v1.2.1 04:34 27.02.05

• Fixed servers still showing Half-Life 2 Deathmatch


• Updated map, ammo boxes wern't being re-covered

v1.2 00:24 27.02.05

• Added outputs and inputs to logic_gametimer for when build/fight mode is started, and to force build/fight


• Added 2 new maps, thanks Kyonai and Stinger


• Updated sf_testmap so that doors cover object areas during fight mode and to cover the ammo boxes during build mode, also added health charges at the water


• Added func_fortsite to protect forts from freezing/unfreezing


• Made sparks and a flare appear when freezing


• Made sprint last longer


• Balanced melee weapons, both now do 30 damage


• Fixed things not moving until touched after unfreezing


• Added new things to the Create A Server window

I apologize for the lack of updating, there is no excuse. But I hope to make up for it with some pictures of our newest weapons. Here we have the new Colt 1911A1, model and skin both by Hoppie:

You may have seen other pictures of our M14 around, but this is a picture that shows all four versions, as well as two close ups. For this picture, I took off the mount for the Aimpoint, which I will show you in a sec:

And now to our new Aimpoint, which is miles above our old one, and don't worry about the blue squares, those will not be shown ingame:

I would also like to let everyone know that coding has begun, and we have the first internal alpha all planned out. I will do my best to update the site as much as possible. Thank you.

Sev and decs have been doing their due diligence, delivering dos (2!) delightfully decadent models that defy detailed description.

We have a media update from the hands of our talented crew showing off a few new renders, new concept artwork, plus some of the latest happenings with Mist Modification.

First off, I would like to welcome Mike Perry, Lochnarus and Heavnz to our crew. I also want to add a welcome and thanks to Valtrain from the HL2:CTF Mod Team for joining up to lead the development on our Capture the Booty game mode. We highly reccomend you check out his HL2:CTF Mod, for it is amazingly well done and a blast to play.

We are pleased to announce our affiliation and sponsorship with Gotfrag.com, who have graciously offered to host GameServers and TestServers for us in the future, as well as a CVS Server and other web utilities. Thanks, Gotfrag!

Please browse around our pages, which are being updated with WIP Models and Concept Art to remove/limit use of the 'Image Not Found' placeholder that has been invading our website. Also please visit our new Media Gallery, which includes our Downloads section and streaming audio for our Sound Files. We have also added a Developer Journals section to the right of the site, to keep the public in touch with the thoughts of our crew.

Our Public IRC Channel is now open! Please visit at #Mistmod on Gamesurge. »Visit Now

Our Sound crew has two files to share with you today. The first is the official Theme Music of Mist Modification, created by Kielbasa. The second is a wonderfully entertaining sound demonstration titled 'Festival' created by
Kielbasa and CaptainRED.

»Listen to Mist Theme
»Listen to Festival

First, here are a couple Concept images from our talented new artist, Mike
Perry.

The first piece of art is the Black Buccaneer Brute class. The Brute has acess to team specific Heavy Weapons, as well as an increase in Health. However, the Brute moves slower than other classes. The next piece of art is the Black Buccaneer Captain. The Captain class is adept with all weapon types, but is only avaliable to the leading scorer on your team after two minutes.

Next, I present two weapons that are featured in Mist Modification, the Black Buccaneer Dethecus, and the Cut Throat Cutlass.

The Dethecus is a daggar with a built-in flintlock pistol attached on the side. This rare Elite class weapon is only available to the Black Buccaneer Elite. This weapon can be wielded to deliver a quick shot into an enemy, and then quickly doubles as a melee weapon there afterwards. Primary fire swipes with the Daggar, Secondary fire discharges the shot. The Cut Throat Cutlass is wielded by all classes of the Cut Throat team as a primary Melee weapon.

Next we have a preview of another Player Model that will be used in Mist Modification, the Cursed Pirates Elite class.

The Cursed Pirates Elite is the only class that's knows how to use the Harpoon Gun effectively. As Mist Mod evolves, more Elite select weapons will be available to the class.

We would like to put one last call out for a skilled UV Mapper.

Requirements:

• Experience with 3DS Max and/or Softimage XSI


• Understanding of how to unwrap models into a UVMap format.


• Previous mod experience with the Half-Life engine prefered.

Thats all from the captains quarters today mates, stay tuned for more information on Mist Mod.

Sands-of-War 1.5
The release date for Sands-of-War 1.5 has been ratified. It is now certain that SoW 1.5 will follow the the 3 months development cycle, which we succesfully have been using for the last couple of versions. This means that:
Sands-of-War 1.5 will go gold at March the 1st!
Thanks to BigBird, a linux server build will be released at the same time as the game itself. So prepare your servers:)

New improved Entombed
For the upcoming Sands-of-War 1.5 there will be a great number of map updates along with new maps. One of thoose updated maps is the classic(2nd oldest SoW map) sow_Entombed by Zacker. Despite it's age it still rock after some updates.

New host
We have found a new host which we moved to some weeks ago. This host is more stable and without any adds or popups. The new domain is:
http://sow.hl2files.com

You can just continue on with using the official url http://sow.moddb.com as it will redirect to you the right host. So no need to update bookmarks or anything:)

Sands-of-War2
Lately two new very skilled 3D artists have joined our team in order to reach the high quality requirements for Sands-of-War 2. Welcome to you BoomeR and Nimajneb!

BoomeR has already produced his first concept art. The first one is a modified USP with a dotsight. The 2nd one is the G36C which is a rifle with lots of possibilities and extensions. The last one is a Vulcan which is going to be the BFG of SoW2:)

Half-Life 2: Rogue Threat is a new Total Conversion MOD placing you in the Half-Life world as a Combine Civil Protection Officer. Join Rion Abbott in his extraordinary journey through City14, abandoned sea beds and the dangerous Xen and Combine dimensions as you uncover the dark intentions of your alien overlords. Rogue Threat will introduce over 11 new Single Player weapons, new controllable vehicles, an onslaught of new enemies and many more new features.

Rogue Threat is currently looking to add new members to our team. If you have experience or know anyone in any of the following fields, please visit our sites team section and contact us.

• Programmer


• 3D Modeling


• Model and or Level Texturing


• Concept Art


• 2D Talent


• Half-Life 2 Hammer Mapper


• Conceptual Level Designer


• Sound Design


• Voice Talent (Must have basic voice recording equipment and voice samples)


• Other (please email with specific talent)

Computer Games Magazine just conducted an interview with me about NS 3.0, NS on the HL2 engine and Unknown Worlds.

Read the interview here, then give feedback here!

Computer Games - First, Natural Selection has been one of the more popular mods for Half-Life. Have you been surprised at the longevity of the mod?

Charlie Cleveland - We've worked hard to continue updating it and growing it, so I'm not surprised it's still going strong. Most game developers aren't allowed to keep working on a game after release, but that's a luxury mod teams take for granted. We have big plans for NS so we're just getting started!


Computer Games - Even though Half-Life 2 has been released, work still continues on the original Natural Selection mod. What can you tell us about the content additions that will be put into the upcoming 3.0 version?

Charlie Cleveland - Probably the biggest content addition is the addition of third-person reload animations. It's great knowing when a marine is reloading, so you can drop off the ceiling and snack on him. Because this is a final release (not beta), we've spent a lot of time on many smaller tweaks for consistency and polish (sprite and sound changes, updated models, etc.). We're also hoping to see NS fully integrated into Steam, under the "My Games" list.

Due to some communication issues involving spam filters, we unfortunately ran into a billing problem with our webhost, leading to the site appearing suspended for a few days. The issues have been resolved and the site should now be fully operational. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Strider Mod goes Multiplayer

Strider Mod 0.3 Beta 1 has been released. This version is only multiplayer and has include at the moment the pilotable strider.

Also, HL2 Models has been included too in this mod and you can choose amost all of them (except Gman).

It's basically HL2 Deathmatch with Pilotable Strider and HL2 Models. Included in mod two maps and the first fgd to create maps.

Beta v1.0 is ready for download! We want to thank everyone to helped us test this build before release as well as all the server admins that are running HL2CTF servers!

* NOTE: If you have the Alpha you must remove it before installing.

What's new in the Beta?
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Map Updates:

• Added ctf_2fort_lite by Owner


• Added ctf_trainingday by KingNic


• Added ctf_curved by RipeX


• Added ctf_prisonriot by keved


• Added ctf_export by MagicTMP & Raeven0


• Updated ctf_map01 and renamed ctf_defrost


• Updated ctf_ent_test and renamed to ctf_dirtwork

Features/Tweaks:

• Added remaining HL2 weapons
  
• Reduced combine ball carry count to 3


• Tweaked weapon damages


• Increased rate of fire of pistol


• Added scoring bonus of 5 points for capturing the flag


• Added scoring bonus of 2 points for returning your flag


• Added team selection option to keyboard config screen


• MOTD now comes before team selection menu on first join


• Added new ammo crate models


• Tweaked player speed


• Increased map intermission time when changing levels

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed env_entity_dissolver message in console


• Fixed dead bodies lying all over the floor


• Fixed bug that allowed players to get extra weapons


• Fixed bug that caused ctf_capturelimit to sometimes be ignored


• Fixed incorrect & missing weapon sounds


• Fixed the missing widescreen background image


• Fixed laser dot remaining if you were killed while holding rocket launcher


• Fixed team name text displaying in wrong position on some resolutions


• Fixed the rocket spam bug