Missionpack, WTF?

[Czestmyr]

Hey guys,

what's the fuss with the missionpack? Is it supposed to be a mod where you can work your way up the various missions like in other mission-based games? If so, where can I read more about it? There seems to be no information neither here nor on the wiki.

[sago007]

missionpack is the Open Arena version of Quake 3 Arena's Team Arena. Team Arena was in the missionpack directory in Quake 3.

Some new weapons, gametypes, different model system and a different UI with more possibilities.

[Czestmyr]

Ah, ok. Thanks for explanation. I thought that it was some kind of mod with linear style story and levels. Now THAT would be cool.

[andrewj]

I thought that it was some kind of mod with linear style story and levels. Now THAT would be cool.

I'm thinking about making a mod like that, something with really fun cooperative kill-the-monsters gameplay.  I need to learn a lot more about Q3 modding first though.....

[fromhell]

I thought that it was some kind of mod with linear style story and levels. Now THAT would be cool.

I'm thinking about making a mod like that, something with really fun cooperative kill-the-monsters gameplay.  I need to learn a lot more about Q3 modding first though.....

I was thinking of that years ago too, though it'd have to be on a wide serious sam-like scale due to the fast bouncy movement of the player eliminating any slower-paced single player. Something like dmsp could be cool

[Czestmyr]

Serious Sam is cool, but even with such gameplay would the mod need to modify the movement a bit. I can imagine the player bunny-hopping through the whole level to the end, which wouldn't be much fun. You surely can modify the movement with a mod, can't you?

[pulchr]

rtcw was based on the quake 3 engine if i remember correctly. and sure you could jump around and get forward faster, but you couldn't strafejump like in quake 3.

[sago007]

I have a plan to make a single player game at some point.

With a secret organization that moves across the world to solve problems. All missions being independent so that they can be played in different order and maybe skipped, so that the game can be playable and in development at the same time.

But I'm bussy right now and I need to know a lot more about the AI before I can create a single player game.

[andrewj]

I can imagine the player bunny-hopping through the whole level to the end, which wouldn't be much fun. You surely can modify the movement with a mod, can't you?

Yes, there is a commented-out alternative of PM_Accelerate() in bg_pmove.c which seems to stop strafe jumping.  I just tried and I could not pick up speed like I normally can, nor could I jump over the lava in OA_DM1 to get the yellow armor.

The ability to bunny hop in such a game wouldn't bother me.

[Jeff Vader Jr.]

Is there a way to incorporate cube in there?

[fromhell]

No. Cube is an entire engine.

[feLiZ_naVidAD]

Speaking of that... There was a cool mod in half life... called seven co-op (or something like that)
It was several players ( i remember maps with 32 guys) killing enemies and stuff all together moving along a map...

But i guess the q3 engine is not intended for this kind of things...

(It'd sooo cool tho)

[RudyRailer]

I thought that it was some kind of mod with linear style story and levels. Now THAT would be cool.

I'm thinking about making a mod like that, something with really fun cooperative kill-the-monsters gameplay.  I need to learn a lot more about Q3 modding first though.....

Sounds good!

I imagine it like:

A big long map with and "exit" and all players must survive and make it to the exit,..otherwise the next map wont load (forced teamplay)
Bots(monsters) hiding or patroling places u need to pass and u have to kill them,...then they respawn after like say 10 seconds or less to keep it fun.
Some bot maybe following the group,..so u need a rear guard, etc.
Bit more millitairy operation-style.
I think thats not so hard to create imo
Give bots a fixed position or walking route (task) and create maps that allow this kind of gameplay and voila. but then again im not a programmer.

I never played misionpack,..i always thought it would be like what someone said single player quake1/2  kill the monsters kind of thing.
Now i read that its just a mod, very dissapointing the name is totaly wrong aswell

Andrew i hope your gonna make a mod like u say i look forward to it and call it MISSIONPACK hehe

[cosmo]

This is already reality. Get HUNT mod for Q3 which runs fine on OA too. You'll get random generated maps/missions (also playable with normal FFA maps), monsters, and several coop gametypes.

[RudyRailer]

This is already reality. Get HUNT mod for Q3 which runs fine on OA too. You'll get random generated maps/missions (also playable with normal FFA maps), monsters, and several coop gametypes.

Oh i didnt know that.
Thanks for the info cosmo
You know where i can download it?

[andrewj]

HUNT didn't work for me, some error about needing the Klesk model iirc.

[fufinha]

Using forcemodel might be a workaround whenever that happens, although it's not ideal.

[cosmo]

There is an option to alter this. Suitable for OA would be the monster model assoc in a config. See attached file.
Put it into your hunt directory. Press shift+esc to open console and type: /exec oa.cfg

I recommend 'Save the universe' and 'Escape from hell' gametypes. The latter one needs random generated maps. The one already included in hunt mod requires textures from Q3A which are not in OA yet. There is an additional map for download at the hunt mod page. Download it and put it into your hunt folder. It works fine.

The monsters in 'Save the universe' are pretty tough. Think about reducing their basehealth to 30%.

I might run a hunt server over christmas time.

http://cosmo.spaceboyz.net/openarena/hunt/oa.cfg

[Noob Sauce]

the HUNT mod is windows only-right?

[cosmo]

the HUNT mod is windows only-right?

No you can play it fullscreen too.

OA is not Quake2 so there are no platformspecific game files ('cept the engine binaries).

Server is up and running (gametype: Escape from hell). Highscores will be tracked. Don't try it alone.

[Neon_Knight]

I guess we should finish at least a first version of Missionpack UI Menu. I've took a look at the UI code, and it doesn't seem to be hard. (Maybe complex for someone who never wrote a line of code in his/her life )

[sago007]

OA is not Quake2 so there are no platformspecific game files ('cept the engine binaries).

Some mods may have put some of there functionality into platform dependent dll files, however very few does because platform specific files cannot be auto downloaded.

[cosmo]

platform specific is evil and shouldn't be used.

Highscores for HUNT are online:
http://cosmo.spaceboyz.net/openarena/hunt_highscores.html
link(http://cosmo.spaceboyz.net/openarena/hunt_highscores.html)

I'm doing some texture work at the moment to have all required (missing ones from Q3A) so every HUNT map is playable.