You could not be capable of purchase No One Lives Forever outdoors the second-hand market today, however in the event you do have it you’ll now discover it lots friendlier to revisit. Modman Jacob Breen has made a “modernisation patch” fixing up efficiency, UI, and determination points to make the much-beloved spy-fi stealth FPS really feel much less like, nicely, a game launched 19 years in the past. It continues to be one of many best PC FPSs so I hear. The 39th greatest, I’m advised. Some extremely scientific technique utilized there, little question.
The Modernizer patch fixes some efficiency points, provides an choice to scale the HUD for larger decision, replaces the mouse enter code to make controls snappier, and fixes a number of different issues. You can seize it, and discover directions, from Itch.io.
“It’s important that you don’t run this mod with any other mods that may have modified the game code,” Breen notes, so maybe not one for megamodders fidgeting with all of the bits and bytes. Breen additionally launched the NOLF Modernizer’s supply code on GitHub for many who fancy tinkering additional. Other fanfixes for NOLF exist however this has some new methods.
This isn’t Breen’s first fanfix. He’s additionally made a patch for widescreen in Warlords Battlecry 3. God bless folks working to maintain outdated games going within the ever-changing panorama of PC gaming.
Night Dive Studios have tried to rearrange a re-release or remaster or resomething of No One Lives Forever. Turns out, the rights are splintered between a number of firms and a few aren’t even certain how a lot of it they could personal. Night Dive have untangled some messy rights points earlier than, which is why we’re finally seeing System Shock 3, however this one appears to have stalled. With NOLF’s points apparently unsolvable and the game seemingly by no means returning to sale, our former John (RPS in peace) recommended just pirating it. If you go to jail, inform ’em John Walker despatched you.
