Soldiers of the Wasteland

Back in the beginning of August the Revival 1.0 patch notes were announced. 5 weeks later and the patch is still yet to be released – but with good reason.

The Revival team decided to delay the release of the 1.0 single player patch, most probably due to the sheer amount of really cool stuff they want to put in there, and thankfully Maeyan has re-released the patch notes which now include all the new additions to the patch.

Below is a sample of what to expect in the Revival patch:

• Fawkes event loot
• In game pets Cocomoco and Mantawraith
• Dye kits including special ‘Founders only’ dyes
• Transmogrifying cube
• Skill and Attribute Retrainers
• Unlocked ‘multiplayer only’ unique items
• Dawn of the Zombies – a new quest where you kill 150 zombies!
• New custom launcher
• Standard balances & fixes

For a full list and detailed description of what is included in the patch be sure to check out the Revival SP Patch 1.0 thread on the HG:R forums.

The release date for the patch is listed as October 31st.

Maeyan, the Hellgate Revival Project Coordinator, has released the patch notes for the upcoming 1.0 single player patch. This patch will be the first stable modification released by the team, which will include many new changes not previously seen in the pre-release patches.

New changes to the game since the last patch include:

- Warts leg is equippable by all factions and has a high chance to stun.
- Mutant items have been revamped (Items such as Shulgoth’s Breath will now appear purple coloured).
- Several new posters & re-textures.
- Ranged weapons have been realistically scaled (smaller).
- Rare and legendary augments less expensive.
- Increased consumable stack size to 100.
- New armour colour sets.
- Elite mob density increased further.

The patch will also include a new easier to use installer, as well as a newly designed game launcher.

For those who have installed the latest 1.0pre patch, there will be an upgrade method available to patch the game to the 1.0 modification. For those still running v.03 it has not been stated yet whether there will be an upgrade method or whether a complete restoration of original files or a new installation may be necessary.

There has been no mention of when the release date for the patch will be, however with the patch notes now on the site, it probably won’t be too much longer of a wait.

The Revival team have released a new single player fun patch for Hellgate London – SP patch 1.0pre (download here). This patch does not add any extra elements to the game, however it improves the games performance (such as reducing loading times) and has resolved many peoples installation problems they were having when trying to install the previous patch.

They have also used a new method for installing the patch, which greatly reduces the amount of time it takes for the patch to install and should cause less problems for users.

For information on the patch and instructions on how to install it, read the thread on the HG:R forums, or the thread on our forums here.

The HG:R project is continually gaining momentum and support as the Revival team keeps working towards their vision. As such it has come to the point in development where it was decided that adding class advocates to the team would be beneficial.

Maeyan, the Project Coordinator, put out the call for applications and has recently announced the selected advocates.

Of the six class advocates four are from SotW – PhoenixFlame, scorpitron, thegreatcthulhu and merchantkill.

PhoenixFlame – Blademaster Advocate
scorpitron – Engineer Advocate
Harrowing – Evoker Advocate
thegreatcthulhu – Guardian Advocate
Calavera – Marksman Advocate
merchantkill – Summoner Advocate

So I thought this would be a good opportunity to send a big shout out to the Revival team for their continual dedication to the project, and also to our SotW class advocate members for donating their time and effort to the cause. Good work guys!

Now now you didn’t think this game was dead and buried did you…

The team over at Hellgate: Revival have been hard at work developing a new single player patch for Hellgate: London. Not to be confused with their main project (which is Revival, a port of Hellgate London using the Torque game engine) this patch simply modifies the original game files to create a more enjoyable version of the game.

Changes include:
- Vendor now sells Legendary and Unique loot
- Vendor now sells Enhanced, Rare and Legendary Mods
- Responsive luck – raising your luck attribute will be rewarding
- Personal storage space increased by x10. Inventory increased by x2
- Greater chance for drops and more palladium to collect in passageways

For a more detailed change log, check out the related thread on the HG:R forums (requires you to be registered and logged in to view information).

Maeyan, who leads the HG:R project, has kindly allowed us to to host the new single player patch files as well. If you would like to download a copy of the patch to try for yourself, you can get it from the patch thread on the HG:R site or simply download it here.

How to install this patch
- Install Hellgate: London
- Update to SP 1.2 patch version 1.18074.70.4256 (download here)
- Extract HG:R team’s v0.3 patch files to your “Hellgate London” directory (typically C:\Program Files\Flagship Studios\Hellgate London)
- Run the install.bat file – it should take approximately 5 minutes for this file to patch the game
- Play Hellgate: London

If you run into any problems installing this patch, please refer to the patch thread on the Hellgate: Revival boards. Alternatively you can post your problem in the comments below or on our forums and we will do our best to help resolve your issue.