Alex's Freedom Fortress Update! - 10 Oct 2007

abenavides · July 27, 2007, 07:56:27 PM

Really!

Hello Fans of Freedom! It's been a while ... a long while ... but there is an update at the Fortress! I have experienced huge changes in my life while I've been away and as the song says , "some forever ... not for better". However, I am very pleased to be able to have something new for you all today.

Special thanks to tommyboy for making me take a peek at the FF community again and to Riddle Me This for giving me something I can get things started with ... his spankin' new mod for FF : Pulp Fiction!

What's it about? Well, it's a two-fisted tale of 20+ missions in the style of the old pulp magazines. Join the Dreamweaver, the Truth, Doc Masters, and other pulp archetypes as they unravel the mystery of the Yellow Dragon! Grab it on the Goodies page!

Watch for more updates in the weeks ahead!

[09 Aug 2007] EZ HERO 3.1
[10 Aug 2007] EZ HERO 3.2
[10 Oct 2007] Pulp Fiction - FFv3R version

sweeten2213 · July 27, 2007, 08:31:31 PM

Wow! Alex is back. It's like retro and nostalgia all wrapped in one. Looking forward to what new updates we get.

Epimethee · July 27, 2007, 08:35:30 PM

He's been back for a just few days, and there's already some major new stuff. Kudos to you and, of course, to Riddle Me This. :)

JKCarrier · July 27, 2007, 09:21:37 PM

"Alex's Freedom Fortress Update"
Ah, there's a phrase I was afraid I'd never hear again. Good to have you back, sir! :thumbup:

Carravaggio · July 27, 2007, 11:33:58 PM

Quote from: abenavides on July 27, 2007, 07:56:27 PM
What's it about? Well, it's a two-fisted tale of 20+ missions in the style of the old pulp magazines. Join the Dreamweaver, the Truth, Doc Masters, and other pulp archetypes as they unravel the mystery of the Yellow Dragon!

What a great idea! I'm surprised no-one tried this before.

kkhohoho · July 28, 2007, 12:06:20 AM

Quote from: Carravaggio on July 27, 2007, 11:33:58 PM
Quote from: abenavides on July 27, 2007, 07:56:27 PM
What's it about? Well, it's a two-fisted tale of 20+ missions in the style of the old pulp magazines. Join the Dreamweaver, the Truth, Doc Masters, and other pulp archetypes as they unravel the mystery of the Yellow Dragon!

What a great idea! I'm surprised no-one tried this before.

Indeed it is a great idea. It looks like it could be quite good, and with 20+ missions, it may be longer then most mods released for the FF games, although I wonder if it hasn't been heard of by more then a few people before Alex put it on his site. And since I didn't say it earlier, welcome back Alex.

Previsionary · July 28, 2007, 07:01:34 AM

*gasp* a new update and it's a mod?! Very good. Glad to see you back in action Alex. Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeves.

catwhowalksbyhimself · July 28, 2007, 03:11:35 PM

I first I was surprised that an update came so soon, then I was shocked to see it was a full-length mod by yet another community member we haven't hear from in a while. Wow.

Peerless1 · July 30, 2007, 07:59:10 AM

*Gasp*javascript:void(0);
wink

And just when I thought that my AFF collection was only 9 files from incomplete...(a few KennX files).

It seems that I should not feel so ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ about this, but I do! :agentclap

It's great to have you back! (And thanks for not removing the site while you were away.)

XLR8er · July 30, 2007, 01:04:38 PM

oh man alex is back! :o

now if texas jack was back...... :)

The Phantom Eyebrow · August 02, 2007, 10:11:11 AM

Wow, how did I miss this!? Welcome back Alex; thanks for hosting and congrats and thanks to the enigmatic RMT for making this!

abenavides · August 02, 2007, 11:51:21 AM

Won't be long before another new update at AFF ...

geez, it's been so long - i Forget. :)

Do I just add it to this thread or start a new one ?

Previsionary · August 02, 2007, 01:02:05 PM

Quote from: abenavides on August 02, 2007, 11:51:21 AM
Won't be long before another new update at AFF ...

geez, it's been so long - i Forget. :)

Do I just add it to this thread or start a new one ?

very cool! Preferably, you'd update this thread (maybe add a note to the first post to let us know) with the new information.

abenavides · August 02, 2007, 08:48:05 PM

Thanks !

Look for two new items at the fortress, hopefully this weekend.

GogglesPizanno · August 02, 2007, 08:59:02 PM

Ooooooooo!
Aaaaaaahhh!

A new Bourne movie AND an AFF update?

I think Im tingling....

BentonGrey · August 02, 2007, 10:00:58 PM

So awesome!

djfredski · August 02, 2007, 10:06:57 PM

:D welcome back Alex.

The Hitman · August 02, 2007, 10:14:19 PM

Hey, you don't really know me, but I'm glad to see you're updating again. Your site was the first FF- related site I ever went to.

Boalt92 · August 03, 2007, 04:50:58 AM

QuoteHey, you don't really know me, but I'm glad to see you're updating again. Your site was the first FF- related site I ever went to.

what he said...

looking forward to the updates!

B92

style · August 03, 2007, 05:12:38 AM

Big A! is back YA!

abenavides · August 03, 2007, 06:16:26 PM

More mod goodness for you all today! Now on my Goodies page - Freedom Force for FFv3R. Play the original FF campaign using FFv3R.

I actually did a quickie conversion of FF when FFv3R first came out a couple of years back. Now with Tommyman's meshing help, I am completing it. But I need your help! I've put up a version called BETA 1, which I know has bugs and stuff missing in it still. Please download, play, and give me your feedback so we can finish it up. Currently, I've only tested missions 1 and 2 (and I think they're good, but you tell me! :) )

abenavides · August 03, 2007, 07:23:04 PM

I'm in a mod mood, so here's more: I've unearthed the notorious Forum Battle Royale Mod and packaged it (with permission from its creator of course) along with its patch into a single installer. Grab it on the Goodies page.

I've also repackaged the JLA Mod (Issues #1-6) into a single installer and updated the JLA shooting script sample to include issue #6. See the JLA Mod Info page for the update.

catwhowalksbyhimself · August 03, 2007, 08:03:10 PM

QuoteMore mod goodness for you all today! Now on my Goodies page - Freedom Force for FFv3R. Play the original FF campaign using FFv3R.

I actually did a quickie conversion of FF when FFv3R first came out a couple of years back. Now with Tommyman's meshing help, I am completing it. But I need your help! I've put up a version called BETA 1, which I know has bugs and stuff missing in it still. Please download, play, and give me your feedback so we can finish it up. Currently, I've only tested missions 1 and 2 (and I think they're good, but you tell me! smile )

Googles is working on the exact same thing. Any chance of the two of you getting together?

XLR8er · August 03, 2007, 08:42:31 PM

play :ff: on :ffvstr: wow thats really awsome man!!!

GGiant · August 03, 2007, 09:44:03 PM

Dude, that will be awesome.
If I had :ffvstr: :(

Peerless1 · August 04, 2007, 07:25:30 AM

Wow. And wow!

Thanks again for your site and all the fun stuff. Those like me have relied on those like you for a long time now, Alex. And you never let us down. Keep us in eager anticipation, maybe, but never let us down. :D

Previsionary · August 04, 2007, 09:28:07 AM

I played through the first 3 or so missions. Everything seems to work other than a few map errors and sometimes you have to click a few times to get certain things to activate.

HumanTon · August 04, 2007, 07:03:28 PM

A very cool trip down memory lane!

I played through mission 1 with no problems. Mission 2 went fine until the very end--the game tells me to have Mentor Interrogate, but the Interrogate option doesn't show up on his context menu.

Other than that, only cosmetic problems:
--The chain link fence, crates, air ducts, etc. in mission 2 were very dark ... maybe they need nif conversion.
--Mentor's talking head was pink and untextured (presumably because he's supposed to be using the "mysteriously hidden in shadow" effect and it isn't there?)
--The usual FF-in-FFVTR graphical oddities (sidewalk corners being too dark, weirdness with the bases of lamp posts, etc.)

GogglesPizanno · August 04, 2007, 07:19:44 PM

Quote--Mentor's talking head was pink and untextured (presumably because he's supposed to be using the "mysteriously hidden in shadow" effect and it isn't there?)

When I was doing the conversion for myself, this was due to a missing "black" texture which can be easily fixed in nifskope. The same thing will happen on the level where there is the "mysterious" alien villain talking about us puny humans too...only that mesh had no texture, it was just using the material property to black out the mesh. The effect is just the swirly thing that overlays the head.

detourne_me · August 04, 2007, 09:22:26 PM

woo! its great reliving those old memories Alex! i was able to play fine up until the end of the third mission (i think its the third) the game had a fatal error brininging in Lord Dominion's head nif for the frozen Sukhov cutscene.