General Elite Force mapping questions allowed?

[DeadYorick]

Hey

I wouldn't say I'm the biggest player of RPG-X. But since it uses the same engine as Elite Force I'm wondering if I'm allowed to ask questions around here relating to things such as scripting or general map design stuff? I've been wanting to make a map for Elite Force for a while but I could never get the hang of scripting.

[Martin Thompson]

Hey there, first off WElcome to TLO.

Do you want to create a map for RPG-X or Elite Force the Single Player Game? If so what is your experience already? You mention scripting, what exactly do you want to script?

We have a few resources avaialbe here which can help you get along:

http://www.last-outpost.net/forum/index.php/topic,7268.0.html

and

http://www.last-outpost.net/forum/index.php/topic,3998.0.html

They mainly list the resources you can use for mapping and also some tutorials on the topic.

[DeadYorick]

Ideally I'd want to create maps for the singleplayer of Elite Force. I've made maps in other Quake engine games it's more so just ICARUS scripting that I get confused by. Things like how to script teleporters, elevators, cutscenes and that sort of thing. A lot of the documentation on the subject is non existent online.


Mostly I've just always wanted to create my own Trek episode and doing it in Elite Force always appealed to me.

[Shoot]

Welcome to TLO! Enjoy your stay!

[Martin Thompson]

Ideally I'd want to create maps for the singleplayer of Elite Force. I've made maps in other Quake engine games it's more so just ICARUS scripting that I get confused by. Things like how to script teleporters, elevators, cutscenes and that sort of thing. A lot of the documentation on the subject is non existent online.


Mostly I've just always wanted to create my own Trek episode and doing it in Elite Force always appealed to me.

That is certainly possible. It is true most of the documentation of the subject has been lost to us over time. eliteforcefiles.com used to have a lot of stuff on it but unfortunately they went down a couple of years ago.

I have some personal knowledge on the subject but not a lot and its been litterally 10 years since I've done any Single Player stuff for Elite Force so I'm afraid im not of much help there.

I do still have alot of tools for it (the sdk etc) if you need that.