A Back Up Site For Freedom Force Resources

[Cyber Burn]

Basically, I'm taking every Resource that I can find, and putting them in (.PDF) Format. I had wanted to have more done before I posted a link to the site, but Classes start up today, so I'll have less time to work on this. I tried to give credit for the Files where I could. Also, I tried to edit Spelling and Grammar and such so those with Language barriers would hopefully have an easier time understanding things. A lot of the Files didn't have the pictures that were supposed to be there, so if anyone does have complete Files, please let me know, I would happily update them.

If I made any errors when copying these Files, please let me know what needs to be fixed.

Websites go down, Forums get hacked, and Content Creators leave the Community. My main goal here is to make sure that as many people as possible have access to these Files. The more people that have these Files, the less chance there is of these Resources being lost.

This is currently about half of what I have, I'll try to at least make a small update every week, but I can't promise it. In the meantime though, hopefully what has been uploaded will be helpful to someone.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freedom_Force_Resources/

Here is a list of what is available so far, and I'll update this list and post in this thread as I make updates:

Spoiler

Files:

     Animating:

                Animation Tutorial by Grenadier
                Animation Tutorial by Taskmaster X and Vertex

     Character References:

                Comic Character References
                Marvel Comics Character List – Teams and Groups

     Custom Content Lists:

                Comprehensive List of Mods – Updated 11-06-12
                Freedom Force Master Yahoo Group List
                Master Mesh List Number 1
                Master Mesh List Number 2
                Master Mesh List Number 3
                Meshes with Weapons
                Skin Megalist by Cripp12
   
     Freedom Force Charts:

                Damage_Output by Spydermann93

     Freedom Force FAQ's:

                FF1 and FFvt3R Cheat Codes
                FF1 Hints Tips and General Strategy
                Freedom Force FAQ by Alex
                Freedom Force FAQ by Stumpy
                Hero Conversion Tips by Alex Abenavides
                How To Cheat in FFvt3R
                Installation Tutorial for Skins and Meshes
                Kittbashing 101 by Tomato
                Materials and Resistances by Abenavides
                Tips for getting Requests filled

     FX Creation:
               
                FX Force Tutorials – FX with a Hex Editor

     Ghosting Meshes:
               
                Ghosting and Repeating Mesh Tutorial from FRP2

     Hex Editing:

                Hex Editing For Freedom Force

     Keyframes:

                Keyframes – Az_Helm Compatibility Chart
                Keyframes - Condensing File Size for FF1
                Keyframes – Swap Formulas

     Map Making:



     Mesh Conversion from FF to FFvt3R:

                Converting Meshes for FFvt3R

     Meshing:

                Meshing Tutorial by Various Contributors for FF1

     Mod Making:

                Camera Angles and Settings for FFvt3R
                EZScript Tutorial Number 1 by Benton Grey
                EZScript Tutorial Number 2 by Benton Grey
                EZScript Tutorial Number 3 by Benton Grey
                EZScript Tutorial Number 4 by Benton Grey
                Modding Tutorial for Installation
                Mods - Custom FX Setup Tutorial
                Mods – Episode Release Tutorial
                Mods - Freedom Force Back Up Tutorial
                Mods – Speech Pack Installation Tutorial
                The Basics to Scripting by Premonitioner

     NifSkope:

                Creating Animated Textures in Nifskope by White Knight
                NifSkope and NifTools for GMax by ow_tiobe_sb
                NifSkope Tutorial by Tomato for Altering Mesh Height
                NifSkope Tutorial by Tomato for Converting Skoped Meshes
                NifSkope Tutorial by Tommyboy for Ghosting Meshes
                NifSkope Tutorial by Windblown for FFvt3R #1
                NifSkope Tutorial for Adding Alphas to a Mesh by SickAlice
                NifSkope Tutorial for Basic Body Swapping by Podmark
                NifSkope Tutorial for FF Interface
                NifSkope Tutorial for FF Keyframes Basics
                NifSkope Tutorial for FF Refl and Glow
                NifSkope Tutorial for Simple Skoping

     Photoshop – Paint Shop Pro – Others:
               
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Comic Tones
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Energy Blasts
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Guns
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Lens Flares
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Metal Objects
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Neon Signs
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Rain
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Skin Tones
                Photoshop Tutorial by PolyKarbon – Smoke
                Photoshop Tutorial DDS Plug-In for Paint Shop Pro
                Quick Guide to Skinning Programs

     Skinning:

                Skinning Tutorial by Andrew G. Davis
                Skinning Tutorial by Atomic Robot
                Skinning Tutorial by Carravaggio – Skin Highlights
                Skinning Tutorial by Courtnall6 – Chainlink and Hair
                Skinning Tutorial by Ewwzy – TGA and DDS Compression
                Skinning Tutorial by Glitch Girl for Basic Skinning
                Skinning Tutorial by IPS – Faces
                Skinning Tutorial by Lunarman
                Skinning Tutorial by Murs47 – Deadpool
                Skinning Tutorial by Murs47 – Video Links
                Skinning Tutorial by Murs47 for Photoshop
                Skinning Tutorial by Schlomo – Portraits
                Skinning Tutorial by TrainWreck – Layers
                Skinning Tutorial by UnkoMan – Quick Easy Logos
                Skinning Tutorial by UnkoMan – Simple Seams
                Skinning Tutorial for Depth Without a Base
                Skinning Tutorial for Quick Capes
                Skinning Tutorial for Wire Maps by Captain Spud

     Taskmaster X Hero Conversion Charts:

                FFVTTR_Marvel_and_DC_RPG_to_FF_Conversion V 1 3
                FFVTTR_Marvel_and_DC_RPG_to_FF_Conversion V 1 4

     Tutorial Lists:

                List of Tutorials 07-12-10
                List of Tutorials 11-05-08

     Voice Packs:

                Voicepack Tutorial General Creation Tips
                Voicepack Tutorial How to Make A Voicepack
                Voicepack Tutorial Installation

     Web Hosting Sites:

                List of Free Web Hosting Sites by Cripp12 #1


Links:

     Art Programs:

                GIMP
                Paint.Net
                Paint Tool Sai
                Wacom Products

      Blender Links:

                Blender Installation for Freedom Force
                Blender Manual Contents
                Blender Manual Online
                Blender NIF Plugin Documentation
                Blender Nifscripts v2.5.9
                Blender Requirements
                Blender's Official Website
                BlenderArtists.org
                Index of Blender Releases
                Python Releases for Windows

   Character Creator Links:

                Fabrica de Herois
                HeroMachine
                Lee's Useless Super Hero Generator
                Seventh Sanctum - Super Hero/Villain Name Generator
                The Art of Super Hero Names

    Content Links:

                Alex's Freedom Fortress
                Benton Grey's - The Greylands
                Dreamerzoid's FF Stuff
                Ewzzy's Freedom Force
                Figure Fan's Freedom Force
                Force Of Paradox
                Freedom Force Forever
                Freedom Force Link Portal
                Freedom Force Universe
                Fundament Zero
                Glitch Girl's Freedom Fortress
                Goggles Pizanno's Warehouse
                HeroForce
                NaitValis' Skopes And Skins For Freedom Force
                StrangeFate's Site
                Symon's "Champions"
                The Litterbox
                The Mod Graveyard
                The Phantom Bunburyist - Melmoth Hall
                The Phantom Stranger's Haunt
                The Work of Evil
                Tommyboy's Meshes
                Tortuga's TGA Party
                Vigilante's Freedom Force Skin Page

     FFX Links:

                FFX for Freedom Force
                FFX for Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich

     File Converter Links:

                EZ Nif Converter 2.0
                XnView

     Finding Dead Links:

                The GeoCities Archive
                The Wayback Machine

     Freedom Force History:

                Pulp Adventures on TV Tropes
                The FF Museum

     Forums:

                Freedom Reborn
                Freedom Reborn Archives
                Irrational Games Forums
                NifTools Forum
                The VG Resource Forum
                Trinity of Freedom

     Helpful Links:

                FileInfo - The File Extensions Database
                SourceForge.Net
                The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary
               
     Hex Editor Links:

                FrHed - Free Hex Editor
               
     Master Mesh Links:

                GP Warehouse Master Mesh List
                Protomorph's Master Mesh List
                The FF Portal

     MediaFire Links:

                Avatar_Meshes_Skins_Hexes
                Avatars_FF1
                Avatars_FFv3R
                Blender - The Tools of the Trade
                Canadian_Conversion
                Deadpool_Muscular_Updated by Shevek
                Draven XIII's "MK_Fighter_Meshes"
                Draven XIII's "MK_Scorpion_and_SubZero" Meshes
                Draven XIII's "Phantom" Mesh
                FFvtTR_Ghosting_Fix posted by Spydermann93
                Freedom Force 2002
                FRP Back-Up Site
                FRP2 Back-Up Site
                FRP2's PFX 1.2 FX Pack
                FX Force
                Irrational's 70's Meshes
                J-078's Power Rangers
                M25's Mod Tools
                Mics Hero Tool
                Miguelyanke's Skopes
                Mr Bordos Hero Tool
                Taskmaster X Hero Files
                Taskmaster_KF_-_ver_1_-_By_Grenadier
                Taskmaster_KF_-_ver_2_-_By_Grenadier
                USAgent's Hero Files for FFvt3R
                Windblown's "Power Pack" Skopes

     Mod Tool Links:

                Alex's Freedom Fortress

     NifSkope Links:

                NIF File Format Documentation
                NIF File Format Library and Tools
                Nif Format - Nif Resources
                NifTools Forum
                Releases - NifTools/NifSkope
                The NifTools Website

    Python Links:

                Python Releases for Windows

      Wiki Links:

                Sourceforge Freedom Force Wiki
                Sourceforge NifSkope Wiki
                Sourceforge NifTools Wiki

      Yahoo Groups Links:

               3D Master
               Afghan Ant
               Alberik
               Angry Red Herring
               Aphex Terrains
               Archangel3387
               Area34
               Atomic Robot
               Auridian
               Baroness
               BeardedInLair
               Beyonder
               Billdamn22
               Bobby69
               Champions Of Freedom
               CmdrKoenig67
               Courtnall6
               Cyber Burn
               Daglob
               Detourne_Me
               Felídeo (NightGroup)
               Flash_22798
               Fusion
               Grenadier
               Hoss20
               John Jr
               Johnny Patches
               Laughing Paradox
               Lightning Man
               Matrix
               Mr Aratak
               Phantom Stranger
               Renegade
               Revenant
               Shazam - Voltimax
               Tortuga
               Toxic J
               Twisted Earth
               UnkoMan
               USAgent
               Valandar
               Vertex
               ZerosMaster (WingZero)
               Zuludelta

      You Tube Links:

               Electro
                                              Electro - Superhero Epic Rumble #1
                                              Electro - Superhero Epic Rumble #2
                                              Electro - Superhero Epic Rumble #3
                                              Electro - Superhero Epic Rumble #4

               Murs47
                                              Murs47 - FF Skinning Tutorial for Boots
                                              Murs47 - FF Skinning Tutorial for Hair
                                              Murs47 - FF Skinning Tutorial for Highlights
                                              Murs47 - FF Skinning Tutorial for Logos

               The Ultimate Evil
                                             TUE - A Thank You to a Mate (Speed Skinning)
                                             TUE - Batman (Speed Skinning)
                                             TUE - Captain America (Speed Skinning)
                                             TUE - Daredevil (Speed Skinning)
                                             TUE - Keldor (Speed Skinning)

               Tomato
                                             Tomato - Basics of my Base.

EDIT: If anyone has issues joining the Group, or accessing any of the files, please feel free to send me a PM with a list of what you want and an E-Mail address, I will gladly send the files to you.


Important: In the event that someone sees a file on here that they are the Author of, and for whatever reason, does not want their work to be posted to this Group, please let me know so I can remove it immediately, I will absolutely respect your wishes, and will not advertise it's removal.

[WyldFyre]

Thanks for this Cyber! I never knew there were so many tutorials available.   

[Podmark]

Good idea.

[Cyber Burn]

I forgot to mention this before, but I am also adding things to the "Links" section.

[Cyber Burn]

I updated the first post with a list of what is available so far, and I'll post here as I make updates.

[SickAlice]

 

[Avalon]

Good idea.
Unfortunately, I can't sign up due to some stupid security thing not working right.
Another reason to dislike Yahoo.

[President Raygun]

Good idea.
Unfortunately, I can't sign up due to some stupid security thing not working right.
Another reason to dislike Yahoo.

Ditto, I'm having the same trouble.

[Cyber Burn]

That's not cool, I'm not sure what the problem could be, I set this site up the same as I did my others.

If you guys still can't get in, let me know what files you want, PM me an E-Mail address, and I'd be glad to send the files out.

[Randomdays]

Don't think its you - I tried to sign up to some of Ink's groups that I had missed a couple of days ago and had the same problem. Just Yahoo messing up.

Just checked and looks like its still messed up.

[Starman]

Thanks for doing this, Cyber. It's great that there are actually backups for content just in case stuff happens.

[Cyber Burn]

Thanks for doing this, Cyber. It's great that there are actually backups for content just in case stuff happens.

Considering how much stuff I've lost over the years, the more things can be backed up, the better.

New stuff added to the "Files" section today:

Freedom Force FAQ's:
     - How To Cheat in FFvt3R

Keyframes:
     - Keyframes - Condensing File Size for FF1

NifSkope:
     - Creating Animated Textures in Nifskope by White Knight
     - NifSkope Tutorial for FF Interface

Skinning:
     - Skinning Tutorial by Glitch Girl for Basic Skinning
     - Skinning Tutorial for Wire Maps by Captain Spud



As always, unfortunately, some (Or most) of the related pics may be missing. If someone happens to have compete files, please let me know, I would very happily update any files that may need it.

Also, I plan on adding a new folder that will contain (init.py) files for both games. I've collected some from other members, but I'm not quite ready to add them to the site yet.

[Cyber Burn]

My initial post has been updated.

[Cyber Burn]

New stuff added to the "Files" section today:

Freedom Force Charts:
     - Damage_Output by Spydermann93

Mod Making:
     - Mods - Custom FX Setup Tutorial
     - Mods - Freedom Force Back Up Tutorial


A brand new Freedom Force Resource was created by Spydermann93. Come and get it for the very first time!

[naitvalis]

thanks for the freedom forciclopedia Cb! much appreciated!

[Cyber Burn]

thanks for the freedom forciclopedia Cb! much appreciated!

Thank you Nait. With as much information that has been shared in the past, I just want to try to make sure that as much of that information as possible will continue to be available for both new and veteran players alike.

Being fed up with Yahoo though, I'd still like to try and figure out how to add to the FR Wiki, but so far, I haven't been able to figure it out. Like I've said many times before, I am not really tech savvy, so I'm quite a bit over my head on this.

I still have quite a few other files that I need to go through, so the current plan is to keep updating the Group as time permits.

[Epimethee]

Being fed up with Yahoo though, I'd still like to try and figure out how to add to the FR Wiki, but so far, I haven't been able to figure it out. Like I've said many times before, I am not really tech savvy, so I'm quite a bit over my head on this.

Let me know if I can help. I have some free time for the moment.

[Cyber Burn]

New stuff added to the "Files" section today:

Freedom Force FAQ's:
     - Hero Conversion Tips by Alex Abenavides

Hex Editing:
     - Hex Editing For Freedom Force

NifSkope:
     - NifSkope Tutorial for Adding Alphas to a Mesh by SickAlice


The Hex Editing File didn't want to play well when I tried to convert it to (PDF) Format, so I had to do a bit of editing to it. I think I got everything to translate correctly, but if anyone wants it, I do have the original file, and I could upload that as well.

This site will be very rarely updated for a while until life gets back to normal.

Being fed up with Yahoo though, I'd still like to try and figure out how to add to the FR Wiki, but so far, I haven't been able to figure it out. Like I've said many times before, I am not really tech savvy, so I'm quite a bit over my head on this.

Let me know if I can help. I have some free time for the moment.

I apologize for the late reply Epi, I had tried to figure this out before, but free time is extremely limited, and computer time is even worse.

[Epimethee]

Certainly no need – at all – to apologize, even without taking into account your current RL issues. And thanks for keeping working on this.

[Cyber Burn]

New stuff added to the "Files" section today:

Skinning:
     - Skinning Tutorial by Andrew G. Davis.


A major "Thank you!!!" to AndrewGD for granting permission to host his Tutorial.

In addition, here is a Link to his website, it's definitely worth checking out.

http://www.imaginationispower.com/index.html

[John Jr.]

Great work, CB! A nice resource to our whole community!

[Cyber Burn]

Thank you JJ, and it's great to see you back on FR.

On a side note, if you have any notes that you made for yourself while Modding, Skinning, or Skoping, I would gladly add them to the collection. 

[Cyber Burn]

Thank you JJ, and it's great to see you back on FR.

On a side note, if you have any notes that you made for yourself while Modding, Skinning, or Skoping, I would gladly add them to the collection. 

I should specify that this is an open offer to anyone. If anyone has created notes for themselves in regards to any aspect of content creation, or even for the FF games themselves, I will gladly add them to the collection.

[John Jr.]

Thank you JJ, and it's great to see you back on FR.

On a side note, if you have any notes that you made for yourself while Modding, Skinning, or Skoping, I would gladly add them to the collection. 

Thanks, CB. I really missed you guys.
I'll check my backups and see if I have anything of interest.

[Cyber Burn]

Thank you JJ, and it's great to see you back on FR.

On a side note, if you have any notes that you made for yourself while Modding, Skinning, or Skoping, I would gladly add them to the collection. 

Thanks, CB. I really missed you guys.
I'll check my backups and see if I have anything of interest.

That would be awesome JJ, thank you!

[Cyber Burn]

Some new stuff added to the "Files" Section today.

Ghosting Meshes:
     - Ghosting and Repeating Mesh Tutorial from FRP2
   

Taskmaster X Hero Conversion Charts:
     - FFVTTR_Marvel_and_DC_RPG_to_FF_Conversion V 1 3
     - FFVTTR_Marvel_and_DC_RPG_to_FF_Conversion V 1 4



Some new stuff added to the "Links" Section today.

Yahoo Groups Links:
     - Bobby69

In the "Yahoo Groups Links" Section, I am going to be creating Sub-Folders for our Content Creators, and in these Sub-Folders, will be Links to their Yahoo Groups. Considering the number of Yahoo Groups floating around, this will probably be a permanent work in progress. If I create a Folder for one of our content creators and someone finds that I am missing a Link to one of their Yahoo groups, please let me know, currently I will be going by the Groups that I belong to, so I am sure I will be missing something.

[hoss20]

I don't mean to be a wet blanket, Cyber, but a lot of the work you look to be doing regarding the Yahoo groups has already been done at the Freedom Force Link Portal: http://ffportal.negative-10.com/

I know that you were wanting to have a centralized place for everyone to go, but I hate to see you take all the time to post links and sort creators for the near thousand groups out there when most of the heavy lifting has already been done. Admittedly, the Portal is a bit out of date and is missing newer Yahoo groups, such as your own, but all of the other big boys who aren't still around are there: Beyonder, Texas Jack, Bobby69, Fusion, etc., plus a whole bunch of names I don't even recognize.

I think your FF Resource group is awesome and I keep forgetting to drop by to see what's there. I just hate to see you potentially spending a month of Sundays compiling resources for something that's probably 80% to 90% done already. If you still want to include all of the Yahoo links, I guess you could still use the Portal to check out all of the groups and, hopefully, expedite the process. I also have a reasonably good size list of groups that I belong to, so if you need any  help, just let me know.

I didn't mean to rain on your parade. I think what you're doing is great and very much appreciated.

[Cyber Burn]

Hey Hoss, there was definitely no rain on my parade, and I appreciate the fact that you're looking out for me. The FF Portal is actual a site I continue to regularly visit, but the premise behind what I am doing is strictly to make sure that there is a back-up in case a site like the Portal goes down. Admittedly, Adding the Yahoo Links may seem a bit repetitive, but I'm hoping that it is beneficial in the long run.

[trebean]

BUMP!
For some reason I can't access files on the group

[Cyber Burn]

Are you getting an error message, is the site itself not loading, or is it just the files?