Predator addons

[cobra@pulse 0]

Does anyone know anything about any Predator addons? I'm not just requesting the Predator itself, but anything to do with the first film (not the second, please!):

> Guns

> Helicopters

> Cast (Arnie anyone?)

> Objects

> And hopefully the Predator

So, if somebody could give me any information at all on these, it would be much appreciated!

[the editing man 0]

Personally Predator the firstmovie was good, the second movie was more the same with no arnie thats why  the second part was not good my opinion. But to see an addon of the Predator itself i think its hard to modell

[cobra@pulse 0]

I presumed that the Predator would be too hard to make anyway. I was more interested in the characters and guns more than anything. Maybe the Guerrilla base aswell.

Any ideas?

[munger 25]

The characters would require new models/textures but most of the weapons already exist. From what I remember:

Dutch: M16/M203 is already in game

Dillon: lots of MP5's around

Blane: a great looking mingun was made by GFX707 ages ago as a bonus to his fortress packs

Billy: you'll have to use Fliper's Masterkey in place of what should be an M16A2 with underslung Remington 870 shotgun

Poncho: MP5 again and the 6G30 rotary grenade launcher was the one he used in the film I believe

Mac: there's an M60E3 in the TOW M60 pack

Hawkins: yet another MP5

Think that's everyone. And yes, I'm a BIG Arnie film fan.

[Y2JON 0]

Damn, that was helpful!

Where did you find out what guns they used and everything?

Thanks a lot, by the way.

[Heatseeker 0]

The predator...

cloaking device, spear, laser thingy on shoulder with 3 range dots, net trap, disk, all his vision modes and healing stuff...

plus abilitie to move and jump real fast on the trees, the engine wouldnt alow that... unfortunetly .

[Phille 0]

Well, cloaking the predator wouldn't be too difficult. Take a look at the Warhammer 40k mod and their Tau pack. There is one with a working cloaking device. Very cool.

[munger 25]

Damn, that was helpful!  

Where did you find out what guns they used and everything?

Thanks a lot, by the way.

No problem.

I've seen the film so many times I pretty much know everything about it, including the weapons they use.

[Major Fubar 0]

If anyone wants to start up a Predator mod, let me know.

I have a wealth of predator info (DVDs, Dark Horse comics etc.).

As for the pred himself, he should be doable. Admittedly, you can't utilise his agility or tree climbing ability, but you could do the stealth bit (as pointed out about about the 40k mod), the spear could be configged like a rifle, and his shoulder cannon could be quilt onto the model - the you could give him an invisible rocket launcher called shoulder cannon, to simulate the models shoulder cannon firing. Dmagae like a 20mm cannon or something.

It's all good...

[Dwarden 1125]

Candidate for OFP2 addon

named "Hunt Your own Predator"

[Dark Knight 0]

hmmmmmmm.. if we wasnt so busy with our Starwars and Warhammer mod we may do this but it will be a while before we decide what to mod next

[USMC Sniper 0]

A challenge would be making the thermal view, I don't think the OFP engine allows for this but something to make up for it might be possible through scripting.

[Dark Knight 0]

well with all the break throughs we have had in OFP it shows that the impossible isnt impossibale at all just not done.. so in time it maby be possible to do it.. just not now ;)

[Y2JON 0]

No offence guys, but you're making this way more complicated than it needs to be!

It would be nice to have a Predator that has a Stealth mode and Thermal vision, but all I wanted was basically a Predator skin, and the cast, so I could make a short mission using them. I never expected all of the above features on a Predator to be available.

So, would it be possible for someone just to make a Predator skin for me? It doesn't have to do anything special, it can still hold a machinegun for all I care!

Thanks for the interest, though. I just hope I've put across what I wanted now i.e nothing special.

[Major Fubar 0]

SJB Recon Spotter, GFX707 Minigun, Ia Drang Island...

[munger 25]

Think you missed a few choice words out there Fubar. Is that the 'pre-watershed' version?

Is that a plasma bolt I see heading for his back?

[Milkman 1]

Double post

[Milkman 1]

Well, there are Aliens addons.

Pulse Rifles, Colonial Marines, that sorta stuff....

[Y2JON 0]

Major Fubar, could you please tell me where to get those things you mentioned under your picture?!

[munger 25]

Minigun is in GFX707's Bunkerpack 5: http://www.opflashpoint.org/downloa....ted.zip

Ia Drang is part of the Seb Nam Pack:

ftp://www.gamezone.cz/ofpd/unofaddons/sebnampack2_full.zip

Special Reaction Force troop is from the SJB units pack:

http://ofp.gamezone.cz/news/download/SJB_SRT2_UNITS_1.1.CAB

[Heatseeker 0]

Already imaging a Predator mod with a cool south American Island with all the jungle sounds of birds and stuff, ofcourse the cool predator music,some real ugly corpses hanging on the trees, the biggest problem would be to create all predator features, moves and jumps, i wonder if it would be possible to do a decent looking predator into OPF, i think the engine has way too many limitations for his weapons, jumps and all that stuff.

[Sweet_pup 0]

As far as a mod goes, I think it would kick ass. You could do a extended version of the movie: Show it kill some troops like in the film, then show the explosion, and the helo at the end taking Arnie away. The game could pick up where Arnies rescuers are shot down, and another team is sent out to find them. You are part of that team.

As far as predator goes, I don't think too many of his features are impossible. Remember the Ruger Mini-14s that came out a while ago, how they had two different sights? (I never tried them, but that's what I heard) Could you do something like that, only tint the sights blue and red? Also, could you make it have super-AI and make it move at a run at all times, or maybe a super run? Just ideas.

Invisibility- Could you just make a skin with shades of green, white, and grey stripes alternating. Jagged, very thin and close. That's really what it looks like. And if it's moving that would be hard to see in a place like Ia Drang.

The rescue team could be a mix of different SF from the NAM PACK 2. With bandanas and jungle fatigues and what not. And the weapons have already been covered. But one more thing, the best part of the movie:

The Dancing Helicopters. Zipping back 'n forth, praying that none of the guerilla forces below get a lock on them. The ones from the falklands mod would work, althouth they are nothing like the ones from the movie. Nothing like that kick ass airmada ballet. Along with Mr. Richards Tooty Fruity. And we need someone to say "Your all a bunch a slackjawed sissy faggots. This stuff will make you a goddamn sexual tyrannasaur, just like me." BEST QUOTE, IN ANY MOVIE, EVER.

Sweet_pup

[Wonderboy 0]

Invisibility- Could you just make a skin with shades of green, white, and grey stripes alternating. Jagged, very thin and close. That's really what it looks like. And if it's moving that would be hard to see in a place like Ia Drang.

the problem with that is if he leaves the jungle he becomes visible, the best way to do it would be in a similar vein the OPSCIFI:WH40k mod's Stealth suit:

Stealth

texture it normally, and then create a second texture that is totally invisible or nigh-on invisible and then texture swap it from the menu when needed, using a script of course.

Also if people are serious about starting up a predator mod, Operation Sci-fi would probably be able to host it at our forums, as we've had inklings of it before and its obviously of a suitably sci-fi nature. however, it would need to have proper input, not just one guy and his donkey, a serious team would need to be involved, but if that's sorted i wouldn't see any problems.