Announcing The Original Trilogy Version 4 release! There is a wide range of new content, a host of bugs are fixed, and many balance issues have been dealt with. Also there are now multiplayer missions! Read below for a full debrief...
The biggest additions are the multiplayer missions and new HUDs. That's not all though, read below for a full explanation of all the changes. Also, this is a standalone release, so please just delete any previous versions and use this version. It also include the fixed Prologue mission.
Version 4 Full Change/Addition LogAdditions:-Added two new multiplayer missions, one TvT and one FFA.-Added custom HUD for the Rebels and Empire.-Added new music and improved the soundtrack diversity. -Added many new and improved Imperial HUD animations and a set of new neutral pilot animations. Credits to coffeesoft.-Added landing capabilities to the fighter-bays. -Added Bridge subsystem to Imperial Star Destroyer.-Added improved model of the Millennium Falcon. -Added B-wing AI profile, weapons, and HUD icon. -Added new secondary weapon specifically for the Assault Gunboat, the Heavy Rocket. Thanks to FekLeyrTarg.-Added better Death Star backgrounds. -Added hiqh quality new briefing animations. Credits to coffeesoft.-Add better animations for conversations in Prologue. Credits to coffeesoft.
Fixes:-Fixed ship radius calculations to improve AI performance.-Fixed crashes related to the mouse script and hit indicator. Unfortunately that means neither script is in the mod any more. -Fixed all major bugs with the Prologue not working correctly. -Fixed the mini-target icon inconsistencies.-Fixed the collisional holes in the Imperial XQ1 Station. -Fixed some subsystem naming errors. -Fixed some thruster placements on various ships.-Fixed a rotation time error. -Fix messages.tbl and names of hud ani's.-Fixed fatal tstrings.tbl error.b Credits to darthdoull.
Balancing:-Balanced out primary weapon lasers on smaller ships to prevent snipe-like attacks in multi-player.-Tweaked and improved AI settings. -Better balanced the ion cannon. -Better adjusted subsystem values. -Balanced concussion missile damage values. Note on Multiplayer:For those of you who want to set up multiplayer missions but do not know how please refer to these pages:-Setup: Hard-light.net Hard-light.net servers: Hard-light.net entire wiki for multiplayer is here: Hard-light.net community at HLP is very helpful and friendly so they are a great resource if you are having trouble, too.
Note on Missions:All missions are under the Mission Simulator in the Tech Room. Prefixes for the file names have been used to more effectively differentiate mission types. Missions with 00(0, 1, 2, etc) designate official missions in the OT campaign. An N, R, or E will also follow the number to signify Neutral (N), Rebel (R) or Empire (E) type mission. Coop missions are multiplayer missions, FFA designates Free For All and TvT designates Team vs Team. CC in the file name are community created missions. X shows missions that are concept ideas/tests.
Note on the new script functions: -In-Mission Techroom: Alt-1 shows your ship info, Alt-2 shows weapon info, and Alt-3 shows info about target. You can check the status of the subsystems, which is very handy for planning an attack strategy on a larger ship like a Mark II SD. It is also included since all of the ships and weapons are relatively unfamiliar.
Requirements:
Freespace 2: Open engine, Media VPs 3.6.14, and FSO 3.7.2 Final. Freespace 2 can be found on gog.com for under 5 US dollars and the free FS2 Open 3.7.2 and Media VPs 2014 are located at this site: Hard-light.net
Installation:
To install just unzip the folder and place it in your FS2 directory. Then select the mod with your launcher.
I bought the game today just so I can play this :) There is still a lot to learn, but so far it looks awesome.
Nice! Let me know if you have any questions :)
Will do. Thanks.
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Nice!
On the Hard-light.net the latest Media VP version is 3.6.12, not 3.6.14. Will that do? I'll try it anyway.
Wait is this 3.6.14? Hard-light.net
Here is the link to the 2014 ones!
Hard-light.net
LINKS ARE FAULTY. Only the googledrive link worked.. All others stopped downloading at about 300mb
I was downloading it without problems ,may be the connection sometimes fails. :)
Ok, I'm totally new to FS2 modding and have no idea what half this **** means. Could someone give me some basic instructions for my stupid brain to comprehend? Sorry for the inconvenience.
No worries, I was in your shoes when I started, too. A good start is to make sure you have FS2 Open working before any mods. Here is a good staring link: Hard-light.net
Hi there i managed to install the mod correctly and i have the media vps 2014 however the game tries to load the original freespace 2 campaign using the assets from the mod, multiple warning come up in game stating it will be unstable, i went to the campaign selection screen and only freespace 2 campaign is showing ???
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Actually there is no campaign ready for this mod, just the prologue mission and other single missions.
You must choose single missions and not campaign missions on the menu.
After that you can enjoy all the missions just choosing them.
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