Lord Jafud presents: [align=center][img=http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1732/titlebl9.jpg][/align] I. [u]Introduction:[/u] Hello, I'm new here. This is my first public mod and my entry to the Modding Contest. Basically, the story is about two factions, the United Earth Empire and the Red Scorpion Army. The UEE is the united government of all the planet, ruled by one council of world leaders. Their plan of galactic conquest drove them to take over the moon, as a militarized civilian colony, and Mars, as a prison planet. Some years passed, and they lost contact with them. In about some years later (to define), Earth Empire tries to retake Mars, but the Separatist Red Scorpion Army resists to lost their power to the Earth. The First Human Galactic War has started. Which side will you join? II. [u]Gameplay:[/u] Eternal Duel is a fleet based mod, you will command Starbases, Vessel Factories, Cruiser Factories, while managing the First Human Galactic War in the Earth, the Moon, Mars, or in the middle of space. it will feature: High Class Minerals, that give you 2x minerals (Vespene Gas doesn't exist), 2 types of supply: Supplies and Power, Superweapons system, the "Neutral Encampment", it can choose its side, and use ground troops, and more to come... III. [u]Screenshots:[/u] [img=http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1346/lightvesselsru1.jpg] Earth Empire Light Vessels, attacking a Red Scorpion Platform. [img=http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6467/warlordsxy3.jpg] Earth Warlord Cruisers, using their Cloaking Reactors, raiding on a rebel encampment. [IMG]http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1760/nightmareblackholeaq4.jpg[/IMG] Red Scorpion Nightmare Battleships, eradicating a F-221 Hunter Squad. More to add soon... If you have any thought about this, reply. I want to know what people think about this. (If someone knows about a better terrain editor than TileEdit, make me know.)

Lord Jafud presents:


I. Introduction:

Hello, I'm new here. This is my first public mod and my entry to the Modding Contest.
Basically, the story is about two factions, the United Earth Empire and the Red Scorpion Army. The UEE is the united government of all the planet, ruled by one council of world leaders. Their plan of galactic conquest drove them to take over the moon, as a militarized civilian colony, and Mars, as a prison planet. Some years passed, and they lost contact with them. In about some years later (to define), Earth Empire tries to retake Mars, but the Separatist Red Scorpion Army resists to lost their power to the Earth. The First Human Galactic War has started. Which side will you join?


II. Gameplay:

Eternal Duel is a fleet based mod, you will command Starbases, Vessel Factories, Cruiser Factories, while managing the First Human Galactic War in the Earth, the Moon, Mars, or in the middle of space.

it will feature: High Class Minerals, that give you 2x minerals (Vespene Gas doesn't exist), 2 types of supply: Supplies and Power, Superweapons system, the "Neutral Encampment", it can choose its side, and use ground troops, and more to come...


III. Screenshots:



Earth Empire Light Vessels, attacking a Red Scorpion Platform.




Earth Warlord Cruisers, using their Cloaking Reactors, raiding on a rebel encampment.




Red Scorpion Nightmare Battleships, eradicating a F-221 Hunter Squad.


More to add soon...


If you have any thought about this, reply. I want to know what people think about this.

(If someone knows about a better terrain editor than TileEdit, make me know.)

Good to see a new face around here. I like what you've done so far. The minerals look especially cool. There is a tile editor in beta, but you'll have to ask Farty for it.

Good to see a new face around here. I like what you've done so far. The minerals look especially cool.

There is a tile editor in beta, but you'll have to ask Farty for it.

Thanks for the reply. There are still plenty of things on the works.

Thanks for the reply. There are still plenty of things on the works.

Looks good, man. How long have you been modding for?

Looks good, man. How long have you been modding for?

Hey, me and Aofst arent the only ones active anymore! Looks nice, keep up the work. What else are you adding in? Or is it just going to be traditional starcraft melee style gameplay?

Hey, me and Aofst arent the only ones active anymore!

Looks nice, keep up the work.

What else are you adding in? Or is it just going to be traditional starcraft melee style gameplay?

I was planning a campaign for it, but I'll make it for a later version. Playing with Hero units was also planned, but I'm not very sure about this. Until the moment, it won't have AI, multiplayer only.

I was planning a campaign for it, but I'll make it for a later version. Playing with Hero units was also planned, but I'm not very sure about this.

Until the moment, it won't have AI, multiplayer only.

[quote=name:Lord Jafud]I was planning a campaign for it, but I'll make it for a later version. Playing with Hero units was also planned, but I'm not very sure about this. Until the moment, it won't have AI, multiplayer only.[/quote] I honestly haven't really seen any mods with campaigns :p Though, for a mod like this, it would actually be pretty cool. And now a-days, 80% of all mods are MP only, with no AI. Random question: Are those shiny minerals animated? That would be really awesome if they glowed. :P

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I was planning a campaign for it, but I'll make it for a later version. Playing with Hero units was also planned, but I'm not very sure about this.

Until the moment, it won't have AI, multiplayer only.

I honestly haven't really seen any mods with campaigns Though, for a mod like this, it would actually be pretty cool.
And now a-days, 80% of all mods are MP only, with no AI.

Random question: Are those shiny minerals animated? That would be really awesome if they glowed.

Yup, they glow.

Yup, they glow.

[quote=name:Polaris]Hey, me and Aofst arent the only ones active anymore![/quote] I don't think Im going to finish my mod. I've had no progress for a couple weeks... EDIT: This looks really good. I can't wait to test it.

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Hey, me and Aofst arent the only ones active anymore!

I don't think Im going to finish my mod. I've had no progress for a couple weeks...

EDIT:

This looks really good. I can't wait to test it.

[quote=name:Killer_Kow]How long have you been modding for?[/quote]

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How long have you been modding for?

I started some weeks before Modding Contest started, about two or three. When it started, it said that people couldn't post mods already in the works, so I waited like three weeks. Then, I forgot it and stopped working on it for some time. I got a bit lazy.

I started some weeks before Modding Contest started, about two or three. When it started, it said that people couldn't post mods already in the works, so I waited like three weeks. Then, I forgot it and stopped working on it for some time. I got a bit lazy.

[quote=name:Lord Jafud]I started some weeks before Modding Contest started, about two or three. When it started, it said that people couldn't post mods already in the works, so I waited like three weeks. Then, I forgot it and stopped working on it for some time. I got a bit lazy.[/quote] Thats the definition of a modder.

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I started some weeks before Modding Contest started, about two or three. When it started, it said that people couldn't post mods already in the works, so I waited like three weeks. Then, I forgot it and stopped working on it for some time. I got a bit lazy.

Thats the definition of a modder.

This work looks amazing! Watch out Polaris :P

This work looks amazing!

Watch out Polaris

Hay Killer_Kow, if you were talking about when I started modding, in general, it was about 2003 but that time mods were just Dat edits, StarDraft, child memories (I was 11). I really started modding last year, I made some projects I never finished (and I'll never finish). I used to visit SEN and Maplantis, too. This Contest is my opportunity to test myself. EDIT: By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.

Hay Killer_Kow, if you were talking about when I started modding, in general, it was about 2003 but that time mods were just Dat edits, StarDraft, child memories (I was 11). I really started modding last year, I made some projects I never finished (and I'll never finish). I used to visit SEN and Maplantis, too. This Contest is my opportunity to test myself.

EDIT:

By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.

[quote=name:Lord Jafud]Yup, they glow.[/quote] You sir, are a god. You had better make those open source when the SMC is over! OR ELSE! [quote=name:Lord Jafud] EDIT: By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.[/quote] Not sure. I asked Farty for it a while ago, but he never replied. Best idea is to ask him first, then, if he doesn't reply, bug someone else, like, Flyinghat who happens to have their hands on it.

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Yup, they glow.

You sir, are a god. You had better make those open source when the SMC is over! OR ELSE!

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EDIT:

By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.

Not sure. I asked Farty for it a while ago, but he never replied. Best idea is to ask him first, then, if he doesn't reply, bug someone else, like, Flyinghat who happens to have their hands on it.

[quote=name:Lord Jafud]Hay Killer_Kow, if you were talking about when I started modding, in general, it was about 2003 but that time mods were just Dat edits, StarDraft, child memories (I was 11). I really started modding last year, I made some projects I never finished (and I'll never finish). I used to visit SEN and Maplantis, too. This Contest is my opportunity to test myself. EDIT: By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.[/quote] Yeah, that's what I meant. And I'll point Farty your way some time if I see him around.

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Hay Killer_Kow, if you were talking about when I started modding, in general, it was about 2003 but that time mods were just Dat edits, StarDraft, child memories (I was 11). I really started modding last year, I made some projects I never finished (and I'll never finish). I used to visit SEN and Maplantis, too. This Contest is my opportunity to test myself.

EDIT:

By the way, does any of you know how to get the new tile editor, I need it to finish some things.

Yeah, that's what I meant. And I'll point Farty your way some time if I see him around.

What features do you need? A few things in it are still a bit shaky.

What features do you need? A few things in it are still a bit shaky.

Well, I was thinking about recoloring entirely a tileset. The actual TileEdit can't replace tiles.

Well, I was thinking about recoloring entirely a tileset. The actual TileEdit can't replace tiles.

Entire palette recoloring can be done by [url=http://farty1billion.dyndns.org/?pg=4&m=2]changing the palette[/url]. My TileEdit has replace tiles, but I made a very basic algorithm so things in other groups that use the same minitiles get a bit messed up. If you are recoloring with a method [i]other than[/i] palette, this shouldn't be a problem (unless I temporarily removed the replace feature. :P) Also if you're doing mass editing, you're going to [i]love[/i] the batch export feature. I hadn't thought of exporting a massive image when I made it, but that may be for when I become again motivated and add it. :P Here, have some pictures: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/FaRTy1billion/OMGSPACECREEP.png http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/FaRTy1billion/SpaceBlends.png

Entire palette recoloring can be done by changing the palette.

My TileEdit has replace tiles, but I made a very basic algorithm so things in other groups that use the same minitiles get a bit messed up. If you are recoloring with a method other than palette, this shouldn't be a problem (unless I temporarily removed the replace feature. ) Also if you're doing mass editing, you're going to love the batch export feature. I hadn't thought of exporting a massive image when I made it, but that may be for when I become again motivated and add it.

Here, have some pictures:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/FaRTy1billion/OMGSPACECREEP.png
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/FaRTy1billion/SpaceBlends.png

Yeah, I tried editting the pallete once, the results: [img=http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5927/twilightni0.jpg] Its not that bad, however. The shadows are just odd.

Yeah, I tried editting the pallete once, the results:



Its not that bad, however. The shadows are just odd.