S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha

[Juice]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha is a mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. However, since so much have been changed, it might be released as a stand-alone game.



The mod recently won 4th place over at Moddb's 2011 Mod of the Year Awards (http://www.dezowave.com/lost-alpha-4...best-upcoming/).

Vintar, a periodic visitor to this forum, is on the Lost Alpha development team and will hopefully keep us (read: me and axon1988) updated on the project.

More details here:
http://www.dezowave.com/
http://www.moddb.com/mods/lost-alpha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t08LMIu-P8

[vintar]

Thanks for the intro, juice. I will definitely keep all the fans (read : you and axon ) updated as to the progress and indeed fate of lost alpha.
We plan to finish development within the next six months and by february we should be able to give a more accurate completion date.
I say completion date and not release date because release is still uncertain but, as gsc is, so are we hopeful.

[vintar]

So a bit about me and the project, maybe youre interested (probably not)
After a few emails to team offering my services (actually it was way more than a few, borderline embarrassing) I war accepted and started development with the lost alpha team in march of this year.
I knew nothing about using the sdk, so the plan was that i learn just enough to be able to add general alife to levels as and when the everything else was finished on the map.
Luckily i am a fast learner, as three months in i'm informed that i will have to do "a bit more than general lairs", little did i know this meant completing numerous levels on my own, which entails adding all alife, story related or not, tasks, dialogues, stashes, shelters, anomalies etc etc etc, which was quite a daunting thought.
Anyway i got stuck in and thanks to the help and guidance of dezodor, griphoon and loxotron, i am now "fluent" in sdk.
Levels that i am responsible for (maybe i shouldnt divulge incase they are crap) :
agroprom and its underground (which is all one level now)
darkscape
yantar
swamp
pripyat
rostok factory
secret lab
lost factory
outskirts
and two other levels which will remain a secret until release.
I have also done some work on the following:
cordon
garbage
bar
military warehouse
deadcity
radar

[Juice]

Seems like quite the workload.

As soon as I'm done reading through the extensive Lost Alpha FAQ (www.dezowave.com/faq/lost-alpha-faq/), I'll post the questions I might still have.

[vintar]

Sure, i will answer what i can (or what i'm allowed to)
Also something you may not know is that gsc have actually seen and tried lost alpha.

[Juice]

Sure, i will answer what i can (or what i'm allowed to)
Also something you may not know is that gsc have actually seen and tried lost alpha.

Did they offer any feedback?

I find it rather charitable of them to possibly allow Lost Alpha to be released on Steam. Anything new on this?

[vintar]

Well we never planned on charging for this game (illegal anyway) and gsc will also benefit from sales should it be sold.
Havent heard anything yet. I guess once they are ready to make an announcement in mid january we will find out more.
We are releasing another video soon so look out for that.

[axon1988]

I come back from a seriously nice holiday to find this? Can 2012 get any better?

Nice to know that someone that lives less then an hour's drive from me is working something this impressive.

[Juice]

Everything on track? Did December provide you with some time off from development?

[vintar]

Everything on track? Did December provide you with some time off from development?

hell no i was busier than ever.
Dunno about you juice, but i'm married with two kids under four years old so lets just say i dont get out much so my evenings are full of lost alpha and its great