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Hello, i've been working on making FAs for MB2 for a while now, porting models, weapons and finding ideas . I'm finally approaching something that's playable, however i have a few questions that I need answered, mostly technical stuff, to release something that's clean and that will work.
-First of all, what maps can i use ? i know i've been using Lunarbase for testing my FA, but maybe i'm not even allowed to use it in the release ... I know i have to give credits to the map makers, that's for sure, but do I need to also ask him directly , if i want to release an Updated FA of his map ? I know i'm mostly interested in Maps that people already know and like to play on ... (map included with the mod, basically)
-Second , am I allowed to release a FA filled with many, many fully and partially ported model ? i know it used to be an hard topic and I really want to be sure i'm not breaking any laws ! If you don't know what i'm talking about, i took models ripped from other star war games and put them in the JKA engine. (games like Star war galaxies, battlefront, Force unleashed ...) I know a negative answer would really hurt what i've been doing for years now, but hey, better to know it now ^^
-Third , Should i release my first FA alone or be more patient and make a real FA pack ? i really want to put my work out there, but maybe it'd be better if i release all in one package, instead of one by one ...
these are the 3 main questions i have, but i have plenty of less important questions :
-Is it even interesting to make FAs nowadays ? do people still want to play them ? i haven't seen a new one in almost years !
-How do i give all the credit ? you know i use other people's works most of the time, but is a "readme" enough ?
-can you make a flying wookie in FA ? i mean with a jet pack, cause i can't figure it out... tried giving a "wookie" a jetpack and giving a "mandalorian" wook strengh, neither worked... (if you're curious it's for a phase 3 dark trooper)
-Is hosting a MB2 server expensive / hard ? It 'd be safer and easier for me to host my own server for people to play my FA (at least at first), but what will i have to do ? monney shouldn't be a problem, but i'd like to know the price ...
-should i wait for the next patch ? won't it probably change things ?
-How should i test it ? open beta ? closed test ? where do i even find the people !?
-Where should i upload my FAs ? the good ol'MB2 forums, of course, but is it enough ?
...
There, i'll probably continue posting questions if people are nice enough to answer them ! I know i already have had answers to some of these questions in the past, but i want to be sure i'm not missing anything ...
Thanks for reading and answering !
If you are curious about what my FA would look like, they have as many classes as i can fit in a setting, some classes that are similar to those in open mod and some others that are totally original (see flying wook), tons of new models (mostly ported one) and a large focus on ranged combat but with a few saberist to keep evryone happy.
-First of all, what maps can i use ? i know i've been using Lunarbase for testing my FA, but maybe i'm not even allowed to use it in the release ... I know i have to give credits to the map makers, that's for sure, but do I need to also ask him directly , if i want to release an Updated FA of his map ? I know i'm mostly interested in Maps that people already know and like to play on ... (map included with the mod, basically)
-Second , am I allowed to release a FA filled with many, many fully and partially ported model ? i know it used to be an hard topic and I really want to be sure i'm not breaking any laws ! If you don't know what i'm talking about, i took models ripped from other star war games and put them in the JKA engine. (games like Star war galaxies, battlefront, Force unleashed ...) I know a negative answer would really hurt what i've been doing for years now, but hey, better to know it now ^^
-Third , Should i release my first FA alone or be more patient and make a real FA pack ? i really want to put my work out there, but maybe it'd be better if i release all in one package, instead of one by one ...
these are the 3 main questions i have, but i have plenty of less important questions :
-Is it even interesting to make FAs nowadays ? do people still want to play them ? i haven't seen a new one in almost years !
-How do i give all the credit ? you know i use other people's works most of the time, but is a "readme" enough ?
-can you make a flying wookie in FA ? i mean with a jet pack, cause i can't figure it out... tried giving a "wookie" a jetpack and giving a "mandalorian" wook strengh, neither worked... (if you're curious it's for a phase 3 dark trooper)
-Is hosting a MB2 server expensive / hard ? It 'd be safer and easier for me to host my own server for people to play my FA (at least at first), but what will i have to do ? monney shouldn't be a problem, but i'd like to know the price ...
-should i wait for the next patch ? won't it probably change things ?
-How should i test it ? open beta ? closed test ? where do i even find the people !?
-Where should i upload my FAs ? the good ol'MB2 forums, of course, but is it enough ?
...
There, i'll probably continue posting questions if people are nice enough to answer them ! I know i already have had answers to some of these questions in the past, but i want to be sure i'm not missing anything ...
Thanks for reading and answering !
If you are curious about what my FA would look like, they have as many classes as i can fit in a setting, some classes that are similar to those in open mod and some others that are totally original (see flying wook), tons of new models (mostly ported one) and a large focus on ranged combat but with a few saberist to keep evryone happy.
Fa's don't replace fas. They just add more versions. Pb Dotf didn't replace Fa Dotf.