Open Beta Test 4 - Last Resort Mod

File last updated: December 22, 2021

Here is the fourth test build of the Last Resort mod that supports NeuWon,  fixes all the remaining menus, and adds new map textures.

www.dropbox.com/sh/k4xkfkzrktupnca/AABxj...Ej4sJlzJMvpdxha?dl=0

Checksums (to comfirm file integrity):
MD5:  0AAA8335235D8E26AC7F9F2FD81FBF47
SHA-1: 3E61FDA4749CC19304E7FC10BBEAFDB1F67D5BC4

= Release History =

version 0.8.4 - December 22, 2021:
- Fixed Debrief-COOP-Elem_bgrnd.bmp - thanks sw3lrfan
- Fixed missing mirror tool texture - thanks Perlmutter
- Fixed Sewer map spawn points - thanks lunamonkey
- Started to add AI upgraded textures for maps. Not final versions!
       Mission H, S, V, X

 

= Release History =

version 0.8.3 - April 19, 2021:
- No menu option only works properly in single player
- Added Help screen tab in launcher
- Added Swat 3 server status tab in launcher
- The installer offers Mpeg-4 re-encoded Swat 3 movies
- Fixed "save and quit" duplicate .exe error
- Added new HD textures for Import Store map

 

= Release History =

version 0.8.0 - December 18, 2020:
- LR Launcher code completely re-written in Visual Studio 2019
- Added NeuWon multiplayer support
- Added support for maximum 1024x1024 pixel Targa files
- Added 1366x768 2D menus
- Added ability to turn off custom menus with mod activated
- Removed some old resolutions (some possibly temporarily)
- Added double the view distance of original Swat 3
- Modified click sounds for LR Launcher
- Removed obsolete files needed to run the LR Launcher
- Re-organized the folder structure of LR mod files
- Fixed game executable checking and restoring
- Added startup suggestion of 32-bit colours
- New high resolution textures in Mission M (Phoenix Club)
- New high resolution textures in Mission Y (LA Convention)

Feel free to download and give me feedback if everything works for you.
 

Thanks Jim!  We all appreciate your hard work on LR.  Downloading now, will test and let you know how it goes.

Edit:  Tested for about 3 hours, trying out the maps.  So far, so good!  As always great work!

Thanks for testing.

Some of the new AI textures need further tweaking. Sometimes parts of them almost look like melted plastic but can be salvaged in Photoshop later on.

I am trying not to be a perfectionist in the initial first pass with the AI software. I do reject a lot of the results but I also make a judgment call if they are repairable later.

So far I am not happy with how the transparent .tga textures get AI "improved".

Time for me to reinstall SWAT3! Thank you so much for your continuous efforts on improving this great game.
Happy Holidays!

Thanks Blaze

I am going to keep plugging away at the textures for the foreseeable future. Now that the framework exists it is time we start to visually see what the mod can do.

I still have to also work on the server. Need to work with the owner of NeuWon to see if their is a better way to register CD keys.

Thanks to you! And yeah, I totally agree! It would be cool to see high resolution textures and skyboxes especially, some are going to be difficult to recreate.

You may recall I had once posted a mod I made for personal use for SWAT3. Basically it combines all extras released by Sierra (weapon packs, characters etc.) alongside many other smaller mods and tweaks here and there. It also makes the gameplay slower, as I always found the original movement speed too hectic. Luckily it can easily be deactivated via your Launcher for online games.