Faith mod for Half-Life 2

Faith:

1 a: allegiance to duty or a person: loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity of intentions2 a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2): complete trust3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially: a system of religious beliefs.

Faith is a new singleplayer Source total conversion modification which rotates around a fictional planet and conflict. The mod is planned to contain 2 Episodes (Aethian and Khaon), a short campaign for each faction which will eventually lead to a climax.

There will be 11 new unique weapons introduced into Faith, as well as numerous NPCs . AI will be somewhat modified, on that note, as well. We plan to use HDR to a great extent, as we are using the new Source: Orange Box engine. Damage; in general will be slightly realistic; you won’t survive a hundred bullets, but you won’t be killed by a single bullet, as well as falling damage, etc. We also want to keep that “arcade-y” feel by keeping realism to a certain extent, because no player enjoys being invulnerable or too human. We’ve also implemented a weapons inventory system; depending on the type of weapon, as you can only carry a certain amount of weapons depending on their class. Most levels are planned to be semi-linear as well, to reinforce the idea of strategy, rather than “run-and-gun”, although it won’t be open ended, it should give the player some liberty to choose his/her path. As of now, there is no multiplayer version planned, strictly singleplayer.

Environments range from a futuristic “Neo-Tokyo” setting, to missile bases located in lush forests, to wastelands. Aethia is a futuristic corporate nation, its cities are mainly cyberpunk inspired, and therefore, there are gargantuan structures reaching out to the heavens; where the poor live on the ground level, where it is filthy and obsolete, the rich enjoy the high beautiful view. Aethia’s countryside is very beautiful, as it hasn’t been polluted. Lush forests, green valleys are very reminiscent of Ireland, or Prince Edward Island; Canada.

Khaon on the other hand is a very filthy continent. It’s much polluted, and wildlife is non existent. The air appears to be a dark shade of red in the early hours, as the air is filled with pollutants; the countryside appears to be that of the Martian landscape. The cities are no better. They are heavily polluted by the factories that make up almost half of the city area. The air is even more polluted in the busy cities, as fossil fuels are used at an alarming rate. Streets are very narrow and tight, there are many “assigned residential dwellings” that make up the entirety of the population’s living space. Stores are government run, and there are statues representing their leaders. Parts of cities are cordoned off so that the populace can be monitored more efficiently and control the smuggling of items. There are also numerous government buildings and soldier residences tenements. It can be relatively compared to a brutal Communist regime, in terms of accommodations for its citizens. There is also a propaganda PA system in place.

Khaon also has numerous abandoned cities in its countryside, many of which have been abandoned in the last twenty or so years. They resemble Pripyat and Chernobyl’s surrounding cities, although people know as “The Forgotten” inhabit some of these remote cities, avoiding Khaon contact; as brutal crackdowns would occur. They make their homes in shantytowns/refugee camps.

Before the start of most missions, the player is briefed by specially choreographed NPCs in a “briefing room” of an Aethian base, where he/she can view important slides with mission critical information, or tactics.

The modification starts when the Khaons launch tactical invasions of Aethia, capturing many population centers. The Aethians were completely unaware, as their Defense System (Similar to NORAD, or the Pentagon) was disabled by a group of trained hackers. The Khaons invaded with unmarked cargo ships, parachutists and terrorist attacks, which temporarily crippled the Aethian military. The Aethians respond by sending in the best of the best; you and your squad: A bunch of intensively trained Marines using "Exo-Suits", which are the newest technological advance. This leads to many battles throughout the countryside and cities, forcing most Khaons back to a smaller percent of control over the continent. You then conduct special operations throughout the continents, such as assassinations of top ranking Khaon officials, and just basically throwing a wrench in their operations.

We are currently looking for anyone who possesses any form of skills that are essential to the development of this modification; i.e.: Coders, Model Animators and Character Modelers. If you are interested, e-mail us at faith@espilon.co.uk or through our forums: Faith.espilon.co.uk. Thank you for your time!