Battlefront Awakens

[bonystyle]

Hey lads. I have been working on BF Awakens for about 3 months, mostly pre-production. It's going to be a big map+side pack with crazy game modes that haven't been done before.

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Ever wanted to run inside a pilotable Falcon and being able to use the turrets/repair hardware?

Nuffin is ready for release yet, in half-a-year about half of the maps will be ready. Right now I am busy with recreating the map layout as close as possible to the movies without ruining the gameplay.
For last 3 weeks I have been busy working on Jakku Village Assault object layout, it's about 99% finished

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As for models so far we have:
X-wing 90% (with operational auto-turret and cockpit interior on the way)

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F-11D 50% (100% true to the size, both with stock and without stock versions)

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Kylo's Lightsaber 50%

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Rey's Pistol 50% (not in this map, tho)

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Resistance Blaster Rifle 50%:

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Resistance Blaster Carbine 50%

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Resistance Turret 50% (was actually modelled from a toy, way before the movie was released)

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Mod's special features:
3D blaster effects, because 2D ones look flat first person
2D muzzle flashes, because 3D ones look lame
Lasers fly out from the barrels, not appear in front of them
Smart AI, it chooses targets to act like in the movie (in case with this map at one points stormies will deside to destroy the X-wing)
Mixed soundtrack, depends on combat situation and ingame events (oh boy, you do remember Kylo's Shuttle landing)
No content re-usage in final version, none of that year 2005 quality in our mod
Custom sound effects, for further authenticity
Fake Console command for graphics downgrade

Our Team:
Me - game design, map design, concepts, 3D, texturing
ForceMaster - visual supervisor, special effects artist
TWINKEYRUNAWAY – special effects artist
thelegend – scripting, music mixing, sound effect creation
Lorul1 – scripting
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Leary Void – 3D, texturing, animation
Ivan Petrov – 3D, texturing, animation

I have invited more great people but they never answered, list:

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JazzMaster – map desing
SpartanA259 – map design, texturing post-production
ZoomV – special effects, filters, materials
AvalancheMaster – 3D, map design

So this post is for advertising that a massive Force Awakens mod is being created as well as to rally more people (you don't want it to take forever, do you? I sure don't)

Any thoughts, any ideas, any suggestions are welcome.

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The only reason this topic exists so early is because thelegend has been [quote]spammed[/quote] with requests on making an Ep7 mod. It's on the way guys, just chill.

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Currently changing Jakku layout drastically because of some new images of buildings obtained, and remaking all guns made so far to SUPER HD quality.

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no screenshot just yet, instead a video representing everyone's thoughts on the level of graphics enhancement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k0SmqbBIpQ

Next, I announce that mod will be released in different graphical packages compatible with each other on multiplayer:

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Polycount (+-)/Texture resolution
ULTRA HD - 30k/8k, LOD 10k/4k
SUPER HD - 10k/4k, LOD 5k/2k
HD - 5k/2k, LOD 2.5k/1k
Enhanced - 2.5k/1k, LOD 1.25k/0.5k
Classic - 1.25k/0.5k, LOD 0.5k/0.128k
PSP 0.5k/0.128k, LOD 0.25k/0.064k

Changes will be not only regarding poly/texture but also special effects, materials and audio quality.

About staff rally - we got 3 more 3D artists (chadaface and 2 outside the forums), an FX artist (Eaol) and a GUI artist (Marth8880). Some really amazing stuff is being prepared right now. Involving 501st but tss.. it's a secret or might just fail
FX and maybe gun and character show-reel coming in a few weeks

[commanderawesome]

Goddammit. I was working on a TFA mod, too.

[Twilight_Warrior]

[morpheus]What if I told you...
...There can be more than one TFA mod.[/morpheus]

[Anakin]

It's been a long time, that there was someone working on such a big project with map, new 3d models,...

The models look very nice and detailed.
If i can help you, let me know.

p.s.: next time, post in the WIP thread

[commanderawesome]

[morpheus]What if I told you...
...There can be more than one TFA mod.[/morpheus]

I know, I just like making mods that are more original. I'll still do mine.

[Teancum]

[morpheus]What if I told you...
...There can be more than one TFA mod.[/morpheus]

I know, I just like making mods that are more original. I'll still do mine.

Heh, from that perspective TFA would be one of the least original. It was bound to be done by multiple people.

[AQT]

That is a very nicely done map layout. Good work on the models so far too!

p.s.: next time, post in the WIP thread

WIP Rules (Please Read!). This topic is fine where it is, as it is beyond the ideas stage but does not quite yet fulfill the WIP requirements.

[BF2-Master]

Glad to see a public topic on one of these. I'm dying to help but not much I can do. Keep up the great work!

[thelegend]

I really love how the models look like. Great work on that map layout.

[MikeTheBeast55]

Glad to see some modders trying to make a mod that resembles the new Star Wars movie. I would like to see a map where the main characters are in the club/cantina they are in facing off against either the stormtroopers, the other "locals" or maybe both. Though I have only been into modding for almost four years, I have not played any Cantina only map (meaning you spawn and fight in the cantina only) and it would be nice to see. Good luck with your project sir, hope this mod works in the end and hope others will release mods/maps in the near future related to the new movie.

[BF2-Master]

Glad to see some modders trying to make a mod that resembles the new Star Wars movie. I would like to see a map where the main characters are in the club/cantina they are in facing off against either the stormtroopers, the other "locals" or maybe both. Though I have only been into modding for almost four years, I have not played any Cantina only map (meaning you spawn and fight in the cantina only) and it would be nice to see. Good luck with your project sir, hope this mod works in the end and hope others will release mods/maps in the near future related to the new movie.

You tease me. I've been trying to make a Cantina map for years. If ZE hadn't quit on me, it'd have been released publicly. I still want to revisit it one day.

[MikeTheBeast55]

I've been trying to make a Cantina map for years. If ZE hadn't quit on me, it'd have been released publicly. I still want to revisit it one day.

I believe there was a cantina map made many years ago but the link has been broken for years now. I do not remember the map name but I think it was based on the Mos Eisley Cantina.

EDIT: I found the map but as I said, dead link, doubt anyone has it but it was called Cantina Club (even though it was not a cantina only map) and it looked interesting but you know good mods do not last forever.

[Teancum]

Locked for now per our WIP policy. I was letting this slide since it looked great, but as the models have been restarted I'm locking this.

When there is progress please send a staff member a PM to unlock.