Hello, and welcome to my concept proposal thread for a new modification known as Northview: Paramedics.
What is Northview: Paramedics?
Northview: Paramedics is a single player "Mission-based" modification which puts you in the shoes of a Northview County private-service paramedic. From resting in your comfy station to dealing with serious medical issues, the modification makes a great effort to balance realism with fun and to give you an experience that keeps you wanting to come back for more. Treat Patients properly or suffer the consequences. Use experience points gathered from calls to upgrade your skill, your partner, and your ambulance.
The concept behind Northview: Paramedics is nothing new, in fact much of the inspiration for this mod come from an existing modification known as Rescue Trainer Simulator. RTS is an awesome mod, but the fact that it is written in German and based on a German EMS system, leaves a lot to be desired for those of us in the US. This will be my attempt to bridge that gap and bring a US style version of the modification to the community.
Do I need to be a real Paramedic to play this?
Of course not! Remember, it's all about balance. The end goal is to create something that is fun and playable by lay-rescuers but still challenging enough for real life paramedics. Whether or not it's through two different game modes or a built-in help mechanism is still being decided.
Northview?
Yes, the series lives on....but with a new type of gameplay. I plan on using many of the elements and story points for my Northview: South County mod in this modification. Who knows...this may be set in South County.
Will it be playable in multiplayer?
No. This modification is only possible using mission scripts. As such there will be no support for Multiplayer or Freeplay modes. The game will play as a continuous freeplay style mission which continues indefinitely unless one of your paramedics dies or you get sacked.
So...ETA?
I am by no means delusional. I understand fully the size of this project. As of right now that mod is still being planned on paper. The key to a project of this size is that it must have a clear straight-forward plan before I even touch the editor or start scripting. As such I am taking my time in making a solid plan. As such this is still in the conceptual phase. I have no ETA.
So what about EM5?
Well, with the overall lack of english support for modding in EM5, this will in fact be an EM4 modification!
Your feedback!
I would really like to know if such a modification is really something that the community is interested in. If I'm going to invest so much time, I really want this to be something people want. Also, what do you think of the concept? What would you like to see?