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What is it?
In a nutshell; it's a game of cat and mouse.
Quite a few people have asked me about this now so I have made this thread to hopefully answer most of them and provide resources for actually playing the game.
You either play a squad member hunting down Subject 617, or you play subject 617. 617 is almost invisible, like the predator, can only really be seen when moving. 617 is armed only with a knife and maybe some grenades. Soliders can choose from 6 different weapons and some extra equipment that assist in detecting 617. 617 can move very quick,y, jump high and can kill in one hit with the knife if its from behind and well placed. You could argue over who is the cat and who is the mouse if whoever is playing 617 is partiularly good and killing people with stealth. Soldiers generally stay in groups and talk over ingame VOIP about how scared they all are.
It's a simple premise that is well executed. The mod is still beta (even Counter Strike was once) and rough around the edges but you will see it hold great potential.
Links
First and foremost: http://www.hidden-source.com/
Download the mod (175mb): Here! (yes it's only 175mb)
Check this post in the forums for an insight on what the game is about.
This page shows Screenshots but as you can see from the flash-based slideshow I can't link any directly. I will try to take some in-game and post them up over the next few days.
In a nutshell; it's a game of cat and mouse.
Quite a few people have asked me about this now so I have made this thread to hopefully answer most of them and provide resources for actually playing the game.
You either play a squad member hunting down Subject 617, or you play subject 617. 617 is almost invisible, like the predator, can only really be seen when moving. 617 is armed only with a knife and maybe some grenades. Soliders can choose from 6 different weapons and some extra equipment that assist in detecting 617. 617 can move very quick,y, jump high and can kill in one hit with the knife if its from behind and well placed. You could argue over who is the cat and who is the mouse if whoever is playing 617 is partiularly good and killing people with stealth. Soldiers generally stay in groups and talk over ingame VOIP about how scared they all are.
It's a simple premise that is well executed. The mod is still beta (even Counter Strike was once) and rough around the edges but you will see it hold great potential.
Links
First and foremost: http://www.hidden-source.com/
Download the mod (175mb): Here! (yes it's only 175mb)
Check this post in the forums for an insight on what the game is about.
This page shows Screenshots but as you can see from the flash-based slideshow I can't link any directly. I will try to take some in-game and post them up over the next few days.
