The Titanic Mod

[Mr Robville]

It has been ages since I've posted here on the forum, but progress hasn't stopped since last time. Those who've kept the ModDB, Facebook page, Youtube & Discord channel in watch have seen a big announcement.

In Q2 of this year, the first part of the Titanic Mod shall be released:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HCF-9GFzes

Aside of that, with the latest MafCapone editor and 3ds Max plugins, ingame implementation has been a real treat. More and more areas are making their final way into the game:











Also various interactivity is being added. You'll be able to sit on different chairs and benches:



And, from the programming wonders of Asa, the pool is actually swimmable!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcCUa6JX25g

All the areas seen in the videos and latest screenshots will be included within the first release.
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[MatteoCapoletti]

Absolutely awesome, you've done such a wonderful job of the Ship and surrounds

Is there a plan for retexturing the people? Only say that because they almost seem out of place with your beautiful models

[mammix]

All I can say is: wow! Can't wait to see it myself.

[linukkis]

Are you sure that's still Mafia in the screens?

Kidding aside, every time you release a sneak peak of the Titanic mod my jaw drops. But this time? This time it dropped so low I still haven't pulled it together...

I mean just look at those pics and that short video. It's so incredible, so beautiful I'm out of words. I agree with Matteo - the original assets feel very dated compared to yours, Mr Rob, you've outdone them in every way possible. Come to think of it, I think you outdid yourself this time too

Can't wait!!

[Mr Robville]

Thanks guys! I really appreciate it.

Regarding the NPC's. Modifying them is a low priority item for now. Thankfully with the latest 3ds Max converters it is a lot easier to create custom characters, but the time required for it will be currently spent on the environment.

Also, me and Asa have spent some time scratching our heads over random crashes to desktop which turned out to be related to a memory cap. Originally, Mafia is programmed to only allow 1GB of RAM to be used at maximum. If it goes over by one MB, it crashes to desktop without warning.

Thankfully, the game's executable could be patched to 64Bit, allowing double RAM usage. So I now have to keep a close eye on the astonishing 2GB of available RAM. Any new texture contributes to that so that's why I also let NPC's mostly be for now since the ship is more important.

Luckily though, pretty much all of the mod's textures were oversized, so I have plenty of margin left for the remaining areas.
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[nesquik]

Thanks for your work. Unbelievable screenshots, still cannot realize that It's possible in the game from 2002. Obviously, we're ready to see more screenshots in the future. Will It be released just like some particular location or we could expect some missions there?

My impressions when I was watching the videos: "what a hell?!"

[Mr Robville]

Thanks!
There aren't any missions added yet aside from the first bit of the storyline. However, the ship will be made interactive in many ways in order to make it less of "just a custom map" and more of an actual environment. So you'll find that you can do various things. The functional swimming pool is one of em.

More screenshots coming up soon.
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[Mr Robville]

Got a massive update here. There have indeed been new images, though I tend to post more frequently on the mod's Facebook page, Discord Channel and ModDB page.

I can provide a long story of what has all been finished lately, but let the images speak for themselves for once:









































For Part One, all interior is in place, lightmapped, and with fully laid out navpaths. Previously inserted interiors have their lighting redone, and the whole ship is completed for now. I'm now in the final process of adding interactivity.
If everything keeps going to plan, I still hope to release this mod late June.

On a side note. I was wondering if anyone of you guys here also watch or follow the mod's Facebook, Discord, ModDb or Youtube channels. The reason I tend to post in this topic less frequently is simply because it is more time consuming to make a post here compared to the modern platforms.

In case anyone haven't checked, these are the channels:
https://www.facebook.com/TitanicMod
https://discord.gg/2zNVfShged
https://www.moddb.com/mods/mafia-titanic-mod
https://www.youtube.com/user/mrrobville
https://www.youtube.com/user/Asaski09 (Asa's youtube channel)
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[linukkis]

Mother of god... So looking forward to it! Thank you for all your hard work, Mr Robville!

I must admit I haven't really followed any other channels except for MafiaScene, but after today I'm definitely gonna

[Mr Robville]

Ha that's great I wouldn't want you to miss out on all the smaller updates in between.

And thanks! It's getting closer and closer now to its first release.
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[AMadeMan]

I have been following all these updates over Facebook, and I am still in awe and amazement of your progress and talent Mr. Robville. The fact you pulled this off without using an SDK, using just fan made tools is a true testament to the love you have for Mafia and its community that brings us all together.

[nesquik]

The Titanic Mod is about to be released. Cannot believe in this remembering when Its development was began

[Mr Robville]

That indeed!

First of all, thanks a lot for the kind words! It means a lot.

The time has finally come indeed. On August 20th at 10:00 UTC, or, this friday if you will, Part One of the Titanic Mod will become available here:

https://www.moddb.com/mods/mafia-titanic-mod/downloads/mafia-titanic-mod-part-one-v100
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[nesquik]

Could you tell us what Part One does consist? Do we need any utils or mod is gonna has an installer?

[Mr Robville]

Part One contains the first bit of the storyline where you drive Salieri's gang towards the docks and board the ship. After that you'll find yourself in a mostly freeroam-ish mission on deck where you can do whatever you like.
You can also load the scenes individually via Freeride.

The mod comes with its own installer. As long as you run it as an administrator, there's nothing else you need to do.

Do make sure though that your copy of Mafia is completely fresh with no mods installed prior whatsoever. That includes any widescreen mods or no CD cracks.
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