Dune Mod Thread

Hi!
Our mod started in 1999. And we are going to change it to BF42 or Vietnam
We are going to restart on Summer.
Our Mod is about Dune. Aesthetically is base in David Linch´s Film , and based in Frank Herberts Books ( and Brian Herbert ).
Is a futuristic and epic Mod.
For who dont know about Dune.
Planets are controled by rich families, this houses control some planets, it depend if the house is rich. A great house control the Empire. House Corrino.
Dune is a planet called Arrakis. The principall enemies are Atreides vs Harkonnens.
Maps will be in some different worlds.
Mod will be 3 differents epocs.
Before Paul. During Paul Atreides. And During God Emperor.

For the first final release.
Will be 6 teams and 4 classes each team.
House Harkonnen
House Atreides
House Corrino
House Vernius ( IX )
Bene-Theilax
Fremens

Will be smugglers and civilian controled by Computer. Or neutral soldiers whitout house who shots all other houses.

We are wanting principally 3d Moddelers but any other help will be welcome.

Email: jdsan@canariastelecom.com
MSN: jdsanchsuar@hotmail.com

PD: We are renovating webs pages.

- Edited By Feyd On Sat 8th, May 2004 @ 8:53:28am
- Edited By Feyd On Mon 10th, May 2004 @ 5:40:37am

hmm.. sounds like a pretty good idea.. May wanna try contacting someone for legal permissions first tho... dont want that commin up and bitin ya in the ass later... but sonds good, hope this mod idea works out..

We have 8 players models. ( For HL1 )
harkonnen soldier, harkonnen desert soldier
sardaukar troop, sardaukar desert clothes ( as harkonnens )
Atreides infantry
Fremen warrior
Smuggler (ex-atreides, when harkonnen attacks Arraken, atreides survivor become smugglers )
and others models.

I know a proffesional sound and music creator/editor. Sound isnt problem.

- Edited By Feyd On Sat 8th, May 2004 @ 9:52:18am

Why move to HL2? Stick with HL1, because it works. I don't give a damn if HL1 goes obsolete to people's opinions, I still mod Quake and Doom2

- Edited By CheapAlert On Sat 8th, May 2004 @ 10:43:57am

We need a better engine.
We can do it to BF: Vietnam or HL2
Are better engines.

I think you should go with teh BF engine. Because it allows for super larger out door areas (like a desert!), its easy to mod, and it is already released. Plus it has vehicale support which would be very cool if you added orthropohers (i think thats what they are called)

I used to be a huge dune fan they books are so good and good luck.

Thanks.
Yes I know BF engine is better for a mod like Dune.
But.. Why is easier modding in BF than HL ??

BF is easier to mod than HL2 right now on the basis that it's available for modding. More than enough in my opinion. Heck, we still don't know when HL2 will be moddable either.

In my opinion, stick with just House Harkonnen and House Atriedes. Those are the only two major players in the [sic] Atriedes-Harkonnen Feud. You can make the other guys under these houses, like Corrino Sarduakar are part of Harkonnen and Fremen Feyd'akin are part of Atriedes.

BTW, if you show some decent progress, I'd be willing to help

Dune mods rule, and yet there arne't many dune mods.

- Edited By ubersoldat On Sat 8th, May 2004 @ 10:04:36pm

Dune all the way (Is your last name Rautha by any chance Feyd?)
Aywho, I agree with Dragonmaw in that most of the armies are unnecessary. I think you'd be best off with just Atreides and Harkonnen, plus maybe Fremen. The Feyd'Akin plus standard Fremen troops, the Fremen Bene Gesserit and others all would make interesting 'classes' for a Fremen army.
In regards to gameplay, I just have a couple of questions on how you'll handle the matter of shields. Obviously if the Harkonnens and Atreides have shields, then you will be limited to slow-pellet stunners for ranged weapons and melee weapons for close combat. Plus then you can't include Las-weaponry or anything like that.

I discussed that whit the team. We preffer 6 teams for the moment. In first betas will be only 2, Harkonnen and Atreides.
For example. Is as BF, there are , Italy, German, GB, USA...
only 2 teams is so monotone, mapper can build his own history bassed in a planet.
For example. In a guild ship. Theilaxu attack House Vernius´ frigate, Atreides assist House Vernius, and for exaple, some computer player, in his frigates ( as other houses no controled by player ) who shots if you are near.
If I have only 2 teams, I only can play in Arrakis, It is a global war, not only in Arrakis.
There will be assasain war, and Vips players to protect them.

A question. In BF ( 42 or Vietnam ) can you play whit 3 teams or more ?
I supossed is as HL in a map of TFC you can play whit 4 teams. You only must coding.

- Edited By Feyd On Sun 9th, May 2004 @ 2:58:04am

Our fundamental objective is to encontar to which it makes concept art for mod.

P.D: We are going to change it to BF1942.

Sorry but my bad English.

- Edited By Ma!aK On Sun 9th, May 2004 @ 11:21:31pm

I just got hit with a good idea at school. You could mod Tribes or Tribes 2, and they are even free now !

Why do you post here!?!?!?!?!? Dont post here! You are not talking about our proyect. This post is for Dune Mod, not yours ideas... Im not interesting in Tribes... I dont know what is Tribes... Sorry.. post in other forum.

it was a suggestion..

No, need to be hostile man.

You where talking about developing for other engines other then hl so i posed about tribes, a first person shooter that recently went free. Planettribes.com

It was just an idea that you guys could discuss.

We are not a new mod. We wont do other ideas. We only want change from Hl to BF and we need a team. I post cause it.

Sorry for my fist post to you. But its hard found a team for BF.

We need a modeler who know how to make models for BF42!!! To work on summer!

Try the help wanted