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Fully Explorable Middle-Earth Modeled In Outerra Game Engine

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http://www.nerdist.com/2014/01/fully-explorable-middle-earth-modeled-in-outerra-game-engine/

 

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A couple of Reddit commenters actually discussed the possibility of exploring the Middle-Earth environment using the Oculus Rift and the Virtuix Omni. Imagine being able to actually walk from Shire to Mordor on your own two feet. Outerra does support the Oculus Rift, and I can only assume the Virtuix Omni will be soon to follow, so whenever it becomes available for retail, taking the journey on foot will be 100% possible. Tell me that doesn’t send a Frozen North chill down your spine.

 

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January 24, 2014 at 2:10 pm

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One does not simply walk into Mordor!

 

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well, stuff we waited for, had to post here.

 

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Dude that looks sooooo cool. The future is here gentlemen, even though it is set thousands of years in the past in another dimension lol. Great post  :D

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I don't care about LOTR at all. mmh

What was the point of your comment then? Just to get a +1 to posts? Well done...

 

Anyway back on topic, this sounds sweet. I don't have an Oculus yet, but maybe I'll get one once they go retail and are a bit more affordable. In any case, I would love to check out Middle Earth, Oculus or not!

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Might pick up an oculus and an omni just to explore Middle Earth and Westeros  :D Dont care for games on it ATM to be honest  :P

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THIS IS SOOOOO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! if this comes out im soo buying it but what they need to do is add story mode and a free play mode so if you've read the books or seen the movie (like me :D ) then you can play the story

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What was the point of this post?

To cause conversation by saying something useless. It worked!

 

If I could walk around Middle Earth with Oculus, I would buy one. Immediately. And all the other things you need. Then I might never come out...

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AWSOME. thats all.

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To cause conversation by saying something useless. It worked!

 

If I could walk around Middle Earth with Oculus, I would buy one. Immediately. And all the other things you need. Then I might never come out...

 

Same, I'd never leave

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I don't care about LOTR at all. mmh

Everytime I see you post a part of me loses faith in humanity.

 

 

What about Westeros?

 

 

uuhh I totally forgot WHAT ABOUT BRITANNIA? Can someone please put UO into a modern Game Engine?

Check Winter is Coming a Mod of Ice and Fire. The height map is there. Sure its not perfect and its a mod but still something.

 

As for the actual OP:

THIS IS AWESOME!! Really I pretty much cried when MERP was shut down and this is truly amazing news. Better download it before WB kill it.

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I would be all over this... If the graphics were crap. Look at those trees for example. It totally ruins any immersion you might have had.

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