Of course, portal storms, xen-fauna and an alien occupation regime left their mark on the appearance of these locations, but this is beyond the topic of news. Subsistence farming saves these people, but the urban level of supply and security is naturally not available to them. In our mod, in one of the few villages far from the points of interest of the alien invaders, a human society beyond their control has been preserved. The products of the Soviet industry look appropriate both in the northern forests in Snowdrop Escape, and in the sandy steppes of Swelter:īorn in Hungary, this bus doesn't feel like a stranger this far from its homeland.Ī large space between the Caspian and Altai is occupied by the steppe:Īgriculture, handicrafts and traditional life have been preserved in settlements remote from cities and highways - kishlaks: The architecture is based on neoclassical and constructivist (familiar to the entire Eastern Bloc) buildings, but with the presence of details unique to this region: for example, local national ornaments and patterns.Ī characteristic element of Soviet modernism, crossed with local architecture, is the panjara, a patterned lattice that shelters the interiors from excessive light. The same tactic was chosen for our City-545 and its environs: design, architecture and environment elements were borrowed from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.īy studying history, travel blogs and photo collections, we try not to fall into the trap of stereotypes. In search of an interesting setting, I considered many options, but the final choice fell on post-Soviet Central Asia: it seemed to me visually interesting this, rarely represented in video games and mods, image of Turkestan, which passed through the Soviet Union.Ĭity-17, being an average, collective image of the city of post-socialist eastern Europe, could, albeit with minor contradictions, exist in Bulgaria, and in Russia, and in Hungary, and in Latvia. The first experiment was a map based on content from Snowdrop Escape, but not present in the storyline and only accessible through the console: The decision was clear: I will immediately start developing the next mod. I realized that if I stop after the release, I will just throw away my experience.
Even before the release of Snowdrop Escape, I ( M圜bEH) realized that I had gained a lot of experience and understanding of how to achieve quality on the Source Engine.
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