I've been thinking about the realism mod and how I've played hours and hours of maps like Berlin Bank, Killzone & Nazi Zombie Western - heck I even play Der Riese with the Realism Mod on. The idea of leveling your character and and having different load outs, perk upgrades and rewards for getting a certain # of kills, headshots, etc, unlocking new weapons along the way - these things all contributed to making Realism incredibly addictive and tons of fun.

I think it would be amazing to see a new Realism Mod made (or an update) with modern guns, perks and rewards. I don't know if there is a team out there who would want to take this on but there has got to be other people out there who feel the way I do about this mod. I'm not downplaying how much work it would be, but leveling a character gives you a reason to keep playing and to go back and play maps over and over again. I think the community could really benefit from this.
I'd love to hear what others think.

Sounds like a great idea

Awhile back I integrated the gun mod I made for NDU with the ZCT Mod and got it working, though zombie rates were kinda messed up since sometimes a zombie didn't come to the window at the end of the round. Not sure if it'd be as easy as it was for me to modify Realism however.

You honestly don't even know how long iv'e had this idea, as they say great minds think alike...

 Iv'e made a lot of foot notes for a "Realism Mod v.2.3". Things like guns, perks, perk upgrades/effects, ranking system, ext. I think the guns should all be updated (But still WWII), like BO2 with the MP-40 and Thompson (M1927). With a few changes like some MP guns replacing some of the classic stock weaponry, and some updated WWII guns from BO2. And some of the guns iv'e listed are new/custom (Luger, Lewis Gun, and M30 Lutwaffe). Same goes for the prestige weapons (Some BO2/MW updated versions). Iv'e also listed attachments for each weapon and a brand new create-a-class system (with new wildcards, secondaries (with attachments), perks, equipment/leathels/tacticals). And lastly the types of classes like Medic, Support, ext. iv'e also re-listed with some kinks...

But alas, nobody really cares about the Realism mod anymore... TBH I still play the damn mod a lot, and in my opinion it's still one of the best mods to date. Too bad the creator just fell off the face of the Earth after he released v.2.2...

But alas, nobody really cares about the Realism mod anymore... TBH I still play the damn mod a lot, and in my opinion it's still one of the best mods to date. Too bad the creator just fell off the face of the Earth after he released v.2.2...

I think more people care about this than you think. New maps that come out are fun to play, but aside from doing the objectives or going for a high round there is no lasting effect or real accomplishment for playing a map. If we could resurrect the interest in this and make a community push for this I think something really great could come of it.

We all love leveling characters and feeling like the last 2 hours we played really made a difference toward unlocking new things and advancing a character's progress. I think the right people just need to know that there is still a demand for something like this.

Too bad the creator just fell off the face of the Earth after he released v.2.2...

What do you mean? Did he quit or something?

What do you mean? Did he quit or something?

Quit may be a bit harsh; no one can stick around forever. He probably just got busy with other things and lost interest in the community.

Just thinking of the realism mod brings so many good memories of playing the classic custom zombie maps. Each one of the maps where good in their own right, but with the Realism mod there was so much more content and stuff to do.

Unfortunately i don't think its going to happen due to the complexity and the amount of cooperation mappers and scripters would have to have in order to make it as best as it could be.

If there is anyone or a group of people out there who might want to take this on I would be open to investing $500.00 USD in this project. I love the realism mod and a newer version with more modern guns, perks and achievements would be great for the community and something that I'd love to see happen personally.

Well, I've been working on a similiar thing for Aftermath that you could choose your own loadout and perks that apply to both zombiemode and campaign. Leveling included.

I would love to see a new realism mod, I played the hell outta 2.2, hell I actually hit the max rank. I liked the idea of getting modern weapons by going through the prestiges and being able to start off with special abilities and 3 perks of your choice was great. Things I would change would be to maybe have a modern weapon be unlocked at rank 65 and have 2-3 unlocked at the prestiges(ten prestiges so that would be 20-30 modern weapons). I would also like to see upgradable modern weapons, and maybe instead of multiplayer perks names they could be zombies perks(i.e. Stamin-up instead of extreme conditioning)
If someone made a realism 2.3 I would definitely give it a whirl.

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GG ray. 

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Nice.

Don't mean to sound like a complete idiot here, but i have never played this said 'realism' mod, and haven't really heard of it until now. But, if it like what you have all been describing, and what ray is working on, then i should give it a crack. if anyone wants to link me to a DL for it, that would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
JN