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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
Figure out how to write about ''Baz's Mod'' as a mod of another game<ref name="rru baz new"/> | |||
== Development == | == Development and release == | ||
Baz | Video game mod creator Dann Boeing, known on the website Rock Raiders United as "Baz",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/iamawalrus |title=DannBo |website=[[Wikipedia:Steam Community|Steam Community]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707044701/https://steamcommunity.com/id/iamawalrus |archive-date=2024-07-07 |quote=I've made a number of custom maps & modifications for the original Star Wars Battlefront II, Rock Raiders, Team Fortress 2, & Left 4 Dead 2 under the usernames Dann Boeing, Baz, and DannBo.}}</ref> started developing a mod for ''LEGO Rock Raiders'' in December 2008.<ref name="zeta intro"/> Boeing wanted to "bring the game to its full potential" by making it more challenging for an older audience and improving aspects that were considered less fun.<ref name="rru baz new"/> All of the game's original twenty-five levels were redesigned and expanded; once the available modding tools became advanced enough, Boeing also created eight new levels to replace the game's tutorial levels.<ref name="rru baz new"/><ref name="zeta intro"/> Numerous alterations were made to gameplay and entities, and a few of the game's cut elements were also added back, such as the Tunnel Transport and an early Rock Raider design that more closely resembled the [[minifigure]] [[Sparks]]. The game's interface was redesigned to have a darker and rusty look, building on a "grunge" mod originally created by user Drageon.<ref name="rru baz new"/> The game's files were edited using modding tools that were being developed by members of Rock Raiders United at the time (''LEGO Rock Raiders'' modding had only begun earlier in 2008).<ref name="zeta intro"/><ref name="rru history"/> | ||
Boeing released the initial version of ''Baz's Mod'' on July 29, 2009,<ref name="rru baz old"/> two days before the first anniversary of Rock Raiders United.<ref name="rru history"/> After taking a break to focus on modding projects for other games,<ref name="rru baz old"/> he started working on an update to fix any issues. The new update, version 1.5 was released on September 15, 2011. It made additional improvements to the mod's level design and fixed a number of bugs, including two levels that were initially impossible to complete.<ref name="rru baz new"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist |refs= | {{reflist |refs= | ||
<ref name="rru baz new">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com:80/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15 |title=Baz's Mod V1.5 |date=September 17, 2011 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031004434/http://www.rockraidersunited.com:80/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15 |archive-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> | <ref name="rru baz new">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com:80/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15 |title=Baz's Mod V1.5 |date=September 17, 2011 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031004434/http://www.rockraidersunited.com:80/topic/3042-bazs-mod-v15 |archive-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="rru baz old">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |title=Baz's Mod (Old Topic) |date=September 9, 2009 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174555/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |archive-date=2017-12-03}}</ref> | <ref name="rru baz old">{{cite web |url=http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |title=Baz's Mod (Old Topic) |date=September 9, 2009 |author=Baz |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203174555/http://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/21-bazs-mod-old-topic/ |archive-date=2017-12-03}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="rru history">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/108-the-history-of-rock-raiders-united/ |title= The History of Rock Raiders United |date=September 10, 2009 |author=Cyrem |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190118064332/https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/108-the-history-of-rock-raiders-united/ |archive-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> | <ref name="rru history">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/108-the-history-of-rock-raiders-united/ |title= The History of Rock Raiders United |date=September 10, 2009 |author=Cyrem |website=Rock Raiders United |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190118064332/https://www.rockraidersunited.com/topic/108-the-history-of-rock-raiders-united/ |archive-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="zeta intro">{{cite web |url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/rock_raiders_united/heys-t341.html |title=Heys |author=Baz |date=December 15, 2008 |website=Rock Raiders United |type=Zetaboards forum post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240707060647/https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/rock_raiders_united/heys-t341.html |archive-date=2024-07-07 |via=Tapatalk}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:2009 video games]] | [[Category:2009 video games]] | ||
[[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders]] | [[Category:LEGO Rock Raiders modding]] | ||
[[Category:Real-time strategy video games]] | [[Category:Real-time strategy video games]] | ||
[[Category:Single-player video games]] | [[Category:Single-player video games]] | ||
[[Category:Video game mods]] | |||
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]] | [[Category:Video games developed in the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Unofficial LEGO video games]] | [[Category:Unofficial LEGO video games]] | ||
[[Category:Windows games]] | [[Category:Windows games]] | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 7 July 2024
| Baz's Mod | |
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| Developer(s) | Baz |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Baz's Mod is a 2009 video game mod for the 1999 real-time strategy game LEGO Rock Raiders.
Gameplay
Figure out how to write about Baz's Mod as a mod of another game[1]
Development and release
Video game mod creator Dann Boeing, known on the website Rock Raiders United as "Baz",[2] started developing a mod for LEGO Rock Raiders in December 2008.[3] Boeing wanted to "bring the game to its full potential" by making it more challenging for an older audience and improving aspects that were considered less fun.[1] All of the game's original twenty-five levels were redesigned and expanded; once the available modding tools became advanced enough, Boeing also created eight new levels to replace the game's tutorial levels.[1][3] Numerous alterations were made to gameplay and entities, and a few of the game's cut elements were also added back, such as the Tunnel Transport and an early Rock Raider design that more closely resembled the minifigure Sparks. The game's interface was redesigned to have a darker and rusty look, building on a "grunge" mod originally created by user Drageon.[1] The game's files were edited using modding tools that were being developed by members of Rock Raiders United at the time (LEGO Rock Raiders modding had only begun earlier in 2008).[3][4]
Boeing released the initial version of Baz's Mod on July 29, 2009,[5] two days before the first anniversary of Rock Raiders United.[4] After taking a break to focus on modding projects for other games,[5] he started working on an update to fix any issues. The new update, version 1.5 was released on September 15, 2011. It made additional improvements to the mod's level design and fixed a number of bugs, including two levels that were initially impossible to complete.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Baz (September 17, 2011). "Baz's Mod V1.5". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31.
- ↑ "DannBo". Steam Community. Archived from the original on 2024-07-07.
I've made a number of custom maps & modifications for the original Star Wars Battlefront II, Rock Raiders, Team Fortress 2, & Left 4 Dead 2 under the usernames Dann Boeing, Baz, and DannBo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Baz (December 15, 2008). "Heys". Rock Raiders United (Zetaboards forum post). Archived from the original on 2024-07-07 – via Tapatalk.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cyrem (September 10, 2009). "The History of Rock Raiders United". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 2019-01-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Baz (September 9, 2009). "Baz's Mod (Old Topic)". Rock Raiders United. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03.
