everyone's already forgotten about poor ol' gonzo......

I've got a few assets I can throw your way if you need them. So you can put me as an "assistant"... I guess o_o

**looks at mass driver cannon in tags folder that needs to be fixed**



I have a fantastic hawk.. :D
Edited by ODST_Nick on Apr 22, 2012 at 02:25 AM

Sounds good, I'll put you on the list. Got an xfire?

Sure do: xpfe5zrm

I think you're a great addition to the team, nick. We really got some good planning done today.

I really believe you guys can do this, but please, don't use Opensauce. I think that different grenades would be nice too (smoke, frags, plasmas, and bubble shields) [If possible, of course]. Then instead of eliminating jets, why not keep two of them and add two human vehicles? A better pelican would be in order. More human ground vehicles. Gauss hogs, Trans hogs, upgraded machine gun hogs, and a fast motorcycle thingy from chronopolis and mystic. Weapon balance, I think you guys know what to do with that, more variety please. Please add a pistol somewhere. And covenant weapons, power them up so that people actually want to be on the team. Get rid of some redundant parts of the map or add to them. I don't know, I'm sure I suggested some things a month or so ago.

edit: http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm?page=topic&topicID=40470

Here is my thread on things that would make extinction 2.0 better.
Edited by DudeItsMelvin on Apr 22, 2012 at 07:24 PM

1. We're planning on having an opensauce and a non-opensauce version.

2. Different grenades....a maybe on that.

3. We're going to eliminate jets for two reasons:

• Once they lock a missile on you...well, say your prayers. Homing missiles are too cheap


• They also don't flow with any of the other vehicles. They're.....out of place.

Don't worry, we plan to replace jets with something suitable

4. Ground Vehicles are definitely something we will be working on

5. Weapons and Vehicles will definitely be balanced. Every Human vehicle and weapon will have a covenant counterpart with their own distinct advantages and disadvantages

6. We will be adding parts to the map, specifically the covenant ship to make it a more equal base to the human ship, more or less. We plan to add a bridge modeled after the Shadow of Intent's bridge in Halo 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZBcWzpkKg) as well as a hangar to compete with the hangar that the human base has.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 22, 2012 at 07:52 PM

You guys should have destructible vehicles. For example, when you shoot a pelican and kill the driver, it just falls to the ground, so instead, you have it blow up.

We probably won't have this for all vehicles but we're considering having the longsword and it's covenant equivalent, the Krakken, fragment into three pieces after taking enough damage like in Hugeass.

Dont use OS. most of the player base probably doesn't have it.

We're working on a non-OS version first, then, FMT masterchief will make an opensauce version. There will be TWO version, one opensauce and one non-opensauce
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 22, 2012 at 10:19 PM

Like I said during our encounter on that Extinction server, make sure to fix the Phantom BSPs

We're probably going to re-model extinction from scratch; so we can get excellent terrain results.

All in all, keep the general theme of Extinction. The desert, etc. Maybe you should make the Covie ship better- a lot better. A CCS-Class Battlecruiser would be a good alternative. Either that, or a Covenant Capital Ship.

I Like these ideas, do you know where we could get an extensive look at the launch bay of the Shadow of Intent? I can't seem to find any pic that gives a good look.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 23, 2012 at 04:40 AM

Try watching the Halo 3 cutscenes. There, you can hopefully get a good enough idea of what it is. I'll have a look.



You should down scale the Assault carrier a bit, maybe...

[Annoying as hell accent]OH YA, YA SHOULD TOOOOOOTALLY PUT IN A SUPERCARRIER! AAAAHHHHAAA! http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/CSO-class_supercarrier[/Annoying as hell accent]

This message was edited by LegionOfShadows 111111 times.

If you guys want, I might be willing to make a new bsp for you. I've got a few ideas for one. PM me if you're interested.

oh god

Lol

To all: Please refer to the thread; Extinction on steroids

This has to do what with this thread?

That thread is classified as a new map variant, but described as "extinction on steroids" (thats what I picked up from that thread)

This thread is classified as an extinction remake.

Get yo facts straight before posting brah. (if you're trying to tell us we're taking this idea)
Edited by ODST_Nick on Apr 24, 2012 at 01:29 AM

Precisely what my face looked like..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQr3qBOHWc

lol, don't worry, the opensauce version WILL look amazing.

I sorta skimmed this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong ~

I'm in, and would like to do the BSP. Regardless of letting me in or not, I think you should form a set plan before diving into selecting tags. First the basics, then move on to the fun stuff?

Again, depending on if you're willing to have me on the team, I've just finished my first 'true' BSP, that is, an outside one. I think with a bit of wrangling I should be able to conjure up a more gameplay oriented version of the original Extinction BSP, but as of now I've no internet save for school access, so I won't be able to go on Skype or anything :P
Edited by Tiel on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:05 PM

We've actually been talking about the weapons and vehicles a lot, and we're trying to make sure everything has a specific role and purpose. Although this part will probably be mostly trial and error.

Edit: Aha, you ninja'd an edit in there. I'd respond to them, but the quote button is being less than cooperative, and I'm kinda hungry at the moment, so I'll be sure to get back to your points later.
Edited by Echo77 on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:08 PM

Oh, okay. I also have some ideas :D

• Longswords have Jet physics and heavy machine guns, however there are only three or four
  
• Banshees would get a buff and take down LS's using swarm tactics, there would be 8
  
• Hornets would serve as aerial Warthogs (instead of the scarcely used Pelicans) but vulnerable to Banshees due to slowness (not as slow as Peli, however)
  
• New Covie vehicle - Ghast, as seen in RP Sealab (Essentially a Covie LS) but very slow, and with a Shade attached as a Gunner seat (otherwise controlled by pilot) that fires a Scarab Beam or faster plasma shots.
  
• Two spawn points for UNSC- Either in a Downed Carrier (I think I can model that, will launch LS's similar to Extinction USNC base) or in a Forerunner structure (that Nick can make?)
  
• Covenant spawn in an Assault Carrier at the other end with the main hangar bay open; Covie players can drop from the hangar in a vehicle or fly out in a Banshee/Phantom.
  
• Map name: 'Genocide'?
  
• Make H3 Scarab using model here? (Current H2 one is pretty...lame.)
  
• Possibly use SlappythePirate's Biped system to have Covie players be Elites, UNSC Spartans?
  
• Remove Herobrine
  
• Buff Wraiths severely, increase speed to 3/4 of vanilla Ghost, Mortar should launch and hit under 2:30 seconds; slower than Scorpion but splash damage increased to compensate.
  
• Scarab fires volley of three of the above as opposed to Scarab Beam.
  
• Wrecks of UNSC ships scattered across map to signify lost battle with Covenant AS. Carrier, possibly serve as more spawn points..?
  
• Possibly give UNSC side Draco to balance out with aforementioned 'Ghast'?
  
• Possibly give Covies a buffed Creep?
  
• Increase usefulness of Phantom....make faster, higher ROF.
  

Edited by Tiel on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:04 PM

I'm kinda doin the bsp :\

Aw, shucks. I had so many ideas for that. Hmm, I'll go work on a Coldsnap concept, though if this becomes a mapping team (which it looks to be heading in that direction) I'm totally making the bland filler maps between releases. I CALL IT!

e: Actually 1337, if you haven't started yet I can make a rough drawing of what I was thinking. This would also serve the purpose of filling a requirement for the prestigious Caboose to join.
Edited by Tiel on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:20 PM

I told you MAYBE, you never sent me a sketch or anything. If what you plan to do changes this map too much, we wont be taking that course of action. We want this map to stay VERY close to the stock bsp, if not just editing the stock bsp itself.



Tiel, are you part of the team? You never clarified that to me. If you're in can I have your xfire? Me and the rest of the guys have already started discussion.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:37 PM

Can you elaborate what you mean by staying very close?
Edited by Tiel on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:43 PM

...what?

EDIT: Oh, my reply to 1337, he wants to do the map but I haven't even got a sketch of what he plans to do, by very close I mean the map's modelling should stay close to that of the original extinction, or else it wouldn't be extinction anymore.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:43 PM

At the bottom of the 2nd page I said I wanted to join, though I have absolutely zilch Internet access outside of my school's heavily firewalled network until 1source gets their lazy arses over. I have...methods to surpass that, but those are insufficient to get any program like Skype or Xfire authorized to send packets through.

I'm available 7 hours on this forum though, so if you let me join it'd be nice to have someone PM me a summary of what happened during a 'meeting'.

I guess that could work. What part of the map would you like to work on? If you want to know what's already taken it's listed on OP.