Comments - Sam_Cooper

Hello quite a bit. Development has slowed down since It's really only me and I'm going through some big life changes (New Job and Youtube channel) I'm sitting on Lovac until I'm stable but I have been doing stuff in the background. I've worked on levels to update them to the new story and worked with the VAs to get a majority of voice lines done. Within the month I should have all Sam Cooper lines.

Once I have those It's literally a matter of time till this thing is finished so no release dates yet but mod Isn't dead.

Hey there. I haven't updated the Mod DB in a while just because it would be a bit of an eye roll fest. I want the next bit of news to come from Lovac to be the trailer or something close.

Short of it is that I was super depressed last year. With a terrible workplace environment and my obsession of developing this mod taking over my life things got really bad for me. I'm getting better now but that doesn't really change what happened last year. The isolation and mindset I was in at the time led me to continuously rewrite the story of Lovac to be darker and just reading through it is such a chore. It's all just so so bleak and dark and It's a miles away from what I wanted Lovac to be when i started making it which was a Cyberpunk detective story. Back in 2020 I switched the story backdrop to take place exclusively in a corporate tower because I thought I was running out of time on the mod due to my new career that was soon to begin (I figured that it would be easier to map interiors rather than all the city street environments). After I got back I just kept working with the tower story all the while trying to make the story bigger and better. Anyway as mentioned before the story just got too bleak and too big for its own good and when I really thought about it I admitted to myself that the game that story would become would not be something I'd be happy with.

So after a short break I've rewritten the story for a final time. This story uses many elements from previous iterations and alot of elements from the first ever Lovac script idea. It has many more levels set in the streets of Haven and while still following Sam Cooper as a Lovac unit, The player will embark on a very different journey, One rooted in a city wide conspiracy and revenge.

The good thing about this switch is that the newscript allows me to use pretty much all assets from the previous version of the mod, Maps included. All the assets and maps are just being used in a different context and order. The new story has only required 2 new maps which I've already made and I've just been working on renovating our existing maps to fit the new stories context while I get voice work done.

So yeah I'm kind of chugging along on this thing. Rewriting the mod is the best thing I've done in a while for the project. It lets me take the characters I have been writing for a year plus now and reinvent them in a new scenario. I don't really have a release date in mind yet but it will be out this year. Focus is to get the Voice work and scripting done then play tests. I'm a bit of a perfectionist but I know that I'm going to have to eventually bite the bullet and just release this thing.

Anyways that's about it. Don't worry Lovac is my baby, It's gonna come out and you'll know when Its going to. I've got a big promo campaign planned and with in universe videos and everything!

Hey man. This mod looks really cool! I can see your influences and how those influences have driven you to create something of your own. Going forward remember that criticism is important to take on board but don't let people walk all over you and your creation. This is your mod, Your style and at the end of the day you'll release what you believe is the best vision of what you set out to create. So stick to your guns and learn all you can about the source engine and I'll be there to play this cool mod when It's released :)

In Lovacs universe George Jetson was killed by a corporate spy attempting to steal Sprocket blue prints. The remaining Jetsons now live in the city below Orbit City.

Hi Everyone, Lead Dev Here. Just a small update to say the mod is still in active development In fact we have so much new content we could make several update videos however I missed one update video and then another and now I don't know what I would show even If I made one. There's just too much stuff to choose from.

Anyways we're working well on the mod. We have all the maps close to done gameplay wise, The scripting however will take some more time. We've completely replaced HL2s arsenal with our own with brand new animations and sounds and added a ton of custom made models to change the environment and even enemies.

Anyway that's all I've got to say for now. If you want to join the team or want to ask me some questions about Lovac you can find me on discord at Cursed Emoji (LOVAC)#8705

Hi there, Sorry that your experience wit the Alpha wasn't the best. I was pretty new at the whole campaign scripting deal at the time so I can tell you with confidence that the scripting does work but It usually relies on very very specific actions by the player like the player killing a certain amount of enemies or the player going into a room before something else would happen in another room. I've gotten way better at everything like that since 2020 so the full release will be a lot smoother.

Hello, Project lead here. This is the Alpha version of Lovac 2063 and will forever remain a part of the mods Legacy. However It does not represent what the Game will be when It is released and In my opinion Is not a good first impression. If you are truly intrigued by the mod and want a taste then by all means try this Alpha. However afterwards we hope you will keep an open mind for the full and final product as we are working to make it far better.

Hi, Thanks for your continued enthusiasm for the mod. The Brushwork style is absolutely planned to stay as the remakes of the maps are just to try and make that style more detailed. I think I took a few missteps in the Alpha with texture work so that’s also on the to do list to make it more believable. I’m also trying to get rid of the “Player in a box” Feeling when you’re in the city sections. What I mean by that is that you see walls around your play area and All you see in the skyline is endless skyscrapers, But where is the rest of your street level skyline? The real Grimy area. The remakes aim to make you feel like you’re in the bad neighbourhood as long as you’re below the smog line and that there is more beyond where you just play in.

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You'll be happy to know that most the features are complete then. The only thing not finished on that list completely is our third person take down animations and that just has to do with map system implementation at this point.

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Much Appreciated. I'm glad you're so enthusiastic for my mod. I'll probably release another update in about a month.

Sorry we're attempting to fix some major game breaking bugs right now. The mod should be up and patched very soon.

Keep up the great work guys this look really really amazing right now it's gonna be great to play in the future :)

Well i'm putting another one up not for the keys but because this mod is just awesome Twitter.com

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Ok so I just finished playing and i have a to say it's an impressive step up from the last mod. it also delivers a creepy vibe that the last mod lacked so i really think ur doing a great job at this mod so far :)

Wooh! Downloading now

thx

Barnaby (I) won't open the door to the train yard

So Hyped for the demo

This mod was awesome