Beta Restoration Project is a mod for Far Cry aiming to restore the cut beta content of the game which includes enemies, weapons, levels, vehicles and more.

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A long overdue update on the status of BRP, and showing off our newest critter.

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New mutant, and also a move.

Dear fans of BRP. It's certainly been a while. Today we return with news of a brand new mutant. Well, brand new to most of us. It was cut very early on in FarCry's development. The infamous Mutant Rear seen in a few images is making a return. Here are some of the main references we have. First this showcase of the Mutant Rear by Max Aristov.

reference image by Max AristovNotice how there's multiple versions of the creature shown. Either different stages of development, or different variants.

Now the posed version. posed Mutant Rear by Max Aristov

These give us the best look at this very distinctive mutant. Just look at that neck. Actually that reminds me of another cut mutant. It seems the ones with the crazy necks got cut!

Lets take a look at the other mutant with this protruding neck idea:
Mutant Neck

Mutant Neck

I jokingly call this the "Mutant Neck", but in all seriousness it seems the mutants with weird necks got cut. Perhaps due to them being a bit freaky for a mainstream audience.

Back to the Mutant Rear. Here is a bugged version in game
Mutant Rear

Mutant Rear Cropped


And here's a montage showing the early stages of our remake:

However, this mutant isn't fully cut. There's an "embryo rear" still in the game files. Here we see the promotional image
Embryo Rear

As you see, this model is still in game. Very very bad quality, and quite creepy indeed!
Embryo Rear
Embryo Rear

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FarOutCry Author
FarOutCry - - 237 comments

The Embryo Rear can be found inside your FarCry folder. Open Far Cry/FCData/Objects.pak as a zip file. Then you can find the Embryo Rear at Indoor\props\Labs\embryorear.cgf and if you extract it and drop it onto the Editor.exe, you can view it.

It is ready to be used in mods, tho it is a bit low poly :)

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FlippedOutKyrii
FlippedOutKyrii - - 3,503 comments

Can't wait to see this guy in combat!

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FarOutCry Author
FarOutCry - - 237 comments

Indeed. We're thinking it's mostly an indoor mutant. We'll have to figure out exactly where he belongs

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PsyWarVeteran
PsyWarVeteran - - 1,851 comments

No way, you modeled the neck guy from scratch? I love it! That mutant has always been my favorite cut enemy in FC.

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FarOutCry Author
FarOutCry - - 237 comments

Great to hear! He's one of the most unique and intriguing mutants :)

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Alex626
Alex626 - - 640 comments

Wow, that's amazing work!

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FarOutCry Author
FarOutCry - - 237 comments

Thanks Alex!

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