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Far Cry 2: Epic chain reaction of explosive doom

VIDEO: A Domino Rally of pyromania, crafted in FC2's level editor

Words: David Houghton, GamesRadar UK

It's a swiftly learned male understanding that setting fire to things and blowing the hell out of them is one of the most enthralling pastimes on God's green earth. And now, thanks to FC2's groundbreaking fire physics, we have a place to fully explore our genetically-inherited passion completely safe from lost arms and melted fingernails. Ubisoft, our mothers thank you.

The form of our exploration? Inspired by the many Rube Goldberg machines of Garry's Mod, we hit the level editor with the sole intention of creating the most contrived explosion that system memory would allow. And after many hours spent wrestling with insanely precise physics and chaos theory, we had our boom. Above, friends, is the video of that boom. How many molotovs does it take to level a city block? Just four if you plan it right.

**Note: The video is running at double speed, because grass burns slowly**

Built something similar yourself? Inspired to? Let us know about it in the comments.




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18 Comments
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Jordo141  - 8 months 30 days ago 
Wow, I'm trying this
GamesRadarDavidHoughton  - 8 months 30 days ago 
Do it Jordo. The accuracy of the physics is screamimgly frustrating at times, but when the plan comes together, it's all worth it.
Dr.Salvador  - 8 months 30 days ago 
lol me too
noobeater  - 8 months 30 days ago 
lol

how cool is that!

i wanna do it now. I just dont have the patience.

well done how ever long you took to do that it was worth it =D
AfricanWoolf  - 8 months 30 days ago 
could you put this map up for download somewhere? would love to actually do this...he he he *rubbing hands together in a totally NOT creepy way*
devinejoh  - 8 months 30 days ago 
can you pull this stuff in the 360?
GamesRadarDavidHoughton  - 8 months 29 days ago 
Devinejoh: Yep, we did this on a PS3, and the 360 version has exactly the same tools.
Tasty_Pasta  - 8 months 29 days ago 
I like this one the best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OxFqXkYoUg&NR=1
Amatarasu  - 8 months 29 days ago 
haha,i don't have the patince or skill to line up 3 fusion coils in halo,hell no way could i do this,i'll just sick to frag mine dominoes in fallout,thank you
alway  - 8 months 29 days ago 
While it is a cool chain, the explosions themselves are less than epic... If you want to see a really epic explosion, you need a gaming PC. I'm talking around 500-1000 total barrels, propane tanks and cars. Now THAT is an epic explosion.
alway  - 8 months 29 days ago 
Heres one I threw together in a few minutes...

http://s716.photobucket.com/albums/ww168/alway1324/?action=view¤t=FC2Editor2009-02-1109-25-33-53.flv
Zslasher44  - 8 months 29 days ago 
That was crazy awesome...truly a work of art
King Rupert6  - 8 months 28 days ago 
awesomeness... too bad far cry 2's multiplayer is less than expected, it almost got boring in less than a month.
zlatanstankovic  - 8 months 28 days ago 
why can't I freaking see any of these videos???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hardcore_gamer1990  - 8 months 28 days ago 
DOITAGAIN! DOITAGAIN! DOITAGAIN!

lol


great vid.
Bassist94  - 8 months 26 days ago 
publish it. thats all.
woot117  - 7 months 4 days ago 
EPIC!!!!!! love this game
woot117  - 7 months 4 days ago 
these physics are incredible
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