Orion Created 17 years ago2007-07-07 11:30:47 UTC by Soup Miner

A lot of you probably already know about this, but regardless...This is the kind of thing I like to see in mods:
I just found out about a Source mod-in-the-making, Orion, that is supposedly nearing its moment of release(meaning it will be released in 2007...). It has been in development for 7 years(they started on Goldsrc, then switched to Source when it was available). From the looks of things, it is a Halo-esque style game(some of you might even say they ripped Halo off), but with a lot more variety.
This game look absofuckinglutely breathtaking, and the gameplay sounds seriously awesome.
The Mod DB profile promises:
-Over 25 weapons
-4 Drivable Vehicles (with usable turrets)
-5 large-scaled maps
-Interactive Game-Mode - ViTAL
-Class-based Game-play
-3 positions - stand / crouch / prone
-Iron Sight / Advanced Scopes
-Weapon fire modes
-Melee Attacks
-Radio Commands
-Spectator Mode
-Upgrade system allowing for increased abilities.
And that's just for the first beta.

http://www.orion-project.net/media_images/orion_media08.jpg
^Ohshi- that's realtime.
http://www.orion-project.net/media_images/orion_game_media01.jpg
http://www.orion-project.net/media_maps/orion_map_strike01.jpg
http://www.orion-project.net/media_maps/orion_map_vanilla01.jpg
http://www.orion-project.net/media_images/orion_media07.jpg

http://www.orion-project.net/index.php
http://mods.moddb.com/8725/orion/
Srsly guyz. And check out the files section for ingame videos and stuff.

'From the looks of things, it is a Halo-esque style game'

yeah, fo-sheezie. Lil bit of Turok in there too.

is it just me or are people unable to think up their own ideas anymore?

Well, we can just borrow that from there and this from that and before you know it we'll have our own game!

the maps look stellar, I admit.

Look's awesome.

Ah Orion. They changed to that name recently...Preffered the old name. The shaders and maps they have used are really impressive.

What, Incoming Source? Meh, I like Orion, personally.

By the way, Hydeph, if you think its too close to Halo now, you should see some of the older media before the name change.
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/image/32586/ <- Warthog, hurr
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/image/31597/ <- Spartan, hurr
^Ok, so they actually made it clear in writing that they basically copied those ideas from Halo, still.
But they ditched those for what they have now, so its all good.

Have the video links on the site are broken Bummer
But the ones i did see were pretty well done.
I'll be watching this mod

The designs are still very similar. :>

Looks awesome.

wow. Melee attacks.

Ok, so they actually made it clear in writing that they basically copied those ideas from Halo, still.
But they ditched those for what they have now, so its all good.

I was privvy to a conversation at one point that they were trying to pitch the property rights to Valve and sell it off and make some money, so that's probably why they've changed some of that sort of stuff.

The model at the top on their front page looks something like the SC-20k from Splinter Cell.... and a bit like that Assault Rifle from Halo...

Edit: Very right about the whole Halo thing too.

http://www.orion-project.net/media_concept/orion_concept_chopper01.jpg
Dropship? Looks like a Pelican.
http://www.orion-project.net/media_concept/orion_concept_dropship01.jpg
This one looks even more like a Pelican!

Are we supposed to EASILY be able to tell the difference??

http://www.orion-project.net/media_concept/orion_concept_human01.jpg
Spartan??

Sc-20k: http://www.geocities.com/the_dragon_alchemist_crg/SC20k/SC20K.JPG

Human Weapon:
http://www.orion-project.net/media_images/orion_media03.jpg

So, what is this weapon? Its and FN F2000.

Saw, that's a real-world weapon. All the human weapon in Orion are real.
Splinter Cell just gave it a stupid name.
The Hidden Source and Ghost Ops feature FN2000s too.
And that concept art looks more like an NS light armor solider than a Spartan.

Read what I said. FN F2000....

But you made it sound like you thought they ripped off a weapon that the makers of Splinter Cell came up with.

Generic sci-fi designs bore the crap outta' me. That first shot and the one with the Dinosaur are way too effects heavy, they look cheap. The rest of the shots are nice, though.

But ultimately this game doesn't interest me in the least.

I love the way the forsets and then dinosuar looked, the lighting really caught my attention also.