Who wants to help with my planned mod 'Factions'?

[Steeveeo]

And I can make it so units must earn qualifications for high tech weapons through combat.

Thats suprisingly not a bad idea, per-unit based leveling system. New units would have bad aim and crappy weapons, but after a few kills, their accuracy would go up and be able to carry more advanced weaponry. I think I just might add that to DME!

[CivBase]

Yah, a veteran status would be cool... but you'd need some sort of mark so that you'd know it's status... could you maybe put a little thing on the health bar?

[bigbadbogie]

Thats suprisingly not a bad idea, per-unit based leveling system. New units would have bad aim and crappy weapons, but after a few kills, their accuracy would go up and be able to carry more advanced weaponry. I think I just might add that to DME!

I thought that it already does something like that... with skill levels.

[Steeveeo]

I thought that it already does something like that... with skill levels.

Not dynamically based on kills.

[Nielk1]

I thought that it already does something like that... with skill levels.

That does accuracy, but I am referring to the requirement of proficiency in a specific weapon type to use it.


Steeveeo, I think it is.

[bigbadbogie]

So... find a way to check every unit for their skill level and give them a more powerful weapon as they go up?

[Nielk1]

WIP turret, faction and special powers/specifics not yet known:


Any suggestions, or any models want to put together some archetypes? (Like architectures only for craft.)

[Hurricane]

I think you should have a "Pilot Factory" which builds soldiers, etc. That can send radar images and can attack, etc. Under radar of course.
It'd help for a more strategic game; which is what I love. =]

[Nielk1]

Lower Quality render with faster deploy and legs that 'flick' it into the air.

[Nielk1]

I think this deserves a double post:


Some minor UV fixes are needed on the arms and some UVing needs to be done on the backs of the leg cover plates and recesses.

Near the end I ran out of space on my 1024 by 1024 texture image and had to reuse parts of it. The only part of the gun that is not used anywhere else badly needs more work (spit with mesh stripes on whiteish surface).

[bigbadbogie]

That is why I truly hate uvmapping.

Not enough space. I just needed 3 seperate pics for one model.

[OvermindDL1]

Making the mesh is not the main job of a modeler, but rather making a good texture to match the mesh.  Until that is mastered, one cannot call themselves a great modeler (even animations tend to be a lot easier then making the texture...).
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[bigbadbogie]

Yes, I know.

I didn't say I couldn't.... just that it isn't my favourite part.

[Feared_1]

Kind of reminds me of RA pillboxes

An alien race could have something similar only the guns could float

EDIT: I could help make maps if you need them, I just wouldn't know how to do those three things under "enhancements". Never really worked in-depth with the 1.3 editor before, it might be fun.

[Nielk1]

Enhancements are controlled by special map settings files and the placing of specific objects.
Help with the maps would be wonderful, the only thing is most of this should be planned out before that really starts as the smallest thing could cause all maps to need reworking.

That is why this thread is here though, to get everything finalized and moving.