OpenOutcast F.A.Q.
source: http://www.openoutcast.org/

WHAT IS "open Outcast"?
"open Outcast - The Hidden Gate" is a Crysis Mod, programmed by Outcast fans for Outcast fans (and those who want to become Outcast fans). 
Consequently it's no(!) official Sequel.

WHAT DO YOU USE TO DEVELOPE open Outcast?
Our Artists are using software like "Blender"/"3dsmax" and graphic software ? la "Photoshop" or "Gimp".
But we are no millionaires (believe me!), that's why we use much freeware (see "Blender").
The coders are using the SDK of Crysis.

WHAT ENGINE IS open Outcast USING?
To garantuee a maximum quality, we decided to use the Cryengine 2.

WHY DON'T YOU CREATE YOUR OWN ENGINE OR USE A OPEN SOURCE ENGINE?
First of all we are working on oOC in our freetime. Creating a whole engine or using a openSource engine would take a lot of time ... so we decided to use a robust, up-to-date engine to have more time for the content creation.

WILL open Outcast SUPPORT VOXEL TERRAIN AS Outcast DID?
Cryengine 2 supports Voxels, but we won´t use It for the whole terrain, just for a few elements.

WHEN WILL THERE BE SCREENSHOTS, MOVIES OR DEMOS? AND WHEN WILL BE "open Outcast" RELEASED?
We don't announce any "coming very soon" dates anymore.

WILL "open Outcast" COME FOR FREE?
Yes and no.
You´ll need “Crysis” to play openOutcast.

WHICH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS HAS MY COMPUTER TO FULLFILL?
For this case, you can take the “Crysis” minimum requirements:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
VRAM: 256MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10

or recommended requirements:
CPU: Core 2 Duo/Athlon X2 or better
RAM: 1.5GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 7800 Series, ATI Radeon 1800 Series or better
VRAM: 512MB of Graphics Memory
Storage: 12GB
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
ODD: DVD-ROM
OS: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista
DirectX: DX9.0c or DX10

ON WHICH PLATFORM WILL "open Outcast" RUN?
Currently “Crysis” is just available for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008 editions including 64bit support through WOW64.

I DON'T HAVE A BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION. HOW CAN I GET "open Outcast"?
We are going to try to get our game on DVDs of well-known review magazines.

WILL I FEEL RIGHT AT HOME PLAYING "open Outcast"? OR IS IT WHOLE NEW WORLD?
Oh no....we are all Outcast fans ourselves and naturally we won't throw good old features over board.
There will be many new things to explore, but Outcast fans will feel right at home.
Approximately also those, who haven"t played Outcast.

AM I GOING TO SEE SOME OLD REGIONS AGAIN?
All old regions are going to be in the game and also one new region.

WHAT KIND OF PLOT AWAITS ME?
The plot was the first thing we worked on. Most story parts are decided and we think you will like it.
We are aware of the fact that Outcast veterans are very critical, when it comes to the plot!

WILL I MEET OLD FRIENDS AND TRAVEL TO WELL-KNOWN PLACES?
Yes. But you'll have fun even if you have never played Outcast.
Nevertheless there will be some deja-vu situations.

AM I GOING TO SEE Twon-Ha HERDS AND GAMOR PACKS?
And we are going to expand the flora and fauna.

IN WHICH LANGUAGES WILL "open Outcast" BE AVAILABLE?
At least in English and German.