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[tolly1989]

Well since Miggie isnt about I thought I'd steal the spotlight for a bit
Dark Horizon is an upcomming mod being built by Mig himself (with a little help from me and the others). It will be a futuristic and space like said miggie. We welcome ideas on teams, units etc. Our ideas so far consist of an Earth type race, A mars like race and a type of space colonies race. I've so far heard nothing about units tho, please make suggestions asap. The website is to follow.....

[8doczzz1]

perhaps a little more detail as to what this is...

a three sentence description of a storyline would be enough. give me that and i can commence idea-spewage.

[Tom]

Hope it doesn't end up like my idea for my next mod after TA

[tolly1989]

Well me and Miggie only spoke a sentance or two thru pm's so this is all I know I'll keep u updated.

[Godwin]

maybe we should close ar2....

why dont you move on to generals or other games?

[Tom]

Because Generals is harder to mod and most of our skills are developed on YR and we can't be bothered to move on yet...

[chemical ali]

yeh i strugle with the map editor

[Ash]

That was unnecessary, Godwin.

We all know AR2. How is this Dark Horizon or Des0's next idea going to steal any thunder?!

[Mig Eater]

Ok I have only just got back in front of my computer (was out all night & ended up at some one else's house)

The story is still being worked on but the basics of it are it's 2600 & mars are fighting for their independence from the earth (might add space colonies as the third side?)

The main feature of this mod is instead of fighting in urban towns & grassy fields, you will be in asteroid fields, earth's atmosphere & around space stations.

I'll be posting more stuff & ideas over the next few days

[tolly1989]

Sounds really cool, My team ideas: Human Alliance, Mars Recipitants, Freedom Front. Give the human team more of an attacking opposition
(more mobile stuff etc.) as they are the attacking side. Give Mars a more turret base heavy defense artillery base side etc... The space colonies team should have like avergage in both as they are like watching from the sidelines sorta thing.

[8doczzz1]

I would say throw in an obscure secret alien race... Anyone even played freelancer??? If so, think nomads.

Would be really sweet to have these pop up in SP missions, being all shocking and stuff

Not sure how well they would fit into MP though..

[trevor]

resources would be astriod. Mining them for metals and such. YOur onyl ground infatry would be one guy, in a suit. He can be just some dude with rockets or such. But your main basic infantry is a small fighter, and from there up your get your meduim, and your giot spacecrafts. Also power should be changed to people. You get more power to contruct things at a faster rate with the more colonies * power plants* you make. I have alot of ideas, i allways wanted to do a mod like this.

[CJ_Backfire]

Ok I have only just got back in front of my computer (was out all night & ended up at some one else's house)

The story is still being worked on but the basics of it are it's 2600 & mars are fighting for their independence from the earth (might add space colonies as the third side?)

The main feature of this mod is instead of fighting in urban towns & grassy fields, you will be in asteroid fields, earth's atmosphere & around space stations.

I'll be posting more stuff & ideas over the next few days

how about this for sides (names)..
Earth:
Earth union
Tellus union
Humanity union
United Space States

i suggest that that mars and colonies is humans but they are colonies or states that want independence..Names for that side
Confederacy of indepentdent space states..

then a third side could be aliens...


yes im partilly inspired by the US civil war in thoues names..

[navalfreak]

well is tehre going to be use of space ships like cruisers as such relaceing the sea bourne navy

[Mig Eater]

United Earth Nations

You’re basic side dropships, space cruisers and carriers

Mars Mining Federation

More brute strength & using modified mining equipment for some weapons

Space Force Alliance (colonies)

Your hi-tech lot with cloaking, sub space travel & lasers weapons

[trevor]

can units have multi turrets in RA2 engine?

[Allied General]

yes - the IFV

[tolly1989]

Miggie always comes up with the best names damnit

[navalfreak]

so could u make a large space cruiser on the screen could u modify it with say 4 spaces with normal ifv turrets on the side of the ship and introcue infantry into them to change the cruisers purpose

i.e firieng on air units ground bombardment etc

[Mig Eater]

Miggie always comes up with the best names damnit

LOL There just off the top of my head & I think "Space Force Alliance" is a bit cheesy

That can't be done navalfreak, sorry