Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D Editor Request

LukA_YJK · 03-23-2009, 02:02 PM

Rogues, it is time to remember good old times! It is time to go and find your helmets under the heaps of hopelessness. Blanch it and wear it with honour. It is time to show everybody that we are back from a long nonexistence.

Please read it, sign it and spread this around: http://www.petitiononline.com/swrs3d/petition.html

LukA_YJK · 03-24-2009, 08:31 AM

C'mon, Rogues, only two people signed the petition so far. Anybody who has got super moderator powers, please communicate this to the Council and post an announcement, so other Star Wars game fans would also know about it. It is a highest time to do that, since Factor 5 is to be shut down very soon.

Quote:

Dear LucasArts and Factor 5,

We are a group of enthusiastic fans of your great PC platform computer game, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D. For more than ten years this game, which became a Star Wars arcade game classics, was a source of inspiration for many and many Star Wars fans. But unlike some other Star Wars games there is not any tool available which would let fan community to expand the game by developing additional levels and modifications.

As it is known Factor5 used its in-house level editor L3D to design game levels for Rogue Squadron and Rogue Leader. In fact this tool is not used anymore for any other games because it is out-of-date by now.

Therefore we ask you to release freely the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D level editor. It would allow us to use our creativity to revive the game and expand it with fantastic add-ons. The editor would also serve as a new item in the arsenal of all those enthusiastic fans of Star Wars games.

We are very much looking forward for your kind and helpful decision

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

***Lynk Former*** · 03-24-2009, 03:35 PM

I hate to break it to you, Luka... but Factor 5 doesn't exist anymore.

LukA_YJK · 03-24-2009, 04:33 PM

I know, Lynk, I know, I heard the news, but this is what makes our chances higher, isn't it?

***Lynk Former*** · 03-25-2009, 02:40 AM

Not really... I mean LA isn't going to give anyone anything for free.

LukA_YJK · 03-25-2009, 06:07 AM

Hey, Lynk, you are probably right, but watch this and try to get my point

YouTube Video

I think it is possible if we will get many voices. Why not to have fan made Rogue Squadron levels if there are many Jedi Knight or X-Wing developer communities around. Secondly Factor 5 guys might want to give out their in-house editor, huh?

***Lynk Former*** · 03-25-2009, 03:39 PM

Since when has an online petition ever worked though? XD

PastramiX · 03-25-2009, 04:06 PM

IMO, if you really want to play Rogue Squadron again, then you should really ask LucasArts to release the source code to the public. That way, someone can write a custom engine from it basing it off of the code.

Now, that does somewhat improbable, mainly becuase this is LucasArts, a company which seems to be totally deaf to its fanbase.

***Lynk Former*** · 03-25-2009, 04:19 PM

And because 98% of everyone else wouldn't as well.

LukA_YJK · 03-25-2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynk Former

Since when has an online petition ever worked though? XD

Oh my goodness, Lynky, are you trying to be pragmatic? I cant recognise you, guys, who was talking about insanity? Is it ARESEN or somewhere else?

C'mon, we have got three signatures already, I will go for it, but with your support it would be much easier. Please post a forum announcement with the Petition information, otherwise... I will do it myself

PastramiX, we don't need their source codes. They just need to give us the editor used for creating game levels, so we could add new levels, possibly from Rogue Leader or replace the models with more detailed ones.

Kuuki · 03-25-2009, 09:02 PM

***Lynk Former*** · 03-26-2009, 04:19 AM

We can make up whatever reality we want in here and in our minds... but at the end of the day that's about it... unless you have the power to create your own reality outside of that, you're not going to get what you want XD

**leXX** · 03-26-2009, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scar Da Kookee

moo.

Hey! Only I'm allowed to say moo.

***Lynk Former*** · 03-26-2009, 08:11 AM

Yeah, leXX is our designated cow.

**leXX** · 03-26-2009, 09:18 AM

Shup foo.

Kuuki · 03-26-2009, 11:18 AM

Lexx

Are you my free moo cow?

[edit]...that lynk promised

LukA_YJK · 03-26-2009, 11:52 AM

I've got a power, Lynk Former.

LukA_YJK · 03-27-2009, 08:33 PM

We have got 6 signatures for now. Thanks to everybody who contributed.

**leXX** · 03-27-2009, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scar Da Kookee

Lexx

Are you my free moo cow?

[edit]...that lynk promised

Yes, yes I am. Just don't try to milk me. <.<

Kuuki · 03-27-2009, 10:23 PM

Nah, no milking required. we got all the milk we ever need from DSS

Mav · 03-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynk Former

unless you have the power to create your own reality outside of that, you're not going to get what you want XD

Where is Haruhi when you need her... [/sarcasm]

***Lynk Former*** · 03-30-2009, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maverick187

Where is Haruhi when you need her...

spoiler:
protip: she's not real

**Redwing** · 04-01-2009, 03:45 AM

Lynk is all about the buzzkill today.

I don't think this'll work - primarily because no one with access to such an editor cares enough to release it to us. But of course I'll sign.

LukA_YJK · 04-01-2009, 11:41 AM

Thanks, Redwing, you are as supportive as always :-) We have got 12 sinatures already. I think it will work this time!

By the way, unexpected support came from the famous unseen64 where they posted a note about our petition: http://www.unseen64.net/2009/04/01/p...ron-3d-editor/

Join us! We need you now!

LukA_YJK · 04-05-2009, 12:46 PM

We have got 22 signatures already. Thanks again to everybody who supported the Petition, signed it and spread the word about it. Another famous website www.xwlegacy.net posted a note about it. Email message about our Petition has been sent to Julian Eggebrecht of Factor5 and Darrell Rodrigues of LucasArts. Although many are sceptic, I believe that we can

Join us! We need you now!

LukA_YJK · 04-19-2009, 12:49 PM

One of the developers of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Texture Artist, Buddy Hannon, former LucasArts team member signed the petition wishing us good luck. We have got 32 signatures now. Thanks again to everybody who supported the Petition by signing it and spreading the word about it. Join us! We need you now!

Please spread the word about it and call your networks to sign it. What I plan is to send an article about it to some online gaming magazine e.g. IGN.com? What do you think about this?

Rogue15 · 04-19-2009, 03:55 PM

i signed

LukA_YJK · 05-28-2009, 03:13 PM

Thanks, Rogue15 and Dark Sad Shadow. We have got 45 signatures iright now. Plan to submit an article to IGN.COM. Hope it will work ;-)

LukA_YJK · 06-03-2009, 02:17 PM

Rogues we have got a mod page at MODDB under Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. Check out the mods page: http://www.moddb.com/games/star-wars...-squadron/mods We have got 48 signatures iright now. Will post some article there first, but the ultimate aim is an article at IGN.COM

LukA_YJK · 06-09-2009, 06:09 AM

Our Petition is featured at the MODDB homepage: http://www.moddb.com/ Please check this out: http://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-...dron-3d-editor We have got 55 signatures already. Join us! We need you now!

Kuuki · 06-09-2009, 08:31 AM

damn luka, thats almost like a double post :P

and darn it, when you show up

post here: http://lucasforums.com/showthread.ph...wpost&t=194870

Kjølen · 06-12-2009, 04:35 PM

It's not going to happen. Abandon hope.

LukA_YJK · 06-14-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kjølen

It's not going to happen. Abandon hope.

Thanks for support

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