System Shock 2 Doom Mod

[sparhawk]

Since I can not post this in the news/announcment I post this here, because I think it might be interesting for us.

 

Here you can find a project which does a similar thing like we do. They convert System Shock 2 to Doom 3. Maybe we can have some synergies with this project. Don't know, but I thought it is interesting for some of us.

 

http://ss2rebooted.tk/

[Renzatic]

Oooh, guess all hope isn't lost for having a System Shock-alike done with Doom 3 in the near future.

 

We could talk to em and see about passing a sound propagation system back and forth between the mods.

[Phantom]

If take a look at the 'about' section of the website, you'll find a link to a letter from Electronic Arts to the webmaster that says '...we do ask

that you drop the name and any affiliation the mod has with System Shock

or System Shock 2.'

 

Therefore it is also likely that the Dark Mod will not be allowed to have any 'copies' of names or objects from Thief in order to avoid copyright infringement.

 

The team has changed there mod from 'System Shock 2: Rebooted' to 'Sapphire Scar' and ceased any affiliation from System Shock 2, however, it is obvious that the mod is based on System Shock 2 only completely unaffiliated, which is perfectly legal.

[Antero90]

Therefore it is also likely that the Dark Mod will not be allowed to have any 'copies' of names or objects from Thief in order to avoid copyright infringement.

Black Cat Games used more or less the same strategy.

They got rid of the obvious names that are copywrited but kept what cant be copywrited (potions, flashbombs, water arrows, etc). Looking at it I would say that Thievery only misses hammers. There is even a map with lookalike haunts complete with blessed arrows.

[chakkman]

I just found this and wonder if this is still being developped or if its dead?

[Springheel]

Wow, September 3, 2004...That's got to be one of the very first posts on this forum.

 

(and it's long dead)

[chakkman]

I see. :/

[jdude]

Lol!

[Mr Lemony Fresh]

... yeah, I personally know the guy who tried to do this, and EA threatened to take him to court over it after he was issued a cease an desist order. Now he's working on a RTS with one of the former members of the team That's all I'm allowed to say about it I think.

[chakkman]

That's what happens to people with a big commitment. They get an ass kick from people that give a damn.

[LEGION]

But I hope you are allowed to tell me what RTS means? (Roundbased Tactical Shooter?)

[aidakeeley]

Basically yes... "Roundbased Tactical Shooter"

 

Excellent contextual guess!

 

But specifically I believe it's "Real-Time Strategy"

Edited May 19, 2010 by aidakeeley

[Dark Phoenix]

Yeppers.. that's old news and dead dead dead. But.. there are really good SS2 enhancement mods out there. Someone even took the best of them and put them all together and made a super mod collection. You can find the info here: http://www.gnomeslair.com/2007/03/system-shock-2-2k7.html

 

Recreating the exact game on a newer but more importantly someone elses engine was a No No.. that dev team should have known better. They would have been o.k. if they made a clone and called it something else. It's a pity they didn't do that and continue the work.