Arx: End of Developmen- Sun. I meant Sun.

God. There is nothing going on. Well, no Source engine single-player mods I’m interested in seem to have done any significant updating lately, there aren’t any multiplayer mods that look new and different enough I want to talk about them, and I haven’t found the time for any giant Mount & Blade total conversions. Bah!

So what to discuss? How about… Arx: End of Sun? I was reluctant to talk about it because, well, I can’t quite tell if it’s dead or not. If you haven’t found out for yourself while I was twiddling my thumbs, it’s an ambitious attempt to create a prequel (using the Doom III engine) for Arx Fatalis, Arkane Studios’ beloved attempt at making what was essentially Ultima Underworld 3 in all but name.

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My mod is falling to pieces: Still Decay

Well, I sourced a copy of Doom 3 from a generous friend whose PC is so ancient it couldn’t possibly run it, and I’ve been scouring ModDB for anyone still using iD’s Tech 4 who seems to be making something interesting. And here’s someone! Still Decay is a one-man effort from modder SpiritusSanctus, adapted from an old entry he submitted to a Doom 3 competition a few years back. It’s an ambitious-looking project with the player climbing a giant, crumbling tower, one of the last remaining landmarks in a fallen gothic-industrial fantasy landscape.

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Thievious: Still Very Pretty

Okay, so I know we talked about this all of a week ago and all, but Thievious’ pretty lights are still so very pretty, and the new co-op video they’ve released is so very sexy, that I frankly couldn’t resist shoving it all in your face with ridiculous amounts of bloom.

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Steal looking good: Thievious

Bloomy Bloomy McBloomfest Doom 3 mod Thievious, which still glows more brightly than the sun, has a new in-game video to show off. In it, there’s a taste of the first-person/third-person mechanics, a scary monster or two, and some magical powers. Don’t look directly into it! Bring sunglasses! Video after the jump.

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Thievous – A Glowing Recommendation

And no, that title doesn’t make any sense to me either.  Thankfully, if you promised me a cooperative stealth Thief inspired mod on the outrageously atmospheric Doom 3 engine, you could call it Thiefomatic 3000 for all I would care.

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