Recruiting for Forces of Corruption Total Conversion Thread

Yeah, this is a little drastic, calling for a FULL mod team.

I've been playing Star Wars Forces of Corruption for quite a while, and I've found this to be one of the easiest games to modify. The XML formats, easily accessed 3d models, lots of option all-around. I've downloaded and browsed through many other total conversions and such and finally decided to try to make my own. I extracted all the files and began editing XML to start off with, adding new units and such. Then I realized how difficult this would be without a full team to assist me, because I have virtually no experience with 3d modeling, texturing, and all that good stuff. So, here I am. I'm not asking for top-of-their-league moderators (they are most certainly welcome though) , just people with the basic knowledge and experience of their craft and job that I can work with and have the confidence they will stick with this to the end.

Now, to the mod itself. It's a total conversion for Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. It's name will probably be the UENS (United Earth Naval Syndicate) FoC Total Conversion, but this is subject to change. The primary storyline is following the post-FTL travel discovery, in which the USA and a newly formed Warsaw Pact (USSR) are cooperating in space to forge alliances with the Galactic Republic and so on. It won't be as easy as their expectations are though, the threat of pirates and rogue corporations who wish to exploit Earth is large and the UENS Fleet is small compared to the Galaxy's premier star fleets. The object of the Earth player is to find its place in the universe and either conquer or destroy all opposition. This will introduce a new gameplay mechanic and all that frilly stuff that accompanies total conversions such as these.

I would go into more detail, but for now I am focusing on forming the mod team. Look out for a more extensive thread on what this shall include in the Ideas & Concepts section sometime tomorrow if you're interested.

"recruiting a whole mod team" sounds degrading towards the people you want to be boss off. It is also prohibited by forum rules, because it plainly makes no sense to ask for a whole team. We all have ideas and we can't create them alone, either. In order to attract other modders to your project, you need something more than just the idea; mod teams change over time, and it's no use calling for an entire team from the start. So basically you could prevent experienced modders from joining your team with this thread. Everyone will think you are a noob, starting like this.

first comes an idea, then comes a plan (the development document), then come concepts and around THEN you can start recruiting. So see you again in three months to a year, with a proper request. you can get a lot of help here, but not like this, not your way. you have to show some skills yourself. whatever you can do for this mod, you should try and get yourself acquainted with the editors and formats you will use for your mod. That will all happen, once you sit down to write a design document.
I know this is hard to accept - we would all like a mod team just by asking for it. However, it ain't different than other thing in life: if you got what it takes you will get what you need to move on with your idea. Just build some basic skills and try fascinating other people for your ideas (individuals, not other mod teams

Have a good time and get your ass to work, now!

Edited by: SinKing

First of all, I wasn't TRYING to sound degrading in any way. I'm just looking for anyone who's willing to commit their abilities to this, and truthfully I don't see how that could be degrading to anyone unless EVERYONE on the ModDb forums have a good enough reputation to be known specifically by name. Next, if you think I'm trying to just boss everyone around and have a "my way or the highway" attitude, you're wrong. I'm open to ideas, and at the moment the only ideas I have for this are what I've conceived and that's how I will describe the mod. I know what gameplay changes I want, and so on. I wasn't able to post everything about that here, because I had to go. I don't plan on posting it here either, but rather in the appropriate forum.

As far as what I know about modding, I only have basic knowledge, but enough to make a simple (when I say simple, I mean very simple) mod with a few new units and some other changes by editing XML, adding models, skins, etc. That's why I need other people to work with me and cooperate on this (that's what a mod team's for, right?). At this time, I have no connections here on ModDb and that's why I made this post. I don't know anyone here, and I planned on meeting people and finding out who would cooperate with me to make this and hopefully come out with a good mod.

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I have posted my full concept for this mod here.

Edited by: Wulf8933

This will be my first mod, I'm not trying to impress anyone, I'm not trying to be professional, because I'm not a professional. Unless you want to see some value changes and the storyline (which I posted in a different place), then I don't have much to show. My role will be to guide others with the storyline and script that we've all agreed on and I've edited subtly to everyone's liking. I can help do pretty much anything involved, I just need to know what needs to be done. Like I said before I know how to do most things involved in a mod, just not well enough to show something for it that is worth noticing.

The main reason I've not posted any WiP stuff is because I cannot make any progress without a team and if this continues the way it is I'll probably just get ignored the rest of my time on ModDb and won't get anything done at all.

Ill be frank.

Firstly welcome to ModDB this is a great place to make friends and recruit people as long as you can be open to in some cases heavy criticism
Asking for a whole mod team is against the rules, the best place to always start when looking for a mod team is concept artists, as these attract modelers and models and art attract coders and mappers.

Short of that my main concern is your comment about getting ignored.
I see this comment appearing more and more... Don't make a mod expecting it to get a single hit or hint of interest, if you expect to much you will only feel let down when the hype train doesn't roll into the station and 1000s of fans and devs don't jump off.

New mods will get ignored... they always start basic or bloated and they have little to show and grow from, there's 100s of mods out there that die a week or two after being created so there's nothing but your word to say this wont happen with yours.
You need to accept you wont have a fanboys in a week a year or ever and if your ok with this and working very hard on the mod and to keep a team, your on the right track.
However you don't need to be a popular mod to get people infact you get more people by asking others "hey want to work on a mod about this" than you will posting help wanted.

So heres a outline of starting tips.

- Learn a skill, no one will hold your hand to teach you and get nothing back.
- Learn more skills if you like the more you can do the less you will depend on others.
- Don't ask for a entire team ask for artists
- Don't be scared to ask people for help but don't ask them to teach you.
- Try joining another mod before starting your own to get a idea of how things work.

Either way all the best with your mod and good luck.

Edited by: TKAzA

Good to know you have prior exp in modding, you have a good start then, i also updated topic title for you.

Yes Wolf, this place can be a heaven for people in the modding "business". It's all because the people are respectful, polite, and full of constructive criticism.. and welcome to ModDB.

Also as a sidenote, there is this idea that You can join a Mod Team instead of creating something now.. or... follow what the guys before me said, their advice is somewhat priceless.

Edited by: raxiv