Jedi Academy mod: Star Wars ~ Episode VII

[hka1894]

I was told that this was the proper place to post such a topic... What I am proposing and hoping to discuss is a mod project that I'm sure would prove to be worthwhile called Star Wars ~ Episode VII. It's basically a game version of my version of Episode VII (yes, I am aware that Episode VII is already under production BUT since it's Disney doing it...I don't have very high expectations...) I'm going to have to learn a lot to help do this but what I'm going to need is a skinner or two, some people willing to donate their voices for the characters lol, a mapper...or two, and a cheerleader would be nice too lol. I am willing to discuss the storyline and practically anything else about this that anyone wants to discuss. So...let the games begin.

[eezstreet]

Why so low expectations of Disney? Surely they could do better than the prequels..

Probably mapping/level design is going to be the limiting factor here.

[hka1894]

My version of the story only takes place on three planets: Coruscant, Mandalore, and Dathomir.

[Tempust85]

I'd be more interested to see the story of Katarn after JKA.

[hka1894]

He's on the New Council in my story lol

[Futuza]

I think I'd rather see what Disney does first, before working on a brand new story.

[hka1894]

I came up with my idea way before Disney started coming up with their's lol so it's not new in any sense.

[therfiles]

and a cheerleader would be nice too

 

Done.

[Futuza]

I came up with my idea way before Disney started coming up with their's lol so it's not new in any sense.

I'm just thinking that once Episode 7 is released, you'll get hundreds of fan boys pouring out of the wood works and have a lot more help then you would now.  But they'd want it movie cannon. 

[hka1894]

Done.

Thank you XD

 

Well, Darth Futuza, that's why I'd rather not wait... I don't want it to be movie cannon lol, I think that would be pointless

[mrwonko]

Good luck. What are your qualifications?

[hka1894]

By qualifications, what do you mean? lol.

 

And, just to try to get people interested, here are some pictures of the New Jedi Council. There's only seven of them but hey, give em time lol. You all know Luke Skywalker is the Grand Master. Kyle Katarn is on the New Council too. You all know what they look so I'll skip them.

 

This is Tang Unala. The first person Luke trained in my story. He's a rather chill guy and he tried to add some humor to the Council meetings. He's a standard saber user and his blade is yellow.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xif3cip3156cg87/Tang%20Unala.png

 

Next up is Shorria Maraari. Tang Unala found her and trained her. She's the most caring and nurturing member of the New Order and has never, on record, lost control of her emotions. She also is a standard saber user and her blade is blue.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sz5lehvkrsb8fjl/Shorria%20Maraari.png

 

Shorria is the person who trains Kyle Katarn in my story.

 

Then there's this guy. His name is Aphecyn Shaffit. He's my personal favorite. He is the last surviving Sith Pureblood in the Star Wars galaxy. Kyle found his mother who was about to die from the Blue Shadow Virus. She reluctantly told Kyle to take her only son and look after him. Kyle took him in, trained him, but withheld the truth of their initial encounter from him. Aphecyn's final trial was to overcome the hatred that boiled up inside him after Kyle told him how they met. After overcoming this and not killing Kyle, he was elected to the Council. He is a double-blade user and his blade is purple.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v578en1qtw2jqoy/Aphecyn%20Shaffit.png

 

I don't yet have pictures of the remaining two members but I will upload them as soon as make them. I hope and pray this gets people interested.

[Circa]

Why don't you just call it something else?

 

Not sure why you'd have low expectations for Disney. They've done great with Marvel movies, I have no doubts that they'll prove qualified.

 

I'm all for this project, just not the name of it. I'm willing to possibly voice act if need be.

 

I can also cheer, as long as I'm led by @@therfiles.

[eezstreet]

I'm just thinking that once Episode 7 is released, you'll get hundreds of fan boys pouring out of the wood works and have a lot more help then you would now.  But they'd want it movie cannon. 

See: The Force Unleashed/Clone Wars/Prequels. Despite these being utter crap, still tons of people want stuff for them (for some reason).

[eezstreet]

@@hka1894

W-w-what? Luke is getting trained by some random unknown? Same with Kyle? I find this hard to believe, especially since Kyle's beard can split in half, revealing a Merr Sonn Scatter Missile Launcher. Find me someone that can top that, plz.

[hka1894]

No no no Luke isn't getting trained by anyone lol. HE IS THE GRAND MASTER. And Circa, here's a list of the main speaking characters in the story. Tell me who you'd want to play. (note: I'll add the last two members of the New Council later):

 

Yan Solo Skywalker (son of Leia Organa Skywalker and Han Solo)

Luke Skywalker

Silara Hibliss (Dutchess of Mandalore)

Galen Marek (senator of Mandalore) [shhhhh don't overreact. and fanboys and fangirls...plz keep your pants on]

Han Solo

C-3PO

Darth Corrace/Zaler Nextrin (new Sith)

Darth Demanoth (new Dark Lord of the Sith)

Tang Unala

Shorria Maraari

Kyle Katarn

Aphecyn Shaffit

Mon Mothma (Supreme Chancellor in the beginning of the story)

Neimodians (survivors of the Trade Federation)

Battle Droids

Rebel/New Republic soldiers

Dutchess of Mandalore handmaidens

Dutchess of Mandalore bodyguard

 

That's all I can recall off the top of my head right now lol. And as for the name of the mod/project...what would you all have it called?

Oh! Forgot a big one!

 

Leia Organa Skywalker

[Circa]

I won't commit to it yet. Voices should be one of the last steps you take in making this. Level design and concepts should be first. Let's hear about some of that.

 

I don't know what you should call it, I'm just saying that naming it something that conflicts with an official existing movie is not a good idea. But it's up to you. Just my two cents.

[hka1894]

Well...hmmm...would you like me to uhh draw a picture of how I imagine the levels/planets to be in the parts of them that are used in the story? I mean for Coruscant we could just use existing Senate Building maps and Jedi Temple maps too. For Mandalore and Dathomir though, I could definitely draw them. I'm a bit of an artist. Been drawing since I was a wee lad lol

[Circa]

That would help us envision your project with you. It would also let mappers know what you want and to get them interested. Maps are the main focus of a mod like this.

[hka1894]

Alright then that's what I'll do  Just to be clear, I don't have to draw the Jedi Temple or the Senate Building, right? Because there's already existing models?

I mean maps

[Circa]

Alright then that's what I'll do  Just to be clear, I don't have to draw the Jedi Temple or the Senate Building, right? Because there's already existing models?

I mean maps

No. Only draw things that will help describe what you want. That's what I would do. I'm not a mapper but I'm sure if I was, then I would want to see specifics. Even just describing them in words would help.

 

This won't guarantee people will help you but it will increase your chances.

[hka1894]

Well, I started on drawing Mandalore and I remembered that I got the ideas for all the places on these planets from watching other movies and thinking "Hey, that gives me an idea!!!!" so instead of wasting like 5 days drawing all the different places, I could just find pictures of the places that gave me the ideas and tell you the changes I added to them to make them part of my story. And that's what I'm going to start doing right now.

[eezstreet]

You should give us some insight into your level design. Aside from the niche concept, you aren't designing a game here, which is what you should be doing. What game play concepts do you have in mind? What is the mission structure like?

[hka1894]

The mission structure would really be well...very story-centered... What I mean is, there wouldn't be any "filler" action or stuff to waste time. I suppose the mission structure would make more sense if I had a sort of "screenplay" written up for you all to read...

 

Anyway, I found plenty of images for Mandalore and Dathomir.

 

Here's for Mandalore. First up is the landing platform and plaza-like place where Yan Solo Skywalker and Silara Hibliss are when they first arrive on Mandalore. This image is actually from Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series from the episodes where they actually went to Mandalore.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n1sm3ka5y5z9xbq/PeacePark-TMP.png

 

Next up is the synthetic lake where Yan and Silara reminisce and start to kindle feelings for each other. The changes would be making the building and pavement the color of black marble.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vgq8ke41n5empdb/Lakeside-Retreat-1.jpg

 

Then there's the bedroom where Yan has a nightmare of himself murdering innocents (no, it's not shown, only discussed) this is also Yan's shirtless scene (swooning time, ladies XD jk) The changes to this room would be making it black marble and making the bed sheets and pillows and blankets and stuff a grayish color.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pakmjpxyns3j70k/queen-bedroom-set-at-luxury-house-design-decorating-and-creative-exhibit-home-design-in-united-states.jpg

 

After that, there's the patio that overlooks the cities of Mandalore where Yan discusses his dream with Silara. And again the change would be to make it black marble.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/itpvv2shgva9fu2/upstairs-patio-overlooking-the-city-lights.jpg

 

And lastly for Mandalore, is the throne room of the Dutchess where SIlara announces that she is leaving with Yan to go to Dathomir to aid Luke Skywalker after he hasn't been in contact with the Republic in over a week. The change is black marble again.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3k68nkhykotxxw/volturiunderground.jpg

 

There is a part where Luke finds the Trade Federation's new droid factory on Dathomir but I think that there's already a map for something practically just like it for Geonosis. Darth Corrace captures Luke there.

 

Finally, on to Dathomir. There's a big war that happens here between Rebel/New Republic soldiers and the droid army. You play as all the members of the Jedi Council as they drive back the droids on different fronts. Well, all the Council members besides Luke. Here's some screenshots of a mod someone did for a different game that is exactly how I imagined it to be. The whole New Jedi Order is involved in the war too but since you don't play as any of the "lesser" Jedi then you know that's just a bit of extra information lol.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hihlmx35d59dijv/sweawfoc-20130508-225803.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9t29ae76dqmnza/sweawfoc-20130508-225955.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nudoi7pbcwtqeka/sweawfoc-20130508-230221.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6nwkot93xu0uqh9/sweawfoc-20130508-230902.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jm4mszbe5xzyiir/sweawfoc-20130510-224734.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/enys6myih2enrp4/sweawfoc-20130510-224813.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wmtfnj1nj6thxub/sweawfoc-20130510-225007.png

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3vsiwazzfplwjw9/sweawfoc-20130510-225846.png

 

After that there's a lightsaber duel in a place that's practically just like the Separatist Hangar Bay mod for Geonosis Episode II so that's taken care of. First, you fight Darth Corrace as Yan and get your hand cut off then you play as Luke and force Corrace to retreat.

 

The end of the story/mod is a scene where Yan and Silara are back on Mandalore at the synthetic lake place making out so there you go guys. Hope this gets you all as interested and wanting to make this dream a reality as much as I do 

[eezstreet]

I really think you'd probably benefit from something like a screenplay/machinima instead of a fully-fledged mod. I haven't seen anything here that even hints at mission/level structure, and instead it's mostly story-based stuff. I really hate using video games as a medium to convey a story and nothing else, I really do. It makes for boring games in my opinion, and it has to complement the game instead of being the core focus.