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A Lord of the Rings Online fan is building a sweet WebGL map explorer that runs in your browser
A fan has developed a 3D WebGL map explorer for Lord of the Rings Online that runs in a browser, allowing users to explore the game's world data. The project, which took 10 months to create, is intended for curiosity and preservation, with basic terrain loaded but textures and shaders still in development.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night gets an unofficial PC port thanks to fan recompilation project, but it might not be…
An unofficial PC port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has been released by fans, based on the Xbox 360 version of the game. This recompilation project ends a nearly 30-year wait for a PC version, though it omits some content from other editions like the PS1 original or Saturn release.
Persona 3 fans take matters into their own hands, releasing a DS port of the Atlus JRPG and immediately proving what a missed opportunity it was not to have an official one
A fan group known as the P3D Project has released version 1.0 of Persona 3 Dual, a fan-made port of the JRPG Persona 3 to the Nintendo DS. This fan project aims to recreate the original Persona 3 experience on a handheld, including features like walking through Iwatodai and Paulownia Mall, which were absent in the official Persona 3 Portable release on the PlayStation Portable.
After 14 years since announcement, the Morrowind remake made in Skyrim gets another encouraging update and sounds close…
The fan-made remake of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, known as Skywind, has received its first update in nearly two years, indicating it is closer to completion. The project, which utilizes Skyrim's engine, has seen over a thousand volunteers contribute over the years, with the development team now focusing on final submissions and retakes for voice acting.
Rebuilding Morrowind inside Skyrim, huge fan project Skywind now looks like the best way to play
The fan project Skywind, which rebuilds The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind within the Skyrim engine, has provided a new progress update. Significant advancements have been made across art, level design, and voice acting, with the team actively seeking volunteers. The project is being developed entirely by human contributors without AI tools and aims to recreate Morrowind's world and story with modern technology.
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.15 is out now
The fheroes2 project, a fan-made engine for Heroes of Might and Magic II, has released version 1.1.15. This update includes new community-created maps, editor improvements for map makers, enhanced translation support including initial Greek language support, a reworked Battle Only mode, and improved AI. The project requires game data from GOG.com to run.
Someone Got The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker's World Working In A Browser
A fan project by Robin Payot has successfully recreated a portion of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's world within a web browser using WebGL and Three.js. While not a full game, it offers free exploration and a time-based rupee collection mode. This showcases the technical possibility of running game assets in a browser, though Nintendo's litigious nature poses a potential risk to the project.
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration Sets a New Player Record With 2,516 Unique Logins
The fan-run restoration project for Star Wars Galaxies has achieved a new milestone, recording 2,516 unique player logins. This surge in activity highlights continued community interest in the classic MMORPG.