feedthefishy 72 Posted September 25, 2015 Expect something this weekend Awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) As I promised, here are some news regarding First Builds. The mod is dead. ^ Not this usual answer that was typical for some recent mods and projects from the GTAForums community. Today, I'm announcing two news. First, GTA3: First Builds is alive and I'm targeting for the Fall 2015 release if everything goes just as fine as it went during last few weeks. Which means the mod would be available for both Windows and for the Mac OS X. Speaking of Windows version, I'm still fighting with the Steam version's look and feel, but I still believe there's a way to make it work. As for the Mac version, it will be released the same day as the Windows version. As for the mod progress, currently it's on about 85 to 90%. Still there are some things to finish, but the overall First Builds experience already looks pleasing to me. Second, since First Builds on their own will be focused on catching the alpha experience of GTA 3, I guess there still will be some people who'll want to enrich it. For that purpose, in collaboration with //XP// we're working a free roam arcade mode with lots of rampages, pickups and some crazy missions. I guess this one will be interesting for First Builds players, since it's designed to fit the atmosphere of First Builds. Edited September 27, 2015 by gallardo555 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suchary 33 Posted September 28, 2015 Sounds awesome, can't wait yo. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted October 3, 2015 Just had the option to see the mod combined with Hero's Tint. Now this was some really georgeous combination and I hope there's a way to make it available on Mac too! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feedthefishy 72 Posted October 27, 2015 Any new updates? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I'm still going to release the basic First Builds by the end of this year. Though I currently have less time due to university. Currently, I develop the mod on weekends. Though i think i'd share some night screen from the latest Mac build, it's been a lot of texting here recently. Edited November 10, 2015 by gallardo555 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Microsoft Word 174 Posted November 13, 2015 Why didn't I find out about this mod earlier? Anyways, great job on this mod. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted November 14, 2015 Why didn't I find out about this mod earlier? Anyways, great job on this mod. honestly, I don't know thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suchary 33 Posted November 18, 2015 Could you share some screens? Pretty please? I'm dying to play this, and GTA 3D. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted November 18, 2015 I will put up some this weekend or even on friday if i'll have enough time 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted November 21, 2015 Okay, no screenshots this time. Will show you a gameplay video instead 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suchary 33 Posted November 23, 2015 Damn, looking good! Hope you will release it before the end of the year. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeingARK 468 Posted November 25, 2015 The development will be this week a little bit slower because I have exams. Meanwhile, I'm currently working on an improved version of Mr. Whoopee. Also, here's a look at how my so-called First Builds development studio looks like (just in case anybody was interested). Will release some screens of Mr. Whoopee soon OFF TOPIC: How did you made that headphone and gta v logo on your laptop? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R4gN0r0K 1,629 Posted November 25, 2015 i may be leaning far out of the window. but i think those are called Stickers 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClaudX 5,714 Posted November 25, 2015 i may be leaning far out of the window. but i think those are called Stickers They have to be. It's most obvious because of the white outline around the GTA V logo. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted November 26, 2015 OFF TOPIC: How did you made that headphone and gta v logo on your laptop? It's a pack of stickers. Headphones can be bought on eBay for a pretty low price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Headphones-Vinyl-Decal-Sticker-Skin-for-Apple-MacBook-Air-Pro-Laptop-13-15-/311097014151 The GTA V sticker was bought from some italian store but they're not around anymore so I can't provide you the link for that one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) I'm sad to announce that my Windows devkit oficially died as of yesterday. This however doesn't mean I won't release First Builds. The good thing is that I regularly backed up all the data of First Builds on a backup drive so I haven't lost anything when it comes to the mod's progress. What I'll have to do however, is to either: 1) Get or build a new Windows devkit 2) Get Tuxera for Mac to be able to run NTFS drives and run a virtual Windows machine 3) Buy an external SSD for Mac to be able to run Windows and 3DS Max from there. Either way it's going to cost me money, which I'll most probably get on early January. For now, I'm stuck to gameplay-only instead. Still looking forward to release the mod as soon as possible. Edited December 18, 2015 by gallardo555 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwaine013 148 Posted December 19, 2015 Looks like you prepared for everything when something goes wrong!! (you couldn't Backup your Devkit?) I Do the same thing with my modificaitons. i mostly write the files to a Cd or Upload to the net Privatl. keep it up gallardo!! (Now the release date is set to early January??? 'bruh') Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R4gN0r0K 1,629 Posted December 19, 2015 you can back up hardware? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted December 19, 2015 (edited) Looks like you prepared for everything when something goes wrong!! (you couldn't Backup your Devkit?) I Do the same thing with my modificaitons. i mostly write the files to a Cd or Upload to the net Privatl. keep it up gallardo!! (Now the release date is set to early January??? 'bruh') by Devkit I mean the hardware, specifically my windows laptop's hard drive got corrupted after installing an update to Windows 10. When it comes to backing up, I taught myself that man should routinely backup everything important. Luckily, I don't need to do that now for music since now I have most of it on iTunes I don't have a CD drive so I can't use that. As for the release date, I would say it's january/february. Edited December 19, 2015 by gallardo555 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feedthefishy 72 Posted December 26, 2015 Looks like you prepared for everything when something goes wrong!! (you couldn't Backup your Devkit?) I Do the same thing with my modificaitons. i mostly write the files to a Cd or Upload to the net Privatl. keep it up gallardo!! (Now the release date is set to early January??? 'bruh') by Devkit I mean the hardware, specifically my windows laptop's hard drive got corrupted after installing an update to Windows 10. When it comes to backing up, I taught myself that man should routinely backup everything important. Luckily, I don't need to do that now for music since now I have most of it on iTunes I don't have a CD drive so I can't use that. As for the release date, I would say it's january/february. Hey man, I hope this project keeps on track, looking forward to this release! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted December 27, 2015 feedthefishy: It will. :-) In next few days I'll be at my Aunt's. She's got some machine so I'll download max and other necessary tools there 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Hey people, have some fine information for you! This year I managed to get some money which will allow me to build a new configuration that will serve for me as a the Devkit for First Builds and for my sister as her gaming rig. Basically this is the configuration where I will finish First Builds and will be most probably used as a devkit for my future mods as well, when I figure out what should I do next - AMD FX-6100 (Hexa-core 3.3GHz) OR AMD FX-8320E (Octa-core 4GHz) - Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR3 - Radeon R7 370 w/ 2GB GDDR5 - Samsung 850 EVO SSD (250GB) in combo with 1TB Western-Digital Purple Also, happy new year people! EDIT: Speaking of these future mods, I have a plentyful of ideas, but there's a possibility that I will pass some of them to somebody else or will cooperate with a bigger team since these would take me another few years if I chose to them solo. As a sneak peek, I'd like to ask you for your opinion on these ideas: Ganton's Most Wanted: A mission pack for San Andreas that takes place during the time CJ was in Liberty City. This one will focus on decay of Orange Grove Families with Sweet Johnson as the main character. North Yankton Stories: North Yankton in San Andreas era? Rimex City: A mod I've been thinking of for a long time. Basically, this one would reimagine the city I did with my friends in Minecraft, but will be transformed into GTA-style graphics, will have wider roads and so on. To imagine, this is how the city looks in Minecraft: Edited January 7, 2016 by gallardo555 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
universetwisters 32,126 Posted January 10, 2016 North Yankton or an original, non converted city. Both sound very very interesting. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Thanks for your opinion Also, since making a computer from the hardware I mentioned above would take longer than expected, I found another option. I might get some cheap netbook that would have enough power to run 3DS Max 2009 or 3DS Max 2010. Meaning that I might complete the mod this spring if I bought it. Personally, I got interested in Asus EeeBook X205TA, which has 1.33GHz Bay Trail Atom, 2GB of RAM and 32GB Flash. That might do the job since 3DS 2009 requires just 512MB of RAM to run at minimum and at least 500MB of space. Edited January 17, 2016 by gallardo555 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrince 23 Posted January 18, 2016 you dont need something huge, i used to mod on a Pentium 4, 1 Go Ram, 94mb video graphics, and 80GB HDD + GTA 3 is so low poly you wont need a high config computer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gallardo555 458 Posted January 18, 2016 you dont need something huge, i used to mod on a Pentium 4, 1 Go Ram, 94mb video graphics, and 80GB HDD + GTA 3 is so low poly you wont need a high config computer Good to know. This lil' book is quite faster so it may make the job as well. Not just for GTA3, but also for San Andreas and maybe Vice City as well 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R4gN0r0K 1,629 Posted January 18, 2016 True, i somehow forgot that GTA 3 was made in the 2000s, they had computers weaker than this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Hero 7,086 Posted January 18, 2016 I don't know about you but the computer I had in 2003 couldn't handle III nearly as well as VC. The frame rate was terrible. I didn't play SA on the same computer as I got a new one before SA came out so I can't say anything about that. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R4gN0r0K 1,629 Posted January 18, 2016 i didnt even had a computer in 2003. i got my first one like 6-7 years back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
