Neat mod idea (Half Life 2)

[youm0nt]

I just thought up a mod idea for a Battlefield 2, a Half Life 2 mod. Now you might be saying to yourself, "Just buy Half Life 2" or "Use a different engine for this mod". While this is true, HL 2's multiplayer wasn't that fun, no teamwork and communication. A different engine would be better to use than the BF2's but since it has squads and a commander, it can be fun.

I thought a Half Life 2 mod could be fun for vBF2. There would be two factions, the rebels and the Combine. There wouldn't be a lot of different classes for each faction, maybe four to five. The weapons should reflect the weapons from HL2. Vehicles would include the Combine's weaponry and rebel made vehicles, for example, the dune buggies and the air boats.

Map Descriptions:

Maps would include Ravenholm, urban fighting in City 17, Highway 17, the Kanals, etc. Flags on the maps must be taken in certain orders; no conquest mode. Some maps may have objectives such as the Combine destroying rebel ammo caches, destroying bridges, etc.

Kit Descriptions:

Some kits for both factions may be limited, requestable, or near ammo caches

Classes/weapons for rebels:

Rebel:
Knife
MP7 (Can use vBF2: Special Forces MP7)
Frag grenade x 1
Smoke grenade x 1
Ammo bag
Light Armor

Anti Tank:
Knife
USP Match
RPG
Smoke grenade x 1
Heavy Armor

Medic/Doctor:
Knife
MP7
Medic pack (Not throwable)
Defibrillators (?)
Health vials x 4-5
Light Armor

Special ops:
Knife
Gravity gun (try that on the BF2 engine, haha)
MP7
SLAM x 2
Molotov cocktail x 2
Smoke grenade x 1
Light Armor

Engineer:
Knife
Shotgun
Hopper mines x 2
Wrench
No armor

Classes/weapons for Combine:

Civil Protection:
Stun baton
USP Match
Flaregun
Smoke grenade x 2
Manhack x 1 (A "grenade" that can be thrown to enemies)
Light Armor

Combine Soldier:
MP7
Frag grenade x 2
Ammo bag
Heavy Armor

Combine Sniper:
Combine sniper rifle
Frag grenade x 1
Light Armor

Combine Elite (Given to squad leader):
Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle
Pulse orb x 3
Deployable Sentry Turret x 3
Heavy Armor

Combine Pilot/Crewman (Able to contorl air units and ground vehicles, respectively)
MP7
Flaregun
Heavy Armor

Vehicles:

Rebel vehicles:
Dune Buggy with mounted Tau Gun, can hold 3-4 soldiers
Air Boat with stolen helicopter machine gun
No air units for rebels

Combine Ground Vehicles:
APC, machine gun and rockets, and can transport soldiers
Strider, Pulse turret, Warp Cannon, and leg impalement
Suppression Device (Acts as artillery)

Combine Air Units:
Dropship with Pulse turret, transports soldiers
Gunship, Pulse turret
Hunter-chopper, Mounted pulse turret and can drop mines


You guys pretty much get the idea... I did try looking for a Half Life 2-esque mod for BF2. If you guys do, give me a link! What do you guys think of a mod like this for vBF2? Good, bad, horrible, undecided?

Edit: Added map descriptions, Combine classes, added equipment/armor for classes, vehicles for both factions.

[[R-DEV]KingofCamelot]

Moved to Off-topic, didn't belong in General Discussion. Continue.

[RikiRude]

That actually sounds pretty neat. Would be one hell of a mod though! I'd wait til ETQW and mod it on that (depending on if/what kind of squad system they have)

[SethLive!]

there already is a mod like this but alot better.
its coming out soon (like a month or so)
http://www.insurgencymod.net/

[::Major_Baker::]

Originally Posted by SethLive!

there already is a mod like this but alot better.
its coming out soon (like a month or so)
http://www.insurgencymod.net/

This mod has been in devleopment for >2 years, and will have no vehciles. Only infantry.
The maps are pretty but that seems like the extent of it so far.

[RikiRude]

Things like this just make me give even more kudos to PR then most mods out there. Too many mods I see out there have nothings playable to show and get churned out way too slow. 2+ years on a mod that isn't released is ridiculous to me simply because by the time they release for the game its on, the really out of date. It makes me feel like they would be better off going for gold and just making a game from scratch.

[[R-CON]77SiCaRiO77]

ecxept FH2

[Semi]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]RikiRude

Things like this just make me give even more kudos to PR then most mods out there. Too many mods I see out there have nothings playable to show and get churned out way too slow. 2+ years on a mod that isn't released is ridiculous to me simply because by the time they release for the game its on, the really out of date. It makes me feel like they would be better off going for gold and just making a game from scratch.

Ehm... keep in mind that the Insmod team had to code, skin, model everything from scratch, while the PR team take their models and features directly from BF2 itself.

[KatanaGFR]

Originally Posted by 77SiCaRiO77

ecxept FH2

And Pirates 2. Loved the first version, cant wait for the new one.

[Fenix16]

The thing about HL2 online play is that its almost meant to be a complete deathmatch with little or no teamwork. Porting it over to BF2 would probably have the same result (if anybody played it as its easier and looks better just to play HL2).