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Lost World Returns
Crysis mod | Coming 2012
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Once there was a place where the past and the present met in brutal confrontation. Man felt he had controlled it, had contained it, and began to understand it. But the forces of nature were never meant to be controlled, to be contained. Or, it seemed, to be understood. Until now.
A Japanese research ship is stranded on an unknown island in the Atlantic. Time and tide have laid waste to the barren facilities there, once built to contain and study the most fantastic and terrible dreams ever to have existed. Welcome to the past and the future.
Jump back in time in an adventure that will intrigue, thrill and terrify you. As hired mercenary Johann van de Beer, you will fight to protect your friends and confound your enemies. As Dr. Saskia Brezhnev, you will learn to understand this ancient land and find clues to solve the mystery of what really happened. Together you must survive as you dodge gunfire, careen through lush forest and face the most fearsome creatures to have ever walked the Earth, in this action-packed adventure.
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Welcome explorers, to Lost World Returns
Disclaimer
To clarify our position, we do not represent a Jurassic Park modification nor do we have any affiliation with the franchise.
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Latest News: 22nd November Announcement:
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22nd November Announcement:
Hello everyone,
There actually hasn't been a long period since the last update. Even those game studios which have the most contact with their communities release less frequent updates than we have in the past.
However, given that our main forums are currently down, I thought it was time to release some more information.
As many of you have guessed, the project has had its share of 'development hell'. This was to be expected. A project like this is an extensive undertaking. It requires developing new technologies for properly implementing the animals (ie. finding resource efficient, effective and accurate ways to render AI, animations and interactions in a game engine). It also requires developing new gameplay concepts that can mix authentic animals and much smaller quantities of enemies than in conventional shooters, with other elements such as exploration, intense action, and deeper game dynamics. Challenges faced even include things like developing a firm understanding of the animals being modelled (including asking some questions rarely considered in the palaeontological community).
With challenges comes growth. The loyalty of our team to this project is incredible. We have developed some animations which rival the best in the industry (including the BBC), produced some of the most accurate renderings of animals to date (eg. Sauropelta above, is perfect - excepting three small details) and developed novel gameplay concepts which are as feasible as they are revolutionary (No, I'm not telling!).
Due to limitations in the way animations were implemented in CryEngine2 and the inaccessibility of the AI system in the existing SDK, a release for Crysis is relatively unlikely. Development at this point is focussed on ensuring that we have all the pieces in place to produce an optimal implementation of animals in our game engine of choice. As a result we are moving to a smaller, closed team and won't be developing game assets until this task is complete. Trust me, when our tech demo is complete you will hear our roar.
S!
-Jonas Weselake-George
Some additional information:
Avimimus wrote:
Recruitment - If you have exceptional dedication and are interested in contributing to the project - we are still accepting applications. However, with the exception of coding and animations, most other types of work will be suspended until the tech demo is complete. Of course, the upside is that you can send in your applications without expecting to have to do any work for the near future. Of course, people with LUA scripters, those with C++ knowledge or experience as animators can be busy almost immediately.
Forums - If you are wondering why the official forum is down, the answer is fairly simple: Since we are working with a smaller, more focussed team, it doesn't make sense to have an extensive forum. However, you'll be happy to know that it is backed up and will be returning to service eventually. Until then, please direct inquiries to e-mail or the comments section & forum on the Moddb site. Our main website's forum links will soon be modified to redirect here.
Who's posting - In case you were wondering: Jonas Weselake-George, also known as "Avimimus" formerly working on a number of areas (especially in coordinating research). I am currently taking over as project leader. Nick Gregory (ie. "Smiley" / "Smiley Nick") is relatively busy at the moment - but in good health, and will be returning in a few months. We are much indebted to his efforts to bring this project about and ongoing support remains an integral part of this project.
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First the Jurassic Park mod and now this, another empty promise. I follow these dinosaur mods (more than a couple) for SO LONG only to be disappointed as always. This is one of the reasons I hate what the modding community has become, nothing but lies. For crying out loud the only mod that has looked remotely promising recently is Black Mesa.
I'm talking about single player mods, not tweaking settings or a new weapon skin or new multiplayer mode. I miss the gold ol days of total conversions THAT FOLLOWED THROUGH, why don't you guys just give up instead of stringing us along until the inevitable cancellation because of "development issues".
I guess the days of single player modding is dead.
This isn't a shot at your work guys because it does look impressive but I see this mod taking the same path as THE NUMEROUS COUNTLESS OTHERS. right into a brick wall.
Then you're mistaken about us completely :)
I hope I am but somehow I doubt it
I want to cry...
I am crying
So what engine are you looking at moving to?
I have 2 questions
1 did the mod will realease ?
2 an can you upload some videos please of the dinosours :S pleaaase
ps: sry for my bad english
Wtf did you even read the announcement, and heres my question , On estimate, how many dinosaurs will be featured in this game?
I will be around for the next few days to answer questions (and Nick may be around too). Understandably, there are some things we can't give details about yet.
There won't be as many new development updates for the next few months (see the announcement above). But, I may go through some of the old screenshots and videos, adding notes to the comments section and fielding questions if people want.
There are a lot of interesting facts which aren't obvious: Facts about the development process, how we intend to use some of the materials and about the animals themselves (in the case where the screenshot is of an animal).
Hi Guys, sorry for the absence. Just to let you know that LWR is NOT dead. However things have slowed down for us over the months.
We are re structuring, re organizing and we will release. I cannot say when because we are all doing this in our free time.
Our support from everyone is greatly appreciated, however we would hate for people to get upset or down due to lack of updates. Please be patient and try to keep your minds busy. :)