I was really hoping to get a video for you guys today.. but Fraps and my X-fi didnt feel like working together.. I think I know whats wrong.. but I wont have it by today.. Maybe next update.

Apparently some of you have been waiting for this.

Open staff positions:

Skinners: Unknown how many are truly needed, but depending on weather or not I get certain assets we may have more skinning work than previously thought.

Modelers: While most of the models are ready to go, there are certain things that still need modeling.

Animators: Again how much work is left on animating is unknown until we can get ahold of all of the IA 2 assets.

Coders: We still have most of our IA 2 coders, and we arent in dire need for any right now, however I wouldnt mind having some experienced coders in the "new" team. As we get nearer to release, we might take more coders to convert IA 2 to EaW from FoC. (We will elaborate on what this means later)

Again as we advance through the mod our needs will change and we will post what we need at that time.
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Picture time?

Well, I spent most of the day talking with people, Didnt actually get to do much because I tried to get a video out.. but It didnt quite work as well As I could have..

I will however show some interesting things I thought about while working this past week..

First thing that made me think:
You guys have surely seen by now the coruscant skydome. Looks nice doesn't it? When I first started making it.. I thought I could problably just scale up the planet's size and bam.. thats it.. Slap on a new high rez texture.. Voila Its done... Heck what would be cooler is adding planetary rotation too.. Totally realistic Right?

A few months later.. after about 6 tries.. I finally get it right:

Final version

Now many of you have already seen that before..
What most of you havn't seen.. is the shape of the entire thing..
It looks round right?

Right?
*note: I delete all triangles outside of the skydome so dont start yelling at me im wasting polies*
See that purple mesh? Thats the skydome..
Looks can be deceiving right?


Okay how about something a bit newer?
I was rigging the munificents deathclone for the video I was going to shoot. The venator blowing up the munificent just like in the movie.. but with the alamo engine. Unfortunately I couldnt get that for you guys due to technical difficulties.. However, these technical difficulties will problably make the video better in the end. Evillejedi just reminded me that he had redone the munificent back in april, and that I was using an old verion. I rerigged the thing and let me just say it looks better than ever. Caomparison shots?

Before:
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/munificent.png
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/explosion.png
After:
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/newmuni.png
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/munificentDs.png
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/munificentd2s.png
http://www.swgbex.com/IA2/update/munificentd3s.png

In the words of edan:
HUGE-ASS VERSION HERE:
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3


Well I know you guys need more pictures, but its 12:40am, but keep a close eye on that "random screenshot thread"

Looks cool and much better than last one. I was just expected release OR more screenshots of Venator and Legacy ships. Gl anyway - quiet unneeded as mod looks better and better and surely people can't wait on it (including me).

Amazing.
The explosions just rock.
Keep up the great work.
cant wait for the final version.

Thanks for the Update swgbex i love that ship its amazing

Nice!

Hope you get that video soon.

Friggin awesome! Keep it up.

yes very nice brilliant courcant

I'm completely impressed. No words can expalin that either

I must admit, Coruscant is most impressive! Also the explosion of the munificent is very well done from what I can see

yes its amazing

Wish i could help but i don't know the first thing bout coding, modeling or amimation.

Cool Frigate tho

Amazing work. If you do get that video up, I might have to restrain my body to a chair so my excitement doesn't damage anything around me.

Very nice work everyone keep it up!

bex, i can help with the coverting from FoC to EaW, i got most of Zerox'z V3 for FoC space units in EaW coding, AND WORKING, and i can help with coding in general, I sent u a PM if I recall

Awsome!! the Muficient Looks AWESOME and also the Coruscant Backdrop *Applauds*

AWE-SOME-O !!!

And thanks to EvilleJedi for these great models.

dudei have been following this mod for a long time i like it i hope you post this on filefront this is the greatest mod ever made for eaw

unfortuantely u haven't been following it long enough, the MOD is currently for FoC, however quote bex "May need some experienced coders to go from FoC to EaW"(NOT EXACT QUOTE) Prolly meaning they will have some ppl code it over to EaW version as well.

that would be brilliant so that they have a wider number of fans supporting the mod and also it would bring more people to the webpage and forums

We are getting faar too many requests to port it back to EAW for us not to do it..

The mod needs code from FoC, the expansion is cheap for even people with not that much money, get it and you can play IA2. Now i'm sure the team wishes it could work for EaW, but it just wouldn't be IA2 if they chopped it all up.

nope you are correct

My personal belief..
If we dont port it to EaW someone will, I know someone wanting to play it with EAW will download it and attempt it at least. Why? I used to do this with generals before I bought ZH
I would much rather have the IA 2 team port it and release it.. than someone else

Yes i see what you meen

Just as long as the FoC versions comes first!

yes correct

Yes I think the FOC version needs to come out first. Its not fair to the people who spent their hard earned cash on the game and then when they want this mod it gets chewed up and spit out back to EAW. Plus, for the mods potential is much better for FOC than EAW.

yes FOC would be more popular to release the mod on to that game first

No worries, FOC will come first. We'll reward all you loyal fans.

yes....

notice how all the whiners have shut up lately (rightly so. they should have had more faith in the first place)?

One thing: if IA2 is eventually ported to EAW, that means that some of the features will have to be re-engineered: orbital bombardment for instance: there's a way to make that happen using bombing run but it's too powerful the way I've seen it done...I'm sure you guys wil think of something..

There have been somepeople that have been able to do things like orbital bombardment and whatnot.. but it depends on how we feel like doing it at the time.. Obviously its not going to be a perfect port with all the features.. otherwize what would be the point of buying FoC..
Apart from that its coming later than the Foc version.. I wont go into the ports' details yet.. because well we dont have a mod to port yet.. Lets finish IA 2 first..
Remember we don't have to port the mod back to EAW at all.. it is a service to all those who dont have FoC but still with to play a part of IA 2... Lets hope they realize that

Yes your Right Swgbex

Stef could we get any of the whiners names?

One word.....FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!
I was beginning to lose hope.
But I go away for two weeks and look what happens. Truly amazing. SWGBEX, you are awesome and deserve major gratification.

Heh, no doubt about that Vaderfan.

no there is no doubt he's great to continue the work thanks

Why is it that the arc-170's icon an X-Wing?

Maybe because they aren't worried about petty things like that at the moment.......

That's just so that they can test out the ARC at the moment, later it'll have the right icon. it won't be like AGD v3 where all the icons were screwy...

We have alot of icons made.. but heh lazyness sometimes..

One very easy question... Where in heavens name did you get that Coruscan texture??? Or any other planet texture....

They made it.

Hey swgbex

About impact, what about the side by side attacking of the invisble hand with a venator? I think the impact of the mass drivers looks alot like it only the blast of the mass driver should be changed then. From yellow to green or blue, etc

What about control droid ships? These extra defended lucrehulks should be in orbit to make the droids work in space and on land, just an idea.

After the Battle of Naboo Battle droids were independant, so they wouldn't need one. Instead they converted the Controlships into Battleships.

The one i like is the venator, Venators Rule!

So...I've been in and out recently ever since the last announcement made by bex that he's keeping the mod alive. I understand that positions were open, and hopefully filled. But is it just me or was there just a momentary burst of awakeness at that time? No real updates seemed to have taken place? I just wanna make sure that this thing is in fact still alive and that people aren't ditching this because of school.

Go 'head, bitch me out for whining...

There ARE things going on.

I can vouch for Lavo on that.

Woohoo! My post #200!

I start school sept. 27th.. so I have time.. Even then..
na, ive just been away the last week... Had stuff to do.. I'll try to get another update...

Should I post up some new NTB-630 pics? I have the thing ingame. Or maybe a new Venator shot?