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System Shock 2 (1999)

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Update: System Shock 2, which for many years was almost impossible to acquire legally, is now available on GOG.com. This version includes the unofficial 2.4 patch, which fixes a ton of bugs and provides widescreen and high-resolution support. I highly recommend it.

If you've never tried System Shock 2, I highly recommend that you do so, especially if you played and enjoyed BioShock (this is an earlier game by the same developers).

Unfortunately, a lot of people have trouble playing System Shock 2 because of the primitive graphics. Players are put off by muddy textures and very low-poly models that give people in the game triangle faces and dolphin feet. This is a real shame because System Shock 2 is one of the best games ever made.

Fortunately, System Shock 2 has a very devoted fanbase that is dedicated to continually improving the game. So now you can mod it to remove its worst offenses without impacting the great gameplay one bit. This video demonstrates the three mods that I regularly use:

1. System Shock 2 Rebirth
http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php/topic,8.0.html

This mod increases the poly count of the models and improves their texturing. Suddenly people look like people!

2. The Shock Texture Upgrade Project
http://shtupmod.net/

Or SHTUP for short. This mod improves the textures of many in-game surfaces. Now you can actually read the monitors!

3. DeepFriedBeer's Sound Upgrade for System Shock 2
http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php/topic,27.new.html

This mod replaces many sounds in the game (including all the weapon sounds) with higher-quality, more realistic versions.

In order to manager your mods I highly recommend the System Shock 2 Mod Manager.
http://www.strangebedfellows.de/index.php/topic,527.0.html

It makes enabling and disabling mods a snap.

Have fun in the world of System Shock 2!

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