POLUS: HIDDEN CAVERN ~ Private Beta #2
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+Installation Instructions----------------------------------------------------+
|1. Extract to any folder
|2. Move the folder named "PGM" to your Star Wars Battlefront II/GameData/Addon
| folder
|3. Run Star Wars Battlefront II
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+Changes since last Beta version----------------------------------------------+
|==BUGS SQUASHED==
|* Fixed missing textures
|* Characters no longer can spawn underground
|* Snow no longer covers the bunker
|* Disruptor rifle now fires a white ball instead of a missile
|* Took away most of the Mandalorians' time bombs so that they don't TK each
| other
|* Fixed some bot pathing issues
|* Stormtroopers can now throw their thermal detonators the right distance
|* Removed the defiler's auto turret
|* The Mandalorians now shoot their missiles correctly
|* Spar's jetpack flames now appear
|* Fixed the wrist rocket icon
|* Dark Trooper PIII no longer kneels when killed
|
|==GAMEPLAY/AESTHETIC TWEAKS==
|* Raised reinforcement counts
|* Reskinned Ewok bomb
|* Lightened snow texture
|* Removed Mandalorian jetpacks
|* Increased Dark Trooper PIII health a bit
|* Added a "wrong way" zone
|* Added loading screens
|* Made the README look spiffy
|
|==SOUND CHANGES==
|* Gungan no longer speaks like a rebel soldier
|* Removed CIS announcer entirely
|* Clones no longer call the Mandalorians "Jango Fett"
|* Clones no longer call Spar "Boba Fett"
|* Fixed Appo's Bolt caster's sound
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+Issues that remain-----------------------------------------------------------+
|* AI still aren't perfect (and they probably never will be)
|* Bunker is really dark, despite having a lighter texture than the snow
|* Possible gameplay/balancing issues
|* There is one spot where you can see outside through a pillar of ice
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+Sound Issues-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|==COMPLETELY MISSING SOUNDS==
|* Everything about the droideka
|* One of the clone commanders' guns (Even though it uses the EXACT SAME
| sound files as some of the other guns in that mode that work!)
|* Almost all of the clone commanders' secondary weapons (Even though they use
| the EXACT SAME sounds as those used in the CW Conquest of this map!)
|* Spar's gun
|
|==INCORRECT SOUNDS==
|* Imperials sometimes yell "Tusken Raider!" (I could fix this, but because it
| would require that I make my own empire instead of just using the shipped
| one, which would make the filesize a LOT bigger than neccesary)
|* Dark Trooper Phase II sounds like a regular trooper (again, I could fix it,
| but at a cost to filesize)
|
|==UNITS THAT DON'T TALK==
|* Mandalorians- all
|* Zann Consortium- Grenadier, Defiler, Ewok Slave
|* Clone Commanders- all
|* Luminara, Plo Koon, Quinlan Vos, IG-88, Admiral Thrawn (CAN'T FIX!)
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NOTE: If you know how to fix any of my missing sounds, PLEASE PM me! I'm out of
ideas. And yes, I followed Rends' tutorial.
I can get the AT-ST to work, but
not these sounds.
NOTE 2: I could try to add in voices for most of the units that don't talk, but
it would add a lot to the filesize. Is it worth it?
+Issues that CAN'T BE FIXED---------------------------------------------------+
|* Transparent textures disappear behind Rhen Var ice
|* Jedi, IG-88, and Thrawn are missing sounds/chatter
|* Camera occasionally goes through a wall
|* Spar holds one arm out while flying with the rocket launcher
|* Friendly fire must be on for Ewok to die when he self-destructs
|* Quinlan Vos, Plo Koon, Luminara, IG-88, and Thrawn do not appear if you do
| not have the latest version of the SWBF1 conversion pack
|* Conquest, Galactic Civil War crashes if you have version 1.7.6 of the SWBF1
| conversion pack installed
|* No Mandalorian announcer
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+WHAT I NEED MY TESTERS TO DO--------------------------------------------------------+
|* Focus on Gameplay and balancing. How could I make the battles more fair, or
| are they fair already?
|* Look for and take screenshots of trouble spots where AI get stuck often
|* Of course, report any bugs you might find
|* Give your advise on the following issues:
| > Is the new Ewok skin better or worse than it was before?
| > Should I darken the snow more?
| > Should I give the Mandalorians their jetpacks back?
| > Should I try to add voices for the characters that don't have them? (WILL
| ADD TO FILESIZE!!)
| > Should I change the sounds for the Dark Trooper Phase II? (WILL ADD TO
| FILESIZE!!)
|
| > If you have any idea what I might be doing wrong when trying to fix my
| missing sounds, PLEASE tell me!
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+Special thanks to------------------------------------------------------------+
|* ]v[ for the Dark Trooper P III
|* Schizo for the weequay grenadier skin and help getting the dreadlocks to
| work
|* Archer01 for help with the self-destruct and the AI heroes script
|* Fordo, Dragon93, and Wazmol69 for the Mandalorian Skins
|* Fordo, C-26, and Teancum for the clone commander skins (except for Bacara--I
| made him myself)
|* Teancum for his jetpackless Mandalorian (and The_Emperor for providing the
| files)
|* My beta testers: LastJedi, dgass, Darth_Z13, -Yock-, and EGG_GUTS
|* Everyone who helped me in the modding forum
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually quite happy with the map layout--but you're right, this map is focused pretty strongly on the sides. I dunno, the sides have always been my favourite part of any map, so that's just what I focused on.