SWBF2 - New "First Order" Era? SPOILERS ALERT!

[TheGangstarTY]

Hello all,

Due to the release of Star Wars The Force Awakens, I had the idea that we should have a new era for SWBF2. This has been bugging me now and I need to just get the idea out even though lots of others may have thought the same thing.

I just would LOVE to see a new First Order era in Star Wars Battlefront 2. Because hey, EA are too lazy to make a proper Star Wars Battlefront game.

Now the reason I say "era" is because pretty much everything on both teams need to change. Not sure about the weapons (except Kylo Ren's Lightsaber) but everything else needs remaking. New Tie-Fighters, X-Wings, Stormtroopers etc...
Also, it'd be good to be playing as Kylo Ren, Rey, old Han Solo and Finn on a game that's actually good rather than a game that's going to suck *cough EA *cough cough

So here is what I remember needs to be changed/modded:
First Order (Empire):
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Leaders:
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Kylo Ren - Darth Vader's Grandson, Leia's and Han's son.



Captain Phasma - Some bad captain of the First Order who clearly doesn't stand a chance if placed against Boba Fett. But shove her in anyway.


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Units:
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First Order Stormtrooper - Equipped with some sort of blaster rifle and blaster pistol.








First Order Heavy Gunner - Equipped with a heavy blaster rifle with blaster pistol. Has slightly different helmet and armour as the Stormtrooper.
















First Order... Specialist? - I have no clue but there should be another one specialised in melee combat like the one in the image below.


First Order Flamethrower - Just some guy with a flamethrower. I don't know. Boba Fett has a smaller version so it could be possible, right?


First Order Pilot - Almost forgot this guy! Definitely required because look at that shiny suit! This time this dude requires a rapid fire gun, not some terrible 10cm range shotgun. Oh and just throw in another blaster pistol because why not?



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Vehicles:
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TIE Fighter - Yeah, not much new to the look other than the change of colour from black to white. Just an improved version, that's all.

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Default Images can be found here: Star Wars The First Order Heroes and Units
Image Source can be found here: Hot Toys
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Resistance (Rebel Alliance/Republic/New Republic):
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Leaders:
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Old Han Solo - Just Han Solo but with Grey Hair.


Chewbacca - Just good ol' Chewie! Just use default model.


Rey - With her new blue lightsaber and the outfit she never bothered to change.


Finn - With or without his stormtrooper outfit, either way he cannot handle a lightsaber for so give him a blaster instead... And just hope he has the balls to use one of those.


Poe - With either his jacket or his pilot suit... your choice. Either way, how could we leave good ol' Poe out?

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Units:
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Resistance Soldier - Just some boring Green-ish clothes with their helmet.


Resistance Pilot - Sort-of-new-but-looks-similar-to-the-old red-ish orange costume with the white harness.


Possibly other units but not sure yet.
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Vehicles:
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Poe's X-Wing - Now this looks too good. I don't see much point implementing it into the game but may find some way of excusing it.


X-Wing - Basically just an improved version of the old Rebel Alliance X-Wing. Oh and it's blue now, not red.

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Maps (Don't have to follow the story, duh)
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Jakku:
Crashed Star Destroyer - A map where the First Order and Resistance begin battle with Rey leading the Resistance with Finn and Poe to battle the First Order led by Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma. The Resistance depend on their ability of their pilots while the First Order rely on their ability to wipe out as much of the ground units as possible. Because come on, let's admit it, the First Order are terrible pilots compared to the New Republic.
Battle Scale: Extreme - Hundreds of units fighting head to head with tons of vehicles. Possibly with a Star Destroyer in the sky (that can be accessible by both teams, First Order units may spawn there unlike units of the Resistance).
Hero Type: Health - No timer. This means AI and Human players may select the hero at ANY TIME and the only way of that hero dying is from being shot to death. Not dying of a heart attack from spending too much time in battle.


Village - A map where Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma deploy themselves alongside their best troops to wipe out the village in search of the map of Luke Skywalker's location. Little did they know BB-8 ran half-way across the desert with it. Now the resistance has caught up with Poe leading them along-side Finn. Once again, how could the Resistance not bring their beloved X-Wings?
Battle Scale: Normal - 64v64 with a few vehicles.
Hero Type: Both - Poe and Kylo Ren have a timer but Captain Phasma and Finn have no timer and can be selected by AI too.


Scrap Market - A map where Kylo Ren sends Captain Phasma down with a large army of First Order Units to fight Rey and Finn before they escape the Scrap Market or whatever that run-down piece of junk was called. Plot twist! The Resistance once again jump in with their pro pilots and ground forces.
Battle Scale: Large - 100v100 with lots of vehicles. NO STAR DESTROYER.
Hero Type: Health - No timer. This means AI and Human players may select the hero at ANY TIME and the only way of that hero dying is from being shot to death. Not dying of a heart attack from spending too much time in battle.


"Unidentified Planet" that's made of green. You know, that forest map with the First Jedi Temple? Yea that one:
Jedi Temple - With some nut case compromising BB-8's location, Rey and Finn must fight alongside Han and Chewbacca. Not to fear! Despite the First Order's effort in deploying Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma into battle with the best of their ground and air forces, the Resistance have YET AGAIN got Rey and Finn's backs. What a surprise.
Battle Scale: Large - Large - 100v100 with lots of vehicles. NO STAR DESTROYER.
Hero Type: Both - Rey and Kylo Ren both have timers. Captain Phasma, Finn, Han Solo and Chewbacca must be selectable by both AI and Human players with NO TIMER.


Base Maps:
Battle Scale: Map Default.
Hero Type: Timer - The base game option, the timer. Heroes can only be played by Human players rather than AI. Only 2 heroes per map (1 hero and 1 villain).
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Hope there is some way someone could do this. I can tell it is possible because hey, look at the other Era mods like KOTOR. It just takes time... an EXTREME amount of time.

Thanks and have a great day,
- TheGangstarTY

PS: I understand that this probably wont be accepted as a project by someone until Star Wars The Force Awakens is released on DVD, Blu-ray etc...

[Giftheck]

Well, I guess this is a start:

[TheGangstarTY]

Well, I guess this is a start:

That is indeed Did you make that?

[Rayce]

Yes, he did.

I think I'll try and make an era mod for this.

[Giftheck]

That is indeed Did you make that?

I did indeedy - it's based on a slightly older version of my improved Imperial Stormtrooper. I also made Riot and Squad Commander variants, though I never got round to making a Phasma version (her armour is the same, just silver and with some extra lines on it)

[TheGangstarTY]

I did indeedy - it's based on a slightly older version of my improved Imperial Stormtrooper. I also made Riot and Squad Commander variants, though I never got round to making a Phasma version (her armour is the same, just silver and with some extra lines on it)

Nice! It does look really good One thing with Phasma is the cape, would that be possible?

[Giftheck]

Nice! It does look really good One thing with Phasma is the cape, would that be possible?

As I work in SWBF and not SWBF2, I have never done capes, but capes should be possible.

[TheGangstarTY]

Yes, he did.

I think I'll try and make an era mod for this.

Sorry about that, didn't see your post there :/ Must've been because I was on my mobile at the time rather than my PC I missed it. My bad.
Nice, glad you're willing to give it a go! I'd love to see this era in the game since EA aren't going to make a DLC (probably £50 too) that lives up to my expectations. However I'm sure anyone modding this into Star Wars Battlefront 2 could do a great job that either lives up to my expectations or beyond. This might even make people revisit the old battlefronts instead of just playing the new one all the time.

As I work in SWBF and not SWBF2, I have never done capes, but capes should be possible.

Ok, cool! I guess you could just 'borrow' some items from Boba Fett Like his flamethrower to the Flamethrower dude and the cape to Captain Phasma.

[TheGangstarTY]

Turns out El_Fabricio has already done something similar. He's added a "Force Awakens" era but it looks like it's only on this one map called "Coruscant: Modern Warfare." I don't see any point stopping this mod since he still didn't get all of the units and heroes. Plus, surely you could integrate it into all of the base maps too? As well as this, I've suggested some maps featuring places from the movie so you could throw in those too.

[Rayce]

It's outdated and not much different from the stock sides. Only the second teaser was out when that was made.

I'm gonna see if I can get some of the assets from it though.

[TheGangstarTY]

It's outdated and not much different from the stock sides. Only the second teaser was out when that was made.

I'm gonna see if I can get some of the assets from it though.

In my opinion, the only assets worth getting is the pilot. The pilot seems incredibly accurate. However the First Order units barely look alike to what they are in the movie. The First Order Stormtrooper has already been made more accurately by Gistech so no need to worry an awful lot. X-Wings still look a bit off but they could do for early stages. If you can create one more accurate that'd be better yet.
But hey, that's just advice since I'm not the one who's modded SWBF2 before

[Rayce]

In my opinion, the only assets worth getting is the pilot. The pilot seems incredibly accurate. However the First Order units barely look alike to what they are in the movie. The First Order Stormtrooper has already been made more accurately by Gistech so no need to worry an awful lot. X-Wings still look a bit off but they could do for early stages. If you can create one more accurate that'd be better yet.
But hey, that's just advice since I'm not the one who's modded SWBF2 before

I agree. I just want the pilots, X-wing and Falcon. I sent him a PM on GameToast about it.

[TheGangstarTY]

I agree. I just want the pilots, X-wing and Falcon. I sent him a PM on GameToast about it.

Any update on the assets? I think that those Tie Fighters would be good too. Not sure if you added that in the message though.

[Rayce]

Haven't received a response from him yet.

[KindaGoodBread]

Really excited for this! Hope you guys will be able to make this!