- Acquire Freelancer (DONE)
- Pick up a famous mod and get rolling into the environment (LOOKING AROUND)
- Understand what people seek and what people really want (TO DO)
- Understand how Freelancer is organized file-wise (VERIFIED - thanks to a file map - PRINTED)
- People said LUA is used in Freelancer? Well. I have plenty of LUA (LS) knowledge after my past experiences with the Unreal Engine. (VERIFIED)
- Need to learn more about .utf/.cmp and .3db file formats (Nvidia Game Developer here I come)
- Type of engine? Static light. (VERIFIED)
- Multiplayer environment? PRESENT. (AWESOME)
- Particles? .sx or .pp? (TO VERIFY)
- 2D graphics? Normal .dds/.tga containers or more complex .dao files? (TO VERIFY)
- Assemble a team (Not a priority)
- Learn the lore. (DONE)
- Create a small concept. (DONE)
- Draws of planned 3D models. (TO DO)
- 3D models? (TO DO)
- Textures? (TO DO)
- Create something (TO DO)
- Continue Scaedumar 2 aswell. (TO DO)
- Assemble a server (Done - I re-assembled my old BF1942 server)
Specs of the server:
Intel E8500 OC'ed at 3.2 Ghz (cooled with an Artic Freezer 7)
Asus P5Q
4GB of RAM XMS2 Corsair 800Mhz OC'ed at 1066 Mhz
NVIDIA 9800 GTX 1024 GRAM
Intel SSD 510 - 128GB (for the OS - Windows 7 Server)
Seagate Barracuda SATA 750GB 10.000 RPM (cooled with a modded 8' fan - mainly used to store gaming profiles of the players and stats - formatted)
3X WD Caviar Green 2TB (used for my music and movie database when I used it as a HTPC)
1X WD Caviar Black 1TB (never used and never plugged to the PSU/Mainboard) *HDDs are all in RAID 5
I'll probably RAID it when I have time.
ISP: Fastweb Fibra-100
Location: My house.
Status: Offline (not plugged into the AC outlet, genius!)
Total space that can be used: 4982.5 GB
The SSD will not be written but readable, since there's a limit on how many write-ups you can do on a SSD. Perfect for the server files that I used with BF1942. Excellent read speed.
The server was used over at BF1942 for Europe-wide parties for almost 2 years. I recently brought down the server and I intend to use it for some other game that has multiplayer support.
FAQ:
What the fuck?
It was an ex-gaming PC of mine that I re-hardwared to use it as an HTPC with my TV, then as a server for CS:S, then as a server for BF1942 and now without a job.
Seriously?
Yes. I was about to sell it over at HardwareUpgrade.it
4900+ GB of free space?! Do you sell hosting space?
Not anymore, due to the chaos that some users created.
Curiosity - at how much you were selling your space?
I selt space to my friends mostly, 10€ per month for 100GBs, total control via FTP..
So, what do you plan now?
Nothing. I'm interested in a game, and since it's moddable, I'm planning on constructing a community using some old friends of mine from the Battlefield-area.
Can you lease me some space?
Yeah, contact me privately. You'll just need to pay your part on the electricity bill.
Comments are welcome.
Beh, sono senza parole...
Spero vivamente che riuscirai a conoscere appieno questo magnifico gioco che è Freelancer. Se ti serve aiuto in qualunque modo, cerca Silvio su Skype on the ID of rubicon141. We should still have some old material left for you.
Continuum is pretty much dead. From what I know, you prefer on solo-creating mods, and I don't have nothing against that, so.. consider the rights to the mod to belong to you. You can rename it, create a website or start to actively develop it (that's were we failed).
You've modded more games that I have ever modded, you showed me the basics of Python programming and I was left without words on how dumb I felt.
The Continuum mod page now belongs entirely to you and your future team. I doubt that Silviu will jump on the wagon after that it failed... but I trust you. I know that you won't fail. Good luck mate, and sorry if I was absent... life got the best of me.
Thanks for the heads up.
Try to stay updated and you'll see my magic soon enough.