Because zafbins are already compiled, they cannot be edited. I believe they also hold the skeleton data only.

I think you can only re-envelope the model with XSI?

God news and bad news:

The good news: I've started on "Space: Mustafar". At present, the CIS and Imperial Ships are quite a distance apart, I might consider second captial ships for them both. The Imperial Space officer class is the EVO Trooper from The Force Unleashed (although there are a couple of creative liberties) and I'm using my Imperial Shuttle from the Main Play Mod over the Prototype Shuttle. No screens yet, mind.

The bad news: Space: Coruscant is currently on hold as I try to fix an unknown crashing problem.

Actually, you bring up a good point there.

Bearing in mind that the Gammoreans also have custom skeleton and shoot animations too. So it isn't exactly 'impossible'. However, I agree that simply 'porting' it won't do. Skeletons ARE possible (somebody ported the Yoda skeleton although it's never been shown how, or released) but it's quite some work there.

As I understand it, the game calls for a specific animation when a unit does a certain action. I have an idea on this. Theoretically, if an animation set has the SAME NAMES for individual .msh files, and the animations (zaabin) are added in the unit .REQ file, then I would assume that the game tries to use the unit's animations, possibly filling the gap with the ones inside common.lvl. I could be mistaken however, as I have never tested this theory myself.

You do not need to hex-edit core.lvl. Battlebelk released a core.lvl tool

I have an incling that "Playmovie" can be used at the beginning of a map? Not sure. I think it's used in the BF2 campaign.

ODFs are found in folders called ODF, eithre inside your world folder, or inside the sides files. You can open them in Notepad.

This reminds me of a similar project I wanted to do in the future, based off Jedi Power Battles: "Naboo: Cliffs".

Yes, the Commando may have more than two primary weapons, however, they were primary weapons. In total, I believe a unit can only have four weapons.

Here's a screen of the new unit (this here's from my Mission Mod that's coming up, but it'll be essentially the same):



At first glane you might say this is just a Phase II clone, but look a bit more carefully at the helmet.

This is how the Clone Troopers looked in the PS2/Wii version of The Force Unleashed.

Okay, DEVISS-REX has kindly donated a new model to me. it's the Clone Trooper with a Stormtrooper helmet, and it'll be used as the main skin for the Imperial 501st here - it looks a dmaned sight closer to the PS2 version of the Phase II-point-V clones seen in the prologue mission.

lol.

Consider the pack I released a "Demo". I'm doing more missions now. So far, I have the following mapped out:

-SPACE: Coruscant - the space map I had announced in another thread
-SPACE: Mustafar - CIS vs Imperials space battle.
-Kashyyyk: Invasion - based on the first mission of TFU, mod of Kashyyyk: Docks, with new vehicles.
-Kamino: Changing of the Guard
-Mustafar: Tying Up Loose Ends
-Coruscant: Order 66
-Naboo: Battle of the Grassy Plains - mod of Naboo: Plains.

I'll also be redoing the Kamino mission to feature on BFII Kamino.

I want to do others but for now that is all I can think of.

I wouldn't rule BFIII out. ES was the portable version of BFIII. Just retitled when the big console versions fell through.

Can a mod move this into the Releases section?

Okay, here's the beta release.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7PNNCKZ0

It still has the CIS voice glitch, mind.

There's also a bonus map: tata - Tatooine: Hero Assault.

Well, we already know about TOR, and don't forget, it had TFU and BF: elite Squadron trailer footage in there too.

Probably turn out to be LEGO Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

I did that already.

Mustafar: Tying Up Loose Ends

And, just in case you wanted it:

Kamino: Changing of the Guard

The paint is supposed to look like that since I got the skins from the Conversion pack. You are close - that is actually a Phase II texture for the helmet. I think it more closely resembles the PS2 501st from The Force Unleashed, and that was my goal, after all.