Work has been going strongly on the mod. Unlike the previous updates, today’s one will be focused more on the maps.

This is Barsa-Kelmes. It was an island back when the sea was full, and was known as an area full of paranormal activity. The helicopter pilot actually has to drop you off on the seabed, because his compass was going haywire the further you got in.

As you can see, the 3D skybox really helps get the grand scope of things.
Some of the indoor areas.

Drew Watts has been hard at work on some weapons! First is the MP-412. As a heavy revolver is proves the opposite of the lightweight Makarov.

Next is the OTs-14 Groza. Famous with special forces troops, this weapon is one of the few that is able to puncture the Spetsnaz body armour.

This here is the AK74 with a Kobra sight. In the video below, you can actually chose whatever goes on your gun.

Moving away from weapons, texture artist Splinter has been skinning the UAZ-469 that Tycho made a few years ago (wow). It’s just a base for the moment, flags and other details will be added later.

Second lastly, we have the MIG-29 jet. You have probably seen this before, but it wasn’t included in a media release so this is here to show you if you missed it.

Now FINALLY in this update we have 2 videos!

This one here is a fairly old video of the bunker gameplay. Don’t bother criticising it because it looks alot different to how it does now, but I figured I’d share it with you guys.

Videos & Audio – Ivan’s Secrets Mod for Half-Life 2 – Mod DB

And next is the attachment system. With this, you can customize your gun to however you see fit. Obviously in the final it will have a better menu, and a HUUUUGE range of options.

Weapon Attachments video – Ivan’s Secrets Mod for Half-Life 2 – Mod DB

We are looking for anyone who can help, it doesn’t have to be a full commitment. Just make us a model or something

Our priorities are though.

• Dialogue/Story Writer
• 3D modeller (UWV skills necessary)
• Voice actors with Eastern European accents.

As you can see I’ve been working on the first level, Barsa-Kelmes. In my opinion, the second has far more interesting lighting but doesn’t really convey the “Harsh desert” feel so well. Thoughts?

Splinter has been working on his UAZ-469 skin, and it’s coming along nicely!

Well, it has been a few months since our last media release. Since then, we’ve found and dropped new people and produced quite a bit of content. I apologise about the lack of outdoor screenshots, they’ll come very soon (I’m waiting on a skybox texture)

Anyways, first up is the weapons. Here we have the SR-2M sub machine gun, a short range automatic weapon. Next is the Remington 870AE pump-action shotgun. Both of these models are dynamically lit, using phong to it’s greatest ability. Thanks to Millenia and Tycho Terryn for this.

Next up is the map screenshots. Me and Insight have been working on the laboratory sections of the game, including a big foyer area.

The foyer area was inspired by the grandoise Soviet architecture they were known for. Lot’s of marble, murals and intricate tiling.

Drew has taken a break, but still managed to create us a few props.

Finally, Nocturne has been making us some weapon attachments. The weapon attachment system will have a video on the next update. It’s similar to the Crysis system (although we designed it before it came out ) and allows you to customize your weapon to your own playstyle.

For instance, on your magazine you could choose to have either extended amounts of ammunition, or an LED counter taped on that tells you how many bullets remain in the magazine (remember, no HUD!)

Oh, some of you may have missed the Spetsnaz charachter IHazard developed for the mod. I’m including it in this media release for that reason!

It’s been a while. Since the last media release, Ivan’s Secrets has undergone some changes. To cut this short, we’re now in Uzbekistan.

The game is now set in the Aral Sea, a looted and abandoned area poisoned with toxic chemicals from numerous Soviet experiments. As such, it is an area entirely hostile to human life. The player plays as part of a mercenary group, looking for biological weapons the Russians left behind when they abandoned the area. However things didn’t exactly go to plan…

Now onto the media! Over the last 3 months we’ve probably created more than we ever have before. First the weapons. Drew has completley outdone himself on this one.

Next is the hand rig. Drew made this and ZeeJenkis was kind enough to rig it for us.

Blindside has been animating these weapons with profession, and they’re all rigged and ingame.

Next up is the map props. Tycho Terryn made us a classic Lada, which was the car that EVERYONE used to drive around in the USSR. Drew made us a few new props too (god bless that guy).

Now to me. Since the setting change, we’ve had to scrap all of our old maps, so we don’t have a lot to show this time around. However I’ll give you a look at the looted apartments. The Soviet Architechture blends with the desert environment to give this dry feel to it.

We have another media release down the track, but this should keep you occupied for a while.