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[i]Ideas for a Master and Commander Quest[/i]

Seb

Privateer
Storm Modder
I know all modders here are very busy with the actual mods actually in elaboration, and, despite i don't know at all how to do a quest, and once again unfortunately my studies doesn't let me the necessary time, to learn really useful and interesting things, such as learning how to script a quest i would like to suggest ideas for a Master and Commander quest based on Jack Aubrey's and Stephen Maturin's adventures in the novel.

The quest would start at <i>Antigua</i> where you would have to meet the local governor. He would wait for you with an order of Mission.
The governer would assign you the task to escort a merchant convoy to Greenford, to fulfill that mission, you would be graduate captain, and the gouvernor would assign you the commanding of the brick "Sophie" (Couldn't we use Kazeite's Interceptor model for this ship?).

He would ask you to find yourself a naval surgeon lacking to your crew, and to make your crew more confident.
So, you would meet Stephen Maturin in the governor's house and ask him to join you in your travels. (as an officer, as a doctor)

You escort the convoy to Greenford, and once it's done, you come back to Antigua where the governor gives you a new mission,

to take the Sophie and bait ennemy commercial convoys to make prizes, until you've reach the sum of maybe 10 000 gold of prize and benefits.

Once you would've reach that sum,
You would go back to see the governer that would inform you that the french frigate "Acheron" is threating the port of Redmond. You orders would be to intercept the frigate, sink it, or take it as a prize <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.gif" />. To succeed in that mission, you would be given the commanding of the "HMS Surprise" (Inzane's one?).

You would go to Redmond and you would find back the Acheron on a desert shore of the island. You fight against her, and once the victory is your's, you go back to Antigua.

Once you are back the governor gives you the commanding of the HMS Bellona and gives you the grade of "Master and Commander".

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sailr.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sail" border="0" alt="sailr.gif" />

What would you think about that? Do you think it is interesting and do you think it can be done? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":keith" border="0" alt="keith.gif" />
 
Well, I like the idea, but there are details...

The <i>Sophie</i> is a 14 gun quarterdecked brig/sloop... hardly the <i>Endeavour</i> model that came from VC. Are you talking about the <i>Interceptor</i> model perhaps?

Master and Commander is the long and official rank that is almost always known as Commander. So how could you go from Captain of a brig to Commander of a frigate? Its the other way around.

Would we go by the book or the movie? In the book, its the xebec-frigate <i>Cafafeuego</i> that Jack takes a prize, and is later captured by Lionis' squadron.

I always thought that we could replace the Black Frigate (Mifesto) quest with the HMS <i>Surprise</i> hunting the <i>Acheron</i>...
 
Well it would more be a mix beetween the movie and the books, all of that adapted to potc and the means we have, for the brig, yep i made a small mistake i was actually talking about the interceptor, concerning the question of the grades, of course there are shortcuts, to make the quest a bit shorter and using the most famous aspects of Jack Aubrey's story
 
Captain Dan made the <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10618" target="_blank">SloopBrig</a> which was indeed intended to be like the Sophie. So you can use that. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />

As far as a new M&C quest is concerned: It CAN be done, as proven by Short Jack Gold and Bartolomeu o Portugues working on their own new quests. Somebody'd need to make it though. I have been considering to have several default player profiles selectable at the beginning of the game for beginning players in addition to a fully customizable Choose Character interface for advanced players. Would be nice to give all the characters (Jack Sparrow, Nathaniel Hawk, Horatio Hornblower, Jack Aubrey, etc.) their own main quest.
 
A Hornblower quest! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
I wouldn't mind having one of those. Or more than one... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whistling.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wp" border="0" alt="whistling.gif" />
 
Now that work is being done on adding multiple main quests, we might want to give this another thought. We've got the Jack Aubrey model and we've got his ships, the Sophie and Surprise. I'd really like to have a main quest for him. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":woot" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
 
hey, can i somehow add captain dan's sophie to build 13? or is it already there? i tried that link above but it doesnt work
 
Try <a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10618" target="_blank">this</a> link. However, there's no download link. The ship will be added to Build 14 Alpha 8.
 
ah ok, thank you <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
 
i love the idea.. and i love Master and commander <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />
 
We do have a red and black French frigate made by Seb and improved by Thomas the Terror:
<img src="http://s31clan.com/privateftps/pietersmods/images/all_ships/frenchfrigate.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
here is a good pic.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> <img src="http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2003_Master_and_Commander/2003_master_and_commander_010.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Hi. I happen to be making a model of the HMS Sophie myself at the moment. You're welcome to use it in the mod when it's done... Shouldn't be more than a few days work to get it ship-shape <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> . I used the plans of the HMS <i>Speedy</i> as a base with parts of the <i>Vincejo</i> grafted on (being the way O'brian envisioned it) with some detail taken from the (inaccurate but pretty) wooden model of the Sophie from:

<a href="http://www.chucksshipmodels.com/Ship%20Models%2002/HMS%20Sophie/hms_sophie.htm" target="_blank">http://www.chucksshipmodels.com/Ship%20Mod.../hms_sophie.htm</a>

Here's some pics (Still WIP):

<a href="http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sophie1br7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4121/sophie1br7.th.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
<a href="http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sophie2zx5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1386/sophie2zx5.th.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
<a href="http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sophie3in6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5859/sophie3in6.th.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
<a href="http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sophie4si1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9618/sophie4si1.th.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>

It'll be just over 10k polys when finished. A bit more than stock but I felt the Sophie deserved it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Hope you like it. Likewise, if you have any suggestions or critisms feel free to voice them.
 
beautifull model, and even low poly. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" />

I´m really looking forward to see that ship ingame!
 
Cpt Spicy McTowel just let me know when your ready to put her in. I will do it.
 
Thanks guys <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

She should be finished in about a week tops. I'm also doing a straight HMS Speedy version with the extra guns and no quarterdeck (plus aesthetic changes) for the build if it's wanted.

Never dealt with locators and all the technical stuff before so I might need some help when I have to tackle it though.

And on a last note, how many LOD versions do I need to make?
 
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