Not at this time. There are certainly contributors floating around the discord who may be interested in getting this off the ground if you asked around.
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I’m about half way through the book, biggest thing I’ve got so far is that the Royal marines certainly use their corresponding ranks in the real world. There are Corporals, and Sergeants, and Privates, so it’s likely it’s just the same rank structure as modern britain.
That being said. I am certainly willing to put in work for this to happen, we just need a solid roadmap/todo list so I can keep on track.
I’m confident in my ability to sprite it with time, and I’m a computer science major in real life, so I’m sure I could figure out the SS13 Syntax and get this put together.
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i recommend starting with the sprites first then moving onto coding
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Very well. I’ll give it a go.
I’m not exactly sure the whole process of making an ERT, but I’m guessing there’s quite a few things that need spriting. I’m guessing all we need for custom sprites are:
RM Fatigues
RM Armor
RM SL Armor (?)
RM SG Rig
RM Helmet
Second RM Helmet variant (?)
RM Cap
RM Gloves
The rest of it can probably be taken from existing sprites (Boots, pouches, harnesses, etc)
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I think any TWE squads should be split between low-rank and high-rank, where the low-ranks are more or less what’s been described (slightly worse gear than WY), but where the high-ranks have better gear than WY (but not whiteout level kit), since lore-wise the WY board of directors answers to the Emperor, not the other way around
just a suggestion, if we get TWE ERT at all I’ll be happy
*for context, low ranked squads are just regulars, while high-rank squads probably have a diplomat among them
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Yeah. This cuts in on the whether or not this first ERT should be Royal Marines, or some kind of Naval Infantry. If it’s Royal Marines then that’s awesome, great shit, but then we need to discern a difference between these Royal Marines and the kind of Royal Marines that would be considered high ranking.
I’ve got no issue with some Royal Marines being more well suited than others, after all they fulfill a different purpose and in lore it seems most Royal Marine sections are less lethal and more just to show strength (little to no combat experience). So having a sect of Royal Marines that actually have had that experience, IE a Special Operations branch of the Royal Marines, makes sense.
There could be anything to discern them, they could be the Duke of Cambridge’s First Royal Marine Corps, where they’re a different section who’s duty is to protect royal family + VIPs, and thus are given better gear.
Personally, I think starting off with your standard ass Royal Marine squad, then expanding into Naval Infantry or high-tier RM squads would be a good idea, but I def think what you said is the way we should go.
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Agreed. ERT in actual game should be low tier Navy so it could be balance and also stated that “However, while equipped with the latest, most technologically advanced weapons and equipment, they lacked the manpower and extensive reach of the United States Colonial Marine Corps, and many of the 3WE’s more distant outposts instead relied on USCM protection, negotiated through various defense contracts and treaties”.
While the Royal Marines Commandos can be in the deathsquad Category since they have much powerful weapons and as stated “these elite troops were well-trained and outfitted with the latest cutting-edge hardware, but lacked the sheer numbers of many of their contemporaries. As a result, the 3WE was known to bolster its ranks with contracted Weyland-Yutani PMCs”. This should probably new equipment for the “cutting-edge hardware” part.
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Naval Infantry it is then. In that case I’m thinking either we pull from the book with the surge green uniforms, or aim for the royal blue fatigues instead. Probably looking at:
Royal Navy Fatigues
Royal Navy Armor
Royal Navy SG Rig
Royal Navy Combat Helmet
Royal Navy Cap
Royal Navy Beanie
Royal Navy Gloves
Maybe also do a variant of the External Webbing, as I feel that would be fitting for some of the light armor roles.
Equipped with FP9000s, M39s, M4RAs, VP78s, and the Revolver for the SL. Also siding on giving the SL a sword of some kind, maybe the ceremonial? Maybe the Katana? Depends if we’re going for Japanese or British.
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there’s a claymore sword in-game as well seeing as the British military includes people from Scotland i think that could also work
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A possible special Highlanders Regiment.
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Highland Regiment pulling up on the Xenos. Waterloo ~ Gordons Highlanders and Pictons Death 1080p - YouTube
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RMC is already being worked on by lore team I think still kinda maybe, all of those sprites are done anyway.
-frans sprites
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VIP TWE squads should have a 1% chance of spawning with the absurdly sharp katana :trol:
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Oh, lol that saves a lot of time then. Seems like all that needs to be done then is just some coding.
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there’s already some code in place for squads as i put at the beginning
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On it, got all the apparel (berets, armor, fatigues, boots, gloves, mask) working from the old PR. Working on the gear preset right now then i can move onto guns. Know i got the sprites somewhere on my computer
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Excellent news. Can’t wait to see your work.
Calling on anyone who is following this post!
I need help with naming the armor! Im not what i would call a very creative person and there is no lore (that i can find) relating to armor that i could even just use as reference.
The names should be a blend between Imperial British and Japanese themes. One final thing please no names like “samurai /Liverpool vanguard armor”. Names should follow the conventions of other CM armor like the M3 pattern light armor (USCM) or UM5 Personal armor (UPP). Descriptions for the armor are welcome if you want to throw them in but by no means feel like you have to.
PICTURES BELOW TO USE AS REFRENCE FOR NAMES.
LIGHT ARMOR
LIGHT PADDED ARMOR
Medium Armor
Pointman Armor
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Depends on what is more influential in combat armour design for the TWE, the British or the Japanese side. From what lore I’ve read it would seem that the TWE rely on the ‘Royal Marines Commandos’ which implies a more British origin.
If the armour is of more British origin, I’d make the naming conventions based around animals that exist within the British isles, which seems to be what they do in the modern day. If the armour is of more Japanese origin, then a standard ‘Type-XX’ name would do, based on the year the armour entered service/production. Maybe you can mix the two?
I’ll name drop my random suggestions below.
Light Armor
- Peregrine Armor
- Type 65 Armor
Light Padded Armor
- Peregrine Mk2 Armor
- Type 65/2 Armor
Medium Armor
- Bulldog Armor
- Type 72 Armor
Pointman Armor
- Stoat Armor
- Type 80 Armor
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From what I’ve seen of the 3WE from everything up to and including it’s insignia/flag being the British flag in a triangle, it’s far more predominantly British outside of it’s Corporations such as Weyland-Yutani.
This goes triple in it’s stereotypically British military doctrine with a naval (and aerial, considering the nature of an interstellar navy) emphasis and a preference towards specialised forces like Royal Marines over large formations…Which makes sense considering the Japanese had relinquished their right to war and to maintain a military (in name) for some very good reasons that I REALLY wouldn’t advise looking into.
But thats enough of that tangent. tl;dr it’s definitely more predominantly British and you should go with British theming for the RMC.