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Deus Ex Takes On Cassandra Project

Posted by simoniker on from the david-letterman's-moped-in-sequel dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to the release of The Cassandra Project: Episode 1, an adult-content replete single-player mod for Deus Ex that's been in development for over 2 years. According to pre-release info, the mod contains "..25,000 words or so of dialogue, 95% new player skins.. five newly-modelled and animated weapons, new music, voiced elements, assorted new decorated models including everything from a ZX Spectrum to a frying pan... and a car that thinks it's a Jerry Springer extra." There's a hands-on preview at the Deus Ex Machina site, and a look at a sample screenshot from the mod, barely released before the Deus Ex sequel, indicates good use of zebra-skin clothing and a copy of Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.

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  1. This could be the first full DX mod ever by PeteyG · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This could be the first and only Deus Ex mod that is ever released. The DX mod community has consisted largely of two or three people slapping together some concept art (some new guns, a few rooms in a map) with a heavily graphical website and calling themselves a mod in progress.

    Perhaps now that all those have died off, and the real dedication and talent has conglomerated a bit, we will see some real quality mods before Deus Ex: Invisible War comes out.

    I'm looking forward to the rest of Casandra, as well as Red Sun 2020

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    no thanks
    1. Re:This could be the first full DX mod ever by BremXJones · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Ah - the ever popular bitchiness in the DX community.

      Hotel Carone is a fine choice for people who wish to extend their Deus Ex experience, and I heartily recommend people try it if they want to do that.

      However, the bitchiness must be briefly countered: The first episode of Cassandra features three maps and a couple of cutscenes. One of those maps is a denser play experience than anything in DX, if you're of a suitably pretentious bent. It's also the only released DX mod which features such extensive amounts of additional content - from weapons, to skins, to script it's got more than anything else that's available. A tad depressing, I know, but true nevertheless.

      Cheers for the Slashdot guys for posting this. Hopefully some people will enjoy what the team's managed to create so far.

      KG