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So I've landed a full time job. Production has dropped significantly. I'm basically just working in my head on the story. Not much to show for it, but the project is still growing. The release date that I was shooting for is completely unreasonable at this point. Sorry to disappoint, but I'd rather put out a quality finished product than rush to a made up release date.

I've brought on Mr. Sin from Crymod to aid in the production of models. Hopefully this will help things get going a bit.

For now I've posted some new pictures here. Some of the newer versions of the scenery.

Peace.

Hello. I have been away for some time. In that time however I did a lot of work improving the overall visual style of Arthias, particularly the space scenery. I've uploaded two new pictures here. One of Arthias from space, including the nebula that I finally got around to adding. Second is a larger area of the caves.

I've been working on the jungle as well. I'm putting in some large rock formations with waterfalls flowing through them. It should be a very complex scene when finished. It's not ready to show yet, but I won't hesitate to upload pictures once it is.

In addition to the new scenery I've been working on some rough gameplay concepts for exploration. First you can take samples from plants. This will give you information on their biology. Second, you will be equipped with a camera with which you can photograph certain areas and objects. This will also give you information. Some of the things you learn about the planet in the Prologue may become important in the main storyline.

Finally, I've revealed a bit of the story. Arthias: Prologue takes place in the year 4144. As the player you assume the role of an Exotek Corporation planetologist that is sent to survey the planet Arthias after two probes sent to the system suffered hardware failure.

That is where you begin. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't reveal much more. I will just say that it will be a very extensive and in-depth personal story.

I've set a release date of 1/1/11. I hope to stick by it and have you stepping onto Arthias for the first time on New Years Day.

That's all for now. Thanks for sticking around. More updates to come.

Arthias, formerly a single player level for Crysis, is now a planned total conversion modification for CryEngine 2/3.

The stand alone work in progress level is now Arthias: Prologue. It will be built on CryEngine 2 and will introduce players to a deep sci-fi storyline and universe. Arthias will be built on CryEngine 3. It will feature a full length single player campaign.

This is my first entry here. Just saying hi at the moment.

Up until this point I've only displayed my work on Crymod.com. I thought moddb would be a great opportunity to widen the audience a bit. I'll be showing progress on my work here now as well as on Crymod. This blog will be nice for providing some extra insight into my workflow, techniques, etc. Screenshots and videos will be coming along shortly. Stick around for more, and we'll see where this goes.

Thanks!