Fallout Tactics campaign demo released

Kreegle · Post by **Kreegle** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 5:24 am

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Fans of single-player Fallout Tactics maps rejoice! The mystic <a href="http://www.duckandcover.net/forums/view ... =14">forum guru</a> - OnTheBounce - has released a demo! I'll let him explain:<blockquote>Only 8+ months behind schedule, here it finally is: the first installment of my demo for In Our Own Image. Featured in it is a Single Player mission that was cut from IOOI for plot reasons, then pasted onto the (heavily modified) Osceola map from the FoT core campaign. This mission has been a long time in coming, since I started it back in late January of this year, but you can finally dl it, and blaze away at slavers who have the nerve to oppose the vaunted NCR Rangers.

This is not just a SP mission, it is an actual mod, featuring - among many things - the weapons you know and love from the FO RPGs, although some have been modified a bit to make for a more balanced weapons catalogue. (Yes, this includes sprites.)

There are a few unfinished odds and ends, but nothing that will interfere w/gameplay. I've been down in the wake of some really heavy dental work and didn't want to delay this any longer, so here it is. </blockquote>Yay! Download the 1.32 meg demo <a href="http://www.duckandcover.net/tactics/map ... .zip">from here</a>. Cheers OTB!

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 5:37 am

Thanks for getting this out so soon, Kreegle!

I'd like to apologize in advance to those of you who dl this: in my drug and pain-crazed haze I completely forgot to add a "Thanks To/Credits" section to the ReadMe file. I'll correct that oversight in the next installment of the demo. For now I guess it's a case of "you people know who you are". :oops:

If you play this, please take the time to give me some feedback. As my main efforts are in the map building department it is definitely not too late to put your mark on the direction of the campaign where gameplay is concerned. I'm especially interested to know if you have trouble w/the conventions/style I use, the way I set up the minimap and briefing, etc.

Thanks,

OTB

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:13 am

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bout time OTB

I'll DL it tonight, and try and give you some feedback.
And BTW: Did you end up putting the quotes and stuff you were planning on?

And am I one of those people that is gonna get a thanks in the credits? :o

-Saltiness (Evil Dimensional Clone of Stainless...while he's at school)

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:42 am

Saltiness wrote:And BTW: Did you end up putting the quotes and stuff you were planning on?

Are you referring to the DaC SRE? That's not in the demo, but it does exist as a design doc (read: sheet of loose leaf paper w/some coffee stains) in a pile w/others right in front of my CD burner.

Saltiness wrote:And am I one of those people that is gonna get a thanks in the credits? :o

Yes, of course. You; my fellow Map Rats, JJ86, Max_Violence, Flamescreen, Warbringer, and Endocore; Ed Orman; Section8; Darwin_187 (he inspired the mission); Viktor; Dr. Win95; Domin; Pataso; Red!, Senor Deluxe, Saint_Proverbius, and - of course - Kreegle.

I've probably forgotten some, since a lot of times I get ideas from reading things here on the forum. So, if I've forgotten you: Your Name Here :arrow: __________ .

I'm keen on feedback, too! (Although not a feedback nazi like MV... :mrgreen: )

And now, back to mapping The Hub...

Cheers,

OTB

bloodbathmaster2 · Post by **bloodbathmaster2** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:44 am

/me can't find the FoT cd. Shit! Must... resist... urge... to... panic!!!!!

Max-Violence · Post by **Max-Violence** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 12:07 pm

OnTheBounce wrote:Max_Violence

Not funny anymore

OTB wrote:(Although not a feedback nazi like MV... :mrgreen: )

Jealous?

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:02 pm

If i'd have a working computer, I'd try it.
So I have to assume it's really good. Keep up the good work OTB!

Forty-six & Two · Post by **Forty-six & Two** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 9:41 pm

Yes! Oh, this is good... cant wait till its DLed and ready for play.... Thanks OTB!

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 10:17 pm

All of this glee is making me nervous! 8O

I hope you guys don't build your expectations up to the point where FO3 itself couldn't live up to them!

But seriously, have fun guys...and get Anna (the main character) killed at least once, just to see the death text.

OTB

Flamescreen · Post by **Flamescreen** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:54 am

Just dloaded. Btw, you should convert your avatar pic to some character in the campaign, it could be funny, maybe a SRE?

Max-Violence · Post by **Max-Violence** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 1:22 am

Only "bug" I've found that isn't in yer readme is Malachi's armor doesn't have a name or desc.

Great fun so far

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:13 am

Max-Violence wrote:
OnTheBounce wrote:Max_Violence
Not funny anymore

Nope, being a smartass about your sig has passed it's sell-by date. (This is the one who did it the most speaking here.)

Just downloading now...

spyder07 · Post by **spyder07** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:31 am

I'd dl it but tactics messes with my system now. So I'll just say keep up the good work!

Max-Violence · Post by **Max-Violence** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:43 am

OnTheBounce wrote: get Anna (the main character) killed at least once, just to see the death text.

Eh? I got 'er killed and I just got the normal death text (i.e. "You have died. Your comrades will have to carry on the fight without you" etc. etc.).

BTW, I'm LOVING the "new" weapons n' stuff - just gotta learn what gun uses what ammo

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:54 am

I'm starting up a topic in the Map Review Forum and pasting all of the comments and there and responding to them.

I'm glad you guys are enjoying it so far!

OTB

War Bringer · Post by **War Bringer** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 6:15 pm

dear god.. so it's finally out...

well, good job otb!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 07, 2002 8:03 am

sweeet

Darwin_187 · Post by **Darwin_187** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 11:03 am

Darwin loves you

BTW kiddies: I got to see an early version of this, and if it was any indication, you poor shmucks should DL the file NOW. It may just give meaning to your sad little lives.

Kudos OTB!

But I still think you should lose that goddamned chauchat. Stupid french piece of shit....

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Wed Sep 11, 2002 11:09 am

Darwin_187 wrote:Darwin loves you

Yes, but he's behind the power curve right now.

Darwin_187 wrote:BTW kiddies: I got to see an early version of this, and if it was any indication, you poor shmucks should DL the file NOW. It may just give meaning to your sad little lives.

You'll barely recognize it now, Darwin.

Darwin_187 wrote:But I still think you should lose that goddamned chauchat. Stupid french piece of shit....

But Darwin, do you think I'd put something like that in my campaign - having to hunt high and low for a pic of 8mm Lebel - w/o putting some sort of amusing, oh-so-Fallout-esque joke/quality into the work? *hehe* Trust me, you'll get a kick out of it.

Right now you should be following this sequence of events:

Download
Play
Enjoy
Post a review in the appropriate forum

Have fun, you sexy little bitch!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

OTB