A Mod Suggestion...

[tfotdead]

Hello everyone,
I haven't posted in so long, but this idea hit me so I had to share it.

Ive been playing a C&C renegade mod called "A Path Beyond"
and I really like the aspect of playing my old fav games from a first person
perspective. but the only thing I do not like is the way the game starts.
everything is built.

I know about the mod Empires, and I really like that mod too. so I know that
a red alert mod on source could work, then this other idea hit me!

Would there be a way to make the commander (the one who builds the buildings
and units) see the battle field in 2D as Red alert sprites, while the actual people playing in FPS would see everything in 3D?

so when one person playing in FPS is moving from one place to another
the commander sees them in 2D moving with the original Red alert animations.

if any one needs more reference as what I mean, ill post some concept pics.


so my Big question: CAN IT HAPPEN??

Edit: I just finished reading the post on copyrighting, and I would like to say that it would be better to make original sprites if this mod ever happens!
if anyone really starts this, please use original material!
that is all.

I posted this same question in the modding forum, but no one looked.
si I reposted this here.

-Tfotdead

 

[Jintor]

So, j00 want us to make, like the Commander section of NS in Source?

 

[tfotdead]

well not really...
the idea is to make the commander see the same game the solders are playing on in 2D
like the old command and conquer.
exept the actual solders are looking at 3D things

 

[tfotdead]

here are some concept pics from Red Alert and "A Path Beyond" Mod.
Commander's View:


Soldiers view:


Took me a hell of a lot to make these because C&C red alert was craping up.


this helps?

 

[Mutley]

Check out the mod for HL1, Natural Selection, 2d commander view.

Remaking something like C&C and keeping it balanced + avoiding the fact that you don't have any rights to do it would be really hard.