Lost_WLd

Nice work. Makes my mod look like a finger painting :P

Just a quick status update. I haven't had a lot of time to mod this last week. We have been pretty busy at work since we're short-staffed two people. Also, my friends and family decided they missed me and dragged me out of the basement for awhile. The sunlight was like a dagger to my retinas. X-( Anywho, I'm going to be modding between shifts at work for the next five days. After that I have three days off and I'll finally be able to put in some serious mod time again. I'm

Since Ironclad is based out of Vancouver, it's obviously the one thing Canadians fear most... a polar bear invasion. :d

It does. :) Green/Blue are light damage, red is medium and a neon color will be heavy.

[quote]I think every hour spent grinding in Particle Forge grants +1 to your Particle Forging skill... can't wait until I hit 150 and unlock some new stuff.Will Instant Forging be unlocked? Instant creation of all those effects would definitely speed up the mod's creation.[/quote] I wish. I think that's a 300+ skill. (:(

Using a sledgehammer to kill a fly... I like it. :D

Bleh, you two beat me to the edit button. :p I made a comparison video for one of my friends, who doesn't have the game, so I thought I'd share it. [link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hcefA6nNpc"]TEC Comparison Video[/link] [quote]wait: so this is the wrap ups of the TEC. how far are you on the advent and vasari?[/quote] The mod is about 30% done. :) I'm hoping the rest will go faster since I have about 100+ hours with the Particle Forge under my belt now. <br/

Hi ya. I could use some more feedback, on the lasers this time though. :) As of right now: *Tech Utility/Scout -- Small Green Laser *Cobalt/Siege frigate/Capital light laser -- Small Blue Laser *Capital Ships Medium Laser -- Red Laser Anywho, let me know what you think. :p [img]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Lost_WLd/ScreenShot_52.jpg[/img] [img]http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Lost_WLd/ScreenShot_51.jp

lol, exactly! Monotony is the antithesis of fun. :)

[quote]There are other ways to make combat more interesting.[/quote] Such as? :)

lol, I'll give that route a try when I get back to this mod. I actually was using planet abilities and a massive chance on death buff chain. :P Optimally I'd like to completely get rid of the whole "unit reaches 0 hp and dies" thing. I'd much prefer a system where a unit accumulates damage until a lucky shot finally ends it. AKA: Super Smash Brothers style. This would allow some regular irregularity in the gameplay as not every unit would have the same life cycle. I'm look

[quote]Excellent work on all of that. New TEC vid looks great, especially the updated Marza effects. I thought you were going to change some point on the Marza mesh so the comet didn't pass through it. Unless you say it uses pinpoint phasing to pass through it......[/quote] It wouldn't let me move the "bomb" point off of the ship mesh to do that. :NOTSURE: As far as explaining the projectile passing through the ship... a wizard did it. ;) [quote]An idea that would make

[quote]Further, UEF does have a point with the purple hue on initial contact - pure white with a touch of yellow, maybe, fading to darker orange later?-- Retro[/quote] Fixed. :) Did you guys like the Marza travel effect being blue? I was trying to make it look like a comet but I'm not too sure if everyone will be forgiving for straying outside the TEC's usual color pallet.

Ello, I've added a new video to my original post again. Alternatively, you can also click [link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoDTZjilFCA"]here[/link] to visit youtube and take a look at it. Hope it doesn't suck. Feedback is appreciated. :d

I need to correct myself as AMD/ATi have changed their release dates. The 4850 and 4870 will now both be released on June 25th. I failed to mention in my last post that the Nvidia cards are being released on June 17th. Also, AMD/ATi have been planting information that was undervaluing the specifications and speed of their new GPU's to throw off Nvidia(I'm guessing Nvidia is probably doing the same thing). This means the cards [I]could[/I] be more capable than what was being anticip

[quote]Does this work online?[/quote] I've never tried it but, it should as long as everyone you're playing with is running the same [I][B]exact[/B][/I] mod. PS. Thanks for everyone's interest in this mod.

[quote]When's the next version tho?[/quote] When it's done. I want this version to make the original look utterly craptacular. :d It takes time though. :NOTSURE:

I have no clue. My only advice would be to re-download the files and install them again. Also make sure your version is actually 1.04. If you updated to 1.05 unknowingly you should just need to replace the old Malice files with the changed Malice gameinfo files from 1.05. :)

[quote]did this mod die?[/quote] Not quite. I'm just busy working on my other mod atm. My goal is to get my visual mod nailed down and then work on my gameplay mod. My development team consists of one sleep deprived person modding 38-56 hours a week. :p On top of that I'm not even paying him.

I'm planning on using the muzzle effect to make the Marza look like its generating a magnetic field of some sort. I might also be able to move the weapon point on the mesh file to somewhere inside the planet so the asteroids don't have to go through the Marza. Glad everyone is liking the concept so far though. I'll try to polish it up. :)

Hi guys. I wanted to show you all the new concept for the Marza siege animation. I haven't tried to polish it too much yet because I wanted some feedback first. The hit effect on the other hand is near final. I'll be seeing it in my sleep for awhile... X-( Anywho, the basic concept is to have the Marza capture a loose asteroid and then slam it into the planet at high speed. Click [link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myE1muJTwYY"]here[/link] or check out the embedded video o

Nice work :d How many polygons is that using?

I wouldn't dismiss the 4x00 series. It's the first chip in AMD/ATi's new strategy of making powerful and very cost effective GPU's targeted at the mainstream. For the high end they're now going to jam together multiple chips onto a single PCB. AMD/ATi have streamlined their chip production methods and can create more chips, while doing it for less cost, than Nvidia. The 4850 is rumored to be at least 10% faster than the 9800 GTX at a 200$ launch price. The 4870 is supposed to b

[quote]btw, got an ETA on the new version?????[/quote] I haven't made a single release date I've given yet so, at the risk of owing Blizzard Entertainment a royalty fee... When it's done. Just know I'm putting all my free time into modding. :) *Edit [quote]btw, got an ETA on the new version?????he said by the end of this week, he should have about 2/3(?) of it done.[/quote] Hopefully. :p

[quote]everything's working great so far! I love all the effects! The only minor complaint I would have is for the Vasari Marauder: The green beam doesn't seem to have any kind of impact effect on the ship it is fired upon. Besides this... great work![/quote] All the impact effects have been fixed in the new version. :) I'm working hard between shifts at work to finish it. I truly hope the old version looks like utter crap when I release the new one.