Need help With mod Thread

I am trying to find a lot of help for building a coop mod for HL - HL2.
If anyone would be interested please post back on this forum or visit me in my mirc channel

#rfactions on irc.gamesurge.net

basic idea for this mod would be Human players vs very tough/overwhelming AI and a few other maps there will be human vs human combat, but the teams will be different sides.

This mod takes places in the future against Aliens as well as humans. One alien race is far superior in technology and the other alien race fights in swarms. You must work as a team to complete missions against them as your human enemies.

There are 30 weapons to choose from on the human sides(plus equipment and other goodies) and 20 different weapons for the high tech aliens.
Not sure if the melee aliens will be playable by people yet.

The maps for this game will be split between coop and deathmatch maps.
the Co-op maps would be:

Annihilation
Covert Ops
Guardian

Death match maps would be

Death match (team or free for all)
Seige (1v1 or 2v1)
Capture point

Looking for Coders, Mappers, Modelers, and possibly one concept artist.
Most of the weapon ideas have been made just need to be drawn
Concept art for both aliens have been done and just need to be scanned/modeled.

If you wish to help post here or come on mirc and talk to me about it. I will answer any questions about the concept of the mod and details about it also.

Leave me a PM on mirc if you wish me to answer a question.
I'll prolly keep editing this post as i try to give more details about the mod.

'mirc channel' haha

SeienAbunae wrote: 'mirc channel' haha

What he means is mIRC is just an IRC client, and their are tons of them, there for what you said makes no sense.

One should normal say

"IRC Channel"

But er...

A little more info...

what do you want to know?
I'll answer any questions you have just post em.

Considering i have already thought the mod out and every thing except for a few minor details.

Well, for one thing - what's unique about this idea? State some of the technical stuf that will seperate your mod from the rest, because from the description above it sounds like the AVP game.

#2:Where's the story?

#3:Where's the work?You said you have some completed, and although it says they need to be scanned,modeled,or god knows what.Having nothing to show won't really get anyone interested.If someone would see, say, a big hard ass looking alien with a billion eyes and sharp acid spitting teeth or something.I don't know if that would please some,scare some, or whatever but it would certainly stand out more then just some text.

#4: Descriptions?Although you state there are several modes, what are they?Some are self-explanitory but others are not.You could at least elaborate more in those areas.

There's probably more, but I can't think right now

- Edited By CyanideCotdPnuts On Sat 14th, Aug 2004 @ 2:54:55am

cHIs-wK wrote:

SeienAbunae wrote: 'mirc channel' haha

What he means is mIRC is just an IRC client, and their are tons of them, there for what you said makes no sense.

One should normal say

"IRC Channel"

But er...

I know what he means you dimwit ;P

#1 basicly what is unique about this mod will be the maps. In any coop game all the maps are the same when you play them again and again. In this mod certain points on the Coop maps will be different each time you load it. Example: Lets say your being dropped off for a mission. One thing that could happen is an ambush as soon as you land and you would have to fight it out. If you reloaded the map it would be different. So have 4 - 5 different options that could happen and about 3 - 4 of those in a map. it would be replayable.

Another unique feature that i havent seen in any game i have played is gun limitations built into the maps. In this game some guns are designed to take out something 5 times bigger than a human and i know that wont be fun to face an entire team with those guns. So for certain maps there would only be so many allowed. If it is a death match map its only so many allowed per team.

#2 the story in short is this: 4 sides in this war. United Sol Core (USC) is at war with the Underground Alliance (UGA). UGA broke away from the main government and the USC doesn not want the human race split between 2 governments. USC declare war on them and it turns out to be a war for survival. This war has been raging over half the galaxy for nearly 60 years when the UGA explorers come across a strange race of over sized Arachnids that are extremely hostile. The UGA close off the system to colonists and keep exploring, but it becomes another war just trying to contain the Kyrix aliens. Years after that encounter they accidently come across a colonized alien world and nearly all of the exploration fleet is destroyed. These aliens are highly advanced and invade the USC space believing they were the ones who stumbled into their space not knowning the human race is split and has been at war for 80 some years now. The Zalkri aliens expand their invasion to include planets of the UGA. This is where it comes into perspective of the player. You are a specialy trained soldier that has been enhanced for combat against all your enemies.

So the 4 main sides are:
Underground Alliance (UGA)
United Sol Core Federation (USC)
Kyrix Arachnids (think more towards a scorpion that a spider)
Zalkri (highly technologically advanced aliens)

The story line may need some improvements but thats the jist of it.

#3 i am working on getting some concept art online and as soon as i do i will be posting it. I'll be talking to my concept artist that has drawn the Kyrix

#4 im assuming you mean the maps.

the Co-op maps - Basicly all these maps are Humans vs AI

Annihilation - You are pinned down and must defend your position until a drop ship can pick you up. You will be facing overwhelming odds on these maps. we are looking at 15 to 1. If your not pinned down you get to do the annihilating of the enemy. You get to move in and wipe them out.
Covert Ops - You are given a specific target to destroy or assassinate. There might be decoy targets so you will need to cover each one. You must complete this mission in 1 round or the map resets the real target switches location.
Guardian - You must guard a person or a document until a drop ship arrives to take it to a larger base behind your lines. Or you must steal/kidnap your target and get em back to your base safely.

Death match maps - Basicly Human vs Human with or without AI on each team

Death match (team or free for all) - basic shoot em up kill em all map. May include capture the flag.
Seige (1v1 or 2v1) - You must hold your base until the time runs out. If your last respawn point/command point is over runned you lose. Each team gets specific weapons for offense and defense. There are a limit on the numbers of each gun.
Capture point - Take control of all capture points to win the round.

Well i hope this answers your questions about the mod.
If you want more details by all means just ask.
I'll try to get some concept art on here ASAP.

oh and My name on mIRC is Solo`Mi.
Just for those that do drop by on there.