July 2005
Sunday, July 31, 2005 | |
Freddy Krueger Skin
 Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:50 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
KoRvEn made a Freddy Krueger skin for Soldier of Fortune II so now you can run around killing on the servers like that crazy dude from Nightmare On Elmstreet. You can grab that file off of Soffiles.
| Saturday, July 30, 2005 | |
Quake 4 Designer Diary
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:22 AM |
Category: Quake IV |
Gamespot has an Quake 4 Designer Diary posted up where Bob Love and Eric Biessman of Raven Software talk about the marines that make up Rhino Squad.The overriding goal of creating Rhino squad was that each member has a distinctive voice that can be easily identified over the radio. We played with a bunch of different accents, and when we wound up with our final mix, and the team's makeup was decided, it was fairly easy to choose names. -- Eric Biessman, lead designer. Get some Quake 4 Recon out of that Quake 4 Designer Diary. Now I feel like cranking on some Quake 2 while waiting for Quake 4.......
| Friday, July 29, 2005 | |
Type 21 Shuttle
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:15 AM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Detox released version 1 of his Type 21 Shuttle RPG map for Elite Force:The shuttle includes lots of sounds which are played when activating most of the panels. It has two beds, three chairs, red, yellow and blue alerts, and a forcefield. That's all on Elite Force Files so check it out along with the eight available screenshots.
| Thursday, July 28, 2005 | |
Heretic Ported To PSP
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:01 AM |
Category: Heretic |
bjohnson let us know that he's successfully ported Heretic to the psp and he figures we might be interested in the release. If you want to check this out you'll have to download it off of this rapid share page.
| Wednesday, July 27, 2005 | |
Colony 7 Mod: All Chapters
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:42 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Argyle released the final (latest) version of Colony 7 Mod: All Chapters a single player mod for Elite Force. The mod weighs in at 114.18 MB and theres a lot of screenshots to check out before downgrabbing. That's all on Elite Force Files.
| Tuesday, July 26, 2005 | |
Code Fortress Update
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:37 PM |
Category: General |
Aurelio Reis updated his Code Fortress site with some comments on the whole Hot Coffee fiasco and he says he will be doing another article for the Game Gems series plus some coding stuff for something called STO... not sure what that is exactly. That's all on Code Fortress.
| Monday, July 25, 2005 | |
Movie Saber Clash Effects Mod
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Over on Jedi Knight Files theres a Movie Saber Clash effects Mod that makes the sabre fights look more like the films.It makes any hit to the body look like a saber clash. Overall it gives the effect of a more realistic saber fight because it doesn't look like you are actually hitting anyone, making it perfect for movie making. It also makes the saber fights feel faster paced and exhilarating.I can only really see two downsides to this mod, firstly it would give you a bit of a disadvantage in duels, and normally you can tell if you got a good hit in or not. Also you still get the shield effect which kinda ruins the feel of it. Maybe that could be changed in version 2 *hint* Take a look at that Movie Saber Clash effects Mod for Jedi Academy.
| Sunday, July 24, 2005 | |
DS Temple Duel
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:42 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Lets all head on over to Jedi Knight Files to check out a Duel level for Jedi Academy which is called DS Temple Duel and the reviewer has this to say about it:I liked the lighting inside, with the flickering orange light, from the flame holders all around, it looked kinda like a crypt or something. In one of the rooms was a crashed Tie Fighter, I’m not sure how its supposed to have got there, but it does look kinda cool in a wa Check out DS Temple Duel.
| Saturday, July 23, 2005 | |
Headquarters 2.0
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:00 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
The multiplayer map Headquarters was updated with some missing texture fixes.This is a good all round gaming map for any server, with plenty of weapons, open space and hidding places. That Soldier Of Fortune 2 map is on Soffiles so have a look at it.
| Friday, July 22, 2005 | |
Ancient Temple
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:26 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Check out this Ancient Temple CTF map that's designed by InSaNe84722 for Elite Force. The reviewer of the map sayeth:ou might want to start downloading this map before you read my review, due to the slightly above average file size - but don't worry, you won't be disappointed. That's all on Elite Force Files.
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 | |
Coruscant Streets II
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:23 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
It's time to take anouther trip over to Jedi Knight Files to check out a CTF level for Jedi Academy. The map in question is Coruscant Streets II and the reviewer has this to say about it:The level itself is very solidly built, with a sturdy framerate in every part of the map, for me between 60-65FPS Two Thumbs Up! This does mean there's not too much exquisite detailing or mind-blowing effects but it's still a fairly impressive design. The inspiration from the original map was apparent when you play this and the original side by side, but there's enough difference to keep you playing. The lifts in particular, I thought were very well made, as were the flag areas, however there's this odd blue misty fog throughout the level which looked just a little out of place, not only in the red base, but other areas, because the map is in an enclosed city with some endless holes. It just didn't seem particularly fitting. There was also this kinda annoying/creepy sound I kept hearing when walking around the bases, and I couldn't figure out what it was or where it was coming from... wierd. Check out Coruscant Streets II.
| Wednesday, July 20, 2005 | |
Pyro's Saber Mod
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:30 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Over on Jedi Knight Files they have Pyro's Saber Mod as a featured mod which adds trails to the lightsabres in Jedi Academy.What I like best is the author didn't go over the top. The trails look very nice for each saber, and they're not solid colors. He's mixed in a little orange here and there, as well as some other complimenting colors for each saber color. The sword trail is also nice, because it is subdued and not a big bright flame. Go visit Pyro's Saber Mod.
X-Men Legends II Preview
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:43 AM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Over on Worthplaying they have a preview for X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and here is a clip:The new level cap is 99, allowing you to fully trick out every character in the game, and each character has been given a variety of new powers for you to play with. Nightcrawler’s acquired a brand new fighting style centering around various sword techniques, and Cyclops can now use a variety of optic blasts including pulse waves, radiation attacks, and ricochets. Check out the rest of that preview.
| Tuesday, July 19, 2005 | |
Talk Xbox Has New X-Men II Screenshots
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:28 AM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Over on Talk Xbox they have some new screenshots from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse which you can check out right here. Also take a look at the Official Site for more info on the game.
| Monday, July 18, 2005 | |
Battle over Coruscant
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:07 AM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Over on Jedi Knight Files there's a Jedi Academy level called Battle over Coruscant that's designed by Orbitius and Hatrus and made for Free For All gameplay.You do get a large sense of scale when playing in the open space area, and although it isn't quite what is in the movie, it's still fairly fun to play online, provided you have some skill flying the space vehicles and can shoot other people down. That's all waiting for download on Jedi Knight Files. Also note that you should get this 99 Vehicles Fix so you won't get the cursed MAX VEHICLE error when loading the map.
| Sunday, July 17, 2005 | |
Kenn Hoekstra To Sell Used & New Vehicles
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:08 PM |
Category: General |
Kenn Hoekstra posted on Kenn's World that he found a job and is in training to sell vehicles in the West Side of Madison. So go get all your new and used cars off of Kenn Hoekstra. The staff here at Raven-Games would like to wish Kenn all the best with the new job. Also on his site he's posted some stuff about football so check it all out on Kenn's World.
| Saturday, July 16, 2005 | |
CTF GAT
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:19 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Peace released CTF GAT over at Elite Force Files which is a Delta Station map made for capture the flag in Elite Force, with bot support. There's one screenshot available so go check it out.
| Friday, July 15, 2005 | |
IGN Takes An Updated Look At X-Men Legends II
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:54 AM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Over on IGN they have an updated look at X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and here is a snip from the bigger jobby:For those who don't know, or simply don't remember, Raven designed Legends as an action-RPG series with a focus on combat and co-op play. In Legends II, much of what made the first game fun to play remains intact. And since most of the elements in the first Legends worked so well, it's really no surprise that Legends II looks and plays very much like its predecessor. The focus is still co-op battles through a variety of well-known locales set in the X-Men universe. But that doesn't mean Legends II is a cloned version of its older brother with a new pair of jeans. Check out the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse preview that's two pages long.
| Thursday, July 14, 2005 | |
Just Waiting For A Massacre To Happen
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:20 AM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
Finally some more Soldier Of Fortune 2 news crops up... Level designer The Judge released a level called Massacre which is designed to be played in multiple game modes and the author sayeth:.Just waiting for a massacre to happen. That's all on Soffiles.
| Wednesday, July 13, 2005 | |
Duel Map Tumba
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:22 PM |
Category: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast |
Over on Jedi Knight Files there's a Jedi Outcast level called Tumba that's designed by INJOI Incast and made for Duel gameplay.The author did a good job texturing this map with few if any errors in aligning textures or z-fighting. For a crypt, this map is alittle to well lit for my tastes, but this is a minor thing. This map, while not as fancy as others, still allows for interesting dueling, while creating a nice atmosphere. If you have a duel server, or just feel like dling a map to check out, this one would be a good choice. That's all waiting for download on Jedi Knight Files.
| Tuesday, July 12, 2005 | |
Sora Bulq V2 Skin
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:54 AM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Expert released Sora Bulq V2 which is a skin of the Star Wars character. This is the second version of my Sora Bulq skin. Sora Bulq was a Weequay Jedi who fought in the Clone Wars. He was remembered as one of the greatest lightsaber duelists the order had ever known, having aided Master Windu in perfecting Vaapad (the seven forms of lightsaber combat). However, he had not mastered the form; rather it had mastered him, as he fell to the dark side. He would later fight his old friend and mentor, Jedi Master Mace Windu, but was nearly killed and managed to escape Windu. Later in the Clone Wars, Sora Bulq led a Morkugai army against Jedi Master Oppo Rancisis and managed to strike him down. Sora was eventually cut down by four Jedi members of Rancisis' task force. Check out that Sora Bulq V2 skin that's on Jedi Knight Files.
| Monday, July 11, 2005 | |
Serra Keto With Sounds
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:05 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Neomarz and Kurt Libengood put together a Serra Keto model for Jedi Academy that includes new sounds, bot support, team support and npc support. That's all on Jedi Knight Files so check it out.
| Sunday, July 10, 2005 | |
WL Chronic
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:18 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
Level designer Stanthrax released a level called WL Chronic that's created for multiple gametypes in Soldier Of Fortune II and is a remake of Chronic for Quake III: Arena.This is an inter-city map dedicated to the WL Clan. This map supports all standard game types for up to 32 players plus CAH, TCAH, CTB, TCTB, and Goldrush for the popular Goldrush mod. That's all on Soffiles.
| Saturday, July 9, 2005 | |
!SoS! Underground
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:30 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
!SoS! Underground is a Jedi Academy level designed for Free For All by Darth Algar and uploaded to Jedi Knight Files. The reviewer sayeth:Ah, I hear you cry, "It's a nasty old clan map." No so - there is one little section with a picture of the clan and a 'coming soon' picture which spoils that room, but aside from that you really wouldn't realise this is a clan map, and besides it's so well made I would have advised you to try it even if it had been plastered with clan logos. Have a look at !SoS! Underground.
| Friday, July 8, 2005 | |
Episode III Clones Skin Pack
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:38 AM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
gingerguy released a Episode III Clones skin pack for Jedi Academy and here is a bit of what the reviewer had to say about it:The more I looked at these skins the more I saw the subtle differences that made them good, such as the scortch marks on the armor and the smudges. Considering these are all just reskins of the Stormtrooper model, they're really not too bad. There's a normal white version (looks much like the normal stormtrooper, but with a modified helmet and some 'grunge'), a green "elite" version, an orange version, and blue and red versions. That's all on Jedi Knight Files.
| Thursday, July 7, 2005 | |
International Crime Syndicate 2.2
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:17 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
The International Crime Syndicate is a Soldier Of Fortune II, Multiplayer mod and according to thier latest update they released ICS 2.2 but is only available as an upgrade for the moment so ICS 2.1a is required to be installed first. Check out International Crime Syndicate.
| Wednesday, July 6, 2005 | |
X-Men Legends II Screenshots
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:37 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Over on GameGossip they have some new Screenshots for X-Men Legends II: Rise Of Apocalypse. The game is slated to be released this Fall on Xbox, PS2, GameCube and PC. Also check out the official X-Men Legends 2 site for more info.
| Tuesday, July 5, 2005 | |
Mace Windu: Party Crasher
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:34 PM |
Category: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast |
There's a single player, Jedi Outcast level over on Jedi Knight Files that is called Mace Windu: Party Crasher by designer Anthony Piggott. Here is a bit of what the reviewer had to say about it all:Anyways, this map is a short single-player campaign which is about one of Mace Windu's away missions, similar to the way Jaden gets them in JK3. He's been sent to investigate some odd 'black hand' group (I think that was the name) and ends up getting into bar fights, club fights, and finishes with the final duel against the leader of the group. The level design itself was fairly good, however the lighting was very dark and the overall architecture wasn't fantastic. The puzzles weren't that difficult, and I would have preferred a few more of them. However, the cutscenes were very well scripted and the voice-acting, for lack of a better word, was nice. Check out that Mace Windu: Party Crasher level.
| Monday, July 4, 2005 | |
Peril In The Core
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:54 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Now this is a cool looking map. Peril In The Core is a Duel level made by Patrick Haslow for Jedi Academy. Here is a piece of what the reviewer had to say avout it:The shaders and effects used for the most part are fantastic - loving that circular forcefield with the rotating rings and the jump pads, but hating those annoying robots which always shoot at you. Grrrr. The map is kind of divided into two sections, the bit above the forcefield and the bit below. If you're above and fall, you're safe, but if you're below you're likely to fall to a nasty doom, however there are ways out, such as the gusts of air which pull you up the pipes and the moving platforms. Go take a look and perhaps download Peril In The Core that's on Jedi Knight Files.
| Sunday, July 3, 2005 | |
MP Toweroffice
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:00 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
Over on Soffiles one of the featured Soldier Of Fortune 2 maps is MP Toweroffice by M@ster that supports DM, TDM, INF, CTF and ELIM and up to 32 players. So check out that MP Toweroffice and theres six screens to look at before you downgrab.
| Saturday, July 2, 2005 | |
Kenn's Latest Update
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:34 PM |
Category: General |
Kenn Hoekstra posted on Kenn's World that it's been a year since he left Raven Software. Furthermore he's added a new link in his humor section and some stuff about The Complete Calvin & Hobbes. It's all on Kenn's World!
| Friday, July 1, 2005 | |
Map-Review's Academy
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:13 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Jawa made Map-Review's Academy for FFA play in Jedi Academy. Here is part of what the reviewer had to say about it all:The map itself seems to me to be fairly standard for an FFA, it reminds me a little of the default maps, which although good, are a bit boring. (in my opinion) As I said, theres four sections, which mostly resemble dueling areas. One is in a grassty courtyard with a statue in the middle, theres one with a glass floor, and there's also a small room filled with fire and , I think, ammo crates. That's all on Jedi Knight Files it is.
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