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Dark Tide IV (It's for DF, don't laugh)
2003-07-31, 4:43 AM #1
Yeah I know, DF is obsolete, and I'm sure you'll all wet yourselves laughing, but what the hell.

These are shots from The Dark Tide IV, and as you can probably tell, it's set on Coruscant.

[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/city1a.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/city1c.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/city1g.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/newshot7.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/newshot8.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/newshot9.jpg]
[http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/city1i.jpg]

I know that Massassi is a JK/MotS/JO/JA website, but apparantly anything's welcome in the showcase forum.

http://www.thedarktide.com/


[This message has been edited by Barry Brien (edited July 31, 2003).]
2003-07-31, 5:07 AM #2
That's a better Coruscant level than what I've ever seen in JK/JO...so don't be ashamed. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif] You got the scale right, at the least... it looks massive.

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2003-07-31, 5:11 AM #3
Thanks [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]
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2003-07-31, 5:46 AM #4
That's actually very good, considering the engine. I couldn't even do that in JK... not that I was ever that good.

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2003-07-31, 5:52 AM #5
Thank you for giving me a reason to start playing DF again. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]


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2003-07-31, 5:53 AM #6
SOTD!!! NOW NOW NOW!!! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif] [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif] [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2003-07-31, 5:54 AM #7
speechless...

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2003-07-31, 6:28 AM #8
Nice work. But is it just me or is the woman in the lower left corner of picture four a little...disproportionate?

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2003-07-31, 6:36 AM #9
lol Thrawn... That IS the best Coruscaunt level I have ever seen, I've been waiting for anything that was even close to that, I just wish it was for JK or JO because I don't have DF.

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2003-07-31, 6:46 AM #10
That is AWESOME, man!

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2003-07-31, 7:02 AM #11
That is extremely cool! Now where did I put my Dark Forces CD...

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2003-07-31, 7:19 AM #12
Wow, I certainly wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic repsonse! For those who are wondering, DF is still alive and well, and there are plenty of great new missions available <plug> just visit www.DF-21.net </plug>

And for those who want to see more I did make a small trailer for the level. Be warned, I used my webcam to make it, as I couldn't find any screen capture software that worked with dos based applications.
The picture quality leaves a bit to be desired, but hopefully it'll give you more of an idea of how the level looks.
http://www.iol.ie/~wbrien/dtiv.wmv

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[This message has been edited by Barry Brien (edited July 31, 2003).]
2003-07-31, 7:20 AM #13
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Thrawn42689:
Nice work. But is it just me or is the woman in the lower left corner of picture four a little...disproportionate?

</font>


Yeah, well spotted [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif] I didn't make her, I'm just using her as a stand in until I get proper civilian waxes made.

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2003-07-31, 7:29 AM #14
Well, it looks a lot better than a LOT of the JK SP levels around, sans the pixelated stormy [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

Do you get to run rampant with concussion rifles, destroying at a whim? Please?

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2003-07-31, 7:37 AM #15
Concussion rifles, no (they make things too easy), but there will be some lovely new weapons.
I suppose you could always cheat.

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2003-07-31, 7:56 AM #16
Goina have to reinstall DF.....

*coughSOTDcough* [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

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2003-07-31, 9:10 AM #17
looks good but the only problem ill have with it is if it doesnt work on my comp. i just palyed DF like last week and the sound wouldnt work except for effects and voice, and the cutscene after beating the last lvl wouldnt load.

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2003-07-31, 9:20 AM #18
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Barry Brien:
I didn't make her, I'm just using her as a stand in until I get proper civilian waxes made.</font>


She's far too busty to be removed. You could make a small room filled with insanely large-chested women as an easter egg. "Coruscant Brothel"... this is the kind of thing I think of while at work. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]
2003-07-31, 9:35 AM #19
That looks better than a lot of JK levels ive seen
2003-07-31, 9:41 AM #20
Yow! You DF-21 people have been busy! Looks incredible.

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[This message has been edited by Jon`C (edited April 1, 2003).]
2003-07-31, 9:56 AM #21
Thanks for all your nice comments. I reckon the reason certain DF custom levels look better than a lot of JK sp levels is that DF editors don't have a multiplayer aspect to distract them. As well as this I find JK to be a very ugly looking game. The models are very angular, and I really don't like the textures.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by st_thomas:
looks good but the only problem ill have with it is if it doesnt work on my comp. i just palyed DF like last week and the sound wouldnt work except for effects and voice, and the cutscene after beating the last lvl wouldnt load.
</font>


A common problem. At DF-21 we get about 1 new member a week asking for help with that very problem. I presume you're running Windows XP. Anyway, you can try reading this:
http://www.df-21.net/articles/install.html
There's a paragraph explaining how to get sound working on XP. It worked for me.

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[This message has been edited by Barry Brien (edited July 31, 2003).]
2003-07-31, 10:53 AM #22
Heh, I see the Bith advertisment from Episode 2.

Well done.

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2003-07-31, 11:48 AM #23
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Barry Brien:

A common problem. At DF-21 we get about 1 new member a week asking for help with that very problem. I presume you're running Windows XP....There's a paragraph explaining how to get sound working on XP. It worked for me.

</font>


ya im using xp and thanks

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2003-07-31, 1:07 PM #24
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by lateralus:
Heh, I see the Bith advertisment from Episode 2.

Well done.

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Thanks, it took ages to make, and get right, and the amount of inf involved is something else.

st_thomas I hope it works out for you.

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2003-07-31, 3:53 PM #25
**** .... just... **** ...

I have more respect for you right now than you can imagine. Anyone who can make something look THAT good in an archaic engine deserves a major award. It looks like it came straight OUT of the movies, just jaggier and more pixelated [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif].

SOTD, most definatly.

I just wish someone would make something like that for Outcast.
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2003-07-31, 4:09 PM #26
Wow you're so kind [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]I really expected an entirely different reaction. I doubt this will make SOTW though, this is a Jedi Night site after all. I could try TACC, we don't have SOTW at DF-21 [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2003-07-31, 4:12 PM #27
I must point out that I cannot take all the credit for this work. Matt Hallaron is helping me, or rather I'm helping him. He comes up with most of the textures, ideas etc. I just build them into a level.
Anyway I would recommend taht all of you who own DF play The Dark Tide parts I and II. I did not build them (I only cam on board for IV) but they are simply factastic DF levels that put most JK and JO levels to shame.

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2003-07-31, 6:16 PM #28
Um . . . wow.
WOW.
I mean . . . just WOW. Don't be ashamed of your work, dude. That is the coolest thing I've ever seen, in all of its pixelated glory [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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2003-07-31, 6:22 PM #29
Awesome.

How did you do the ships in the second shot? Do they move?

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2003-07-31, 6:24 PM #30
actually you should be ashamed cuz it suc....
na im just playin. looks too good for DF is all i can say. where would i get the other three lvls from ... admirals chamber?

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[This message has been edited by st_thomas (edited July 31, 2003).]
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2003-07-31, 11:59 PM #31
THAT'S AMAZIN'!
Now, I wonder... How many people with programming skills will consider making an all automatic DF to JK/MotS/JO converter just to keep the people with only these games happy?

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2003-08-01, 2:51 AM #32
The ships in the second shot are a scrolling, transparent texture, in fact they're taken directly from JO.

The other Dark Tide levels can be found at www.thedarktide.com and www.df-21.net

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2003-08-01, 10:25 AM #33
Amazing is an understatement!!

TIME TO REINSTALL DF!

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2003-08-01, 11:24 AM #34
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Edward:
How many people with programming skills will consider making an all automatic DF to JK/MotS/JO converter just to keep the people with only these games happy?

/Edward</font>

Jed has a DF->JK/MotS level converter with it already. It's under file/import/DF Lev or something like that.

I have to say this, that looks much better than many of the levels for JK that are out right now, I'll have to find my DF disc for these levels. Great work!!

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2003-08-01, 12:23 PM #35
OMFG IS THTA JK?!?!?!!!!!1111oneoneone

That looks sooooo good it's definately SotD material, just one thing you might want to note:

Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Barry Brien:
The ships in the second shot are a scrolling, transparent texture, in fact they're taken directly from JO.
</font>


You can't do that because you don't need to own JO to play DF, so you'll have to make your own, or just ask someone to do a good artist's impression of it. You just can't use the JO files in any way, not even by modifying it a bit. (Sorry for bringing bad news)

But that said it does look EXCELLENT. I never played DF but I can imagine that if I did I'd be scrambling for my CD right now.



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2003-08-01, 6:38 PM #36
He can, it may be illegal, but I doubt anyone's really going to care. Ooh, an editor for nine year old game stole a texture! OH NO!

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2003-08-02, 5:07 AM #37
Yeah, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

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2003-08-02, 6:43 AM #38
Hot **** ! I need to find the original Dark Forces somewhere now >.>

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2003-08-04, 7:44 AM #39
Wow. That is incredible. It looks and feels like Coruscant. Definately SotD worthy. I'm so glad I've got DF installed at the moment!

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2003-08-04, 10:01 AM #40
I doubt anyone would even know that they were taken from Outcast without having read this thread.

I mean, look at the detail level. It isn't going to be obvious at all.
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