Hey, modders. There is no better learning tool than seeing how something is done correctly. If anyone wants a small challege, I would like to request the following mod to the Stronghold mission.

I'd like it to be multiplayer co-op, game ends when everyone is dead (like a regular Firefight mission). But here are the changes I'd like to see (if some aren't possible let me know).

I'd like 2 stationary machine guns in the middle of the stronghold (pointing at the entrances), constantly operated by soldiers.

I'd also like a jeep (or two) with a machine gun, manned by someone, to be driven around the stronghold by a driver and maybe even a passenger, until provoked. Kind of like the refinery singleplayer mission in DS.

Anyone up to the task? Let me know where I can download it if you complete it.

Thanks!

Any of you experts think this is doable? Let me know if you're working on it.

Thanks!

Of the folks who regularly post here I think Gav80 is your best bet. He's usually not around too much on weekends. Something about a "real life" or some such nonsense. For the jeep, a passenger would have to have the machinegun because you cannot put a fixed gun in a vehicle.
Otherwise quite do-able for an Igor master like Gav.

A man only needs one rectum. - F. Salter, "Recon Scout"

Gav does seem to be da man around here in the few days I've started posting here. Gav, ol' buddy, ol' pal, help out a noob modder?

I've heard of these "real life" thingies. Maybe I should get one some time....

I read about real life once. Didn't sound very interesting.

A man only needs one rectum. - F. Salter, "Recon Scout"

Oh, high praise indeed Cob! No-one ever tell you flattery gets you nowhere? Or do you just know better, and understand that they were wrong?!? It's got nothing to do with real life at all! Everyone knows there's no such thing! Or if there is, it's over-rated!

I'm not around at the weekends because my computer at home currently isn't on the internet, and I do all my posting here at work during the day. It means I never get any work done, but what the hell!?

Your mission brief does sound like a reasonable ask. First up though, I have Desert Siege, Island Thunder, and the v1.4 patch on my system, all of which affect the scripting options you get in Igor. Which means that, to play any of my missions, you'll need those three as well. If you've got them though, there's no problem. Have you got them?

Am I right in thinking that you want this mainly as a demonstration of things that can be done in Igor (and how to do them)? If so, I can have a play around with things and throw something together. Something like you describe should be able to put into one simple file, so I'll just email it to you rather than you download it from a hosting site somewhere if you want. Saves us both a bit of trouble!

If so, send me your email address in a Private Topic. If you don't know, to do this, you'll first need to add me to your contacts list by clicking on my name next to this post. Then, click on the "New" button at the top of the page here, choose private topic and then add my name to the invitation list.

While you're waiting for me to write the mission you asked for, I can send you three sample missions to keep you occupied if you want - one of those was written as a demostration mission, similar to your request here.

Gav, I tried sending you a private message. Let me know if you receive it.

I don't have Island Thunder, but it's on order. (Amazon.com is so freakin' slow! )

Basically, for starters, I'd just like to add some "logic" to the AI on existing maps, so the enemy doesn't just stand around. I'd also like to incorporate vehicles and such.

I hope to make the workshop HHour is giving. I feel like I know the basics of Igor, but that's it.

I got your PT, yes. I've even replied to it and emailed you some missions... Lol!!

The Igor tutorial does sound good. Also, have a look on the Desert Siege disc, coz I think there may be an Igor tutorial there... If not, I have a couple at home that I downloaded - I can email you them if you like...

I just got Island Thunder in the mail today. Woo hoo!

I got your mods.... I'll have to check them out! Thanks!

Be careful! He's evil!


Or maybe I just suck

A man only needs one rectum. - F. Salter, "Recon Scout"

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Originally posted by cobaka:
Be careful! He's evil!

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Hey! That's not true! Is it it evil to write missions that are deliberately so hard that everyone dies within the first five minutes when they play? And then laugh at them when they can't complete them? And then rub their nose in it by completing them on elite with just a sniper?

It is? Oh... Well then, yeah, I'm evil!!

Cool... I like these new smilies!!!

J, I've got the mod you asked for under way. Unfortunately, I had a little problem with GR/Igor last night, so I'm not as far along as I'd like, but I'm gonna try and get it complete by the end of the week for you. I'm away tomorrow and Thursday with work, so I won't be around, but I'll be back on Friday, hopefully with a completed mission for you to try. Otherwise, it might be a while, coz I'm away all next week too...

But I've got the mission set up, with the fixed MGs placed in the two sandbag loops in the centre of the stronghold. There's random patrols around the place and stuff as well. I just need to add the jeeps and a bit more scripting - everything's running off the plans I've assigned to teams at the moment. The only scriptblock is the victory trigger for when you kill everyone. But that'll change. And then I'll have a few hours testing it for glitches...

The last mission I wrote in a hurry had a couple of gremlins in there, coz I wrote it too fast and forgot a few things!

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I'll try and make sure that doesn't happen with this one!

Thanks for the update! I look forward to playing it.

You may not say that after you've tried the other three I sent you...

J, I'm sorry to say you're going to have to wait a little while longer for your mod...

I've got the vast majority done on Tuesday and Wednesday night, but I didn't do anything on it last night as it was my birthday and I went out instead! I reckon it's probably 95% complete now, with just a few minor tweaks to be made to it, and then a final test-run on all three difficulty settings to make sure there's no problems with it.

I've been testing as I go along with it, and everything in there seems to be working fine, but I've only been trying it on veteran at the moment - that's what it defaults to, and I was too lazy to change it!!

As I said, your fixed machine-guns are in, and I've added a jeep that goes tearing round the place. I don't know if you've ever paid much attention to the vehicles in GR, but they're all very slow, so I've created my own jeep that's faster - just to make things a little better. All the objectives and the scripting that controls everything is done now, I just need to add in some effects for explosions (you have to plant demo charges) and I want to make it a touch harder to wipe out the outer guards away from the stronghold - although the guards at the stronghold itself are already very effective - it's quite hard to get in there!

I'm off to a party this weekend to celebrate my birthday and the start of the Grand Prix season, so I I'm not going to have loads of spare time, but I think I should be able to finish it off tonight and Sunday night. Which means you can have it on Monday morning - I'm going away for the week, but I'll be calling in to the office briefly before I go, so I'll send it to you then.

Then I'll abandon you to it for a week - but I'll be back the following week to see how many times you've died!!

Thanks for the update!

No prob. Like I say, my apologies, coz I wanted to be able to send it to you today, but... well, you know "stuff" happens. You know the word I'm looking for that I'm not allowed to type!

If you haven't done already, check your email. I've sent you the mission...

I'm away all this week (I'm leaving in a few minutes), but that'll give you plenty of time to complete it before I get back!!

Cob, after your kind words at the start of this thread, I'll send it to you as a reward if you want...

This one isn't quite as evil as the other three... I haven't spent long enough on it to make it really difficult! Maybe I'll do a revised version...

Cool. I get to die some more

A man only needs one rectum. - F. Salter, "Recon Scout"

I got the mod, Gav, thanks. I've been playing it a little and looking at the scripts, too!

Good, I hope it's proved useful to you.

Cob, I've just sent you the mission as well - I always thought you enjoyed dying on GR...? If not, no-one's forcing you to play it!!!