It's been a good while since an article was made on Faceless, on my dA, anyways. But a lot has been going on behind the scenes as we slowly but surely progress in the horrific developments in this modification. We recently had the North Rising (New Year's) teaser trailer which excited a lot of people as they got to see the Slenderman not only walking, but rapidly sprinting towards the player which provided a more realistic approach to the horrors of the Slenderman. The Slenderman will run once you have stared at it for too long, making you be caught inevitably.




Here is a Q&A that recently took place into looking at the background of these trailers as well as Daniel North, our mysterious character.

Q.1) Daniel and Adam have another brother/sister shown in the Family Tree. Can you tell me anything about him or her?
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Daniel and Adam have an unknown sibling, this is correct. From the family tree it is also confirmed this sibling is a known proxy by blood. However, you won't find out anything else about this in Faceless.

Q.2) Do the locations that Adam and his friends search for Daniel (Wakeland Forest, Hyde Station, The cave, etc) have any connection to Daniel or the Slenderman?
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Yes, all locations have a connection to both Daniel and the Slenderman, these are the last places Daniel visited in order to hunt the Slenderman, however since Daniel isn't in either of these locations, but the Slenderman is, only points out that it can't have gone well. Adam would have found these locations in a scrapbook of Daniel's. So it isn't all random.

Q.3) Does the team plan to have any do any other methods of people getting into the beta, such as another indiegogo campaign.
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Yes, we do. First, the donators will be given beta access when the time comes, then a couple of weeks after this, certain Let's Players and reviewers will be given access, then another couple of weeks later it'll be open to the public.Of course, there's still a long while before all this.

Q.4) Are the early ARG videos still considered cannon to the game? (such as the "[number] Days Ago" videos)
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They are still considered canon, however they won't really play much of a part in Faceless anymore, only it's backstory.

Q.5) What are your thoughts on the character of Daniel?
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Daniel is an obscure character, he has kept his life secret from many in order to ensure the survival and happiness of his brother, Adam, who is unaware of the history of his family tree, Adam doesn't even know of the unknown sibling, but Daniel does. Daniel is what you might call a hunter, but this hunt was his last.

Q.6) Do you like the progress of the game so far and has it scared you?
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The progress of the game so far is incredibly awesome. It's pretty creepy, however we cannot stress how much we desperately are in need of a good coder/programmer and organic modeller.

Q.7) Do they offer new pants?
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We only offer $20, you can either give it to the Slenderman, or buy yourself new pants. Hard choice. Hard choice indeed.

Also, the Sorrowvirus, a bonus thingy for you, it's the aged blood of a proxy, the only thing that can kill the Slenderman. Did Daniel succeed? Did he fail? Will you find out? Who knows.

~Adam

The Being is near.

Slender: Source is an upcoming modification that is based on the urban legend, Slenderman. This mod will require you to have Steam and own one source game, but it is preferable to own The Orange Box to run all mods at ease without texture errors.

I've uploaded the three official wallpaper packs for Slender: Source, which you can click on the following images below:



I'm really happy to be working on Slender: Source as their Lead Promotional Designer. I'll be making the wallpapers, trailers and title sequences, amongst other digital designs for them. One of the player models is also named and based after me which I'm highly excited to see.

Here is the general synopsis.

Slender: Source is based off of the legend of the Slenderman which is a mythical creature often depicted as a tall, thin figure wearing a black suit and a blank face. Players must work together to collect a certain amount of creepy dolls all while trying to avoid the abomination that is the Slenderman. The kick? No weapons.

We also are not restricting players to one environment, so upon release of the mod/game players will be able to explore two different kinds of environments when playing the game. The first being the standard woods that you've come to see in the Unity title, as well as an abandoned hospital. So, two maps upon release that should take roughly 30 minutes to an hour to complete, but don't fret! With teamwork, and proper thinking you should be able to complete the maps/levels without dying. We have a ton of levels planned for this game, but we'll only be shipping with two maps to start out, and hopefully finish off with around 8.

• - 4 player co-op

• - Uncover the story and mystery of Slenderman through the diary of missing man, Daniel. Read accounts of Daniel coming across this mysterious being, and discover where Daniel went and if he's still alive. Uncover the mystery with your friends.

• - Players start off completely split up from each other.

• - You can only hear voice chat from people near you.

• - The collecting of porcelain dolls which are brought to a specific location on the map. A CTF style variant with more game modes in the future.

• - A forest, and abandoned hospital will be for the initial release with a total of 8 maps planned.

• - No weapons only flashlights.

• - Dead people can't speak to the living.

• - The FGD so the players can create their own maps.

• - Nothing to do with "Slender". That developer didn't create Slenderman, and the ideas for this game were already jotted down before Slender (Which wasn't the first Slenderman game either). Slender: Source incorporates entirely new gameplay elements.

• - 4 playable characters, each with their own back-stories, and personalities.

• - Achievements if we can get Steamworks support.

• - 100% FREE

Minimum: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection
Recommended: Pentium 4 processor (3.0GHz, or better), 1GB RAM, DirectX® 9 level Graphics Card, Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection


I'm also responsible for the heavy series of ARGs happening right now, you can check them out over here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…

  

For now, this Teaser Poster is all that will be released. I plan to film Volume One; Obscurity, in the Summer. Hopefully it will be ready for release in the Autumn, but it's all a matter of timing and whether the whole volume can be filmed in the Summer alone. All we can do is wait and see!

^{Just remember, Hope Never Dies.}