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Science and Industry 2 is a teamplay modification for Half-Life 2. It is the sequel to the long-running Half-Life modification Science and Industry. Players take on the role of Security Officer in a bitter struggle between two rival corporations in the world of defence technology research.

It is the job of Security Officers to acquire and protect the company's most valuable resources - the scientists, which develop technologies for the company, and the technologies themselves. Since it is the technologies and scientists which generate the income for your company, which in turn keeps the company at the leading edge of the business world, these resources are vital to success.

However, the company isn't content with just having its own scientists and technologies - the opposition also has plenty of scientists working for them. Stealing scientists from the opposition is a great way to increase productivity, and keep those new technologies coming thick and fast.

Of course, the opposition has the same idea, so defending the company's existing resources is as important as "recruiting" new ones. Of course, the intricate threads of the universe are difficult to untangle when standing in the middle of a firefight, so for maximum productivity, keep the combat out of the laboratory areas as much as possible.

Features:

  • Success is centered around profit, rather than points - the company with the most advanced technology and the largest profit wins.
  • Stunning and interactive world - utilising the power of the Half-Life 2 engine the Science and Industry universe is brought to life like never before.
  • Dynamic game balance - each round begins with basic weapons only, with each team developing new weapons, armour and enhancements as the game progresses.
  • Player-selected advancements - the next technology researched by the company's science team is determined by a company-wide vote, allowing players to directly affect the progression of technology for their team.
  • Diverse teams - the differences between the two corporations involved in the game are emphasised considerably, with drastically different visual styles for each team.
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3 comments by FredFriendship on Jul 31st, 2008 digg this super bookmark


Hey all, we are finally releasing the 1.1 update. This update fixes a number of things people had issues with in 1.0, as well as adds a little bit of new content. Some of the changes include:

  • Fixed not seeing what direction other players are facing
  • Fixed scientists not respawning if they get thrown out of the map
  • Fixed the AFD Pistol skin
  • MCL and AFD players have blue and green skins, respectively
  • Fixed certain keys being bound to "vote" causing the game to crash
  • Fixed games ending at seemingly random times

Check out the forums for the full release notes. Additionally, we have moved Science and Industry 2 to the Orange Box Engine, meaning you need to have the Source SDK Base - Orange Box installed to play, and you no longer need to own Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, either. We are also providing an installer version in addition to the zipped version for easy installation.

We hope this update makes the mod a little bit nicer to play.

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Science and Industry 2: 1.1 (Beta)

Science and Industry 2: 1.1 (Beta)

Aug 01, 2008 Full Version 5 comments

This is the Science and Industry 2 v1.1 update in zip form.

Science and Industry 2: 1.1 (Beta)

Science and Industry 2: 1.1 (Beta)

Aug 01, 2008 Full Version 3 comments

This is the Science and Industry 2 v1.1 update in executable form.

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TannerBondy
TannerBondy Jul 3 2008, 8:53pm says:

Dear lord, this version screams of fail. This was way too early to actually release as a beta.

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leilei
leilei Jul 5 2008, 12:43pm replied:

damn your right, no one should ever release early, release often! it's against the mainstream development cycle!!! release a broken hyped up release for the final like the cool guys because releasing betas is not waht a developer should do!

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Thuggishslinky
Thuggishslinky Jul 3 2008, 7:37pm says:

why does it say released when there's no downloads?

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BoredGunman
BoredGunman Jul 3 2008, 7:49pm replied:

may have been downloads earlier by accident or something

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madddogg2020
madddogg2020 Jul 3 2008, 8:33pm replied:

They have not posted a download here on moddb. It can be downloaded on fileplanet

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Thuggishslinky
Thuggishslinky Jul 3 2008, 10:28pm replied:

aaahhh, thanks man.

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BoredGunman
BoredGunman Jul 3 2008, 7:14pm says:

i hope this ends up as great as the original

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madddogg2020
madddogg2020 Jul 3 2008, 8:18pm replied:

thats not true. If you check their forums, one of the devs said that this is the version they meant to release. = \

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Postmaster
Postmaster Jul 3 2008, 8:47pm replied:

if u read the below comments, prob101 states its an earlier version

"Prob101 6hours 12mins ago replied:
this was an earlier version of the mod, think the proper one is released tonight "

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madddogg2020
madddogg2020 Jul 3 2008, 9:59pm replied:

prob101 is not a dev according to his profile here, whereas a dev stated what i wrote above ;)

"Electric-Gerbil" wrote:Just to clarify for everyone:

[b]The version of Science and Industry 2 currently available on FilePlanet [i]is[/i] the version which will be officially released tonight. There is only one publically-available version of Science and Industry 2, and that version is currently available on FilePlanet. More download links, along with release notes and further information will follow with the official release at 04:00 BST tonight.[/b]

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