Ultimate Sidewinder Mod - modified LONGSWORD

adam07 · Post by **adam07** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:50 pm

lol Glad I could help. I guess we have a mutual thing going on here. I give you ideas, which you enjoy because you want your mod to be good, and then I get a good mod!

I think it's fine about the warthog (or soon to be monster hog or something).

For the snowball thing, maybe release 2 different mods, one with the snowball and one without.

Mr Massika · Post by **Mr Massika** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:42 am

your mod sounds great my friend is goin to help me get it running onto my xbox and i can't wait. you should definatly get some more pics of ur mod in your next post because id love to see what you'v done

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:51 am

umm yea i tried to patch the ppf with the map using ppf-o-matic but for some reason i cant place in in my xbox ppf folder
i cant put it anywhere... so i was wondering if someone could try to email me their ppf file of the mod instead of me trying to patch it...because i think i did something wrong...
and i did follow the directions it just wont go to the box

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:53 am

sorry for the double post but my email is iyrnc@hotmail.com

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:58 am

I might be able to, but just wondering, did you name it cache003.map before you put it in, and you also have to overwrite the old cache003.map on your xbox. Just wonderin, otherwise i will e-mail it to you. although, it will take a LONG time to get (47 mb). It is also i think almost illegal to send whole files like that, but i guess this can be considered a *special* occasion. And just to let everyone else know, since i am addicted to this mod and i keep updating it, the next mod is going to have a human scorpion (with different model) turret. This turret will take away the tank though :/. There will be other minor bug fixes, and i am going to write the Swampstomper logo on the tires

So next mod *sry guys* should be up again by the end of the week, or earlier. *hopefully*

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:04 am

well this is the first file i had to patch the rest were already ppf's i could just patch in the HCE i have on my box
though i read the rest of trhe posts and i will try to do what they said but yes please email me the file

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:10 am

is there anyway i could just do that... put the file in and patch in on the HCE...? because that would be so much easier

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 7:15 am

well... i don't know exactly what you are trying to do but... This file is a ppf that you just patch cache003.map with, then you transfer it back to your box. It is exactly like all the other multiplayer mods so... anyway, i am e-mailing it to you if you can't get it to work. But if you can get it to work now... It is like all the other mods, so this one should work too.

adam07 · Post by **adam07** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 8:05 am

Just clear the cache. Get a new cache. Get cache003. Combine it with the patch with ppf o matic. Send cache003 back.

If you can't get it to work, just start over from the beginning.

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:05 am

Yes, thank you adam, thats what i meant to say

You have to delete all your cache files first, then play SW, then transfer that to your com, then patch, then send back to xbox. And sorry, but i cannot send the full original file e-mail, it is too big for my e-mail to send. I could do it via AIM, or you can just keep trying ot patch it. sry

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:19 am

actually i changed the name of the ppf to ultimate_SW_mod.ppf and sent it to my HCA editor folder through ftp and then i patched it from there on my xbox and it worked fine
i really like it a lot... though i wish there was a flying vehicle and a tank or something

though keep up the good work

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:26 am

i was going to put a mini longsword in for the tank, but i think that flying vehicles are too cheap, especially since the level looks funny when you're outside of it flying. The only level good with flying vehicles is hang em high. Maybe i will make a seperate one with flying vehciles so people can choose which one they want. Remember though, i am still updating this mod, so by the end of the week it should be even better.

budro · Post by **budro** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:39 am

Good job!! I definetly like the updates to your mod. Glad I could help with idea's before. I like the hog. People can't rely on the stability of the truck so they will have to take it slower which means these idiots that go around killing in vehicles cant do it anymore. The snowmobile is a bit better but it acts more like a snowmobile now than it did before. The sniper post rocks. I have not had the oppritunity to play it ctf mode but this would be a very fun ctf board.
Keep going on your mod and i look forward to the next update. Great work and most important have fun.

adam07 · Post by **adam07** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:44 am

zulux wrote:i was going to put a mini longsword in for the tank, but i think that flying vehicles are too cheap, especially since the level looks funny when you're outside of it flying. The only level good with flying vehicles is hang em high. Maybe i will make a seperate one with flying vehciles so people can choose which one they want. Remember though, i am still updating this mod, so by the end of the week it should be even better.

Zulux, I would actually definently like to a see a mini longsword in the game. That would be freakin' awsome! Both my friend and I loved swamp fox's longsword in bg, but it was too big. Please release a patch with a mini longsword in it. I don't really care if it is cheap just because it would be so fun!

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:05 am

Ok guys, i will make one update with the mini longsword, and one with the human scorpion stationary turret, actually, i can have both in it, but the only way i could do that is to talk to Swamp Fox and see how he added the new model, he started to tell me, but then had to leave. So it might take a little longer to get the longsword in, but the stationary turrets will be in soon. And thats exactly what i liked Budro, cause a lot of people just go full speed and never flip over, but really, you have to learn how to control the car, not just slam on the gas and think your gonna drive perfect.

adam07 · Post by **adam07** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:37 am

Thanks a lot Zulux.

I hope you get the mini longsword in quick because that sounds really cool. Definently tone down that nuke though. OMG this will be perfect! Give the monster hog a homing missile to kill the mini longsword pilots!

And if you get both the turret and the longsword in the turret can have a homing missile!!!!!!! Yay this mod is gonna be awsome!

Please make the longsword as small as possible, though. And slow it down quite a bit. Also, make it's nuke much less strong.

I was also thinking that the snowmobile could have a warthog gun? Just an idea, I don't really care about that as much as everything else.

Edit:

Ok here is an idea I have for homing rocket turrets.

When you get the longsword, the easiest way to get the flag (playing ctf, obviously) is to go straight over the middle wall of sidew. To avoid this, you could have homing rocket turrets on each opposite side.

* * T * *
* * * *
* T * * T*
*T * * T *
* * * *
* R * * B *

Each set of starts is a line representing a side of sidewinder. T is for turret, R is for red, and b is for blue. So basically, if you've got people manning those turrets the game will be pretty even with longswords. Also, maybe you would want to add on to the top of the sniper post, and add an extra ramp up to a higher level for another turret patrolling the middle of sidew. Wow if you do this the mod will be awsome.

Crap it got completely screwed up when I entered the message. Well, maybe you can still kind see what I'm saying if that is a diagram of sidew. You can still sort of see the U shape sidew makes, and where the turrets would be in the game.

(CPH)Legolas · Post by **(CPH)Legolas** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:45 am

Just a quick question... How do i get a battle rifle in this mod. No matter what weapon settings i have i either start with a sniper/SMG or just a sniper rifle. It looks as though the sniper rifle took the place of the assault rifle so just wondering if you knew how i could get the battle rifle to work.

adam07 · Post by **adam07** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:53 am

Clear your cache and try again. You've might of left another mod on there or something.

zulux · Post by **zulux** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:55 am

Yea, nice ideas adam, i will work on it, don't think it's gonna come out earlier than the end of this week though

that's a lot of stuff to do, i just finished the model of the stationary turret, just have to get the physics right now. And as for (CPH) Legolas's question, i don't know what you are talking about. No offense, but you start off with the battle rifle, it has a scope on it and it is black with a blue neon strip on the back, if you go to the bases there is a blue and green plasma sniper rifle. If you start off with two black guns (one with blue strip) that is the SMG and the Battle Rifle, also when you pick up a gun it will say the name ex. you picked up a battle rifle. I think you just thought that the battle rifle was a sniper. It shoots slower, but it has high power.

Arch-SD- · Post by **Arch-SD-** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:40 pm

that sounds like a really cool idea... and i dont know how much im asking for but would it even be possible to put to guns under the wings of the longsword and shoot like the warthog gunner, though the damage would be much lower... i was thinking of plasma but then human weapons dont use plasma... anyway it really doesnt matter its your mod and it look slike its gonna be great
another thing...if you are thinking the view from a flying vehicle would be weird couldnt you just make an invisible ceiling or something like they did for the PC version of BG
and since you wanted ideas for the warthog... when i was messing around i noticed two people could fit in the back and it looked real so i was wondering if there was anyway for you to make there be two gunner seats instead of the side seat because in my opinion the side seat really stinks and no one can ever do very well when positioned in it...
take what you need of myideas if you want and it would be a plessure to help at all for this mod...

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