Monsta Mod ZH
First of all, the name I mentioned in the title is just a temporaly name. I call most of my modding projects Monsta Mod (which has a reason I won't tell
). Anyways, this will be my second try on a public mod. It will stay a private mod for a while though, because I'm doing everything myself.
This mod will be a total conversion. I'm using USA and China as temp factions now, but in the end they will be replaced...
The mod is devided into a few stages:
-First stage: coding all weapons, projectiles, units, etc. In this stage I will still use all the original EA units, only I will change the properties of all of them to fit my idea..
This is the stage I'm in now.
-Second stage: coding new looks of everything. In this stage I will begin to change the looks of everything in the mod, so it looks more like a good mod. I do have some 3D skills, but not that much. This is a problem for later though...
-Third stage: testing, testing, testing... Just in 2 words: Beta Testing.
-Forth stage: release the damn mod
The story: it's very easy: there ain't one! It's just a fun mod where you can choose between 2 factions and fight.
Features:
-Superweapons: superweapons become available after you have selected a 5-star General Power. The superweapons will be very good army-killers, and still be a major threat for bases. They will be $5000 each, use a lot of power, have a 10 minute countdown timer, will have a buildlimit of 1, but will be very strong (aka hard to destroy). I know this may be a nerf to the original Generals superweapon system, but I prefer to have 1 big superweapon, instead of a base full of smaller superweapons. This also prevents Superweapon-spamming.
-Engineers: yes, engineers are back! Although not in the old C&C style, they work quite the same. First they can use the Capture Building option to capture buildings. This means that they are the only infantry you can use to capture enemy/tech structures. No more using basic infantry with an upgrade
Second, they can repair friendly buildings that are close to them. You can't send them inside (blame the Sage Engine for that
), so they will slowly repair the building from the outside. More engineers will speed up the repairing progress.
Thirdly, they will be expensive, slow and weak as all engineers. One advantage though, because they capture buildings from the outside, you can use them on multiple structures
-Weapon Upgrade: when selecting the Superweapon Science, the Battle Lab becomes available. Here you can research many upgrades for your army. Team Alpha can research Particle and Laser weapons, Team Beta can research N(uclear)B(iological)C(hemical) weapons.
Note: this replaces the old $5000 Global Army upgrade
-Music: After hearing the music from the Universe at War soundtrack, I'm am seriously considering putting some of those tracks in the mod. It will fit the style of the mod
Info about armies:
Team Alpha:
Team Alpha has the heavy units of the game. Their basic units are heavier then those of Team Beta. They are more expensive and slower as a result. Still, they're a force to reckon with
Infantry:
Soldier: just your basic rifle infantry. Can be upgraded to have HE grenades, which can clear structures (note: you need multiple grenades if there is more then 1 soldier in a structure). With Particle Weapons upgrade it gains a laser rifle.
Rocket Trooper: Team Alpha's AT infantry. Has a larger range then the other AT soldier, but has a slower RoF. With Particle Weapons upgrade he gains a laser sight, which increases RoF and range.
Engineer: do you really need an explanation?
Engineers can capture structures and repair structures. The only main difference with 'normal' C&C Engineers is that you can re-use these Engineers.
Sniper: same as above. I doubt you need an expanation...
Vehicles:
Humvee: basic anti-infantry vehicle. Can no longer transport infantry, but keeps his TOW-launcher (at least, for now. Can still be changed).
Amphibious Transport:
After some searching on the internet, I came across a beta picture of Generals, with Amphibious Transports performing an assault on a GLA base. That's why Team Alpha gets an Amphibious Transport as a troop transport. It can also carry vehicles. It's comparable with the Amphibious Transport from RA2, only you need a War Factory to build it.
Crusader:
Basic tank for Team Alpha. At least, if you want to call a heavy tri-barreled tank a 'basic tank'
As said, it sports 3 barrels. The ammount of barrels does have some drawbacks: it's RoF ain't that high, and it doesn't have a turret. It's also quite expensive, but you do get value for money
Defender: the main mobile AA gun of Team Alpha. It fires very fast, and does a lot of damage vs. aircraft. It can also fire on ground units, but it does much less damage that way, and is only effective vs. infantry.
Spectre: a low-level counter-artillery. As said, it's effective against other artilleries, but it's much less effective vs tanks and structures. It can do a lot of damage against infantry though. It's low health and speed make it easy to be killed, but it's low price makes this not all too bad.
Support Van: a van that supports your troops. It has a build-in scanning system to detect cloaked units, a propaganda system that works like a propaganda tower (might consider giving it a different description
) and it can be upgraded to generate a small shroud field around itself. Yes, the Mobile Gap Generator from RA1 is back
Behemoth:
An extreme heavy tank as I call it. This monster is only available after you build a Battle Lab, but it's worth it. It has 3 massive plasma cannons, which decimate vehicles and infantry alike. It's downsides are that it's very expensive and slow.
Team Beta:
Team Beta has more hit-and-run units, and some high-tech heavy units. As a result, they are weaker, but also cheaper. They do have one very heavy unit, which is only available in late-game... They also have the more heavier infantry of both armies.
Infantry:
Minigunner: a guy wielding a minigun. Simple as that. Very effective vs infantry and aircraft, but I'm still doubting about making him the main infantry, or a higher tech infantry...
Vehicles:
APC:
An Armoured Personal Carrier to transport troops from point A to B. Very handy for Engie rushes and related
Comes with a missile turret on top of the APC. It can support 6 soldiers, but no vehicles though. It does is a lot cheaper then the Amphibious Transport of Team Alpha, even though it can't move trough water...
Ontos:
An anti-tank and anti-inf vehicle. Based on the real-life Ontos, it's the counterpart of the Team Alpha Crusader. It's cheaper, faster, and does more damage to infantry then the Crusader, but has less armor and does less overall damage against all targets. Also, it can't fire in the skies.
Flame Tank:
To say it in a few words: the nightmare of infantry
This tank can reduce infantry squads into ash in seconds, and does quite some damage against structures too. On the other hand, it's next-to-useless against tanks, and it explodes into a nice fireball when destroyed.
Demolisher:
A large artillery cannon. This beauty fires nuclear warheads at extreme distances, which cause much damage at anything they hit. It also has much armour for an artillery. Besides this, it also has a nice extra called "Suicide Button". When activated, it will overload it's reactors, which will detonate in a few seconds, destroying everything near the Demolisher in a nice nuclear explosion! There are many downsides though: with a price card of $4000 it's the most expensive vehicle of the game, it's slow, has a large minimum range, has a buildlimit of 1, and it can only be constructed if you have chosen for the NBC General Power.
More info will be added to this post when the mod develops. Drop by to let me know what you think of this mod
Also, everything displayed in this post aren't ideas, but are all coded, or almost completely coded. Pictures may come soon...
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