It's here, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter has been released.

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter on Steam




This release features new Co-op and Multiplayer modes never before seen in the Serious Sam series.. more on these and server details soon..



nedd

Pre-purchase now!
I have ;P - available late April.2010

Steam News - Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter - Now Available for Pre-Purchase

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. Purchase the game before its release and you'll save 10%, plus earn the ability to play The Second Encounter as Ugh-Zan, the boss from The First Encounter, in both coop and multiplayer modes.

With this release are some new features never seen before with this series.. A Survival Mode, more than one Co-Op Mode, Versus Modes plus more..


Shamelessly taken from 'Left 4 Dead' ?
Time will tell.. either way I'm sure I'll enjoy it all ;]

Croteam (developer) and Devolver Digital (publisher) recently released a High Definition verion of the original Serious Sam: The First Encounter and are working on a HD version of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter to be released 2010. For anyone who has even had the slightest amount of fun with Serious Sam you NEED to get Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter!!

The indie sensation Serious Sam: The First Encounter is reborn in glorious high-definition for legions of long-time fans and a whole new generation of gamers around the world. Developed by Croteam and powered by the next-generation Serious Engine 3.

• http://serioussamhd.com
• Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on Steam


The game is stunning! Upcoming goodness includes Demo recording, Deathmatch, Dedicated Server support and more. There will deinitely be a few test nights for this game when the dedicated server pack is released. One VERY cool note regarding next years release of Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is that it'll feature an all new Co-Op Tournament mode that will allow teams to compete with one another... nice :)



For all things Serious, see here..
http://seriouszone.com

There's also some Serious Sam info on the neds gaming goodies page.

I've decided to set up a server for the Deathmatch Pro mod for Serious Sam 2. This has some nice features both for the players and server admins. Test nights will be coming up soon.

See here for mod details and info
http://www.moddb.com/mods/serious-sam-2-deathmatch-pro


Some things of interest for the test nights:

• instagib
• new maps
• force everyone to be Sam server setting
• modified weapons/hud/scoreboard/death messages

Unfortionately development on this mod had ceased, at least for now. It does however appear to be solid enough to play.




Required Files

- patch v2.070
http://files.seriouszone.com/download.php?fileid=1093

- Deathmatch Pro mod v0.8
http://files.seriouszone.com/download.php?fileid=1343


note: PLEASE READ THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Any problems contact me via this blog or xfire ;]



Stay Tuned!




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Serious Sam 2 server info here - Servers List -
Serious Sam 2 general info etc here - Info, Links and Downloads -

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I've added some additional info to my Serious Sam 2 FAQs. Included is a 'how to' on adding some more info to your screen. I've also added some more to the dedicated server tips page including my current configs.

Hit the Info, Links and Downloads link to the right and go the Serious Sam 2 section.



edit: after some feedback tonight while playing I've changed the Deathmatch fraglimit to 25 from 10. Timelimit remains at 15 minutes.

Serious Sam 2 server details - link -

...one more step closer to moving all the forum content to the blog! All the Serious Sam info has been transferred (and updated).

Serious Sam PC games list
Serious Sam 2 server details
Serious Sam 2 v2.070 patch link
Serious Sam 2 FAQs which includes the version mismatch error issue
Serious Sam 2 Dedicated Server Utility v1.07 download


See 'Servers List' & 'Info, Links and Downloads' links to the right.

I've added an FAQs thread explaining the version mismatch error and how to see what version of the game you are running.

Details - here -

Well... this is one CRAZY game :o !! Two servers have been setup and tested: Deathmatch & Cooperative.

Details - here -


Thanks to TOG|claw for helping me playtest the various settings =]




<> one thing I dislike about the game is the lack of a decent chat facility
<> other than that it's crazy fun!