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First
off, let me just say this is one project I'm seriously turned
on about. I love Star Wars. (Other than that annoying little
Jar Jar thing from Episode 1) I read the books, I watch the
movie, I have Star Wars boxers with George Lucas' head on
the front. Star Wars is good. I also love Tribes. There are
no books or movies to collect, so I just play it. Alot. Actually
I play constantly.
Regrettably,
the vast majority of Star Wars games for the computer have
gone horribly wrong. They just plain suck. (Jedi Knight was
the notable exception)
When
I found out that someone was actually making a Star Wars TC
for Tribes, I immediately fled to their site to view the goodness,
or berate the horror they had created. Needless to say, I
was damned impressed. If you've not been to their SITE
yet, go take a look around. Very, very nice. These guys have
put one hellovalotta work into this project, and it shows.
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The
Dark Trooper is one mean looking mofo!
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Darth
Maul, with his trademark beatstick
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Impressive.
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An
now you will die, my young apprent..... er... Tie
fighter?
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Hopefully
this guy can actually hit something
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This
has got to be the coolest model of all time. :)
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I've
never really seen a user created client side mod for Tribes
work out and become popular. I'm not sure why this is, but
I suspect it has something to do with the fact that Tribes
1 does not support auto download on maps, and people are used
to this, so never bother going out and finding the user side
mods/TCs. Screaming Fist was an example of one that was a
great deal of fun, but never went anywhere. Rather disappointed
and I'm sure the dev team was as well.
This
is the first time anyone's made a really sweet looking Star
Wars TC/Mod though. And as I've said before Wow. They've got
something here, that, if it's as much fun to play as it is
to look at... My oh my. Even the vehicles look amazing!
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Comencing
attack run!
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Bombs
away
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Bad
day to be in town
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I
want the code to unlock this bad boy!
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Heh.
Memories of Hoth.
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Anyhows!
Machine, the man behind the whole thing, has consented to
a little e-mail interview. Listen as his nefarious plot unfolds
before your wondering eyes:
| Name/Age/Rank/Serial
Number? |
| Machine, 20,
??, ?? |
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| Location
in the real world? |
| Pennsylvania,
USA |
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| Favorite
movie? |
| Matrix, and
Friday the 13th Series |
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| Music
preference? |
| Alternative
stuff.. Korn, NIN, Limp Bizkit... |
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| Favorite
game? (Better be Tribes. :)) |
| Tribes without
a doubt |
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| Favorite
news site? |
| FRAGtopia
;) (hehehe ) |
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| Boxers
or Briefs? |
| Boxer Briefs! |
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| Steel
Cage match: Dr. Evil & Mini Me vs. Dr. Frankenstien &
Igor. Who wins,and why? |
| I think Igor
would kick Dr Evils Ass. It's gotta be the rotten teeth
and hump back. |
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| Enough
with the background questions. Here's the good stuff:
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| Tell
us a little bit about the Star Wars TC. What it is, a
little background etc. |
| This is a
TC (Total Conversion) for Dynamix's kickass Game "TRIBES".
I combined the best parts of the whole StarWars series
into one game... That way we can have all the cool weapons,characters,
and vehicles at the same time. |
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| How
many people are currently working on the project with
you? |
| Well, It started
out being just Phantomstranger and myself. He did the
models, and I skinned/scripted/mapped.. Alot of ppl contributed
buildings (Graham, Stalker and Havok), and skins (Lone_Predator).
A List of all the ppl that helped and contributed will
be shipped along with the TC. Hosed, Phantomstranger,
and Adger all contributed with some ideas on helping me
code. |
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| How
long has it been under development? |
| Approx. 8
months. |
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| What
inspired you to go to all this work? |
| I originally
took over the mod from the previous leader.. His concept
was awesome, but design was not the best, and he had little
time to work on it. I got the beta after he released it,
and completely redid the entire thing from scratch! |
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| Anything
you wish you could add but didn't have time? |
| Definitely
more maps, and weapons. But the way it is now is definitely
playable... But keep in mind here the magic word is BETA...
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| Any
special requirements for the game? |
| You must be
able to play tribes.. And a 3d card is recommended.. IF
you don't have one there will be a non-3d card patch for
ppl still living in the dark ages. |
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| What
was the greatest challenge in making the TC? |
| Dedicating
time to it. |
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| How
much interest has there been thus far? |
| There is alot
of interest.. I have 350 ppl signed up on the beta mailing
list... And another 200 not on the list. |
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| How
big will the complete download be? |
| Hopefully
between 10-15 megs depending on how many more buildings
and maps get finished before the release. (M: But remember..
Size matters not.) |
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| You mention
an AT-AT. (My fav vehicle from any movie) Is it: A) Full
size? |
| Yep |
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Controllable (Ex. Turrets) or just part of the scenery?
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| No Sorry.
But it looks hella cool flying around it! |
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| I
see a pic of the Death Star on your screenshots! How many
of these vehicles can your team have at any one time?
Will a blaster have any effect on it? |
| The Death
Star pic is just a "planet". You can't go to it, But you
can shoot your blaster at it all day long... You won't
do much damage tho ;) (M: Du'oh!) |
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| If you play
as a Storm Trooper do your aiming controls get way off,
like in the movies? |
| No.. It's
like any other armor... You move slightly slower, and
have lower mobility. |
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| Are
you making maps for CTF only, or will there be D&D, C&H
etc? |
| They will
mostly be C&H, DM, and a few CTF. |
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| How
much longer until final release? |
| 2-4 weeks
depending on my real life schedule. |
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| Any
problems with Lucasarts? (Licensing/Lawyer issues for
example?) |
| No surprisingly...
If there was the mod would have to be trashed... |
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| Anything
else you'd like to add? |
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1. Yes there
is blaster deflection with lightsabers.. Lightsaber
duels are also possible.. If you get hit while holding
a light saber with a blaster.. It will deflect it to
wherever your crosshairs are pointing.. So.. You can
make someone eat their own blasts. (M: Woohoo!)
2. Team buying
is also in effect. If your a rebel you can only buy
rebel items.. But you can steal imperial stuff off of
corpses, same thing for the imperials, but reversed.
3. Alot of
new things are being added. I'm on a tight schedule
with work, but I'm doing my best. If anyone knows how
to do WC buildings and wants to help let me know.
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| Any
special thanks to anyone? |
| All my fans(I
think I have one or two), Dynamix for making a kick ass
game, Tinman (Kidney Thief) for all his help, Phantomstranger,
Hosed, Adger, Lone_Predator, The dude who made the lightsabers
(unknown), and everyone who will be beta testing. |
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| For full details
on the mod, and all it includes check out their site,
screenshots,
more
screenshots & details.
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| If anyone
is interested in helping out with the project, contact
Machine via e-mail
at his fortress of solitude or by ICQ (# 29947346) for
details. |
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| Feast your
eyes on the below never before seen screenshots. (Machine
we lub j00!) Then go sign up on the mailing
list. |
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Exclusive
screenies baby! Suck it down!
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Check
this bad boy AT-AT out!
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It's
only scenery, but sweet, sweet
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Scenery
it is.
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Read those
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The
Dark Trooper, up close and personal.
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Gonna
cut me down some biatches!
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The
Starwars TC is now hosted on FRAGtopia. Check the new site
HERE.
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