n00b Modder/Suggestion

[Pai-Mei]

I have never Modded before... not for HL, not for HL2, not for anything. I've never even made a level (except in the Blood Build Engine.), nor have I ever made a 3d model. I know a few programming languages, however, and am quite skilled with Photoshop.

How difficult/long would it be for me to create the following MOD?

A simple Deathmatch where all of the characters from various FPS' can battle it out. And they all start out with the health/weapons/abilities of their respective characters. Maybe they spawn with all their weapons or maybe they can only pick up weapons from their own universe... and there are common powerups and health packs... and you could have levels from each... a Jungle, a ruined city, a space station, Hell, a monestary... it'd be pretty fun. And then there would be, say, one BIG powerup that is different for whoever gets it. Duke gets a jetpack, Doom Guy gets beserk, MC gets partial cloak, Gordon gets his Long Jump, Caleb gets Guns Akimbo, BJ Blakowitz gets something, and Far Cry dude gets... something.

Anyway, I am at a Tech university and I know a few people who would help me in whatever I might need, but could you maybe give me an idea of how much work/time this would entail? Thanks a bunch.

 

[Limpet]

Probably wouldn't take incredibly long. Maybe a couple months of hard work, but I'd imagine you'd get a warning from somebody for using their intellectual property. Look around for the Duke Nukem 3d source mod for a recent case of this.

 

[sabre0001]

you probably would run into IP and copyright issues straight away...And if you are doing it on your own (are you??!), it WILL take a long time no matter how hard you work at it...

 

[Pesmerga]

Even if one got passed the copyrights, you'd be left with the job of making your characters, coding them properly, making good maps, and doing sound. That's a hell of a lot of work for one man. Coding in itself is hard enough.

 

[Pai-Mei]

Well I could definitly get some help on it, considering I live at a tech school but I just wanted to get some idea on how long it would take. Perhaps I could get around around the copyright laws by having a bunch of characters who are all obviously their FPS counterparts but not really...

Like the Leading Sergent who has a recharging overshield, incredible strength, and can dual wield, but poor manueverability and health...

Or Tom Bombem, who can get a jetjack, has a freeze ray, a shrink way, and witty one-liners.

Thanks guys. Appreciate your help. I'm going to check this idea out with my friends and see if any of them are willing to help.