Australia Joins the Battle!

[[21CW]TA|Gunnie]

Yes, just a teaser, but more screens and an "official" news update to come in the next few days. :yay:


:shock:

We are still working hard and are putting the final touches on the next mod release. Bug hunting has been going full force and I am trying my best to get this mod build as bug free as I can. :p

There has only been a handful of us testing and hunting bugs, even though I have had many download a beta build. Getting participants to show up has been tough. Since it has only been but two or three of us working out the kinks of the build. It has been going slower than I had hoped. (All those peeps you see on the map are computer ai... ie. bots.)

In anycase, it should not be much longer until I can get you guys back into the Jungle. :thumbsup:

[[GCA]Tim270]

Re: Australia Joins the Battle!

Schweet! i remeber learning about how the VC feared the Aus troops so much more as they would follow them back into the jungles.

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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That is so awesome :) Now we just need a seperate VietCong and NVA army with different player models :p

[xpnl]

Re: Australia Joins the Battle!

Schweet! i remeber learning about how the VC feared the Aus troops so much more as they would follow them back into the jungles.

Leaving a trace of empty bottles of beer

[[21CW]TA|Gunnie]

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That is so awesome :) Now we just need a seperate VietCong and NVA army with different player models :p

Working on it.. I have "A" NVA soldier or two and I have several VC soldiers. I just need to get some additional stuff done at some point, once I learn how, on the other NVA soldiers and I can split them off the VC section. I currently do not have a character modeler, or a modeler in general, so I am having to assume that role as well within the mod team.

However, don't rule out the possibility that I won't get it or something done. :thumbsup:

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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Excellent Trahn! Great to hear :p
That was the only complaint I had in the first version of EoD2, no seperate NVA and VC :laugh: Luckily you are working on it.
How is the animation situation doing by the way?

[[21CW]TA|Gunnie]

Re: Australia Joins the Battle!

Some of the animation stuff, I have done. Others more complex animations. I am still working on. I am not really an animator, by trade, so I am having to learn that aspect of modding. I have been lucky to get some help from SatNav with some of the reload animations on some of the weapons. (Those are a bit troublesome for me.)

In anycase, most of them now have working animations that fit the weapon. Some still need some work.

[Stephen]

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Friggin Sweet.

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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Some of the animation stuff, I have done. Others more complex animations. I am still working on. I am not really an animator, by trade, so I am having to learn that aspect of modding. I have been lucky to get some help from SatNav with some of the reload animations on some of the weapons. (Those are a bit troublesome for me.)

In anycase, most of them now have working animations that fit the weapon. Some still need some work.

Great! :) Unfortunately I don't have any modding experience so I can't help you :p
How is the Australian his weapon called by the way?

[[21CW]TA|Gunnie]

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SLR is the Aussie main battle rifle.. It is a FN FAL rifle that was designed in the 50's. In Australia, it is designated as the L1A1 or "SLR" - Self Loading Rifle. We just call it the SLR in EoD. :thumbsup:

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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Thanks! I recognize it now! The FAL :) My father used to have that as it's main weapon when he was in the army.

[Kreepy Kitteh =^o.O^=]

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:shock: that's suh-weet!! I will most definitely be getting this mod! I hope it's out soon!! Awesome work mate..

P.S. Are you keeping the original BF2 sniper rifles?

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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Original BF2 sniper rifles?
Do you want a Barrett in Vietnam?
:hmm: thats sick.

[[21CW]TA|Gunnie]

Re: Australia Joins the Battle!

:shock: that's suh-weet!! I will most definitely be getting this mod! I hope it's out soon!! Awesome work mate..

P.S. Are you keeping the original BF2 sniper rifles?

Yes, you may "find" the "period" sniper rifles (models M40, XM21, Scoped Mosin and Dragunov) available within the jungle. However, there are no Barrett rifles to be had or M24's. Those are far too new for Vietnam.

In addition, I say that you may, "find" a sniper rifle in the true sense of word, "find". EoD does not contain any spawnable soldier classes that carry a sniper rifle. Due to the fact that snipers were not a common soldier upon the Vietnam Battlefield on either side. I have decided to make all sniper rifles, pick-up kits. In addition to the rifles being pickup kits. Not all maps will contain a sniper rifle kit.

I know that this may be a turn off to those lone gunman who only like to crawl around and snipe. However, after the fiasco with the first release of the mod build and everyone using only the sniper rifles instead of the regular rifles. I felt it was best to just control the number of rifles available to be used.

Therefore, while there will be sniper rifle kits on some of the maps. Don't look for them on all the maps and the maps that do have them. Expect them to be severly limited and/or coveted.

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

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In addition, I say that you may, "find" a sniper rifle in the true sense of word, "find". EoD does not contain any spawnable soldier classes that carry a sniper rifle. Due to the fact that snipers were not a common soldier upon the Vietnam Battlefield on either side. I have decided to make all sniper rifles, pick-up kits. In addition to the rifles being pickup kits. Not all maps will contain a sniper rifle kit.

Thank you!!! :)
No more 50% sniper 50% medic times.