Well, for some reason i decided yesterday to start formulating ideas for a HL2 mod i'm hoping to put together. For the gameplay i've taken bits and pieces from Day of Defeat (a half-life WW2 mod), Americas Army (a tactical fps made by the US Army) and Operation Flashpoint (a modern combat combined-arms fps). Don't worry, in a bit i'll explain exactly which bits and pieces (and concepts) i've taken from the three games.
The premise of the mod is that:
following a military coup d'etat, the world's most populous nation is now under the control of the PLA's military leadership, a group of individuals who feel that there needs to be some sort of counterweight to the United State's long-term geo-political influence in the Asiatic region.
As the world's attention, especially that of the White House, is turned to events unfolding in the PRC, North Korea launches a swift ground attack on the South, but is halted just miles north of Seoul by ROK and US forces. As US rapid reinforcements reach the peninsula and as ROK and US bombers/fighters hit the North's supply lines, communication hubs and front-line armoured units the military pressure on the South begins to ease. Fearing a loss of military initiative on the ground the North Korean leadership launches simultaneous nuclear attacks on the west-coast of the US, US bases in Japan and on ROK/US ground forces holding the line north of Seoul. The newly installed NMD system, with interceptors based in Alaska, succeeds in knocking down the missiles targeted for the west-coast of the US, whilst an Aegis cruiser at port in Okinawa succeeds in knocking down the two warheads designated to strike one of the US military's most strategically important blue-water friendly ports in the world. Minutes before, however, biological and low-yield nuclear warheads hit ROK and US ground units holding the line east of Seoul. Fearing envelopment, as the line collapses, ROK ground units and remnants of the US 2nd Infantry/82nd Airborne fall back to specifically hold the South Korean capital until US heavy ground reinforcements can deploy on the peninsula and bolster the line.
In an immediate response to the North's biological/nuclear attack on US forces in the South, the US attacks suspected WMD sites in the North with bomber-delivered and sub-launched low-yield nukes.
As the military tussle for Seoul reaches its climax China's new leaders make the decision to take the oppurtunity to evict the US from the peninsula once and for all. China declares war on the South and in doing so the US declares war on China.
The Security Council of the United Nations met the day after North Korean troops and tanks crossed the DMZ into the South. The Chinese delegation to the Security Council did not attend the meeting as they were boycotting the United Nations for its attempts to place sanctions on China following the military coup d'etat. Therefore, the obvious use of the veto (which it is assumed China would have used in this
case) did not occur.
At the meeting, the US claimed that North Korea had broken world peace by attacking South Korea. America called on North Korea to withdraw to the 38th Parallel. Twelve out of the 15 countries in the Security Council supported this view. China was absent and two abstained.
Two days later, the US called on the United Nations to use force to get the North Koreans out as they had ignored the previous Security Council resolution. This was also voted for and once again the Chinese could not use their veto as they were still boycotting the United Nations.
As you can see, this mod will pit the United Nations Joint Command and South Korea against China and North Korea. For now i've limited the countries contributing to the UNJC to:
Australia
Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
In the mod you will see and be able to use a host of different weapons, vehicles and helicopters specific to each of these countries. So, for example, the small arms used by Canadian ground troops will include:
Diemaco C8
Diemaco C8A1
Diemaco C7A2
Diemaco C7A2-M203
C9 LMG
C6 GPMG
Starstreak
60mm M19 CAN Light Mortar
Browning HP
SigSauer P228
The vehicles used by the Chinese will include:
Type 98 Main Battle Tank
Type 90 Armoured Personnel Carrier
Type 90 35mm Twin AAA
The helicopters used by Australian forces will include:
Tiger Attack Helicopter
S-70A Black Hawk Multi-Mission Helicopter
Currently i'm looking at having to model a host of small arms (everything from the QSZ-9232 handgun to the Predator Short Range Assault Weapon) different vehicles and 12 different airframes (helicopter airframes). Of course they won't all be implemented at once into the mod, but it will still be a challenge.
Now to the gameplay. Each map (i'll explain what the maps will consist of later on) can be changed to place either:
1. two attacking forces against one defending force
or
2. one attacking force against two defending forces
or
3. one/two attacking forces against one/two attacking forces (i.e. in a stalemate position)
What's meant by this is that, in the case of the 1st one, you could have a map where the Chinese and North Koreans are attacking a French force. Or, you could have the Australians and Japanese attacking a North Korean force.
-i'll have to do some more typing tomorrow, been up most of the day constructing the tables of weapons, vehicles and helicopters and writing this. Needless to say, i'm posting here to ask for help creating this mod. If any of you would be interested in helping me, either directly with the mod or by suggesting gameplay ideas and information on weapons/vehicles/helicopters specific to any of the countries mentioned then feel free to pm or e-mail me at [email protected].
The premise of the mod is that:
following a military coup d'etat, the world's most populous nation is now under the control of the PLA's military leadership, a group of individuals who feel that there needs to be some sort of counterweight to the United State's long-term geo-political influence in the Asiatic region.
As the world's attention, especially that of the White House, is turned to events unfolding in the PRC, North Korea launches a swift ground attack on the South, but is halted just miles north of Seoul by ROK and US forces. As US rapid reinforcements reach the peninsula and as ROK and US bombers/fighters hit the North's supply lines, communication hubs and front-line armoured units the military pressure on the South begins to ease. Fearing a loss of military initiative on the ground the North Korean leadership launches simultaneous nuclear attacks on the west-coast of the US, US bases in Japan and on ROK/US ground forces holding the line north of Seoul. The newly installed NMD system, with interceptors based in Alaska, succeeds in knocking down the missiles targeted for the west-coast of the US, whilst an Aegis cruiser at port in Okinawa succeeds in knocking down the two warheads designated to strike one of the US military's most strategically important blue-water friendly ports in the world. Minutes before, however, biological and low-yield nuclear warheads hit ROK and US ground units holding the line east of Seoul. Fearing envelopment, as the line collapses, ROK ground units and remnants of the US 2nd Infantry/82nd Airborne fall back to specifically hold the South Korean capital until US heavy ground reinforcements can deploy on the peninsula and bolster the line.
In an immediate response to the North's biological/nuclear attack on US forces in the South, the US attacks suspected WMD sites in the North with bomber-delivered and sub-launched low-yield nukes.
As the military tussle for Seoul reaches its climax China's new leaders make the decision to take the oppurtunity to evict the US from the peninsula once and for all. China declares war on the South and in doing so the US declares war on China.
The Security Council of the United Nations met the day after North Korean troops and tanks crossed the DMZ into the South. The Chinese delegation to the Security Council did not attend the meeting as they were boycotting the United Nations for its attempts to place sanctions on China following the military coup d'etat. Therefore, the obvious use of the veto (which it is assumed China would have used in this
case) did not occur.
At the meeting, the US claimed that North Korea had broken world peace by attacking South Korea. America called on North Korea to withdraw to the 38th Parallel. Twelve out of the 15 countries in the Security Council supported this view. China was absent and two abstained.
Two days later, the US called on the United Nations to use force to get the North Koreans out as they had ignored the previous Security Council resolution. This was also voted for and once again the Chinese could not use their veto as they were still boycotting the United Nations.
As you can see, this mod will pit the United Nations Joint Command and South Korea against China and North Korea. For now i've limited the countries contributing to the UNJC to:
Australia
Britain
Canada
France
Germany
Japan
In the mod you will see and be able to use a host of different weapons, vehicles and helicopters specific to each of these countries. So, for example, the small arms used by Canadian ground troops will include:
Diemaco C8
Diemaco C8A1
Diemaco C7A2
Diemaco C7A2-M203
C9 LMG
C6 GPMG
Starstreak
60mm M19 CAN Light Mortar
Browning HP
SigSauer P228
The vehicles used by the Chinese will include:
Type 98 Main Battle Tank
Type 90 Armoured Personnel Carrier
Type 90 35mm Twin AAA
The helicopters used by Australian forces will include:
Tiger Attack Helicopter
S-70A Black Hawk Multi-Mission Helicopter
Currently i'm looking at having to model a host of small arms (everything from the QSZ-9232 handgun to the Predator Short Range Assault Weapon) different vehicles and 12 different airframes (helicopter airframes). Of course they won't all be implemented at once into the mod, but it will still be a challenge.
Now to the gameplay. Each map (i'll explain what the maps will consist of later on) can be changed to place either:
1. two attacking forces against one defending force
or
2. one attacking force against two defending forces
or
3. one/two attacking forces against one/two attacking forces (i.e. in a stalemate position)
What's meant by this is that, in the case of the 1st one, you could have a map where the Chinese and North Koreans are attacking a French force. Or, you could have the Australians and Japanese attacking a North Korean force.
-i'll have to do some more typing tomorrow, been up most of the day constructing the tables of weapons, vehicles and helicopters and writing this. Needless to say, i'm posting here to ask for help creating this mod. If any of you would be interested in helping me, either directly with the mod or by suggesting gameplay ideas and information on weapons/vehicles/helicopters specific to any of the countries mentioned then feel free to pm or e-mail me at [email protected].
I like the idea, and I like the way the story unfolds.
