Orion: Source
Half-Life 2 mod | Released Jun 11, 2010
Orion is a total conversion utilizing Valve Software’s Orange Box engine. Orion immerses the player in an intense online experience with dynamic combat and a vast array of new features.. Featuring fast-paced tactical gameplay on futuristic battlefields, Orion brings the fun into gameplay.
ORION: Announcement Delayed (slightly!)
The large announcement that was due today is unfortunately being postponed. Do not worry - it is for awesome reasons and it will be worth the wait. I have included a nice little image for all of you nice folk to forgive me. Click to enjoy
Posted by Praz on Jul 19th, 2010
As some (hopefully many) of you may have known - we were supposed to reveal and announce something rather epic and huge today. However, we had to delay it (we are not happy either, don't worry) and are looking forward to peeling back the curtains and showing it to you in all of it's glory in roughly 3 weeks time.
We can't really talk details about it but I have included these nice little images since it's all I ever hear about anyways.
Enjoy and forgive!
See you all very soon!
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Ah well, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
My prediction: You've bought out Micro$oft, all their published games will come to PC and Orion is replacing Halo. I'd stake my left testicle on it, although sadly I already staked that on HL2 EP.3 being announced next year and released 2012.
How do you know that EP3 is gonna be announced next year? Nobody is sure about it, neither Valve, that seems to have left HL to death (lol, l4d + hl ahaha stupid joke) but well, if you say so...
For praz, really nice man, I loved them!
Lets hope EP3 gets announced. It's long over due and it will be exciting to see what Valve can do with the Source Engine - as they are really only the ones that can push it anymore.
Stake your right, man.
Normally you'd have 2... or none.
I'll make an unqualified guess that we'll be seeing a T-rex, riding that sweet piece of as-... wheels.
This post made me want to make a small video of the T-rex driving the Gladiator.
Isn't this going to UDK
These guys have worked hard, i respect that but! UDK beats Source any day. unless Source has re-allowed vehicles maybe?? prolly not. o'well whatever you guys do i will be there to support ^^ keep up the great work.
Well as far as I know you CAN get vehicles working on the Orange Box SDK over networked games.. it's just not in a way we would be happy releasing and saying "this was our vision of vehicle combat".
It's rather sloppy on Source and something we can't slap into our product.
We'll be talking details soon!
I know exactly where this mod is going to next. :P Contacts with the lead devs buddy.
So were finally getting the dinosaurs and vehicles to the next version..Cant Wait! :)
Just as an FYI: This T-rex is actually a paintover of Primal Carnage's T-Rex. It's kinda sad that you guys resort to stealing from other indie developers in the community and claim it as your own. Doing paintovers of other people's work is fine, but when you rebrand it as your own that crosses the line.
Here's Primal Carnage's T-Rex: http://i.imgur.com/EeKgL.jpg
And the comparison: http://i.imgur.com/N0hQu.gif
Uh... How is that a paintover? Look at the jaw structure - It's completely different. That's what a T-Rex looks like. They're similar, but they're not the same.
Except if you look at the patterns and details in the skin coloring you'd see that the details about 80% the same. They warped the proportions so they don't line up 100% perfectly but they just painted directly over Primal Carnage's model and called it their own concept. The head is obviously different but the body is still plagiarized.
And what if they had similar reference images? Maybe even the same?
We used the top right picture in the bottom post. If anything, Peter Jackson should be hating on me right now.
So you're saying that one T-rex is 80% different than another T-rex?
Look at all of the T-rex's across all forms of media and even actual historical bones. How much do they change?
If anything BOTH games are taking it an extra step and getting away from the Jurassic Park look.
Zubren **** off. So they both have dinosaurs. SO they both made a ******* T-Rex. Its kinda going to happen that they might look the same. So go troll somewhere else before jumping to conclusions.
Calm down. I'm going to share what I know so far, without jumping to conclusions. I am working on an indie podcast with ashton (Primal Carnage) and one of the developers on orion. Ashton privately shared his work in progress pics of the trex in our skype chat. A few days later, this very similar version is posted on the orion page.
Check the bottom post to increase the ridiculousness factor.
Hey now, no neeed for the big hasty words. There are a lot of confused people - even the lead dev on Primal was somehow confused (and extremely rude).
However, I don't know how this all happened since we've been around for 10 years and have posted various content relating to the dinosaurs previously.
How do you guys plan on integrating vehicles and dinosaurs in such small maps...
We will just have to make all the maps bigger for you guys then, huh?
Yeah, surprisingly he came at me this morning as well. Well not directly - was talking behind my back.
However, no that is not the case. The dinosaurs are COMPLETELY different, and yes both of our games have dinosaurs. However, ours was based more on the V-rex from King Kong (Peter Jackson's flick).
Either way, not cool.
And just so all you crazy folk don't actually believe this nonsense.
Not only have we shown off our design on some boards previously, but we've had the T-rex in our game for now over 10 years.
Here is some additional proof:
Previous T-rex concept (notice teeth)
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Previous T-rex concept (notice teeth - another angle)
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Older version of the actual model (notice the older teeth):
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Older version of the actual model (from the Source Engine):
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And the mood art that was sent to the concept artist. It was more-so based on the King Kong V-rex than anything.
Orion-project.net
So.... seriously guys? Grow up.
We've only been around 10 years longer than them.
I'm not saying that ALL of your dinosaur images were stolen. I'm just saying the SINGLE image I pointed out was plagiarized. The head you guys created was unique, but the body was stolen. All of those images you posted have nothing to do with Primal Carnage and I have no problem with that, only the single image which you have now taken down to avoid bad PR.
I'm glad you have had dinosaurs in your game for 10 years, I don't have a problem with the concept of dinosaurs otherwise I would have gone and posted **** about Dino D-Day, but they didn't steal concepts from anyone, that's the ONLY difference between you and them. That and they have actually released something in 10 years.
P.S - On a good news note. Orion: Source Multiplayer Beta is now completely free and standalone!
Thanks goes to Valve and Alien Swarm.
Officially changed the picture to a different concept we have of the T-Rex just to keep everyone happy and everyone sane (mostly my self).
All of you should calm the **** down.
So what if theres a trex that looks the same in two games.
T-rex bone structure and physical appearance really didnt alter atall so...
Well theres no point, this arguments like saying THAT PIDGEON FROM HALF LIFE 2 LOOKS LIKE THE ONE FROM GTA 4!
We're on the same page, jack.
And that is a good analogy ;)
My book is a lot more complex than yours prazzy babe :P
Atleast, i think it is.
I remain confused.
Not as to the ownership or originality, but to the fuzz about this whole thing.
Chill out or get out.
And now, on an entirely different note:
I refuse to wait 3 weeks and demand an immediate unveiling.
... I'm sure that'll help...
oh, and the previously mentioned T-rex on the Gladiator.
that's part of my demands too.
If my demands are not met, I will possibly starve myself until my next meal.
The T-Rex stuff is childish, grow the &^%$ up. like they have stated these guys HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 10 YEARS!
there is so many ppl here copying off primal carnage its sad...
Seriously?
A few posts up clarifies we've only been around a decade longer.
Does anyone play this mod, anyway?
I have absolutely NO idea what you want to tell us with that pictures
:3
They will make more sense shortly ;)