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McKool has been on the modding scene since 2007 and has found a large number of fans on the internet. He started using the Sandbox 2 Editor for Crysis falling in love with the whole process immediately. He now has a mod called "The Mutant Factor" that he is showcasing on ModDB. You can find all the info on this mod in the comments area. I have also posted screenshots and videos.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Ashes 2063

I am very impressed with this mod!! Great work! I am tired of the 90's gameplay which so many shooters try to replicate. This feels more like the FPRPGs of the 90's which I loved. It's not just hordes of enemies thrown at you in an arena like Doom was (Great at the time but boring to me now). It's paced well and rewards exploration. I really enjoyed it!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ It's...alive!

Both my wife and I have voice acted before. We did most of the voices for my Crysis mod "The Mutant Factor". We would be glad to volunteer.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Heathen: The Sons of the Law - Trailer

This is looking really good!!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Narcosis Trailer and Launch Details

Is that Robert Downey Jr? Did he record this voice-over for you specifically or is this taken from one of the Iron Man movies?

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor: Awakening

Thanks for the offer but I'm just not interested in modding at this point. I go through phases and right now I'm focused on my new album. I wish you the best though.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor 2 is officially dead - no surprise

Which disappointed me greatly! I was looking forward to Sapience.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Brutal Doom 64

I apologize if you already answered this but will this work with the Doom2 included with the Doom 3: BFG Edition? I purchased that on Steam.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor

You get close to the AI you wish to control and press the key that the on screen instructions say to press. I apologize but I made this mod years ago and cannot remember the exact key.
There is a problem where you cannot use the power if that key is already mapped to another function. I made it the key that I did because I could not find a way to add it to the menu. I tried to find a key that is not normally mapped for any other function to avoid that issue.
When you press the key, it should play a sound effect and create a particle effect around the AI you are controlling. At that point for a short duration that AI will no longer attack you and attack the other AI instead.
Again, it only works if you are close to the AI you wish to control.

I hope this didn't ruin the experience for you. I was trying to be creative but I am not a programmer so I used the built-in flowgraph editor to make this power happen. It has it's limitations. :)

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Trailer

This looks great!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Voyager bridge deck1 wip update

Very impressive

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Toxic Origin

I keep check ing on the Itunes and Google Play stores and do not see it. Is it out?

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ TMF 3.0 Full Version for Crysis

I'm really sorry for the slow response. I didn't see your comment, You can simply create a folder in the Crysis directory and put TheMutantFactor folder in it. Next you open your shortcut to Crysis and add -MOD TheMutantFactor after the Crysis.exe path in the shortcut. I hope this helps.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor: Awakening

Honestly, I have not been working on the mod. I still have it on my hard drive and I have opened it a few times but my inspiration is low. It doesn't help that the Crymod community never really supported Crysis 2 modding. Every post is either for Crysis modding or the (no longer) free SDK. I have not posted that the mod is dead though because I hope to jump back in at some point.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Update 8: Merry Xmayhem & New Documentary

First off - I admire that you guys are working so hard on this and I REALLY hope you succeed. I purchased early access to help support you.

I do have a concern that I'm sure you have heard before. I have seen no updates on single player even though you make a point to describe it.

I have been following you for years and I see a video about you working on gun recoil and a single multiplayer map that appears to use the same models that you've had for awhile? I know this takes a long time but you should honestly be past that point.

I really do not mean to sound negative but I fear that this could become like Duke Nukem Forever and I really don't want to see that happen.

Nonetheless, I will keep watching and supporting you guys!

Merry Christmas!!!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Lonely World Alpha 0.08 7 Minutes Gameplay

Looks really god - love the menu. My only criticism is that the big red glowing object does not look good at all. The red glows sort of pops into view and is difficult to discern. What is it? It looks like the particle effect(s)is clipping through the model; especially the big red flame.

Still, great work so far!!!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The big day

Glad to hear that it is still alive!!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ undercity cave [WIP]

Looks great!! Glad to see that the mod is still active!!

Keep it up!!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor: Awakening

Sorry for the slow response. I have not checked MOdDB in awhile. I'm afraid that I do not have a release date yet for the sequel. I have been dealing with employment issues which have distracted me from the mod. I promise that it is NOT DEAD though.
And yes, there are 2 separate mods: one for Crysis which is already released and one for Crysis 2 which is the sequel and still in development. I just post news on both profiles to try and get as many people's attention as possible. I seem to have a smaller watch list for the sequel than I do for the original. I guess not as many people play Crysis 2 mods.
I think that has been a little depressing but hopefully more will discover it once it's released.

Again, I apologize for this taking so long. Thanks for all of your support!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Sad news...

I'm very sorry to see this. I wish you the best with your future mods!

McKool

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Mutant Factor: Awakening

Thanks so much for your support!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Insection: Pre-alpha level preview walk-through video

Looks great! Will there be singleplayer as well?

McKool
Check out my mods:
The Mutant Factor for Crysis and Crysis Wars
The Mutant Factor: Awakening for Crysis 2

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ The Contract

Unless I missed something, your description states that you are using the Unreal engine but Cryengine 3 is listed in the profilke section.

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Fun on CE2

Very nice improvement!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Subway station by E12Dev

Nice! You might want to vary your textures a little more but that's just me being nitpicky.

It really does look great! Nice lighting!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Update April 2013

It's not a mod. It's a game. They are using the SDK and this will be standalone. Note that it doesn't say it's a mod anywhere in the description?

Check out my mods:
The Mutant Factor for Crysis and Crysis Wars
The Mutant Factor:Awakening for Crysis 2

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ CRYSIS - Extreme PARADISE. Launch Trailer.

How are you making this for both Crysis and Crysis2? That seems like so much work, The textures have to be modified between the versions. I say this because I wanted to port my mod The Mutant Factor to Crysis 2 and finally gave up.

McKool
Check out my mods:
The Mutant Factor for Crysis and Crysis Wars
The Mutant Factor: Awakening for Crysis 2

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Last Alive Video Update 1

This looks really good. One of the better looking Unity games I've seen!

Great work!!

McKool
Check out my mods:
The Mutant Factor for Crysis and Crysis Wars
The Mutant Factor: Awakening for Crysis 2

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ Before/After

Much better shadow placement!!! Great work!

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mckool
mckool - - 186 comments @ CORE12 - CE3 Trailer

This is looking great!

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