"It's approximately a hundred years from now... The aftermath of the Third World War. Countries all over the world are suffering an economic crisis which has led to a dramatic food and water shortage. The countries that do have enough resources are under martial law, food and water are not being divided equally, consequently civil war has broken out.
The country you are in, China, has fallen under a military regime that is trying to bring China back to order by joining the World Union (WU). Joining the WU offers China a chance to resolve it's financial problems, securing it's position internationally.
To accomplish this, the regime has began exporting large amounts of China’s resources, trading with the WU for military supplies to support the oppression of the civilians. A large portion of the population disagrees with China joining the WU and with the export of China's resources. This has led to the formation of rebel groups who try to fight off the military regime.
The WU has classified all rebel cells as terrorist groups and has agreed to help China get rid of them in order to obtain the needed food and water resources. After a failed attempt to evacuate most civilians, which resulted in the slaughter of many Chinese soldiers, China sends in high-tech military equipment, supplied by the WU, to sweep the partially evacuated areas, killing those who stayed behind... "
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Hey guys,
We finally decided to show the concept of one of the enemies that you encounter in Lost Hope.
The TAR (tactical anti-personnel robot) is defined by our design document as the following:
"The most common type of robot encountered in this urban battlefield deployed by the WU in most situations involving close combat firefights and house clearings. Armed with the SPC-20 assault rifle, they are a tough enemy to beat, especially in numbers.
Mostly seen in squads of four, including one squad leader, they are sent in by WU Troop Carriers to clear out buildings and investigate sightings done by recons (snipers) or UAV´s."
TAR's are equipped with a tactical vest, which may seem strange for a robot. This is to make the gear more customizable without having to perform modifications on the robot hardware. Another feature is the use of cloth to protect the moving parts from dust build-up and dirt.
The TAR wont be as agile or fast as its human targets, but is able to endure more damage because of its composite armour and carries state of the art weaponry.
That's it for 2009, we hope you liked this years last update. We've got a lot in stock for 2010, so don't forget to track and vote Lost Hope, Merry Christmas and see you next year!!
-Lost Hope Dev Team
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Simply beautiful. Hope to see custom weapons!
the city in the header looks like the abandoned cities and islands in asia.
juuuhu you are not dathe! wath a lovely chrismas gift.
How have i missed this it looks mind blowing!
concept artist is amazing
Tracked!
I will wait as long as I need to till this comes out.
P.S. Seeing that this takes place in China, would it be too much to hope for Chinese voice actors?
will this work with any source engine game?
By the time this gets released, you'll probably need HL2: Episode 3
Same, this mod has amazing mapping. So good infact that it looks like a talented concept art!