Exterminatus

This mod for Source is currently in open beta. Download it now.

Overview

This mod is set in Games Workshop's, great Warhammer 40,000(40k) universe, as seen in Dawn of War and our previous mod for Half-Life, Rival Species.

The 40k universe is set in the year 40,000 by which time mankind has colonized millions of worlds thought the galaxy by interstellar warp travel. Humanity is ruled by a vast, uncaring, priesthood/bureaucracy on Earth in the name of an all powerful god/Emperor. A galaxy of insidious alien races have threatened and fought the Imperium since its earliest days in innumerable wars and battles.

Once more the Imperium is under threat. The extra-galactic menace of a new Tyranid hive fleet has arrived. A billion billion creatures with a single, vast mind, hungering for organic matter. Unopposed a hive fleet can strip a living world to bare bedrock, consuming all life, air and water to create yet more Tyranids.

The playable beta version of Exterminatus is available for download from The 40k Source Website. This download includes Two Species: Humans and Tyranids. Ten distinct classes, each with their own weapons. Eight maps from the 41st millennium, each with their own missions and objectives.

News of the mod's progress being reported monthly on it's forum, website and moddb, including screen shots and movies from alpha and beta test sessions.

Features

• Team based multi-player missions in Warhammer 40,000 environments.
• Two distinct teams, with distinct and varied weapons, abilities and tactics.
• Five imperial space marine classes : Tactical, Weapons Specialist, Veteran, Heavy Weapons and Ternminator
• Four distinct Tyranid classes : Warrior, Genestealer, Lictor, Carnifex and Zoanthrope

Media

http://www.40ksource.com/gallery/Alpha%20Testing/th/imp_lineup_Thumb.jpg Imperial Space Marines in-game

http://www.40ksource.com/gallery/Beta%20Testing/th/short_lived_victory_Thumb.jpg In-game action

http://www.40ksource.com/gallery/Miscellaneous/th/PlasmaPistolInGame_Thumb.jpg Imperial city "Lycantium"

http://www.40ksource.com/gallery/Miscellaneous/th/TacticalOverview_Thumb.jpg Player's "Tactical Overview"

History

Learning from the teams experiences with developing mods for Half-life and Half-Life 2 the team set out with some realistically achievable goals. Exterminatus is is more a sequel to Rival Species in spirit than in design. Rival Species has a very broad scope, hoping to include the many species of the 40k universe, after five years it is clear that the vast quantity of content this approach required was damaging to the quality of the content and gameplay. Preferring enjoyable game play over the seemingly endless task of recreating the enormous 40k universe the team have decided to focus on just two species. As an 40k fan will tell you the "Imperium of man" and it's Space Marine a no-brainer choice for one species, the other was not so clear, so we have created a public settings poll to allow the public to guide our choice. After a very close call the public decided on the Tyranid setting.

Once the initial Beta of EX was released to the public a second poll was posted to determine the future direction of the mod. The vote went in favour of adding an extra playable class to each team. In January 2012 the Exterminatus team finally delivered Beta 6.0 featuring the new Terminator and Genstealer player classes.

Beta 6.20 was released in April 2012, improving on the usability and objective system.

Team

• Team Leader : ChromeAngel
• Public Relations : Typheron, Joven
• Web Hosting : Bahl
• Contributors : Cyberman, Eltharyon, ]OX[Razielk, ]OX[Alhaus, Darkwulf, The Foot Clan, Farseer, Loxn, Nqss, Stahlhagel, The VMan

Other info

• Exteminatus Homepage
• Exteminatus Forum
• Player Manual
• Steam Community Group
• ModDB page