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[Vherid]

Red Dawn Korps 0.0.5 (Originally Vherid Death Korps)
Initial modding has started. First downloadable version will be 0.1.0 or greater.

I have been thinking of alternative versions of the game for a while. Commies vs Fascists, Fascists vs AMERICA, Crips vs Bloods, etc. I think maybe I thought of a commie invasion situation a while ago, but either way, you could say http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=122749.0 sparked the idea to actually do it. So this is going to be a "Freedom Fighters" type of mod clearly. This still matches up with the 80/90s world in conflict, red alert, etc etc. I think what can easily make this work out nicely too is even for the things like the senate and house, they can stay in place. They will merely be "proxied/puppeted" by the communists and etc to keep the illusion of American consistency. Ill plot more shit out soon.

Spoiler: "The Old Mod" (click to show/hide)

This is a new thread separate from my previous modding attempt because I didn't want to manage a new thing, with the old stuff still contained, nor did I really want to get rid of the old thing. I suppose someone might find interest in it for some reason, so it'll stay for now, until maybe this variant surpasses it, but even then I'm not sure it's going quite in the same direction so who knows. These are also staying separate because the previous mod was on the older version of LCS, back before version 4. This is for the nice new LCS version.

Old mod can be found here: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=111286.0

Either way one of the original ideas was to make this an expanded game A la JA 1.13, adding quite a few weapons and etc. I had a lot of stuff added previously, might not add as many as that, but there's certainly a few things I want to add. Another idea was to bring the game out of the 80's, and put it either in the 90's or more modern times. There will be a few similar changes to the game that Deon made, he had some good ideas with his LCS genesis version, and some of them might be appropriated again. I'll try to keep a change-log of every little thing I do, and it should be updated in real time. I plan on using the system of major#.minor#.changes# for version numbering. I will be "re-adding" weapons that were previously in the game because I am basically re-hauling all of them if I don't find them fitting, and if anything, reimplementing them into my own XMLs from scratch so that they follow my OCD of continuity.

Changelog:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

0.0.5
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Updated Liberal Agenda to further fit RDK, and contain more proper rulings. Women's Rights have been replaced by Food Rights.

0.0.4
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Modded Liberal Agenda screen to fit RDK
Updated Authors to fit RDK
Replaced ChangeLog to fit RDK
Modded Liberal Activation screen to fit RDK
Modded Activating Sleepers screen to fit RDK
Modded Base Actions to fit RDK
Modded Base Mode to fit RDK / Flag Image still needs to be addressed however.
Updated Liberal Agenda screen to further match proper Soviet vs American laws, Currently a WIP.

0.0.3
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HK MP7A1
Ingram MAC-10

0.0.2
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Added Pocket Knife
Added Shank
Added Ballisong
Added Combat Knife
Added Kitchen Knife
Added Katana
Added Golf Club
Added Chain
Added Tomahawk
Added Axe
Added Spraycan
Added Cross
Added Gavel
Added Torch
Added Guitar
Added Pitchfork
Added .38 Special
Added Raging Bull
Added Glock 17
Added Colt M1911A1
Added .50 Desert Eagle
Added FN Five-Seven
Added Remington M870
Added Saiga 12K
Added HK MP5A4

0.0.1
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Added Brass Knuckles
Added Bear Claws
Added Baseball Bat
Added Crowbar
Added Lead Pipe
Added Police Baton

[Famma]

Will there be any non xml code changes?

[Vherid]

Will there be any non xml code changes?

Yeah the previous mod had a few and I had quite a few ideas to make, so yes.

[Jboy2000000]

If I may, can I suggest a few weapons?

One weapon I think would be extremely badass is the Fostech Arms ORIGIN-12. It has an 8 round magazine, 30 round drum if want that in the game, its fully automatic, and I just think an automatic shotgun would be an awesome thing to have in the LCS. Theres also the Street Sweeper, but when people google Origin-12 they'll see it and go "DAMN! Thats a badass fucking gun."

Another gun would be the .22 Ruger LCR, I was thinking it would do piss poor damage, but have a good acuracy bonus since its a snub nose.

Theres also an AK Pistol, I can't remember the real name, but its basically a fully automatic pistol that fires ammo like an AK-74U.

I also had the idea for silenced weapons that wouldn't raise the alarm if you killed someone who was alone in one hit.

For melee, I was thinking something like MMA Gloves that does a little more damage than regular fist fighting, but still only counted as assault instead of armed assault.

And brick fists to, they're ghetto brass knuckles with bricks, I was thinking they would do a lot more damage than normal fists, but be suspicious no matter what, because wearing bricks on your fist is, well, supicious.

I also though of more weapons under the throwing skill that did damage to all enemies, like hand grenades or dynamite.

Wow, I had more ideas than I thought, maybe I should be pitching this at Fox instead.

[Vherid]

If I may, can I suggest a few weapons?

One weapon I think would be extremely badass is the Fostech Arms ORIGIN-12. It has an 8 round magazine, 30 round drum if want that in the game, its fully automatic, and I just think an automatic shotgun would be an awesome thing to have in the LCS. Theres also the Street Sweeper, but when people google Origin-12 they'll see it and go "DAMN! Thats a badass fucking gun."

To me that looks like a Saiga, and I'd rather have a Saiga.

Another gun would be the .22 Ruger LCR, I was thinking it would do piss poor damage, but have a good acuracy bonus since its a snub nose.

Yeah that was in the previous mod, and will probably be in this one.

Theres also an AK Pistol, I can't remember the real name, but its basically a fully automatic pistol that fires ammo like an AK-74U.

I unno about that.

I also had the idea for silenced weapons that wouldn't raise the alarm if you killed someone who was alone in one hit.

Certainly an interesting idea, I unno if I can code something like that yet though. I'll see what I can do when I get to stuff like that, first I'm expanding the items.

For melee, I was thinking something like MMA Gloves that does a little more damage than regular fist fighting, but still only counted as assault instead of armed assault.

That was actually something I was already going to add too.

And brick fists to, they're ghetto brass knuckles with bricks, I was thinking they would do a lot more damage than normal fists, but be suspicious no matter what, because wearing bricks on your fist is, well, supicious.

I don't know about that either.

I also though of more weapons under the throwing skill that did damage to all enemies, like hand grenades or dynamite.

I planned on implementing stuff like this eventually as well.

[tenmillimaster]

I also had the idea for silenced weapons that wouldn't raise the alarm if you killed someone who was alone in one hit.

Suppressors are kind of really loud...
http://www.silencertests.com/tests/5-06-05-5.56mm/556.htm

http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
Most only reduce to about 120-130 decibels, unless you have an exceedingly large can attached, or are making other sacrifices.

Purpose built weapons, such as the welrod and the Delisle carbine, make it all the way down to 73 and 82 db respectively. Still fairly audible.

My point is, suppressors, if implemented, should only make conservatives suspicious.

[Miko19]

The stealthy weapons should be only the melee ones, like cutting off someone's head with a sword etc.

[Hammerstar]

And brick fists to, they're ghetto brass knuckles with bricks, I was thinking they would do a lot more damage than normal fists, but be suspicious no matter what, because wearing bricks on your fist is, well, supicious.

I'll admit, it did make me smile. Actually made me think of playing Timesplitters 3 with Bricks Only turned on.

Funny as hell with four people running around (and possibly ten bots) chucking bricks at each other.

[Bitoru]

I approve of this mod.

[Vherid]

This is now Freedom Fighters.

[Jboy2000000]

So, will this is have creature and place name changes, or will it acctually change the game a lot? I was actually looking forward to have new weapons in just LCS.

[Vherid]

So, will this is have creature and place name changes, or will it acctually change the game a lot? I was actually looking forward to have new weapons in just LCS.

I could have a separate "light" version with just some new weapons and stuff. That stuff is simple enough to manage on it's own.

[Fivetime]

Sounds quite fun. Atleast I won't have to pretend anymore that the Death Squadrons in Nightmare Mode are really Soviet occupation troops.

[flapjack3]

Wow i actuly started this idea.

[Vherid]

Wow i actuly started this idea.

Its actually a nice idea that will transition smoothly, one that I love, and I wanted to do something more then just add a few things.




Some ideas I wrote out, Ill start typing out shit later, and digging deeper.