{"id":2422,"date":"2022-06-19T19:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/19\/deus-ex-randomizer-mod-also-adds-bingo-dark-souls-style-online-death-markers\/"},"modified":"2022-06-19T19:02:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:02:35","slug":"deus-ex-randomizer-mod-also-adds-bingo-dark-souls-style-online-death-markers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/19\/deus-ex-randomizer-mod-also-adds-bingo-dark-souls-style-online-death-markers\/","title":{"rendered":"Deus Ex Randomizer mod also adds bingo, Dark Souls-style online death markers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of its release, PC gaming touchstone Deus Ex is getting a big 2.0 update to its ambitious Randomizer mod<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Headed up by modder Die4Ever<\/a>, the mod’s main feature, randomization, looks to shake up Deus Ex’s well-trodden levels with shuffled start points, equipment locations, passwords, goal locations, keys, enemies, and even door\/lock strength. A big “we’re not in Kansas anymore” moment from the mod’s trailer was seeing a player try to input the legendary 0451 door code to the UNATCO storage shed and having it deny access.<\/p>\n

Similar to the various Souls Series randomizers we’ve covered in the past, this sort of shake-up can encourage improvisation and freshen up a well-worn experience. I think it could be even more transformative in an immersive sim, a genre whose exciting, chaotic potential can often be limited by familiarity with a game’s maps and myths surrounding the “correct” way to play<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Randomizer mod also adds some inventive and really out-there features to the game. It has an optional online component, including Souls series-style death markers for other players\u2014they show up as little floating skulls on the ground, and hovering your cursor over them gives you a cause and time of death. Having online features enabled will also send occasional updates to a Randomizer mod activity account on Twitter<\/a>, which tweets out brief snippets of activity from players.<\/p>\n

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JC Denton was shocked to death in Hong Kong – MJ12 Helibase (Mission: 06)Position: -1285.768, -20.001, 508.754Seed: 403026, flagshash: 2021284352#DeusEx #Randomizer v2.0.0June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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There’s also the matter of bingo. Deus Ex Randomizer’s bingo feature adds bonus objectives organized in a bingo card in your menus. The tasks include getting erstwhile government pilot Jock buzzed, sinking a bucket at the Hell’s Kitchen basketball court, and killing off members of the game’s extensive supporting cast. Like the randomized levels, new objectives can really help you approach a familiar game with a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

Randomizer 2.0 also has fairly robust support for other stand-out Deus Ex mods, including Crowd Control<\/a>, which lets a Twitch chat muck up your game, the Lay D Denton female JC mod<\/a>, the HX co-op<\/a> mod, and Deus Ex Revision, which we recently featured in our guide to having the best experience with Deus Ex in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m usually a bit of a purist with my games, but the Randomizer mod looks like a great time. I’m especially fond of the death markers\u2014it’s such a simple idea, but could add so much texture to a chaotic and surprising game like Deus Ex.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of its release, PC gaming touchstone Deus Ex is getting a big 2.0 update to its ambitious Randomizer mod<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Headed up by modder Die4Ever<\/a>, the mod’s main feature, randomization, looks to shake up Deus Ex’s well-trodden levels with shuffled start points, equipment locations, passwords, goal locations, keys, enemies, and even door\/lock strength. A big “we’re not in Kansas anymore” moment from the mod’s trailer was seeing a player try to input the legendary 0451 door code to the UNATCO storage shed and having it deny access.<\/p>\n

Similar to the various Souls Series randomizers we’ve covered in the past, this sort of shake-up can encourage improvisation and freshen up a well-worn experience. I think it could be even more transformative in an immersive sim, a genre whose exciting, chaotic potential can often be limited by familiarity with a game’s maps and myths surrounding the “correct” way to play<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Randomizer mod also adds some inventive and really out-there features to the game. It has an optional online component, including Souls series-style death markers for other players\u2014they show up as little floating skulls on the ground, and hovering your cursor over them gives you a cause and time of death. Having online features enabled will also send occasional updates to a Randomizer mod activity account on Twitter<\/a>, which tweets out brief snippets of activity from players.<\/p>\n

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JC Denton was shocked to death in Hong Kong – MJ12 Helibase (Mission: 06)Position: -1285.768, -20.001, 508.754Seed: 403026, flagshash: 2021284352#DeusEx #Randomizer v2.0.0June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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See more<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There’s also the matter of bingo. Deus Ex Randomizer’s bingo feature adds bonus objectives organized in a bingo card in your menus. The tasks include getting erstwhile government pilot Jock buzzed, sinking a bucket at the Hell’s Kitchen basketball court, and killing off members of the game’s extensive supporting cast. Like the randomized levels, new objectives can really help you approach a familiar game with a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

Randomizer 2.0 also has fairly robust support for other stand-out Deus Ex mods, including Crowd Control<\/a>, which lets a Twitch chat muck up your game, the Lay D Denton female JC mod<\/a>, the HX co-op<\/a> mod, and Deus Ex Revision, which we recently featured in our guide to having the best experience with Deus Ex in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m usually a bit of a purist with my games, but the Randomizer mod looks like a great time. I’m especially fond of the death markers\u2014it’s such a simple idea, but could add so much texture to a chaotic and surprising game like Deus Ex.<\/p>\n

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