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[MOD] Wing Commander : Codename "Initium"

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[MOD] Wing Commander : Codename "Initium"

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Wing Commander: Initium Mod for Sins of Solar Empire.

The Initium will place You in a Universe, where the Terrans, Kilrathi and Border Worlds / Nephilim fight over the control of the galaxy. You will take a role of a leader in of one of the factions and fight for dominance in the universe.

A Total Conversion which will bring the Wing Commander Universum into the Sins of Solar Empire game.
We are aiming at a fully emphasized fighter/carrier combat*, a singleplayer campaign*, slightly enhanced effects and redone gameplay* to suit the Wing Commander fighting style.

Current planned development:
- Implementing over 20 fighter-types including heavy fighters and bombers*
- Implementing experience and abilities into fighter-craft [ by fighter-craft I mean every single small ship ]. *
- Revisiting the tech-tree to suit the theme
- Enhancing the effects a slight bit
- Introducing new ships and models into the WC universe.
- Full Orchestral soundtrack composed by Andrew McLean
- Remastered sound effects
- Singleplayer campaign*

And more! Stay tuned for more !


* - if engine will let us do that after the main mod tool release.

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top
We have all the merchendise there is to WC :) But I'll message You back when we will need a voice!
Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top
Wrote a utility to convert a list of Wing Commander system names to a mod-supported planet names list and sent it to Raxiv. I'm running with it on my copy locally and it definitely adds a nice bit of flavor to the game. If anyone else wants that data, send me a PM with your E-Mail.

Anyone know of a list of all sector / quadrant names in plain-text? I can modify my algorithm and generate a star name definitions from that source very quickly if I had a list to work with.
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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top
Why not make the setting in the Privateer Timeline? That had Kilrathi, Pirates, & Aliens and even more competing factions.
Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top
We are still working hard on our first release, we are still looking for 3d Modelers so if You know anyone or You would like to help, give me a ring!
Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top
I have lots of information about wing commander... I simply love the series of games, although I was dissappointed by the Prophecy/Secret Ops games, the Nephilim seemed like a poor attempt to continue a story when the story should have been started instead. (Battle of McAuliffe would have been more fun than a new alien threat.)

Personally I'd love to build Vesuvius-class supercarriers in Sins, but that brings up an important question:

Do you intend to be accurate to the canon? or will you make this alternate?

Example, the Vesuvius was built using a combination of Terran and Kilrathi enginuity, so without the end of the war, this ship would never have been built.

Personally I can offer lots of help regarding ideas ^.^ And my favorite timeline was the wc 3/4 era.

About the factions, I read some great ideas on this thread but I have possible idea to add to it:

Orriginal Idea: Use the Border Worlds as neutral "and" pirate factions...
My Idea: Use the Border Worlds as neutral "only" faction and use the Mandarines (wing commander II: they were humans sympathetic to the Kilrathi, but the Kilrathi wouldn't think twice about killing them when it suited them)
Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top
This is what I bought this game for. I knew I would get some WC moddage. Am waiting with bated breath.
Reply #33 from Sins Forums Top

Just another "any news" bump.

When I bought this game today and read about a Star Wars mod, Wing Commander was the first thing that popped into my head as something that needs done.

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

therse probly a good chance its dead. as far as a campagain goes i dont think its possible. as far as other specifics go, its probly not that hard if you got a good modeler, the coding is rather easy.

Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top

making a campaing wouldnt be that hard as you would most likly just make a bunch on maps and add a personal short story to the map description but would be a little boring as you cant get much into it as for dialog ect.

 

Stardock really needs to make a story mod for this game i think

Reply #36 from Sins Forums Top

:(  Wing Commander was interesting, hope the mods not dead, but i have had a few "this is not gonna work" ideas die on me. Not that i didnt want them to be cool, i just couldnt pull off what i wanted, my chess mod is a good example, thought it was cool, couldnt get it to work the way the idea played in my head. It was just sorta Sins with 16 ships instead of hundreds, not what i had hoped at all, but what can i say?  

These guys may have run into something of the same, hope not, it would be cool to have them post back and say its done and uploading, but after this long, i dont know.  :(  Anyway, WC was very cool, what about the DOW mod? Might have a similar "feel"?  Dont know, but i think that one is still going hard at work.

-Teal

 

 

Reply #37 from Sins Forums Top

seems dead

Reply #38 from Sins Forums Top

ya it seems completely dead, now we're just grave digging:-"

Reply #39 from Sins Forums Top

Well, if anyone does decide to get back in on this action, I know of a place to start to get some 3d models.

http://wcmdf.solsector.net/meshes.htm

I have a few other spots to get ships also, if interested in finding out more pm me.

Reply #40 from Sins Forums Top

I just watched the movie Wing Commander, it would be neat to have a mod based on it.

Reply #42 from Sins Forums Top

Is this dead? I find strange that probably the game better for a wing commander universe has not a mod from it. If the people do not find models, perhaps they should try a new aproach, they can try contact the creators from other mods on other games, probably Mayor A Payne from Star Wars Empire at War can help you with this.

 

Reply #43 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Teal_Blue, reply 36
hope the mods not dead,
End of Teal_Blue's quote

Quoting derenek, reply 37
seems dead
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Quoting agentx250, reply 38
ya it seems completely dead, now we're just grave digging
End of agentx250's quote

If posts from over 2 years ago are saying its dead, its dead. x_x

Reply #44 from Sins Forums Top

Sometimes dead mods can be raised with a bit of help.

Reply #45 from Sins Forums Top

Reply #46 from Sins Forums Top

But this is Wing commander!  It could come back to life!

Reply #47 from Sins Forums Top

Wing Commander died with Prophecy, and that horrible movie. Lets keep it buried :X oops, did i say that?

Reply #48 from Sins Forums Top

The Kilrathi live on in my mind...oh yes...they are in my mind.

Reply #49 from Sins Forums Top
I still remember doubling my ram to a whopping 8 megs for Wing Commander 3 Eye the Tiger. When Mark Hamill jumped in the cockpit to launch, the extra ram shorted the loading time by 32 secs...boy life was good...
Reply #50 from Sins Forums Top

I do not miss the slow loading.