[3.1+] Campaign time limit mod
[3.1+] Campaign time limit mod
Bump! Updated for the 3.1 campaign, thanks montetank for testing!
This mod makes the campaign more difficult by reducing the time limits of most levels 2 to 6 times.
This message was edited several times, because i had uploaded unfinished versions of this mod earlier.
Several missions were left untouched, like the beta evacuation mission or that last stand against the satellites.
I have actually beaten the campaign with this mod , so don't ever say you can't do it! One thing I love warzone campaign for is that it teaches you a lot of wisdom, not just "build a barracks, build a lot of units, kill everyone". You'd have to think a lot and probably sometimes take several levels back before you find out how to beat it. By the way, here is a video walkthrough with this mod.
By the way: don't say that some level is too easy until you beat the whole campaign! If your victory is fast but coslty, you probably won't be able to beat the next level. And -- yes -- i'd like to see your version of the mod when you'll beat mine! And I'm pretty sure many pros will still find it to be too easy To make your version, you just adjust the timeLimit values in the *.vlo files packed into this mod; sometimes there is also a 'secondMissionTime' value.
This mod makes the campaign more difficult by reducing the time limits of most levels 2 to 6 times.
This message was edited several times, because i had uploaded unfinished versions of this mod earlier.
Several missions were left untouched, like the beta evacuation mission or that last stand against the satellites.
I have actually beaten the campaign with this mod , so don't ever say you can't do it! One thing I love warzone campaign for is that it teaches you a lot of wisdom, not just "build a barracks, build a lot of units, kill everyone". You'd have to think a lot and probably sometimes take several levels back before you find out how to beat it. By the way, here is a video walkthrough with this mod.
By the way: don't say that some level is too easy until you beat the whole campaign! If your victory is fast but coslty, you probably won't be able to beat the next level. And -- yes -- i'd like to see your version of the mod when you'll beat mine! And I'm pretty sure many pros will still find it to be too easy To make your version, you just adjust the timeLimit values in the *.vlo files packed into this mod; sometimes there is also a 'secondMissionTime' value.
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
Can you add time to the two missions which currently don't have any, so people don't leave there computer on over night and get 50k. And say "I didn't cheat.."
Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
Yeah, done. Thanks for the encouragement! I don't know why the first level limit didn't work when i tried it earlier, but now it has a 7.5 min limit. The 'power module' level was a bit more tricky, but it's also limited now: you now have 5 minutes to build the power module and beat the first 'away' mission.
And i had to replay the whole campaign again
And i had to replay the whole campaign again
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
Do you mind if I ask, what your total game time through each of the campaigns (or the sum total) is?
My first play through everything was 33 hours of game time, but that included a lot of running out the clock for power, and that was literally the first time I played Warzone. My second run through was 26 hours for everything- 9 hours for alpha, 10 hours for beta, and 7 for gamma. I wasn't trying for a short play time but I wasn't running out the clock either.
I'm not sure if I want to try your mod - it may make things a bit stressful for me, as my play style may need more time at one stage and less at another - but I like the idea of trying for short campaign times.
My first play through everything was 33 hours of game time, but that included a lot of running out the clock for power, and that was literally the first time I played Warzone. My second run through was 26 hours for everything- 9 hours for alpha, 10 hours for beta, and 7 for gamma. I wasn't trying for a short play time but I wasn't running out the clock either.
I'm not sure if I want to try your mod - it may make things a bit stressful for me, as my play style may need more time at one stage and less at another - but I like the idea of trying for short campaign times.
Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
Hmm, i've never recorded it, but now i'm in the middle of the beta campaign (just recovered the VTOLs) and it says that the total game time is 04:40:21. On the other hand, i don't feel it's calculated correctly. I often play at 1.5x speed.Do you mind if I ask, what your total game time through each of the campaigns (or the sum total) is?
Yeah. It does for me at leastit may make things a bit stressful for me
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
That seems very fast to me. I'm not sure I can match that or even come close, but I'll see what I can do.hao wrote:Hmm, i've never recorded it, but now i'm in the middle of the beta campaign (just recovered the VTOLs) and it says that the total game time is 04:40:21. On the other hand, i don't feel it's calculated correctly. I often play at 1.5x speed.Do you mind if I ask, what your total game time through each of the campaigns (or the sum total) is?
Yeah. It does for me at leastit may make things a bit stressful for me
Are you at Normal or Hard difficulty for this? Do you think the true time would be even shorter, or longer?
Keith
Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
On hard. But i don't know what exactly is harder on this settingAre you at Normal or Hard difficulty for this?
I think it should be longer, but i can't yet prove it to make a bug report.Do you think the true time would be even shorter, or longer?
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
The answer I got is that at easy, you take 0.8x and deal 1.2x damage compared to normal. On hard, you take 1.2x and deal 0.8x damage compared to normal. It's always seemed like a somewhat subtle change to me.
Keith
Keith
Re: Campaign time limit mod (beta ready!)
Beta campaign is ready now. And it's kinda hard
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (alpha)
Well, that's true, but it's a difference of 50% - not huge, but sizable.kringled wrote:The answer I got is that at easy, you take 0.8x and deal 1.2x damage compared to normal. On hard, you take 1.2x and deal 0.8x damage compared to normal. It's always seemed like a somewhat subtle change to me.
Re: Campaign time limit mod (complete!!)
It's over now. I've just defeated NEXUS , and the total game time is <10:45.
The last level's limit is set to 50 minutes. Nexus is pretty weak actually; most base levels boil down to a simple 20-minute rush. If only he used tracks, he could have easily killed us all ^_^
The last level's limit is set to 50 minutes. Nexus is pretty weak actually; most base levels boil down to a simple 20-minute rush. If only he used tracks, he could have easily killed us all ^_^
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (complete!!)
When I played conventionally, I was able to finish the last level in ~ 40-45 minutes or so. I agree that for most of the gamma levels the fighting can be done pretty quickly, but then you end up with the long research times to get to things like Scourge missles...I would guess that you ran most of that concurrently with the next level's fighting, and used gamma 8 (with a more fixed time) to catch up a bit?hao wrote:It's over now. I've just defeated NEXUS , and the total game time is <10:45.
The last level's limit is set to 50 minutes. Nexus is pretty weak actually; most base levels boil down to a simple 20-minute rush. If only he used tracks, he could have easily killed us all ^_^
Oh, I and I seem to have read somewhere that Nexus is using Hover level II/III propulsions (not available to human/skirmish),
which gives his units the same level of hits as standard tracked propulsion, but the higher speed of hovers.
Keith
Re: Campaign time limit mod (complete!!)
Err ... yes And, by the way, you don't actually need most of those techs before the last level, because they are pretty weak in their initial form.I would guess that you ran most of that concurrently with the next level's fighting, and used gamma 8 (with a more fixed time) to catch up a bit?
Wow, really? Why is it so weak then? ^^Oh, I and I seem to have read somewhere that Nexus is using Hover level II/III propulsions (not available to human/skirmish),
which gives his units the same level of hits as standard tracked propulsion, but the higher speed of hovers.
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Re: Campaign time limit mod (complete!!)
After not playing the game for over a year, I got back to it this fall and played the campaign through on hard, albeit not using the mod - I finished gamma 9 at 10:50:xx of total time, which is at least very close to where you were. I was surprised by how much energy became limiting when shortening game play from about 16 hours to this under 11 hour amount. I really had to plan all energy expenditures carefully, and I deferred a lot of research that I thought was less useful over the course of the campaign, catching up some in gamma 8 and more in gamma 9 given the large energy bonus you get there. Units got rebuilt as few times as possible, and I built very few non-essential structures. Trying to play it through that quickly definitely adds a significant level of challenge.
Re: Campaign time limit mod (complete!!)
Thanks for the feedback (: Also, the video walkthrough featuring this mod has just been completed, and the total time turned out to be 1.5 hours better than announced.
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