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T.E.O.R was a first-person shooter video game that was developed by Croteam and was to be co-published by Gamecock and Atari before its cancellation in 2008.

History[]

Development on T.E.O.R lasted from March 2006 to February 2008. It was first revealed to the public in May 2007 as a then-untitled military game with only a few screenshots accompanying it in the Croatian game magazine GamePlay.[1] It was supposed to ship in 2009 but was canceled by Atari after the pre-production cycle, resulting in the layoffs of several Croteam employees.[2]

Gameplay[]

T.E.O.R appeared to be a somewhat realistic FPS game developed by Croteam for the now-defunct game publisher Gamecock. How the actual gameplay would work was unknown, as the game was canceled before details were released. A Black Hawk, Humvee and Abrams tank appeared in screenshots, hinting that vehicles were to play a role, even if they were just NPCs.

Screenshots show that the game would take place in modern-day Somalia, as depicted by the destroyed Middle-Eastern buildings in the handful of screenshots released. There would also be a ruined office building somewhere in the game.

Weapons[]

A magazine article that unveiled Serious Engine 3 showed off several weapons for the then-unnamed game.

  • AK-47
  • FN SCAR-L with grenade launcher
  • L85
  • M67 Grenade

In addition, some unused animations for a model in Serious Sam 3: BFE suggest that a G36 and AT4 were usable at one point.

Vehicles[]

Fate[]

T.E.O.R was scrapped because investors and publishers decided to pull the plug on it. Since Croteam was doing it on a “work-for-hire” basis, they resumed work on other projects after this game was canceled.[3] However, it served as an excellent example as to what Serious Engine 3 was capable of, several years before Serious Sam 3 came out.

The AK-47's magazine model and weapon texture appear in Serious Sam HD's game files but have no connections to anything in the actual game. They are most likely leftovers from T.E.O.R.

A model named "gunner_01.mdl" in Serious Sam 3's files has animations named "idle_scar", "idle_at4" and "idle_g36". These appear to be leftovers from T.E.O.R, as a screenshot of it featured a SCAR-H.

Behind the scenes[]

  • The M29 Infantry Assault Rifle's animations have "AK47" in its name. It's possible that the M29's animations were originally based off of the AK-47's, but were changed during production to be more fitting for the M29.

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