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Parasite · August 2003

You may wanna wait until HL2 comes out...Supposedly it will ship with a fairly robust "machinma toolset" thats is supposed to be built for stuff like this. Plus they will have tools to convert HL1 content...You wouldnt really need to spice up the visuals or animation or anything (though you could), but it will make the actual movie creation process a thousand times easier and more productive. Or so Valve has said without being too specific.

It should be possible to "script" the entire movie without ever putting anyone behind the controls of a player. There will be more advanced demo recording features that are built specifically for this type of thing. And I think I remember stuff about camera controls and multiple cameras .Cant back up that last bit, but judging from the new camera stuff in the tech demo, I dont see why that <i>couldnt</i> happen.

Having the physics and ragdolls at your disposal couldnt hurt either. You could have cool dramatic death scenes with marines falling over rails. Imagine the marines discovering a body in the shadows and sudenly a skulk bites its shoulder and drags it off into a vent realistically...Imagine cloaking effects with DX9!!!

Ok...Now Im just rambling and daydreaming...anyway, seeing as a 2 hour NS movie will be a huge undertaking, you might just wanna see what HL2 offers in the department of movie making before you jump into it.

CutterJoe · August 2003

NANCY NANCY NANCY

or bast, nothing

Xentor · August 2003

Well, HL2 is nice, but NS isn't there yet... If we wait for NS2, this entire project will probably just fade out...

By the way, I'm in on this too... Been doing screenwriting and general brainstorming so far, and we could always use some more creative thinkers...

bongfarmer · August 2003

If its a success, HL2 will be a sequel <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

The movie will be set in Bast

th0r0n · August 2003

You should use Quanaut as the Commander voice, pld a game last night with him as the comm and was thinking "Hmmm, he sounds like the guy off of the intro movie for opfor"

sk84zer0 · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NOAP @ Aug 17 2003, 12:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> HOW ABOUT DE_DUST, I LOVE THAT MAP  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
What the hell...

Planetkiller · August 2003

bumpness, to raise awareness of this project.

Sturmsoldat · August 2003

i like most playing ns_eclipse but for a movie i vote ns_mineshaft .. because it looks most realistic.. there is cafeterians and sleeping quarters etc.

SoulSkorpion · August 2003

bast, caged or hera. Not nancy, DEFINATELY not eclipse.

sej · August 2003

lost is the worst map in ns.

New hera is nice tho, a landing pad fight would be interesting.

Origin/Veil/Eclipse would also make for good settings.

Planetkiller · August 2003

It seems to be going the way of Bast/Nothing, possibly (hopefully) set across both maps.

p4l · August 2003

I think Origin's variety would be awesome... Biodome would look pretty cool to have the Kharaa in!

Hera would also be great, like sej said a landingpad fight would be grand, maybe with some lerks/fades flying around too! Also, Ventilation would be a wonderful spot for a Kharaa-on-marine slaughter.

RoKentsu · August 2003

i can be in this...if you let me <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
anyways id say eclipse because of the creepy hallways and its my favorite map <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> either that or bast

Xzilen · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (sej @ Aug 19 2003, 08:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> lost is the worst map in ns.

New hera is nice tho, a landing pad fight would be interesting.

Origin/Veil/Eclipse would also make for good settings.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Don't even start. Your edging on a flame there man, I feel like growling...

Planetkiller · August 2003

I think a fight in Atmospheric Proc on Bast would be fun, or maybe that huge pit with the catwalk above it (can't remember the name)

Planetkiller · August 2003

We're still looking for voice actors by the way, particularly one or two female voices. We also have characters, so if you have preference on who to be, it will likely be considered.

Xzilen · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Planetkiller @ Aug 22 2003, 12:49 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> We're still looking for voice actors by the way, particularly one or two female voices. We also have characters, so if you have preference on who to be, it will likely be considered.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Well, um, how about you just assign me <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Jabba_The_Hunt · August 2003

nancy if u can, but I doubt it so bast

Iden · August 2003

Bast, it's just such a beautiful map.

Planetkiller · August 2003

Xzilen: Do the audition on the forum, and you will be.

It's seems almost sure now that it will be set across Bast and Nothing.

bongfarmer · August 2003

Sorry guys, bast wont be the main setting, the team decided that nothing will be a better setting for the movie, but we will use bast as the TSA ship(While Nothing will be the station infested). We all feel that bast is a great map, with many great aprts that will be in the movie, but it doesn't quite work in a movie

We still have plenty of spots open, and right now we need screen writers(All you need to do is drop by and give suggestions on anything, characters, settings, scenes,e ct ect. We need more opinions) Cameramen and voice actors, and right now we fleshed out what we require in the modding portion

If you haven't already check out our IRC channel at west gamesnet #ns-movie
or forums <a href='http://s2.invisionfree.com/Natural_Selection' target='_blank'>http://s2.invisionfree.com/Natural_Selection</a>

If you could help us with making cutom skins, go here
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=19&t=45127' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...ST&f=19&t=45127</a>

Xentor · August 2003

We also need a way to use multiple models for marines.... Characters won't be very interesting if they're all exactly the same size/shape...

bongfarmer · August 2003

Especially the women

PsychoticClown · August 2003

cant wait to see this movie better get more popcorn

akou27 · August 2003

Yes, we desperatly need people to help with the skinning of the marines. We also need People to help come up with a way for use to pose the models in the game environment. If we can only have marines in default post, then there is no point for a story board. I might as well just draw one frame and replace the backgrounds. So anyone out there? Please respond.

Alvin

rabbitz · August 2003

hehe u can get a scene, where marines have a pg, and tf and some turrets, then down the hall, 6 skulks, 2 lerks, 2 fades and an onos come rushing in... then all these ha marines with hmg and gl teleport in, and they all start shooting... thatd be so cool

bongfarmer · August 2003

Spoiler?

Well, in the script the mairnes are just doing a routine inspection and think there is just a cumminication problem, so they go in unprepared(no HA, no heavy weapons). Then sometihng happens and then an hour later a huge scene with the HA flanking the aliensin a huge battle

If you want to learn more go to the forums

Planetkiller · September 2003

Still looking for voice actors and a audio editor, but we have a preliminary core cast ready, and the outline of a script as well as several scenes written. Character auditions and rehersals will probably begin shortly.

We also need skins for individual marines (particularly a female one). Any modelling or modding help would be obliged.

Firespirit · September 2003

hera all the way
ie rines landing in landing pad

Planetkiller · September 2003

Small update, we have a new website:

<a href='http://nsmovie.ralphygn.com/' target='_blank'>http://nsmovie.ralphygn.com/</a>

and a new forum:

<a href='http://nsmovie.ralphygn.com/forums/index.php' target='_blank'>http://nsmovie.ralphygn.com/forums/index.php</a>

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