AvP Mod

[Goatfoam]

Okay, so, in order to keep my thoughts and running builds up to date, here is the official thread for my mod - Aliens vs Predator: Evolution.

I hope to include, initially at least, five "playable" empires, with some other neutrals to add spice. These playable empires will, of course, include the United Americas Allied Command, the Xenomorphs and Yautja themselves, the "elephant men" (whose actual name still eludes me) and human cultists.

Each race will have distinctive styles of play. For example, the aliens will reproduce like rabbits, have deadly intel, and evolve into new breeds through the use of research (think organic ships).

This sense of distinction will be furthered by highly race-specific tech, vehicle sizes, intel, components and facilities, and more flavour will be present in the form of events.

Probably doesn't sound like a whole lot of innovation, but this is my first mod. So far, I've mostly been working on the UAAC, and have added the following (some of these you'll recognise, I deleted everything else to start from scratch and avoid clutter):

Tech
Ship Construction
Mass Drivers
Particle Beams
Lasers
ASAT Missile
Nuclear Weapons
Fighters
Orbitals
Mines
Planetary Guns
Ground Troops

Vehicle Sizes
Light Fighter
Fighter
Heavy Fighter
Colony Ship
Civilian Freighter
Corporate Freighter
Military Freighter
Scout
Frigate
Corvette
Destroyer
Cruiser
Battle Cruiser
Battleship
Dreadnought
Light Carrier
Carrier
Heavy Carrier
Light Orbital Defence
Orbital Defence
Heavy Orbital Defence
Light Mine
Mine
Heavy Mine
Light Planetary Defence
Planetary Defence
Heavy Planetary Defence
USCM Squad
USCM Platoon
USCM Company

Components
Railguns
Particle Beams
Lasers
ASAT Missiles
Nukes

Not really a whole lot, but hopefully by the end of the week I'll have the UAAC tech, components, intel and facilities finished.

Comments/questions/advice/help/criticism?

[gregebowman]

Sounds good to me. Can't wait to see the finished product. Also can't wait to see the movie coming out later this year!

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Sounds good to me. Can't wait to see the finished product. Also can't wait to see the movie coming out later this year!

I ditto that. (Man does that comment ever show my age.)

[Goatfoam]

Cheers, man. Yeah, I'm quite looking forward to AvP, but I can't help but be a little pessimistic. The series went a little downhill since it deviated from the books and comics. Or at least ignored them.

More stuff is completed for the Marines, most of it standard with a few modifications:

Tech
Reactors, FTL Drives, Thrusters, Advanced Field Maneuvers, Dropships, Robotics, Synthetics, Sensors, Active Defence, Scanners, Medical Technology, Vehicle Control, Minerals Extraction, Organics Extraction, Radioactives Extraction, Repair, Colonization, Space Yards, Cargo, Computers, Armor, Applied Research, Applied Intelligence, Resupply, and Terraforming.

Components
Bridge, Life Support, Crew Quarters, Fusion Reactor, FTL Drive, Sublight Thrusters, Combat Thrusters, Tracking Systems, Combat Sensor Arrays, ECM, Long Range Scanners, Decoys, Jamming System, Mine Sweepers, Medical Bay, IR Sensors, Self Destruct, Satellite Bay, Robo Miners, Repair Bay, Colony, Aux. Control, Space Yard, Cargo Bay, Master Computer, Armor, Supply Storage, Fighter Bay, Mine Layer, Ship Synthetic, Science Team, Quarantine, Strike Team, Sentry Guns, Military Intelligence, Veteran Officer, Corporate Crew.

Facilities
Mining Complex, Hydroponics Complex, Refining Complex, Corporate Labs, USCM Command Post, Space Port, Landing Pad, Bank, Synthesis Vats, Dumping Grounds, Warehouse Facilities, Robotic Factories, Corporate Contracting, Basic Training Facility, Officer Training Facility, Hospital, Cable TV Network, Construction Yard, Atmosphere Processor.

It's, uh, yeah. It's proving to be a lot of work. I'm nowhere near done with the humans, and there's still the other races to do yet, each with their own tech trees, intel, facilities, ships and components.

[ June 11, 2004, 03:40: Message edited by: Goatfoam ]

[Goatfoam]

Didn't get an awful lot of stuff done today, and I'm working over the weekend. But I did do some work on the aliens tech and facilities, and here's what I've got so far.

Tech
The Alien Life Cycle
Secreted Resin
Hormonal Discharge
Hive Mind
Applied Evolution
Infiltration
Cystic Spores
Projectile Vomitting
Prey Control

Facilities
Queen Mother
Egg Chambers
Hive Expansion
Pheromone Dispensors
Pheromonial Miasma Cloud
Hive Mind
Drone Horde
Royal Guard Chambers
Cystic Drone Horde
Boneyard
Animal Herd
Bio-Genetic Pools

More to come.

[Goatfoam]

Another update. Been a busy couple of days so I haven't managed to get much done. So if anyone wants to help out, whether it's shipsets (I haven't got an artistic bone in my body), sounds, artwork or general legwork like I've been doing with the body of the mod, or just suggestions, advice or their two cents, that would be great.

Anyway, more stuff for the xenomorphs.

Tech
Alien Stealth, Organic Flight, Organic Propulsion, Sentience, Hybrids, Purebreeds, Alien Hive Structure, Organic Regeneration, Psychic Projection, Survival Instinct, Royal Jelly, Alien Metabolism, Alien Senses.

Ship Sizes
Hived Science Vessel, Hived Mining Vessel, Hived Destroyer, Hived Battleship, Alien Scouts, Alien Sentries, Alien Horde, Alien Incursion.

Components
Projectile Acid, Acid Spray, Pheromone Discharge, Psychic Disruption, Hive Compartments, Alien Drones, Alien Runners, Alien Warriors, Predaliens, Alien Horde, Pheromone Saturation, Light Chitin Layer, Medium Chitin Layer, Heavy Chitin Layer, Photosynthetic Carapace, Excretion Outlet, Dampening Resin, Praetorian, Young Queen, Queen, War Empress.