GoldenEye Source Overview
GoldenEye Source Free Download for PC is a total conversion mod developed using Valve's Source engine. GoldenEye: Source is a multiplayer remake of the 1997 Nintendo 64 video game GoldenEye 007, itself based on the James Bond film GoldenEye.
Gameplay
GoldenEye: Source is an online multiplayer arena first-person shooter that aims to provide a faithful and also expanded re-creation of GoldenEye 007's multiplayer including additional game modes, re-creations of single-player levels that were not originally accessible in GoldenEye 007's multiplayer modes, and weapons which were only accessible using cheats.
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Matches take place on individual levels which are divided into several rounds, each round lasts a number of minutes and typically whichever player or team with the highest score at the end of the round will win that round. However the player or team with the most cumulative score at the end of the match will ultimately win once the map time expires. GoldenEye Source Download free Full Version.
Each player has a radar display on their screen which shows in real-time the relative position of other players in the match. In game modes which have objectives or special pick-ups such as the Golden Gun players are identified on the radar with a corresponding color. The radar is a central aspect of the gameplay as the tracking of enemy positions is important for avoiding combat in undesirable situations as well as capitalizing on other players' dispositions.
Weapon selection
Unlike many arena first-person shooters, GoldenEye: Source does not have set weapons on each level. Instead a different weapon set will populate the many weapon spawns and corresponding ammunition pick-ups around the map on each round. Weapon spawns have a value of 1 to 8, to which weapon sets of 8 preset weapons will be assigned. There are numerous weapon sets available in the game as well as the capability for players and server hosts to create their own.
Development
Development of GoldenEye: Source began in 2005, led by founder Nicholas «Nickster» Bishop until his suicide by charcoal inhalation on May 24, 2006 at the age of 27. Bishop left a suicide note stating his interest in discovering the afterlife. The alpha version of the game was released on December 26, 2005. After years in beta the first official version was released on December 11, 2010. The team continued to work on the mod to this day in dedication of his memory, with version 5.0 being released on August 12, 2016. GoldenEye Source Game free Download Full Version.
Level design
There are two fundamental types of level in GoldenEye: Source; «Classic» and «Neo». Classic maps are faithful re-creations of maps which existed in GoldenEye 007's multiplayer, which aim to be both to-scale as well as visually reminiscent of the simple level geometry the Nintendo 64 was capable of rendering, whilst using high resolution textures. Neo maps are re-imagined levels from GoldenEye 007 which often take visual inspiration from the film, as well as other James Bond films such as a map based on Casino Royale, from the film of the same name, recreating both multiplayer and a select number of viable singleplayer maps with layout changes that would otherwise be unsuitable for multiplayer gameplay.
Reception
Awards
The mod received two awards in the 2006 Moddb awards, a win in Editor's Choice for the Reinvention category, and was player-voted 3rd place in the overall category Mod of the year, rising from their fourth-placed finish in the unreleased category of the 2005 awards. GoldenEye Source game free Download for PC Full Version.
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