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"System Shock 2" was released in 1999, and brought again a realistic stressfull atmosphere and a good scenario. Definitely one of my favourite games.
Thanks to the "New DarkEngine", SS2 is now playable on modern hardware without crashes, and with extended video modes (see the links section at the bottom of this page).
Example of 16/9 resolution (up to 1920x1080, compatible with multi-core CPU) :
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(fixed - April 2024) Due to changes in recent versions of SS2Tool patcher, my extractor generated vanilla items & characters instead of patched ones.
These wrong meshes were pushed in patched 3D scenes. I also fixed inconsistencies in the normals of characters' meshes.
=> everything is fixed, I refreshed all 3D content for download (Levels, items, characters) :
- 3D levels (Microsoft .X format)
***SPOILER***
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- I replaced NPCs' default attitude (stiff body and open arms) in my previous files by a
slightly more realistic attitude: I lowered their arms a little.
That's definitely not the final result I'd like to get, but I still
didn't decode (and never will) the way how NPCs are animated.
- no lights because they're not managed in .X format
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Original meshes:
example: Engineering 1
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Enhanced meshes (thanks to add-ons: SHTUP, Rebirth, ...) :
example: MedSci 1
CAUTION: some levels became quite heavy because of some enhanced vegetal meshes ...
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- *NEW* For fun, I merged all "Van Braun & Rickenbacker" levels in a single scene, with connections (elevators), in order to visualize the whole thing.
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- 3D items (Microsoft .X format) :
Original meshes:
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Enhanced meshes (thanks to add-ons: SHTUP, Rebirth, ...) :
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- 3D characters (Microsoft .X format) :
Original meshes:
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Enhanced meshes (thanks to add-ons: SHTUP, Rebirth, ...) :
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- Original bitmaps (.PCX, .GIF) :
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- Audio (.WAV ~225MB) : emails, logs, sound effects, ...
- Text (dialogs, logs, ...)
Links
Walkthrough :
Enhancements :
- Compatibility with modern hardware: SS2Tool installs the "NewDark engine" and other improvements, allowing SS2 to run on multicore CPU, with a 16/9 highres video mode.
- Better textures : SHTUP (Shock Texture Update Project)
- Better meshes : Rebirth 03
- A list of mods for SS2
Remake :
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OPDE (Open Dark Engine) on SourceForge, a remake of the "DarkEngine" for SS2 and Thief2.
NB : Many thanks to Filip Volejnik ("Volca"), who kindly answered to my questions about the 3D meshes system in the OPDE engine (item property links, inheritance, etc...)
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