September 2004
Thursday, September 30, 2004 | |
The System Has Failed
 Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:10 PM |
Category: General |
Kenn Hoekstra updated his personal web-space and this time he posted about the new Megadeth album that is entitled The System Has Failed and from what he says it's kick-ass cool. I also agree with what he has to say, except I liked thier Cryptic Writings album but Risk was just not very good IMHO. Visit Kenn's World!
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 | |
Ign.com's X-Men Legends Review
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:58 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Just noticed that IGN has a PS2 review for X-Men Legends and here is a quote:If you're not big on the Xers, don't worry, as Legends does a superb job of introducing every little element of the X-Men and their history to the uninitiated through guided tours of Xavier's mansion and optional conversations with NPCs. If you want, you can learn details on more than 20 X-characters, the function of Xavier's Institute, Muir Island, and just about everything else X. If you know this stuff, it's easy to skip or can serve as a nice reminder of what's kept the X-Men in our conscious thoughts for nearly 40 years. There's 5 whole pages of readable review so go check it out.
| Tuesday, September 28, 2004 | |
New X-Men Legends Trailer
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:09 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
I received one of those official email jobbys from Activision. Theres a new X-Men Legends trailer for ya'll to check out. You have to hit the X-Men Legends site, crank on the media section and click the proper linkage that is on the page. Theres also other content like screenshots and a TV Commercial to check out. Heck, you can even click on the buy now jobby and actually buy the game. Thats all up to you of course.
| Monday, September 27, 2004 | |
X-Men Legends Review On MyGamer
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:10 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
MyGamer has a review up for the Ps2 version of X-Men Legends. Here is a clippage from the review:And, in a refreshing change of pace, the game play of X-men Legends rises to meet the storyline. Combat is quick, fun, and not too complicated with the button mashing. The majority of the play uses only two buttons to string together chains of melee attacks, although projectiles and mutant powers can be thrown in for variety. Here is the page for that review.
| Sunday, September 26, 2004 | |
Amok Time Deathmatch Level Released
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:24 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Just spotted on Space Station K7 that Toonloon posted that they released thier Amok Time map for Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force. Amok Time deathmatch map by Chaos with models and textures by AFADoomer and Toonloon. Additional thanks to Major Tork for his support and Chief Armstrong for fixing vital bot issues. With exclusive Amok Time Kirk and Spock bots. Beam aboard Space Station K7 to get that deathmatch level.
| Saturday, September 25, 2004 | |
THF Tourney Update (3 Rounds To Go)
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:21 PM |
Category: Hosted Site |
El.Fire dropped me a message to let us know that The Heretic Fortress Tournament 2004 still has 3 of 7 rounds left. Here is the low-down on how the clans are doing so far: - 1st: HM ==> 8 pts, 4 rounds played: average +305
- 2nd: SOL ==> 6 pts, 4 rounds played: average -100
- 3rd: OoM ==> 5 pts, 3 rounds played: average -58
- 4th: StOnEd ==> 5 pts, 3 rounds played: average -111
- 5th: §§ ==> 3 pts, 3 rounds played: average -5
- 6th: [pOe] ==> 3 pts, 3 rounds played: average -31
- 7th : ]C[ ==> 0 pts, 4 rounds played : no word from them since the beginning of the tourney, counted as a forfit everytime.
El.Fire says most of the clans still have a chance to win and with 3 rounds left to go the end of THF Tourney will be passionant for sure!! Check out The Heretic Fortress for more info. By the way I had to take the brackets off of HM's clan name because the site thought it was an HTML tag. :p
| Friday, September 24, 2004 | |
Battlefront Endor
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:27 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Jedi Knight Files has an Endor map by Lindsey that is entitled: Battlefront Endor. The map features no Ewoks and the reviewer says its pretty fun, yet could use some fine tuning so to speak. Anyhow go check that out if your in need of some Endor FFA action.
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 | |
Heretic II Siege v2.4 Beta Released
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:15 PM |
Category: Hosted Site |
The Shadowlord updated his site with a Heretic II Siege v2.4 Beta Release. Here is a list of what is new:- Object of mass 350 and greater can't be pushed onto catapults.
- Chickens no longer can fly and gliding is very limited.
- Chicken speed is a bit slower.
- Chickens no longer can use torches or tripmines.
- Succubus glide was reduced a bit.
- Added trigger_pay.
- Added trigger_reward.
- Added a radius option to trigger_message.
- Added talking effect to trigger_message and sound_ambient_custom (Talk bubbles appear above the speakers).
- Added talking effect to ogle commands.
- Fixed problem with trigger_gold not taking away gold.
- Made an addition to func_monsterspawner so you can set the monster's targetname.
- Included the corrected version of H2siege map.
The Shadowlord also says that he created a map called Ogle Village which demonstrates how to create talking villagers. Check that all out on Heretic II Siege and get the downloads off of the files section.
X-Men Legends / TechTV Special
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:24 AM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
The other day (last saturday) I reported that TechTV will have a 30 minute Special on X-Men Legends / behind-the-scenes documentary at Raven. I was unsure when the show itself was to air and Zack Quarles let me know that it will continue to air throughout mid-October and he says that it is often shown twice a day as well. Also hit his Webdog .plan file for what Zack originally had to say about it.
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 | |
Map Review Hosts First Mapping Contest
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:30 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Kengo sent in the news that map-review.com is hosting thier first mapping contest. Here is the low down:The competition will involve single mappers submitting a Jedi Academy FFA map that they have crafted within a set timeframe; 25 September 2004 to 1 December 2004. The maps will be judged by three Map-Review staff according to mapping technique, gameplay, appearance, and "extras" or "gameplay mechanics", with each entry recieving a considered review from all three judges. The winning map(s) will be featured on map-review.com as featured map, in interviews, articles and special sections. If you want to enter the Jedi Academy mapping contest and get the full list of rules hit map-review.com.
| Tuesday, September 21, 2004 | |
X-Men Legends Ships In North America!!
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:03 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
According to a press release.. X-Men Legends has shipped to retail outlets in North America! Santa Monica, CA – September 21, 2004 – The mutant battle rages on to North American retail shelves with the release of Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) X-Men™ Legends. An epic action-RPG featuring a compelling storyline written by former X-Men™ comic book writers, the game allows players to pick and customize a team of legendary X-Men from the Marvel Universe to combat evil and protect the fate of mankind from certain doom. Developed by Raven Software, X-Men Legends has already received critical acclaim, earning an “Editors’ Choice” award from IGN.com. The title is currently available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™ for a suggested retail price of $49.99 and carries a “T” (“Teen” – Blood, Violence) rating by the ESRB X-Men Legends is the only game that allows players to fully customize and develop their ultimate dream team of 15 of Marvel’s most popular X-Men characters,” states Kathy Vrabeck, president, Activision Publishing, Inc. “The game’s original storyline is full of plot twists and turns that will captivate players and enlist them in the most immersive X-Men quest ever. X-Men Legends challenges players to master the attributes of their favorite X-Men characters by creating, customizing and controlling teams of four mutants in real time, as they embark on a quest to stop the extinction of mankind. Throughout the action-filled saga players assume the role of up to 15 popular X-Men characters, each with individual mutant powers and fighting skills, including Wolverine, Gambit, Nightcrawler and Storm. Gamers select specific X-Men characters depending on each mission and unlock new playable mutants and super powers as they battle the Brotherhood of Mutants and other Marvel villains in fully interactive and destructible 3-D environments. Along the way, players lead teams of mutants on a variety of challenging missions set in some of the most popular locations from the X-Men comics, including the X- Mansion, New York City and the infamous Weapon X facility. Also, all of the characters have been released on the Mutant Vault. So keep your eyes peeled on the store shelves for X-Men Legends as those copies appear over the next week.
| Monday, September 20, 2004 | |
Sith-J-Cull Gets Interviewed
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:42 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Kengo (Captain America?) of map-review.com did up a interview with Jedi Academy mapper Sith-J-Cull. Here is a snippage from the interview:Captain America:Have you ever considered making a single player map for Jedi Academy? Sith-J-Cull:Yes, several times. I was thinking about using parts of all my maps and making a little story, but that would mean buying even more coffee!! So go read the full interview and if you want to you can check out Sith-J-Cull's site
| Sunday, September 19, 2004 | |
Hordes of Chaos II Unleashed
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:26 PM |
Category: Heretic |
Udderdude finished Hordes of Chaos II of which I noticed on Wads In Progress. Udderdude sayeth:Yes, it's another 5-map Heretic WAD stuff full of monsters :P This one will have a few different Doom enemies, and more of the same total carnage seen in HOC. The wad is a single player episode and requires the ZDoom source port to play. Check out the level set on this page and get the download off of the idgames archive.
| Saturday, September 18, 2004 | |
X-Men Legends Special On TechTv
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:14 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Zack Quarles updated his Webdog .plan file with the info that the TechTV Cable Channel will have a 30 minute Special on X-Men Legends / behind-the-scenes documentary at Raven. I have no idea if the show aired yet or not since Zack posted the info on Friday. Then again theres always re-runs so keep your eyes peeled if you have TechTv.
| Friday, September 17, 2004 | |
FFA, Deul Or CTF In The Chicago Streets
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:04 PM |
Category: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast |
Szico VII took his Jedi Academy map and then recreated it for Jedi Outcast and thusly uploaded it to Jedi Knight Files. The map is called Chicago Streets. Have a lookie at the eight screenies and get into some FFA, Duel or CTF action.
| Thursday, September 16, 2004 | |
Finca Invasion
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:54 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
[stk]Ran[)dom Homicide created this map for Soldier Of Fortune II and here is a description quote:This is a very nice map, supporting all gametypes and will host 2-32 players. You must try out this map and get it on those servers. That was short... Anyhow this map was combined from finca1 and finca2 to make a Multiplayer level all of which was discovered on SoFFiles.com.
| Wednesday, September 15, 2004 | |
Syndicate: Initiation
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:22 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Syndicate: Initiation is a Single Player level that includes a bit of puzzle solving, according to the reviewer on Jedi Knight Files. The map is designed for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and here is a quote: I was quite impressed with the production of this SP level. It was done really well ... not just the mapping, but the animations and the sequencing and stuff. This is not one of those levels where you just fight a bunch of spawned NPC's. This was quite well thought out. In fact, the whole level is mostly puzzles. So Syndicate: Initiation is all set for checking out..
| Tuesday, September 14, 2004 | |
Jossa's Jordaly1
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:00 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
Jossa made this map for Soldier Of Fortune II and here is a description quote:Anice medium sized map made up from the layout of 2 maps, Italy and Jordon, good combo too. The map supports elim, dm, inf, ctf game types and will host a max of 32 players, I tested the map in CTF mode only and found the map to have no backpacks? There are two available in secret places, you will need to find them. So staying alive here could be hard . That's all on SoFFiles.com and I'm off to find some sustenance.
| Monday, September 13, 2004 | |
More Quake IV Information
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:29 PM |
Category: Quake IV |
I posted the other day that PC Gamer will have a big feature on Quake IV. Like I said before, you can expect to get your gaming paws on the Quake IV issue on September 21st. That's if you buy it off the shelves. However if your a subscriber, then you may already have a copy. So thanks to a visit to Shack News we now know a few highlights about the game which are as follows:- Quake 4 is a direct sequel to Quake 2, takes place just hours after the event of that game.
- During most of the game, you are fighting with other marines, however there will be solo missions.
- Some missions take place inside, others outside. You'll get to use vehicles at times.
- You're part of a military campaign attacking the Strogg homeworld.
- Returning weapons so far: blaster, machine gun, nailgun, shotgun.
- Multiplayer: "The multiplayer experience is more akin to Quake III: Arena", no vehicles.
- "With Doom 3 it was horror. With Quake IV, it's war."
So there you have all we can tell you so far. Once the issue of PC Gamer comes along, I hope Raven will release some info on the net. Also note that UK PC Zone magazine also has a preview, so keep your eyes peeled for those mags.
| Sunday, September 12, 2004 | |
FedDrydock (2.0)
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:37 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
I just spotted on Elite Force Files a CTF map by Alexraptor for Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force that is named FedDrydock (2.0). Alexraptor has further expanded on his FedDrydock map with some pretty big changes.The most noticeable change would have to be the replacement of the docked ship to a Federation one (USS Reliant, Miranda class). The setup of this map is a docked Fed ship being attacked by a Klingon Bird of Prey. Check out that FedDrydock (2.0) map.
| Saturday, September 11, 2004 | |
Kam Jordan 2 (Daytime Version)
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:44 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
SoFFiles.com has Paga's Kam Jordan 2 uploaded. The map is the day version of Kam Jordan with some additional areas and other changes/tweaks and it supports TDM, DM, CTF, INF, DEM ,ELIM gametypes and hosts up to 16+ players. There's five screenshots to check out before you go for the download of this addon level.
| Friday, September 10, 2004 | |
Reptile Model For Jedi Academy
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:09 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
TpS_sithrouge did up this reptile model for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and it does look pretty neat from the available screenshot (yeah there's only one shot). What is a first is that this is the first one I've seen that looks perfectly made. There's no cracks between the arms or anything, and the posture of this looks awesome. The title is kind of misleading, it IS a reptile but looks like one of those alien models from Timesplitters, you know, like a gekko head on an creepy body. But it works and it looks good. Check that model out right here.
| Thursday, September 9, 2004 | |
PC Gamer To Feature Quake IV Cover Story
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:04 AM |
Category: Quake IV |
I just noticed on Blues News that PC Gamer revealed thier upcoming Issue of the popular gaming magazine will feature a cover story on Quake IV that will reveal all sorts of new info on the game amongst 10 pages. Expect to get your gaming paws on the Quake IV issue on September 21st. Here is a covershot thanks to Blues News!
| Wednesday, September 8, 2004 | |
Kenn's Cold Front, Etc....
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:59 PM |
Category: General |
Kenn Hoekstra has a small update on his site with talk about getting his Cold Front screenplay out there, what's depressing about what George Lucas has done and some other bits and bytes...errr bites. Check out Kenn's World!
| Tuesday, September 7, 2004 | |
HeXen II Lives!
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:00 PM |
Category: Hosted Site |
Just a few hours ago I reinstalled HeXen II and cracked open some of the unfinished single player maps I worked on ages ago. Thats why I started to poke around the internet today looking for some HeXen II stuff. So I jumped on Razumen's RavenHurst site to look at his screenshots. So that's when I notice that Razumen had updated around the time that Kenn Hoekstra left Raven Software back in late June. Well I certainly didn't know he updated his site and it was never announced here so I'm gonna do it now. I'm in a HeXen II mood! Here is a quote:I'm still hard at work on Ravenhurst - spare time willing. The map count right now has shot up from 27 to around a crazy 46 so I've been busy getting the first couple of maps to an actual playable state with monsters and everything. So far it's been going pretty good, there's a indescribable feeling to seeing all the work you put into a map come together at the end. Right now I'm designing the maps to be hard to beat, but not impossible of course. So this is good news! It's a couple months old but hey, thats the way it goes... just check out RavenHurst and if you really want to, you can bug him to finsih it! Also if you don't know this, RavenHurst is a single player add-on for Hexen II Portal of Praveus. Now I'll go and work on one of my HeXen II maps (Temple Of The Jaguar)....cya!
| Monday, September 6, 2004 | |
Anouther X-Men Preview Plus New Screens & Movies
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:58 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
Game Informer has X-Men: Legends hands-on impressions, videos, and screenshots. First of all here's a quote from the preview:When not in the mansion you’ll find yourself taking part in objective-based missions with up to three other X-Men. While Alison, or if you prefer her alter ego Magma, isn’t available for quite awhile as a party member, you do get quite a selection of X-Men early on the in the game including Wolverine, Iceman, Jean Grey, Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and Colossus. As you play through the game you’ll run into more X-Men, who will then be added to your queue of playable characters. In all there will be 15 mutants to play as and each character has his or her own unique set of abilities and powers. For the full article plus the screenshots and the media go to this page.
| Sunday, September 5, 2004 | |
X-Men Legends Preview
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:14 PM |
Category: X-Men: Legends |
gamespy.com has a preview for X-Men Legends on thier site. Here is a snap from the bigger shot:Veteran gamers will have no problem learning X-Men Legends' basic combat and combo system. Novices will find numerous "help points" that make picking up the game a snap. Since this game sports a mainstream license, the gameplay is appropriately easy to pick up. That doesn't mean there isn't anything for experienced players to enjoy; hardcore gamers will enjoy leveling up each character and customizing each mutant's powers. Well you'll want to read the full preview Also note that X-Men Legends is due out later this month..
| Saturday, September 4, 2004 | |
The Hellchick Skin
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:46 PM |
Category: Voyager: Elite Force |
Just noticed that Elite Force Files has a Hellchick skin for Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force. Here is the deal on the skin taken from the readme file:The story of where this model came from and how it ended up in its present state is long and moving. Sadly, I only took place in the last part of the story, so I only know the ending. What I do know is that Paul Steed modeled this character as a tribute to Caryn 'Hellchick' Law, Action Producer at Gamespy (and much, much more). As I understand it, somewhere between Ken Scott skinning the model and it being released, Paul left id. It sat on the shelf for a while before Ken Scott passed it on to Hellchick so that she could find a way to have it finished. After a few more months on the shelf, I emailed her and asked permission to finish the model. She said yes, and now, many months later, it is released. Get that Hellchick skin!
| Friday, September 3, 2004 | |
Do Jedi's Deul In the Boxing Rings?
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:55 PM |
Category: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy |
Ok so this map is like a big boxing ring dealie and its called [LS]Arena and apparently its great for duel tourneys and stuff. It's also one of those maps that happens to be a mappers first release. Well it's on Jedi Knight Files if you want to check it out and see if its good for a duel.
| Thursday, September 2, 2004 | |
Tarv's Towers (1.3)
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:46 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
A map called Tarv's Towers (1.3) made its way onto SoFFiles.com and it features two towers linked by walkways with support for ELIM, CTF and DM. Well I gotta go find some drink... have fun!
| Wednesday, September 1, 2004 | |
Finca Invasion (1a)
Posted by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:57 PM |
Category: Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix |
Here's anouther Soldier Of Fortune II map on SoFFiles.com that support all game types that goes by the name of Finca Invasion (1a). There's six screenies to check out, so go check it out.
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