Hello,
I'm trying to evaluate this game, but I don't have the original CD or Demo CD.
I Understand I can use totala1.hpi totala2.hpi from stand alone mods, but I don't know where to look.
Can anyone help me to these files?
and btw: if there are (Free) stand alone modules, would this make the complete game Open Source?
Thanks
Stand alone version? Please help.
Re: Stand alone version? Please help.
>[quote="alienation"]Hello,
>I'm trying to evaluate this game, but I don't have the original CD or Demo CD.
>I Understand I can use totala1.hpi totala2.hpi from stand alone mods, but I don't know where to look.
>Can anyone help me to these files?
Try here.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... =32&fsoo=2
(This is an ebay search for total annihilation)
They have lots and lots of them on ebay for no more than twenty US$
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/00 ... on&x=0&y=0
(This is an amazon search)
They have TA for 3 bucks and up.
>and btw: if there are (Free) stand alone modules, would this make the complete game Open Source?
I think this would come after the game has gotten stable.
Then it would be feasible to make new races from scratch
for a complete standalone like urbanterror has done.
>Thanks[/quote]
>I'm trying to evaluate this game, but I don't have the original CD or Demo CD.
>I Understand I can use totala1.hpi totala2.hpi from stand alone mods, but I don't know where to look.
>Can anyone help me to these files?
Try here.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... =32&fsoo=2
(This is an ebay search for total annihilation)
They have lots and lots of them on ebay for no more than twenty US$
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/00 ... on&x=0&y=0
(This is an amazon search)
They have TA for 3 bucks and up.
>and btw: if there are (Free) stand alone modules, would this make the complete game Open Source?
I think this would come after the game has gotten stable.
Then it would be feasible to make new races from scratch
for a complete standalone like urbanterror has done.
>Thanks[/quote]
Don't just look at the future through a window.
Open a door and go there.
http://ta3d.freedoors.org
http://www.freedoors.org
http://baencd.freedoors.org
Open a door and go there.
http://ta3d.freedoors.org
http://www.freedoors.org
http://baencd.freedoors.org
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TA3D itself is Open Source (it's GPL), so with a complete Open Source set of game resources, it becomes a fully Open Source game.
For now there are a few standalone mods like SWTA (StarWars TA). You can also use the demo but you won't have all the units, just download the installer of the demo, then install the demo, copy the *.hpi resources from the demo to your TA3D directory and play .
Currently we're making a new engine, but the project also aims to create a free set of (HD) resources. Currently the HD models, the textures, all the resources shipped with TA3D are free (as in freedom). But for now we don't have enough free resources to run a game. I hope we'll find some modders to make a free set of HD resources that will work with TA3D, so we can have a complete Open Source game
For now there are a few standalone mods like SWTA (StarWars TA). You can also use the demo but you won't have all the units, just download the installer of the demo, then install the demo, copy the *.hpi resources from the demo to your TA3D directory and play .
Currently we're making a new engine, but the project also aims to create a free set of (HD) resources. Currently the HD models, the textures, all the resources shipped with TA3D are free (as in freedom). But for now we don't have enough free resources to run a game. I hope we'll find some modders to make a free set of HD resources that will work with TA3D, so we can have a complete Open Source game
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@doors: Thanks, but I'm not looking for buying the game (even at 0$) My aim is to evaluate Open Source (or OS candidates) games.
@zuzuf: Thanks. Since you are considering an engine change, I'm hopping you'll consider multiplayer (over internet/lan) as a main feature. I wish you best luck with this project. I do hope moders help a little with the art. Artists tend to give more importance to author credits than coders, so I dare to suggest a CC commercial/with attribution licenses. Not totally Open Source, GPL would be better, but close enough to boost attention.
I'm evaluating OS games for a commercial propose (advertise and give game 4 free, get marketing/publicity results) for an Open Source company.
Even if there's no direct money involved licenses will have to allow commercial use.
I guess in the near future will see companies participating in OS gaming development as they do in general OS software now, even if only for marketing proposes. But I see licenses as a problem. e.g. the starwars mod is great, but it could never be used (by a company) because lucasarts holds copywrite for it. It's still great, because gammers can still use it, but it would be better to have some basis with marketing value to get companies interested. If it was all GPL they would then have to release improvements/modifications to the community, and (maybe) start a new cycle.
This is a great project (I know Spring too) and I hope devs/artists find the will to keep it going. I cant recommend it for commercial use right now, but I'm definitely going to play it for a while...
@zuzuf: Thanks. Since you are considering an engine change, I'm hopping you'll consider multiplayer (over internet/lan) as a main feature. I wish you best luck with this project. I do hope moders help a little with the art. Artists tend to give more importance to author credits than coders, so I dare to suggest a CC commercial/with attribution licenses. Not totally Open Source, GPL would be better, but close enough to boost attention.
I'm evaluating OS games for a commercial propose (advertise and give game 4 free, get marketing/publicity results) for an Open Source company.
Even if there's no direct money involved licenses will have to allow commercial use.
I guess in the near future will see companies participating in OS gaming development as they do in general OS software now, even if only for marketing proposes. But I see licenses as a problem. e.g. the starwars mod is great, but it could never be used (by a company) because lucasarts holds copywrite for it. It's still great, because gammers can still use it, but it would be better to have some basis with marketing value to get companies interested. If it was all GPL they would then have to release improvements/modifications to the community, and (maybe) start a new cycle.
This is a great project (I know Spring too) and I hope devs/artists find the will to keep it going. I cant recommend it for commercial use right now, but I'm definitely going to play it for a while...
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