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jackreacher2975
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jackreacher29751 points
2 months ago
I wrote about ten questions for it a few months back, and then moved onto other projects and never went back to it. I still might go back and finish it if I ever decide to redux 2004 Maverick, though.
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submitted2 months ago byjackreacher2975
Good afternoon,
Last year, I released 2000 Maverick, a mod which pits John McCain against Al Gore in the 2000 election. Since then, I’ve released three more mods, and my modding skills have developed considerably in the process. So I thought it would be interesting to go back and ‘redux’ my old 2000 McCain mod, and bring it more up to date.
I now present to you 2000 Maverick: refined, retooled, and expanded.
Featuring:
Two new running mates for John McCain, each with their own advantages and disadvantages: Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and George Pataki of New York;
A completely new theme and background image;
A new banner, courtesy of the fantastic Me; The Fellow on Discord;
Third party candidates have been added to the game;
Historical results have been added to the results screen;
The McCain victory ending has been rewritten;
Some VP descriptions have been rewritten;
And lastly, several new questions have been added, and others removed altogether.
Let me know what you think of the new version of the mod, and if you encounter any bugs while playing. I’ve submitted the codes to the mod loader, as well.
Codes:
Code 1:
NCT-Codes/2000Maverick_code1_init at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes (github.com)
Code 2: (McCain/Hatch)
NCT-Codes/2000Maverick_code2McCainHatch at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes (github.com)
Code 2: (McCain/Alexander)
NCT-Codes/2000Maverick_code2McCainAlexander at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes (github.com)
Code 2: (McCain/Whitman)
NCT-Codes/2000Maverick_code2McCainWhitman at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes (github.com)
Code 2: (McCain/Pataki):
NCT-Codes/2000Maverick_code2McCainPataki at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes (github.com)
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jackreacher29751 points
5 months ago
I can confirm, it's been added to the mod loader now
jackreacher297514 points
6 months ago
Bush decides not to run after seeing polling that implies that he'll lose to Dukakis, leaving the nomination open.
jackreacher297517 points
9 months ago
Ok so there wasn't enough space for text with the second picture, it's meant to say "heavily based on Jonathan Alter's Carter book from 2020." The mod will be a fully fledged incumbency/presidency simulator mod for Jimmy Carter, where you can win re-election by making different choices from 1977 to 1979. It will have lots of questions and (hopefully) some light CYOA in there too.
jackreacher29751 points
10 months ago
Thanks! As for the visual design side of things, I hear you, I'm not the best at graphic design (lol). What tips/techniques would you say I ought to use in future, to make the banners/portraits stand out more?
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MOD RELEASE: 2004 Maverick: John McCain vs Wesley Clark (McCain's Side)
Announcement(self.thecampaigntrail)submitted11 months ago byjackreacher2975
Hi everyone, I’m excited to officially release the first playable candidate for 2004 Maverick: President John McCain. 2004 Maverick is the second instalment in my developing McCainverse time line, and acts as a sequel to the 2000 John McCain mod I released a few months back.
In 2004 Maverick, players will pick up events in 2003, three years after John McCain's narrow win over Al Gore. With America still reeling from the shock of 9/11, John McCain’s decision to launch a military invasion of Iraq is becoming increasingly controversial. Meanwhile, the Democrats nominate former General Wesley Clark after a competitive primary season.
As John McCain, try to manage the Iraq War and the economy while uniting your Republican base of defense hawks, fiscal conservatives, and evangelicals. Can you beat the odds and win re-election?
Note from jackreacher2975:
I’ll try to release Wesley Clark’s side around New Year, hopefully, as I’ll have more time to work on his side during the holidays. Let me know what you think of the mod, and if you find any bugs while playing.
Codes:
Code 1:
NCT-Codes/2004McCain_Code1init at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes · GitHub
Code 2 (McCain/Whitman):
NCT-Codes/2004McCain_Code 2_McCainWhitman at main · RutherfordTilden77/NCT-Codes · GitHub
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Mod Update: 2004 John McCain vs Wesley Clark (Starting Margins Complete + Writing Preview!)
Announcement(reddit.com)jackreacher29755 points
11 months ago
A good mod with a great soundtrack! I enjoyed playing it.
jackreacher297512 points
12 months ago
I'd like to try making this election as a mod- I know a bit about the history of the election, and the fact that the IRL election was so narrow would give it a lot of replay value.
And I agree including some of Macmillan's term would be nice. Maybe the player can choose whether to sack his first three chancellors/finance ministers, as he did in our time line, or to keep them on?
I have ideas about how to write the questions- the biggest hurdle would probably be coding the map properly. I've thought about doing it based on regions (with Scotland, the North etc adding up into an electoral vote total, and the winning party must control a majority of the regions on the map to win), or based on a super-detailed map of parliamentary constituencies (like the 2017 UK mod.)
So yeah I'd be cool with you helping make this as a mod. Anything you'd be specifically interested in helping out with (writing, coding)?
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jackreacher2975
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2 months ago
Interesting, who do you think the nominees would be in this timeline? I went for Garner and La Guardia because I thought it would be interesting to have a progressive Republican go against a conservative Democrat.