Starcraft TC?

Shadelight · Post by **Shadelight** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:22 pm

I'm wondering if a Starcraft TC or something like that...would be possible in ZDoom's or GZDoom's engine..

wildweasel · Post by **wildweasel** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:39 pm

Anything's possible - it really depends on how ambitious your idea is. Are you shooting for an RTS game, or something closer to Starcraft Ghost (just a straight action game in the SC universe)?

Post by **NiGHTMARE** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:15 pm

While it may be possible, Starcraft TCs have a history of getting foxed. For instance, there was once a very promising Starcraft TC for Half-life.

Amuscaria · Post by **Amuscaria** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:59 pm

I attempted making a SC mod for Edge a long time ago. I think i still have the weapon sprites. But i stopped because drawing those monsters was impossible without a 3D-modeling program; which i have no idea how to use.

Shadelight · Post by **Shadelight** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:20 pm

Still though...I think it would be cool, using the actual sprites though..

Unknown_Assassin · Post by **Unknown_Assassin** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:53 pm

This idea is cool, but I think it's going to take a lot of effort and time to make a good Starcraft TC wad. So, most likely, it's not going to happen.

chronoteeth · Post by **chronoteeth** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:47 pm

Hey, you think you can spare those weapon sprites? Cause, IIRC I ripped virtually all starcraft weapon sounds and put it on idgames

And I mod for edge too so I may be interested in picking it up 8)

leileilol · Post by **leileilol** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:29 pm

chronoteeth wrote:Cause, IIRC I ripped virtually all starcraft weapon sounds and put it on idgames

which was stupid and not formatted for .wads at all. Might as well have someone rip it themselves!

Amuscaria · Post by **Amuscaria** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:31 pm

chronoteeth wrote:Hey, you think you can spare those weapon sprites? Cause, IIRC I ripped virtually all starcraft weapon sounds and put it on idgames

And I mod for edge too so I may be interested in picking it up 8)

@Chrono: If I still have them. I'm not sure. SC weapons aren't that hard tpo redraw, so it shouldnt take too long to actually draw them again (plus, the old sucked anyway - all done in MS paint).

@KOF: Using the actual game sprites wont work. SC uses a isometric terrain, so all the sprites are at the wrong angle. PLus, they are way topo small for Doom. Someone with a lotta 3D-modeling skills will be needed to make the actual models. Or, if you have the SC action figures, I suppose you can use those too (but i've only see the Marine and Hydralisk figures).

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:04 pm

Eriance wrote:@KOF: Using the actual game sprites wont work. SC uses a isometric terrain, so all the sprites are at the wrong angle.

Not neccesarily. You could have a moving camera angled down at the ground so the sprites would look atleast somewhat correct - which goes back to what Wildweasel was saying, it really all just depends on what kind of mod King of Flames is shooting for.

Post by **Nash** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:36 pm

Perspective-wise, it will never look convincing with the the software renderer's Y-shearing.

Unfortunately, it'll STILL not look good in GZDoom because... does the term "paper cut-out sprites" ring a bell?

(Seriously Graf, there really needs to be a DECORATE option for sprites to not be anchored...)

chronoteeth · Post by **chronoteeth** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:52 pm

leileilol wrote:
chronoteeth wrote:Cause, IIRC I ripped virtually all starcraft weapon sounds and put it on idgames
which was stupid and not formatted for .wads at all. Might as well have someone rip it themselves!

still has virtually all the sounds :/