Modern War(fare) Crisis

[*Zeewolf*]

EDIT: See release thread for download link

First the sales pitch...

This is a WW4 based multiplayer total conversion.

Persistent client side player profile implemented using Sinews of War saving.

In game currency: FlashPoints, earn ten flashpoints per kill in core game modes, earn a match bonus based on how long you play.
Use your FlashPoints to purchase weapons and attachments in the Create-A-Class mode.

Gamble your FlashPoints against other players in wager matches. Several lobby buy-in options available, in-game double down voting supported.

Create-A-Class mode; Try out weapons at the firing range, purchase weapons from an in-game shop that can be saved to one of five customised loadouts. Saved custom class loadouts are available for use in core game modes.

Five base classes available for use until the player replaces them with custom classes (base class loadouts can be tailored to the mission by the mission designer).

Modular Weapon Attachments; purchase custom optics and accessories. Up to 72 possible accessory combinations per weapon, 32 weapons available.

MP weapon balancing; carefully chosen weapons and parameters to ensure no weapon is identical to another, each have their own strengths and weaknesses in terms of damage, recoil, rate of fire, magazine capacity, price and accessory range.

Arcade health system; regenerating health, wounds cause blackouts depending upon severity. Inverse armor, hitting the torso does more damage than hitting arms or legs. Only sniper rifles and explosives are one hit kills.

New gear; including proximity triggered claymores, underslung shotguns, grip-pods, flashbangs, frag-12 ammo and more.

Killstreak system; all core game modes support the following killstreaks; 3 kills=UAV recon, 5 kills=Predator missile, 7 kills=Precision airstrike/JDAM, 10 kills=Reaper UCAV, 15 kills=AC-130 pass

Support for faction dependent multiplayer announcers in all game modes (audio files are not included).

Template mission folders for each game mode to allow rapid creation of new missions. Just add props and vehicles (lots of multiplayer missions for all of the MWC game types have already been written to support beta testing).

Choose the camouflage you want to use from the lobby (each playable role in a free-for-all mission corresponds to a different camo pattern).

Core game modes:
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3 Team Capture and Hold (two flag domination), annex the flags to gain points for your team, controlling both flags causes enemy teams to lose points.

Deathmatch (with flag). One point per kill. Get the flag to the destination to get ten points.

Domination; three zones, one point per second per zone for the team that controls it.

Hunter; Each player is assigned to "target" another player and is in turn targetted by one other player. A player's target is tracked on the map so they can always hunt them down. Killing your target gives you five points (50FP), killing a non-targetted player gives you one point (10FP).

Kill Confirmed; Team Deathmatch variant, while players can score normally through kills, their team score is only increased by retrieving "dog-tag" flags from the bodies of enemy players (confirming a kill). Retrieving flags from friendly bodies prevent the enemy team from scoring (denying a kill). Bodies holding dog-tags are clearly designated by a colour coded smoke marker (or chem-light if its dark).

King of the Hill; Gain one point every ten seconds you hold the area uncontested, the area moves to a new location every four minutes.

Oddball; Take the flag from the pole, gain one point for every ten seconds you hold the flag. The flagholder's location is tracked on everyone else's map.

Team Deathmatch (with flag); get the flag back to your team's base to score for your team.

Team Oddball; score points for your team by carrying the flag.

All core game modes support two to eight players, 3 Team Capture and hold supports up to nine players (three teams of three).

Wager Match modes:
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Gun Game; Kill enemies with the provided gun to progress through the ranks, each new rank corresponds to a different gun. Melee other players to force them to drop ranks. First player to progress through twenty one ranks wins the match.

Sharpshooter; All players are given the same randomly selected weapon, a new gun is chosen every 45 seconds.

One in the Chamber; Players are given an insta-kill revolver (the "Mk44 Refibrillator" no less) with one bullet. Kill a player, earn a bullet. If you miss you must melee kill a player to get another bullet.

All wager matches support two to six players, the winnings are split accordingly.

Weapons:
In MWC you may carry a primary weapon, secondary weapon, launcher and ancilliary equipment (hand grenades, mines etc). The primary weapon can be of any type except a pistol.
The secondary weapon can only be a pistol, SMG, carbine, assault rifle or shotgun.

Why bother to take a pistol you may ask? In MWC it is much faster to switch to a pistol than either reloading your primary weapon or switching to a secondary long barreled weapon.
Magazines for the primary weapon consume standard ammo slots which must be shared with launcher ammo and ancilliary equipment. You may carry up to four magazines for a secondary weapon (regardless of type), secondary mags don't use up inventory slots.

The weapons of MWC have been carefully selected to provide strengths and weaknesses that match their real life counterparts. A few examples:

• When you want an assault rifle do you choose the lower damage, low recoil, 30 round clip AK-107 or the high damage, high recoil, 25 round clip ACR 6.8?

• When you want a carbine do you choose a fast firing but less accurate G36C or the higher damage Groza or the low recoil AKS-74U or the jack of all trades M4?

• When you want a sniper rifle do you choose a one hit kill L-115A3 or a low damage automatic marksman rifle like the Mk-12?

Whatever your style of play you should be able to find a weapon that suits you and use different attachment sets and customised loadouts to tailor your gun to a wide range of battlefield situations.

Weapons List:

Weapons marked in red are either non-BIS/ww4 weapons and/or placeholder models.
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Pistols:

Beretta 93R	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_Beretta93R_proxy
M1911A1	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_M1911A1_proxy
Desert Eagle	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_DesertEagle_proxy
Glock-18	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_Glock18_proxy	Suppressed version using BIS GlockS placeholder model
Colt Anaconda	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_Anaconda_proxy
Sa61 Skorpion	O\Guns\SA61Skorpion
Ingram MAC10	O_wp\Ingram

Suppressors available for Beretta, M1911 and Glock, more would be nice (models permitting).

SMGs:

MP5	ww4_wpn\ww4_MP5
PP19 Bizon	Bizon\Bizon	Non-suppressed model not available (only flash suppressed or suppressed)
UMP45	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_UMP45_proxy
P90	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_P90_proxy

SMGs can be fitted with Close combat optics and a barrel attachment. Their dexterity bonus and low recoil make them more than a match at close quarters.
Low prices (except for the P90) make SMGs a popular secondary weapon choice.

Carbines:

M4	ww4_wpn\ww4_m4
OC-14 Groza	ww4_wpn\ww4_Groza	Would like a suppressed model with grenade launcher muzzle
AKS-74U	ww4_wpn\ww4_aksu
G36C	G36Commando\G36_Mag_NoGrenade_Stock	G36Commando\G36_mag_grenade_Stock model does not work!

Carbines can be fitted with Close combat or tactical optics, a barrel attachment and a handguard/underbarrel attachment simultaneously making them the most versatile platforms.

Assault Rifles:

M16A4	ww4_wpn\ww4_m16
FAMAS	ww4_wpn\ww4_famas
ACR 6.8	ww4_wpn\ww4_lr300	Using LR300 as a placeholder model!
SCAR-H	ww4_wpn\ww4_scar	Using SCAR-L as a placeholder model
AK-107	ww4_wpn\ww4_ak74m	Using AK-74M as a placeholder model!
AK-47	ww4_wpn\ww4_ak47
AN-94	ww4_wpn\ww4_akab

Assault rifles can be fitted with close combat, tactical or marksman optics, a barrel attachment and a handguard/underbarrel attachment
For balancing reasons and limitations on available models assault rifles cannot mount a suppressor and an underbarrel launcher/shotgun simultaneously (unlike carbines which can).

MGs:

M249	ww4_wpn\ww4_m249
PKP Pecheneg	ww4_wpn\ww4_pkm	Using PKM as a placeholder model, a suppressed model would also be nice
RPK-74	ww4_wpn\ww4_rpk74	A model with a drum mag would be nice (100 round mag necessary for balancing)

All Machine guns can be fitted with close combat or tactical optics and a grip. The M-249 and RPK can be fitted with a flash suppressor

Sniper rifles:

Mk-12 SPR	SJB_TOSM4\SJB_SPR_proxy
VSS Vintorez	ww4_wpn\ww4_VSS	Integrated suppressor
M-39 EMR	LSR_uswp\m14\lsr_m14_sopmod_leu	Using Mk14 EBR as a placeholder model!
SVDK	ww4_wpn\ww4_SVD	Using SVD as a placeholder model!
L115A3 AWSM	ww4_wpn\ww4_M40	Using M40 as a placeholder model!
Barrett M82	ww4_wpn\ww4_M82

Sniper rifles can be fitted with tactical or sniper optics. The M39, Mk12 SPR and VSS can be fitted with suppressors.

Shotguns:

M1014

LSR_uswp\m1014\LSR_m3

Using M3 as a placeholder model! 7 round magazine

Shotguns can be fitted with close combat optics. User may choose a custom mixture of buckshot, slugs or Frag-12.
The M1014 is significantly more accurate than the masterkey attachment with any ammunition.

AT Launchers:

M72 LAW	law_proxy	Low power, ammo uses 2 slots per round
M136 AT4	JAM_Magazines\AT4open	Medium power, ammo uses 3 slots per round
Mk153 SMAW	ww4_wpn\ww4_smawload	High power, ammo uses 4 slots per round, semi-guided (BIS carl gustav style)
FGM-148 Javelin	ww4_wpn\ww4_javelin	Extreme power, ammo uses 6 slots per round, ww4 direct and top attack guidance options

Attachments:
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Optics:

Type	Name	Base Model	Magnification	Zero	Notes
Close Combat	Reflex RX-01	ww4_wpn\mi\optic_reflex	1x	200m
Close Combat	Kobra	ww4_wpn\mi\optic_cobra	1x	200m	Fitted in place of reflex sights on Russian weapons
Close Combat	Holographic	ww4_wpn\mi\optic_holo	1x	200m
Close Combat	Aimpoint	ww4_wpn\mi\optic_m68	1x to 3x	200m	Adjustable zoom for balancing reasons, zoom is fully variable due to engine limitations
Tactical	ACOG	ww4_wpn\mi\optic_acog	4x	300m	Needs an illuminated reticle
Tactical	PSO-1	optika_snpiere	4x	300m	Fitted in place of ACOG sights on Russian weapons
Tactical	Elcan M-145	SJB_optics\optic_elcan	3.4x	300m	Currently the only tactical scope in MWC which has an illuminated reticle
Marksman	Marksman Scope	O_wp\cs_optika	6x	400m	Suppressed version needed!
Sniper	Sniper Scope	LSR_uswp\opt\opt_mildot	8x	400m	Basic sights fitted to unmodified sniper rifles
Sniper	ART scope	optika_snpierw	3x to 9x	80 to 400m	The only sight with an adjustable zero
Sniper	Ballistic Scope	LSR_uswp\opt\opt_mildot	3x to 12x	400m	Fixed zero variable magnification

Handguard/Underbarrel attachments:

Grenade launcher	M-203 on Western weapons, GP-30 on Russian weapons, same performance and leaf sight on both models
Masterkey Shotgun	Uses grenade launcher models! Choice of buckshot, slugs or frag-12 in a 4 round magazine
Grip-pod	Causes guns to use a "Grip" version of their respective magazine which has significantly reduced recoil

Barrel attachments:

Flash suppressor	Causes the suppressed model of the gun to be used with normal magazines, slightly reduced muzzle velocity, no muzzle flash
Suppressor	Causes the suppressed model of the gun to be used with suppressed magazines, reduced sound, significant reduction of muzzle velocity, recoil and damage

Suppressors can be combined with grips which cause the gun to use a "suppressed grip" magazine which has even less recoil

Sales pitch over now the reality check...

MWC cannot be released in its current form due to the large number of weapons that are not part of the open source ww4 mod (these are marked in red above). While the mods in question can be used unmodified with MWC so I believe there wouldn't actually be a breach of their EULAs, I would much prefer the effected weapons to be redone in an open source optimised fashion according to the principles of ww4. Unfortunately for you I do not do modelling or texturing so I'm going to require help if you want this mod to be released either way.

All of the game modes listed have been subject to beta testing in non-dedicated server four player LAN games. While the game modes have been designed to support dedicated servers and up to eight players these configurations have not been tested. Minimum spec of client machine tested so far is Intel Atom N270, 1GB RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics.

In addition to the non-ww4 models in the weapons and attachments listed above I also need an open source claymore model. Anyone know of one?

So would anyone like to help?

[*Zeewolf*]

Oh and does anyone know how I can contact the makers of SJB Weapons pack and LSR US Weapons? If I can't recruit any modellers I'll need to use the content from these addons. Which means getting permission before releasing any material for MWC to anyone.

[STGN]

If you can't get hold of Laser or Jackel326 then I could throw together a mk-12 SPR from *cough*spare parts*cough* something like this:

STGN

[*Zeewolf*]

Thanks STGN. Could you give me some rough texture and vertex numbers for that model? While the SJB and Laser models do look very nice they use way more textures and vertices than WW4 models, the SJB Mk12 for example is almost 8000 vertices and 25 textures, compare that to the most detailed WW4 models like the LR300 which is nearly 5500 vertices and 5 textures. It would be nice to get some WW4 style open source low poly count, merged texture weapons.

I've had another idea to get this released without using non-bis/ww4 models which is to go overboard with placeholder models for all of the weapons. For example:

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Beretta 93R -> BIS Beretta 92FS
M1911A1 -> BIS CZ75
Desert Eagle -> BIS Tokarev
Glock-18 -> BIS Glock 17
Colt Anaconda -> BIS revolver

All suppressor options for pistols would have to be disabled to maintain balancing.

UMP45 -> WW4 MP5 (obviously already being used for the real MP5!)
P90 -> WW4 AUG A3

G36C -> WW4 SG552

Mk12 SPR -> WW4 M4 (obviously already used as a carbine!)
M39 -> BIS M21 (unrealistic to use an M21 given the choice of optics in MWC)

M1014 -> BIS Kozlice

Claymore -> BIS satchel charge

So I'd be forced to use models for guns that look nothing like the one that it's meant to be but at least I could release the mod. The main reason I can't use BIS models as placeholders for SMGs, carbines and assault rifles is that at a minimum I need suppressed and non-suppressed versions for each weapon of these types.

I've PM'd Jackal326 and Laser for permission to use their material (I'm not too hopeful about Laser since last activity was 4 years ago). Anyone know how to contact the owner of the G36Commando addon? The readme provided isn't very clear who the model itself belongs to and the email addresses are nine years old, so this weapon may be the priority for replacement by any volunteer modellers.

[Sanctuary]

Nice sales pitch

For now, if it can help you here are models of PKM+SD (and SD version of the optics for it) , and Groza+GP25+SD , in MLOD format for now :
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1...weap.rar_links

[STGN]

As seen here its 2870 vertices 3 textures but I needs muzzle flash so that is 1 or 2 textures more and a few vertices.
STGN

[Sanctuary]

compare that to the most detailed WW4 models like the LR300 which is nearly 5500 vertices and 5 textures.

5500 sounded a very lot to me so i checked in O2 and the most detailled pilotview lod of the LR300 (the one with grenade launcher) has 2547 vertices.

From where do you get that 5500 vertices count ?

[*Zeewolf*]

Nice sales pitch

Thanks Sanc! You can probably see that MWC would never have been possible without WW4 and its wealth of models. MLODs are fine to get me going, obviously if things are going to be kept in the "spirit of ww4" then ODOLs would be nice.

As seen here its 2870 vertices 3 textures but I needs muzzle flash so that is 1 or 2 textures more and a few vertices.
STGN

Great stuff! Clear proof that you don't need 10000 vertices and 50 textures to make an amazing looking model!

Here's some more marketing material, a user manual I produced for my beta testers. It goes into some more detail about how the game modes worked and gives an overview (top trumps style) of how the weapons are balanced.

For those interested in how the underlying config works, it relies on defining each weapon as a series of orthogonal class names depending upon its attachments.
E.g. Just for the Groza the actual classes are:
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Base class
GrozaBase:AK74
Magazines
GrozaMag:GrozaBase
GrozaSDMag:GrozaMag
GrozaGrip:GrozaMag
GrozaSDGrip:GrozaGrip
Standard barrel, no launcher/masterkey
Groza:GrozaBase magazines[]={"GrozaMag","GrozaGrip"}; (with/without grip-pod)
GrozaReflex:Groza
GrozaAimpoint:Groza
GrozaHolo:Groza
GrozaAcog:Groza
GrozaElcan:Groza
Suppressed and flash suppressed
GrozaSD:GrozaBase magazines[]={"AN94SDMag","AN94Mag","AN94SDGrip","AN94Grip"} ; (suppressed, flash suppressed, suppressed with grip, flash suppressed with grip)
GrozaReflexSD:GrozaSD
GrozaAimpointSD:GrozaSD
GrozaHoloSD:GrozaSD
GrozaAcogSD:GrozaSD
GrozaElcanSD:GrozaSD
Grenade launcher
GrozaGL:AK74GrenadeLauncher
GrozaReflexGL:GrozaGL
GrozaAimpointGL:GrozaGL
GrozaHoloGL:GrozaGL
GrozaAcogGL:GrozaGL
GrozaElcanGL:GrozaGL
Suppressed or flash suppressed with grenade launcher
GrozaGLSD:AK74GrenadeLauncher
GrozaReflexGLSD:GrozaGLSD
GrozaAimpointGLSD:GrozaGLSD
GrozaHoloGLSD:GrozaGLSD
GrozaAcogGLSD:GrozaGLSD
GrozaElcanGLSD:GrozaGLSD
Masterkey
GrozaMK:AK74GrenadeLauncher
GrozaReflexMK:GrozaMK
GrozaAimpointMK:GrozaMK
GrozaHoloMK:GrozaMK
GrozaAcogMK:GrozaMK
GrozaElcanMK:GrozaMK
Suppressed or flash suppressed with Masterkey
GrozaMKSD:AK74Grenadelauncher
GrozaReflexMKSD:GrozaMKSD
GrozaAimpointMKSD:GrozaMKSD
GrozaHoloMKSD:GrozaMKSD
GrozaAcogMKSD:GrozaMKSD
GrozaElcanMKSD:GrozaMKSD

The database scripting can then spawn the required gun by concatenating strings depending on which attachments the player has selected for a given weapon. All class names have to be structured in a similar way (weapon name, optic name, handguard, barrel). Magazines are chosen depending on the handguard and barrel attachments.

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5500 sounded a very lot to me so i checked in O2 and the most detailled pilotview lod of the LR300 (the one with grenade launcher) has 2547 vertices.

From where do you get that 5500 vertices count ?

In ODOL explorer LR300M203.p3d pilot view has 5632 vertices, 2822 faces, 5 textures.

[krzychuzokecia]

I've PM'd Jackal326 and Laser for permission to use their material (I'm not too hopeful about Laser since last activity was 4 years ago). Anyone know how to contact the owner of the G36Commando addon? The readme provided isn't very clear who the model itself belongs to and the email addresses are nine years old, so this weapon may be the priority for replacement by any volunteer modellers.

FYI: M4s & M16s from Jackal's and Laser's packs, just like that G36C (and M14, and AK-47 and MP5, and some pistols...), are based on Inquisitor's ports from Counter Strike (apparently legal). I dunno what kind of "EULA" Inq gave to them (at least M4 was released as open source), but I saw that models in many addons (Wipman, Vilas, WW3, some Vietnam mods, even WW4 uses Inq's AK-47).

[STGN]

I think the discrepency between vertices numbers is that ODOL explore might have "cut" sharpened edges increasing the vertices number thats at least what blender does when it counts vertices.