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They're back (and have been back for several years). Still, for anyone who isn't aware, you can now download the latest Stable Version from their Itch.Io page:

Fusion-fangaming.itch.io

(WAY more up-to-date then anything here!)

A Post-Apocalyptic RTS with religious themes has potential ... if it hadn't been helmed by fanatical evangelicals who were trying to make this game "child friendly" (come on guys, where's the hell and brimstone!). At best, this game is a joke: the sexism and racism (as well as moon landing and evolution denial) is quite hilarious!

For those of you not in the know: MyAbandonware.com includes the first 3 Left Behind games for free download (yes, there were more then just this one). Again, great for a laugh. There was apparently a fourth, but I can't seem to even find it uploaded anywhere.

There was a Multiplayer Mode that let you play as Satan's Forces, with Rappers that Swear at people to lower their Spirit and eventually convert over to the Devil's side. I would say it's hilarious as it sounds, but this game is really buggy and a real slog: your units jog slowly across the same New York City blocks over and over again ... no change in location or scenery whatsoever (apparently the Apocalypse is limited only to 1 city, who knew?). I remember seeing a screenshot where you could summon a demon, which is badass, but I doubt it's worth slogging through to get to that point.

Not yet, you'll have to wait and see.

markoman141992 Still in the works friend. We will update you guys when there is new information.

Enpremi Hey, it's been awhile, how are you doing?

The menu looks a lot better with Equipment, trust me. It's a lot like Diablo 2 in that regard: looks bland without the icons, but is very easy to search through when you have a lot of items.

You will be seeing forests, don't worry. We just want to make sure they look really good for you guys! :)

Still early alpha. We will begin posting Gameplay footage once our new Human Templates are completed.

Thanks Beskamir :)

We certainly do have more. Please be patient and keep watch ;)

Sorry for the VERY late reply: I don't check my IndieDB Account nearly enough!

Are you still interested in joining our team? If so, please email me: nau@epochgames.co.uk

He was previously. Sadly, not anymore. He's pursuing other work at this time.

Thank you for the compliment! :)

Some of it may also just be the quality of the images themselves. IndieDb now has a 4MB Limit on Image Files. We had to lessen the quality of a few of these Hi-Res screenshots for that reason alone.

A very good question Guest.

Effectively yes: each Character a Player rolls up would effectively "start from the beginning" of the Timeline. New events are planned to be opened up with every new release. Some of our earlier releases (our currently planned Prelude) will be outside the "regional" releases we plan, taking place BEFORE the main Timeline events (hence the "Prelude").

We also have a plan of separating "named" and "sandbox": "Named" Characters would effectively be characters with a defined history, look, basic attributes and skills, etc and have a very defined "main questline" (a more "railroad" kind of RPG experience), whereas "sandbox" characters would be a bit closer (something more akin to Skyrim).

We will release more details about this in the future. Thanks for keeping up with us since MERP :)

I'm sorry our next update is taking so long ... there is a lot going on behind the scenes. We want to make sure our next update is a big one, and once we get that one out, to be updating more regularly.

Our project is still alive, we just don't want to be posting updates of material already shown OR in an incomplete state.

We're working on a big one, please be patient. It's taken us a lot longer then we anticipated.

And there will be a much better place then IndieDb where fans will be able to interact with us. The details will come with the update ;)

Hey everyone! We are currently having a hard time finding a Graphic Designer, with previous Game UI design experience. If you are one with such talent, and interested in joining the Epoch Games team, please see below:

Indiedb.com

We are currently looking for traditional 2D Concept Artists, so I do recommend applying ;)

Not happening. Several old MERP team members (and certainly other talented developers that are volunteering on the team), as well as myself, are working on our own Indie game: Indiedb.com

Please do check us out, we'd love all the support we can get!

It's going VereWolf :)

Working on an update for you guys. Can't promise it will be soon, but I think you guys will really like this one.

Now that we're finally at the point of development where we're happy to show our progress in Unreal Engine, expect more updates from us in 2017 :)

We will not be continuing MERP. We're developing our own RPG in Unreal Engine: Indiedb.com

And BTW, I do not doubt there will be Middle Earth-themed mods for Bannerlord. There have been for every Mount & Blade game.

So let's just say I know someone who worked previously on this mod. According to him, Elijah is now working at Rockstar Games.

I think its safe to say this mod is dead, unless Elijah refutes this.

Its a grey-area legally. I used to work on the MERP mod, a Skyrim Total Conversion Modification based around Tolkien's Middle Earth. We ended up receiving a C&D; we even got a non-profit lawyer and spoke with them on the matter. Literally using ANY "copyright words or images" they owned under the LOTR or The Hobbit game-making license they acquired meant the C&D would stay.

Along with the C&D, and reasons technically (Skyrim Creation Kit hard-coded limitations that we only discovered recently back then), we ceased development.

Really, it depends on the IP holders. Some are much cooler about it then others (Valve is a good example of this). Warner Bros ... completely different story. I can't speak for ID Software with this fan game: they might be ok with it, they might not. We'll have to wait and see.

As Dan was saying, its easier for modelers. There's a reason why the Elder Scrolls games have less and less Equipment slots (Morrowind and Daggerfall had even then Oblivion in case you forgot).

However, we do have a Back slot, and the Rucksack and Bag slots (while they may not be visible on the character) gives a nice progression of Inventory space (much like DayZ).

Appreciate the invite, it feels good to be among other UE4 devs, modders and players :)

I must ask though: is there any other place besides the official Unreal Engine forums where I could find people with UE4 experience looking to join a team? So far its the only community place I know, and we at Epoch Games would definitely like to find ourselves an extra Level Designer (which only requires basic UE4 skills).

Thanks ElfFriend, glad you're still checking on us :)

We do want to post in-game screenshots, but only when they're ready.

That was me ^

And for all those still pining over MERP: I feel you, but I would really like to recommend that you guys check out the Lays of Althas: Sundered Order indie game we're working on: Indiedb.com

Placeholder, it will be a screenshot of where you are in that moment.

We are, and our plan is to begin posting updates regularly like we used to.

Hey guys, don't fret, we are making progress, we just want to wait until we have something in a more presentable state.

In the meantime, please consider voting for us for Indie of the Year 2015 :)