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== '''Media Release 1 - Information''' ==
{{ModStatus|engine=Source|game=Counter-Strike: Source|mode=sp|status=dead}}


'''The first scheduled media release will be on ''Saturday the 18th April 2009.''. The release will consist of exclusive screenshots from the first chapter of the game, Area 51. Screenshots will be uploaded to both ModDB and the VDC. This release will be the only release which to be public, all later releases will be planned, and released, but not announced.'''
 
==Overview==
 
Torn was going to be a 3rd party mod that would possibly be ''sold'' on Steam.
 
Torn was going to be set in a wide variety of areas, among them destroyed cities. The first Chapter would have taken place in Area 51.




== Story ==
== Story ==


Torn is a 3rd party mod following the story of Jack Harrison, an ex-soldier praised for his combat abilities. Praised as the best soldier ever to fight, Jack has been sent to Area 51 to arm him with the machinery and equipment that the scientists of Area 51 have spent so long creating, ready for the battle that the employees of Area 51 have bene dreading for so long.
Torn follows the story of Jack Harrison, an ex-soldier praised for his combat abilities. Praised as the best soldier ever to fight, Jack has been sent to Area 51 to arm him with the machinery and equipment that the scientists of Area 51 have spent so long creating, ready for the battle that the employees of Area 51 have bene dreading for so long.
A batallion of unknown alien ships are hurtling towards the Earth, abducting humans and taking them away to be cloned and experimented upon, eventually building the most destructive army ever to set foot on the Earth's surface.
A batallion of unknown alien ships are hurtling towards the Earth, abducting humans and taking them away to be cloned and experimented upon, eventually building the most destructive army ever to set foot on the Earth's surface.


However, not all experiments were successful, so the hybrids were healed, equip with a dumb mechanical brain, armed with a chunk of metal and sent to the Earth in meteor type vessels, each containing a small group of the creatures. Due to the rag covering their true identity, these are known as Shroudlings.
However, not all experiments were successful, so the hybrids were healed, equipped with a dumb mechanical brain, armed with a chunk of metal and sent to the Earth in meteor type vessels, each containing a small group of the creatures. Due to the rag covering their true identity, these are known as Shroudlings.


The invasion of these creatures startled the citizens of Earth, and their only hope lies on Jack Harrison, and the army of cybernetic Humans that Area 51 have been cloning rapidly.
The invasion of these creatures startled the citizens of Earth, and their only hope lies on Jack Harrison, and the army of cybernetic Humans that Area 51 have been cloning rapidly.


== Environments ==
Torn will be set in a wide variety of areas, ranging from Area 51 itself to destroyed cities, to barren wastelands and ruined countrysides.




== Features ==
== Features ==


First-Person Shooter action, optimisied for ultimate playability and enjoyment.
*First-person shooter action.
 
*World War 3 as seen through the eyes of the reknowned Jack Harrison.
Experience World War 3 through the eyes of Jack Harrison, known as the greatest soldier that ever lived.
*An arsenal of high-tech military weapons, along with a miniature section of alien technology.
 
*Cybernetic soldiers that can be commanded.
Fight with an aresnel of high-tech military weapons, along with a miniature section of alien technology.
 
Command your cybernetic soldiers through war, from creation to death.




== Weapons ==
== Weapons ==


M32 - Grenade Launcher
'''Military'''
 
Combat .44 - Revolver
 
M67 - Frag Grenade
 
P226 - Handgun
 
P90 - Sub Machine-gun
 
M249a - Light Machine-gun
 
Halligan bar - Melee weapon
 
Combat knife - Melee weapon
 
870P1 - Pump-action shotgun
 
Chugshot - Powerful alien gun.


*Combat .44 - 5-shot revolver
*M67 - Frag Grenade
*P226 - Handgun
*P90 - Sub Machine-gun
*M249a - Light Machine-gun
*Halligan bar - Heavy steel melee weapon
*Combat knife - Sharp-edged melee weapon
*870P1 - Pump-action shotgun


== Hybrid Enemies ==
== Hybrid Enemies ==


Shroudling - Dumb, weak mutant.
*Shroudling - Dumb, weak mutant. The failures.
 
Seeker - Sound-sensitive, laser armed hybrid.
 
Brute - Foul humanoid beast, can be armed with either a Chainsaw, Axe or whatever powerful weapon it can scrounge.
 
Dante - Adrenaline packed, strong but slow.
 
Lobotomy - Straight-Jacketed beast. Armed only with blood infused toxic vomit.
 
Dogman - Fast and agile. Stands on all fours.
 
Zombie - Most common. Does NOT eat your brains, just likes to take chunks out of your face.
 
 
== Alien Enemies ==
 
Juggernaut - Strong, heavily armed and clever. The main army.
 
 
== Media (Under construction) ==
 


== Open positions ==
== Open positions ==


The Torn development team are currently looking for people skilled in the following departments:
The Torn development team are currently looking for people skilled in the following departments:
 
*Coding
Coding
*Character/Weapon animation
 
*Texture artist (Both model and world textures)
Character/Weapon animation
*Prop modelling
 
*Character modelling
Texture artist (Both model and world textures)
*Voice acting
 
*Level designer (Does not involve mapping, just helping design the actual levels.)
Prop modelling
 
Character modelling
 
Voice acting




== Team ==
== Team ==
The current team is:
The current team is:
 
*Aaagreen - Project leader, Lead mapper, content supplier.  
Aaagreen - Project leader, Lead mapper, content supplier.  
*Sabaton - Secondary project leader, Graphics artist.
 
Sabaton - Secondary project leader, Graphics artist.




== External links ==
== External links ==


[http://www.moddb.com/mods/torn Torn Page]
*{{Moddb|12355}}




== Contact ==
== Contact ==
 
You can contact the project leader of Torn (whether it's for questions, applications or your thoughts on the mod) at {{e|Superstinkyalex@hotmail.com}}.
You can contact the Torn developer team, whether it's for questions, applications or your thoughts on the mod.
 
Aaagreen - Superstinkyalex@hotmail.com




[[Category:HL2 Third Party Mods]] [[Category:Help Wanted]]
[[Category:Help Wanted]]

Latest revision as of 20:11, 6 February 2011

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This single-player mod for Counter-Strike: Source is no longer being developed.


Overview

Torn was going to be a 3rd party mod that would possibly be sold on Steam.

Torn was going to be set in a wide variety of areas, among them destroyed cities. The first Chapter would have taken place in Area 51.


Story

Torn follows the story of Jack Harrison, an ex-soldier praised for his combat abilities. Praised as the best soldier ever to fight, Jack has been sent to Area 51 to arm him with the machinery and equipment that the scientists of Area 51 have spent so long creating, ready for the battle that the employees of Area 51 have bene dreading for so long. A batallion of unknown alien ships are hurtling towards the Earth, abducting humans and taking them away to be cloned and experimented upon, eventually building the most destructive army ever to set foot on the Earth's surface.

However, not all experiments were successful, so the hybrids were healed, equipped with a dumb mechanical brain, armed with a chunk of metal and sent to the Earth in meteor type vessels, each containing a small group of the creatures. Due to the rag covering their true identity, these are known as Shroudlings.

The invasion of these creatures startled the citizens of Earth, and their only hope lies on Jack Harrison, and the army of cybernetic Humans that Area 51 have been cloning rapidly.


Features

  • First-person shooter action.
  • World War 3 as seen through the eyes of the reknowned Jack Harrison.
  • An arsenal of high-tech military weapons, along with a miniature section of alien technology.
  • Cybernetic soldiers that can be commanded.


Weapons

Military

  • Combat .44 - 5-shot revolver
  • M67 - Frag Grenade
  • P226 - Handgun
  • P90 - Sub Machine-gun
  • M249a - Light Machine-gun
  • Halligan bar - Heavy steel melee weapon
  • Combat knife - Sharp-edged melee weapon
  • 870P1 - Pump-action shotgun

Hybrid Enemies

  • Shroudling - Dumb, weak mutant. The failures.

Open positions

The Torn development team are currently looking for people skilled in the following departments:

  • Coding
  • Character/Weapon animation
  • Texture artist (Both model and world textures)
  • Prop modelling
  • Character modelling
  • Voice acting
  • Level designer (Does not involve mapping, just helping design the actual levels.)


Team

The current team is:

  • Aaagreen - Project leader, Lead mapper, content supplier.
  • Sabaton - Secondary project leader, Graphics artist.


External links


Contact

You can contact the project leader of Torn (whether it's for questions, applications or your thoughts on the mod) at Superstinkyalex@hotmail.com.