What is Deus Ex: Clandestine's Shadow?
Deus Ex: Clandestine's Shadow (Abbreviated to DE:CS, and formerly known as Uprising) is a mod add-on for the game Deus Ex by Ion Storm. Our overall aim is to deliver a new experience to players with new settings, fresh characters to speak to, new weapons to play with and a distinct story. Clandestine's Shadow is being created by an enthusiastic group of fans.

What is its status right now?
As of now, the overall design is still being implemented and is open to change. Coordinator Magic is designing away, modeller Phantom is creating one of the new weapons, the mapmakers are beginning the early levels- the team is busy at work. We are still on the lookout for all sorts of staff to help make this dream a reality.

What is the meaning of the title?
"Clandestine's Shadow"...Well, I'd rather let you guess for the time being. Clues will be revealed in the future, for sure.

What is so special about the mod?
Clandestine's Shadow intends to create a new experience for Deus Ex players- unlike other mods that go through the process of creating entire new universes, ours faithfully takes place on Earth still in the same 'universe' JC Denton was part of. It has been a few years since his odyssey and the grey death is extinct- the Iluminati ending is the most sure to occur for Deus Ex 2, so that is what were going with. However, several terrorist groups are running rampant which leads to a group known as the Inquisition to step in. The mod is not necessarily 'more of the same' however! We are keen to correct the parts of Deus Ex we felt weren't right, whilst keeping the main parts of the gameplay, and at the same time bringing forth new ideas. Overall, we intend to create a set of more fun, superior levels rivalling Deus Ex..

What sort of features will there be?
A fresh new story, with an intricate cast of characters, a feast of new levels, new weapons and other features you didn't see, or wished to see, in the original Deus Ex. Were not going to make a mod that's just Deus Ex with new character names- to do so would be quite a waste of time- we desire to do things differently in every aspect we can think of. There will be full voicing for all NPC's by an accomplished crew of voice actors and large game area's to interact with. Expect to see playing Deus Ex in a different light, albeit without massive changes to the core game itself to render it unfamiliar.

New weapons you say? Like what?
Were still planning out or inventing the other weapons, but the ones modelled can be sampled in the Gallery of this site. We are keen to create new weapons that force you to use them differently and strategically- not dull remakes of assault rifles that fire but slightly faster. So far, that we can tell, there's the massive Raging Bull Revolver, ultra-sleak Mac-10 SMG and cool Desert Eagle. Several more weapons are planned and in production by modeller Phantom.

Who will the player control?
The player will control Jake 'Raven' Williams, a nano-augmented agent working for the Inquisition (Please note that he will have more of a personality than JC Denton:-).

What is the Inquisition?
The Inquisition was formerly a secretive surveillance department working for the UN- their mission was to collect as much information on terrorist groups as possible whilst remaining undetected and pass on this to UNATCO, Interpol and other law enforcement agencies. They have now been granted the ability to use force to bring down these enemies they have spied on for so long at last. As the latest recruited agent, you will initially take part in performing service for the Inquisition.

Who will the enemy be?
The main enemy will eventually be sighted as the mysterious terrorist group Venom. They are a shadowy group that operate many criminal syndicates in the underworld around the globe, yet they have a secret, dark history to be revealed. Other gangs, cartels and groups will stand in your way in addition, though, in major ways.

Will the player travel all over the world like in the original Deus Ex?
Most certainly. No spoilers as to where though (And that doesn't mean we've not planned any:-).

Will there be anymore real-life conspiracy theories involved, like how Deus Ex had with the Illuminati and Majestic 12?
We shall see.

Are you taking on people to work?
Yes we are. Were in search of modellers, coordinators, animators, more voice actors, designers and map makers. If you are interested, please e-mail Magic-see the bottom of the Staff page for more info. We highly respect the fact that people whom want to work with a group want to see work itself ('Talent for talent' is the phrase). For this reason, we hope that by showing we can start out the near entirety of the design of a mod, and start the initial work, people will, as most seem to, stop creating projects on their own as individuals and join us. Criticism within the group is very welcome- if you join then you will have the chance to echo your voice and opinions to whatever you wish. All in all, we want everyone to help mould this mod into what it should be.

Why should I join your mod rather than others?
Our overall desire for this mod is to create a new, rich experience for Deus Ex and, honestly, having a fun time whilst we do it. Through my experience, there's little point doing things otherwise- this is all volunteer work through which the reward is mainly satisfaction.
That said, we very much appreciate and want hard work from you. We want to have a laugh and enjoy ourselves, yet at the end of the day be able to take a step back and say "Wow. Look at this cool product we've made together.". We need more talent to produce this mod.

Who started off the mod?
Clandestine's Shadow (Formerly Uprising) was originally thought up by Magic, aka Ben Brown, a student in the North East of England in the United Kingdom. He has several other projects on the net including a level making group for StarCraft, the Star Alliance, and IndyProject, a fan made sequel to the classic Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Adventure game. As you can expect, coupled with a social life (really!:), he is pretty busy. If anyone wishes to take over as a coordinator on this mod then Magic will be obliged to do so and remain as a watching senior member of staff and voice actor.

This FAQ was wrote by Magic and if you have any further queries at all then please mail him.