The Battle for Mars

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:02

I'm very close to having a demo worth releasing. Most of the architecture is in place. There are still a few minor adjustments to be made to the maps and scripts. Monsters, pickups, and decorations need to be added in a lot of places. The two existing maps from the last demo have been significantly redone and upgraded for gzdoom. There is also three new playable maps and a completely new intro.

NeoWorm · Post by **NeoWorm** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 23:14

Isnt Battle for Mars name of DooM RTS?

Post by **Paul** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 23:28

I've been watching this mod for quite some time now and I gotta say it's looking MIGHTY. I'm looking forward

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 23:46

I am going to replace the textures from the jdoom hi-rez pack with my own hi-rez textures. Its gonna be longer

Sir_Alien · Post by **Sir_Alien** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:49

\0/ I've been looking forward to this one.

jallamann · Post by **jallamann** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:11

That glove is so god damn ugly

So no more Doom 64 sprites?

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 21:23

After over a year, It's finally here.

1. Unzip TBFM.rar
2. Use the included version of gzdoom (or build your own with the included source) and the .dll files
3. Read the files in the docs folder of TBFM.zip for the credits
4. Load the whole TBFM.zip

Note: This is a 5 map demo, which is why the "you have completed the demo" screen comes up after map05 even though there is a map06

Mirror #1
http://www.ihud.com/file.php?file=22010 ... 5/TBFM.rar

Mirror #2
http://rapidshare.de/files/11597339/TBFM.rar.html

Edit: A bug was discovered in map02 which makes fininshing impossible. There is no way to lower this lift, so for the time being, the area must be no clipped through.

YouTube · Post by **Nash** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:40

Before you release a fixed version, please consider the issues raised in http://forum.drdteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=8459#8459 thanks

Post by **Enjay** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 13:47

justin023 wrote:A bug was discovered in map02 which makes fininshing impossible.

Well, that would explain quite a bit. I think it was about that point I gave up and switched on god mode and no clipping so at least I could see what the rest of the mod had to offer.

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 18:09

Nash wrote:Before you release a fixed version, please consider the issues raised in http://forum.drdteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=8459#8459 thanks

There are some good points there. There are a few things I needed to do but was just too lazy, such as changing some enemies, modifying a few areas, adjusting a few cutscenes, more thorough testing, another weapon in the beginning of map01, etc.

Alter · Post by **Alter** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 21:30

When you will release fixed demo of The battle for mars?

Post by **Enjay** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 21:37

http://forum.zdoom.org/potato.php?t=9534

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:13

This project urks me so much I want to jump out a window.

I might do more work on it though. I will only do some needed minor changes to the existing levels. Any more work will mostly be new levels. I really don't like any of those existing maps. Heres what I'm thinking about what needs to be done to the existing maps:

Change a lot of hitscan enemies to projectile enemies
Finish the scenery, more detail (a lot of it was unfinished). Some things removed, some replaced, some added
Additional weapons in the beginning of the game
Add the existing levels to their own episode so that the new levels can be played immediately
Remove unofficial build stuff
Replace turret guns with something effective

zWad has priority right now though. So if this stuff gets done, it might be a while

Alter · Post by **Alter** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:59

If you want make episodes then make big fun badasses! and redetail the existing levels but only after Zwad

justin023 · Post by **justin023** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 22:34

Here is a couple pics of random ideas for episode 2. The idea for episode 2 is to be an all out battle. I have a lot of ideas.