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BuckyBoy
30-07-07, 01:38
Turtle Mod
This is a no-rush gamemode, where you can relax and build-up defenses before the real battle begins.

Usage
Select the "No Rush" gametype under "Win conditions".Game Rules
Territory is divided equally at the start of the game.
Squads will auto-retreat if they enter enemy territory during the no-rush period.
All weapons are disabled during the no-rush period.
Squads cannot capture new territory during the no-rush period.Features
4 different timers to choose from: 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes.New in 2.0:
Day-Night cycle (with reduced sight radius during the night)
Several AI tweaks (skirmish games are a real challenge now, with the expert CPU being virtually impossible to beat.)
Victory Point Control games
All attacking abilities are disabled during the no-rush period. (CPU player cannot cheat anymore)
territory division is now more equal. Some maps have neutral zones.
vehicles are returned to base when they trespass.
several bugfixes.2.01:

fixed bug on Vire River Valley (fatal scar error on game start)Enjoy! :-)

Outlaw
30-07-07, 14:58
Very nice:) . Is there a hamachi sever up for theses mods?

BuckyBoy
30-07-07, 15:01
no not yet.. perhaps you can make one? :)

Outlaw
30-07-07, 15:06
Hamachi
name: 1337COH
pass: 1337

BuckyBoy
30-07-07, 15:11
thx.. i'll post it on the front page.. maybe somebody will join.

Henry666
31-07-07, 01:13
Wow, another mod with a cool idea !

PeTTs0n
31-07-07, 02:28
Is it possible somehow to combine this mod with the Cheat Mod? :)

BuckyBoy
31-07-07, 02:49
yeah if you copy the files from cheatmod to turtlemod (with directory structure).. and start with -dev ..but you can't play online.

PeTTs0n
31-07-07, 03:58
yeah if you copy the files from cheatmod to turtlemod (with directory structure).. and start with -dev ..but you can't play online.

Alright, thanks :) I just wanted to fool around a bit anyway :)
And I quite got that it would be like that before I asked, since cheatmod isn't online/lanplay compatible :)
Sweet mods nevertheless! :)

ADD:
I found some bugs with it though :/ All called in infantry (so far tested) can fire before they're allowed to. Airborne does it, and Sturmtruppen as well. Hope it's fixable :)

BuckyBoy
31-07-07, 04:12
ah yes. can be fixed (i think).. but this mod was also designed with a bit of "fair play" in mind. I don't know if you played other RTS games, but in the old days we just used to agree before the game: "10 minutes no rush".. so the most important thing about this mod is the timer and also that the territory is divided equally.

Rizz
31-07-07, 09:00
Bugs:
Veichles can go into others teritory.
In 10 min no rush (at least) from like 7-8 min mark (2-3 mins left) or so. Nothing can move but the first engies.
There is only anhilation =(

PeTTs0n
31-07-07, 12:06
Yeah I'm not really new to them ^^ that was how it was done when playing Red Alert with the pals and deciding to play a turtle game :)
Just a little annoying when playing with the computer and he "cheats" by building a load of Airborne/Sturmtruppen ^^
But I get the point, and it works great in MP! :)

BuckyBoy
31-07-07, 16:05
ok i didn't realize anyone would want to play this alone. Maybe I'll make a skirmish version too someday.. but the vanilla AI is really horrible.. so this would be a lot of work.

Violent Dave
31-07-07, 21:42
We gave the mod a whirl, set the timer to 15 minutes, played on Hedgerow Seige map and when the timer wound down to 00:09 it crashed stating:

Fatal Scar Error

Locked up our game. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it but I hit him with off map artiliery about 8 minutes into it.

BuckyBoy
31-07-07, 22:38
oh that sucks.. sry about that. :(

could you check the error log file for me?.. it's located in: My Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\LogFiles\scarlog....txt

Violent Dave
31-07-07, 23:28
You want my log files? Why?! So you can haxxorz my compooterz and steal my fat lootz? :mad:

Yeah no problem. When I get home I'll post 'em.

BuckyBoy
31-07-07, 23:31
hehehe

TheDoktor
01-08-07, 03:30
well it somewhat is lagging my computer before i installed i wa fine but its lagging like hell and what the f***k is a goliath doing on allied territory?

BuckyBoy
01-08-07, 04:33
it's a multiplayer mod, sry.. the cpu player "cheats".

TheDoktor
02-08-07, 03:09
but im trying to figure how it got thru my barbwire since i blocked off entry points to my turf

BuckyBoy
02-08-07, 05:54
i will be releasing a major update later today or tomorrow..

some new features:
- vehicles are returned to base if they trespass.
- all attacking abilities are disabled during the no-rush period.
- victory point control games.

plus i fixed some bugs. :)



update:
postponed, sry.. i'm busy adding some AI tweaks.

BuckyBoy
05-08-07, 06:22
updated. (see start post)

The CPU players are really tough now.. CPU normal should be pretty challenging, cpu hard - really hard and cpu expert - virtually impossible. :D (post replay pls if you manage to beat it)

oh btw... better not play on Langres, the cpu player cannot handle the "gaps" very well. There are some other maps that don't work very well.. maybe i can fix it in the next patch... :)

PeTTs0n
05-08-07, 12:44
Thanks! :)
This was exactly what I was looking for, and I appreciate you fixing the issues I posted with v1.0 :)


Cheers!

Jorge
07-08-07, 13:04
Thanx for this mod. I always had trouble with making defences and the enemy destroying them before they'r finished.

oddangryshot
10-08-07, 01:43
Hey Bucky,
First off great idea for a mod, nothing annoys me and my mates more than not getting a chance to set up traps, ambushes and defences.
I installed ver 2 yesterday,(I never installed any other versions) loaded it up and went to a custom map played skirmish against the computer. The map was sectioned up, half his, half mine, I set my eng to building and after about 3 minutes (I had no-rush 10 min, annih) 2 of my points were being taken over by the enemy.
I thought your mod may not work on custom maps so I loaded up an original coh map, same settings...no-rush 10 min, annih.....
Again after 2-3 minutes my points were being taken over.
The maps start half mine and half the Ai....so I know the mod is working...the only thing that doesnt work is the no-rush..?!?!?

Any suggestions of what I have done wrong would be appreciated. Also when I first load a map up I get an error message saying....I think...."Scars Error game Paused" The game is paused from the start. As soon as I press the pause button the game starts...

Cheers, and thanks for the effort you have put in.

BuckyBoy
10-08-07, 02:03
thanks.. hmm yes the scar error is the problem. Which map did you play this on?.. and can you give me your scar error log files? that way i can see what the problem is. They're located in My Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\logfiles\scarlog....txt (where ... is the date and time)

oddangryshot
10-08-07, 03:42
thanks.. hmm yes the scar error is the problem. Which map did you play this on?.. and can you give me your scar error log files? that way i can see what the problem is. They're located in My Documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\logfiles\scarlog....txt (where ... is the date and time)

Cheers Bucky, Iam at work at the moment but once I get home I will post the error log. Thanks for your help.

Unregistered
23-09-07, 16:42
Hi i have a little problem with your mods: around the middle of the installation an error message appear saing: access denied......
Well i try everything but nothing can you help me?

TaG
05-10-07, 21:36
Could you change this to rar or zip please? The .exe is saying Company of Heroes doesn't exist...

JohnYoga
07-10-07, 01:56
Hello BuckyBoy,

My Dad (70 yrs old) quit playing with me because he felt way too rushed and stressed getting set up. Your mod sounds perfect, though I haven't tried it yet.

I downloaded the latest COH 2.101.0 patch, and was wondering if you are going to update your mod to it, or does it work fine with this latest revision?

Also, I will be buying OF, and wanted to know if you are going to have this mod work with that game as well.

Thank you for your idea and mod...

JohnYoga

BuckyBoy
07-10-07, 18:18
sry.. doesn't work with latest patch. I also have to update cheatmod, so i don't know when this will be done.

Unregistered
19-10-07, 21:01
I loved this mod, can you update it please for OF?

BuckyBoy
27-07-08, 16:48
new version for opposing fronts is here: http://forum.1337coh.com/showthread.php?t=304