Earth: Pioneer Trails (build 0329/02) [OPEN BETA!]

[Marth8880]

Thanks!


Good news everyone!



Yep! Open beta! Have fun and please, please, PLEASE report stuff!


INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Extract the archive “PioneerTrails_PRODUCTION_0319-02.exe”
2. Cut and paste "PIO" folder into "Star Wars Battlefront II\GameData\addon\"
3. Launch Star Wars: Battlefront II and play Pioneer Trails!


Screenshots:

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Change log:

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CHANGE LOG - RELEASE 2
EARTH: PIONEER TRAILS V1.1, R2
FRAYED WIRES STUDIOS--MD
LAST UPDATED: 03-19-2014

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GAMEPLAY (SIDES / VEHICLES):
-reverted all unit classes to stock configurations
-updated Extended Civil War era to v2.0
-re-implemented Galactic Civil War era
-implemented Mass Effect era [REDACTED IN OPEN BETA]

GAMEPLAY (CORE / MAP / GAME MODES):
-tightened barriers and planning
-added more hintnodes
-increased CP capture region sizes
-added more CP spawn nodes
-updated CP capture localization strings
-darkened and 'deepened' underwater color

VISUAL:
-adjusted terrain texture saturation
-implemented accurate world shadow map
-implemented random weather
-changed foliage to more accurate grass
-added additional cover in various places
-fixed fountain particle effect color and view distance
-added more variations in terrain
-fixed floating objects
-updated shrub collision

AUDIO:
-updated ambient sound streams
-updated fountain sound effect
-fixed all (or at least most) missing sounds

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***Note: As stated in the change log and the read me, the Mass Effect era is redacted in the open beta.***



Courtesy to WULF for the GIFs.

[AQT]

The less saturated terrain looks much better now. I suggest replacing those SWBF2 Kashyyyk barriers with the ones from SWBF1, which look like they're made out of logs, for a more natural feel.

[Marth8880]

Thanks, Homie. ((((8o() And yeah, I agree, the current barriers look like toss compared to the log ones. :E


New trees! Yay! They're finally Douglas Firs like they're supposed to be!

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Thanks to agentsmith38.

[Noobasaurus]

Those trees look so much better.

SO much better. Just those trees make me want to play this again. Fantastic job on them!

[Marth8880]

Thanks!


UPDATE:

- More weather variations!
- Bucket turrets are now SWBF1 version, aka more brutal and actually effective towards anything.
- All vehicles minus speeders/STAPs can now capture CPs but in return have significantly less shields and health.
- AAT primary weapon is no longer *completely* OP; now deals much less splash damage and said splash damage range is significantly smaller.
- Further balanced sides via aggressiveness and difficulty Lua functions.
- HD-ified all the tree textures and junk.
- Sadly had to cut down on the trees' branch counts.
- Fixed some more sounds.


You all know the sunny variation, but here are a few glamour shots anyways. Oh, and WULF also made a new skydome texture for it and there are now low-ish stratus clouds.

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Also yay, the trunk tunnel things don't look like complete toss anymore!

I gave the rain variation a modified Dagobah skydome+texture, so here, eat an image.

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The new storm variation is basically the rain variation but with heavier rain, a darker atmosphere, and occasional lightning - lightning that strikes once within around half-a-minute to about a minute (i.e., more realistically in terms of western Washington state) instead of more-or-less constantly.

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This wouldn't be a true recreation of a Washington locale if it didn't have a classic cloudy weather variation.

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And a relatively-heavy fog variation because of reasons and pretty and atmosphere.

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Also, here's an image of the new tree bark normal maps.

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[THEWULFMAN]

I can't remember, is changing saturation a thing with sky/fx/something files globally? If yes, for the fog variation lowering the saturation of everything by like 30% would be good. The bright colors clash with the fog currently.

Beyond that, awesome.

[Marth8880]

I can't remember, is changing saturation a thing with sky/fx/something files globally?

Eeeeyup.

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Effect("ColorControl")
{
	PC()
	{
		Enable(1);
		WorldBrightness(0.42);
		WorldContrast(0.44);
		WorldSaturation(0.52);
	}
}

[THEWULFMAN]

Right well, do that thing then, with the thing, in the thing.