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TES Rampage ports all 32 levels from Terminator: Rampage to the Elder Scrolls: Arena.
- Permissions and credits
Story
With foreknowledge of his defeat at the hands of the Eternal Champion, Jagar Tharn flees the Imperial Palace via a portal to another world. There he and his minions take refuge in a Dwemer-like facility called Cyberdyne Systems. A disembodied voice indicates that Never Gonna Give You Up is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Jewel of Fire awaits, deep inside the Cheyenne mountains...
Context
The size of this mod dwarfs the entirety of Arena's main quest dungeons put together. Consider TES Rampage the ultimate test for your character--a genuine gauntlet. In fact, it's less like a mod, and more like an old school expansion. To make the game even harder, we've disabed resting. This was a deliberate design choice, made possible by tricking the game into thinking you're in a Mages Guild. Doing it this way, we were able to add a number of vendors throughout the Cyberdyne facility. Alternatively, if you choose to travel by night, pick the lock, and enter the portal all by your lonesome, you'll be able to rest, but there won't be any vendors waiting for you. The stealth route also adds wandering monsters. Both options are valid ways of playing. It's just up to you what you prefer. The mod can be accessed via a portal in the Imperial City Mages Guild. If you do not have a completed Staff of Chaos (8 pieces) you will get stuck and fail.
Changes from Terminator: Rampage
Obviously some concessions had to be made to get this working. And the engine behavior isn't identical. Destructible objects don't work. The framerate is much better though. So it's a mixed bag. Everything is presented as original as possible. The textures and geometry are untouched. Pickups have been converted to things more applicable to Arena. Rampage enemies have been replaced with Arena enemies. Your friends the Wharf Rats have helped out and dealt with the keycard situation. Some of this was necessary to get it to work, and some of it was necessary to make it fun. The Rampage maps are really something, and I hope this mod brings exposure to them, more than anything.
Pelinal "Angry About Elves" Whitestrake
A modded save has been provided. This is so you can jump right in, without having to complete Arena's main quest. Or maybe you just want to sightsee on EZ mode. Either way, have fun with it. He's decked out with a full set of adamantium plate, including the Lord's Mail; ebony accessories; mithral weapons; the Staff of Chaos; and lots of goodies. Fans jokingly refer to Pelinal as a time traveling cyborg, which... for this mod, is almost too perfect.
Thanks
With the release of TES Rampage, I'll be taking a very long break from modding. But before I do, there are some people I want to thank. QSHV, for his extensive knowledge of both games, and like a billion other things. Couldn't ask for a better friend. alxbl, who cracked the MIF decompression and compression problem. Without him, we wouldn't have been able to do this mod the way we did it. The OpenTESArena team. None of them worked on the mod directly, but their insights were essential. Lots of people have been supportive--the Older Scrolls crew, Diana, my cats. Finally, I'd like to thank Monster Energy®.
With foreknowledge of his defeat at the hands of the Eternal Champion, Jagar Tharn flees the Imperial Palace via a portal to another world. There he and his minions take refuge in a Dwemer-like facility called Cyberdyne Systems. A disembodied voice indicates that Never Gonna Give You Up is #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Jewel of Fire awaits, deep inside the Cheyenne mountains...
Context
The size of this mod dwarfs the entirety of Arena's main quest dungeons put together. Consider TES Rampage the ultimate test for your character--a genuine gauntlet. In fact, it's less like a mod, and more like an old school expansion. To make the game even harder, we've disabed resting. This was a deliberate design choice, made possible by tricking the game into thinking you're in a Mages Guild. Doing it this way, we were able to add a number of vendors throughout the Cyberdyne facility. Alternatively, if you choose to travel by night, pick the lock, and enter the portal all by your lonesome, you'll be able to rest, but there won't be any vendors waiting for you. The stealth route also adds wandering monsters. Both options are valid ways of playing. It's just up to you what you prefer. The mod can be accessed via a portal in the Imperial City Mages Guild. If you do not have a completed Staff of Chaos (8 pieces) you will get stuck and fail.
Changes from Terminator: Rampage
Obviously some concessions had to be made to get this working. And the engine behavior isn't identical. Destructible objects don't work. The framerate is much better though. So it's a mixed bag. Everything is presented as original as possible. The textures and geometry are untouched. Pickups have been converted to things more applicable to Arena. Rampage enemies have been replaced with Arena enemies. Your friends the Wharf Rats have helped out and dealt with the keycard situation. Some of this was necessary to get it to work, and some of it was necessary to make it fun. The Rampage maps are really something, and I hope this mod brings exposure to them, more than anything.
Pelinal "Angry About Elves" Whitestrake
A modded save has been provided. This is so you can jump right in, without having to complete Arena's main quest. Or maybe you just want to sightsee on EZ mode. Either way, have fun with it. He's decked out with a full set of adamantium plate, including the Lord's Mail; ebony accessories; mithral weapons; the Staff of Chaos; and lots of goodies. Fans jokingly refer to Pelinal as a time traveling cyborg, which... for this mod, is almost too perfect.
Thanks
With the release of TES Rampage, I'll be taking a very long break from modding. But before I do, there are some people I want to thank. QSHV, for his extensive knowledge of both games, and like a billion other things. Couldn't ask for a better friend. alxbl, who cracked the MIF decompression and compression problem. Without him, we wouldn't have been able to do this mod the way we did it. The OpenTESArena team. None of them worked on the mod directly, but their insights were essential. Lots of people have been supportive--the Older Scrolls crew, Diana, my cats. Finally, I'd like to thank Monster Energy®.