Eradicator 2: Death in Transgression
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Eradicator 2: Death in Transgression (E2) is an upcoming computer game by 3dfx Development (not to be confused with 3Dfx Interactive). It is the sequel to Accolade's 1996 Eradicator. 3dfx Development, a group of designers, was formed from several small mod teams and are now based in Exeter, California.
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[edit] The story
The game, although considered a sequel to the original Eradicator, does not involve any of the characters or hold-overs from the original. The story takes place in the far-future, where humans had to abandon Earth in favor of another life-source. Earth, part of a space defense force, becomes entangled in a massive war between an illegial Trade Federation and an unnamed "good" force. The hero of the game, a space marine, is to be sent to the planet to provide necessary back-up, and the story takes off from there. More information will be released as they get it together, but it has been confirmed that they have integrated fantasy and science fiction.
[edit] The design
The game is projected to feature a huge, expansive universe with humorous characters and "species", such as BUMs (much relevant to Hobos in our time, except defined as Butt-Ugly Monsters in E2) and Gnaarks (hairy man-like apes who are, as humans call them, "wise-asses of the galaxy"). The game will bear new assets. 3dfx is also developing an RPG/FPS system, based upon Ion Storm's 1999 Deus Ex.
[edit] The game engine
Eradicator 2 was considered to be the last game in development for Ken Silverman's Build engine, used for popular titles as Duke Nukem 3D[1] and Blood. A steady year went into the physical creation of Eradicator 2, including artwork, models, and code. Since switching technology, the work done for the Build Engine has been in limbo and the validity of the project questioned. A recent interest in releasing this material, or perhaps finishing it, was confirmed in a press release from 3dfx Development.
Recently the group announced that they plan to switch to Epic's Unreal Tournament Engine, but speculation is still in the air as to whether or not they are planning on modding UT or licensing the engine[2]. The programmers have expressed their interest in UnrealScript for some time. However, it was also said not too long ago, from another source, that 3dfx wanted desperatly to move away from Unreal and into id Software's Quake III: Arena engine, which has neither been confirmed nor denied.
[edit] 3dfx Development
Please keep in mind that at this point, 3dfx development is nothing more than a dream. To this date they have never released a single product, and all their "games" have been stuck in preplanning and concept periods before being terminated. An interesting part to note is that the developers dabbled in several small mods for old, outdated games, and are increasingly known for their "sudden moves" in switching engines. The group of development teams have not yet released material for any commercial products, but have released "modifications", some of which can be found at their FTP site. The main programmers were also known to base their games off of other games, which has led to debate regarding the originality they actually contain (and the validy of their projects). Some of these "modifications" have been clones or exact copies of other games (for different engines).
Also, the company has also gone under several different names, including "First-Person Interactive", "Developers United" and "Chaos Software". They settled on the 3dfx Development name and kept the other names for smaller teams, hoping that the future would bring development teams to those brands. This game is their first completely under the 3dfx Development name, which shares nothing with the defunct company, 3Dfx Interactive, which is now owned by NVIDIA.
