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  1. Re:Deus Ex by FishWithAHammer · · Score: 2, Informative · on Which Game Series Would You Reboot?

    There's the High Definition Texture Pack fan project, which is pretty damn cool looking. There's only so much you can do with the original Unreal Engine, but it looks pretty good.

  2. Re:Deus Ex by tisepti · · Score: 1 · on Which Game Series Would You Reboot?

    Try looking at HDTP - its a project to replace all of the textures with higher resolution versions of them.
    http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/

  3. Re:Please please please please... by Chyeld · · Score: 4, Informative · on First Deus Ex 3 Details Emerge

    You may already be aware of it, but there is an on going project being worked on to retexture, model, and animate Deux Ex 1. The High Definition Texture Project. I haven't seen the latest stuff, but it's been going for years.

  4. Re:soo hoping they wont ruin it like dx2 by mqduck · · Score: 4, Interesting · on First Deus Ex 3 Details Emerge

    Agreed. The original formula worked so well. Why do they feel the need fuck it up? I think everyone would be thrilled with a Deus Ex sequel with a great new story and mostly the same gameplay (obviously the AI needs to be smarter and such).

    And speaking of DX1 with upgraded graphics, check out:

    High Definition Texture Pack
    supposedly very close to completion
    http://offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/

    Deux Ex: Reborn (a UT2004 engine port)
    unknown if this'll ever get finished. i believe the creator put it on hold to help finish the HDTP
    http://dxr.deusexgaming.com/

  5. Re:I don't get it by Southpaw018 · · Score: 2, Informative · on What RSS Feeds Do You Use?
    Try an offline reader. Feedreader is good for Windows. Go to your 3 sites and load the feeds in. Set the feeds to update every hour. Then, when the mood strikes you to check your sites, you don't have to load anything at all. The content is already there, right on your desktop, waiting whenever the Feedreader icon is orange. Also, I GUARANTEE that once you start tacking feeds, you'll go to a new site you like and say "Hey. I can add this feed." and you'll be off and away. I started with exactly two and look at me now.

    Here's my list, organized by folder. If a folder is marked (collapsed), I read those feeds as a group by clicking on the folder. Note: if the descriptions seem basic, /. was bitching about "too few characters per line," so I had to add some filler.
    • Feedreader (collapsed) - these two feeds came with Feedreader, and I just didn't delete them.
    • Games
      • Deus Ex Projects - two projects for my favorite game of all time that both move one inch toward completion every 6 months.
        • Deus Ex HTDP - high-definition texture pack. Text feed, news and announcements.
        • Project 2027 - new levels and story for Deus Ex. Text feed, news and announcements.
      • The Escapist: Zero Punctuation - if you're not watching these game reviews, you should be. Feed is links to the weekly ZP posts.
      • Valve Steam news and updates - Steam is Valve's content delivery system. This feed includes game updates and general news. Text only.
    • News/aggregator
      • CNN top stories - this feed can be annoying because it sometimes contains a story summary in the item, but more often it just contains a link to the story. I wish it had summaries more often.
      • Fark - Fark is a news aggregator site that, like /., combines user submission with a little editorial control (as opposed to the Digg method). This feed is of the mainpage stories and contains only the headlines and a link. Sophomoric and dark humor are mainstays.
      • MSNBC - this is the top stories feed, editorially selected. They also have a "most viewed" feed if you're into celeb news and dogs in funny poses.
      • MSNBC - Coundown - feed of Countdown with Keith Olbermann video clips, updated nightly, with the first two stories usually posted before the show is over. Feed is links to the clips.
      • Slashdot - log in, your feed is personalized to your mainpage prefs. /.'s own feed contains headlines and story summaries.
    • Politics
      • Crooks and Liars - This is a blog that supports more liberal ideals than the party line. Feed is of front page stories and contains attachments of any items referenced in the stories (usually QT files, sometimes PDFs)
      • Daily Kos - The largest liberal log/community on the net, this one is much more toward party line. Text only.
      • Electoral-vote.com - election news and coverage with a map that updates the electoral college count by poll average. Contains the site's daily upd
  6. Obligatory DX1 links by west.to.east · · Score: 1 · on Deus Ex 3 Announced

    Project HDTP: better looking textures
    enhanced OpenGL renderer: allows the game to take advantage of your newer card
    Shifter mod: adds some gameplay tweaks

    I'd like to add "conversation logs" to the DX3 xmas list.

  7. We still have the HDTP... by andrewd18 · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Deus Ex 3 Announced

    Well, even if DX 3 is a massive failure, we'll still have the High Definition Texture Pack to keep us going.

    http://offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/about.php

  8. This should be the fall of Deus Ex AND Theif. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1 · on The Downfall of the Thief Series

    I couldn't agree more. DX:IW and Theif 3 both seem completely compromised. Point the finger at "game god", Warren Spector, as he was running the show for both. Sure, he had different leads for each game, but the buck stopped with him. I refuse to beleive that as he played the betas for either of those games he said, "man, these games are fantastic!"

    I wouldn't be so angry if I hadn't spent $100 bucks on both of those POS.

    When I finally got my hands on some hardware that could run DX:IW, you know what I did? I loaded up the original Deus Ex. Those games don't even belong in the same sentence together.

    Let's hope this Deus Ex restoration project gets done. Then I can turn my friends on to one of the greatest games ever.

  9. Re:Dumb Down by Alzheimers · · Score: 1 · on Thief 3 Website Goes Live

    with nice textures,

    Actually, the textures for both the PC and X-Box versions are low-quality downsamples. Thankfully some rather talented fans have taken it upon themselves to fix Ion Storm's mess.

    Click here for an example of some of the changes that were made.

    There's also an active community on Ion Storm's own message forums. The main website is here.