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BruceL wrote:

Hey, looks really nice! I tossed this up on my site; hope that's ok.

Yeah, unfortunately a Riddick modding community never really took off. Maybe for Riddick 2!

Concidering it's my first attempt I'd be delighted.

I read the article featuring my guard tower on your site; gotta say, if anything a lack of a modding community motivates me to do more and faster, seeing as I'd be the only or 'one' of the only ones to attempt something like this.

What makes singleplayer mapping on this game more demanding is; I wouldn't want to make and release 'a fan's interpritation of riddick', even if it is a free custom map download. Lots of things from all directions put together Escape from butcher bay, I simply do not have these resources, like an animation studio, sound studio or the appropriate voice actors; but it's not like I wouldn't leap at the chance like a rampant predator if it happened to pass me by. Without these things this wouldn't make much of a scenario in the slightest, wouldn't equal EFBB and probably wouldn't be entertaining.

Then you have the other problem, story orientated. Fan made stuff like mappacks and mods shouldn't feature any definitive epic occasions for Riddick, we are not the writers therefor do not know the next official step Riddick will take; I don't know what the official writers agenda on that is. Then you encounter the problem of forcing Riddick to be bothered enough about something to make a story out of it; he could be sent to another slam but that's been done allready.

And out of all of that, atleast Ogier is very easy to use.

Last edited by King (2007-02-22 17:01:37)

BruceL wrote:

The nice thing about small mod communities is you don't have to overthink your releases. In fact, as a beginning/hopeful modder you shouldn't, because completing and releasing a playable SP map is hard enough as it is.

You don't have to worry about not having an animation studio, sound studio or the appropriate voice actors; use what's already in the game. This is how mod communities have worked for as long as I've been playing user-made stuff (back to the DOOM days).

You also don't need to worry about altering the 'canon' of the Riddick universe; Twohy and everyone else that has worked on the franchise have done whatever they wanted and none of it matches up now anyway. Plus, it's a user map... do whatever it takes to get some out the door. Want it to be just a typical prison level with no backstory where all Riddick does is have knife fights? That would be awesome! Want it to be just some underground caves where Riddick runs around shooting the big flea things? Also awesome!

I'd say start simple and you'll still have a lot to worry about

I'm not saying you're wrong, but for a few years now I've had the firm belief that ameteurs should atleast try to equal the standard of an actual product if they take it seriously. I'm not the type who's easily pleased by custom made stuff, so I try to create something which I would enjoy if this was made by someone else.

You can call me ambitious if you want to.

Last edited by King (2007-02-23 18:38:59)

Thank you very much!

But applying a ready made generic texture onto diverse geometory is one thing, working on a concept from scratch is another, and I'd prefer that.

Last edited by King (2007-02-23 21:38:28)

I mean visual concept designs for scenes, as done with EFBB like you can see when collecting packets of ciggies. My standard of drawing isn't the best when it wants to be.

I have a vague idea for a plot, but am still thuroughly contemplating things. Having a good plot is one thing, knowing how to tell it is another.

Last edited by King (2007-02-23 23:54:36)

Best of luck, King! Nothing wrong with ambition (unless it leads to unfinished projects ).

King wrote:

Now to wait for an answer to my question in the other thread ...

Don't hold your breath.... I imagine the Starbreeze guys are dealing with brutal crunch time on The Darkness right now and don't have much time for anything else.