Tribes mod FTW

[Zeran]

as you may know, vugames ****ed it up with Tribes vengeance...the speed was awsome tho, but the game was so limited since they discontinued support and didn't wanna release the SDK. so my question is: same "base" engine, so I was wondering if it's gonna be possible to mod UT3 so we have jetpack and/or skiing capabilities? cuz I love high speed combat and mid-air ownage. ^.^ instagib's jumping is decent, but the sniper is ridiculously OP. + that gets rid of the stupid right left, left right strafe dodging. =P

anyways, just an idea... feel free to share your thoughts

[bazzwano]

so basically you don't want UT3?..

of course its pose to add those things.. dont turn it into another game though

[Zeran]

elevation/speed gives another factor to consider while aiming which makes the game even more challenging. IT would also attract a big portion of unsatisfied tribes fan thus bringing even more players to the game. =D

[iron12]

I'm sure some smart fella could do it but it probably would be a lot of work. Tribes 2 was cool with the vehicles. Vengeance wasn't half as good.

[DireWolf]

I gta say im a massive fan of UT because it adds something different to FPS and Tribes did the same so i too would love to see a mod like that, or a human mutator so it is done by the experts.

[GrimReaper]

as you may know, vugames ****ed it up with Tribes vengeance...the speed was awsome tho, but the game was so limited since they discontinued support and didn't wanna release the SDK. so my question is: same "base" engine, so I was wondering if it's gonna be possible to mod UT3 so we have jetpack and/or skiing capabilities? cuz I love high speed combat and mid-air ownage. ^.^ instagib's jumping is decent, but the sniper is ridiculously OP. + that gets rid of the stupid right left, left right strafe dodging. =P

anyways, just an idea... feel free to share your thoughts

Ya Vu Games Did F'up Tribes Vengeance. Its not that I dont want to play UT3 I do!!! but on the other hand there is nothing wrong having a Good Tribes Mod! CTF ALL THE WAY!!!!!!

[GrimReaper]

as you may know, vugames ****ed it up with Tribes vengeance...the speed was awsome tho, but the game was so limited since they discontinued support and didn't wanna release the SDK. so my question is: same "base" engine, so I was wondering if it's gonna be possible to mod UT3 so we have jetpack and/or skiing capabilities? cuz I love high speed combat and mid-air ownage. ^.^ instagib's jumping is decent, but the sniper is ridiculously OP. + that gets rid of the stupid right left, left right strafe dodging. =P

anyways, just an idea... feel free to share your thoughts

I dont see why not there was a jet pack mutator in UT2004 I know I ran it on my server

[Zeran]

I dont see why not there was a jet pack mutator in UT2004 I know I ran it on my server

now that's good news =P

[DGUnreal]

T2 and T:V were both awesome. T:V got a bad rap because IG spent too much time on the SP mode and the MP mode was only half-finished. Then VUG pulled the plug. IMHO IG never should have even created an SP mode, they should have spent all of their resources on MP, then T:V would have been excellent.

That said... a Tribes style game for UE3 would be great. The issue is that you would have to be quite far from a Tribes clone since VUG is a really touchy company.

Personally, I played T2 and T:V a lot, and I preferred a lot of its gameplay over UT (did I just say what I think I said?? )

If a similar game were done, it would have to be done right.

[Sam Stride]

yes, it would be interesting to have tribes style experience in UT3...

[GrimReaper]

T2 and T:V were both awesome. T:V got a bad rap because IG spent too much time on the SP mode and the MP mode was only half-finished. Then VUG pulled the plug. IMHO IG never should have even created an SP mode, they should have spent all of their resources on MP, then T:V would have been excellent.

That said... a Tribes style game for UE3 would be great. The issue is that you would have to be quite far from a Tribes clone since VUG is a really touchy company.

Personally, I played T2 and T:V a lot, and I preferred a lot of its gameplay over UT (did I just say what I think I said?? )

If a similar game were done, it would have to be done right.

VUG really screwed the Tribes community big time. I still play Tribes2. I played it for 5 years+ Not bad for a game that 7+ years old. If I had the Bux I would go back to the Torque Engine and do it right. There was so much support for the game more than I have seen for any game. There are over 5,000+ plus maps made for Tribes2 and that just CTF maps not including the other game types. There were tons of scripts IE: The Panama Jack Scripts. Voice Packs were great. ( Osirus Voice Pack and D6 pack ) The Server Admin commands were awesome!! ( Tricon 2 ). The Mods like Renegades, Ninja, Construction, Version 2, and War2003 are awesome. There is really nothing wrong with Tribes 2 to date. All it really needs now is just a face lift. Meaning New Graphics for scenery weapons and vehicles thats it!.

Thats why im looking forward to UT3 The graphics look great and the game play looks awesome. ( if its like UT2004 Ill be play'n UT3 alot )

Side Note:

But it would be nice to see a Tribes mod for UT3 lol

Cya

[Zeran]

Since when does VUgames own jetpacking and skiing rights? obviously it won't be called Tribes mod anyway soo.

[DGUnreal]

Since when does VUgames own jetpacking and skiing rights? obviously it won't be called Tribes mod anyway soo.

They don't, but if the look and feel of the game was exactly the same as Tribes, there could be some legal issues.
If the player models, vehicles, weapons, etc. were clone rip-offs, but the name was simply changed to "Clans" or similar, I would expect a lawsuit.

[Valconeye]

I created a Game Design Document for my Tribes 3 for UT3 , i pitched it to Avalanche Studios, one of them liked it :O

[GrimReaper]

I created a Game Design Document for my Tribes 3 for UT3 , i pitched it to Avalanche Studios, one of them liked it :O

Are you talking about a Tribes 2 mod for UT3 made by Avalanche Studios?

Just wondering?

[Sourpuss]

as you may know, vugames ****ed it up with Tribes vengeance...the speed was awsome tho, but the game was so limited since they discontinued support and didn't wanna release the SDK. so my question is: same "base" engine, so I was wondering if it's gonna be possible to mod UT3 so we have jetpack and/or skiing capabilities? cuz I love high speed combat and mid-air ownage. ^.^ instagib's jumping is decent, but the sniper is ridiculously OP. + that gets rid of the stupid right left, left right strafe dodging. =P

That would be neat, if the Tribes community adopted a UT3 Tribes mod.

I bought Tribes: Vengeance on clearance (after having played a little Tribes 2) and thought that it had nice looks and a very nice feel to it and I liked the movement. However, I thought the weapons sucked big time. (It takes more than a Spinfusor to make a decent game.)

[DGUnreal]

That would be neat, if the Tribes community adopted a UT3 Tribes mod.

If the game was close in design to Tribes though, VUG would shut it down. And whether the Tribes community would adopt players with jetpacks but a totally different game with different weapons is doubtful. If the Tribes community had been willing to bend a bit on game design, then T:V wouldn't have died like it did. The community boycotted it because it wasn't identical to T2, and essentially killed their own game universe.

[Zeran]

ya most of the weapons were way too slow. skilled ppl could easily move around 200/300 + mph. heck at some point I even ended up going faster than my Spinfusor disc. LOL I liked TV because not only did you have to aim like a freakin god, you also had to move insanely fast to survive. Oh well, I wish I had the modding knowledge to make this come true.

[Valconeye]

Are you talking about a Tribes 2 mod for UT3 made by Avalanche Studios?

Just wondering?

Hehe that would be cool

I had a Game Design class, and one of my assignments was to create a game design doc, so i created it on the next installment of Tribes as a mod using the UT3 engine. After our assignments were done we had the opportunity to head up to Avalanche studios to present our ideas to get feedback from the developers. Was a neat experience.

[p5ym0n]

Found this:
http://the-asylum.net/goingtribal

[Zeran]

WoOT!! sweet!!! but I noticed after tampering with some speed/jump commands that most weapons in UT are too slow...Nothing that can't be fixed I guess ^.^+

The thing is, if ppl can move faster and jump higher, th're gonna stop strafing around like morons and the whole gameplay experience is gonna be a lot better.