Zero Single Player Mod 1.0 addon - Aliens vs. Predator 2

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Zero Single Player Mod v1.0 (Zero SP Mod)

For "Aliens vs. Predator 2"

Mod made by 00

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Index
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1) About the Mod

2) Modifications

3) Installation

4) Special Thanks

5) Known Bugs

6) Future Versions

7) The Making of "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0"

8) Copyright and Permissions

9) Contact Information

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1) About the Mod
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Here we have the latest installment of my Zero Mod series (all previous versions are obsolete)
specifically designed for single player and yes, it's also multi-playable. In fact, a few
modifications are just for multi-player. Please note version 1.0 (this version)is unfinished.
The human modifications are only 70% done and the alien and predator modifications haven't been
started yet. But, with that said, the mod plays perfectly fine. Most of the changes are more
subtle ones, more in depth modification would have caused problems in the single player
campaigns.

Please note: This mod will also work with most, but not all custom single player maps. I cannot
provide a list at this time of which maps will work, and which ones will not, but any custom
single player maps found in the "Ultimate Mappack" series will most likely work.

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2) Modifications
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I've divided up all the modifications into sections to better be referenced.

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Basic Non-Specific Modifications
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- The menu has been given a complete new overhaul.
- Doubled the amount of blood and gore.(any more would no longer look realistic)

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Alien Modification
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No modifications done in this version.

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Predator Modification
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No modifications done in this version.

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Marine Modification
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- Flares now burn red and four times longer.
- The night vision has a new skin.
- The gloves have been skinned from green to black in the first person view.
- Skinned the HUD. (Heads Up Display)
- The light and sparks have been increased when using the torch.
- The electricial sparks have been increased when using the hacking device.
- The EXO has been given some new sounds.
- Increased weapon firing distance for all human weapons.(had to do this because in some of the
larger custom multiplayer maps I was always shooting at someone when they weren't in range)
- Marine Weapon Modifications:

-- Knife --
new skins: no
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
The knife can now deploy a boombox which plays "Rob Zombi's Dracula". This is ideal for
those areas where you need to sit and wait. (like long elevator rides, and torching open
doors)

-- Pistol --
new skins: yes
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
The pistol has been replaced with dual pistols, and increased the rate of fire, increased
the ammo amount from 12 to 16 (32 for both guns), decreased damage and tweeked accuracy to
make sure this weapon was not too overpowered.

-- Shotgun --
new skins: yes
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
Changed from a pump action style to a semi-auto style shotgun. Replaced the buck shot ammo
with frag ammo (the same thing just new FX affect), and Replaced the slug ammo with an
explosive tip slugs, and also improved the slug fire shell ejection.

-- Pulse Rifle --
new skins: yes
new sounds: no
Other modifications: yes
Now fires explosive type bullets (ideal for killing facehuggers), decreased accuracy and
weapon damage to make sure this weapon was not overpowered.

-- Grenade Launcher --
new skins: no
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
Replaced the spider grenades (yes, I know they were cool, but we all know they were
pretty much useless) with explode on impact napalm grenades (my personal favorite
grenade round now), and gave the EMP explosion a new sound, but you need to have a sound
system with good bass.

-- Flamethrower --
new skins: no
new sounds: no
Other modifications: no

-- Smartgun --
new skins: no
new sounds: no
Other modifications: yes
Slight tweeks to rate of fire and weapon damage.

-- Rocket Launcher --
new skins: no
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: no

-- Minigun --
new skins: no
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
Increased the rate of fire by a lot, in attempts to make it more realistic, also
decreased weapon damage and accuracy to make sure the weapon was not overpowered.

-- Sniper Rifle --
new skins: yes
new sounds: yes
Other modifications: yes
Increased time between shots by a little and increased time it takes to zoom in and
out by a little.

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Multiplayer Modification
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All the other modifications apply except for:

- The Knife deploys dynamite instead of a boombox, only one per spawn.(Be careful, it's quite an
explosion)
- The Pulse Rifle can only carry 4 grenades instead of 8.
- The Smartgun will not lock onto targets in multiplayer at all. (so feel free to use it again,
you will not be called a noob)
- Added new taunts for the human males.

3) Installation

To install the "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0", follow these steps
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Extract the "ZeroSPModv1.0.rez" file out of the "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0.rar" file.

Place the "ZeroSPModv1.0.rez" file in your "Aliens Vs. Predator 2" folder.
(the default is "c:\Program Files\Fox\Aliens Vs. Predator 2")

Start the game.

In the Game Launcher's Main Menu select: "Options".

Enter (copy and paste, if you like) into the "Command-Line" field: -rez ZeroSPModv1.0.rez

Check the box marked "Always specify these command-line parameters" to always load the mod.

To return to the Game Launcher's Main Menu click: "Ok".

In the Game Launcher's Main Menu select: "Play".

The mod is now installed.

Please note: you can also put the mod in a folder named "customs", but the "Command-Line" would
have to be the following: -rez customs/ZeroSPModv1.0.rez

or

You can also put the mod in a folder named "mods", but the "Command-Line" would have to be the
following: -rez mods/ZeroSPModv1.0.rez

4) Special Thanks

The following people deserve special thanks.

Rogue for letting me use one of his AVP artwork as a backdrop in the main menu. (the queen)

x-M-x for posting news about this mod on avp2files.com

Thanks to anyone who hosts this file on the internet for download.

I would like to thank the following people for making the following maps that I took screen shots
out of for backdrops in the menu. Please note I did take the screen shots myself.

DM Terraform made by Ken "Dutch[K]" Hawver

=ARC= Hadleys Hope made by =ARC= Hevoc

DM Industry made by Bastard

5) Known Bugs

The following are bugs and errors that I am aware of and at this time cannot be fixed.

-- The deployable boombox and dynamite have a tendency to fall through levels on occasion, some
levels more than others.

-- If you look carefully you notice the boombox and dynamite are hovering two inches off the
ground, this was done to help alleviate the falling through the level problem.

-- The dual pistols have a tendency to lock up when tapping the fire button, if this happens
switch to the knife, then back to the dual pistols and it'll be fine.

-- The dual pistols will not show up in third person view. It will only show up as a single
pistol.

-- On the dual pistols, the two muzzle flashes are not perfectly timed but this is the best it's
gonna get.

-- The Grenade Launcher's napalm grenades may not detonate properly on all surfaces, this seems
to be a problem with the level design, not my mod.

If anyone finds any bugs or errors not listed, please notify me.

6) Future Versions

If I ever do another version, I'll try and finish the mod but only if this mod becomes very
popular and there is a demand for it.

If I were to do a newer version today, I'd finish skinning Marines, a few more weapon tweeks, then
I'd start on the predators, doing new skins, new sounds and modifying their weapons. I don't have
many ideas at the moment on how to modify the predator weapons but I do have a few. As for the
Aliens, I can't really think of much other than new skins. These are just ideas at the moment and
they probably won't happen.

7) The Making of "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0"

All the skins and modifications I did myself, unless specified in "4) Special Thanks" section.

The custom sounds I used came out of the following:

- "BF2142" game
- "NOLF" game
- "HL" game
- "Fear" game
- "Ed, Edd n Eddy" TV show

There's a few other sounds that I can't account for and where they came from. If I accidentally
used/stole one or two out of someone else's mod, I apologize. I really did lose track of where the
sound files came from.

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General information
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Game : "Aliens vs. Predator 2"
Custom type : Mod
Title : "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0"
Version : 1.0
Release date : February 2008
Included files : a "ZeroSPModv1.0.rez" file
a "Read Me.txt" file (this text)
and 12 pictures of the mod
Author : 00
Other files by author : "HHO Skin" This was a custom skin I made for HHO a long time ago but,
please note: I believe this version has a problem
with parts of the torso and/or head disappearing.

"ZERO MOD v2.3 beta" This was my first attempt ever at a mod. This was
supposed to be a total conversion but it came out
like crap. I don't recommend you even bother
downloading this.

"Ultimate Mappack 1" This was my first attempt at a mappack. This was
quite popular, but it was made obsolete by UMP2.

"Ultimate Mappack 2" This was my second attempt at a mappack. This was
very popular and still is.

"Zero Mod Special Edition" There were a few versions of this mod, all
were beta/tester versions. This mod was originally
designed for single player, but in the later
versions it ended up being multiplayer only. This
mod also had a fair number of modifications done
to human weapons, but due to complications I
decided to pull the plug on this mod. I still
might do something in the future with it.

"Server Fix" This was a fix I made for when the AVP2 master server list
was radomly loading slowly, but that problem has
been resolved. The download and use of this is no
longer necessary at this time.

Email address : Its in the "9) Contact Information" section

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Construction
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Base : "Zero Mod Special Edition"
Construction time : About a year and a half. (but I barely worked on it lately)
Total combined hours : Can't remember??? 100+ hours or more???
Known bugs : Its in the "5) Known Bugs" section
Custom textures : Yes
Custom sounds : Yes

Here's a list of the programs I use to make "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0":

-- DEdit

-- ModelEdit

-- Photoshop 7.0

-- ResHacker

-- WinRez LT Studio

-- ZipGenius 5

8) Copyright and Permissions

This text should always accompany "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0" where ever it's available for
download.

You are not permitted to commercially exploit "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0", meaning you are not
authorized to exploit this mod for financial gain.

You are not allowed to add or remove or modify any files of the "Zero Single Player Mod v1.0" and
then redistribute this mod for download.

If anyone would like to use anything from this mod, please let me know. I'd probably say, Yes,
or even lend my assistance to help with your project. However, please contact me first.

9) Contact Information

You can find me playing "Aliens vs. Predator 2" at least two nights a week, playing on custom map
servers. I go by the name of: 00
But don't come bugging me, I like to play the game, not talk about it.

You can contact me 00 for more help, more information, and any comments.

My email is: Admiralwentworth@yahoo.com