(Alternative names: Secrets of station New-Star, Тайны станции Нью-Стар)
An unofficial Russian addon for Doom 3. It's hard to find nowadays, so I reuploaded it here for posterity. Cfg file for max graphics settings included.
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Title: New Star Station
Game Version: [Doom 3 v1.3.1]
Language: Russian only (fonts included)
Description: The story takes place in our solar system. The Corporation, which has lost contact with the New Star base, sends a special response team to the site to find out the reasons for the loss of communication. The head of the corporation has kept it a secret that the base not only conducts biological research, but also excavations in search of an ancient civilization, which apparently led to the catastrophe. You are doomed, shock and horror are your constant companions, hope is long dead. Only the volleys of your trusty BFG illuminate the dark corridors of the colony, where creepy creatures lurk, desecrating the very existence with their presence. Shoot everything that moves, because you have nothing to lose. Stunning quality graphics with unprecedented special effects. A new milestone in the evolution of network battles. A chilling standalone add-on to the most terrifying shooter of our time - Doom III, whose storyline is a logical continuation of the original game. Developed by SosNS at a high professional level, with changes in the properties of weapons and the strength of monsters. An expansion that is not inferior to the original game in terms of depth of the exciting plot.
Note: The original release was kind of a mess - it was big, old, stand-alone, and it didn't play nice with other mods. At first I got it to work after patching it to the latest version, so it functioned like a regular folder mod. But that wasn't good enough, so I reverted back. The absolute geniuses edited pak000.pk4 as is, so I gutted it and only took changed files to create a new pk4 archive, considerably lowering the size. That worked like a charm. Turns out it's essentially just a map pack with localization baked in.
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INSTALL:
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- Unzip all the files into your [DOOM 3] directory..
//==== Retail Doom 3: C:\games\doom3
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//==== Steam Doom 3: C:\steam\steamapps\common\doom3
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//==== Run the MOD... (Retail Doom 3)
//==== 1) Start NewStar.bat file or Select (New Star Station Mod) from the (Mods List)
//==== C:\<name>\doom3\NewStar\NewStar.bat
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//==== Run the MOD... (Steam Doom 3)
//==== 1) Right click Doom 3 > Properties > Launch Options > +set fs_game NewStar +set com_allowconsole 1
Custom Resolution...
//==== 2) - Right click Doom 3 > Properties > Launch Options > +set fs_game NewStar +set com_allowconsole 1 +set r_mode -1 +set r_aspectratio 1 +set r_customwidth 1920 +set r_customheight 1080 +set r_fullscreen 1
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Personal thoughts:
One of the rare remaining Russian bootleg mods. Compared to others it's quite minimalistic, focusing on the zombie infestation on a base called New Star. I believe they were trying to recreate the atmosphere of the Doom movie, and if that's the case, then it's actually better than the movie, lol.
As always, a lot of the map areas are taken directly from the original campaign and then remixed, which makes it feel quite surreal.
This mod is quite tight on ammo, especially on the first level, so I hope you know how to punch out zombies. The code for the lockers is 123, as they were taken from the original game, although I'm not sure they were meant to be open, as you don't seem to be picking up the supplies, at least visually. The PDAs don't seem to matter at all. The bit from the description about changed weapons is a lie, though.
There's exactly one unfair encounter where you get ganged up on pretty badly, but otherwise it's pretty easy. The encounter with the Sawyer on steroids was pretty cool, with enemies trying to flank you from a newly opened passage, which is probably the highlight for me. The Guardian boss spawning in a very tiny room was pretty hilarious, with the way they just dumped a rocket launcher and a BFG on you just before it.
Overall, it's decent for what it is, 5/10. It will certainly scratch your zombie killing itch.
My God, I have this disc, I tried to install this add-on for a long time, but the obstacle was incompatibility with Windows 7, the game never started. I always wanted to know what was on that disc, in this add-on, but even on the Internet, I never found a single mention. I'm very grateful to you!