Cortex Command - Advanced Mod
Download (UPDATE 2008.12.02 01:47 GMT+2)
First Release for testing purposes only. Use with caution, no uninstall option available,
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FILEFRONT MIRROR (Down due to inactivity and large size)
Intro
This would be my attempt of making the game more enjoyable and fun to play which will sum up the mods from this forum, that from my opinion should be in the vanilla from the start.
Here are few things that I would like to accomplish before releasing this mod for CC:
- Custom Loading Screen
- Custom Main Menu
- Custom Music (The music will be changed in the final version)
- Custom Build Menu
- Custom Fan Made Maps included in Maps.rte (Downloaded and repacked)
- Custom Fan Made Mods included in Mods.rte (Downloaded and repacked)
I am new to this game, but after searching through the forum in the Mod Section I started to dislike the fact, that the game's main directory got all filled up fast when adding new mods/maps, so I decided to make my own version of modification for this game, it is a bit harder to mod in a way, but it is more compact in my opinion, but I know, that some of you would think of making it more compact; anyway here's the concept:
Repacking the mods ... .rte files to the folder Mods.rte with the name prefix mod_modname and this folder contains all the subfolders of the mod and the mod_modname.ini file, which is pointed out in Base.rte/Scenes.ini; (Why bother adding mods in Scenes.ini rather in Mods.rte/Index.ini? Because after adding in Base.rte/Scenes.ini you can use the ingame editor to make custom scenes!)
Example Here
As for the maps, it got very annoying when the maps messed up with the mods in the main directory, so I made a system, where downloaded/created maps are now stored at Maps.rte/ in folders as map_mapname, that are separate maps, and those folders contain each individual map files, pictures and of course map_mapname.ini
Example Here
Progress
Included | Approved | Not ready | Removed
Maps:
- map_battlefields
- map_battlegrounds
- map_cliffs
- map_dassara
- map_desertnight
- map_facingworlds
- map_flatdirt
- map_forrest
- map_icelands
- map_mountain
- map_sandpass
- map_theditch
- map_tradingcenter
- map_wintermountain (in next version will be removed due to various bugs with materials)
- mod_blastdoor
- mod_bridgebunker
- mod_bunker
- mod_bunkerdefencespassive
- mod_bunkerenhanced
- mod_bunkerextramodules
- mod_bunkerextramodules2
- mod_bunkerextramodules3
- mod_bunkermodules2x
- mod_bunkermodulesevil
- mod_bunkertiles
- mod_laserdoor
- mod_maproom
- mod_rockethangar
- mod_rocks
- mod_thanatosmodules
- mod_ventilation
- mod_darkstorm
- mod_dstech (it isn't a bad mod, but it really unbalances the game)
- Custom Loading Screen (Although that is just a quick remake, so there will be a better one)
- Custom Main menu
It represents a planet, that has been torn apart from the raging wars from multiple civilization wars, that lead to its downfall changing rivers to dirt ditches and plants to dust; the planet actually is a large moon near a much greater planet, that has never been inhabitable because of the poisonous gases and heavy gravity, it cannot sustain life, the much smaller moon has been serving as a mining outpost for decades and offers rich veins of gold-like material, but which is harder than any material known in this sector, which started the war in the first place featuring a desert planet. (Previous versions:01, 02, 03)
- Custom Music Tracks for most of the game parts, including new main menu sounds, building sounds etc, although that will be a bonus option, as for others the vanilla game music sounds very nice!
- And the part, where I come along - I have been making some changes to some of the .bmp files, so that the building blocks and modules show upp CORRECT (In my opinion) as they should be in the first place!
Known bugs so far
- Skrimsh maps are not in alphabetical order
- Some maps have bugs with backgrounds (Fixed in next version, but will require more testing)
- Bombs can't be bought (Fixed in next version)
- Music folder is not in the right place (Fixed in next version)
- Loading time takes a lot of time (Fixed in next version)
Credits
Aspect
cambiogris
Dal
Darlos9D
Duh102
DRL
DSMK2
Electroclan
EternjcEvil
Fhandab
Foa
Grif (Durr.)
Jox
Lord Tim
LowestFormOfWit
Maximdude
Meloen
Mindbug
No_0ne
Numgun
Omni
Rossetti (Me)
Se7en
Siric
sovietcommando
Taehl
Thanatos
Troverman
uberhen
YoshiX
Zalo
And others, that may not be included in this list for some unknown reasons.
Anyway if there are people that are interested in this kind of remake mod for CC (Also mod/map creators), please feel free to post your thoughts/suggestions about this mod!
, but first thing first - the gameplay, because I really hate when the build menu is all messed up while building your base before round start, because it one of the most important gameplay aspects of this came, isn't it? So sorting it out to maximally reduce the mess in it.
