Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Do any of you have an interest in modding Homeworld2? ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
Sounds intresting? WHy? Can you give me some more info ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
it does sound interesting. what kind of help are you needing? or what kind of modding are you talking about? ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
Are you just messing with us? To see if we like modding stuff? ------------------ |
MastaLlama Member Posts: 671 From: Houston, TX USA Registered: 08-10-2005 |
wooo! Conroe, TX! You're not far from me Homeworld and Homeworld 2 are awesome games, I've never modded either but it would be interesting to see what could be done with 'em. ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
Dallas is closer... ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
You all have seen my sig. That is what I want to do with HW2. I just cant figure out how. I've had it on my heart for two or three years, well ever since it came out. If yall have ever read The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn you'll see what I mean. I simply want people to ask themselves what is this existence? Why am I here? In the end I want them to turn to Christ for the answers. Or else at least know the truth even if they chose to not. In Christ name ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
And no en972 i'm not messing with yall. lol Im actually quite serious. ------------------ |
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001 |
Is Homeworld 2 the best game to mod for such a purpose? That sounds like RPG material. Homeworld 2 is an awesome game, no doubt, but it's a space based RTS. Modding it for such a purpose may prove to be difficult. The concept sounds good, though, and shows a lot of promise. I myself have been considering creating something along similar lines using the Torque engine. ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i've been wanting to do something like that with dugeon siege, or if it's moddible, dungeon siege 2(which i don't have yet). i've been thinking about trying to do something like that with dungeon siege, making it as Christian as possible. taking out the magic, toning down the blood, and trying to convert it into something usable for a youth group lan party . have the books be actual books from the bible and everything. i just can't figure out what i would do with the weapons, and what kind of story line i could use. i'm trying to talk my cousin into doing the graphics side of things. maybe if i actually got all the scripting done(as much as possible anyway), then i could fine someone willing to help. i might start tearing into that sometime soon. i figured the original ds would be cheaper at $10 a pop, compared to ds2 at around $49 a pop. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
I'll be honest with yall. This is what has been on my heart for 3 years. I am just now coming forward with it. I have been unable to hook in to the internet for two of that. At least speaking about games. But in reality I have been working on figuring out how to mod HW2 for the last 6 months now. If you all will check out the Angels fall first Universe site at http://www.dendezyn.net/affv4/ and download the AFF Universe Compendium. Just glance through. Truthfully I am no expert on HW2. I'm just following what God puts in my heart. I do know that there's no way I can do it myself. It may not seem like the best game to do this with but who am I to speak against God? Who knows we might be able to do what AFFU is doing, which is using HW2 for space and Halo2 for the ground and combine them into one thing. Now I have no idea how'd one would do that. I'm just following my heart. By the end of tomorrow I will have finished compiling the 1700 lines of the Table of Contents listing for to compile into .Big format for the Point Defense System mod so I can use the guy's (I forget his name) original install I have to experiment with, and attempt to create a single player campaign. God willing I'll have the patience to keep going. In Christ's name, -Valkyri ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
Just a thought. Instead of modding homeworld 2...how about you just make a game that suits you? It would be easier to make your own then mod it. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
I don't know how nor do I have the resources. All I have is one year in Visual Basic programming. I've had to figure out lua on my own and am still doing so. I work with what I have. Thats why I came here. ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
Ohhh.. If you know Visual Basic.net check out www.irrlicht-engine.com Thats great! If you want some advice on resources, e mail me at reaganmeister@gmail.com ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
thx, I'll check it out. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Got an update! I have finished the compilation!! Tis my first. Final Tally 1665 lines. All I gotta do now is debug. Then I give to the Arhive.exe and I got me a Big file! God willing it'll work. I've got the Irrilic engine finally downloaded(slow dial-up) and I'm checking it out. Thank you lord! In Christ name, - Valkyri ------------------ |
en972 Member Posts: 562 From: NOT TELLING! Registered: 08-27-2004 |
I'm happy for you man! ------------------ |
MastaLlama Member Posts: 671 From: Houston, TX USA Registered: 08-10-2005 |
quote: ...closer to what? not me! hee hee Congratz on the compilation man, let us know how things turn out!! MastaLlama ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Don't you just love when DOS tells that root path "Ll" does not exist? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Must persevere against the lying program, no wait, the truthful but stupid program. Meaning Ll does not exist but the root path points to C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld 2\PDS50\ or at least I have told it to point to that. ???????????? Hang on while I get the output from Archive.exe. God willing it will work. -In Christ's name, Valkyri ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
I have rerun through the program about 20 times now and i just can't seem to figure out why it's doing what it is. So here is the output:
Archive.exe Usage: Required Arguments Optional Arguments, at least one required -hash - List the hash on the archive. -v - Verbose output log all warnings/errors. e.g.:
Archive name= "PDS50" C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld 2\PDS50\ai\classdef.lua -------............1600 lines here in between..................------- C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld 2\PDS50\weapon\vgr_smallmissileburst\vgr_smallmissileburst.wepn TOCEnd The root path refers to C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld 2\PDS50 but it's saying that Ll does not exist which is true but why is it doing that? I have the root pointing to C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld 2\PDS50 I mean it makes no sense. Do yall have any sugestions by chance?
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i haven't ever played homeworld 2(or 1) before. i'm d/l the demo to homeworld 2 right now to check it out. do you know where i can find some info on modding it? ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Go to Relic Forums, http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?p=1072909#post1072909 and start from here and look around there are like a million threads but these are the modders also go to http://www.dendezyn.net/affv4/ and check that out. ABOVE ALL go to http://hw2.tproc.org/wiki/KarosGraveyard this is where you will find out the most about modding, it's where I started out at. The one thing that I have downloaded that won't work but i need is the HOD viewer. It's absolutely vital in order to do any sort of graphics work( for the most part) just read up on what see. You must also go to http://www.relic.com/download/homeworld2/tool.php in order to download the requiered tools for modding. For the tools to have full functionality you will need MAYA 3.0 or higher. I wish I had a real version of Maya instead of the PLE which barely works with it. I had to coerce it. I simply did not have the money for it. I'll get you the address if you like but youll need a good connection, its a 144mb dl. Just let me know if you need anything else, P.S. Make sure you check out the mods download section in Relic Entertainment, the Star Wars Clone Wars from http://swrebellion.com/ is awesome. P.S.S. One last thing you must have a full version of HW2 for any mods or modding programs to work, the demo will not work with them. I hope I didn't inundate you too much. let me know if you need anything else. I start college on Monday woo hoo!!! God bless!!!!!
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Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Do yall by chance know what the Ll stands for? I still have not been able to figure it out. Any sugestions would be helpful. God bless. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Sorry i didn't notice this before. The ..^ is what this browser or forum translates the Ll into. The Ll is what Dos gives me on the root path. I hope I did not confuse yall. I'm working on figuring out that Irrlicht engine but it's going to take me some time. Say do any of yall go on to Outerworlds by chance? ------------------ [This message has been edited by Valkyri (edited August 28, 2005).] |
CoolJ Member Posts: 354 From: ny Registered: 07-11-2004 |
If your looking for one, here's an intro I thought up for an HW2 mod.
Sometime in the not so distant future, man's dream of colonizing space had Soon spaceports would emerge on locations further out, on moons of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. This was a major accomplishment for mankind. As space travel between the planets became frequent, entire civilizations sprang from these outposts. Unfortunately, man's greed for power and wealth and hatred toward each So no longer were wars waged just among nations on Earth. Space had become the backdrop for the most devestating battles ever known. And if our history was just a record of these wars, there would be little surprise. But there was something else. Something even darker than the evil in the hearts of men. Beyond the grasp of man's imagination, something horrible had been disturbed in the deepest parts of space. Something that would challenge what is means to be human and change man's destiny forever. |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Wow .... That's good Yall give me a day and I should be able to post my thoughts on the game\mod i'd being led to make. What the foundation of it all is that is. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Still thinking on how to put it without rambling on and on. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Ok, I am now going to try: In HW2 the story goes that Karen S'jet led her people to find their destiny against overwhelming odds and the same thing happened in the original Homeworld game the difference was was that she led them to their ancestral world from which they had been exiled from. Now she was merely human ( EVEN after being linked to the mothership to become fleet command). How does one come to depend on God. We all know that we are children of God if we have accepted Christ into our hearts. So therefore as children we must depend on him. The question I want people to ask themselves is Why am I here? What is my existence. In otherwords i want to show them the truth. But most people don't even bother to think about the word, "Why." (Emphazied) Everyone just seems so career driven, only caring about their next raise or promotion. Just trying to provide for everything and just going on about life like there's nothing to. I mean is it just: Your born, you be a kid, go to school, get a job, get a girl, get married, have kids, raise them, send them to college, become grandparents, and then just die. I mean that that's not good and all ( having kids and watching them grow up) but is that all there is to life? What happens after you die? Or do we just follow the old saying and just Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die. ? These are just my observations, nothing more. But I guess God has just put into me to ask Why, why, why.? I hope I haven't rambled on too much, and I hope that that makes sense. Anyway just think on it and pray cause that's what I'll be doing. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Any replies? ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
sorry i haven't replied yet. if you can make a mod that causes people to begin to think about things like that, than that would be great. if you're really lead to do this, than do it with the best of your ability and God will bless your efforts and it will be fruitful to His glory. if people really begin to think, and to question ask the question "why?", hopefully they will keep seeking until they find the truth. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Download and install Outerworlds and then come by Virtual to my carrier to see it by teleporting to 2N 37E. When you get there face East. ------------------ |
QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
quote:otherworlds? come by virtual? your carrier? teleporting to 2N 37E? face east? WHAT?????? |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
go here: http://outerworlds.com/html/downloads.html and click the click here link in the paragraph: Click here to download and install the Outerworlds Browser using the NEW install from the web package! Only the needed files will be downloaded and installed on your computer. When the File Download Box appears, simply click OPEN and Outerworlds will automatically install for you. It’s that simple! Thus follow what this says and come on in to outerworlds as a Tourist. Please PM me your name so I know who you are. I go by Valkyri in there too. Go to the coordinates to see it. ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
Seriously, do yall have any interest in seeing my carrier or not? I'm not mad I just wanna know if yall are truly interested if not or you are let me know. In Christ, Valkyri ------------------ |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
I guess I shall take that as a no. ------------------ |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
I heard that civ4 (which I am told from a relaible source is the best of all the Civs; I have yet to play it) is designed for modding. coded in Python also. so... just throwing that up. ------------------ |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
I've got to hand in a mod i made as a part of a group for Battlefield 1942, this week. It was done as a part of coursework for my Game Dev Degree. Unfortunately it's very Gothic themed (picked out of a hat, had no choice). Will post some screenies here if your interested. --D-SIPL ------------------
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bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i'm interested in seeing some screen shots. ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
oh, and how's college going valkyri? ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
Valkyri Member Posts: 205 From: Registered: 08-13-2005 |
smiles only one more month to go!!!!!!!!! yahooooooooo!!! Anyway if you will tell me how to post some here i'll do so. I took AFFU's new mod and basically combined with the PDS mod! hehe It's awesome that is if your computer can handle it. Basically I went in to the five or six lua files and told them to let me be allowed to build and use those awesome ships in the pds, since AFFU did not think to allow you to build them. As far as I can tell I'm probably the only one thats done this. It definately was worth the time it took. I'll upload some to my sad web site. From there yall can tell me how stick it in here. Arch how do I go about getting Civ4, is it downloadable for free by chance? D-SIPL show them pics, I'm curious myself! In Christ, Valkyri ------------------ |