Renovation is now an official part of the game.
If you want to play the latest version of the mod, just launch the game and select the mod in the mods section! This guide features the old version of mod v0.765 for old game version 2.091!

• Interface was remade to be closer to Serious Sam Xbox;
  
• Reworked and improved weapons' visuals and animations;
  
• Tons of reworked visual effects;
  
• Enemies gib in a much more satisfying way, with pools of blood left on the ground;
  
• Weapon shots leave bullet holes on various surfaces;
  
• Fixed ragdolls;
  
• Proper combo-weapons first person view;
  
• Updated visuals for enemies, such as Kamikaze, T-Mech e.t.c.;
  
• Silly clowns removed;
  
• A lot of other improvements and changes...

v0.765

- Fixed a bug where muzzleflash models still could stay on some weapons at low FPS;
- Updated HUD and menu;
- Improved some effects;
- Other minor changes and improvements;

v0.76

Before installing this new version of the mod, please delete files "Sam2Renovation.ini" and "ReplaceHistory.txt", which are located in folder "Serious Sam 2\Content\Sam2Renovation".

- Fixed the muzzle flash effect on the Double Shotgun, which remained on the weapon at low fps;
- Klodovik now escapes a terrible fate and flies away;
- Orc Soldiers' weapons no longer explode with a huge bang;
- Fixed a bug that caused the controller to not work in the game;
- Other minor changes and improvements;

v0.75b

- The levels were separated. Now there are two Serious Sam 2 campaigns in the modification: "Renovation" (based on the original old levels from 2.070) and "2.091" (where you can play with Beam Gun);
- Updated the hand mesh for the Double Shotgun;
- Other minor changes and improvements;

v0.75

For this version, the mod was remade from the ground up.

- Proper combo-weapons first person view. F.e., whereas Sam holds a single Double-barreled Shotgun with both hands, he will wield each of them with only one hand when using akimbo mode;
- Weapon shots leave bullet holes on various surfaces (except for dynamic objects, such as destructible statues or crates);
- Circular Saw - updated screen;
- Zap Gun - updated plasma projectile;
- Double Shotgun - updated mesh;
- Uzi - reloading animation added;
- Minigun - updated mesh, ammunition belt added (also officially included into the 2.091 patch directly from the mod), animated screen added;
- Plasma Gun - updated plasma projectile;
- Sniper Rifle - updated materials, tweaked animations;
- Clawdovic - bomb materials updated;
- Cannon - changed visuals, animated indicators added;
- Other changes and improvements for weapons;
- Dead enemies leave pools of blood. The system is not 100% stable, but it will probably be improved later;
- Dead enemies have a more proper ragdoll now (make sure you have a sam_bEnableRagdollDeaths=1 cvar enabled);
- Updated mesh and animations for Bull Soldier;
- Updated mesh and destructions for Tank Bio-mechanoid;
- New shuriken model for Martial Arts Zombie;
- New jetpack for Flying Orcs - no more silly propellers;
- Various changes and visual improvements for other enemies and their destructions;
- Removed spawn sounds at the beginning of many levels;
- Added stain textures to some surfaces throughout the game;
- Improved balance for some of the boss fights (i.e., Zum-Zum has more health, and there is no Serious Damage on its arena anymore);
- Updated menu and fonts;
- Updated weapons' icons;
- New lighting on Sam's model in the main menu;
- Updated third-person view, all the characters stand more still and relaxed now;
- Updated bosses, there are visual impact effects when they're being shot now;
- Improved surface materials throughout the game, added missing step sounds (i.e., when walking on snow);
- Updated tons of effects;
- Difficulty balancing changes, enemies don't have increased health on Hard and Serious anymore;
- Chapter restart button added to the Pause menu;
- Young Elvian female NPC model updated;
- Other changes and improvements;

• Download from Google Drive[drive.google.com]
  
• Download from Yandex Disk[disk.yandex.ru]
  
• Download from SeriousSite[www.serioussite.ru]
  
• Download from ModDB

To install this mod, download and unpack the archive (that includes folder Sam2Renovation, files Sam2Renovation.mod and Sam2Renovation.nfo) into a "Serious Sam 2\Content" folder.

It is necessary to delete the old version (before 0.75) from your "Content" folder!

This version of the mod only works with the Steam version 2.091 of the game.
This mod is meant to be played at 16:9 screen aspect ratio (if you play it on 4:3 screen, the fonts will look flattened).

Instruction:

• It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to create a new player profile, and not use an existing one that was transferred from original Serious Sam 2!
  
• After you set up and adjust the graphics options, it is highly recommended to open the console and enter a "tex_fLODBias=-2" (without the quotes) cvar for increased sharpness (use -1 integer if the game looks too sharp).
  
• Make sure that you have a "sam_bEnableRagdollDeaths=1" (without the quotes) cvar set. Without it the blood will work uncorrectly. It is enabled by default in this modification.

Modification by:
- Ar2R-devil-PiNKy

Special thanks to:
- Alfeos (blood system, some destructions and ragdolls, changed jetpack for the flying orcs);
- Dead_Kadath (some effects and updated "Sky Islands - Medium" music track);
- BuIlDaLiBlE (video conversion method).

And all the players!

First release testers:
- FreekNik
- ST27
- Dead_Kadath

Have fun!