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Exception HD 1.5 ReMix

The original Exception has been finally remastered for Fusion! This is a remaster of my original 2012 SS3:BFE campaign, with extended levels, added secrets, details and features.

Netricsa has broken down causing her AI to go haywire as Mental's forces invade Serious Sam's brain. Enter the mind of Serious Sam himself in this mappack inspired by Psychonauts and Inception, as Sam struggles to retain his sanity and repair Netricsa.

Find out if self-acclaimed Professor Finzy is just washed...or are things still funky?

Features;

* 2 fully playable levels so far, Dream Collapses and Madness Begins (2 more coming in a later update)
* Extended levels with more playtime, playable areas and secrets
* Rebalanced enemy encounters from the original, and new enemies added
* Graphics greatly improved from the original SS3:BFE release, with retextured models and new lighting and more details added throughout the levels
* Comes with featured player models, including Rayman, Monkey, Ismo and Seppo (more planned to be added with updates)
* New and replaced soundtrack in parts
* Up to 195.75% more madness in Madness Begins
* Added mailboxes to provide narrative
* Tasty new things to discover

Recommended to be played either on Hard or Normal difficulty for a first time playthrough. I've tested and finished it on Serious, it is doable but it will offer a significant challenge and you will need to find the secrets to have a chance. Fusion also adds some extra difficulty to standard SS3 enemies that the original mappack did not have (i.e homing/new attacks).

If playing in co-op, Serious difficulty with some extra enemy strength is recommended, depending on player count.

There is a 3rd intermission level added so you can continue playing from there once the remaining levels are added!

Known issues:
- Loading savegames can break NPC despawning in Madness Begins if you load a save before reaching the wooden table (leaving them alive and possibly confusing enemies)
- Reloading a save while talking to an NPC can also break their despawning, reload an older save if that happens
- 2 remaining maps still being worked on
- Player models still need work for CTF models and animation updates for SSHD. Still using some legacy models for stuff that could be replaced later

Credits;
Mapping and design by Finzy
Special thanks to Pan for player and NPC models
Mischievous for original NPC allies
Music and sound assets from YouTube, no credit taken/copyright to respective owners
Music from: Rayman 3, FF: Dissidia, FF9, FF7, Ratchet & Clank 3/Size Matters, Ape Escape, Psychonauts series
Music from: Overclocked Remix (Psychonauts Censors Remix, FF7 Aire Tam Break), Gurren Lagann
Sounds from: FF: Dissidia, Ape Escape, Rayman, Pop Team Epic, Salatut Elämät yt remixes/poops, WH40K: Dawn of War
Player/NPC models from various game series; Rayman 3, Ape Escape, FF: Dissidia, 007 Nightfire
Extra thanks to 7Smoke community for various help/feedback

Update changelog:
v.1.1:
- Fixed second map possibly not loading due to particle effects
- Fixed cases of enemies falling off into the abyss in the first and second maps
- Fixed a case of enemies possibly getting stuck on spheres in the first map
- Fixed one of the secrets not being marked in the second level and some minor fixes