Nuclear Dawn (Game)

Nuclear Dawn

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The standalone successor to the popular Half-Life 2 mod, Nuclear Dawn is a RTS/FPS hybrid set in a post-apocalyptic future.

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Overview

Nuclear Dawn is a multiplayer-only game that combines real-time strategy and first-person shooter elements. Players are placed in one of two teams- either Empire or Consortium- and spawn on either ends of a map from where they can capture points that reward resources. One player is voted to be the commander and views the map from the top-down perspective, allowing him to place power grids, resource points turrets and perform other exclusive actions that are afforded to him by how many resources his team has been rewarded. The rest of the team plays from the first-person perspective, and chooses from various classes and kits to capture points and eliminate enemies. The ultimate goal of a match is to destroy your enemy's base.

Classes

Both the Consortium and the Empire use the same classes, though they are differentiated by team colors, aesthetics, and weapon names. Each of the four classes use three kits, with one kit for each class being unlocked only through spending resources. In addition to kits, players can choose 'gizmos' that have various effects. Effects include- but are not limited to- higher bullet damage, higher ammo capacity, etc.

Assault

The Assault class is a versatile medium armored soldier whose special ability is their Thermal Vision which allows them to spot cloaked enemies. The three kits for the soldier are Infantry, Grenadier and Marksman.

Infantry Kit

FN-H F2100 TR Assault rifle (Consortium)/ C1 Avenger Assault rifle (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
M-87 Fragmentation Grenades
Thermal Vision

Grenadier Kit

M52 Hydra grenade launcher
SPETZ-9 Shotgun
BAG-90 pistol
M-87 Fragmentation Grenades
Thermal Vision

Marksman Kit

Paladin PLR-5 Sniper rifle (Consortium)/ PSG-L Sniper rifle (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
Daisycutter anti-personnel Mine
Thermal Vision

Exo

The Exo is a slow moving, heavily armed class whose main special ability is the Suit Lockdown. The Suit Lockdown lets the Exo sacrifice all mobility for improved accuracy. The two kits for the Exo are Suppression and Siege

Suppression Kit

GAU-20p Chaingun
BAG-90 pistol
Suit Lockdown

Siege KIt

M95 L.A.W.S (Consortium)/ X01 Railgun (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
Suit Lockdown

Stealth

The Stealth is the fastest moving, lightest armored class whose special ability is cloaking, allowing themselves invisibility. The three kits for the Stealth are Assassin, Sniper, and Saboteur.

Assassin Kit

MP-500 Sub machine gun (Consortium)/ SP-5 K1 Sub machine gun (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
Knives (Consortium)/ Arm blades (Empire)
Tactical Cloak

Sniper Kit

Paladin PLR-5 Sniper rifle (Consortium)/ PSG-L Sniper rifle (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
Tactical Cloak

Saboteur Kit

Support

The Support class is a lightly armored class whose special abilities are tied directly to what kit their equipped with. When using the Medic kit, they can drop a field medical pack that continuously heals both teammates and opponents in its immediate area. When using the Engineer kit, they are granted with the Field repair tool that will repair friendly structures, and damage enemy ones. The BBQ kit grants the Support excellent crowd control weapons, with the main highlight being the flamethrower.

Medic Kit

MP-7 Machine pistol (Consortium) / PP-22 Machine Pistol (Empire)
BAG-90 pistol
Field Medical Pack
P-12 Poison grenade (Consortium) / U-23 Poison grenade (Empire)

Engineer Kit

SPETZ-9 Shotgun
BAG-90 pistol
Field Repair tool
Daisycutter anti-personnel mine
E.M.P. Grenade

BBQ Kit

NX-300 Flamethrower
BAG-90 pistol
P-12 Poison grenade (Consortium) / U-23 Poison grenade (Empire)
M-87 Fragmentation grenade

PC System Requirements

OS: Windows® 7 32/64-bit / Vista 32/64 / XP or higher
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or equivalent
Memory: 2GB
Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space
Video Card: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon HD 2900 - NVidia GeForce 8800)
Sound: DX 9.0c compatible sound card

Mac System Requirements

OS: MacOS X 10.6.7 or higher
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 6GB of free HDD space
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2400 / NVidia GeForce 8600M / Intel HD Graphics 3000
Not Supported: OS X 10.5.x, ATI X1600 or X1900 graphics, NVIDIA GeForce 7 graphics or Intel graphics less than Intel HD 3000.

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