[Game] Disappointed in Rainbow? Me 2, thinking about starting a UT 3 mod

[Yoshiro]

Just wanted to get the notice out there I'm thinking about starting a UT 3 mod. The most recent releases of Rainbow 6 have been very disappointing to me as a realism fan (they aren't bad games, they are just bad Rainbow games).

Now for posting here (a hub of realism enthusiasts), I was wondering if any modders here would want to participate in such an effort. I want to see if I can put together a decent core team before going further (web page, advertising, announcements, full on production).

They way I see the market is wide open for such a mod right now, and anybody who can get there first will pick up the prize. And also at a later date, depending on TWI's next game turns out to be there might be an opportunity to port all or parts of the mod to game 2.

So, anybody interested shoot me off a pm or post here,

Thanks in advance.

 

[DraKon2k]

By all respect, I don't think this would be too good.

1) UT3 isn't that popular
2) From what I hear(and see) making a mod has become so much more difficult today, why do you think are there so few good mods nowadays.
3) There's this.

Still wish you good luck tho if you manage to do it.

 

[D3terioNation]

had a quick look on there, is it def using ue3?

 

[Yoshiro]

1) While it might not be the most popular game in the world, it took 3 to 4 years for HL 1 to sell a million, then it took off with Counter Strike It isn't about where you build the game (tools are there for UT 3 so it is a great starinting point), it is about meeting your game/mod up with a community.

2) Never said it wasn't, but this is one of the reasons I'm seeing if I can build up support before going forward. I know well the troubles with making a mod, trust me

3) One game does not perfection make. Otherwise we wouldn't have new games now would we . It is good to see a dev team out there making a realism game, don't get me wrong, but does this mean mods should stop?

As I said, this post is mainly to see if I find enough like minded people to begin such a project.

 

[DraKon2k]

had a quick look on there, is it def using ue3?

Nope. But some/most(I'm not sure) of the teammembers actually worked on Ghost Recon and R6/RS. And for the fact that the game isn't even officially announced yet they have quite a big fanbase in their forums already.

 

[Grobut]

I'd love to help you out, but i have bugger all any skillz, if you get really really desperate, perhabs i could make some textures or something, but you do have to be desperate for help to accept my help

 

[DirtyRat]

I love R6 Vegas on my 360, but I know what you mean it's nothing like the Rainbow series of old, it's much less hardcore.

I'd be interested, I've been considering being part of another mod project for a while now and I could potentially help with Audio Production in particular, but also I'd be interested in getting experience again as producer or associate, if you'd like a chat about it my xfire is below, I like your idea.

 

[Lt_Kettch]

I like the idea ...

because it is Yoshi's idea
I would like to play some like this
UT 3 maybe not the most popular game at the moment but it is the best game to mod for imo
the stuff DraKon2k posted looks ... well not very attractive

My skills are limited at the moment but I am learning and even if I have other plans I like this idea ...

 

[Yoshiro]

Popular mechanics has just used R6 Vegas and America's Army as examples of realism games

http://www.redorchestragame.com/forum/showthread.php?p=386122#post386122

And then get the devs to explain why they aren't...

And this is why I want to make a mod.

 

[fiftyone]

I would be willing to dedicate my life to bot-pathing, if thats of any use.
If not, I could always look for holes in the maps .

 

[smokeythebear]

I'd be interested in helping since I want to work with Unreal 3 in a game other than UT3. Don't have enough exp. to be of much help atm I'll have to get back to you in a few months

 

[Makabi]

I might be interested in helping you, I have some skill with weapon modeling using 3DS Max (and vehicle modeling to a considerably lesser degree), but I would need to be sure that the mod is actually going to happen before I would consider joining your team.

 

[Tomcat_ha]

ground branch is my hope atm.

At least untill tripwire announce their next game.

 

[KrazyKraut]

I might be interested in helping, maybe providing maps since that's probably the easist thing to learn from (almost) scratch.

But why not mod the CryEngine? I know it's slow, but it seems to offer more assets out of the box and by the time your mod goes off most likely the hardware will have caught up.

 

[Jono]

I'd be happy to help out, if you need what i do:

Design by hand- pencil and paper, ect. However, if this is going to be a realism mod i doubt you'd need me... Meh. Give me a shout if you do.

 

[The Masta]

This is a really good idea.
Unfortunatly i can

 

[SiC-Disaster]

I have no technical skills whatsoever but i do very much appreciate this idea!
If you manage to pull this one off i found myself a new personal hero!
It would be ffing great having a proper Rainbow Six-style game or mod again, as i too (as most of you know) freaking hate how Lockdown and Vegas turned out, and i cant think of those games without going mad instantly, let alone with what they did with Ghost Recon and what Codemasters are probably doing right now with Operation Flashpoint 2...
You get my utmost approval!

And about that marketing thing you mentioned, i could put up a space on my website if you want.
It's not very known by any standards as of yet, but i am trying to get it more and more known through various forums and by Youtube profile etc.
Something's better then nothing right?

 

[Gunfan9x19]

I don't know anything about modding, but I'd love to see such a mod come out.

P.S. Speaking of mods for games using the Unreal 3 Engine, I hope someone does a realism mod for BIA:HH when it comes out.

 

[Grobut]

But why not mod the CryEngine? I know it's slow, but it seems to offer more assets out of the box and by the time your mod goes off most likely the hardware will have caught up.

Well there's one good reason, apparently the Cryengine is absolute murder to mod with, everyone is saying its all the hassle and none of the enjoyment of nostril rape.. that seems to be the primary reason why people are in no particular hurry to pick up modding for the thing.

 

[Murphy]

Besides: If you want something ala Rainbow Six but more realistic and good looking you need an engine that is good at handling in-door environments as well as a bit of out-door. The CryEngine is good at out-door but rather horrible at in-door. UE3 as well as UE2/2.5 are pretty good at both.
The community is bigger too, which means more members and more accessible knowledge. The devs put more focus on people modding their game too and that shouldn't be forgotten either.