New Steel Fury Mission

[Rends]

Hi guys here is my first mission.
It´s not an uber mission but my first map/mission for SF.
It comes with everything a stock mission has. History text, maps, image, briefing ingame text messages, random functions so it won´t be the same everytime you play it.


Get it here


Once downloaded the best way to extract the zip file is rightclick and choose from the context menu extract to "Rends Steel Fury Missions".
Next follow the Readme:

Rends first test mission V.0.1


Installation instructions.

First make sure that you have the JSGME mod enabler installed and that the Steel Panzer mod 1.4 (or higher) is enabled.
Next copy the "Rends Steel fury missions" folder into the "MODS" folder you find under
c:/program files/Lighthouse Interactive/Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942
Run the JSGME mod enabler and activate "Rends Steel fury missions"
Nothing will be overwritten!
There is only one line that needs to be added to a file so the game engine knows about the new mission.



Open the user_camp.ENGCFG with notepad. You find the file under

c:/program files/Lighthouse Interactive/Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942/data/k42/loc_rus/levels/LEVELS/camp/

2. Now add following line between { }


Rds1, txt_mc_Rds1, 1, 0, rds1back.tga, txt_cit_01, 30, txt_histrends_intro, rds1karte, levels\levels\cm_users\Rds1.level;


If you havn´t made or installed any user missions it should look like this after adding the line:


//Graviteam mission create system ver. 0.1

user1()
{

Rds1, txt_mc_Rds1, 1, 0, rds1back.tga, txt_cit_01, 30, txt_histrends_intro, rds1karte, levels\levels\cm_users\Rds1.level;
} //end of user1

Close notepad and you will be asked to save the file. Click on the yes button.

That´s all!


What i need to know is:

I hope that i havn´t forget any file. Please report if it doesn´t work for you.
Well i could need a spell checker. English isn´t my native language and there might be some errors in the mission description.
How is the balance? I testet it with AI only and the germans lost everytime if i don´t command a PzIII.
So it´s up to you to win the mission.
How is framerate?
Any suggestions or ideas?

Rends

[frinik]

Thanks for the new mission Rends.Looking forward to playing it.I read your post on the Sim HQ forum. However one question comes to mind;since you created it using the Mission Editor why didn´t you make it available as a datapack file that we can unpack using the ME?It seems much simpler than using the JSGME(which I only use to enable mods).That´s what I do with the user-made missions that I make and those of others that I download?

[Rends]

Hi Frinik,
the only reason i didn´t pack it as datapack is that i don´t know what files will be packed and what files will be leaved out (text message file, map or background images?). I havn´t found any information about the pack feature and just wanted to make sure that all files are in my zip file. Would be cool if you can sheet some lights about the datapack feature.

[Rends]

The all who already downloaded the file please read this.
Well there wasn´t many but anyways.
There is one file in the zip that shouldn´t be in.
If you never made own missions before or installed other usermade missions there won´t be a problem but otherwise it can cause trouble and your own missions won´t show up anymore.
This affect only missions you find under usermade missions. There is no problem with singleplayer or campaign mission from the stock game or Steel Panzer mod for example.

Please delete following file "user_camp.ENGCFG"

you find under "data/k42/loc_rus/levels/LEVELS/camp/" in the extracted zip file folder.

Don´t delete the one in your Steel Fury game folder!

Or trash the zip and download the mission again. I´m just uploading it without the user_camp.ENGCFG file.

Sorry for the mess,
Rends

EDIT: New version without the file is available now under the same download link you find above

[frinik]

Hi Rends,

I undertsand your predicament.My own user-made misisons don´t have text so that issue never came up-I´ll pòst on the Graviteam forum asking that question and check some of the threads to see if one deals with this.

Looking forward to trying your misisons.It will have to wait my retunr home because on holidays I don´t bring my games to devote all my time to my family.

Keep making them this is very good news.And don´t be afraid to post it on the tanksim.org.ru for our Russian friends to try.

Cheers

[Rends]

Nice that you want to try it out.
Still waiting for some feedback.

Rends

[frinik]

Based on my own experience don´t expect too much feedback but as far as I am concerned I will definitely give you constructive comments.

Keep going!

[Rends]

Originally Posted by frinik

Based on my own experience don´t expect too much feedback but as far as I am concerned I will definitely give you constructive comments.

Keep going!

As for now i would be glad if someone could tell me if the mission works.

[frinik]

Don´t worry Rends once I am home and can download your mission and play it you´ll be hearing from me!

[Txema]

Hi Rends,

I have installed your mission and it works perfectly. I get the briefing, the messages... everything seems to be working perfectly.

Now I need time to play through it properly. In any case, it looks very good !!!

Thank you very much and please keep the good work !!!

I am looking forward to new missions


Txema

[Rends]

Originally Posted by frinik

Don´t worry Rends once I am home and can download your mission and play it you´ll be hearing from me!

ok, i´m waiting for your feedback!

Originally Posted by Txema

Hi Rends,

I have installed your mission and it works perfectly. I get the briefing, the messages... everything seems to be working perfectly.

Now I need time to play through it properly. In any case, it looks very good !!!

Thank you very much and please keep the good work !!!

I am looking forward to new missions


Txema

Thx, Txema, that was the message i want to hear

Now i will go on working on new missions. If all works well i will even try out if it´s possible to create a new campaign.

[Txema]

Originally Posted by Rends

ok, i´m waiting for your feedback!



Thx, Txema, that was the message i want to hear

Now i will go on working on new missions. If all works well i will even try out if it´s possible to create a new campaign.

Wow !!!

I think that creating a Barbarossa campaign would be an excelent idea !!!

These early war battles can be very interesting. Really looking forward to more of them


Txema

[Rends]

Originally Posted by Txema

Wow !!!

I think that creating a Barbarossa campaign would be an excelent idea !!!

These early war battles can be very interesting. Really looking forward to more of them


Txema

Guess i found out how to make a campaign. Well at least it works with 2 test missions i made.
Barbarossa campaign, hmm. Need to think about it.

[Enigma65]

Rends or anyone who cares to respond...

I've just been looking again into Steel Fury, been wondering whether there are any good resources in utilizing the mission editor? Any advice would be most appreciated.

[frinik]

Rends as promised I downloaded and played your mission. I liked it. Well done although for some odd reason twice I got a mission failed message after I passed the message to take on the remaining Soviet forces although I still had 4 Panzer III s intact and the enemy forces were almost destroyed.Not sure if I did something wrong or is it just a glitch?

Otherwise well done.You put lot´s of work into it and it´s gratifying to play the results.

The Panzer IIIs though lack punch.Could you use Panzer IV F2s for the next one?Their 75 mm pack more hitting power....

Congrats and looking forward to your next one!!!!

Enigma65 there´s a basic mission editor tutorial video made by fabianFred sometimes in 2008 on one of the older SF threads either on this forum or you can just google Steel Fury Mission Editor and you´ll get a few hits.

C