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Tribes Mods
 

 

Tribes was the first team-based first-person shooter. There were no single player missions,, only online multiplayer. The game code was open source and thus many mods were created by users. A few of these mods were hosted by companies on their servers, a couple actually becoming more popular than the original game.

My friend and I created the hvTactical and hvMechWarrior mods. hvMechWarrior became successful, at one time being hosted simultaneously on 10 servers. It was a blending of Tribes' fast-paced movement and open-world design with Mechwarrior (a.k.a. Battletech)'s cool weapon design and combat style.

If you have Tribes, feel free to download any of the mods:
hvTactical
hvMechWarrior
hvMechBot (hvMechWarrior incorporating AI bots)
hvMechDuel (dueling version of hvMechWarrior)

  
 
 

   Tools

  
 

PALsRET1 was the first file I made for Tribes. It is a reticle that compensates for the diagonal offset of the game's chaingun, and has elevation pips for the grenade launcher and mortar too. Save the .BMP opposite to use in-game.

PALsFiles is a combination of other client-side packs customized with some of my own material. Click HERE to download.

The DMM|hv Pack is a sound/voice pack that my friend and I developed to make the game more entertaining and also increase situational awareness and team communication. Click HERE to download.

      
 
 
 

   Skins

  
 

I made four skins for Tribes; the official House Vagoroth skin, a "visitors" skin, a House Vagoroth skin for hvMechWarrior and a "target" skin for hvMechWarrior. To download the skins, click on their picture.

                       
   

   

 
 
 
 

   Mechs

  
 

Mechs, as defined in hvMechWarrior, are mechanical exoskeletons that enhance movement, survivability and act as weapon platforms. By attaching other objects to the basic Tribes 3D player models I was able to vary the look of the Mechs for battlefield identification while keeping the mod client-side.

Each Mech has different unique abilities in-game, and different weapon and equipment options.

                
           
           
 
 
 
 

   Maps

  
 

While I made these maps for use with hvMechWarrior they are good for any Tribes' mod or the base version of the game. Like my mods, they are 100% client-side, requiring no download for users to play if a server is hosting them.

Download my map packs by clicking on the link below: hvMechWarrior, all maps
hvMechWarrior, duel maps

    



       

           

       

           

       

           

            		 
 
 
 
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