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#1 devious742
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8. September 1997, somewhere in Russia. 58 years have passed since the complex has been cut off from the outside world. You wake up in an abandoned tunnel, without even a name ...

Teaser video - Lower Depths video *contains gameplay*

here is a older video..still good video *beware scary images*

MODDB site

Release Date TBD

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#2 devious742
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Im looking forward to it..since it reminds me alot of STALKER :)

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#3 millerlight89
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Im looking forward to it..since it reminds me alot of STALKER :)

devious742
Man I was just thinking that lol. It does look really cool thanks for the info.
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#4 Wasdie  Moderator
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:shock: Thats the Source Engine?!

*drools*

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#5 deactivated-5b5d7639964d6
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I was excited, but then I saw it uses guns. :(

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#6 kazakauskas
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[QUOTE="devious742"]

Im looking forward to it..since it reminds me alot of STALKER :)

millerlight89

Man I was just thinking that lol. It does look really cool thanks for the info.

I was thinking the same :D

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#7 Dante2710
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:shock: that looks like STALKER.
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#8 ex-mortis
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:shock: that looks like STALKER. Dante2710

It takes place in the abandoned city of Prypiat in Ukraine. Now you must know that the latest STALKER also takes place in Prypiat or at least so I've heard, so the similarities are inevitable.

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#9 Dante2710
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"]:shock: that looks like STALKER. ex-mortis

It takes place in the abandoned city of Prypiat in Ukraine. Now you must know that the latest STALKER also takes place in Prypiat or at least so I've heard, so the similarities are inevitable.

it isnt just the setting, the art direction is alot like STALKER. Im not complaining though, kind of weird they are able to this with such an old engine.
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#10 millerlight89
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[QUOTE="ex-mortis"]

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]:shock: that looks like STALKER. Dante2710

It takes place in the abandoned city of Prypiat in Ukraine. Now you must know that the latest STALKER also takes place in Prypiat or at least so I've heard, so the similarities are inevitable.

it isnt just the setting, the art direction is alot like STALKER. Im not complaining though, kind of weird they are able to this with such an old engine.

Makes you realize how great the engine is.
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#11 turaaggeli
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[QUOTE="devious742"]

Im looking forward to it..since it reminds me alot of STALKER :)

millerlight89
Man I was just thinking that lol. It does look really cool thanks for the info.

Ditto. I'm amazed at what the devs have accomplished with the Source engine graphics wise. Hopefully it's completion won't take as long as Black Mesa's.
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#12 zomglolcats
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I was excited, but then I saw it uses guns. :(

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What were you expecting?
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#13 deactivated-5b5d7639964d6
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[QUOTE="ZuluEcho14"]

I was excited, but then I saw it uses guns. :(

zomglolcats
What were you expecting?

Not a STALKER clone, I would figure they would go for a new approach.
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#14 Phoenix534
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Holy ****!!! That's Source?!

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#15 Renevent42
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Very impressive
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#16 Treflis
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I knew the Source engine could look good but that's pretty impressive. Might keep an eye open for this Mod.
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#17 klusps
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I can't believe this is coming from the source engine. Valve should start taking notes from these guys.

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#18 Deadly_Fatalis
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I almost can't believe that this is running on the source engine. Its phenomenal.
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#19 deactivated-5f0340ca5ecca
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Impressive mapping, creds to the mapper.
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#20 devious742
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I almost can't believe that this is running on the source engine. Its phenomenal. Deadly_Fatalis
not only that but they also created the music for the Lower Depths teaser video... talk about talent:shock:

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#21 DigitalExile
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Those screenshots are quite impressive.

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#22 kozzy1234
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looks very good

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#23 THA-TODD-BEAST
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:shock: Thats the Source Engine?!

*drools*

Wasdie

It was hard for you to tell? I personally don't think it looks all that vastly different from other Source engine titles. TF2 to me has yet to be topped in terms of taking the Source engine to a new level and doing something fantastic with it.

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#24 Bikouchu35
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Awesome mod :P free Stalker game right herez. Its impressive that the devs arent even paid do this I think like Black Mesa mod. Btw Cod MW series is loosely based off of the Quake 3 Engine just that IW juiced it up to where it is now.

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#25 blaaah
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I don't really get the teaser trailers. If the game takes place in and around Pripyat, why show clips of the Soviet Union pre-1950s?

Anyway, I'll add this to my list of HL2 mods to watch. The attention to detail is really impressive.

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#26 stupiddk
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:shock: Thats the Source Engine?!

*drools*

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Source is probably one of the most mod friendly and accessible platforms to date with mods still coming 6 YEARS!!! after its release and the graphics still look competitive.

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#27 deactivated-64b76bd048860
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Amazing that this was done on the Source Engine. Looking forward to this.
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#28 Pvt_r3d
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I hope it's not going to be one of the many mods that were dropped.
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#29 sandspectre
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According to the news at MODDB, the project changed it's direction, it's not going to be a HL2 mod anymore, but a standalone game developed with a new engine, although they ported the material from Source to the new engine. At first they said the new engine is OGRE, but now they stated that they're coding their own. The game is set on an abandoned city in Russia, not in Pripyat, Ukraine.
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#30 Treflis
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And some people say that the Source engine's top capabilities is shown in Half-life 2.
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#31 mrbojangles25
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:shock: Thats the Source Engine?!

*drools*

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I Love the source engine so, so, so much. It really is the best engine when you factor in all the different variables.

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#32 abuabed
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That's Amazing!
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#33 Elann2008
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Holy hell.
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#34 Sta1k4r
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[QUOTE="ex-mortis"]

[QUOTE="Dante2710"]:shock: that looks like STALKER. Dante2710

It takes place in the abandoned city of Prypiat in Ukraine. Now you must know that the latest STALKER also takes place in Prypiat or at least so I've heard, so the similarities are inevitable.

it isnt just the setting, the art direction is alot like STALKER. Im not complaining though, kind of weird they are able to this with such an old engine.

I love Stalker, will keep an eye out for this mod. But it has been in development for a while, hasn't it? On Podcast 17 they mentioned it a while ago (2009).

and By the way: The building in this picture does look like Pripyat (or at least old Russia).

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#35 JigglyWiggly_
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Neato I want.
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#36 KHAndAnime
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Meh, I've seen better...    Of course, Dear Esther isn't out yet either, and it won't be free.
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#37 DanielDust
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And some people say that the Source engine's top capabilities is shown in Half-life 2.Treflis
And those people aren't wrong, the original 2004 Source.
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#38 abuabed
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[QUOTE="KHAndAnime"]Meh, I've seen better... Of course, Dear Esther isn't out yet either, and it won't be free.

**** this one looks great too.
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#39 broken_bass_bin
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Well, it's obviously impressive what they've done with the Source engine here...

But it does look like they just shamelessly copied STALKER. The art style is identical.

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#40 Author_Jerry
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The screenshots are very reminiscent of S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but I think, based on the screenshots shown, the art direction and attention to detail are superior to it. Quite impressive.

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#41 Filthybastrd
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[QUOTE="Dante2710"][QUOTE="ex-mortis"]

It takes place in the abandoned city of Prypiat in Ukraine. Now you must know that the latest STALKER also takes place in Prypiat or at least so I've heard, so the similarities are inevitable.

millerlight89

it isnt just the setting, the art direction is alot like STALKER. Im not complaining though, kind of weird they are able to this with such an old engine.

Makes you realize how great the engine is.

It's pretty amazing where SOURCE has ended up is'nt it? You look at modded HL2 and think that's pretty nice for an old game but that's not at all the benchmark for the capabilities of the engine.

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#42 Nitrous2O
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Nice!

I missed this when it first posted. I don't care if this similar to STALKER in the least, in fact that's what makes this sound awesome and has me very interested. Though they mention they were also influenced by the Silent Hill series, Max Payne, and Batman Arkham Asylum for example.

According to the news at MODDB, the project changed it's direction, it's not going to be a HL2 mod anymore, but a standalone game developed with a new engine, although they ported the material from Source to the new engine. At first they said the new engine is OGRE, but now they stated that they're coding their own. The game is set on an abandoned city in Russia, not in Pripyat, Ukraine. sandspectre

Indeed, not sure if everyone noticed that...

Q: What is all this I hear about an engine switch? A: We are no longer developing Raindrop as a source mod. We will instead be using OGRE, bullet, a custom AI and networking subsystem and several new materials, shaders, & scripts to make a standalone game.

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#43 Kh1ndjal
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Nice!

I missed this when it first posted. I don't care if this similar to STALKER in the least, in fact that's what makes this sound awesome and has me very interested. Though they mention they were also influenced by the Silent Hill series, Max Payne, and Batman Arkham Asylum for example.

[QUOTE="sandspectre"]According to the news at MODDB, the project changed it's direction, it's not going to be a HL2 mod anymore, but a standalone game developed with a new engine, although they ported the material from Source to the new engine. At first they said the new engine is OGRE, but now they stated that they're coding their own. The game is set on an abandoned city in Russia, not in Pripyat, Ukraine. Nitrous2O

Indeed, not sure if everyone noticed that...

Q: What is all this I hear about an engine switch? A: We are no longer developing Raindrop as a source mod. We will instead be using OGRE, bullet, a custom AI and networking subsystem and several new materials, shaders, & scripts to make a standalone game.

i don't mind actually. i think such projects have a higher probability of being released as games rather than as mods (i'm looking at you, black mesa)