[TEW 08 Mod] The GDS Verse (Redux)

[sebsplex]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/_NoPicture.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE="6"]The GDS-Verse[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [I][B]What exactly is the GDS-Verse?[/B][/I] See the previous thread for the concept: [url]http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25767[/url] I thought I'd post this on here, since this mod will now be for TEW 08 and to get in on the act with others posting. Contrary to how it may seem, I have actually been beavering away behind the scenes on the GDS Verse during various periods of downtime since Christmas (when this mod was originally intended for TEW 07). Partially, this project went on the backburner with TEW 08 looming on the horizon and despite the ability to convert data, with all the new features being announced I really wanted to get my hands on the editor before launching myself back into this. In that time, I've decided to tear up some of the story behind the mod (National and Regional Battles, complex worker personalties, etc have influenced some of that) and redraft the design of the mod. Gone are the silver ring background renders and in come the new look, GDS Verse drafts with a unique background and better lighting to boot (some of which can be seen further down). Apart from that, life has been a bit more hectic since the start of the new year (I'm currently in the process of moving house) and other things have taken priority. Now though, I'm determined to complete this project one way or the other. I'm not putting a timeframe on this, it will simply be released as soon as I can complete it (the US and Canadian scene initially). Considering most will be ploughing straight into the 08 C-Verse, that shouldn't be too much of an issue. In the meantime, I'd still like to get a few more (new) contributors onboard. This is afterall a mod I'd like as many people from GDS to shape in some form as possible. As I mentioned prior to Christmas, the promotions have been sorted now, but there's still room to pad out the worker file with further characters. There aren't really any specific character types that are especially lacking, a few more veterans (some doubling for road agents) would be handy, but more specifically I could do with a few more purpose-built Tag Teams in the Verse. The character submission form is located in the original thread ([url]http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25836[/url]) and as before, datafiles can just be e-mailed directly to me at [email]emoRacoon420@hotmail.com[/email] . The old style progress report is gone for the time being. I'll just be getting on with things and probably upload a small batch of the latest renders from time to time and post any other significant info, before turning this into more of a hype thread as the GDS Verse nears completion. [CENTER][B][U]SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS (REDUX)[/U][/B] (Top Left To Bottom Right): Colt Phixion, Guy Slugger, Troy Blackwolf, Forsaken Angel, Ricky Williams, Kylo, Daniel Delorean, Oswaldo Acosta, Pasquale Fleming, Warren Quesada, Silvano Stavola, Jurgen Lythjohan, Jason Norcross, Daisy Wisney, Rex Pinegar, Jet Omega, The New York Ninja, Garth Garrett, Malcog The Isle Stomper, Xander Wyze. [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/ColtPhixion.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/GuySlugger.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/TroyBlackwolf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/ForsakenAngel.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RickyWilliams.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Kylo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DanielDelorean.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/OswaldoAcosta.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/PasqualeFleming.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/WarrenQuesada.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/SilvanoStavola2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JurgenLythjohan.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JasonNorcross.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DaisyWisney.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RexPinegar.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JetOmega.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/NewYorkNinja.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/GarthGarrett.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MalcogTheIsleStomper.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/XanderWyze2.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]SOME OF THE NEWLY RENDERED CHARACTERS[/U][/B] (Top Left To Bottom Right): Antonio Dare, Mister Whitey, Odin Jones, Mike Osbourne, Piranha, Karl Savage, Cody Wylde, Coco Rococo, Vic Tem, Brad Whitman, Amish Avenger, Plexor, Hardcore Hitman, Charles Widdiston, Yeti Bigfoot. [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/AntonioDare.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MrWhitey.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/OdinJones.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MikeOsbourne.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Piranha2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/KarlSavage.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CodyWylde.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CocoRococo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/VicTem.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/BradWhitman.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/AmishAvenger.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Plexor.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/HardcoreHitman.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CharlesWiddiston.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/YetiBigfoot.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="1"]*Note To Beeker: The Coco Rococo render is somewhat of an alternate. I’m still looking to find some extra gear to truly do the character justice.[/SIZE][/CENTER]

[haloed]

Those are awesome renders Sebs. I'll definitely be checking this mod when it comes out.

[Midnightnick]

Pirahna is the greatest looking character I've ever seen.

[Trell]

[quote=sebsplex;425214][CENTER][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/_NoPicture.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/ColtPhixion.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/GuySlugger.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/TroyBlackwolf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/ForsakenAngel.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RickyWilliams.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Kylo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DanielDelorean.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/OswaldoAcosta.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/PasqualeFleming.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/WarrenQuesada.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/SilvanoStavola2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JurgenLythjohan.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JasonNorcross.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DaisyWisney.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RexPinegar.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JetOmega.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/NewYorkNinja.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/GarthGarrett.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MalcogTheIsleStomper.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/XanderWyze2.jpg[/IMG] [B][U]SOME OF THE NEWLY RENDERED CHARACTERS[/U][/B] (Top Left To Bottom Right): Antonio Dare, Mister Whitey, Odin Jones, Mike Osbourne, Piranha, Karl Savage, Cody Wylde, Coco Rococo, Vic Tem, Brad Whitman, Amish Avenger, Plexor, Hardcore Hitman, Charles Widdiston, Yeti Bigfoot. [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/AntonioDare.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MrWhitey.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/OdinJones.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/MikeOsbourne.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Piranha2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/KarlSavage.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CodyWylde.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CocoRococo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/VicTem.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/BradWhitman.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/AmishAvenger.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Plexor.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/HardcoreHitman.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CharlesWiddiston.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/YetiBigfoot.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] Wow, sebs your work is looking awesome, wish my renders looked this good. the logo is awesome too.Keep up the great work. :)

[steev42]

Agreed. I love the Plexor one, really captures that character, I think. Glad to see this coming out of the woodwork--I'll probably wait for the editor, but I coudl probably come up with a few characters this weekend. Any other help you need (other than renders--I could never come up with good looking stuff) feel free to ask. :)

[Kobe1724]

[IMG]http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9563/keeleycruisexa7.png[/IMG] ^^ Use this pic for my old submitted character.

[Trell]

[quote=Kobe1724;425295][IMG]http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9563/keeleycruisexa7.png[/IMG] ^^ Use this pic for my old submitted character.[/quote] I think sebs said back in the 07 thread that he is gonna do all the renders himself. not to be rude :)

[Kobe1724]

kk sorry.

[NickC13573]

is this going to coincide with the T-Zone?

[Arrows]

I'll bust out sheets for a few and PM em to ya sometime this week.

[Dischord]

What do you use to do the renders? I've always wanted to give it a shot.

[sebsplex]

Thanks for the support guys and thanks to those who have already submitted since yesterday. And yes, Piranha does rule. ;) [QUOTE=NickC13573;425338]is this going to coincide with the T-Zone?[/QUOTE] Coincide with T-Zone in what way? It's a fictional dataset so other than it being designed for TEW 08, it's got little in common with T-Zone or any other real world mod. [QUOTE=Dischord;425355]What do you use to do the renders? I've always wanted to give it a shot.[/QUOTE] Personally I use Poser (with a bunch of added on props), although you can get similar results with DAZ Studio (which is free). You'd be best to check out the Render Thread, to see various renderers doing their thing and using both, plus there's better info on both programs mixed in there.

[Beeker]

Still looking good sebsplex. Coco... doesn't quite look right. That looks like an angry Cuban militant alternate. If I could be so bold as to make a suggestion, I think some more colour is called for. A big chunky necklace (of flowers perhaps) and I think a couple of coloured strands of hair... blue, red, purple, blonde. All might make him more Coco than he currently is. I love Yeti! That's fantasic. Vic looks like Brad Whitman took that bat to him. If you do up any of the other renders I made let me know, currently they're floating about the CVerse as I run my minis dynasty. It would be nice to add some more images to them.

[LoganRodzen]

Those are really awesome renders. Great job and keep up the awesome work. I'll definitely play this when it comes out.

[Irish Wolf]

Since you're looking for tag teams is there a way I could see what Teams you've already got so I can mull around some ideas without doubling up team concepts you may already have.

[James Casey]

I posted on the original topic that I was going to do a London fed, and am still aiming to get it done - but it'll probably be after the editor is released, just because I might as well do all the new stuff rather than shoot it over to you to do. I believe (I may be wrong) that contracts etc. can be imported using the new editor, if nothing else. Do you need us to do pre-set popularity levels, or if we give you an idea of who should be where on the roster, are you able to do that yourself?

[sebsplex]

[QUOTE=steev42;425276]Glad to see this coming out of the woodwork--I'll probably wait for the editor, but I coudl probably come up with a few characters this weekend.[/QUOTE] Waiting for the editor will be best (especially in the case of sending the straight files across) , since it'll save losing anything in the conversion process or having additional fields to adjust at my end. [QUOTE=Beeker;425884]Coco... doesn't quite look right. That looks like an angry Cuban militant alternate. If I could be so bold as to make a suggestion, I think some more colour is called for. A big chunky necklace (of flowers perhaps) and I think a couple of coloured strands of hair... blue, red, purple, blonde. All might make him more Coco than he currently is.[/QUOTE] On the plus side, at least he looks Cuban ;) I'll trawl around for a suitable freebie or two when I get the chance. [QUOTE=LoganRodzen;426266]Those are really awesome renders. Great job and keep up the awesome work. I'll definitely play this when it comes out.[/QUOTE] Thanks. :) [QUOTE=Apupunchau@optonline;426275]Since you're looking for tag teams is there a way I could see what Teams you've already got so I can mull around some ideas without doubling up team concepts you may already have.[/QUOTE] Yeah, a list would be helpful for the more gimmick based teams. Off the top of my head drug runners, ganstas, samoan natives, Italian mafia, baseball fans, evil clowns, natural brothers, native Americans are all represented at present. I'll get around to putting a more comprehensive list together. [QUOTE=James Casey;426310]I posted on the original topic that I was going to do a London fed, and am still aiming to get it done - but it'll probably be after the editor is released, just because I might as well do all the new stuff rather than shoot it over to you to do. I believe (I may be wrong) that contracts etc. can be imported using the new editor, if nothing else. Do you need us to do pre-set popularity levels, or if we give you an idea of who should be where on the roster, are you able to do that yourself?[/QUOTE] That'll be fine. At the moment I'm concentrating on getting the USA done first, followed by Canada. Once those are together and functioning well, it'll be on to either the UK or Japan. At the moment those areas are really on the backburner. Popularity levels can be preset as I'll be tweaking and adjusting various things anyway to make sure there's a decent spread of promotion sizes. As for the rosters, I'm going to deploy a couple of tactics on those, picking them to some extent and also doing a bit of simming to see what workers the AI regularly goes for and tailoring the owners stats to suit if their hires are all over the place in terms of getting workers who aren't suited to their promotion.

[Beeker]

Sebs, I'm impressed at how Cuban Coco looks. Sorry if that didn't come through. Do you need me to whip up any more characters? (I can hear him screaming NO and throwing something at his monitor already.) For tag teams I added: Defibrillation (Good all rounders with attitude isses; )Preliminary Powerhouse and their only slightly less jobtastic copies Noo Stuu Experience; House of Lords (a terrible Power and Paint team; ) the Shotgun Moonshiners (southern redneck brawlers; ) Twinned Shoelaces (black wrestling twins from different fathers - Mama Shoelaces was a wild one; ) TriCentenary Club (Time travellers)

[sebsplex]

Right, I'm officially moving house tomorrow so I won't be online for a few days until I get a new connection set-up. I've backed up everything submitted thus so far and will be working away on the data in that time until I'm back online sometime next week. Until then, some more renders. Some old and redone, some new and previously unseen. [CENTER](Top Left To Bottom Right): Sir Mark, Theodore Logan, Johnny Rebel, Ezuma, Disco BoB, Brick, The Preacher, Rick E Hart, Koichi Tahara, Killer Instinct, Robert Greene, Doc Daniels, Hemberg, Punk D and Cassius Porter. [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/SirMark.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/TheodoreLogan.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/JohnnyRebel.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Ezuma.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DiscoBoB.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Brick.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/ThePreacher.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RickEHart.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/KoichiTahara.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/KillerInstinct.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/RobertGreene.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/DocDaniels.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/Hemberg.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/PunkD.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j178/sebsplex/GDS/CassiusPorter.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] [QUOTE=Beeker;426739]Do you need me to whip up any more characters? (I can hear him screaming NO and throwing something at his monitor already.)[/QUOTE] I think the slightly-twisted mind of Beeker is pretty well represented in the GDS Verse at the moment ;) I'll give you a shout when I get near the end if there are any space fillers needed... I've still got a bunch of your characters to work in, not to mention render.

[SasoreGatame]

For Ricky Williams (my character), could you add a beard to him and give him slightly longer hair?

[sebsplex]

[QUOTE=SasoreGatame;427350]For Ricky Williams (my character), could you add a beard to him and give him slightly longer hair?[/QUOTE] Shouldn't be too hard. I'll make it an alt.

[sebsplex]

Just checking in, still no net at the new house, borrowing the inlaw's connection in order to take everything I need from my PM box and e-mail. [QUOTE=James Casey;428750]Done and done. Let me know if you need any further info on it.[/QUOTE] Received OK. Just checked over the files, I think I've got everything I need by the looks of things. I'll probably get online again later in the week if possible, upload a few new renders, etc so keep the new submissions coming in, although I suspect it'll be a slow week with the TEW08 demo coming out today. ;)

[Beeker]

Whoo! I'm in TWO databases now. Even if they got my name, nationality and sex appeal/looks WAY off in that CVerse place. :D