[TC] [OXCE] [WIP] - OXC FACTIONS ( AKA Alien Civil War)

[luke83]

Ok so i have been given permission to borrow some assets from "oXc - War of Shadows" so i have just imported his Ships,  i will need to tweak a few of these to suit my personal tastes but this is a awesome mapset and i look forward to placing my slant on it for use in the Civil War Great work  jackstraw2323


UPDATE:
i am going to split these off to make a different ufo set using this MCDset as a base, plus think i like blue better 

[Nikita_Sadkov]

Would be cool to have The Thing like aliens. Which could randomly infect/replace player's soldiers or civilians, and then hatch at some random moment, when player least expects it. There could be kits to test for infection/replacement, and robotic soldiers immune to it, etc... But guess it will require modding the engine.

[Solarius Scorch]

Such a mission exists in X-Com Files, feel free to take it if you like.

[luke83]

Some interesting suggestions for sure, we may need to dig into the code for Xcom Files to see what other gems you have done over the years


Below are some new Alien Hulls i have been playing with, at this stage i wont guarantee they will end up as part of the set as currently i am still experimenting with the outer hull shapes:)

[efrenespartano]

Wow! Impressive! :0 This crystal UFO will definitely have quite resistant protective shields.

Any clue as to how the interior will look?

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[luke83]

Wow! Impressive! :0 This crystal UFO will definitely have quite resistant protective shields.

Any clue as to how the interior will look?

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Havent started the interiors yet ( well i have tweaked a couple of sprites but i have not done anything for the inside on the map blocks yet). I need to review how the original sprites where used and work out if i will keep them or not. In the original, he has spinning crystals which i think was the control panels for the ship and crystals with people inside ( note sure what function they are yet), note sure if i will keep these or not yet.

Should get the last couple of exterior shapes done over the weekend and hopefully be looking at the interiors the following week. I also need to build a Base for these guys also, i have some ideas but will need to see how it goes.

[efrenespartano]

It makes sense that the crystals serve as a catalyst for psy energy, as much for navigating as for dogfights.  IIRC, the original description of UFO Navigation says that it uses the pilot's neural waves to fly the ship.

 I honestly do not think that all the different factions have access to this type of technology, I doubt that without the direct support of the Ethereals they will continue to work.  We have been at war for 50 years and who knows how many in civil war.  I'd love to see some steering wheels and rudimentary flight controls with levers on the transports of other factions.

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[luke83]

Some new hull option for the collection   I have most of the interiors done now and i should be doing routes and testing these by the end of the weekend.

Here is a sneak peak of one of the insides of the hulls ( yes i intentionally made it so you didnt see to much),  little annoyed about the diagonal walls allowing you to see inside, i remember this was a issue from the original ufo set also but i thought someone had found a way to block this somehow.

[Solarius Scorch]

Are your designs interchangeable with standard UFO terrains? In other words, can it use the same maps and routes?

[luke83]

Are your designs interchangeable with standard UFO terrains? In other words, can it use the same maps and routes?

I dont understand your question, What do you mean interchangeable ? They are separate map sets with completely separate MCDs so yes you could take all my assets and merge them into any xcom version you like.

[Solarius Scorch]

OK, so they aren't. Thanks, that's what I wanted to know.

I was asking because I did something similar, but the tilesets match the standard UFO tiles, so you use the same maps.
Posting some examples for vanilla maps.

[luke83]

OK, so they aren't. Thanks, that's what I wanted to know.

I was asking because I did something similar, but the tilesets match the standard UFO tiles, so you use the same maps.
Posting some examples for vanilla maps.

Right, no, my ones are a completely new set, new designs, new surprises My new Cargo ship just needs Nodes.

[Solarius Scorch]

Right, no, my ones are a completely new set, new designs, new surprises My new Cargo ship just needs Nodes.

Let me know if you want some help with that, I am pretty good with routes.

[luke83]

Let me know if you want some help with that, I am pretty good with routes.

Actually Yes, that would be very helpful as it would allow me to move on to the next map set more quickly.

[Solarius Scorch]

OK, please send me the map, the tilesets, and fhe order of these tilesets (preferably the whole line from mapedit.dat.