kfs on 13/6/2000 at 11:56
Does anyone know anything about the customizability of Tribes 2? Could there be a potential Terra Nova remake? The landscapes seem pretty similar, so if there's descent tools shipped (or released afterwards) with it, wouldn't it be cool to see Terra Nova remake? Have to get it when it's out just see if there's potential.
I'm probably not the only one, but since the announcement of SS2 I've been waiting for Terra Nova 2 (which obviously is not going to be made).
Ringwraith on 13/6/2000 at 17:44
I think it does come with the editor, but Tribes 2 is multiplayer-focused (I'm sure you knew that) so a remake/total conversion would be difficult. You could probably recreate the levels without much difficulty, though.
kfs on 14/6/2000 at 06:03
In Tribes 2 there's going to be a Single-Player campaign, as well as some training missions, so there's also going to be atleast some kind of AI code. The base looks a lot like in USShock... UT is also multiplayer oriented and there's bots so the starting point seems pretty similar to me.
[This message has been edited by kfs (edited June 14, 2000).]
L. Morningstar on 14/6/2000 at 06:18
My PC Gamer preview says:
"...Tribes 2 will offer ten single-player training missions (including two mini-campaigns comparable to those found in Unreal Tournament)...."
I seems possible, assuming the editor can build SP levels as well, and they can be linked to form a campaign with story elements thrown in somewhere.
kfs on 14/6/2000 at 07:40
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Originally posted by L. Morningstar:
I seems possible, assuming the editor can build SP levels as well, and they can be linked to form a campaign with story elements thrown in somewhere.
Most likely it will, first of all, if they're going to make a single-player campaign why wouldn't they release the tools and let people do the same? Secondly, MOD/TC making is the trend of today, and I guess Sierra/Dynamix have both realized it (at least Sierra has for what it comes to Half-Life). And Tribes (as a platform) would differ quite a lot from these "normal" Quake/UT since there are HUGE outdoor areas, as well as the standard inside areas.
Saam on 15/6/2000 at 14:42
Methinks you should get in contact with Abdiel..he's TTLG's Terra Nova guru around here...
Abdiel on 15/6/2000 at 20:48
Well, Tribes itself isn't that great as an engine for a remake, due to its lack of bots. If the bot scripts in Tribes 2 are customizable enough to allow "reprogramming" to work on alternate weapons, then there is at least a chance. It would be fairly simple to just do some modelling and skinning work, and stick PBAs in there, in place of your standard Tribes armors. We could do that, in fact, and start our own tribe for the game. We'd have to call it Strike Force Centauri, though, of course.
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