Quagmire

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Year 2488. After three years of fighting across the sector, the Guild Wars are winding down and the Kel-Morian Combine is losing ground on every front. All signs point to an inevitable victory for the Confederacy.

Out of nowhere, Confederate outposts and key facilities on the strategically important colony of Sonyan are hit by a series of well-coordinated raids and bombings. These attacks are carried out by mercenaries believed to be contracted by the Kel-Morians. Confederate forces are placed on high alert and troops are diverted to Sonyan from neighboring colonies. Tensions are rising on some of the Confederate-occupied fringe worlds while Confederate intelligence is scrambling to get a read on the situation...

What is this?

A single-player campaign for Starcraft 2 with a story taking place during the Guild Wars, before the events of the original Starcraft. Missions alternate between classic RTS focused on map control and squad-based tactical gameplay. Runs on a tailored version of SCMRmod.

Contains mature language and violence.

Features:

14 missions + a tutorial & 3 cutscene maps
different mixtures of real-time strategy and squad-based tactics
Three customized terran factions
Three difficulty levels
Loadout / level-up system - choose different perks and abilities
Story tied into the Starcraft universe
press-key-to-continue dialogue system that lets you read at your own pace
plenty of characters, backstory and optional reading

Playthrough videos:

v1.0-1.02, normal difficulty by Jayborino

v0.91 Early Access Version, missions 1 to 9, normal difficulty by DeltronLive

Full release version is now available!

Downloads

Quagmire Installer

Quagmire v1.02

Quagmire Assets v1.0

How to Play

Auto Install

Download all the files listed in the Downloads section above
Move all downloaded zip files and unzip the Quagmire Installer file to your Starcraft 2 install directory
Run the installer
After the mod is successfully installed, use the shortcut on your desktop to run Quagmire

Manual Install

Place the two .SC2Mod files in the "Mods" folder in your Starcraft 2 install directory.

example folder containing the mod files: C:\Games\StarCraft II\Mods

Place the "Quagmire" folder containing the .SC2Map files in the "Maps" folder in your Starcraft 2 install directory.

example folder containing the map files: C:\Games\StarCraft II\Maps\Quagmire

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You can create a shortcut and use it to play the mod directly. Set the shortcut's target path to (replace C:\Games with your Starcraft II install path, include quotation marks):

"C:\Games\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe" "C:\Games\StarCraft II\Maps\Quagmire\Quagmire Launcher.SC2Map"

You can also play by opening the Quagmire Launcher map in the Starcraft 2 editor and pressing the "test document" button on the top right.

Known issues

Demolishers and Stingers can lose ammo without firing their weapons if another order is issued just as they are about to attack

Credits

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written and directed by

Jones

map design

Jones

Tactical Response Squad unit and gameplay design

Jones

Anttehoo

RTS side unit design

Jones

Custom 3D models and textures

Alleyviper	Avenger, KM SCV, Ripper, KM Sniper, KM APC, KM Command Center, Renegade, Barracuda
Supernova134	Demolisher, Stinger, Rhino Tank, Hellhound, Flak Cannon, Power Station
XibadivS	Machine Shop, Control Tower
Hammer107	ComSat Station, Jack Larimer, Sniper
TaylorMouse	Outrider
GhostNova	Dropship, Goliath portrait
sgtnoobkilla	portraits: Ripper, Outrider, Renegade
Jones	retextures: Corona, Leeds, Harkins, Councilman

Quagmire mod is based on the Starcraft: Mass Recall mod by

Jones

Jimm

Telenil

Gradius

Kostyarik

Re1deR

Ultraling

Superfield

christdaugherty

contains additional SCMR UI design by

herdal8

Kostyarik

Re1deR

uses a script template for sniper scope by

summerloud

third person shooter engine by

martinolsson

installer by

Kostyarik

SCMRmod is based on the Starcraft 2: Brood War mod by

MavercK

for other Starcraft 2 campaigns, check out the Custom Campaign Initiative

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Posted Dec 23, 2017
In reply to Forge_User_39413579:

Sounds good! Progress has been slow lately but I'm still at it, getting closer to new content.

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Posted Oct 29, 2017
An update is available. Changes:

2017-10-29

v0.82

Mod

added autocast option for the Demolisher's and Stinger's Return to Base abilities

removed KMC's tech requirements for building Goliaths

updated defeat function to display the cause of defeat with the defeat popup

added positive/negative color coding for several buffs/debuffs

other miscellaneous minor UI tweaks and corrections

Maps

Mission 1

minor terrain aesthetic changes

Mission 2

minor terrain aesthetic changes

Mission 3

all enemy bunkers are now occupied

fixed an issue where in-game dialog would overlap with an unrelated cutscene

fixed issues with the music during the outro

minor terrain aesthetic changes

Mission 4

all enemy bunkers are now occupied

minor terrain aesthetic changes
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Posted Oct 24, 2017
I downloaded your updated maps and mods, and everything seems to be going good so far!

MISSION 2

A couple things. I noticed that when several enemy APCs get past me, they just kind of sit and wait at the beacons. Are they supposed to disappear and give me a Defeat? Also, in the lower-right of the map, you may want to adjust the path blocking -- those very APCs got past me by going THROUGH the building doodads. Also, did you mean for Trickster's Mines and Cameras to remain on the map? They were super helpful to get through the mission.

MISSION 4

It seems the Demolishers don't always properly have the Out of Ammo tag on them; sometimes, when fully loaded, it will appear.

Otherwise, it's an awesome map and I thoroughly enjoyed it! And now that I'm on Mission 4, I can say, without a doubt... FUCK GRENADIERS. :[ RIP my bunker'd marines.

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Posted Oct 25, 2017
In reply to VisionsofKhas:

Hey, thanks for the comment! Glad that update fixed your problem, I don't know what happened there.

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MISSION 2

A couple things. I noticed that when several enemy APCs get past me, they just kind of sit and wait at the beacons. Are they supposed to disappear and give me a Defeat? Also, in the lower-right of the map, you may want to adjust the path blocking -- those very APCs got past me by going THROUGH the building doodads.

Yeah... I was lazy enough to not include that defeat trigger yet, also before I put that in I wanted to make sure the map gives the player enough time to get oriented and set up defenses before APC's start rolling in.

There were a lot of pathing issues on the map. I've been trying to get rid of them, must've missed a spot.

Also, did you mean for Trickster's Mines and Cameras to remain on the map? They were super helpful to get through the mission.

That was an oversight but as soon as I noticed it I was hesitant to just have them removed. Instead I'm thinking maybe give the player an opportunity to plant mines before the base-building phase.

MISSION 4

It seems the Demolishers don't always properly have the Out of Ammo tag on them; sometimes, when fully loaded, it will appear.

Yep. I'm sure there's a better way to implement those text tags, I'll see if I can make them more reliable.

Otherwise, it's an awesome map and I thoroughly enjoyed it! And now that I'm on Mission 4, I can say, without a doubt... FUCK GRENADIERS. :[ RIP my bunker'd marines.

Heh. So you can confirm they can kill marines inside a bunker? I thought I noticed something unusual about them. Wasn't exactly planned or intended, but I kinda like that, I did intend Grenadiers to be this obnoxious unit you want to look out for.

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Posted Oct 25, 2017
In reply to Jones313:

"Heh. So you can confirm they can kill marines inside a bunker? I thought I noticed something unusual about them."

Oh, I hate them with a passion, but it provides a new and realistic dynamic to the game. It would only make sense for grenadiers being able to defeat covered positions and bunkered/APCed soldiers.

To be honest, I'm thinking I may have organized the files wrong. I double-checked everything when installing your updated files and made some changes.

I've been bandying about some ideas of a more realistic campaign, but you've already implemented so many of the things I wanted, and then some! I love the realism and gameplay. Keep it up, man! :D

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Posted Oct 29, 2017
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Quote from VisionsofKhas >>

In reply to Jones313:

"Heh. So you can confirm they can kill marines inside a bunker? I thought I noticed something unusual about them."

Oh, I hate them with a passion, but it provides a new and realistic dynamic to the game. It would only make sense for grenadiers being able to defeat covered positions and bunkered/APCed soldiers.

Yeah that's what I was thinking too.

To be honest, I'm thinking I may have organized the files wrong. I double-checked everything when installing your updated files and made some changes.

Well, so far I haven't put much effort into identifying the problem, so no worries there. :p Thanks for letting me know.

I've been bandying about some ideas of a more realistic campaign, but you've already implemented so many of the things I wanted, and then some! I love the realism and gameplay. Keep it up, man! :D

Thanks dude. Glad you like it. This being an early version things are of course subject to change, but in terms of gameplay I do want to keep that Starcraft feel to it so I'm not exactly trying to go out of my way to make the gameplay as realistic as possible. But, you know, small steps in that direction without overstepping the boundaries of Starcraft I guess.

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Posted Oct 21, 2017
Version 0.81 available. Change log:

2017-10-21

v0.81

Mod

fixed an issue with starting a mission while in Aerial Recon view

fixed an issue where the popup windows for Loadout upgrades Limited Edition and Prototype Gear would get permanently stuck on screen

fixed some of the weapon and armor upgrades to include Snipers, APC's and Avengers (more upgrade fixes in later versions)

named characters who have been incapacitated now get a debuff (UI change only)

Balance changes

Goliath supply cost decreased from 3 to 2

Atlas Tracking research time decreased from 200 to 120

Welsh's Extra Motivation movement speed bonus increased from 0.5 to 0.7

Tactical Response Squad

Jackknife's max energy decreased from 200 to 100. Energy regen remains at 1

Jackknife's Lockdown energy cost decreased from 100 to 60

Jackknife's Holo Decoy energy cost decreased from 50 to 30

Trickster's max energy decreased from 200 to 100

Trickster's energy regen increased from 0.56 to 1

Trickster's loadout perk Twin Reactor now adds 15 maximum energy, in addition to the energy regen

Diesel's energy regen increased from 1 to 2

Diesel no longer regenerates energy when attacking

Drake's energy regen increased from 0.16 to 0.2

Drake's Medkit health replenish increased from 40 to 60 (+50 health in the tooltip was incorrect)

Maps

Mission 1

removed friendly marines from outside map (can no longer be F2-selected)

units no longer execute queued commands during a certain cutscene

slighly reduced number of goliath reinforcements in phase 2 of the map, goliaths now patrol the area

added an alert when POWs are attacked

added counters for mission objectives

Mission 2

The friendly Command Center now lands closer to the minerals during a cutscene

disabled resource trading with ally

Starports and Avengers can now be built during the mission

Mission 4

added a counter for the optional objective
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Posted Oct 20, 2017
I (after few tries) managed to get people on the 4 apc and cleared all the map on hard, but now i have 9 refugees that i don't know where to send, is there some secret pact i have to take? What am i missing?

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In reply to DEFILERRULEZ:

Those 9 POWs are the room for error, they're never gonna get an evac. I'll update the map so they kinda go away after you've completed the objective.

All four APC's drove away? Didn't you get the objective to get to the extraction point? There should be a beacon to the south where you need to move the squad.

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Posted Oct 18, 2017
MISSION 1

Did something load incorrectly? Only structures attacked. There were no enemy units on the field at all. I scoured the map for all POWs and came up short. From what I'm reading of other comments, this was only the first section of the map. How do I proceed?

EDIT I reloaded the map and everything seemed to work fine. I love the concept and execution!

MISSION 2

I reloaded this map several times but kept coming back with errors throughout the gameplay. During one of Larimer's warnings, I guess the trigger got stuck and his transmission looped, never going away. That might be why, once I destroyed all the pirates, I never got a Victory screen.

EDIT I played through this mission twice now. I reloaded from your Mission Select and the errors disappeared, but Larimer's transmission still got stuck and looped. I also cannot load the mission 3 from Mission Select, and get copious error prompts when I use Test Document on it. I can't proceed. :(

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In reply to VisionsofKhas:

It sounds like you've got everything set up correctly, at least. I've honestly no idea what's going on. Is your game up to date? Any performance issues, frame rate drops etc. during the missions?

If you copy-paste the error log or take a screenshot of it, I'd like to take a look. You could also try to simply save one of the maps in the editor, map 3 for example, and see if the editor lets you do that or if it throws up a bunch of errors.

I'm about to upload a new version - I don't see anything about it that would help in your case but it's worth a try as well.

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Posted Oct 24, 2017
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I updated and everything's great so far, THANKS!

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Posted Oct 15, 2017
Mission 3 down.

I don't like this mission. Requires an insane amount of defenses early to stop mineral bleeding on repairs, making it incredibly hard to get a fighting force.

Bugs:
Laser drill will fire during CAPSLOCK mode (it will not retarget, though)

If you capslock during the start of a demolisher attack, the attack will continue on and do damage

Loading a game saved before mission start will cause prototype gear/limited edition to fail

In mission 2, the command center is too far away from mineral lines

A lot of units don't get full upgrades (or upgrades at all)

Edit:
Dislike how profiles will not be re-displayed in tips.

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Posted Oct 17, 2017
Well. A couple of things about map 3:

- expand as soon and as often as possible
- try to set up defenses in positions where they cover as many resources as possible
- keep moving your frontlines forward so you can start hacking away at an enemy base while defending at the same time

I acknowledge that this map can get exhausting and these types of slow grinds aren't for everyone.

Hoping to fix most of the missing upgrades for the next version.

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Laser drill will fire during CAPSLOCK mode (it will not retarget, though)

If you capslock during the start of a demolisher attack, the attack will continue on and do damage

The pause is a simple built-in function, mainly intended for the Tac Squad - it sounds like it would be simple thing to correct but unfortunately I'm not sure if a pause system that works perfectly is feasible.

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Posted Oct 13, 2017
Mission 2:

Dislike that the only way through seems to be mass APC

You can take resources from your ally, but he can't take resources from you.

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Mission 2:

Dislike that the only way through seems to be mass APC

Hmm. I was concerned they wouldn't be that useful, so that's reassuring. :p

You can take resources from your ally, but he can't take resources from you.

Really? That's news to me, obviously you shouldn't be able to share resources in that map.

By the way, thanks for taking the time to share all these thoughts, it's exactly what I need.

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Well, APC's are immune to seige tank splash (being so large size-wise yet are only medium units), fire on the move, and auto unload marines when destroyed.

Oh yeah, also turns out that the reapers stuff doesn't get destroyed when he leaves, so you can have 5 mines + 3 drones on the map for sight.

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Oh yeah, also turns out that the reapers stuff doesn't get destroyed when he leaves, so you can have 5 mines + 3 drones on the map for sight.

Yep. Besides the player having to know this beforehand to make use of it, I kinda like this idea. Maybe some sort of timed period after the ambush letting the player know they should drop any remaining mines & scanners. Either that or I just remove them, which would be less fun.

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Quote from Jones313 >>

Yep. Besides the player having to know this beforehand to make use of it, I kinda like this idea. Maybe some sort of timed period after the ambush letting the player know they should drop any remaining mines & scanners. Either that or I just remove them, which would be less fun.

But it leads to "welp i gotta restart this mission to get the extra mines"

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Posted Oct 13, 2017
Just beat mission 1.

Playstyle: killed all the units/structures in the first section, then snuck past the mechs in the 2nd section.

Thoughts: The reaper seems really strong against non-mech, and with some micro can just kite infantry. Plus the grenade is basically "i win this engagement". And speed-sabotage prevents fights from dragging on as you take out their production first.

Sniper is also really nice, being able to take out 1-2 guys before you get in combat is good, and can lock down the few mechs you find. Holo decoy is useful, but it competes with lockdown for energy.

Didn't use any of the firebat's skills, he seems good enough vs infantry as is.

The Tychus's slow is even better for boosting the reapers kiting vs infantry.

CAPSLOCK for pause needs to be reiterated for the player, I lost a few times before I remembered that was a thing

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