The Dark Angels Mod - "Repent! For tomorrow you die!"

[potemkis]

Word.


With this group working on it, poker- it'll get done. I've never seen this group (or any group with Thud in it) give up. They'll give you a quality mod that will make you poo in your pants and say "Wow!" while doing it! Thudmeizer and the rest can and will deliver!

[thudmeizer]

Thanks Potemkis.. we're in the home stretch. Just need to get my arse in gear to get the build to HH as I promised. Always much to do. Thank gawd the voice scripts everywhere are getting voiced. DA for example nearly done. Fallen in progress too.

[Sarganatas]

Guys, you good fellows.
But all the same, the beta version would not prevent, what the people are not has got tired to wait. At not Unforgivens it is a lot of fans, but anything qualitative for all time of life DoW, it has not been let out with participation not Unforgiven. Except for a set of structures and icons. But it so, for overindulgence.

And it would be desirable to feel this miracle, let while and at beta level.

Thanks that do all it free of charge!)

p.s. Sorry for my not good English.)

[potemkis]

Oh! You guys are doing The Fallen too? Sweet!

[thudmeizer]

All of the Fallen are getting voices for the first time ever and from anywhere.. that list you can find HERE and its a brilliant read.

[potemkis]

Sweeeeeeeeet!

[Mephistoned]

I second that-makes full use of the material.

[Ruckuz]

nice, dark angels! My favorite chapter. Scratch that. My favorite in all of 40k!

[BrainBox]

I am not a Dark Angels fanatic but this has to be the best mod i have ever seen.

[thudmeizer]

hehe.. well we try.

[Rogue905]

wow this mod looks great I can't wait to see it when it is done.

[thudmeizer]

Yep.. we're in the home stretch!

[Rogue905]

Your best guess how much longer do you think it will be?

[B-C Vesuvious]

Long time eh? Figured I'd stop by and say hi to my old team. Still wish I would have been able to finish this out with ya'll though.

[thudmeizer]

No fret, BCV.. all in good hands..

[Oddball96]

Cant wait for this mod, Im a big Dark Angels Fan, How long untill finish best Guess?

[thudmeizer]

- All voices are NOW recorded. Getting them post processed and in-game.
- The build is solid and likely up for some testing soon.
- Rest of the team is a little silent but work is progressing in other areas so no fear.

Most DoW1 Projects I am associated with are secured so no worries...

[potemkis]

Good to hear, Thud. It's nice to see you guys still plugging along with this!

[thudmeizer]

We're almost there. People are gonna love whats coming.

[potemkis]

People are gonna love whats coming

Lol. I love it when he says that!

[thudmeizer]

Yes we are beyond-kicking. Current build is going to the team (some of them returned due to my recent updates). Its a massive pleasure working for this team (young by comparison considering DA didn't get started until mid-'08 which is late to the major modding game).

[Whiteshield]

will the dark angels have fok quality models?.. as in the models behind the cloaks are models from fok?

[thudmeizer]

Perhaps..

[Whiteshield]

So apart from cloaks, what are the new things added to the dark angels?...

[thudmeizer]

Lots!

[Whiteshield]

you can't say huh?.. well other than that, will the hero unit be unique?.. Or will it be another standard FC with only modified RSH or WTPs?...

[thudmeizer]

Both unique and kibashed. DA has 5 named heroes that can only be used once per game.

[ravenmorpheus]

5 named heroes? Last time I coded anything for the mod there were only 3!

I really hope the code base that I helped create hasn't been deviated from too much.

Shame I don't play DoW SS much anymore (moved onto Blood Bowl and CoH) but good luck with the continuation of the mod Thud. I will make sure to download any version that is publicly released to have a look.

[thudmeizer]

5 named heroes? Last time I coded anything for the mod there were only 3!

hehe.. Greensphero was QUITE generous last year. I'll update you in the private DA forums. Its so all handled man!

I really hope the code base that I helped create hasn't been deviated from too much.

Nope.. its what the team expects but added with spit-and-polish.

Shame I don't play DoW SS much anymore (moved onto Blood Bowl and CoH) but good luck with the continuation of the mod Thud. I will make sure to download any version that is publicly released to have a look.

Well I'm hoping you will scrutinize the internal beta coming in the next few days. Adding the Builder and Marine+Sarg and all Spotting voices as Snax successfully got them post-processed. Very happy.

[Rogue905]

this might be too late but will there be the land raider ares?

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_...aider_Ares.pdf

[thudmeizer]

YES!

[Rogue905]

The anticipation is killing me. I can't wait to see the mod when it is done.

[thudmeizer]

Yep.. going to the team real shortly.

[Lleman]

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[Whiteshield]

@Lleman - EPIC LOL!

[potemkis]

Nice Lleman! Haha

[thudmeizer]

Look to Lleman's retort! Mod development for ANY game takes time, lot of sweet, frustration, and huge success. We're doing this for the passion and art of War40k, bro. Patience please.

[corncobman]

Emperor is spelt wrong though so the funny is somewhat stymied.

[Lleman]

That's on purpose my dear, to emphasize on the usual AGHAGHAGH meme-like teeth-gnashing-misspelling. (also you missed manknid )

Now, back on topic, yay?

@DA mod team: The 'once per game' heroes tickle my curiosity. What mechanics (and reasoning) are you putting behind it?

[ravenmorpheus]

[Raven Morpheus adopts a Highlander voice]

There can be only one!

There that's it. That's all I'm saying about the "once per game" heroes. I doubt any more can be said without giving the game away.

BTW Thud is doing a fantastic job, considering the original team, including myself, have moved on to other things. He's practically finishing this mod single handed.

We should also thank Greenphearo, without whom the mod wouldn't have been possible in the first place, he's the 3d modelling fire behind this mod.

[thudmeizer]

We're almost there.. the Dark Angels dialogue+in-game speech alone is.. WOW! DA team is constantly getting updates.

[Sarganatas]

When it will be possible to see at least a beta the version?) It would be desirable to know a concrete date, instead of "will be soon-soon" or "few days \weeks"...
I do not want to offend anybody , but It seems to me that release DoW III will be earlier, than one of the most expected mod for DoW I.
And it is very sad.
Probably, you, at least, give some models Unforgivens for house using, what expectation wouldn't be so tiresome?)

[Whiteshield]

@Sarganatas - Dude, I can answer that for you - When its finished. And when they upload it. I understand your excitement, heck I ask that question around the community all the time. Also Dawn of War 3 is a funded game, hence it is faster to release because you have people paid to do it. The mod team does this for free. Meaning - they don't get paid and need to do their real life jobs to feed themselves and their families as well as their other basic needs, which of course as preoccupied as we can be with computers, we sometimes forget how real life can be.

However, if the mod team asked for some donations for the mod, there's no doubt they'll work... a bit faster.

[Sarganatas]

Whiteshield, man, I it understand all, I build mod's for "Mount&Blade". In it don't pay, they do for themselves is all clearly and to the child.
And to it thanks that they do.

But, oh, damn, time - time goes. Also works not at a mod team.

Here look: players at first are interested, then wait, then wait again, then to them bothers to wait and they forget about ithis mod.

Mod loses target audience. The longer becomes mod, the it is more than people then will tell: "What for I will play this of fashions for even the first DoW if is DoW II and DoW III and so forth?"

Also it will appear that this product which cost sets of forces and team's nerves, will appear is interesting to you, for me and for some more tens, maybe hundreds persons. It is assured, similar it is very insulting for mod team.
The beta the version only would urge on interest of players to a mod.
And then many would tell: "Yes, it cool! It is worthy of it what to wait!"

Remember S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?
It was waited by seven years, (and I waited this), and as a result of thousand people were disappointed that expected and that have seen.


p.s. Sorry for my English. =)

[Whiteshield]

Yeah... some sentences I didn't quite get.

But here's something you need to understand: The mod team made the mod because of the LOVE of making it.

We're just in it for the ride, and they share the stuff they want to share with us. I think it gives them joy sharing their works of art. Just don't pressure the mod team, its a bad idea. Remember the Tyranid mod ?... Too many "when is it coming out?" equals to a slower release date.

No I haven't played stalker. I only heard of it.

And what the heck is Mount&Blade?... Never heard of it.

And what do you mean by:

1) "In it don't pay, they do for themselves is all clearly and to the child."

2) "But, oh, damn, time - time goes. Also works not at a mod team."

3) "What for I will play this of fashions for even the first DoW if is DoW II and DoW III and so forth?"

4) "Also it will appear that this product which cost sets of forces and team's nerves, will appear is interesting to you, for me and for some more tens, maybe hundreds persons. It is assured, similar it is very insulting for mod team."

You should work on that english. I didn't understand much of what you said. Only a little bit.

[thudmeizer]

Update -- after a year of waiting, the utterly SUPERIOR-MASSIVE Dark Angels updated build was sent to the team for scrutiny. Massive amounts of spit-polish went into this release. Its 10x better than the previous build packed with some insane content not remotely seen in the community. Its now up to the internal team to decide what to do.

My only regret: not getting the speech in-game fast enough. All Dark Angels voices are done but my post-processor designated for the task regrettably can only go so fast. Otherwise, I'd have all recordings done and in the project.

Otherwise, over the next short while even more incredible additions are going in.

Btw, mods for any game for any platform are done for free BUT it only takes ONE PERSON determined to see it done and rally others to help finish it to make a significant difference. Dark Angels was in my cross hairs for months and months and now its waayy ahead then it could ever possibly be. It took an extra month more than I'd like to but once you see you'll know why it was beyond worth the wait.

Now its up to the internal team to decide where to go from here.

[Whiteshield]

hey thud, you need some extra dark angel voices?.. I can try to help.

[thudmeizer]

Err.. we sorta finished DA voices in the early part of the year. I need another post-processor to get em "vox'ed up" so then I can put em in-game. Otherwise, I could use you for other SM/CSM/Imp Guard voices but need to audition you first to gauge recording quality.

[Whiteshield]

Well can you give me some lines and specify for what race?...

[jONES1979]

Whiteshield, try this http://forums.revora.net/index.php?showtopic=79400