I am not going to lie...I needed to step away from GaW and the modding in general because of some tragic news I received about two months ago. I have only recently got back to my groove with GaW.
A few days before Christmas, I received word that one of my friends was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of Cancer. He was diagnosed as a stage 4 cancer patient.
Without going into extensive detail, several carcinomas were found on his lungs, and they spread to his bones, and his liver. My friend is 28 years old, and he has never smoked a day in his life, nor has he ever been around excessive, or even moderate amounts of second hand smoke.
What is worse is that he has been married for a little over two years, and he was, at the time of his diagnosis, an expectant father. Not but a week ago, his wife gave birth to their son, but my friend continues to deteriorate. I guess we can be thankful that he was able to see his son.
When I first heard of his diagnosis in December, I was naturally...affected. I made the decision to step away from GaW and Moddb, and keep private about it, hoping that his diagnosis was either a false positive, or not as severe as originally thought. However, his condition is as bad as it was presumed.
He is currently undergoing Chemotherapy, and naturally I want to keep myself available for him and his family through this time.
So what does this all mean?
Well, I am going to slow down my work on GaW for the time being. This does NOT mean the following:
- GaW is dead
- GaW is suspended
- GaW is ending
- GaW is no longer supported.
I will continue to work on GaW until the community and I agree that the mod is complete. However, I am just, for the tim being, going to work less on it.
My final words on this situation are as such:
Please don't offer me condolences for my friends condition. Condolences are for those who have passed away, and last time I checked, my friend is still very much alive, and he continues to fight his cancer with every bit of strength he has. I do ask, however, that you keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
Now, lets talk about cheerful things...I don't want to depress you guys. Lets get down to business.
Alas, you should know where I currently stand in GaW. I will give a quick list of things that are coming down the pike:
- 2.1 will introduce the IGC system (2 galaxies). Stargate and Goauld are not included in 2.1 IGC. However, 2.2 will introduce the 4 Galaxy system and Stargate and the Goauld WILL be included.
- I can make as many Galaxies as I want...all on one map. I thought I would point this out.
- 2.2 will see the division of the Halo faction in two or three separate factions. I have not decided whether to make it UNSC and Covenant, or UNSC, Separatists, and Loyalists. If I do three factions, I can fill a whole Galaxy. (Its like making and filling a whole galaxy is so easy).
- I have been entertaining the idea of the Mirror Universe of Star Trek. Recently I have been playing A VERY SMALL BIT of STO to help brainstorm ideas...and I totally dig the ISS right now. Besides...there are a lot of cool Federation ships that are missing from the Federation faction. Such ships include the Miranada class...and the Miranada class...and the Miranada class...and Kevin Bacon.
- I have several meshes that are partially complete, including Halcyon Class, Covenant Destroyer (Halo Wars), Covenant Corvette (Halo Reach), and UNSC Destroyer.
- More on the topic of meshes, I decided to start taking PROZAC (not really) so I could stomach that abomination that is Stargate Universe and see if there are any good ships there I could conjure up. Aside from Destiny and a shuttle...nothing yet.
I think I also opened up a forum section. Go there and talk. I plan on making the forum a place to report bugs and stuff. Go there and check it out.Also...I am going to look for someone who wants to help out with the moddb page. Basically I need someone to organize bug reports and be my secretary. Don't worry...the scary XML can't touch you here...you won't have to code. I am going to find someone to do this after 2.1 is released...which is...sometime.In the mean time, keep biting your nails and sitting in front of your screens, jonesing for the next release. Knowing you are doing this completes me.
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We need more Miranda-Class starships!
Wow... you are mental... Miranda class ships are ugly as.. and SGU was awesome!
Obviously you missed the joke about the Miranda class...that is why there are pictures of it getting wiped out. I call it the USS Piece of S**t
But I disliked SGU.
I love SGA and SG1 though.
well, good to hear that this is not another trashed project :) anyway's yeah, glad to hear from you over a long time lol :)
Btw, if you want, you could join with our mod, it is kinda Sci-fi at war (only going to be bigger we hope, with land units :)). Check the list for WGC and tell what ya think :).
And about the secretary job or what ever lol, what that exactly means :)? Just see what people comment as bugs and write em togethere somewhere or what lol :)?
And SGU was great lol, i liked it, but everyone got hes own opinion lol :P well anyway's yea... Good Luck to you and your friend!:)
Good to hear you are still around these parts, Looking forward to mass UNSC destroyer rush, OH WAIT, thanks to you I can!
PLEASE ADD U.S.S PROMETHEUS FROM STAR TREK!
Btw, sorry to hear about your friend.
That is one of the biggest reasons to add the ISS. Everyprometheus class ship comes complete with a holographic Andy ****...
And MVAM if I can get it working...
Okay, Stargate will not be in IGC for 2.1, but will they be improved for Skirmish?
Miranda captain: Turn to #Degrees. An hour later, turn is finished.
Any other captain: (Says the same thing) A few short moments later, turn is finished. The Miranda is just cannon fodder. God! LVL 1-10 in sto, are annoying!
been playing that game for yrs. best way to get outa the 1-10 is play with the nx-01 instead of miranda ;P or the TOS enterprise ;P
As far as Skirmish goes, they are stable and done.
I excluded them from IGC for evaluation purposes...to see how IGC runs with 3-6 factions.
i do not offer condolences, however i wish him the best of luck in his fight against cancer
I just watched Sacrifice Of Angels a couple hours ago......
you just jinxed him.
wish your friend the best of luck with fatherhood, its a fun challenage being a dad.
glad to see your mod's not dead dude, and how can you not like the miranda class i mean she gets blown up so well...
I do agree with the stargate universe that the ships dont jump out at you as a must have... though the drones are a good concept... 1 ship controlling the drones, shame that you cant make it once the "control" ship goes pop the drones die to.
If I may also suggest, NC, adding the Galor? I've had little exposure, but from what I understand of it and its stats, it'd be great for a pirate spacedock bonus ship, like the Constitution-class and the Negh'var-class. Something to spice up the frontlines of the Federation.
But Stargate Universe was amazing and take your time with the mod there are more important things in your life then releasing a free mod for SWFoC.
Good Job but in 2.1 will the empire be obsesed with interdicters and the borg only use fighters NOMATTER WHAT???and will there be the federation from the METROID series cause thad be kinda cool... and will the covanent use there own guns instead of borg lazers???In reach the covanent plasma cannons looked like the zahn consortions plama turret-that might help with their guns. so good luck
I hate to say it, and I am kicking myself saying it, but the Covenant Pulse Laser comes right from Halo Legends.
But I get your point. You will see more diversity.
on a percent table (example:20%,50%) can u estamate a close gess at how close you are to finishing???
95%
I am putting a few final touches on the Phoenix mesh I recently posted (fixing a few reversed normals that I missed) and doing some test for IGC and a few checks on my scripts and I should be good to go.
Glad to see the mod isn't dead, and I plan to say the same about your friend in 10 years.
Just a quick question: At any point, will the good guys team up against the bad guys? (like the UNSC, the Federation and the Rebellion are on one side, and the Covenent, the Borg and the Empire on another)
There are not really any bad guys or good guys. GaW is about everyone trying to conqure everyone. Yes, this seems kinda out of Character for someone like...The Federation...but it is about gameplay.
There is going to be Galactic Alliances. If you have been keeping up with GaW, you will know there are currently 2 Galaxies (The Blue and Red galaxy). The Blue galaxy is populated with Rebels, Zann, and Empire and the Red galaxy is populated with Federation, Borg, and Halo. Any game type that involves teams would be Red Galaxy vs Blue Galaxy.
i like that, it is like Human/earth technoligies against wierd alien/human technoligeis, will there be ground battles in 2.1 or 2.2.
i have Galaxies At War 2.0 and i have no sound and music can somebody help
me?
Try reinstalling it.
Can someone tell me how to install galaxy at war on steam because I have the gold edition
Please and thank you