GoldenEye: Source is a total conversion mod in development using Valve

Valve Corporation

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's Source engine

Source engine

Source is a 3D game engine developed by Valve Corporation. It debuted in June 2004 with Counter-Strike: Source and shortly thereafter Half-Life 2, and has been in active development ever since...

. GoldenEye: Source is an online multi-player-only remake of the award winning 1997 Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...

 video game, GoldenEye 007, itself based on the James Bond

James Bond

James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

 film of the same name

GoldenEye

GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first film in the series not to take story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming...

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The first Alpha release was distributed on December 26th, 2005, receiving more than 65,000 downloads in 2 weeks. The first Beta release of GoldenEye: Source was released on December 27th, 2006, with an unofficial patch created by a developer released a year later. The patch fixed some of the bugs

Software bug

A software bug is the common term used to describe an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result, or causes it to behave in unintended ways. Most bugs arise from mistakes and errors made by people in either a program's...

 present in the first beta version, but was not officially supported by the development team with support only available from a topic in the GoldenEye: Source forum. Beta 3, was released on February 7th, 2009 after a complete overhaul of the mod's code for the Orange Box

Orange box

An orange box is a piece of hardware or software that emulates caller ID FSK signals to spoof caller ID information on the target's caller ID terminal. It takes advantage of call waiting caller ID by mimicking the phone company's central office equipment and sending the call waiting tone followed...

 version of the Source Engine. Beta 4 was released on February 19th, 2010. The current version, Version 4.1 was released on December 11th, 2010, this is the first non-beta release.

About

The GoldenEye: Source wiki page states that "GoldenEye: Source is a modification of Half-Life 2, with only one goal in mind; to bring the memories and experiences from the original GoldenEye64 back to life using Source Technology. We want you to look at this mod and remember the first best multiplayer first-person shooter ever made. We are doing our best to bring in the opinions of the community to create a game that everyone is going to enjoy. But, we are not here to recreate the game exactly how it was in GE64, a lot of things have changed since they first designed that game, mainly in technology and gamers experiences. We are here to take the game even further but at the same time provide a lot of those fun elements that hardcore GE64 fans will enjoy. We've got experienced team members all across the board, from professional level, to amateurs looking to make it into the business working hard to make this dream a reality."

Alpha 1

GoldenEye: Source "Alpha 1

Development stage

A software release life cycle refers to the phases of development and maturity for a piece of computer software—ranging from its initial development, to its eventual release, and updated versions of the released version to help improve software or fix bugs still present in the software.- Pre-alpha...

" is the first release of GoldenEye: Source, and was released on December 26, 2005. This release received more than 65,000 downloads in the first 2 weeks. This release had limited content. Included in the installer were four maps, Facility, Facility Backzone, Caves, and Egyptian, but several unofficial maps were created by the community. Seven Weapons were included, the Silenced PP7, ZMG, Hunting Knife, Throwing Knife, KF7 Soviet, Auto Shotgun, and Golden Gun. The only character included were James Bond, with several suit color skins, Oddjob, and General Ourumov.

Alpha 1.1

Alpha 1.1 was a patch to the original GoldenEye: Source release and was released on January 12th, 2006. It fixed several bugs that were present in Alpha 1.0, as well as added several new models and textures, such as actual ammo crate models modeled after their GoldenEye 007 counterparts to replace the Half-Life 2 ammocrate models.

Beta 1

The first Beta release of GoldenEye: Source was released on December 27th, 2006, with an unofficial patch created by a developer released a year later. The patch fixed some of the bugs

Software bug

A software bug is the common term used to describe an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result, or causes it to behave in unintended ways. Most bugs arise from mistakes and errors made by people in either a program's...

 present in the first beta version, but was not officially supported by the development team with support only available from a topic in the GoldenEye: Source forum.

• System Requirements Your system must meet the minimum system requirements for the Orange Box Engine:
  • Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection.
  • Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection.
  • You must also own at least one game produced by Valve through Steam in order to download the Source SDK Base 2006.
  • Make sure you completely restart Steam after installing Beta 1.

Beta 3

GoldenEye: Source Beta 3 (released February 7th, 2009) was the culmination of over 2 years of work to completely overhaul the GoldenEye: Source mod for the Orange Box

Orange box

An orange box is a piece of hardware or software that emulates caller ID FSK signals to spoof caller ID information on the target's caller ID terminal. It takes advantage of call waiting caller ID by mimicking the phone company's central office equipment and sending the call waiting tone followed...

 version of the Source Engine. This overhaul constitutes new and greatly improved work from any of the other builds.

• System Requirements Your system must meet the minimum system requirements for the Orange Box Engine:
  • Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection.
  • Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection.
  • You must also own at least one game produced by Valve through Steam in order to download the Source SDK Base 2007.
  • Make sure you completely restart Steam after installing Beta 3.

Beta 4

GoldenEye: Source Beta 4 (released February 19th, 2010) brings developers many steps closer to a final version of the mod and introduces a tremendous amount of polish in both gameplay, coding, and presentation. Some of the major changes include Rolling Explosions, Bullet Penetration, and Living Daylights, Capture the Key, and Live and Let Die gameplay scenarios.

• System Requirements - Your system must meet the minimum system requirements for the Orange Box Engine:
  • Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
  • Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
  • You must also own at least one game produced by Valve through Steam in order to download the Source SDK Base 2007.
  • Make sure you completely restart Steam after installing Beta 4.

Version 4.1

The current version, Version 4.1 was released on December 11th, 2010. This is the first non-beta release.

• System Requirements - Your system must meet the minimum system requirements for the Orange Box Engine:
  • Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8 level Graphics Card, Windows® Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
  • Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
  • You must also own at least one game produced by Valve through Steam in order to download the Source SDK Base 2007.
  • Make sure you restart Steam after installing Version 4.1 so it will show up in your games list.

Characters

• Mi6
  • James Bond
    James Bond (character)
    Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games...
    
    
  • Natalya Simonova
    Natalya Simonova
    Natalya Fyodorovna Simonova is a fictional character and the main Bond girl in the James Bond film GoldenEye, played by actress Izabella Scorupco.-Biography:...
    
    
  • Alec Trevelyan
    Alec Trevelyan
    Alexander "Alec" Trevelyan , also known as Janus, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, portrayed by actor Sean Bean...
    
    
  • Valentin Dmitrovich
  • Dimitri Mishkin
  • Female Scientist

• Janus
  • Janus
    Alec Trevelyan
    Alexander "Alec" Trevelyan , also known as Janus, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, portrayed by actor Sean Bean...
    
    
  • Xenia Onatopp
    Xenia Onatopp
    Xenia Sergeyevna Onatopp is a supporting villain in the James Bond film GoldenEye, played by actress Famke Janssen.-Biography:Xenia, born in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, was a fighter pilot in the Red Air Force. After the collapse of the USSR, she joined the crime syndicate Janus, led by...
    
    
  • General Ourumov
  • Boris Grishenko
  • Mayday
  • Jaws
  • Oddjob
  • Baron Samedi

Weapons

• Slappers
• Hunting Knife
• Throwing Knife
• PP7
• PP7 (Silenced)
• DD44 Dostovei
• Klobb
• KF7 Soviet
• ZMG (9mm)
• D5K Deutsche
• D5K (Silenced)
• Phantom
• US AR33 Assault Rifle
• RC-P90
• Shotgun
• Automatic Shotgun
• Sniper Rifle
• Cougar Magnum
• Golden Gun
• Silver PP7
• Gold PP7
• Hand Grenade
• Timed Mines
• Proximity Mines
• Remote Mines
• Moonraker Laser
• Grenade Launcher
• Rocket Launcher

Information

Achievements are an extra feature of GoldenEye: Source. They are used to add more replay value to the game, and can be quite a challenge for players. As of Version 4.1, there are a total of 80 achievements in GoldenEye: Source.

List of Achievements

• 004 - Kill yourself with your own mines 25 times (2+ players)
• A View To A Kill (Agent) - Get 50 kills with the Sniper Rifle
• A View To A Kill (Secret Agent) - Get 150 kills with the Sniper Rifle
• A View To A Kill (00 Agent) - Get 250 kills with the Sniper Rifle
• ARYOU33? (Agent) - Get 133 kills with the AR33
• ARYOU33? (Secret Agent) - Get 433 kills with the AR33
• ARYOU33? (00 Agent) - Get 733 kills with the AR33
• Bond, James Bond - Play as Bond for an ENTIRE round AND be awarded Most Professional and Marksmanship (4+ Players)
• BOOM, HEADSHOT!!! - Get 500 headshot kills with any weapon
• Break A Leg - Kill 50 people with only leg shots (killed with > 50% health)
• Die Another Day - Get kills while below 20% health (Armor is ignored)
• Domino Effect - Kill two or more people with the same round (piercing through them).
• Dutch Rudder - Return the favor of being killed with Slappers within 20 seconds
• For England, Alec - As Bond, kill 006 25 times with timed mines
• For England, James - Suicide Kill an Opponent with a Grenade
• From Russia Without Love (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the KF7
• From Russia Without Love (Secret Agent) - Get 500 kills with the KF7
• From Russia Without Love (00 Agent) - Get 750 kills with the KF7
• Gold Fingered - Kill a player using the Golden Gun with Slappers
• GoldenEye Master - Earn 3,000 kills
• Hayday Mayday - Play as Mayday for an ENTIRE round AND be awarded Most Frantic and Win the Round (4+ Players)
• I AM INVINCIBLE! - Play as Boris for an ENTIRE round AND be awarded Most Deadly AND Longest Innings
• Just a Flesh Wound - Win 15 knife duels (both players holding knives and attacking each other)
• Klobbering Time (Agent) - Get 25 kills with the Klobb
• Klobbering Time (Secret Agent) - Get 75 kills with the Klobb
• Klobbering Time (00 Agent) - Get 125 kills with the Klobb
• Last Agent Standing - Be the Winner in YOLT 50 times
• Late Attendance - Get kills after the round has ended
• License To Grill (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the Rocket Launcher
• License To Grill (Secret Agent) - Get 250 kills with the Rocket Launcher
• License To Grill (00 Agent) - Get 500 kills with the Rocket Launcher
• License To Kill - Earn 500 kills
• Make My Mayday - Get 50 headshots with the Cougar Magnum as Mayday
• Man On The Moon (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the Moonraker Laser
• Man On The Moon (Secret Agent) - Get 500 kills with the Moonraker Laser
• Man On The Moon (00 Agent) - Get 750 kills with the Moonraker Laser
• Mischeivious Mishkin - Play as Mishkin for an ENTIRE round AND be awarded Most Dishonorable (4+ Players)
• Number One With The Bullet - Be awarded Most Deadly AND Marksmanship in the same round
• Octopussy - Be an incessant camper during a round that lasts for 2+ minutes (4+ Players)
• Phantastic Phantom (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the Phantom
• Phantastic Phantom (Secret Agent) - Get 500 kills with the Phantom
• Phantastic Phantom (00 Agent) - Get 750 kills with the Phantom
• PKing Soup (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the PP7
• PKing Soup (Secret Agent) - Get 250 kills with the PP7
• PKing Soup (00 Agent) - Get 500 kills with the PP7
• Proximity Pulvarizer (Agent) - Get 50 kills with Proximity Mines
• Proximity Pulvarizer (Secret Agent) - Get 150 kills with Proximity Mines
• Proximity Pulvarizer (00 Agent) - Get 250 kills with Proximity Mines
• RCP 4 Death (Agent) - Get 100 kills with the RCP90
• RCP 4 Death (Secret Agent) - Get 500 kills with the RCP90
• RCP 4 Death (00 Agent) - Get 750 kills with the RCP90
• Remotely Remove (Agent) - Get 50 kills with Remote Mines
• Remotely Remove (Secret Agent) - Get 150 kills with Remote Mines
• Remotely Remove (00 Agent) - Get 250 kills with Remote Mines
• Russian Roulette - Get 6 kills with the Cougar Magnum without reloading
• Scaramanga's Pride - Get 20 kills with the Golden Gun without dying
• Secret Agent, Man - Earn 1,500 kills
• Shaken, But Not Disturbed (Agent) - 5 kills without taking ANY damage
• Shaken, But Not Disturbed (Secret Agent) - Get 10 kills without taking ANY damage
• Shaken, But Not Disturbed (00 Agent) - Get 15 kills without taking ANY damage
• SharpSh00tah - Kill your opponent with the Sniper Rifle from 170+ ft away
• Silent Assassin - Win a round using ONLY melee weapons (4+ Players)
• Target Practice - Win a round of YOLT and earn the Marksmanship award (4+ kills, 4+ players)
• That's My Little Octopussy - Kill camping players (red dot on the radar)
• The Man Who Cannot Die - Play an entire ROUND without dieing once (10+ kills, > 4 min in round, No Spectating)
• The Specialist - Use only explosive weapons and win the round (4+ players, > 15 kills)
• The World is Not Enough - Earn all 6 awards in the same round AND win the round (4+ Players)
• Through the Fire and Flames - Survive massive explosive damage 1000 times
• Timed Termination (Agent) - Get 50 kills with Timed Mines
• Timed Termination (Secret Agent) - Get 100 kills with Timed Mines
• Timed Termination (00 Agent) - Get 150 kills with Timed Mines
• Two Klobbs Don't Make It Right - Assist a fellow Klobb wielding soldier to kill a common enemy
• Two-Faced - Earn Most Honorable and Most Dishonorable in the same round 5 times
• UFOownnnning - Kill your opponent with a Remote Mine while it is still flying!
• Viashinowned - Earn 4 or more *GOOD* awards in the same round AND win the round! (4+ Players)
• Who Throws a Shoe? - Play as Oddjob for an ENTIRE round AND be awarded Mostly Harmless (4+ Players)
• Why Won't You Die? - Earn AC-10 Award 25 times
• You Can't Win - Win a round of YOLT as Ourumov using ONLY the DD44 (4+ kills)
• You Should Be Grateful - Kill a Developer or Beta Tester 50 times
• You Should Feel Honored - Get killed by a Developer or Beta Tester 50 times

Awards/Recognition

The mod received two awards in the 2006 Moddb awards, a win in Editor's Choice for the Reinvention category, and was player-voted 3rd place in the overall category Mod of the year, <-- (Dead link) rising from their fourth placed finish in the unreleased category of the 2005 awards.

External links

• GoldenEye: Source Official Website
• GoldenEye: Source Wiki
• Download GoldenEye: Source