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'Rival-Species' - HalfLife Mod Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2004 @ 5:52 p.m. PST

Rival-Species reaches the next stage of development with the release of R-S 1.1, the latest complete version of Rival-Species. Rival-Species is a HalfLife mod based around the popular Warhammer 40K universe, and pits you against three possible races, the righteous fury of Imperial Space Marines, the unquestionable evil of their Chaos Marine counterparts, and the technological superiority of the alien Eldar. Read more for download links ..

Get the Rival-Species v1.1 HL Mod Off Worthplaying (65mb)

Rival-Species is a Warhammer 40,000 based Half-Life modification, aiming to recreate the dark future of the 41st millenium as fully as possible. Along with including a huge number of weapons, three races are currently available to play; the advanced Eldar race, the unshakeable Space Marines and the treacherous Chaos Marines. A huge number of classes can be enabled by the team leader, ranging from heavy terminator troops to Jump Pack equipped assault troops and everything in-between. The mod also includes pilotable war-machines, such as dreadnoughts (giant robots), but these are planned to be tweaked much more in future versions.

All other information (including model lists) is available at the official Rival-Species website.

  • Restructured spawn system.
  • More intuitive menus.
  • Motorbikes!
  • Redid spectator system.
  • New Race: World-Eaters
  • Vastly improved vehicle code allowing better steering and aiming.
  • Variety of new sounds and special effects.
  • Addressed balancing issues.
  • Improved jetpack.
  • Added realistic recoil to ranged weapons!
  • Dealing damage to enemies counts towards your score.
  • Stamina system introduced.
  • New game modes: arena, area capture.
  • Pistol/Melee weapon combos!
  • Improved melee (close combat) code.
  • Dead bodies now remain until round end.
  • Wide range of bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements.
  • Enhanced stability.

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