Music for the 1.3 Community Project

[Nielk1]

In real game and movie design music, VOs, and finished movies come LAST. Trying to do them earlier just makes wasted effort and time as things change.

[sabrebattletank]

Well, are we Hollywood or are we an independent movie studio?

Ok, fine. We won't decide anything.

[Nielk1]

My point is that is what years of experience has them do.

[Mr X]

Its true, if you say, did a cutscene, and then want to change the colour of some units, you'd have to redo the cutscene.

[AHadley]

We would need to know what kind of atmosphere we are going for before we decide on what music to use. I personally think we should be going for a much darker effect than BZ2, closer to BZ1 if anything. I would recommend using classical music if possible, strings being the ideal family because they are so versatile and can convey anything. Watch any decent film and you'll find that most of the soundtrack is played by strings. We would also need to convey anger, hate, tension, possibly more emotions than I can name in a short post. Of course, aside from the main negative emotions, we would also need music to convey the short-lived romance between Adam and Eve.

Of course, composing and recording this music would be difficult. However, Half-Life 2 modder Fakefactory (who made the quite controversial Cinematic Mod) used an almost entirely string-based soundtrack in CM, which is strikingly more effective than the dance/electro/trance/rock fusion that Kelly Bailey composed. The music was entirely taken from copyright-free soundtrack teasers and the like, and he has had no problems with it. It makes the game incredibly atmospheric.

In short, that is what I suggest we do.


And may I add that it has just hit me how truly epic this mod is going to be.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are about to eclipse every installment in the entire Battlezone saga.

Hadley out.

[GSH]

And may I add that it has just hit me how truly epic this mod is going to be.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are about to eclipse every installment in the entire Battlezone saga.

Talk is cheap. Releases aren't.

When you finish a mod -- and last I checked, the planning is still not even close to being finished -- you can speak up like this.

-- GSH

[General BlackDragon]

lol

[AHadley]

Just being optimistic

[GSH]

Take a lesson from me: when I implemented DX9, I didn't go boasting about anything. I kept quiet, and worked. Only 2-3 testers knew what was in development before I sprung the first private patches on them. (Though, anyone who'd looked at my wish list online would have gotten warning even before pb4a released. Anything that's on the first page of a google search I consider to be public knowledge.)

Remember this rule: underpromise & overdeliver.

-- GSH

[Mr X]

I've been thinking about something, the new community project might entice more players onto the 1.3 patches. Fingers crossed anyway. 

[GSH]

Given what's been proposed -- "more of everything ever done in a mod, and done even better" -- I suspect it'll be a long while before things release.

-- GSH

[bigbadbogie]

And may I add that it has just hit me how truly epic this mod is going to be.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are about to eclipse every installment in the entire Battlezone saga.

Hadley out.

Don't count on it!!

It may be better than any other mods that are now released or in development... but I have plans to make a mod that is better than any other mod that has ever been made by anyone... EVER!! For any game!!

Remember this rule: underpromise & overdeliver.

I have... and plan to.

I've been thinking about something, the new community project might entice more players onto the 1.3 patches. Fingers crossed anyway. 

It should. Didn't FE get more players into 1.2?

[Rocket]

i usually have the music off...

[Retroboy]

Hi, all. Retro here. Was one of the principal initial organizers of BZ2:FE.

On music: my suggestion is also to hold off on decisions at this point, at least until the atmosphere of the mod is locked in. The music should match the major plot direction. Always good to discuss, but I wouldn't recommend devoting significant energy to it.

To see my point, boot up the original Battlezone and listen to the martial title track. It's a perfect fit for that game because it nails the setting and narration.

[technoid]

Woah, Retro, haven't seen ya in awhile (since the Pandi forum and BZ2CP1 days).  Welcome back.