[Uberslug]

by David Müller




SVN URLS CAN BE FOUND HERE: http://gala.tdoyle.me

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TALES FROM THE GALACTOPTICON

TFTG is a comedy set in a sci-fi universe. The focus is on single-player gameplay, and the story revolves around a motley crew of space pirates.


John Solomon, protagonist


Captain Mulholland, Captain


Kalasha Nadali, co-worker


Alex P. Bloodletter, employer


The Winning Smile, vessel

Planned weapons:
Space glock: much like a real glock in design and functionality
Mastiff SMG: bulky SMG with an insane rate of fire
Johnnygun: A weapon designed to look like a Thompson SMG, but with a more futuristic aesthetic. Barrel mag.
Baseball bat: it's a fucking baseball bat
Brass knuckles: John Solomon's preferred mode of hand-to-hand combat. These are not actually made of brass, but some futuristic alloy thing probably.
Flamethrower: It throws flames
Kazzin Systems AXR: AXR stands for Assault eXtreme Rifle. This rifle was designed on the marine planet of Kazzin and will fall into your blue, three-fingered hands.

New New York WIP maps

The street in front of the Bada Bang gentlemen's club


The interior of the Bada Bang

Synopsis
It is the future. Human beings have recently come into possession of faster-than-light travel, and many of the nations of Earth (most notably the United States, China, and Great Britain) have rapidly come into their own as mercantile powers. But no arm of the law, however long, can fully cover the vast expanse of space, and those carrying valuable cargo between stars often fall victim to interstellar pirate ships, many of them now crewed by humans. Our hero, John Solomon, is a Laituurian hired gun on the Winning Smile, one of the most feared vessels in the sector. When the Smile is contracted by transstellar the Yellow Cab Company to relieve a the British Empire of their most prized alien artifact, he is thrust into a world of interstellar intrigue, espionage, and alcoholism. Fortunately, the chain-smoking Solomon is just the man, as it were, for the job.

Screenshots and videos:

This mod will include features such as:

SPACESHIPS


GUNS


BRASS KNUCKLES


EXPLOSIONS


RUDE FROGS


and BEDS



FAQ
Q - When will it be released?
A - This mod is in early stages. Too soon to predict, but we may do some form of episodic releases.

Q - I have noticed something wrong with one of your models/maps/textures.
A - We probably know already. Most of the stuff posted here is very WIP.

Q - How do I use the SVN?
A - First, download and install Tortoise SVN. Make a folder in your sourcemods folder (Program Files/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods) called Galactopticon. Then right-click it and go to SVN Checkout. Paste this URL into the repository bar: http://gala.tdoyle.me/Galactopticon_Mod/

Q - Why is it such generic sci-fi?
A - Rude.

Q - Is this mod made only made by mods?
A - No. A lot of mods are involved because we all know each other, and it just panned out that way.

Q - What's wrong with your characters? They're all cartoony looking.
A - They're supposed to.

Q - Why are all your aliens shaped like people?
A - None of us is very experienced with animation, and creating a bunch of entirely new skeletons and animations for them would be a lot of extra work. We don't have the time or ability to do that.

You can visit the Galactopticon universe wiki here: www.Galactopticon.net

Or our ModDB profile here: ModDB



Concept art, promo images, screenshots etc:

Right-click > view to see the high res.



Credits approximately:

Bloocobalt (Model mechanic)
Ilwrath (Model mechanic, military adviser, promotional content)
Mr. Chop (Mapper)
PLing (Modeller, military adviser, concept art)
Daimao (Coder)
Henry Townshend (Rigging)
TH89 (Lead developer, Mapping, modelling, texturing, voice acting, writing, casting, racist, sound guy)
Grismath (Writing)
VMan (Special in-game effects, voice acting)
Jaanus (Lead developer, Cool guy, Modelling, Texturing, Model mechanic)
Maxofs2d (Animation)
Sparkwire (Animation, modelling)
CSP499 (Concept art)
Uberslug (Lead developer, Idea guy, character art, modelling, texturing, voice acting, promotional content, 2D art)
Jimbomcb (SVN hosting, coding)
Tdoyle (SVN hosting)
PhoneBoothAsassin (Mapping, texturing)
Haxxer (Model mechanic)
LazGunz (Music)
Dav0r (Modelling)
Gnome (Music)
Opethrocker (Character modelling)

Starring:
Angry Baker as Nang Yulez
Billy the Fridge as himself
TH89 as John Solomon
Mark Schaffer as Alex P. Bloodletter

[Sparkwire]

Excellent.

[Jaanus]

This mod is cool because I am making it.

[Hazrd24]

This mod is made by mods

[Zeraxify]

this will be the best mod of 2017

[CakeMaster7]

This looks awesome.

[Sparkwire]

Jaanus posted:

This mod is cool because I am making it.

[Baldr]

Toasting in new thread just so it auto subscribes.

[Conro101]

TFtG: Detecting the Wizards

[Klammyxxl]

this mod is cool.

[Communist Cake]

Wizardry abounds.

[JLea]

Have any new features been coded in yet?

[Meatpuppet]

moty whenever year this game comes out most definitely

[Uberslug]

jlea wanna code us some features? i'll give you a bj

Edited:

@jlea

[Meatpuppet]

i thought you were talking to me but then you edited your post i'm crying right now

[Big Orca]

This is fucking BRILLIANT.

I love the Fifth Element-esque 90's sci fi styling, it reminds me of Freelancer.

[mr apple]

Jlea is only free if bendy knee's are in the BJ offer

[Csp499]

Oh jesus how did this get here

[gk99]

Csp499 posted:

Oh jesus how did this get here

They clicked "New Thread"
Derp.

[Klammyxxl]

Big Orca posted:

This is fucking BRILLIANT.

I love the Fifth Element-esque 90's sci fi styling, it reminds me of Freelancer.

it reminds me of the fifth element.

[TH89]

Pro skills

Edited:

I made a Facebook group! Everybody "like" it so I can give it a custom URL.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tales-...36567843075933

[gufu]

And this kids, is why we use trigger_once.

[Uberslug]

[Penguiin]

Uberslug posted:

intense

[Baldr]

I wouldn't be so calm around a guy with a smoking machine gun.

Edited:

Still looks awesome anyway.

[JLea]

Now make ingame look like that. Randomly strolling pedestrians, a particle system that collides / objects, random NPC chatter :allears:

[TH89]

Working on it :v

[usaokay]

Klammyxxl posted:

this mod is cool.

Ivan's Secrets and this mod are going to be great to play in 2012.

[:awesome:]

Fuck. This mod looks so awesome. I can't wait until it's finished so I can play all of it.

[Dr. Punchgroin]

I've been lurking this thread for a while, and I finally decided to chime in. I've been really curious about the creation of Solomon. Was it just an idea? Did it evolve over time? What sort of planet could lead to the evolution of horns like a Triceratops? Is he just part of a Human/Dinosaur Hybrid species like his partner?

[The Vman]

Dr. Punchgroin posted:

I've been lurking this thread for a while, and I finally decided to chime in. I've been really curious about the creation of Solomon. Was it just an idea? Did it evolve over time? What sort of planet could lead to the evolution of horns like a Triceratops? Is he just part of a Human/Dinosaur Hybrid species like his partner?

no

[usaokay]

The Vman posted:

no

Is that the answer to all of his questions?

[TH89]

Dr. Punchgroin posted:

I've been lurking this thread for a while, and I finally decided to chime in. I've been really curious about the creation of Solomon. Was it just an idea? Did it evolve over time? What sort of planet could lead to the evolution of horns like a Triceratops? Is he just part of a Human/Dinosaur Hybrid species like his partner?

About 6 or 7 years ago our buddy Grismath wrote some descriptions for planets in what ended up being the Galactopticon universe (he was/is doing his own Dark Forces II mod, The Life Of Grismath, in the same universe) and one of them read as follows:

This is the world of the Mad Triangle Men, one with scattered mesas and forests, as well as an increasing number of large cities, founded and run by British colonials, which are beginning to encroach on the native tribes of the forests. The Laituurians, while now benefiting from the advanced technology of the British, are second-class citizens on their own world. They will have to integrate their tribal roots into their society, if they wish to have any vestige of the past in the years to come.

Before Galactopticon, we were kicking around some ideas for mods set in this sci-fi universe, and since there wasn't really any definitive look for the "Triangle Men" I did some drawings to try and come up with something that fit the description without looking too unbelievable. Then when we got into Galactopticon and needed a hero character I based the concepts on the old drawings. The head isn't really definitively triangular anymore but whatever.

[Dr. Punchgroin]

TH89 posted:

About 6 or 7 years ago our buddy Grismath wrote some descriptions for planets in what ended up being the Galactopticon universe (he was/is doing his own Dark Forces II mod, The Life Of Grismath, in the same universe) and one of them read as follows:


Before Galactopticon, we were kicking around some ideas for mods set in this sci-fi universe, and since there wasn't really any definitive look for the "Triangle Men" I did some drawings to try and come up with something that fit the description without looking too unbelievable. Then when we got into Galactopticon and needed a hero character I based the concepts on the old drawings. The head isn't really definitively triangular anymore but whatever.

This makes me wonder why you didn't make a game about a planet of pyramid heads. The sheer possibilities.

On a more serious note, that's a pretty cool idea. Ripping from Expansionist Colonial Times and re-purposing it for Sci-Fi isn't something that's explored very often.

[Cajun]

This mod looks fantastic.

A motley crew of space pirates needs more than four people though :colbert:

[Dr. Punchgroin]

Cajun posted:

This mod looks fantastic.

A motley crew of space pirates needs more than four people though :colbert:

Not if they're all complete badasses.

[Jamsponge]

Cajun posted:

This mod looks fantastic.

A motley crew of space pirates needs more than four people though :colbert:

Ahem?

[lintz]

To be fair though, they're not exactly a crew of space pirates... And they do have C3PO in the back.

[killerteacup]

Are there going to be some crazier weapons like the scorpion?

[The Vman]

lintz posted:

To be fair though, they're not exactly a crew of space pirates... And they do have C3PO in the back.

And our crew has the Lesbot.