SovietWomble

Rust - The Battle for Honeypot Hill - Update #9

Added 2025-11-29 11:26:57 +0000 UTC

Good morning everyone. I've finished the 4th piece out of 5. It's available here for those interested - https://youtu.be/4KNqNp3x_h4

Apologies for the delay. I was walloped by some sort of bug this week. I'm not sure what it was. But it knocked me down for 2-3 days.

With that segment complete, the total run time is now 1 hour and 6 minutes. With 21 minutes remaining. And then we're done. Or at least, I start going back and filling in the things that are only temporary shots + stitch the whole thing together.

Content wise, this segment is the tense build up to conflict. Along with the low point before Act 3. Where our careful planning is dashed by one lone actor in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The next segment sees the battle start proper. And soon I'll need to perform several unusual actions:

I'll need to go back into Rust with the same map. And use the admin tools to create a 1 to 1 exterior "shell" of the former base. For I'm planning some exterior shots to let the viewer get a sense of the geography.
I need to recreate the base layout in the software "FORTIFY" for the sake of some establishing shots of the interior breaches.
I need to ask one of Dinklebean's former admins if they know a smooth way to update the old map file to the latest version. As I'm getting some errors.
I'll need to gather 5-6 volunteers to join me on the server. And "pose" as some of the people involved in extreme wide shots. For example, I may have the no clip camera fly up rapidly through the roof and pan round to show the incoming attackers. Something I obviously could not have done in Rust itself.
I'll need to ask some people to drive cars, fire arrows past my head, etc. As part of other jokes that I cannot complete solo. Basically have me as the camera man with some volunteer guys doing some actions.

Essentially, some unusual tasks that I hope will look great in the final product. But will all be necessary for part 5.