The New Mod: Medieval Quake2

[Paril]

Alright, Here's the mod I've decided on. It's actually what I've been working on the last few months, which is why I haven't gotten to StroggDM (Sorry.. PM me if you want me to finish it first, I don't know what to do ).

Anyways, welcome to the Dark Ages! The times of trebuchets, battering rams, mangonels, onagers, castles, swords, flails, maces, bow, and all the rest of the medieval stuff.

I've got max 21 weapons done and one enemy.

I will keep you updated.

[Paril]

Oh and, I require a mapper to help with the single player missions. Anyone willing to dedicate the time, PM me please.

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

Iv PMéd you, and lookin forward to your new creations...


Wixen1

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

paril said:

Oh and, I require a mapper to help with the single player missions. Anyone willing to dedicate the time, PM me please.

Iam not at all qualifyed to do that but I will recommend X7 or WD..

Wix1

[Paril]

Thanks

I do need a mapper. If anyone knows someone or wants to participate themselves, PM or emailafy me.

[Whirlingdervish]

Well, I had some extra time on my hands yesterday so I started mapping
for a medieval type DM map... (in editor, I'd already done sketches)

Here's some previews..
(unfortunately I took these screenies in full-bright so they don't look quite as dark, and dreary)





PS: If anyone has any good ideas for medieval style maps, you should post them here... I can use any inspiration you guys can come up with...

and any prefabs/transparent textures that you guys use to make
flames and vegetation and other old fashioned/natural stuff that doesn't have blinking lights and zapping noises...

hey Wixen - hows your spiral tower coming along? that one seems like a great concept.. (kinda medieval too)

[Paril]

Thanks man, very very nice! Looks awesome!

About the flames and vegetation; they will be map entities that you can walk into and will deal damage, since I can animate them that way. Just ahead of time, they will be

misc_mapents_fire_small
misc_mapents_fire_large



A spiral tower has already been made, lots of them. The tower maps at deaconstomb has them

-Paril

[Paril]

Alright, nice updates here!

Anyways, in about 40 minutes, I am going to upload a test you can use (secret weapons disabled, of course )

A nice update anyways. Now, I looked into what X7 was saying about .ent files. I went into what he said, and it was done! Now, in Medieval, since there are too many map entities, you can use the .ent file to do it!

Here's an example of my q2dm1. It will contain EXACTLY this:

[ItemData]
1065 1270 911 weapon_mace
1417 1246 783 weapon_longsword
-31 373 655 weapon_longbow
249 -394 459 weapon_bastardsword
509 473 607 weapon_shortsword
702 108 911 medarmor_smhelm
1631 31 655 medarmor_bodyplate
1983 322 655 medarmor_boots
1990 334 399 weapon_crossbow
1884 926 527 weapon_bow
1507 575 472 weapon_heavyaxe

it goes in this order:

// MUST HAVE!
[ItemData]
origin1 origin2 origin3 classname
origin1 origin2 origin3 classname
origin1 origin2 origin3 classname

etc.

all classnames will be included with the mod, don't worry.

Also, remember. There is armor; three parts. Small Helm, Bodyplate, and Boots. Each will give you better resistances. It's nice to have them all!
But, the bad thing, they have durability! No no, they don't last very long, depending on what they hit you with
You will lose as much durability as health, so watch out! You will get warnings when they are at half and when they are very low.

So far, here's the 411:

- Lots of fun weapons
- No ammo (whee!), just all infinite. Just modeling the quiver and stuff.
- Armor
- entity files
- 8 examples (q2dm maps)
- The ability to make any polygon pushable by sticking them under func_pushable

Probably more, but I forget easily.

-Paril

[X7[Q2C]]

Add to the entities list

// these are needed to play
// Medieval Q2 MOD
//------------------------------------------
{
"origin" "1065 1270 920"
"classname" "weapon_mace"
}
{
"origin" "1417 1246 792"
"classname" "weapon_longsword"
}
{
"origin" "-31 373 664"
"classname" "weapon_longbow"
}

{
"origin" "249 -394 468"
"classname" "weapon_bastardsword"
}
{
"origin" "509 473 616"
"classname" "weapon_shortsword"
}
{
"origin" "702 108 920"
"classname" "medarmor_smhelm"
}
{
"origin" "1631 31 664"
"classname" "medarmor_bodyplate"
}
{
"origin" "1983 322 664"
"classname" "medarmor_boots"
}
{
"origin" "1990 334 408"
"classname" "weapon_crossbow"
}
{
"origin" "1884 926 536"
"classname" "weapon_bow"
}
{
"origin" "1507 575 472"
"classname" "weapon_heavyaxe"
}

[Paril]

well no. the .ent files must be in the format that I put up there, not in LOXs format. I find this way easier to sort

There are more weapons, that is just my q2dm1.ent example.

[X7[Q2C]]

those are the entities from the .bsp file, other mod that uses Ent files WOD, LOX, Gloom that I know of.

[Paril]

yeah but, I don't use that format. I just use one line to add an object. You'll get errors on each line in Medieval if you use that format for the .ent files.

[X7[Q2C]]

Waitting For a download link

[Paril]

Heh, sorry. Just finishing up a few things, adding a bit more. Looking into some stuff..

[napalmdeath]

Didn't they already make this game and call it Hexen? Or Heretic?