My opinion of the mod

Discuss The Nameless Mod in all its glory, unrestricted by the spoiler prohibition in the forum above.

Moderator: TNM Team

Post Reply
User avatar
MirceaKitsune
Mole Person
Posts: 7
Joined: Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:19 pm
Location: Romania, Bucharest

My opinion of the mod

Post by MirceaKitsune »

Greetings! I am new to the forum, which I decided to join since I'm a long time fan of the first DeusEx game. I figured that as a first post, I'd share my opinion on this amazing mod: I'm not seeing a lot of activity here, so hopefully it doesn't hinder more important discussion.

Overall I really loved the mod! For starters, its idea is very neat and dare I say innovative: I found it fun to realize that the story of the mod is clearly based on a real story from the various DeusEx communities involved in making it. Also all of the characters, who are themselves real members of the team and I imagine I'll be seeing on this forum! Gotta wonder if the real King Kashue is the same nice and fair and responsible guy as the one you work with in PDX HQ :D Just hope Scara isn't real... at least not the one we know from the mod that is.

Another thing I liked was the extensions and improvements done on the original mechanics. For instance, allowing augmentation canisters to work like upgrade canisters for the same type of augmentation. Also killing unconscious people if you shoot their sleeping bodies... sometimes I can't believe the original DeusEx never added this. On the downside, I couldn't for the life of me figure how punching works (the fire button with no weapon selected doesn't do anything).

If I'm uncertain about any aspects, I'd say freely available singular city hub took a bit away from the normal DeusEx feel I'm used to, even if normally I'm a huge fan of games that give you free roam. You have access to all 3 parts of the city fairly soon, which are all the same style and culture... I could feel the absence of adventuring to different countries and meeting people of different nationalities.

So far I played the entire mod twice. The second time was for two reasons: In my first playthrough I went with the Lamas, which I then regretted once I realized the Goats were nicer (and didn't have such a hateful leader). Also I initially knocked out Alpha to get the disk off him, figuring it would save me 1000 credits so why not... I did not imagine that the bar blows up later and this kills him if he's unconscious (really well played with that one). I only worked for PDX both times... honestly, working for Scara must feel even more wrong and disturbing than Undertale's genocide route, it would make me feel way too guilty :P

In comparison to all mods I've seen so far, I would rate TNM #2 on my list. #1 is still DeusEx Nihilum for me, that's my favorite mod made so far.
User avatar
Jonas
Off Topic Productions
Off Topic Productions
Posts: 14224
Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:21 pm
Location: Hafnia

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by Jonas »

MirceaKitsune wrote:Greetings! I am new to the forum, which I decided to join since I'm a long time fan of the first DeusEx game. I figured that as a first post, I'd share my opinion on this amazing mod: I'm not seeing a lot of activity here, so hopefully it doesn't hinder more important discussion.
Hey, welcome to the board :) sorry it's kind of dead here these days.
Overall I really loved the mod! For starters, its idea is very neat and dare I say innovative: I found it fun to realize that the story of the mod is clearly based on a real story from the various DeusEx communities involved in making it. Also all of the characters, who are themselves real members of the team and I imagine I'll be seeing on this forum! Gotta wonder if the real King Kashue is the same nice and fair and responsible guy as the one you work with in PDX HQ :D Just hope Scara isn't real... at least not the one we know from the mod that is.
Unfortunately these are not the PlanetDeusEx forums, which no longer exist. To my knowledge, very few people that appear in TNM are still around in the community. The ones who may show up here are some of the people who are in the mod because they worked on it.
On the downside, I couldn't for the life of me figure how punching works (the fire button with no weapon selected doesn't do anything).
There's a key binding in the settings for "equipping" your fists. It's unbound by default, IIRC, so you'll have to go in there and pick a hotkey for it.
I only worked for PDX both times... honestly, working for Scara must feel even more wrong and disturbing than Undertale's genocide route, it would make me feel way too guilty :P
You should definitely try a WorldCorp playthrough. It's a whole other set of storyline missions. You're missing out on a lot of content :)

Plus, it can be fun to be a bastard.
In comparison to all mods I've seen so far, I would rate TNM #2 on my list. #1 is still DeusEx Nihilum for me, that's my favorite mod made so far.
I really need to get around to playing that...
Jonas Wæver
Chief Poking Manager of TNM

I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
User avatar
MirceaKitsune
Mole Person
Posts: 7
Joined: Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:19 pm
Location: Romania, Bucharest

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by MirceaKitsune »

Ah... I see. I looked up PlanetDeusEx actually, and noticed the forum is gone. I figured this must be the new forum they transferred to, especially since the TNM credits mention OTP. I understand it's a different community in that case.
User avatar
Hassat Hunter
Illuminati
Posts: 2182
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:20 pm

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by Hassat Hunter »

Can't say you experienced TNM without the air control level, which is WC storyline only. Also I personally kinda prefer the Upper level rather than the Lower Level of the midarea segment (at the Goat Base) which I cannot recall the name off.
Oh, and that "dungeon".

Yeah, you're missing out some good stuff.
Can somebody tell me how I can get a custom avatar?
Oh wait, I already got one...
User avatar
FastGamerr
MJ12
Posts: 312
Joined: Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:06 am
Location: Finland
Contact:

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by FastGamerr »

Jonas wrote:I really need to get around to playing that...
As long as you go for the 2018 version instead of the original. :P

However, I haven't played TNM so let's call it even. ;)
User avatar
Jonas
Off Topic Productions
Off Topic Productions
Posts: 14224
Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:21 pm
Location: Hafnia

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by Jonas »

FastGamerr wrote:However, I haven't played TNM so let's call it even. ;)
Well if you ever decide to, I hear there's a new version on the way ;)
Jonas Wæver
Chief Poking Manager of TNM

I've made some videogames:
Expeditions: Rome
Expeditions: Viking
Expeditions: Conquistador
Clandestine
User avatar
Bogie
UNATCO
Posts: 201
Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:23 am
Location: Canada

Re: My opinion of the mod

Post by Bogie »

Jonas wrote:
FastGamerr wrote:However, I haven't played TNM so let's call it even. ;)
Well if you ever decide to, I hear there's a new version on the way ;)
Mhm! Some even say there's testing... ;)
Post Reply