Official Update #4 (6/16/09)

Welcome, welcome! Well, it's been about a month and I think that it's time for another update. Over these past few weeks, I have been hard at work on models, maps, graphics, and, I guess some sounds. Though I'll show you all of the models I have been working on over the past few days, I will not spoil any of the maps just yet. I will also be displaying some of our teams gfx, and some of our many ideas in store for this mod. But first, lets start with the models.

I've been working on a lot of models lately, and I'm beginning to gain a lot of experience with modelling. I've been working on Weapons, Players, Enemies, and some Props for our maps. First I'll showcase some of the weapons I've been working on.

MP5
The premier close range sub-machine gun of our mod. I plan on it being the starting weapon for everyone in the Allied Resistance campaign. (Click Here to learn more.)


Photon Gun
A fully automatic, very powerful energy weapon. Ammo will be very scarce throughout the game because of it's great power. I've actually successfully got this in game without any texture errors.



Crossbow
Well, it's a crossbow. Arrows will feed through the rail on the top. Reload animations will most likely be very elaborate.


So far those are the weapons I've been working on during the last few weeks, but here are some of the Human/Mutant characters I've been working on.

Main Character
This is still a WIP, this was actually the first Human model I attempted to make in Milkshape, I think I did pretty well.



Weezer (Name Not Final)
As much as I hate the name I came up with, that's what he'll be doing. His life goal is to kill anyone he sees with his mutated sharp claws. And if all else fails, he'll detonate his oxygen tank and kill anyone in his remote vicinity. He runs very quickly, and it's crucial to take him out at long range before he gets to you.




And last but not least, the props. I've also only made two of these, and they are both automobiles. And yes, they're both able to hover. We have no plans on incorporating vehicles into our mod, but who knows?

Convertable


Regular


Right now, gfx art isn't at the top of our list at the current moment (Although we really need a texture artist for our models.)
I have been working on some of the GUI effects, and so is joealtair3000. Check out his Here! But here's my menu.


And that's about it. I really hope you've enjoyed this update, and stay tuned for more. And as I've said before, stop by our Join Us!!! section of the forum so that you can help us out.

Hey! nice job on your mod! Ive been working on my mod and like you I don't want to spoil my maps yet . I wanted to know if you and or joealtair3000 would like to help me with my gfx menu. Maybe we can help eachother with our mods... I can skin some of your weapons, you can help me with menu .

Right now our forums are kinda dead, but we have a dev forum that only sotd team members can see. If you would like me to help skin mp5 or someother things, and you can help me with menu- give me an email at halflife7795@hotmail.com or post in the Join us section. Send me the uv map to ur gun if you want me to make a skin.

forums: http://sotd.forumotion.com/index.htm

moddb(most progress):http://www.moddb.com/mods/spawn-of-the-dead

so joe, can u help make me some menu gfx? i can make a concept for u?

joealtair3000 wrote:

ok just wanted to say a few things
first* good work
second* do we have a coder if not how do you make one character faster than another
third* i think our gfx can co-exist happily i was thinking your menu screens with my eboot
sound good
fourth* i am also learning coding of vehicals so those hover cars may become a reality
finally should i put the game up on moddb

They're all pretty good ideas, except I'm not how sure vehicles will agree with our mod.

This diagram will help show how our mod with pretty much take advantage of quakes linear gameplay and make it non linear, and why vehicles might not work.


As you can maybe see, I have a huge city, but it's sort of cut up into little pieces. Each little piece is it's own level. In each level, you can have the option to go back to a part of the city you've been to already, or go forward to a part you haven't been to yet. This is why I don't think that vehicles would work. Most likely, if you were to go to a different part of the city, your vehicle would be gone. But you never know.

Regarding a coder, we don't have one. I'm thinking what your thinking with Moddb, because I'm sure there are more people to see our work there. I'll take care of Moddb because I have all of the screenshots and art for our game at the present moment.

Sorry for reviving old topics, but I must say am impressed.

Ever since Solitude started we've seen a bunch of 'wannabe' quake modders hit the scene. Glad to finally see some real good work being made.

Congrats, keep up the work.

SamUK wrote:

Sorry for reviving old topics, but I must say am impressed.

Ever since Solitude started we've seen a bunch of 'wannabe' quake modders hit the scene. Glad to finally see some real good work being made.

Congrats, keep up the work.

Thanks a lot. It's people like you that keep this project moving.