Project Recruitment - Life Of a Terran

[Doctor-Pepper]

Ill repeat my post from few days ago

Yeah, storywriting wont cut it. For now we have enough storywriters. But if you could do:

triggering and terraining
or
Webdesign and Imaging

you are welcome to join.
Do you have access to sc2 editor? How active are u willing to be?

 

[Hero_Lief]

@Hero_Lief: Well, if they do not implement, we can just convert it to sc2. It is not that hard.

Uhm. Yes. Yes it's that hard. Do you want to implement the reading of additional MPQs and have it patch each client you connect with to do the same, all in the split second before Battle.Net 2.0 even connects you?

THEY'RE TWO TOTALLY FUCKING DIFFERENT ENGINES. IT WON'T WORK. IT IS THAT HARD.

 

[SasuhKun]

That's why I mentioned the word CONVERSION.

 

[Omniferous]

I know what will make this thread run smoothly: typing certain words in capital letters. You know, to convey anger or some sort of misguided frustration.


Can someone get on that?

 

[Hero_Lief]

Do you understand conversion?

The way it does this, IT- err, no caps. It modifies the MPQ files, and Warcraft III has a leak that transfers things like that. Unless that SAME EXACT PROBLEM is found in StarCraft II, which I heavily doubt, it WON'T WORK.

 

[lelyanra]

i'm an illustrator and designer (with some formation in game design). if you need any more members, count me in. ^^ (just got me betakey, downloading the patches right now)

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Alrighty, are u able to see my twitter message?

 

[SasuhKun]

You should've said to me before that there are no ways of conversion. Well, I just wanted to help.

 

[CYrusmaster]

Its 8 players in the ladder, 12 players in the custom game

Yo dudes, SC2 supports 16 players.

Just that you know.

Also i want to ask if i can write the story? Also i can get some ideas suggestions. If theres many story writers we can make something in 1 piece and it will be great. Also is there any limit for a SC2 map? Because big WC3 maps make some comps lag like shit. Anyways if i can join the team it could be neat. Contact me via skype or email for a chata bout the map.

Skype>Killananius
E-mail>[email protected]

 

[lelyanra]

i can't see you in twitter.

 

[Hero_Lief]

A full 16 players would really be great for a game like LoaT. Makes it more realistic.

Yes, there are limits. The same as WC3. However, we can scale things down in SC2 and they keep quality. We can also modify rendering depth so that it won't make comps lag as much.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

i can't see you in twitter.

Follow me then

 

[lelyanra]

i got a lot freetime to play with the scII editor. going to learn soon enough. about the marine, i'll do it today or tomorrow. you want a full body image or can i play with angles?

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Yes, a full body image would be great, but u rlly should play with angles a bit. Not just a profile picture. Also, add some kind of kewl doodad from the editor, place both the doodad and the marine on the nice background, write some kewl text (ur name, life of a terran etc)

 

[lelyanra]

oh you want me to place and screen it? i though you wanted to me to draw it =)

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

I didnt know u could draw it :0
Yeah, draw it, by all means

Ull still have to photoshop the background and text

 

[lelyanra]

i can draw a proper background like a cityscape (it's easier to me than mess around with the starcraft II editor, can't figure how to put units or doodads on the map). you want me to design the LoaT font too?

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Yes, that would be great.
We need
Minimap Image
Background for the website
Loading screen

 

[Tylon]

I just heavily updated this threads starting post. And most importantly added 4 new skillsets.

 

[SasuhKun]

Do you guys have a voice actor? XD

I dunno, I want to help and all... and that is the only way I though of. Of course, you may not like my voice and all.. but as FAR as I'm aware, I have a good reach (even with 15) and could interpret a good bunch of voices if needed. (There is ONE problem though... english isn't my native language. But I'll try... you will see if it is good or not.)

 

[Tylon]

We do not have a voice actor yet.

As long as you can speak clear english we will definitely give it a try.
We don't need voice acting for any map right now, but it'd be great if you could pick up some quotes from any Starcraft unit and record them... Just to hear what your voice is like.

Since I'm a Sound Designer, you can just PM me the link to the sound files if you don't want everyone to hear it.

 

[SasuhKun]

Ok, thanks. By the way, just to speed things up, you know where I could find the sound files? Infortunaly, I don't have SC, though I have read the lore and love it. Would like to buy it soon.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Try youtube

 

[Tylon]

You can try with these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=v_SwP6_uwMg
http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/StarCraft_II_unit_quotations

 

[Dr Super Good]

Make sure sound files have a high sample rate and I do not advise sending him the compressed (MP4/other lossy) file as logically filters to remove noise will have to be applied.

 

[SasuhKun]

Ok, thanks.

 

[Hero_Lief]

Just adding on to what DSG said, always remember to save as full sound files, and not compressed ones.
Good
.OGG
.WAV
.MP3

Bad
.MP4
.WMA
.AAC

 

[SasuhKun]

It is so awful... I'll never made it ç-ç

I recorded the Selected Phrases from the Marine and Ghost (at least the ones they talked on the video, so you can compare.)

Edit: How can I take the echo out? I'm using Sound Forge.

Edit: I've removed the attachments because for some reason the mp3 sounded horribly, while in the Sound Forge they've sounded good (Somewhat good.) I'll try to fix it, but I don't know.

Edit: Did it. I think.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Sounds like a male prostitute hitting on a bunch of drunk guys
But its good, we can use that.
Now try saying:

Welcome to Life of a Terran
Visit our website for the latest version of the map
www.lifeofaterran.com

 

[SasuhKun]

...Right.

Edit: Sorry, but... again english is not my native language, so...

how exactly do you say the url? (a "translation" from mine would be double u double u double period life of a terran period com... is it that?)

Edit: Tylon, can you tell me more about Sound Designing? Maybe (if you guys want, of course) I could fit in as it too. (And would be auto sufficient... I would manage my own voice acts! :B)

And I also (maybe) could be a Promotional Agent. I'm the chieftain of a clan, and friends of some clans, and I'm on Metastasis Forum (Metastasis=Futuristic Map=Prolly SC Lovers=Prolly LoaT lovers)

And I plan to make a replica of my clan on SC2.

 

[Rispetto]

Sasuh.. try to put more emotion into your voice.
When saying "by the numbers, boys"

Try something like this..

"BY the numbers (pause), BOYS"

And don't whisper so much. Scream it. Yell it. Reduce loudness in a program. When you mutter words it makes it difficult to understand.

I would personally say remake those sound files, all of em. <.<

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Those sounds are just a test.
We need full sentences now

 

[Hero_Lief]

You say:
Double you double you double you DOT Life Of A Terran DOT com

Not period. When referring to a web site, we usually say dot, even though technically, yes, it's a period.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

What hero said,
we are in search of the forum moderator. Sasuh, if you could learn how to use phpBB, you would have one of the most important jobs in the team

 

[Hero_Lief]

Heh, don't forget DP, I could be a moderator. =p

 

[Tylon]

Doesn't "latest updates" sound better?

"Welcome to Life of a Terran
Visit our website for the latest updates
www.lifeofaterran.com"

@Rispetto Good tips there.

@SasuhKun Sound Designing in this case would be changin the pitch, noise, sound axis(if that makes any sense) and special effects... like adding a radio transmission effect.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Hero, Its true, you could be
But it takes a lot of time, you know that
do you have any idea how phpBB works?

 

[Tharkas]

Sounds like a male prostitute hitting on a bunch of drunk guys
But its good, we can use that.

For the male prostitutes in the game.

About the marine imitation:
First of all, have the mouth open before you start recording to prevent the tongue sounds.
Now, in "Do you want a piece of me, boy", yes, you sound like a male prostitute, no excuses there. You tried to imitate the voice of the marine with your mouth instead of your throat. There the marine sounds like a talking cigarette pack, and to imitate that voice you must imitate a veteran smoker with the throat black of smoking.
In the other two there's a lack of emotion.
Anyway, you have a voice too soft for a marine, a rude hipermusculated son of a resoc tank where some of them were transformed from dangerous criminals into dangerous marines.

The only and major problem of your Ghost imitation is that you try to imitate the effect of the mask with your own voice, while that effect should be added artificially (no, don't try to record the sound with a gas mask put on. It doesn't sound the same way ><).

You have a good voice, but also a long way to go.

 

[SasuhKun]

Thanks everyone for the help and feedback you've been providing. It makes it all so easy...

@DP: I don't know how phBB works, but I could learn.

@Hero_Lief: Thanks.

@Rispetto: Will do.

@Tylon: Yeah, latest updates involves more things aside from the map itself, like news, mods, forum, etc etc.

@Tharkas: Thank you very much Tharkas, I think I got what you meant with the marine... yes, well, to see if it was good it would needed to be edited... so now I'll just use my natural voice. (Well, the first lines don't REALLY need emotion, but I'll try. Well, at least comparing to the extended/pissed lines.)

Edit: I've just heard the Ghost again, and that's not the mask... (at least the one from SC2) His voice really is like that. Emotionless, almost bored, a somewhat clear muttering, and "something" in his throat, but not like the Marine. (Emotionless because of the things they implanted in their brains ya know. To focus, augment psychic abilities and all.)

Edit: Remade the tests, put more than one version so you could have a greater reach of what I am capable, put two extras for Marine and Ghost, and also two versions of the sentence Dr. P told me to say. (I know, the website part is just horrible. And Tharkas, I did that "effect" on the ghost voice again because from what I heard, it really is his voice (aside from the radio and the mask) that does that, not the radio or the mask. Emotionless, bored, etc.

Edit: Looks like I made some errors... sorry. Of the Marine's extra ended up in being one of the Ghost Extra. Sorry.

 

[Tylon]

Have been listening and playing around with your new recordings.

First of all, watch out for the sharp S sounds. Listen to Ghost Extra 1-1 at "The world of innoncenSSH. The world of luSH forests..."

And can you record the "welcome and website" sentence again?
But this time say it with more emotion, and skip the Double you, double you, double you... sounded horrible.

Say:
Welcome to LIFE of a TERRAN!
For the latest updates, visit our Website at LIFEofaTERRAN.COM!

Search for "WoW commercial" on Youtube, and listen to the commercial speaker's voice.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Double you, double you, double you - made my day
just LIFE of a TERRAN dot com would be fine

Sasuh, you are from azia right? Maybe we can use ur voice in ur native language to record a few sounds for the Mafia Boss

check out my own recording:

 

[SasuhKun]

WoW.

That's so far the worst guess from where I am XD

TRY HARDER :B

Yeah, the SHH thing is actually the accent from my city. Instead of a ssss sound I do a shhhh sound.

 

[Tylon]

Dude, take one of the english WoW commercials...

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Spain?

 

[SasuhKun]

Wrong again.

@Tylon: Shall do.

Edit: Just heard your file. I loled.

 

[Palid]

If I have some time, I can try recording a few. I'll just need some "test sentences".

No, it's not going to be a promade.

 

[Doctor-Pepper]

Say:
Welcome to Life of a Terran.
You are so lucky that you are playing the best map in the world
Visit lifeofaterran.com for news and updates

 

[SasuhKun]

Just cause I showed up another voice actor showed up? NUUU (Well, still, just two voice actors, so I don't believe we'll ever be thrown out. I think.)

@Tylon:

- Helloy, I am Ozzy Osbourne, and I am the Prince of Darkness.

*crazy scream*

(Production) The Lich King is the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy.

(Ozzy) Well, maybe you're the one who have been riding a ******* crazy train, but I HAVE BEEN THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS SINCE NINETEEN SEVEENTY NIINE!

(LK) THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE PRINCE OF DARKNESS!

LoL'd.

 

[Palid]

Made 3 test messages. In Audacity it sounded pretty nice, but in Winamp I heard some kind of a crappy background sound. Have no freakin' idea how to fix it.

'kay, I know why it is so loudy in the background. It's just the .wav conversion.

Edit: Added a lame polish version. ^^

Next edit: So lame, couldn't I post it in the first edit? W/e. The polish version says:

Witam w Life of a Terran.
Jesteś szczęściarzem, że grasz w najlepszą mapę na świecie.
Odwiedź stronę lifeofaterran.com dla najnowszych wiadomości i aktualizacji.

 

[SasuhKun]

Yay, I am a BRAINSTORMER AND ALSO A (stop). What (stop) guys does?