The DCUG Back on Track!

GogglesPizanno · January 04, 2008, 01:29:52 PM

Sweet.
I likes me the campaigns.
I have played around with EZScript Campaigns and they were really easy to do. I think the hardest part is coming up with something creative and interesting for the base screens.

Are you going to have multiple campdef.dat files for each of the campaigns to choose from, or just link multiple campaigns together into one long "DC" campaign (having something like a narrator saying "meanwhile in the batcave" to separate them out?)

BentonGrey · January 04, 2008, 01:36:42 PM

I WAS going to do the second one, but I'm sort of jumping around in my own continuity here, so it was going to be way too much trouble to try and sort it out, so instead we'll have a Batman campaign (starting after the end of the Animated Series, a JLA, starting from the beginning, an Atom/Hawkman starting from the beginning (and alternating missions), an Aquaman starting from the beginning, maybe eventually a Flash/Green Lantern starting from the beginning (and set BEFORE the JLA forms), and a general DC campaign (maybe called Showcase?) including Brave and Bold adventures as well as seperate story arcs. These will all be separate campdef.dat files. If I finish a bunch of stuff and find myself with more time than I really have any right to expect this semester, I might also do custom load screens for each campaign. I really want to, I just don't have the time.

Cyber Burn · January 04, 2008, 01:48:07 PM

I gotta say that all of this sounds really awesome. Playable campaings would really be great. I know nothing about modding whatsoever, but anything I have is yours to use if it will help make things easier for you.

BentonGrey · January 04, 2008, 07:16:05 PM

Thanks CB! I think I may be using a few things of yours, but I've got so many different things that it's pretty hard to keep track of! ^_^ So, that's one vote FOR a Green Lantern mission....

Cyber Burn · January 12, 2008, 11:50:20 AM

Consider this a second vote for a Green Lantern Campaign. :thumbup:

GGiant · January 12, 2008, 05:50:37 PM

Quote from: Cyber Burn on January 12, 2008, 11:50:20 AM
Consider this a second vote for a Green Lantern Campaign. :thumbup:

:bandwagon

BentonGrey · January 12, 2008, 06:15:41 PM

Haha, y'all are getting ahead of me there! I was thinking of doing a single GL MISSION for the JLA campaign (before he meets up with the others), but I DO intend to do a GL campaign soon...ish.

BentonGrey · January 21, 2008, 02:34:36 PM

Howdy guys, in case you haven't figured it out yet, I sort of missed my release date....a lot...I just couldn't get everything finished before the semester started, and now I'm finding myself quite busy with classwork. However, I'm still working on the DCUG, it's just going to take me a little longer than I had hoped. I'm hoping to get ahead a little, and then...well, we'll see. Sorry if I disappointed anyone!

bearded · February 09, 2008, 01:14:43 PM

i finally put :ffvstr: back on my machine. and this was the first mod i installed.
i was able to play the jla #1 in the rumble room. but i couldn't get batman to work. is there something i need to to?

BentonGrey · February 09, 2008, 06:50:50 PM

Howdy Bearded! I'm thrilled to hear that mine was the first mod you downloaded. The Batman mission wasn't finished, it and Green Arrow were included by accident. I believe the Question mission works....if I included it...ha, I rather forgot what all I put in there. As soon as I finish the final release, it will include the finished Batman campaign, JLA campaign, and at least one or two others.

Blitzgott · February 15, 2008, 05:39:32 PM

Boy, I can't wait until you release the final version of your mod, Benton. I barely have any DC hero files and have no patience to make them, despite wanting to play with DC heroes really bad, so your mod is kind of Godsent to me. Looking forward to the release.

BentonGrey · February 18, 2008, 10:57:38 AM

Hey Blitz! I'm very happy that you're so excited about my little project, and it means a lot to know that there are actually people who are actually anxious about its release! ^_^ Ha, to be honest, I'm pretty anxious to SEE it released, so I'm working on it in all of my spare time...which isn't too much here lately, but I'll get it done eventually. I just hope y'all find it worth the wait!

Previsionary · February 18, 2008, 11:04:32 AM

LIAR! You totally tried to get me to do your work. HMPH, I just wouldnt do it because you weren't offering enough moolah. :P

So, hopefully you'll get everything done with minimum problems. Then you can start on marvel, then image, and so on... :P

BentonGrey · February 18, 2008, 11:14:02 AM

Haha, you bum, if you had done my work for me, I would have been closer to being finished. ^_^ As for moving on to other projects......well, if I ever finish the DCUG, and after I've slipped into a coma for a few years, I might very well take on some Marvel projects......especially if DEATH does all the hard work for me. Image......well...I wouldn't touch Image with a ten foot pole! :blink:

johncostantine78 · February 18, 2008, 01:00:41 PM

Quote from: BentonGrey on February 18, 2008, 10:57:38 AM
Hey Blitz! I'm very happy that you're so excited about my little project, and it means a lot to know that there are actually people who are actually anxious about its release! ^_^ Ha, to be honest, I'm pretty anxious to SEE it released, so I'm working on it in all of my spare time...which isn't too much here lately, but I'll get it done eventually. I just hope y'all find it worth the wait!

Little project? LITTLE PROJECT? Benton, the DCUG is the reason of the re-installation of :ffvstr: in my pc...It's awesome to play with many heroes of the "FIRST" comics universe.

Qman · February 19, 2008, 10:03:35 AM

Benton, This is Qman from vicsage.com! the sever got hacked so i was not able to talk to you!
i downloaded your mod last night! it doesn't look like it got on my copy of :ffvstr: but it's loaded on my laptop alright! how do i open the mod? :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

BentonGrey · February 19, 2008, 10:53:13 AM

Haha, thanks Johncostantine, that's high praise! I hope you'll enjoy the finished version as well.

Howdy Qman, welcome to the FR forums! Sorry to hear about the hacker trouble over there, we've had similar problems here. I hope I can help you here, but there are a few things to keep in mind. First, the version you downloaded is a beta, so it is not finished yet, and thus, does not have playable campaigns. Second, I made a mistake in the readme for that version, and there is another step to follow to get the FX. First off, the way to start the game is through the shortcut in the mod folder. If you open up your FFvTTR directory, you'll see a folder named DCUG. Open that, and look towards the bottom. There should be an shortcut that says "Play the DC Universe According to Grey."

Before you play it though, go to this directory: FFvTTR/Data/Art/Library/FX/Generic and look for a folder that says "_textures." Get it and drop the contents into FFvTTR/Data/Art/Library/FX/_textures. That will take care of the step I missed. Alright, that should give you the game ready to play. Even though there isn't a campaign in the BETA, you can still play in the Rumble Room, pitting heroes and villains against one another.

Cyber Burn · March 23, 2008, 10:43:14 AM

Hey Benton, I was just wondering if any of the CSA/Anti-Matter characters were going to make it into the DCUG, or if they are going to be put into a seperate mod, or add-on?

garf · March 24, 2008, 01:13:58 AM

Hi, Benton. I'm pretty late to the party here, but I tried to install DCUG last night and it crashes out during the install, citing problems with the Cluemaster mesh. Any insights?

BentonGrey · March 24, 2008, 09:09:28 AM

Howdy guys! Okay, CB, ALL CSA/Anti-matter characters that y'all produce will be included. If I can ever get to it, I also have a major crossover story that would include all of them. It involves the JLA, JSA, Per Degaton, and the CSA. ^_^

Garf, wow, that's a new one on me! It sounds to me like a corrupted file, as I don't think anyone else has had trouble installing the mod so far. My advice would be to delete the DCUG install program you downloaded and try to download it again. That might solve the problem outright.

garf · March 24, 2008, 04:25:00 PM

Hey, I'm just grateful in the meantime for that terrific Ambush Bug mesh. Is that yours, or someone else's?

BentonGrey · March 24, 2008, 04:51:45 PM

Haha, I didn't even realize I had included AB yet, but no, as the readme states, none of the art elements included with the mod are mine. They were all made by vastly more talented people. All I did was put the pieces together.

garf · March 24, 2008, 07:33:40 PM

Whoopsie, got the whole thing installed but now it won't run, and neither will FFX3, FFVTR or the Character Tool. Back to the drawing board -- does DCUG tinker with the other versions' .dat files, or something?

BentonGrey · March 24, 2008, 07:55:18 PM

Okay, that's weird. No, DCUG ONLY installs into its own folder. The FX pack that you download separately goes in the main data folder, but that shouldn't effect anything. What gets me is that no matter what, nothing that the DCUG could conceivably do should effect CTool. All I can say is try moving the DCUG file out of your FF2 directory and test all of the other programs. If they work, then we'll know it's a problem with the mod. If not...well, I haven't a clue!

garf · March 24, 2008, 08:08:19 PM

I uninstalled it all, and I'm still all screwed up. Like I say, something got rewritten somehow :doh: ... ffxEdit etc. reveal that the necessary files are all there. Heaven only knows what I did. Come to think of it, I did take Ambush Bug and copy him into FFX3. It'd be just like him to muck things up ...

garf · March 24, 2008, 09:37:13 PM

Here's what the FFVTR Edit file reads after my failed efforts to start the game:

00:00:02.54: FFVTTR Edit: Error - ObjPage: can't find template
00:00:02.57: FFVTTR Edit: clearing manager
00:00:02.58: FFVTTR Edit: reading database: C:\Program Files\Irrational Games\Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich\ffx3\objects.dat
00:00:02.60: FFVTTR Edit: loaded 933 items
00:00:02.63: FFVTTR Edit: Error - ObjPage: can't find template
00:00:12.51: FFVTTR Edit: Error - CHeroPage: can't find character
00:00:12.52: FFVTTR Edit: clearing manager
00:00:12.52: FFVTTR Edit: reading database: C:\Program Files\Irrational Games\Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich\ffx3\Characters.dat
00:00:12.55: FFVTTR Edit: loaded 478 items
00:00:12.56: FFVTTR Edit: Error - CHeroPage: can't find character
00:00:31.81: FFVTTR Edit: clearing manager

At a guess, I'd say it can't find some or all of my characters now. Ah well, a guy needs something to keep him busy ...

Boalt92 · March 25, 2008, 04:37:32 AM

Garf,

I'm not trying to insult your intelligence, but did you install FFVTTR on your c: drive or somewhere else? If it's somewhere else, you'll need to make sure all file paths are pointing there.

You may also want to post in the technical assistane thread.

B92

PS--sorry to swipe your thread BG!

garf · March 25, 2008, 02:46:54 PM

Heh heh, no offence taken. I've had a couple of system crashes recently -- everything was working pretty great before that -- and I suspect that's the culprit. Shouldn't take more than a day or two to get re-established. Folks, return to honouring the hard-working Mr. BentonGrey.

Cyber Burn · March 27, 2008, 06:40:17 PM

QuoteHowdy guys! Okay, CB, ALL CSA/Anti-matter characters that y'all produce will be included. If I can ever get to it, I also have a major crossover story that would include all of them. It involves the JLA, JSA, Per Degaton, and the CSA.

For your cross story, what characters do you have in mind. I think I would rather try my hand at those, than just pick and choose miscellaneous DC characters.

BentonGrey · March 27, 2008, 09:11:51 PM

Garf, let me know how your reinstall goes, and if the DCUG begins to work!

Well CB, I've only got it sketched out at the moment, it isn't fully written. I'm using the CSA as my main villains, and then Degaton will pull their enemies, the heroes of that world, out of the time stream and send them to fight the JLA (classic mistaken identity). I'm thinking of using pretty much whoever you produce, but any members of the Secret Society or Injustice Gang will work just fine. An alternate Star Sapphire, Grundy, Sonar, Ocean Master, Cheetah (or Circe), or Grodd could all be useful. At the same time, I'm completely willing to use whoever you feel like creating. Any of the characters that have been suggested in the Alternate Reality thread would be awesome.