Hello Jip, once again a big thank you for your work and efforts to improve the game. I'm very excited about the shadder I mentioned. Unfortunately, I can't help because I don't really know how to program. And work more with trial and error ^^ with my maps and mods.

@captainklutz Hello and thank you again for the new brushes Here is my new card with the brushes. Maybe some people will like it.

Hello everyone,

because of the more and more frequent mod presentations in the forum, which I appreciate very much, because they describe the mods already before testing them and
I decided to do the same for my mod

First a preface, which you can skip if you like. That's fine for me.

# Foreword:

For me and many friends, Supreme Comander is an evergreen game. We used to play a round
via Steam until I came across the Sorian AI on YouTube and other sources. It was a great experience, as I had
only played against the standard AI and I'm not a good player, but a match against the AI
AI made for great evenings

After a few matches, however, the question arose: what else is there? More maps, new mods, other AIs?

Answer - FAF

I discovered FAF 2021. It's a great project that has increased my enthusiasm for the game.
There is something here for everyone who appreciates this game.

A client that offers new gaming experiences,
A forum that comes alive thanks to the many helpful members,
lots of maps, including a map editor
& a whole bunch of mods ^^.

So a big thank you to everyone who gives their time and effort to FAF.

Now my reason why I made this mod in the first place. I have seen a lot of great mods through browsing and testing.
mods, but unfortunately I couldn't find one that didn't affect the core game too much or that suited my play style.

Unfortunately, I don't speak English very well and had no previous knowledge. Lua, Blender and Co. were just foreign words to me.
I took this as an incentive to acquire some knowledge in this area as well.

My first step was to change the values of the units. As my favourite unit is the UEF, I concentrated on the Fatboy.
It was always too weak for my understanding at the time. So I modified it. Which I later realised was a mistake. But that's how you learn. So the Blueprint Lua was modified, but the look also had to match this strength. So I looked for a mod
that would give the Fatboy a great look. This was probably my next and biggest mistake. I decided to take a unit from a random modpack from the site moddb.com. I tried to contact the creator, but he didn't reply to the site for a long time.

So if the creator of the original model is here, I apologise again for the basic model.

The model became my role model. Of course, it was also far too strong for normal play and lacked the construction features of the original Fatboy. So I searched the internet for a way to change that. That's how I learnt to understand and use Blender. I took the old Fatboy and the new model and connected them together.

Is that difficult? Yes, definitely. At least if you have no idea like me and are too stupid to ask questions in the forum. So keep learning ^^.

So my tip to new faces who also want to create a mod is to ask in the community. That would have helped me back then and saved me a lot of time
...

So, I think that should be enough to give you a little insight into the creation of the mod and my motivation. Let's start with the introduction of the mod.

# Savers Unitpack

What does this mod do? As the name suggests, it is a unit pack that gives each standard faction at least one modded experimental land unit.

All units should complement the faction, but not make the basic game obsolete. No overpowered unit that tears everything down, but should complement it.

As the FAF balance team can probably tell you, something is never balanced enough for everyone. But at least I tried.

Here is a small overview of all Exp. Landunits in comparison.

Fraction – UEF

mobile factory - Fatboy and its changes

Weapon Systems:
The Fatboy now has 2 Gauss Cannons at the front, with an increased turning radius of 10, giving them a better chance of hitting an enemy even when moving backwards. A Gauss main cannon in the middle, which is the Fatboy's highest damage. It also rotates more slowly. The two rear Gauss Cannons have also been removed.
The anti-aircraft guns have been replaced by T2 Fragmentation Flak, which makes it a bit more robust against air, but not too much.
In the middle of the Fatboy 2 Phalanx anti-missile systems have been installed. This gives it the true character of a mobile base.
The Fatboy has also received the AntiTorpedo, as the Megalith has.

The two Hells Fury Riot Guns and the torpedoes have been left as they were.

The new mobile construction system from FAF has also been adopted. Thanks again to the developers. In addition, the 4 Air DockingSlots are now also visible instead of the standard model.

Infantry Mech - Ramrod (new unit)

Ramrod, the name comes from a series from the 80s (long live nostalgia ^^). Ramrod's function is to support the Fatboy. He can hardly stand up to the normal Exp. Units hardly exist in 1vs1. But with his versatile weapon systems and his personal shield, he is a serious threat, especially to secure the defense against an onslaught and to lead an attack.

Weapon systems: Ramrod has a Hiro Plasma Cannon on his right shoulder, which can cause a lot of damage. This is supplemented by the cruise missile on the left shoulder, which opens as soon as a target is acquired.

For melee combat, Ramrod has a plasma cannon on each arm, but it has the shortest range of any of his weapons.

Like the Monkylord, he also has torpedoes and two anti-air turrets on his back.

Just like a build animation.

Fraction – Cybran

mobile factory - Megalith and its changes

The Megabot - Megalith was criticized by a good friend of mine because it is the only factory unit in the game that does not benefit from the new build/move function in FAF. So please, here's the build option, complete with animation and visuals

Even then I thought that the backend should be there for more.

Fraction – Aeon

Anti-Airbot – Enforcer (new unit)

Contrary to what its two main guns might suggest, the Enforcer is a true anti-air monster. Its job is to protect Aeon's areas of operation from attack from multiple directions. Since Aeon is already the strongest air force in the game, this unit is meant to cover the last area.

Weapon Systems:

The Enforcer has a typical Aeon Oblivion Cannon on each side, which has the range of a T3 Mobile Arty. In addition, two High Intensity Laisers are mounted at the front to take on an onslaught of T1 - T3 level units. The last weapon system only opens when enemy Air Untis come into range. The anti-air missiles open at the top.

Fraction – Seraphim

Mobile Missile Launcher Bot - Urtha (new unit)

Urtha Uya is a second-line unit, as its direct damage is more for support than attack. On the other hand, it shines with its battery of missiles that it rains down on the enemy, which should disable most anti-missile systems. Of course, it is still a threat if the unwary get too close.

Weapon Systems:

Similar to the Enforcer, Urtha has a chronocannon on each side designed to inflict direct damage on nearby enemies. The head is armed with a beam launcher. Since it has a short range, it is used for close combat.

The launcher is hidden on the back and fires up to 9 drone missiles.
These fly in a swarm and are designed to disable defenses. To maintain movement in combat, Urtha fires them independently. But why is the damage only similar to the Aeon's T3 Missile Boat? It also has a typical Seraphim anti-aircraft system at the rear.

Fraction – UEF – Water

Aircraft Carrier - Atlantis and its modifications

Ok, ok, here only the last unit and one out of line. Normally only the land area should be affected.
BUT... who hasn't wished for more sense for the Atlantis?
Me, I guess, but more out of coincidence and a week's vacation.

Weapons systems:
The Atlantis now has a Long Range Cruise Missile, which builds up in the front after surfacing. It fires 4 missiles with a more direct trajectory than other ship units. Two Gauss cannons are mounted above the launch and landing pads to fend off nearby ships and lay siege to small islands.

Final words:

For me, this unit pack is complete. I can't say if there will be new units in the future. There might be some balance updates, but that's about it.

I hope this post was entertaining for the readers and that the mod can give people some fun. I wouldn't ask for anything more

***But what I would like to say is a huge thank you to the people who supported me with tips and reviews.

Thanks to Uveso, CDRMV and Laso.***

Thank you everyone for your great work.

Everything is going great as usual, thank you very much

I hope it can help other people working on their own units or help improve the game. I had great support from other modders who gave me good tips. Thanks to everyone working on FAF

hello, here is a replay 3vs3 without bugs ^^ https://replay.faforever.com/20437080

Hello everyone, first of all thank you for the patch and special thanks to JIP for your work over the last few years. I think some of the functions are great. But when testing the function #6095 Improve area attack and reclaim orders. I get error messages in the log. However, I test in offline mode, without mods.
WARNING: Error running lua script: index expected but got nil
stack traceback:
[C]: in function SetTargetGround' ...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\uef\tifcarpetbombweapon.lua(46): in function CreateProjectileAtMuzzle'
...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua(1055): in function <...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua:968>
WARNING: Error running lua script: index expected but got nil
stack traceback:
[C]: in function SetTargetGround' ...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\uef\tifcarpetbombweapon.lua(46): in function CreateProjectileAtMuzzle'
...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua(1055): in function <...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua:968>
WARNING: Error running lua script: index expected but got nil
stack traceback:
[C]: in function SetTargetGround' ...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\uef\tifcarpetbombweapon.lua(46): in function CreateProjectileAtMuzzle'
...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua(1055): in function <...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua:968>
WARNING: Error running lua script: index expected but got nil
stack traceback:
[C]: in function SetTargetGround' ...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\uef\tifcarpetbombweapon.lua(46): in function CreateProjectileAtMuzzle'
...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua(1055): in function <...\lua.nx2\lua\sim\weapons\defaultprojectileweapon.lua:968>

@electroma thanks and good job

Hello everyone,

because of the more and more frequent mod presentations in the forum, which I appreciate very much, because they describe the mods already before testing them and
I decided to do the same for my mod

First a preface, which you can skip if you like. That's fine for me.

# Foreword:

For me and many friends, Supreme Comander is an evergreen game. We used to play a round
via Steam until I came across the Sorian AI on YouTube and other sources. It was a great experience, as I had
only played against the standard AI and I'm not a good player, but a match against the AI
AI made for great evenings

After a few matches, however, the question arose: what else is there? More maps, new mods, other AIs?

Answer - FAF

I discovered FAF 2021. It's a great project that has increased my enthusiasm for the game.
There is something here for everyone who appreciates this game.

A client that offers new gaming experiences,
A forum that comes alive thanks to the many helpful members,
lots of maps, including a map editor
& a whole bunch of mods ^^.

So a big thank you to everyone who gives their time and effort to FAF.

Now my reason why I made this mod in the first place. I have seen a lot of great mods through browsing and testing.
mods, but unfortunately I couldn't find one that didn't affect the core game too much or that suited my play style.

Unfortunately, I don't speak English very well and had no previous knowledge. Lua, Blender and Co. were just foreign words to me.
I took this as an incentive to acquire some knowledge in this area as well.

My first step was to change the values of the units. As my favourite unit is the UEF, I concentrated on the Fatboy.
It was always too weak for my understanding at the time. So I modified it. Which I later realised was a mistake. But that's how you learn. So the Blueprint Lua was modified, but the look also had to match this strength. So I looked for a mod
that would give the Fatboy a great look. This was probably my next and biggest mistake. I decided to take a unit from a random modpack from the site moddb.com. I tried to contact the creator, but he didn't reply to the site for a long time.

So if the creator of the original model is here, I apologise again for the basic model.

The model became my role model. Of course, it was also far too strong for normal play and lacked the construction features of the original Fatboy. So I searched the internet for a way to change that. That's how I learnt to understand and use Blender. I took the old Fatboy and the new model and connected them together.

Is that difficult? Yes, definitely. At least if you have no idea like me and are too stupid to ask questions in the forum. So keep learning ^^.

So my tip to new faces who also want to create a mod is to ask in the community. That would have helped me back then and saved me a lot of time
...

So, I think that should be enough to give you a little insight into the creation of the mod and my motivation. Let's start with the introduction of the mod.

# Savers Unitpack

What does this mod do? As the name suggests, it is a unit pack that gives each standard faction at least one modded experimental land unit.

All units should complement the faction, but not make the basic game obsolete. No overpowered unit that tears everything down, but should complement it.

As the FAF balance team can probably tell you, something is never balanced enough for everyone. But at least I tried.

Here is a small overview of all Exp. Landunits in comparison.

Fraction – UEF

mobile factory - Fatboy and its changes

Weapon Systems:
The Fatboy now has 2 Gauss Cannons at the front, with an increased turning radius of 10, giving them a better chance of hitting an enemy even when moving backwards. A Gauss main cannon in the middle, which is the Fatboy's highest damage. It also rotates more slowly. The two rear Gauss Cannons have also been removed.
The anti-aircraft guns have been replaced by T2 Fragmentation Flak, which makes it a bit more robust against air, but not too much.
In the middle of the Fatboy 2 Phalanx anti-missile systems have been installed. This gives it the true character of a mobile base.
The Fatboy has also received the AntiTorpedo, as the Megalith has.

The two Hells Fury Riot Guns and the torpedoes have been left as they were.

The new mobile construction system from FAF has also been adopted. Thanks again to the developers. In addition, the 4 Air DockingSlots are now also visible instead of the standard model.

Infantry Mech - Ramrod (new unit)

Ramrod, the name comes from a series from the 80s (long live nostalgia ^^). Ramrod's function is to support the Fatboy. He can hardly stand up to the normal Exp. Units hardly exist in 1vs1. But with his versatile weapon systems and his personal shield, he is a serious threat, especially to secure the defense against an onslaught and to lead an attack.

Weapon systems: Ramrod has a Hiro Plasma Cannon on his right shoulder, which can cause a lot of damage. This is supplemented by the cruise missile on the left shoulder, which opens as soon as a target is acquired.

For melee combat, Ramrod has a plasma cannon on each arm, but it has the shortest range of any of his weapons.

Like the Monkylord, he also has torpedoes and two anti-air turrets on his back.

Just like a build animation.

Fraction – Cybran

mobile factory - Megalith and its changes

The Megabot - Megalith was criticized by a good friend of mine because it is the only factory unit in the game that does not benefit from the new build/move function in FAF. So please, here's the build option, complete with animation and visuals

Even then I thought that the backend should be there for more.

Fraction – Aeon

Anti-Airbot – Enforcer (new unit)

Contrary to what its two main guns might suggest, the Enforcer is a true anti-air monster. Its job is to protect Aeon's areas of operation from attack from multiple directions. Since Aeon is already the strongest air force in the game, this unit is meant to cover the last area.

Weapon Systems:

The Enforcer has a typical Aeon Oblivion Cannon on each side, which has the range of a T3 Mobile Arty. In addition, two High Intensity Laisers are mounted at the front to take on an onslaught of T1 - T3 level units. The last weapon system only opens when enemy Air Untis come into range. The anti-air missiles open at the top.

Fraction – Seraphim

Mobile Missile Launcher Bot - Urtha (new unit)

Urtha Uya is a second-line unit, as its direct damage is more for support than attack. On the other hand, it shines with its battery of missiles that it rains down on the enemy, which should disable most anti-missile systems. Of course, it is still a threat if the unwary get too close.

Weapon Systems:

Similar to the Enforcer, Urtha has a chronocannon on each side designed to inflict direct damage on nearby enemies. The head is armed with a beam launcher. Since it has a short range, it is used for close combat.

The launcher is hidden on the back and fires up to 9 drone missiles.
These fly in a swarm and are designed to disable defenses. To maintain movement in combat, Urtha fires them independently. But why is the damage only similar to the Aeon's T3 Missile Boat? It also has a typical Seraphim anti-aircraft system at the rear.

Fraction – UEF – Water

Aircraft Carrier - Atlantis and its modifications

Ok, ok, here only the last unit and one out of line. Normally only the land area should be affected.
BUT... who hasn't wished for more sense for the Atlantis?
Me, I guess, but more out of coincidence and a week's vacation.

Weapons systems:
The Atlantis now has a Long Range Cruise Missile, which builds up in the front after surfacing. It fires 4 missiles with a more direct trajectory than other ship units. Two Gauss cannons are mounted above the launch and landing pads to fend off nearby ships and lay siege to small islands.

Final words:

For me, this unit pack is complete. I can't say if there will be new units in the future. There might be some balance updates, but that's about it.

I hope this post was entertaining for the readers and that the mod can give people some fun. I wouldn't ask for anything more

***But what I would like to say is a huge thank you to the people who supported me with tips and reviews.

Thanks to Uveso, CDRMV and Laso.***

Hello maudlin27,

I noticed that your AI in the control support function influences the Scry ability of the Eye of Rhianne in such a way that the player cannot control the eye himself even if the M28 support function is deactivated. https://replay.faforever.com/24285869

@Doompants
Hi and thank you too for your feedback. It's a shame that there don't seem to be any more maps like this :(. I hope I can find the time to create a map in this format.

@Jip and @IndexLibrorum, hi and thank you very much for your feedback. Of course I know your great works and maps. Many or all of them look excellent. And yes, Jip's map - Rainmakers Survival -b is definitely one of those maps that I would like to draw more attention to. Do you have a suggestion for how such maps can not fall under the radar, even for other players?

Hello everyone, I came across the map Survival_Escape_v3ga.v0001 in the last few days. This contains a companion mission that is very refreshing but also challenging. Since I unfortunately only came across a map like this by chance, I wanted to know whether there are more maps like this and whether it would be better to publish them to the community so that others can also play these great maps. Here are a few pictures from the map description="Dr Who has informed us that a rogue group called the Cyprst Mitilta have covertly infiltrated the Science lab with scientists. Doctor Who realized something was wrong. We need to evacuate him and a copy of his work from the area immediatley. We need can not let Dr Whos work fall into the hands of these traitors to the colalition. This version is tweaked differnt start up times, more hp on Spiderpig, and no hitting the gas, also bigger intel from spiderpig (intended for total vet mod and blackops). Thanks to everyone who works on FAF and creatively develops and promotes this game

or try this. https://forum.faforever.com/topic/2619/fa-sound-issues-some-sounds-play-once-then-nothing?_=1736446716015 that helped me

Hi, have you checked your options? You can already set the text sizes and icons in the game options.

https://forum.faforever.com/topic/2619/fa-sound-issues-some-sounds-play-once-then-nothing?_=1734368047430 A solution is also described here, which I have to carry out after certain updates.

I also think it's a shame that it wasn't implemented. Is this version available as a mod so that the work wasn't in vain?

@maudlin27 Hi and thank you for your quick response. Unfortunately I don't have a replay right now. However, I could see it quite often in map like seton. If I have a good example, I'll be happy to pass it on. However, I play with my unit mod. and hope it's okay for you too.