Today marks a very special day for all of us. This has been months in the making but completely worth the wait! We've completely re-shaped the Orion Source Beta. It is light years ahead of the previous releases in terms of performance, optimization, stability, and features. We've gone back and re-worked the entire weapons system, wrote a brand new grenade system, completed over 100 game tweaks and fixes, removed all server crash bugs and added 5 brand new maps!
We are extremely happy to release this and we will be posting updates all week as well as playing with the community. Be sure to visit our forums to obtain exclusive media as well as arranged playtest sessions and more!
http://www.orion-project.net/forum
ORION BETA 1.2 - DOWNLOAD NOW!
Here is an up-to-date download mirror list for both versions of Beta 1.2. The two versions are the UPGRADE (300mb) (which will allow any user with ANY previous version of Orion installed to download and automatically update to make there game Beta 1.2-friendly!). There is also a brand new FULL install file (1.4gb) that allows any new users to get right into the action. Download appropriately!
BETA 1.2 FULL INSTALL (1.4GB)
http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/Ori ... ent;114859
http://www.moddb.com/mods/orion1/downlo ... ta-12-full
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DTUHPDVA
http://mt.d393.linuxwarz.com/Orion_Beta12_Full.exe
http://www.orion-project.net/files/Orio ... 2_Full.exe
BETA 1.2 UPGRADE INSTALL (300mb)
http://www.moddb.com/mods/orion1/downlo ... 12-upgrade
http://www.filefront.com/16739551/Orion ... pgrade.exe
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=690ATNMV
http://mt.d393.linuxwarz.com/Orion_Beta12_Upgrade.exe
http://www.orion-project.net/files/Orio ... pgrade.exe
TORRENTS
FULL: http://torrents.linuxwarz.com/Orion_Bet ... xe.torrent
UPGRADE: http://torrents.linuxwarz.com/Orion_Bet ... xe.torrent
ORION BETA 1.2 - CURRENT KNOWN GAME SERVERS
There will be a handful of Beta 1.2 servers available early on this week. There will be two 32-player servers and roughly seven 20-player servers. We will throw more up if required. Here are the current game servers for Beta 1.2 - thanks to Trinity Game Servers
(http://newsite.trinitygames.com/)
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #01 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.63:27016
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #02 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.63:27018
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #03 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.63:27019
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #04 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.64:27016
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #05 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.64:27018
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #06 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.65:27016
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #07 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.65:27018
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #08 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.66:27016
TRINITY GAME SERVERS #09 (CURRENTLY UPDATING)
66.150.221.66:27018
STEAMWORKS
Orion Source Multiplayer Beta 1.2 also marks the opportunity for Orion to become a SteamWorks release. This would truly benefit everyone as it would allow us to pump out more content for the Beta, including achievements, hats, statistics and tons of other features we would really love to add to the game as well as improvements and new content. Valve is considering Orion for a SteamWorks release based on player activitiy and overall acceptance of the Beta 1.2 release. You can help make this a reality by simply downloading the Beta as well as playing it as much as your heart desires!
ORION BETA 1.2 MEDIA
Enjoy some of this updated media relating to the Beta 1.2 release!
ORION BETA 1.2 MAP MEDIA
We have gone back and completely optimized all the original maps in terms of performance and stability. We have also ensured the same amount of attention to the 5 brand new maps and we cannot wait to play them with you guys! Here is an up-to-date gallery of all the maps that will be featured in the Orion Source Multiplayer Beta 1.2!
INCURSION
GEODE
REACTOR
SHADOW (*NEW*)
SNOWDRIFT (*NEW*)
MYST (*NEW*)
DORSA (*NEW*)
CATCHMENT (*NEW*)
ORION BETA 1.2 - DEVELOPER WEEKLY PLAYDATES
With the release of Beta 1.2, we are going to do everything we can to ensure everyone that wants to play it - CAN play it. The developers behind Orion have put in place weekly playtest sessions that will be open to the public. You can come play, ask questions, diss us, tell us how much you love or hate our game - anything! The details are below:
EVERY WEDNESDAY:
Server: IGN / Trinity Game Servers
IP: 66.150.221.65
PORT: 27018
TIMES:
US Pacific: 3pm
US Central: 5pm
US Eastern: 6pm
London: 11pm
EVERY SATURDAY:
Server: IGN / Trinity Game Servers
IP: 66.150.221.65
PORT: 27018
TIMES:
US Pacific: 11am
US Central: 1pm
US Eastern: 2pm
London: 7pm
EVERY SUNDAY:
Server: IGN / Trinity Game Servers
IP: 66.150.221.65
PORT: 27018
TIMES:
US Pacific: 10am
US Central: Noon
US Eastern: 1pm
London: 6pm
CLOSING COMMENTS
We are extremely excited for you guys to get your hands on this. We hope to see you at the weekly playdates! Please let us know what you think of this release as well as report any bugs on our forums at:
http://www.orion-project.net/forum
Let's get Orion on Steam!