Zodiac and other mods

[Spiderbot01]

I recently came across Zodiac and decided to download it and play it. Trouble is, Ive downloaded it, installed it and hit the .exe icon and get taken into the new 'TACKWARE' and Zodiac start up screen with menu etc. Where do I go from there? I don't actually know how to play the new levels. :S

Also, are the characters interactive like in the actual game etc?

[Dae]

First of all, it's a wrong room for such question. Therefore I'm moving the topic.

Secondly, I think you shouldn't have clicked the .exe file - use a shortcut instead (I don't remember where does the installer for this mod place it, but it should be either in start menu or desktop). Next time use it.

After you have opened Zodiac, click "new game" button.

What do you mean "interactive"? The only thing is, Zodiac has no voice acting.

And it's a good mod in my opinion.

[Spiderbot01]

Oh right cool. It works now thnx Dae ^_^ soz for the wrong forumness, I wasnt 100% sure where to put it. When I said interactive I meant like they talk to you, even without voice acting...

[Dae]

Lol surely they do talk It's a single player mod!!

After playing Zodiac, even if you're not enough satisfied of it, try Cassandra and Burden Of 80 Proof.

[Spiderbot01]

Its awesome, but I fail at it Ive got the c4 to blow the crap out of the EM dampener, but I have no idea how I go about doing so

[Dae]

Its awesome, but I fail at it Ive got the c4 to blow the crap out of the EM dampener, but I have no idea how I go about doing so

In the beginning Zodiac may seem a bit boring and somewhere hard so it's okay.
You have to come close to that blue thingy generator and stick С4 to it as far as I remember.

[Spiderbot01]

ok thnx, new problem lol, where the hell do I go now? Ive blown the EM dampener, Ive sent the enctryption code from the Mission impossible like room lol, and now I have to find the MJ12 mainframe and upload 'the bible' Help!

[Dae]

ok thnx, new problem lol, where the hell do I go now? Ive blown the EM dampener, Ive sent the enctryption code from the Mission impossible like room lol, and now I have to find the MJ12 mainframe and upload 'the bible' Help!

Umm as far as I remember, there is a door to MJ12-something in kitchen.

[Spiderbot01]

Yeah thnx, Ive completed the first level. There are other maps, but as soon as the first level is finished it goes to the credits. Is that it?

[Dae]

Yeah thnx, Ive completed the first level. There are other maps, but as soon as the first level is finished it goes to the credits. Is that it?

What the hell? How big is the installer-file you downloaded?

[Spiderbot01]

When its zipped its 19.1MB, the other maps in the folder named 'Zoidac Maps' are:

EDIT: Oh wait sorry my bad, its all the different parts of the first map :S also Buenos Aires is in there, thats what confused me you see, though its only 6kb :S

Do you have links to other SP mods?

[Dae]

Get full Zodiac here (you have completed only 1-st part of it):
http://www.planetdeusex.com/zodiac/download.html

Other (released) mods:
Hotel Carone - http://carone1.de/
Cassandra - http://deusex-machina.com/cassandra-project/
Redsun - http://redsun2020.deusexgaming.com/
Burden Of 80 Proof - http://www.planetdeusex.com/burdenof80proof/

[Bob]

Cassandra is EXTREMLY fun albeit short and unfinished.

[Spiderbot01]

How many levels are there in the full Zodiac? Whats Cassandra about then? Who made cassandra and the others you posted?

[Dae]

How many levels are there in the full Zodiac? Whats Cassandra about then? Who made cassandra and the others you posted?

I don't know the exact number, but there are 3 parts and a lot of missions.

I doubt you know these people (their names are on the websites).

[Spiderbot01]

How many levels are there in the full Zodiac? Whats Cassandra about then? Who made cassandra and the others you posted?

I don't know the exact number, but there are 3 parts and a lot of missions.

I doubt you know these people (their names are on the websites).

You'd be surprised as to how well educated I am when it comes to people like that lol, Ive been around longer than I care to remember... I knew about DXMP since it came out, just didnt understand how I could get it with the original version

[~SanguineRose~]

The Cassandra Project:
http://www.deusex-machina.com/cassandra-project/

[Dae]

How many levels are there in the full Zodiac? Whats Cassandra about then? Who made cassandra and the others you posted?

I don't know the exact number, but there are 3 parts and a lot of missions.

I doubt you know these people (their names are on the websites).

You'd be surprised as to how well educated I am when it comes to people like that lol, Ive been around longer than I care to remember... I knew about DXMP since it came out, just didnt understand how I could get it with the original version

None of these people used to play DXMP. And they now rarely appear on forums (besides carone).
Hotel Carone - Carsten 'carone' Kraemer
Cassandra - The Narcissus Entity (leader - Kieron 'BremXJones' Gillen)
Redsun - Odaiba
Burden of 80 Proof - Scott, just Scott

[Spiderbot01]

How many levels are there in the full Zodiac? Whats Cassandra about then? Who made cassandra and the others you posted?

I don't know the exact number, but there are 3 parts and a lot of missions.

I doubt you know these people (their names are on the websites).

You'd be surprised as to how well educated I am when it comes to people like that lol, Ive been around longer than I care to remember... I knew about DXMP since it came out, just didnt understand how I could get it with the original version

None of these people used to play DXMP. And they now rarely appear on forums (besides carone).
Hotel Carone - Carsten 'carone' Kraemer
Cassandra - The Narcissus Entity (leader - Kieron 'BremXJones' Gillen)
Redsun - Odaiba
Burden of 80 Proof - Scott, just Scott

I knew about Redsun good old DZ lol thnx for the info on the others tho

Ive got to hand it to Steve Tack though, some of the dialogue and other stuff is hilarious

'Sure why not, want anything from Fort Knox while Im at it?'

XD

and what is it with him and toes :S

[Dae]

good old DZ

Pardon?

[Spiderbot01]

As in DestroyerZero, he informs me of most of the stuff I could possibly want to know. But I often ask about stuff for him for his site... Only problem with Zodiac I think, is the lack of ammo. I'm not much of a stealth guy, and I like to shoot the crap outta people

[Dae]

As in DestroyerZero, he informs me of most of the stuff I could possibly want to know. But I often ask about stuff for him for his site... Only problem with Zodiac I think, is the lack of ammo. I'm not much of a stealth guy, and I like to shoot the crap outta people

I felt lack of ammo only in the beginning of the mod. Aim for head and everything will be okay

[Spiderbot01]

As in DestroyerZero, he informs me of most of the stuff I could possibly want to know. But I often ask about stuff for him for his site... Only problem with Zodiac I think, is the lack of ammo. I'm not much of a stealth guy, and I like to shoot the crap outta people

I felt lack of ammo only in the beginning of the mod. Aim for head and everything will be okay

lol fair enough. I'm in the grays base. Geez, got to hand it to Steve, he has one hell of an imagination. Just got pwned by a really big robot

[~SanguineRose~]

I always used batons and other such beating things in the game...
I have no problem taking down all the guards in the CIA HQ. Also its not
even that hard to get completly past the guards there...

My Suggested Technic:
1. Turn up the volume and listen to the footsteps the guards make.
2. Always have toggle-crouch on and sneak up on the guard WHILE
CROUCHED!
3. Just before you are very close stand up and run at him. Use a baton
to the back of the head (This requires lots of practice... not easy to do
1 hit takedown) or zap him with the prod. Usually not in front of the
guard where he can see you lol.

Speed Aug and a sword works wounders for large groups of guards

[Spiderbot01]

Well. I learnt one thing from Zodiac:

20MM>Grays.

I almost put my head through the screen in Hotel Carone though, one hostage to go. I accidently blew the hotel up >_>.

Redsun is good, though a bit too complicated for me lol...

[~SanguineRose~]

LOL! 20mm works well for all those grays. I used I think 20 shells and 7 lams on the little grey village lol.

[Bob]

That was so funny ther first time I encountered that room. They cornered me in one of the little side rooms so I fired a 20mm at them, activated speed aug, jumped over them and continued to blast away.

[~SanguineRose~]

Hey! Thats what I did u copy bastered!

[warman]

Why has noone mentioned Der Zeit Mann?
Its not that bad!

[Mr. Tastix]

I really need to get some Modifications for Deus Ex, lol. I've finished DXSP like 10 times now...

But naturally, I'm on Dial-Up and the MOD's are usually in the big MB range... I need to get a Download Manager, XD