CORECRITICAL
Original gameplay. A modern core.
In developmentAn AI-developed, open-source recompilation projectSee Core Critical in action.
Watch the MW3 announcement trailer: familiar battlefields, upgraded mech visuals, and lighting in development.
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Preserving what made MW3 special, rebuilt for today.
A faithful foundation, modernized for new missions.
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Repeatable mech skins, refreshed models, and a stronger playtest build
Today we made additional mech skins a data-driven content-pack feature, refreshed the current model and texture collections, and improved setup, loading, controls, audio, and rendering for playtesting. The project still recompiles and runs the original MW3 gameplay; formal native acceptance remains 131 of 144 criteria.
Playtest installation, content packs, faster startup and save backups
Recent work brings the existing launcher closer to a practical playtest installation: original-game setup, installable content packs, versioned runtime updates, faster repeat launches and local save backups. The rebuilt native host reaches the original live menu and exits normally, and a full local first-install preparation test has completed. Windows signing and the replacement hosted setup remain pending; this is a development update, not a new download announcement.
More reliable launches, sharper mech rendering and new editing tools
Today’s work connected campaign lighting repairs, expanded the main Remaster to all 18 mech models, improved depth precision, and addressed several playtesting regressions. Gemini also contributed campaign environment work and early map-editing tools. Original gameplay remains in control, and the work is still undergoing gameplay validation.
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