How can I help TAOW get off the ground?

I'm not so interested with whats new, I am more interested with what you guys don't have yet. How far along are you guys (est.)? How can I help speed up the process?) {do you want me to find modders? Unit ideas? Hell at this point I'm ready to start learning how to mod.} Tell me what you need.

WOW , that's really nice of you to help us, we're really appreciated

In fact, if you don't mind, I'm turning this interesting topic to a "Sticky" status, ok Jarhead?

At this point it's kind of hard to determine the status of the mod on a percentage scale, besides modeling and coding, we are beginning to start with Voice Acting to some units (big time) and some specific trailer projects.

We could definitely use this thread to ask our fellow Forum Members for some specific requirements like specific voice acting on other languages, help with some particularly difficult models and even where people could probably send their specific models like buildings and other interesting map-addons (which are always interesting for inclusion in the TAOW-Enhanced Worldbuilder).

In addition, we will start to make some larger "Modeling Projects", specially for larger units such as Aircraft Carriers and we would definitely like to have some "Naval-interested" modelers on this one

Hey Guys ChadaFace Is One Of Our Members
and he's a modeler

Before we start to ask people to help us speeding up the modeling process we have to make a list of requirements first, me and Marc will need to discuss it (specially since we have many of the models we'll ever need) and also the models are usually put through a very rigorous selection process (on the poly/segment level and also based on realism) and are consequently fully enhanced after being included in game.

Remember: speed is enemy of perfection, even though we can definitely ask people to help us with models since the current technical team is, well... small

LOL Yeah...
there is a lot of modelers and skinners i know in Moddb

Moddb haves many good people who like to help mod projects (fortunately), some people have contacted me and asked to create a TAOW Moddb-based forum (so we can get in direct contact with more people in the site), I was thinking we can probably do it after we move to Filefront.

Man We Can Move in right now
but do you guys wanna do it ( so you can make everythin at yer taste)
or should i do it?

Well, me and Marc were planning to apply for Filefront shortly after we release the Second Mega Update (so we'll have more material to show right away thus increasing our chances of acceptation).

Great Idea!

Now were cookin with butter!
Board size & specifications would help
Units yet to be created/modeled can
Coding problems
A general funk in the grand scheme of the games premise, progression or scope.

Let's show some people what TAOW is about baby!!!

Snake, you and Marc are the grandpapies of this whole thing and I agree, any unit put into this game should pass both of your guys keen inspection before being added to any file of this gem of a game. You guys have done so much work and done it really, really well from what I can see, honestly I'm proud you guys had the courage to take on something like this. I think this game is what everybody wanted from the start when they bought generals or zerohour, but instead they got toxin tractors and a bunch of other weapons that don't exist. I've only been around for maybe a month and you guys got me sucked into this thing with just what I've seen. Have a contest. Set perameters/scale, maybe give some ideas for people to try and after reviewing the said works choose if you guys want to keep em or not. Reskin'em if necessary. Me I'm goin nuts over here<--printed out worldbuilder tutorial!!! (you guys might just be a bad influence)
I found a guy who might be interested in helping. He's been at Purdue University going on ten years now Math/Computer Science, he's no joke. Give me some mediocre tasks and I'll see if I can't get him to whip something up.
One thing is for sure, when this mod does finally come out there will be alot of people mysteriously missing school!

Jarhead wrote:Snake, you and Marc are the grandpapies of this whole thing and I agree, any unit put into this game should pass both of your guys keen inspection before being added to any file of this gem of a game. You guys have done so much work and done it really, really well from what I can see, honestly I'm proud you guys had the courage to take on something like this. I think this game is what everybody wanted from the start when they bought generals or zerohour, but instead they got toxin tractors and a bunch of other weapons that don't exist. I've only been around for maybe a month and you guys got me sucked into this thing with just what I've seen. ...

I agree whole heartedly.

When I bought Generals/Zero Hour I was looking for a realistic modern type of strategic war game, and looking for a great mostly realistic type of mod to go with it that would add many of the modern weapons that ZH left out. Especially, the Navy ships. Being the fact that my mother was in the Navy and my Dad was a Marine, well the Navys in my blood. lol

So, the way this mod sounds, It appears like I've found a new home with this mod.

When it comes time for beta testing, give me a holler. I'd be honored to test it out, and get a head start on making maps for the mod.

Jarhead wrote:Now were cookin with butter!
Board size & specifications would help
Units yet to be created/modeled can
Coding problems
A general funk in the grand scheme of the games premise, progression or scope.

Let's show some people what TAOW is about baby!!!

Huge Thanks!

Me and Marc are still discussing the possible units we could use a hand (there are some particular units/models which have been giving the team a hard time).

Jarhead wrote:Snake, you and Marc are the grandpapies of this whole thing and I agree, any unit put into this game should pass both of your guys keen inspection before being added to any file of this gem of a game. You guys have done so much work and done it really, really well from what I can see, honestly I'm proud you guys had the courage to take on something like this. I think this game is what everybody wanted from the start when they bought generals or zerohour, but instead they got toxin tractors and a bunch of other weapons that don't exist. I've only been around for maybe a month and you guys got me sucked into this thing with just what I've seen. Have a contest. Set perameters/scale, maybe give some ideas for people to try and after reviewing the said works choose if you guys want to keep em or not. Reskin'em if necessary. Me I'm goin nuts over here<--printed out worldbuilder tutorial!!! (you guys might just be a bad influence)
I found a guy who might be interested in helping. He's been at Purdue University going on ten years now Math/Computer Science, he's no joke. Give me some mediocre tasks and I'll see if I can't get him to whip something up.
One thing is for sure, when this mod does finally come out there will be alot of people mysteriously missing school!

Tusker2Zero wrote:I agree whole heartedly.

When I bought Generals/Zero Hour I was looking for a realistic modern type of strategic war game, and looking for a great mostly realistic type of mod to go with it that would add many of the modern weapons that ZH left out. Especially, the Navy ships. Being the fact that my mother was in the Navy and my Dad was a Marine, well the Navys in my blood. lol

So, the way this mod sounds, It appears like I've found a new home with this mod.

When it comes time for beta testing, give me a holler. I'd be honored to test it out, and get a head start on making maps for the mod.

This means a lot for the team, I would sincerely like to THANK YOU guys, it's this support that boosts our morale and makes us stand strong


Me and Marc usually joke with the fact that we could even write a book about TAOW's history (to tell some of the hilarious insider jokes and trouble which would make a pretty good story ).
We are both gamers, over the times we feverishly awaited many Zero Hour realistic-based mods to be released, unfortunately, most of them were eventually abandoned or canceled , only few, very very few realistic-based projects managed to be completed (we take them as an inspiration for TAOW).

We consider this mod to be the "spiritual successor" of many of those great projects which were unfortunately canceled.

The Naval Mode is certainly a slippery one, I recall me playing ZH's campaign in the hopes I could use ships a bit longer, unfortunately there was only one mission , I mean, why do not give players what they always wanted?

That's why we decided to include an unique, large scale Naval Mode

Just wanted to say thank you guys again. You guys are making what EA didn't have the common sense to. Everybody's rootin for ya. I'm looking into the Naval based mods to see what I can dig up. Soon I hope to get a hold of a friend of mine from Purdue University (<-- lots of astronauts come from here) he is versed in a ton of different programs. In the mean time any specific problem you are having, let me know and I'll see if I can't help.

http://www.deezire.net/forums/generals-zero-hour-editing/8424-swimming-infantry.html

Enjoy.

Jarhead wrote:http://www.deezire.net/forums/generals-zero-hour-editing/8424-swimming-infantry.html

Enjoy.

Hey Snake, what a coincidence. Beng (the gentleman I was talking to you about earlier) that had realistic swimming infantry in his mod, is at deezire's site as well. So you might want to PM him there instead of at CNCmaps.com, which has been down for the last few days for some reason.

That worked out well. Thanks for that link Jarhead. I didn't know he was over there.

Anytime.

I think after all I have seen in the past 2 days I could probably start moding LOL! This is crazy!

Jarhead wrote:Just wanted to say thank you guys again. You guys are making what EA didn't have the common sense to. Everybody's rootin for ya.

Thanks bro , EA didn't have enough balls to include more realism and naval missions , we can't let that one go unnoticed , specially since ZH still haves a looot of unused potential .

Jarhead wrote:I'm looking into the Naval based mods to see what I can dig up.

Huge thanks, any Naval-Interested modeler (modelers which specialize or love to create ships and naval units) would be a great aid for the TAOW Team (even though, ships are being "built" as we speak ).

Jarhead wrote:Soon I hope to get a hold of a friend of mine from Purdue University (<-- lots of astronauts come from here) he is versed in a ton of different programs. In the mean time any specific problem you are having, let me know and I'll see if I can't help.

Wow, you think he's interested in modding?

Once again, huge thanks for creating this thread , me and Marc have already spoken and will humbly ask some particular models (models which have been giving us a hard time).

Just as we like to say: "The more the help, the merrier!" , specially since TAOW's technical team is... well.. pretty small and extra backup is always very appreciated on our part.

Jarhead wrote:http://www.deezire.net/forums/generals-zero-hour-editing/8424-swimming-infantry.html

Enjoy.

Interesting, in fact I'd say MOST INTERESTING , thanks for the extremely interesting thread

As I speak I'm starting up a hornets nest about this stuff, Aircraft Carrier, Subs and swimming infantry ZH compatibility may be much better than we had guessed earlier (coding-wise I mean).

Tusker2Zero wrote:

Jarhead wrote:http://www.deezire.net/forums/generals-zero-hour-editing/8424-swimming-infantry.html

Enjoy.

Hey Snake, what a coincidence. Beng (the gentleman I was talking to you about earlier) that had realistic swimming infantry in his mod, is at deezire's site as well. So you might want to PM him there instead of at CNCmaps.com, which has been down for the last few days for some reason.

That worked out well. Thanks for that link Jarhead. I didn't know he was over there.

It was indeed a funny coincidence, it looks like ZH may be much more "receptive" to the naval mode than we once thought (kinda like the body's response to a new implanted heart, know what I mean? ).

I'm personally glad to know that swimming infantry, aircraft carriers and even subs compatibility may be much superior than we had once anticipated, this is definitely great news (specially coding-wise) .

Jarhead wrote:Anytime.

I think after all I have seen in the past 2 days I could probably start moding LOL! This is crazy!

Many thanks for the assistance!!!
I'd say that any day is a good day to start modding

I've been surfin for like a week now looking for various mods to see what it takes to mod/whats out there, I think I'm starting to understand this whole code/logic thing. To a degree anyways. Wish the programmers would have spent alittle more time on writing Zero Hour but despite its downfalls there is alot of potential there. Always thinking and looking for ideas.

Me and Marc think that the most difficult/boring aspect of Zero Hour's modding is during the coding phase

Turning a great idea into something which can be included in game can be one heck of a task

I hear that, some of the ideas I've heard coupled with what it actually took to code. I'd like to explain how crazy it is but there is no emoticon that takes a painful dump then explodes. Despite this I'm doing my homework, we'll see if I can make something worth wild to put in TAOW then I will take a painful dump/possibly explode.

I retract my prior statement, there is an emoticon that looks like its takin a painful one then explodes. Sorry about any confusion.

Jarhead wrote:I hear that, some of the ideas I've heard coupled with what it actually took to code. I'd like to explain how crazy it is but there is no emoticon that takes a painful dump then explodes. Despite this I'm doing my homework, we'll see if I can make something worth wild to put in TAOW then I will take a painful dump/possibly explode.

I'm afraid that's too true

Tusker2Zero wrote:

Jarhead wrote:I retract my prior statement, there is an emoticon that looks like its takin a painful one then explodes. Sorry about any confusion.

well, so far I have downloaded and printed tutorial on world builder, all 88 pages of it. Done some piddelfartin around with it, I was kinda wondering if I would be wasting my time making maps (considering world builder is going to be different). I've also been looking more at coding and how people have done certain things, interesting and boring at the same time, but nevertheless key to making good options for the game so I'm chuggin on. I may have found a modeler who is currently working on a flight simulation game, making new air units to play with. Looks pretty damn good but not sure what program he is using. I should be talking to him today so I'll see what I can do. (this whole thing is like eating a double chocolate chip cookie, one nibble at a time! I can hardly stand it!) I'm still looking for a working model of an aircraft carrier but no luck yet. I really wish I had more info on the game itself, otherwise my suggestions are kind of a stab in the dark. I'm glad we found a way to make infantry swim. If not a Mega Update, can we get some info on the game/game play so as to have some kind of direction as to what might work and what might not. Chances at inclusion in the mod team I am sure are about nil. But what good are we doing otherwise? And how can we, the Non exclusive TAOW "members" help?