
-Ready for final testing
3) AT-PT
-Has serious animation bug
-Have a definite theory on how to fix this
-Very early build (currently only for show)
-No Icons
4) Moldy Crow
-Need to scale down size
-Working on engine glow
-Need to fix camera
-Icons finished
5) Millenium Falcon
-No engine glow
-Turrets not working yet
-No Icons
6) TIE Interceptor (by Saturn_V)
-No known bugs
-Good example of a nice, completed vehicles (aside from a few tweaks)
7) R-41 Starchaser
-Collision is buggy, I lots of places you can fall thru
-Icons finished
-Aside from collision & icons - ready for final testing
8) Flash Speeder
-Sinks into the ground (have to re-export mesh)
-Turret gun/gunner's hands don't line up perfectly (not much I can do)
-Pilot and passenger are to small for interior (again, not much I can do)
-Icons finished
9) Gian Speeder (4-man)
-No known bugs, just need to replace the texture w/the original
-Ready for final testing
10) K-Wing
-Ready for final testing (feedback on weaponry/views mostly)
11) AT-XT
-No Weaponry
-Head doesn't tilt just yet
-No icons
12) Imperial Landing Craft (Troop Transport)
-Exhaust flickers a bit
-Ready for final testing
13) Modified XP-34 Landspeeder
-Completely done (have two versions)
-two hidden cannons
-no weapons version


Vehicles to come:
1) Updated STAP
-Fixed top speed/acceleration
2) AAT (4-Man)
-Currently doing ODF work
3) Imperial AAT (2-Man)
-model included in assets (basically a grey AAT)
4) Imperial AAT (4-Man)
-Currently doing ODF work
-model included in assets (basically a grey AAT)
5) Naboo N1 Starfighter
-only including by copying /side lvl
-(means I won't have control of fixing bugs)
6) MTT
-Model was included in assets
-Currently doing ODF work
7) TIE Advanced X1
-Conversion from X-Wing Alliance Upgrade Project
-Close to in-game
8) Anakin's Airspeeder (by Rends)
-Rends is sending files
9) Coruscant Aispeeder (by Rends)
-Rends is sending files
10) Imperial LAAT/i (by MajinRevan)
-Need to add

Units: --Note: unless otherwise stated, I'm not messing with weapons

1) Grand Admiral Thrawn (by Fred)
-Ready for final testing
2) Imperial Officer (Tan, Black & Green suits)
-Ready for final testing
3) A-Wing Pilot
-Ready for final testing
4) IG-88
-Has a few anim problems
-Weapons not set up
5) Chiss Smuggler
-Thanks to MasterNoth for Matt Damon's face, who is now Chiss
-Body is basically finalized and ready for final testing
6) AT-AT Commander
-Fixed color of suit
-Ready for final testing
-Added original variation of skin (won't be in map -- it's for future mapmakers)
7) Bothan Spy
-Added Snow/Urban/Desert/Jungle camo variations
8) Republic Commando (by MajinRevan)
-Used Stormtrooper model (personal preference)
9) General Crix Madine
-Done, ready for final testing


Units to come
1) Imperial Commando (Rebel Vanguard reskin)
-Having trouble reskinning the helmet to be black and look right
2) Commander Gree (by DooFi)
-Need to do ODF
3) Clone Pilot - Episode III (by DooFi)
-Need to do ODF
4) Kashyyk Scout Trooper (by DooFi)
-Need to do ODF
5) Galactic Marire (by RDST)
-Need to do ODF
6) Commander Neyo (by Lord-Bandu)
-Need to do ODF

I'm searching for other Republic Commander skins:
-Appo
-Bacara
-Bly
-Cody
-Thire
-Also looking for Episode III Trooper Skins, and Rebel Alliance skins



AT-XT Cockpit (also used for AT-PT)
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Ships:
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Unit Lineup:
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RE: Announing: Tech Map

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:24 am
by Blackcurrent
Well, i'll be hapy to test this out, seems good. I think that you mean that the A-wing pilot [k]should[/k]'nt have a helmet not wouldn't have a helmet.

RE: Announing: Tech Map

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:22 pm
by Guest
Teancum
It just..fantastic!!!

Re: RE: Announing: Tech Map

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:23 pm
by Guest
JK514 wrote:Teancum
It just..fantastic!!!
Wow and cool!! :P

RE: Re: RE: Announing: Tech Map

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:59 pm
by Exclamation
I wasn't aware of how far along the AT-XT was! Full mesh? o.O Drools...

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:52 pm
by motorxmania
amazing dude i can't wait for this hurry, por favor! :mrgreen: :lol:

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:54 pm
by motorxmania
p.s. i love the chiss smuggler its awsome. but then agian there isn't anything that isn't awsome here

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:15 pm
by Teancum
Glad you're all excited. I have a bit more work before I release version 1. Don't worry though, version 1 is only an early test version. Lots of vehicles and units will be playable, but only a few will be close to totally finished. I'll post the names of the ones that I need final testing on once I get things to where I need them.

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:57 pm
by Emperor_Syndacyte
Yay yay yay! Iv'e been wanting to see some of these vehicles for a while! *faints with excitement*

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:43 pm
by geoman777
looks amazing, but again its dissapointing this wasnt done before SWBFII was out :( (Better late then never, though)

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:47 pm
by -_-
great! cant wait :D

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:37 am
by CloneCommanderAlpha512
great stuff! cant wait till release
oh and btw teancum when the bf2 mod tools come out is it possible to "remake" this mod in bf2? the vehicles and units would look awesome

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:37 am
by Teancum
Maybe. I don't have BF2 and I'm not in a huge hurry to get it. 50 bucks is a lot when you're a young married college student.

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:59 am
by sawyerdk9
Teancum is the hovernaut that Pyscofred just released completely finished? I had trouble trying to get it to work. Look awesome

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:34 am
by Teancum
Yeah, the Hovernaut is done. It just needs some online testing and I can upload it to the addon vehicles section in SWBF1 downloads.

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:32 pm
by Blackcurrent
What about that vehicles section? Are they vehicles that you can download for the game, or are they source files for modders?

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:25 pm
by Teancum
source files only. It's not possible to just random spawn vehicles, unfortunately

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:39 pm
by Blackcurrent
Well, that's what i thought. But a vehicle pack that changes all of the vehicles of a fraction would be nice :D

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:53 pm
by EraOfDesann
:shock: Wow...This is amazing! Tean' I can't wait until this map is out, and thank you so much for doing this! Also, great skins! If you have Xfire, my own is eraofdesann. Oh man...I'm so excited! I can't wait to test the AT-XT! I loved it in the Clone Wars video game! *jumps up and down then rushes to play the Clone Wars video game*

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:32 pm
by Teancum
Ya, the XT is driveable, but far from ready. It has to be re-exported with more bones. But feel free to give it a spin in a few days.