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| Action gameplay on Source |
Author :
Feixeno ::
Posted:
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:45 pm
While we don't plan on making any versions of TS for Source, there are a number of projects we would like to recommend that are similar and may satiate your thirst for the same genre.
Distraction is a stylish Source mod with stunts, lots of weapons, melee combat, and mixed akimbos, just to name a few things.
Project Jiva is a similar project driven by the omnipresent TS roleplay community. This game focuses on scriptable and moddable gameplay with Lua.
We fully support games that wants to actively develop action-style games on the Source Engine. Despite not having time to work on the projects, many TS developers are anxious to see this sort of project come to light. After all, we may be the most popular action game on the internet, but we were not the first and we certainly don't have a monopoly. However, many projects have attempted to do this using the name "TS: Source" or similar names. We don't have any affiliation with these renegade groups and we don't support their projects so long as they are stealing our name, and we hope you won't support them either.
In any case stick around, as we're just gearing up to a release of the highly-anticipated high-definition model-pack extraordinare, and we'll also keep you posted on progress of other action mods in development.
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| Attacks and new forums |
Author :
Vino ::
Posted:
Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:02 pm
Lately we have been the target of many senseless and unprovoked vicious attacks against our server. I won't go into details except that we know who the perpetrator is and we are in the process of reporting him to the FBI cybercrime division. I did however, take the initiative of using the opportunity to install the newest version phpBB 3.0, released just today. I know it looks ugly, we're still in the process of reskinning it so it looks like the old forums we know and love.
Sorry for the interruption of service, and I hope you all enjoy all the new features.
(PS. Who wants to reskin the forums so they look like the old ones?  Any takers?)
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| Post Release Plans |
Author :
Schmung ::
Posted:
Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:55 pm
Hello folks, well, it's been a month (and a bit) since the release of 3.0 and we've had some time to sit back and bask in the post release glow. There's plenty of servers and players about and the overall reaction seems pretty positive. So, with TS finally out the door, we thought we'd give you a bit of an update on what else we've being doing.
Morfeo and John_Matrix, the Italian masterminds behind TS are working on a new game and are currently busy preparing an initial demo. You'll be hearing more about that from the men themselves in due course.
Vino has launched into development of a new game on the Source engine. Calamity Fuse is a multiplayer realtime RPG/FPS inspired by Final Fantasy 7. He is currently in the production phase and needs good artists to help create the game. The team is partnering with Valve for distribution and engine use.
Me? Well, mostly real-life. Tedious stuff like working for a living. I did however find time to do a bit of modelling and contributed a few bits to Off-Limits a very promising source mod with quite unique gameplay. Well worth a look once it's released.
There's also this :
You'll be hearing more about that little project very soon.
We're also toying with the idea of releasing a community mappack to support the new gamemode in 3.0, Capture The Briefcase, but that obviously depends rather on the feedback from you guys. If you've anything to say on the matter then please do so on our forums.
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| TS 3 : Here it is. |
Author :
Schmung ::
Posted:
Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:50 pm
No terrible pun, no vast news post. Just the release of TS3. We got a great response from the community when we asked for some mirrors, so a huge thank you to everyone who has donated space and bandwidth. Forum names are listed alongside mirror URL.
You can find all the downloads on our download page.
We'll keep the downloads section of the website up to date for you and probably add some more media, including videos. After that, well, expect to hear a little more me and hopefully a word or two from Morfeo and Vino as well.
Finally, the dev team would like to say a big thank you to the loyal supporters of the mod who have waited patiently and indeed, not so patiently over the past few years of development.
Edit : 8 hours since release and it would seem we're on the front page of Digg, huzzah! Summary here
I've also added a few more mirrors. We're getting good feedback about the torrent as well, so thanks to all the people seeding.
Here is a short list of changes in 3.0:
- Vastly improved player movement and stunts
- Improved/tweaked weapons balance, handling and effects
- New game mode: Capture The Briefcase
- New weapons
- New maps
- New stunts
- New kung fu attacks
- Enhanced slow-motion dynamics and effects
- Enhanced visual effects and graphics
- Throwing katanas
- Improved particles effects and physics
- The version number was increased by 0.9
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| The Final Countdown |
Author :
Schmung ::
Posted:
Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:35 pm
It's been a long time coming and at times it looked like we'd never see this day, but we are finally here. TS3 is done and will be released this weekend.
We're currently sorting out mirrors for the final installer and putting together some media before we release it to the masses this weekend. Final date and time have yet to be set and are subject to the availability of certain people, prevailing winds, the rising moon in Venus and various other factors.
It looks good, the final RC push lasted a little longer than expected while some kinks were smoothed out and gameplay tweaks were discussed, adjusted and discussed again. I say discussed. It was more of a very lengthy argument punctuated with new releases and more arguments. Still, the miraculous seems to have occurred and most people seem pretty happy with the version thats been declared final.
If you can offer us a nice stable mirror for the final installer with plenty of bandwidth then register on the forums and drop me a PM. We'd like to get as many mirrors as possible to ensure everyone can grab the file quickly and we'll also be offering a torrent that will (hopefully) have plenty of seeders from the minute the release announcement goes out.
p.s apologies for the newspost title, I couldn't resist.
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