Far Cry mod gets patched

With all the hype and fanfare that surrounded the release of Far Cry, it came as a surprise to many observers that the mod community never really took hold and thrived. However, one mod that did make a name for itself amongst Far Cry fans was the Assault Coop mod, turning the regular Assault mode into a deadly struggle between human players and AI enemies.

Far Cry fans rejoice, the Assault Coop 1.1 patch has finally been released:


An incredible amount of time and energy has been invested into Assault Coop 1.1 by its lone developer flameknight7 - a quick glance over its extensive change list is testament to this fact. Given that Far Cry can now be found lurking in bargain bins for under twenty dollars, it's fair to say that this mod would go down a treat at your next LAN session.

For more information on Assault Coop, check the mod's profile on ModDB.com.

Think "28 Days Later"... then think again

The development team behind the Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, Killing Floor, has announced (with little fanfare) the much awaited 2.0 release of their survival horror total conversion:


According to the mod's description on ModDB.com, Killing floor is set in London, with the story revolving around a "laboratory conducting human experiments in cloning and biological augmentation ... a top secret series of synthetic combat drugs which would enhance the effectiveness of soldiers in the field". Like the plot of most zombie-shooters, something went terribly wrong. "There were reports that the lab had been compromised, and that the subjects were behaving abnormally. And then silence. Several days later, twisted shapes began to emerge from the confines of the lab, into the city above". Spooky.

Okay, aside from infected "people" and the fact the mod is set in London, it's not that much like the movie 28 Days Later. Having said that, Killing Floor 2.0 is definitely worth the 200MB download!

Get back to the modding the Source

Valve has released an update to the Source SDK via Steam. Included in this latest update are major features and fixes for the tools in the Source SDK:


For a full list of changes in the SDK, please read the Source SDK Release Notes on the Valve Developer Community site.

Doom 3 gets Rotoscoped

Let's face it, who hasn't been impressed by the previews for the upcoming film A Scanner Darkly? The incredible blend of live-action and animation used in the film is a modern variation on an old technique commonly known as "rotoscoping" - a process where animators trace live action movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films.

Imagine if you could play Doom 3 in full rotoscoped glory? Well now you can, all thanks to the developer of the Doom 3 Rotoscope Cartoon Shader:


As Keanu would say... "woah!".

More information about the Doom 3 Rotoscope shader can be found here.

Dystopia is set to Undermine

Project Manager "Fuzzy", from the Half-Life 2 mod Dystopia, has revealed some new snapshots and information about an interesting new map named "Undermine" that will hopefully appear in the next release.


The team describe Dystopia as a "modifcation which places the player into tense combat situations in a high tech world spanned by computer networks. As either Punks or Corp Mercenaries the player will fight through the physical world to gain access, via jack-in terminals, to cyberspace. Cyberspace is a three dimensional representation of the world's network. Inside cyberspace players will launch programs to hack into systems linked to the physical world, fight off enemy hackers or defend critical systems".

Dystopia is definitely shaping up as one of the most interesting, polished and unique multiplayer mods in development for Half-Life 2 - and it is developed by Australians.

High quality images from the new map can be found here.