Today is our six-year anniversary for Deus Ex: Revision, and we mark the occasion with an anniversary update, v1.6.3.
After six years I feel like I've accomplished all changes and fixes I've wanted to make. Content in these patches has dying down over time to the point where hardly any changes have been made in the past year. With that, I may call it the final update (not guaranteed, I've thought this for the last few years, and will still fix bugs that are reported). That said, I want to focus on some other aspects of Revision and the Deus Ex community.
Revision v1.6.3
Modifiers:
- Ammo - Halved
- Ammo pickups will give half as much ammo.
- Ammo - Lethal Bias
- Lethal ammo pickups give 50% more, but non-lethal pickups give half as much.
- Ammo - Non-lethal Bias
- Non-lethal ammo pickups give 50% more, but lethal pickups give half as much.
- Augmentations - Allow Replacing
- Like in Shifter, augmentations can be swapped out for another.
- Augmentations - Duplicate Upgrades
- Like in Shifter, duplicate augmentations can be used as upgrades.
- Smaller DTS
- DTS is reduced to a realistic, unbalanced, 1x1 item.
- Weapon Kill Stats
- Weapons show their total kills/knock-outs in their stats.
Gameplay:
See v0.5 section.
- Lowered the reload time for the railgun when used by Simons.
Misc:
- Increased lip tween time.
- Fixed a broken chapter 8 achievement.
- Fixed Biomod 'On Site Procurement' challenge.
- Fixed Jonas Wæver's name being misspelled in credits.
- Fixed some options being broken when not using English.
- Fixed the railgun not showing the correct damage in its info.
- The text for skill names/descriptions when starting a new game now uses the color theme's proper text color, instead of button colors.
Revision v0.5?
Personally, I've always felt that the heart and ultimate point of Revision was its maps, because of that I haven't felt the need to try making the option for vanilla maps a thing, it just seemed to go against the spirit of the mod. However, since people keep requesting it I decided to give it a go a few days ago. The option can now be accessed in Settings > Game Options > Map Style > Vanilla.
Note that many Revision exclusive features like a large amount of achievements, Revision/PS2 music, some modifiers, challenges, survival, etc, won't be available in this mode. It also won't be compatible with current playthroughs, only new ones.
Please do not recommend this mode for new players either, instead, please recommend the Deus Ex: Transcended mod (see below). In addition, this mode uses whatever files are found in the base Deus Ex\Maps folder (Not Revision\Maps), so it may be worth overwriting these files with Transcended's versions if you want vanilla map bug fixes. Along with this, these maps will use the non-Revision conversation packages, so translations can be installed on the base game and used in Revision.
Revision v2.0 - ECHELON?
Revision's 2.0 update titled 'ECHELON' was planned from at least 2017, with the goal to remake all of Revision's maps (or at least the first half) with higher quality. Unfortunately, after a few maps the mapper's editor broke and he was unable to fix it, resulting in progress being stopped for the last few years.
With that, I sincerely doubt that the maps will ever be finalized. However, we always liked the changes that were made and I wanted to make sure they get some appreciation. The maps are unpolished, some areas such as the windows outside of the Ton Hotel weren't finished, and performance is generally worse, but the design aspect is much, much higher than vanilla or the current version of Revision.
To access Echelon version, go to your library, right click on Revision, Properties > Betas, input the password "ECHELONVERSION".
Revision - Position
- 3 soundtrack choices.
- 5 gameplay styles.
- 5 difficulty choices.
- 31 custom difficulty options.
- 67 modifiers.
- 77 levels + 5 survival levels + 14 Echelon levels + 24 animated main menus + 76 vanilla levels.
- High Definition Texture Package + New Vision.
- The Nameless Mod 2.0.
Deus Ex: Mod Spotlight - Recent
The Lay D Denton Project
Released just a few days ago, "The Lay D Denton Project" finally allows players to play as female JC Denton, with 1,700 lines of dialogue re-recorded. Fully thorough, this mod goes as far to alter gendered dialogue to complete the immersion.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-lay-d-denton-project
Vanilla? Madder.
Focused heavily on RPG and roleplay elements, immersive sim gameplay, modernization/QOL, and more. Skill trees, hunger/stress/smell systems, in depth character customization, status effects from foods, inventory item rotation, and so much more are included. It also boasts the ability to run with almost any mod, and, in the future, will be able to be used as a near-universal starting point for any total conversion.
The mod is in phase 1 of 4, but is still well worth a look.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/vanilla-madder-actual-phase-1
The Nameless Mod
The Nameless Mod 2.0 released it's third of five updates recently, as seen in previous news, with progress continuing on the fourth.
View it here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774011024
Deus Ex: Transcended
One of my mods, all the fixes and quality of life changes from Revision, ported back to vanilla without Revision's levels and exclusive features. Made primarily for newer players to be effective and unnoticeable.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-transcended
Deus Ex: Greasel of the Year Edition
Another mod of mine, a small mod with one goal in mind, what if you played the entirety of Deus Ex... as a greasel? Built primarily to be played on top of Transcended.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-greasel-edition
Deus Ex Community Update
A comprehensive package containing 10 translations, patches, multiplayer setup, demos, mods, and fixes. Includes the "Confix" mod for conversation fixes and Transcended for gameplay fixes.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-community-update
Deus Ex Randomizer
Randomize everything, from enemies, their locations, their weapons, skill costs, door stats, goal locations, enemy types, augmentations, crates.
View it here: https://github.com/Die4Ever/deus-ex-randomizer
HX
Deus Ex... but co-op.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/HX https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1948676361
Launch
An alternative launcher for Deus Ex. This is often used by modern mods and players as a better alternative than Kentie's.
View it here: https://coding.hanfling.de/launch/
Deus Ex: Mod Spotlight - Old
Shifter
Adds new weapons, new firing modes, randomized AI inventory, upgrading augs via duplicate canisters, skillpoints for kills/knockouts.
Enable it in Revision via Settings > Game Options > Gameplay Style, or alternatively view it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/shifter1
Biomod
Built on top of Shifter, Biomod redesigns the augmentation system to change augmentations to be more passive, allowing them to be left on and drain energy only when needed. Also adds a challenge system, mantling and pickpocketing.
Enable it in Revision via Settings > Game Options > Gameplay Style, or alternatively view it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/biomod
Human Renovation
A gameplay tweak and bug fixing project that was used as the base for Revision's gameplay.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/games/deus-ex/downloads/human-renovation-v13
Hotel Carone
Set after LaGuardia Airport, implementing an alternate storyline where JC Denton stays loyal to UNATCO despite his brother's warnings.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/hotel-carone
Burden of 80 Proof
Your mission: procure an ever-growing list of supplies to ensure an appropriately inappropriate weekend of drinking, revelry, and what have you.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/burden-of-80-proof
ZODIAC
ZODIAC is a set of six single player missions for Deus Ex. As Paul Denton, the augmented brother of JC Denton, you will: Discover why the President is risking a nuclear confrontation. Break into CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia to uncover some of the world's best kept secrets. Solve the mystery of dozens of missing UNATCO troops. Use all-new weapons and meet new characters. Travel to new locations including: CIA Headquarters, Buenos Aires, Page Biotech, Holloman Air Force Base, and more!
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/zodiac
Nihilum
In 2049, unsavory conditions are rampant throughout the world. As soon as it becomes clear that a terrorist attack in Shenzhen, China, was carried out by perpetrators with ties to international groups and that Hong Kong may be their next target - the United Nations Anti-Terrorist Coalition (UNATCO) dispatches their first nano-augmented agent, Mad Ingram, into the city to prevent the situation from escalating any further.
A total conversion mod with voice acting.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/nihilum
Redsun 2020
Redsun 2020 follows Joseph, the newest Nanotech agent developed by UNATCO. Takes place in Japan and was the first major total conversion mod.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/redsun-2020
2027
Russian made prequel to Deus Ex. Adds a new story where you work as a mercenary to explore Paris, Moscow and Mt. Weather, Virginia, to uncover a secret plot.
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/2027
Malkavian Mod
The mod, the myth, the legend. The infamous Deus Ex joke mod, known for its lines and situations. Takes place entirely in UNATCO HQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-faAQIjbJZE
View it here: https://www.moddb.com/mods/malkavian-mod
Deus Ex Communities
Deus Ex: Revision: https://discord.gg/5pNtjXh
Off-Topic Productions (The Nameless Mod): https://discord.gg/ZxSpWHK
Deus Ex Community HQ (General and multiplayer, including co-op): https://discord.gg/jCFJ3A6
Vanilla Matters: https://discord.gg/GDcXCCw
Vanilla? Madder: https://discord.gg/S2WQWUkQYk
Transcended: https://discord.gg/6qrB4VXZcg
Lay D Denton: https://discord.gg/MdW7KW8jFr
/r/DeusEx: https://discord.gg/FTCtTPw
Speedrunning: https://discord.gg/vaJErUz
https://www.reddit.com/r/Deusex/