Blue Suns V2
Blue Suns V2
After I got a bunch of feedback on the first Blue Suns I decided to take this into consideration and improve upon the map. Well this is the result. It's been on an 'almost done' status for a while now, but since I've been quite busy I only managed to finish it today. Features that distinguish it from the first blue suns are:
1) The map has a new skin. I used the grass from halo CE and replaced the dry coag grass with it. I also skinned the cliffs and the sand (also H1 textures).
2) I added a bunch of scenery, I actually planned on adding more then you see here but I had to keep it limited or else my map would tend to freeze on loading. So there's much more cover now, and some nice trees of course.
3) The amount of lag has been drastically reduced. Less enemies are on your screen now at the same time. You'll only experience some minor lag on startup. After that it plays nice and smooth.
4) The AI now respawn. There are also alot of seperate squads, and they each have an individual respawn script now.
5) There is an AI pelican that flies straight over the map at regular intervals to give a sence of atmosphere.
And here are some screenshots that show the new feel of the map:
Note: this is an older version, there is no blue sky in this patch.
For more screenshots that give you an idea about the combat: look at the first blue suns' screenshots. They give a better taste of the combat than these ones.
Download (serenity 3.30 patch): http://files.filefront.com/BlueSunsV2se ... einfo.html
YELO MUST BE RUNNING IN ORDER TO SEE THE AI
PS: I couldn't add a main menu picture cause my photoshop keeps crashing.
Credits go to:
-Creators of entity, insolence, H2Core + Guerilla
-Bungie, for making a great game and for the H1 textures I got from the PC version.
-Anyone who has ever tried to help me out in the modding discussion section.
-And me, for creating this mod
Let me know what you think!
1) The map has a new skin. I used the grass from halo CE and replaced the dry coag grass with it. I also skinned the cliffs and the sand (also H1 textures).
2) I added a bunch of scenery, I actually planned on adding more then you see here but I had to keep it limited or else my map would tend to freeze on loading. So there's much more cover now, and some nice trees of course.
3) The amount of lag has been drastically reduced. Less enemies are on your screen now at the same time. You'll only experience some minor lag on startup. After that it plays nice and smooth.
4) The AI now respawn. There are also alot of seperate squads, and they each have an individual respawn script now.
5) There is an AI pelican that flies straight over the map at regular intervals to give a sence of atmosphere.
And here are some screenshots that show the new feel of the map:
Note: this is an older version, there is no blue sky in this patch.
For more screenshots that give you an idea about the combat: look at the first blue suns' screenshots. They give a better taste of the combat than these ones.
Download (serenity 3.30 patch): http://files.filefront.com/BlueSunsV2se ... einfo.html
YELO MUST BE RUNNING IN ORDER TO SEE THE AI
PS: I couldn't add a main menu picture cause my photoshop keeps crashing.
Credits go to:
-Creators of entity, insolence, H2Core + Guerilla
-Bungie, for making a great game and for the H1 textures I got from the PC version.
-Anyone who has ever tried to help me out in the modding discussion section.
-And me, for creating this mod
Let me know what you think!
Last edited by L0d3x on Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:28 am, edited 2 times in total.
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I love the new version!!!! Glad someones carring on the AI legacy after H3 came out
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very nice going to have to try this
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Sigh, I didn't know this was considered ripping. I thought ripping was taking someone's textures and using them without crediting them. I really liked the H1 grass and I didn't hide it did I. I mean why would I?
I own a copy of halo PC version too, I took those textures from that game. Now tell me, say if someone uses the snow texture from containment on this map: What is the difference? That would be exactly the same in my opinion.
Anyways: I don't plan on reskinning this map. This is the final version of Blue Suns because I want to start a fresh project. But since I credited Halo 1, why would this have to be locked?
I own a copy of halo PC version too, I took those textures from that game. Now tell me, say if someone uses the snow texture from containment on this map: What is the difference? That would be exactly the same in my opinion.
Anyways: I don't plan on reskinning this map. This is the final version of Blue Suns because I want to start a fresh project. But since I credited Halo 1, why would this have to be locked?
You're hosting the file offsite, thus having the ripped textures from HPC is fine...
The ripping rules are rather undocumented for unknown reasons >_> (may have been changed in recent times I'm not sure), however, the rules do cover Halo>Halo ripping provided it is hosted offsite and is not someone elses creation (ie ripping xheadshotmastax's weapon creations and taking claim).
The ripping rules are rather undocumented for unknown reasons >_> (may have been changed in recent times I'm not sure), however, the rules do cover Halo>Halo ripping provided it is hosted offsite and is not someone elses creation (ie ripping xheadshotmastax's weapon creations and taking claim).
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I think the argument is that you are potentially giving content from Halo CE to people who have not bought Halo CE, thereby distributing copyrighted material.
Personally, I think this particular case is too minute to get worked up about. Grass textures are a tiny, tiny thing; it can be asserted that everyone who wants Halo CE has it by now; and it is all but impossible that "distributing" the Halo CE grass textures would result in any adverse consequences for Bungie's bottom line.
Nevertheless, that's only my interpretation of the law, whereas our role, particularly at a legally vulnerable entity such as halomods.com, is to obey it as it stands in all cases.
Ultimately, while I don't think this instance is a big deal at all, you're at the mercy of the moderators.
Personally, I think this particular case is too minute to get worked up about. Grass textures are a tiny, tiny thing; it can be asserted that everyone who wants Halo CE has it by now; and it is all but impossible that "distributing" the Halo CE grass textures would result in any adverse consequences for Bungie's bottom line.
Nevertheless, that's only my interpretation of the law, whereas our role, particularly at a legally vulnerable entity such as halomods.com, is to obey it as it stands in all cases.
Ultimately, while I don't think this instance is a big deal at all, you're at the mercy of the moderators.
Retired. Thank you neodos, DemonicSandwich, DarkShallFall, Dragonfire, foxfanatic2317, GOWO and everyone in the hall of fame.
If you want to know how I did something, take apart my mods.
If you want to know how I did something, take apart my mods.
Please don't assume I was trying to be the asshole and get on you about doing something wrong. I would rather let you know if there's a problem before it gets out of control.L0d3x wrote:Alright I can understand your point of view completely. Rest asured I will not use files from any other game in my mods in the future. Please continue to share your opinions of this mod, other then the textures that are from HPC.
Cool: I learned some stuff about copyright laws!
Besides the ripping BS. I can see this mod having a ton of potential... it's ashame this will be the final version. Good luck with your upcoming mods.
The reason I'm stopping work on this mod is because I feel I want to do something fresh. Plus I wanted to clean up all those blue suns versions I had on my pc :p
Anyways I'll be working on my next project, I've already drawn out the 'blue prints' (that is, I scribbled a bit in one of my school books). In my opinion my new project way surpasses this one, but I'm not ruling out a Blue Suns remake yet.
Anyways I'll be working on my next project, I've already drawn out the 'blue prints' (that is, I scribbled a bit in one of my school books). In my opinion my new project way surpasses this one, but I'm not ruling out a Blue Suns remake yet.
kibito87 wrote:L0d3x wrote:Alright I can understand your point of view completely. Rest asured I will not use files from any other game in my mods in the future. Please continue to share your opinions of this mod, other then the textures that are from HPC.
Cool: I learned some stuff about copyright laws!
Please don't assume I was trying to be the **** and get on you about doing something wrong. I would rather let you know if there's a problem before it gets out of control.
Besides the ripping BS. I can see this mod having a ton of potential... it's ashame this will be the final version. Good luck with your upcoming mods.
Was my post invisible? I said that it was fine >_<
I'd like to help you, but in Belgium we have a very strict upload limit so I won't be uploading it again. Also filefront is the only site I found which hosts files for free...how is filefront not working for you?Skullking wrote:can you plz host the file on another site other than filefront, my pc doesn't like that site
Oh if someone with a broader upload limit wants to upload it to another site that would be fine by me, just send me the link and I'll put the link there.
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i think its been banned for some reason or another, I'm going to see if i can unban itL0d3x wrote:I'd like to help you, but in Belgium we have a very strict upload limit so I won't be uploading it again. Also filefront is the only site I found which hosts files for free...how is filefront not working for you?Skullking wrote:can you plz host the file on another site other than filefront, my pc doesn't like that site
Oh if someone with a broader upload limit wants to upload it to another site that would be fine by me, just send me the link and I'll put the link there.