Hi everyone, here is the DeathCobra's from Vengeance Studios interview,
it has been made, 27 february around midnight (AM) on our IRC channel.

The subject is bout their future Tribes 2 MOD ported from T1 : TIERIAN REVOLUTION

< + DCobra > hey
<@CeNTuRY> haaha
<@U-turn>    :o)
<@CeNTuRY> hi DeathCobra
< + DCobra > whats up?\
                   ok so i guess you are gonna shoot some questions at me now?
                   oh i see
<@CeNTuRY> yes u re right
                   so let's begin with usuals
< + DCobra > ok
<@CeNTuRY> Who are DeathCobra ?
< + DCobra > I am one of the presidents of Vengeance Studios
<@CeNTuRY> what are your objectives at Vengeance Studios ?
< + DCobra > To make mods and more for tribes 1 and 2, make mods that everyone likes,
                   and have fun doing it =)
<@CeNTuRY> that's a good thing for all of us
                   at Vengeance Studios , u work on few differents MODs, how many for Tribes 2 ?
                   i'm fast on keyboard huh ?
                   haha
<@U-turn>    hehe
< + DCobra > yes =)
                   lets see, well the list can be endless really
                   but we have an idea of the first 7 we want
<@CeNTuRY> oh, so many in developpement ?
                   but for Tribes 2?
                   ok i see
                   which one do u like the most ?
< + DCobra > a few of the bigger ones include World War 2, starcraft and many mods we come
                   up with
<@CeNTuRY> which mod do u like the most ?
< + DCobra > well unfortunately we have to wait for a while for t2 to come out, so none
                   are in developement
<@CeNTuRY> oh
                   i was supposing that of course
                   about TR or others, Dynamix don't give u any materials , do they ?
<@CeNTuRY> any contact with them ?
< + DCobra > we have almost all of the ideas for most mods done so far, so when we begin
                   coding it wont take gast
                   we have gotten no help from dynamix for TR, we have had contact with
                   Dave G. for a tribes 2 interview but thats all
<@U-turn>    :o/
< + DCobra > he has offered help for T2 though
<@CeNTuRY> ok
                   will u start with one MOD ? and continue with other ones after ?
                   the first was done ?
< + DCobra > well Tierian Revolution was planned to become a tribes 1 mod, we did a lot
                   of the weapons then decided to do it in tribes 2
                   yes we plan to make one mod, then go onto another one, after a few mods
                   we do an update/bug check of all mods and release new versions
                   then continue with more mods
<@CeNTuRY> all right
                   how many people did u plan to dedicate to TR developpement ?
< + DCobra > out of the 37 people on the team, we try to get as many people involved
                   as possible, and equal out the work as well
<@CeNTuRY> whoua , it's a big team
                   how many modelers dedicated to this mod ?
< + DCobra > yes, but everyone does something, its actually in the rules =)
<@CeNTuRY> is there yet a lead mapper for TR ?
                   (yeah i saw your rules..)
< + DCobra > completely dedicated? all i can think of right now is 1, maybe 2
<@CeNTuRY> ok
< + DCobra > but they are VERY good modelers
<@CeNTuRY> i saw some models...i agree with that
                   about the armors and weapons , many improvements ?
                   he actual weapons are planned for t2 too ?
< + DCobra > in TR?
<@CeNTuRY> yes int TR
< + DCobra > we are not using the original weps, it is all completely new
<@CeNTuRY> oh ok ..
< + DCobra > the weapons are great from what i saw in our T1 version, great effects etc..
<@CeNTuRY> so for now , we can'' have more details about that
                   but abour the armors
                   did u yet plan somethin about differents classes ?
< + DCobra > yes
                   the armors work so the game becomes well balanced
                   example
<@CeNTuRY> ok
                   your mod will be server-side only ?
                   or
                   can we expect some cool sounds and extra features , on the-client side ?
< + DCobra > a jump jet infantry flies around and shoots at snipers, but get taken out
                   with heavy infantrys rocket launcher
                   the mods will be client side only
<@CeNTuRY> so the jetpack is always on the course
< + DCobra > new models, new sounds, new HUD, new everything
<@CeNTuRY> ??
                   well what package !
< + DCobra > yes each armor gets a jet pack, slightly weaker than light
<@CeNTuRY> ok
< + DCobra > jump jet inf. gets a powerful jet
<@CeNTuRY> what about the vehicles ? are u plan to make some changes on too ?
< + DCobra > we will have some fun with vehicles =) with the addition of ground
                   vehicles etc... we will do a lot of those
                   some missions they may be needed, some missions may not have them
                   all depends
<@U-turn>    cool
<@CeNTuRY> i see , humm it will be famous
                   will your mod, include some admin functions ?
                   or it's too early to discuss about that .?
< + DCobra > yes, we havnt thought to much about them, but they will have admin functions
<@CeNTuRY> i suppose it's depend a lil bit of the future T2 network code ...
< + DCobra > yes
<@CeNTuRY> will it be possible to track players scores like in few other T1 mods ?
< + DCobra > we dont know about that yet....well see....
<@CeNTuRY> any news pack ? , what kind ? or habilities about them
                   ?
< + DCobra > ?
<@CeNTuRY> u know some relocator pack or somethin ?
                   planned for TR ?
< + DCobra > oh.... packs yeah we have many good ideas for packs
<@CeNTuRY> invisibility or somethin ?
                   or camo pack , oh did u think about that ?
< + DCobra > each armor has a pack that proves very useful to him, we may have some regular
                   packs like cloaking pack from t2
<@CeNTuRY> to make u as a chameleon
                   yes cloaking pack is fun
< + DCobra > we are going through so many ideas with those and right now that i dont know
                   what we are doing
                   we arent gonna have a huge amount
                   but we will have enough to have some fun with them =)
<@CeNTuRY> yes ok...it seems
                   about the gameplay, will it be teamplay only oriented or somethin'
                   ?
< + DCobra > definetly, you are dependent on your team to help you win
<@CeNTuRY> so no deathmatch ?
< + DCobra > help the team win*
                   im just talking about teamplay oriented games
                   yes we will still have deathmatch
<@CeNTuRY> all right
                   are u plan for a Multiplayer MOD only, or can we expect some "solo" campaigns ?
< + DCobra > Dark Viper and myself really want some solo campaigns, we have to wait to
                   see how to do them, if we are to do solo campaigns though, that will be
                   another mod most likely
<@CeNTuRY> ok
                   i'll like to know if u plan to incorporate some bot code in this case ?
                   everyone is awaiting the Bots from T2
                   "best than UT bots.. "
                   i would like to see that
< + DCobra > hmmm
                   we will definetly have bots in solo campaigns
<@CeNTuRY> ha yeas that's a great thing
< + DCobra > i havnt played UT so i dont know how good theirs are
<@CeNTuRY> they are good...it's true
< + DCobra > but i have heard T2 will have great bots so hopefully we can make good ones
<@CeNTuRY> the AI system to evaluate the way to follow is very impressive
                   yeah i've heard that too, and about
                   the habilities they will have to take
                   place in vehicles
< + DCobra > yes ive heard that battles can get intense against bots in T2
<@CeNTuRY> in which delays can we expect a TR release , after T2 will be out ?
< + DCobra > well when t2 comes out we are giving all of vengeance about a month to get
                   used to the game and baisic code, after that we are gonna start working
<@CeNTuRY> ok so maybe a beta few months after..?
< + DCobra > we hope to get TR done in a few weeks, so about a month and a half after T2
                   is released
<@CeNTuRY> ouch
< + DCobra > we have very skilled people who can do a lot of stuff very fast
<@CeNTuRY> humm i see that
< + DCobra > there may be problems that occur though, so only time can really tell when it
                   is released
                   i mean look at the T2 release =/
<@CeNTuRY> yea what do u think about the T2 release ?
                   official date is about 31 march 2001 i think
                   but
                   ...?
< + DCobra > i cant wait for it, but im just a little ticked about all that lying
                   october, then december, then february, now end of march
<@CeNTuRY> yeah as all of us
< + DCobra > i wish tribes extreme came out and didnt stop
<@CeNTuRY> i hope u don't read the news about Recon2000
< + DCobra > ?
<@CeNTuRY> yes ,i'm lil bit disappointed
< + DCobra > ah
<@CeNTuRY> they let us know that they plan to incorporate Tribes 1, cauz
                   they are afraid about the T2 release date
< + DCobra > i see
<@CeNTuRY> when u know that Recon if for June end
                   ...
< + DCobra > ...
<@CeNTuRY> i haven't more question s about TR, i want to thank u DeathCobra
< + DCobra > no prob

Interview made by CeNTuRY
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