Battlefront: Evolved 1.0

[THEWULFMAN]

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So only about a year later than I intended to release it, Evolved is finished. At least for now.

This mod replaces the 4 main sides, however it only changes models and effects, so it's 100% online compatible.
Changelog:

Hidden/Spoiler:

Imperials

-Replaced Stormtrooper model with a new one with greater accuracy, and a specular map.
-Replaced the Darktrooper's Arc Caster model with a more accurate model.
-Replaced the Imperial Engineer's Shotgun model with a new E-11 model with a folding stock.
-Fixed Muzzle Flash on the Imperial Sniper Rifle from red to green.
-Added a specular map to the Imperial Sniper.
-Added a specular map to the Snowtrooper.
-Added a new Arc Caster charging effect to be all electric/staticy.
-Added an accurate EE-3 Carbine model for Boba Fett.
-Darkened Darth Vader's texture and added a specular map.

Alliance
-Added new faces for all the rebels so no two are alike.
-Fixed it so most rebels use their proper camo for different maps.
-Replaced the DH-17 Blaster Rifle model with an A280 Blaster Rifle model.
-Replaced the DL-44 Blaster Pistol model for Han Solo with a new higher quality model.
-Replaced the rebels pistol with the DL-19 Blaster Pistol
-Replaced the Rebel Smuggler model on Hoth to be the Rebel Pilot.
-Replaced the Rebel Smuggler model on Yavin and other jungle/forest maps to a Rodian Smuggler.
-Replaced the Rebel Smuggler model on Kamino and Tantive IV to a Rebel Technician.
-Replaced the Hoth Bothan Spy with a Bothan with a white outfit.
-Fixed the Muzzle Flash on the Sniper Rifle from red to yellow.
-Added a new bowcaster charging effect to be green and vibrant.
-Wookie Warrior is now bumpmapped.
-Improved the bump map on the AAC-1 and added envmapping to the windshield glass.

Republic
-Replaced the Republic Rifleman model with a more accurate model, with a better texture and specular map.
-Replaced the Republic Heavy Trooper model with a more accurate model, with a better texture and specular map.
-Replaced the Republic Marksmen model with a more accurate model, with a better texture and specular map.
-Replaced the Republic Engineer model with a more accurate model, with a better texture and specular map.
-Added a specular map to the Jettrooper.
-Replaced the Republic Engineer's shotgun model with an edited DC-15S model with a folding stock.
-Replaced Obi-wan's model with a more accurate and detailed model.
-Replaced Anakin's model with a more accurate and detailed model.]
-Replaced Aayla Secure's texture with a more detailed one.

CIS
-Droideka has a a new HD texture, with specular.
-Droideka shield has a new texture to be more accurate.
-CIS Engineer's shotgun model changed to an E-5 with 3 barrels.
-Magnaguard now has a normal map.
-Fixed Muzzle Flash on the CIS Shotgun from red to green.

General/Common
-All weapons have bump+specular.
-Added a new thermal detonator trail effect.

And more I forgot.

Credits

Hidden/Spoiler:

-Pandemic for all original assets
-AQT for being awesome and helping with nearly everything
-Icemember for the Stormtrooper model
-Kinetos Impetus for the new animations, A280, A295, DL-19, and DL-44 model
-Repsharpshooter, FragMe!, Deviss, Icemember and Darth D.U.C.K. for the clone models
-Neomarz for the Anakin and Obi-wan models
-Syth for the Bothan Incinerator, and Westar Pistol models
-Sky_216 for the E-5 Shotgun model
-VF501 for the Underhanded Chaingun model
-OOM9 for the DC-15S clone carbine model
-Repsharpshooter for the EE-3 Carbine, E-11B, and Arc Caster models
-broken_hope for the lightsaber hilts
-Codarez for the new E-11 model and Leia's Sporting Blaster
-Maxleof for the Clone Pistol (fixed by Marth), and the DC-15A models
-Anyone else I forgot, I am incredibly sorry

Screenshots can be found here.

It's waiting to be authorized on Mod DB, but my peeps on Gametoast get it first.

Mediafire

[Marth8880]

Had to be you. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.


Would have liked to run tests on the seashells.

[DarthSolous]

DLing now.

[CommanderCody]

Holy cow, this is great!

[AvalancheMaster]

You made me miss my lectures. Downloading!

[Nedarb7]

Huh, I was wondering when you'd finish it. Awesome .

[Zapattack1234]

WHAT? this has got to be the most unexpected release ever!

[Ant]

WHAT? this has got to be the most unexpected release ever!

This ^

[DarthSolous]

WHAT? this has got to be the most unexpected release ever!

This ^

Not having caps in the right place isn't really that big of an issue.

[Ant]

I meant I agree with him...lol This ^ meaning that his comment is 100% right.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNdEdm-T_RA

[DarthSolous]

I meant I agree with him...lol This ^ meaning that his comment is 100% right.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNdEdm-T_RA

I see, I guess it was just a coinkidink. O.o

[AQT]

The point on this mod was to make the sides better, but now I only found it worse. The new models seem like it spent him like 2 minutes, it's now like impossible to kill people has a Imperial Officer, I don't really like the new and improved guns, the faces are messed up. The main thing that I would have liked that Battlefront should have done was to make turrents kill people easier, and make the Sonic Blaster more deadlier, but sadly this mod failed to recongize this.

Um, I think you missed the point of this mod...

This mod replaces the 4 main sides, however it only changes models and effects, so it's 100% online compatible.
Changelog:

...and if you read the changelog, you'll notice that only model and effect changes were made. So these things you are noticing, with how the weapons work and whatnot, they're all in your head.

[Marth8880]

The point on this mod was to make the sides better, but now I only found it worse. The new models seem like it spent him like 2 minutes, it's now like impossible to kill people has a Imperial Officer, I don't really like the new and improved guns, the faces are messed up. The main thing that I would have liked that Battlefront should have done was to make turrents kill people easier, and make the Sonic Blaster more deadlier, but sadly this mod failed to recongize this.

Um, I think you missed the point of this mod...

This mod replaces the 4 main sides, however it only changes models and effects, so it's 100% online compatible.
Changelog:

...and if you read the changelog, you'll notice that only model and effect changes were made. So these things you are noticing, with how the weapons work and whatnot, they're all in your head.

To add onto that...

@Ant: Dude, the faces are real faces - like, they're photosourced from the faces of real people. And I mean for goodness' sake, this is basically supposed to be a new and improved version of the 1.2 sides, which it is, and which, to be honest, were kinda crappy in some aspects (mainly the weapon models and the fake, gross scope textures and specular - no offense to any of the contributors, but it's just...ugh). Also:

The new models seem like it spent him like 2 minutes

You do realize that this mod has been in the works for one and a half years, right? I mean really.

[Maveritchell]

And I mean for goodness' sake, this is basically supposed to be a new and improved version of the 1.2 sides, which it is, and which, to be honest, were kinda crappy in some aspects (mainly the weapon models and the fake, gross scope textures and specular - no offense to any of the contributors, but it's just...ugh).

There's nothing wrong with calling people out when they're wrong (i.e. "the weapons are different" "uh, no, they're not") or when they're being rude ("it seems like they took two minutes"), but no one's going to take you seriously if you look like you have to put something else down to build yourself (or something else) up. Let a work stand on its own merit.

[Marth8880]

My apologies. I didn't mean to look as if I'm trying to put the 1.2 sides down to build up Evolved; I said it because I just don't really like a lot of aspects of the 1.2 sides. I only happened to mention my distaste because I mentioned the sides at all.

[Maveritchell]

My apologies. I didn't mean to look as if I'm trying to put the 1.2 sides down to build up Evolved; I said it because I just don't really like a lot of aspects of the 1.2 sides. I only happened to mention my distaste because I mentioned the sides at all.

Yeah, but - and not to hammer this in too hard - the only reason you "mentioned the sides at all" was to compare them by saying "these new ones are better because the old ones were bad." This is a fine stock side replacement. Let the mod stand on its own legs.

[Marth8880]

Alright, I understand.

[EliteJay]

In my opinion I love any mod that is new, the only mod I have rejected since I've been playing battlefront 2 was the battlefront project... That mod was terrible, skins were great but u only lasted 2 seconds on the field without being killed. Getting back to evolved now this mod is terrific, skins are 10x as better like the scout trooper one and storm trooper, and how they have here head bowed like here actually aiming while shooting is amazing, that's battlefront 3 work right there. This is basically like a patch to update with a new gameplay like the v1.3 patch did. I'd give this a 10/10

[DarthSolous]

In my opinion I love any mod that is new, the only mod I have rejected since I've been playing battlefront 2 was the battlefront project... That mod was terrible, skins were great but u only lasted 2 seconds on the field without being killed. Getting back to evolved now this mod is terrific, skins are 10x as better like the scout trooper one and storm trooper, and how they have here head bowed like here actually aiming while shooting is amazing, that's battlefront 3 work right there. This is basically like a patch to update with a new gameplay like the v1.3 patch did. I'd give this a 10/10

^This

[RevanSithLord]

I didn't mean to totally kill his review on the video, but I just had to call it out.

Comparing this to 1.2 patch sides is like comparing apples and oranges - I like both, they taste good, but they each have their own uniqueness that make them stand on their own as visual mods (and fruits!). What this would eventually boil down to is preference. I think all in all, so far, I prefer Evolved. But that's just me! I've used the 1.2 sides for a long time and they'll still always have a place in my backups folders in-case I want to mess with them again later.

@Battlefront Project - that mod is played completely different compared to stock, you've got to think. I was able to last rounds mowing down everything. It's not for the lighthearted or Rambo-types. Again it's a personal preference than anything else.

What's terrible to one person is fun to another person. But we really need to get back to Evolved, because comparing mods is futile when in the end it's all based on opinions anways. We should talk about this mod (Evolved), because Evolved is still relevant to the topic.

(if this even remotely sounded like junior moderating, I'm sorry. I'm just stating that comparing mods is kind of...well let's just say it's like comparing every single MMO to World of Warcraft even if some MMO's have different mechanics - heck Ultima Online was way before WoW. It's as if people didn't even acknowledge Ultima Online anymore, but again - different topic for anothe time)

Just my thoughts.