zooloo75 834 Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) April 18th, 2013 - Update #19: Integrated my "Bullet-Wind Interaction System" (Wind affects bullet path). Reverted to old spawn system (players will no longer join into a round when they connect). DOWNLOAD: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cymkwm71qlkfk0s/hostageRescueExtreme.Stratis.pbo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I have developed a hostage rescue mission entirely from scratch. It works as a TDM/Roleplay consisting of 3 teams; Cops, Terrorists, and Hostages. The cops start off at their base and can take either offroad trucks, or an unarmed littlebird to get to the AO. The game area takes place at the airport. (EDIT: Scenario system implemented - Multiple scenarios are possible!) This mission is very addicting - had a full server all day :) - and it has a nice sense of competition, pvp, roleplay, and strategy. The cops have to rescue the hostages by either killing all the terrorists, or by getting all the surviving hostages to the extraction zone. The terrorists have to keep the hostages under control and win by killing all the cops. The hostages have to survive. Requires a minimum of 1 player on each team for the round to begin. -Features music made by me. -Shout feature -Pointing system (used to show your team where you are looking) -Intense PVP -Organized -Roleplay elements -30 players -HUD -Vehicle respawn -Good performance -Color Correction -Purgatory (Dead, or waiting players will be located on a separate island while waiting.) -Respawn -Suppression system (blurred if bullets hit near you) -Loadout system -JiP safe (can be run on a dedicated server with no issues) -Police vehicle lights and siren (sirens toggle-able) -Video Surveillance (police can tap into the compounds' cameras at the police spawn) -Doors can be barricaded. -Virtual Ammobox System/Loadout system -Terrorists can hit the hostages if they need to enforce their power upon them -Custom police truck skin -Vehicle have horns (H Key) -Scenario System (Game takes place in different locations, and time is randomized) -Custom made terrorist skins that randomize each round -Flashbangs (Chemlights act as flashbangs and will blind players) -Jumping -Bullet-Wind Interaction System (wind affects bullets) -Completely coded from scratch by me (credits to Tophe for the vehicle respawn script and Tonic for the Virtual Ammobox System) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_9Rk4tVu28&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWyolfUxI3U&feature=youtu.be Date started - March 11th, 2013. Public Release - March 15th, 2013. Update #1 - March 15th, 2013. Update #2 - March 16th, 2013. Update #3 - March 16th, 2013. Update #4 - March 16th, 2013. Update #5 - March 17th, 2013. Update #6 - March 17th, 2013. Update #7 - March 24th, 2013. Update #8 - March 26th, 2013. Update #9 - March 29th, 2013. Update #10 - March 30th, 2013. Update #11 - March 30th, 2013. Update #12 - March 31st, 2013. Update #13 - April 1st, 2013. Update #14 - April 2nd, 2013. Update #15 - April 3rd, 2013. Update #16 - April 5th, 2013. Update #17 - April 6th, 2013. Update #18 - April 7th, 2013. Update #19 - April 18th, 2013. You are free to modify and host the mission to any extent as you wish - all I ask is that you keep my name in the mission intro and in the scripts (you can change the Teamspeak IP if you must), thanks. =Contact Info= Teamspeak - ts.goguerrero.com:9767 Steam - Zooloo09 http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198008065973/ Edited April 19, 2013 by zooloo75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OtaQ 1 Posted March 13, 2013 Hello there, your mission-idea is awesome. I would like to help you testing. I am available the whole day via Skype. Contact: topofthegames Best regards, Olaf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 14, 2013 I'd like to thank everyone that tested my mission tonight -- great experience and a lot of fun! Mission should be done some time tommorow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 14, 2013 Will you host a 24/7 server with this mission? If you still need help, I'll help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 14, 2013 Yes, I have access to a server box, but I will also be releasing this mission to the public, and hopefully ArmAholic can advertise it :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) I really want to come play this now! Can I have the server name? Edited March 15, 2013 by ProGamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Thanks again to everyone who tested tonight! Added more features such as police lights and sirens, suppression, loadout saving, and made rounds restart a bit smoother. The mission should be done some time tomorrow and will be released for everyone to play/host! :) P.S. Another good thing about this mission is that you can easily setup the mission to have a different scenario from the editor :) Everything should work fine if you keep everything in tact. TODO List: Smooth out round restarts more, make uniforms "restart" each round, create video surveillance system. Edited March 15, 2013 by zooloo75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 15, 2013 Update - The mission is available for download! You are free to modify and host the mission to any extent as you wish - all I ask is that you keep my name in the mission intro and in the scripts (you can change the Teamspeak IP if you must), thanks :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 15, 2013 Update - The mission is available for download!You are free to modify and host the mission to any extent as you wish - all I ask is that you keep my name in the mission intro and in the scripts (you can change the Teamspeak IP if you must), thanks :) Really need someone to host this 24/7 or I may have too! Flashing lights and siren need to be toggle able and it should wait for players rather than restarting again and again without stopping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 15, 2013 Really need someone to host this 24/7 or I may have too!Flashing lights and siren need to be toggle able and it should wait for players rather than restarting again and again without stopping. Alright, thanks for the feedback, I will be working on that, and also fixing some bugs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 16, 2013 Update - Made a melee system for terrorists via numpad 8. Sirens are now toggle-able via numpad 7. Bug fixes. ---------- Post added at 01:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:10 AM ---------- Bump - First gameplay video. Only 3 players, but hey, it's a vid! :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) You should make the rescue location heli fly in and land then take off when the hostage and cops or just hostages get in. At the end of the round it should say something like "The hostage was rescued! Cops win!" and "The hostage was killed Terrorists win!" and when the terrorists are all dead it would less intrusively say "The terrorists are dead! Get the hostage to the heli!". When the cops kill the terrorist they should have to escort the former hostages to the helicopter which then flys away and fades out over the ocean to the next round. You also Need to make the transitions between rounds more smooth/ less annoying. ---------- Post added at 02:22 ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 ---------- Some concept ideas include cops being able to tie up a captured terrorist after they are disarmed and then tortured into giving intel to the cops. You could experiment with bigger server sizes and different locations with different vehicles and weapons. Edited March 16, 2013 by ProGamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekin06 1 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) how does the mission start? all 3 teams start at the island with 2 jeeps. wtf. Edited March 16, 2013 by ekin06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 16, 2013 how does the mission start?all 3 teams start at the island with 2 jeeps. wtf. It's the game lobby, the game teleports you to the proper locations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 16, 2013 how does the mission start?all 3 teams start at the island with 2 jeeps. wtf. Each team requires at least 1 player for the round to begin, how do you expect to play a hostage rescue mission by yourself? -.- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ekin06 1 Posted March 16, 2013 uhm, we tried the mission with 3 person. each one selected 1 team of course. it is not starting in that way it should. It's the game lobby, the game teleports you to the proper locations. what do you mean by this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 16, 2013 Update 2 - Fixes an issue with players not being teleported back to spawn after each round if they are in a vehicle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeuroFunker 11 Posted March 16, 2013 the presentation video is an epic fail. Not it has 360p quality, but presentation it self is a pain to watch. At least you could make something proper, so people actually get interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) the presentation video is an epic fail. Not it has 360p quality, but presentation it self is a pain to watch. At least you could make something proper, so people actually get interested. Thanks for the feedback, I will get a good presentation video showcasing all the features. :) ---------- Post added at 05:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:09 PM ---------- Hmmm... Running into an issue, it seems that isDedicated isn't working in ArmA3. if(isServer || isDedicated) then {server sided stuff}; If I run this on a dedicated server, it doesn't run the serversided scripts. Also looked at this http://www.kylania.com/ex/?p=26 and I don't see why this won't work on a dedicated server. Edited March 16, 2013 by zooloo75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Update - Doors can now be barricaded to prevent hostages from leaving a room. Hotfix - Fixed barricade rotations; added barrier breaking for hostages (30 sec delay) Edited March 17, 2013 by zooloo75 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) You need to add an option to force switch teams randomly. But have it as an option that can be disabled. Also the ammo box at purgatory causes you to crash Arma. Edited March 17, 2013 by ProGamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 17, 2013 Update! Fixed the mission, it now works on dedicated server! Silly mistake made the server wait until the player existed - now it waits until the server, or the player exists. You can host this worry-free now! :) ---------- Post added at 02:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:22 AM ---------- You need to add an option to force switch teams randomly. But have it as an option that can be disabled.Also the ammo box at purgatory causes you to crash Arma. The ammo boxes seem to crash ArmA sometimes, just a bug with ArmA, not my mission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 17, 2013 You need something to tell new player that they get to play when the round is over as well. I've seen many who join but see nothing and know nothing about the game then log out quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zooloo75 834 Posted March 17, 2013 You need something to tell new player that they get to play when the round is over as well. I've seen many who join but see nothing and know nothing about the game then log out quick. Noted: Will add this soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
progamer 14 Posted March 17, 2013 IS there a way to notify server hosts when the mission is updated? I've seen tons of outdated servers. Mabey you could add such a feature in future updates? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites