Gagnetar is working on updating his Krystal mod for Half Life 2 to include a complete rework of Alyx's lines by the original Krystal voice actress, Estelle Ellis! Even after all this time, she sounds lovely as Krystal. For that extra bit of polish, Gagnetar even took the trouble to rewrite some of the lines to fit better with Krystal as a character in the game world, rather than simply doing a word-for-word recreation.

The mod apparently contains some additional features that Gagnetar wouldn't divulge, "everyone will just have to wait and see." Even I don't know what they are. He's planning to release the mod on Star Fox Adventure's 20th Anniversary, which probably means September 23, 2022.

Check out the example videos where Gagnetar shows off his ongoing work on the game and some commentary on different aspects of the mod as he encounters features in the gameplay.

Wow, this is really cool! It's a reanimated sequence that appears in both Dinosaur Planet and Star Fox Adventures where the LightFoot ambush the player (Krystal in Dinosaur Planet). Using a combination of Star Fox Adventures and Dinosaur Planet models, a custom Krystal model, and voice lines from Dinosaur Planet, Jo Lumaya has recreated what might have been in glorious high resolution!

Unfortunately, I can't embed the video here, so watch it on YouTube.

The releases of new models to The Models Resource continue to march on, with several new (or new to me) Krystal-related 3D models ripped and ready for download. I'm pretty sure one of them is the in-game playable model for Krystal from Dinosaur Planet.

• Dinosaur Planet Krystal Model - Released April 2nd by Models124717
• Dinosaur Planet Krystal's Hands Model - Released April 2nd by Models124717
• Dinosaur Planet Krystal's Staff Model - Released November 6, 2021 by Models124717
• Assault Krystal Model - Released July 6, 2019 by starweed69
• Assault Krystal Head Model - Released a date I couldn't determine, by Models124717

3DWorldFigures has not one, but two Krystal figures available for purchase on the Etsy store. These 3D printed figures are 12-inches tall, fully painted, and come with a little scene/stand to hold each in place. They are each around $140 to $145 dollars, with unpainted versions available for $120. There is an Adventures version and a new Assault version.

Several members of the Krystal Archive Discord have purchased each one of these, and I can report that as of a few days ago, even the newer Assault version had arrived for someone who purchased it. So these are real and available now!

UndyingNephalim has been doing a lot more work on his fangame "Star Fox: Event Horizon" in recent months after publicly taking a break a while back. Every month or so there's some new video or experimental game mode.

Above, we have the most recent video, in which Fox and Krystal take to a hoverbike on the deserts of Sauria to fight off a bunch of SharpClaws and some mysterious scorpion enemies. It's particularly interesting because a land speeder is not at all what the Freespace engine is designed for.

Then, there was a fairly recent video of UndyingNephalim's interpretation of the Sector X incident from Star Fox 64. It does something I think is lacking in a lot of these open space, fly anywhere games: giving you something interesting to fly around. In this case, you arrive at the secret base as it is exploding, giving you new and interesting space "terrain" to fly around as you fight enemies and the boss.

I'm trying to post every day again. Please forgive me for posting stuff you've already seen. I'll try and mix older stuff with newer things. And hey, you might just see something you missed!

For some of you, this will be old news, particularly if you are on the Discord server. But I thought it would be a good idea to sum up some recent changes on this particular cosplay.

Over the past few months, Technicolor Cosplay's Krystal cosplay has been updated in several different areas. The mask was repainted to look more fox-like. The wig was changed and the ears completely redone. The tail is bigger. There's also a new bodysuit that better color matches the fur on the tail and the hair of the wig, though there were some issues with sizing it correctly. Technicolor Cosplay did several photoshoots as well, particularly as Ice Krystal, with the cape, taking full advantage of the snowy Canadian weather this Spring.

Technicolor Cosplay attended FanExpo Vancouver from February 19th through 21st 2022 as Ice Krystal. There was a cosplay contest appearance, lots of photos with other cosplayers, a photo or two with VIPs, a red carpet walk, and the cosplay even made the local news!

As far as upcoming features, Technicolor Cosplay continues to tweak and improve the cosplay. In the plans are a remade Assault jumpsuit with better boots. And something that's very exciting: Dragonscale Armor designed in the same theme as the Adventures armor pieces!

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A revolution is coming to the world of cryptocurrency. The Krystal Archive is proud to announce Krystal Shards, a vixen-inspired digital cash system powered by repurposed Blue Vixen systems.

If all goes according to plan, we should have full marketplace integration within the month. Aiming for a mid-summer full launch, our ambitious goal is to out-perform all existing blue cryptocurrencies, including BlueCoin and Ethereum Blue.

Right now, several questions are probably popping into your head, like,
"Why does the Krystal Archive want to get into cryptocurrency?", and,
"Is this a pump and dump scheme?", or,
"Does Nintendo know about this?", and most importantly,
"How can I invest in this amazing opportunity?!"

That's an excellent question! Glad you asked! You can begin participating in this new currency right away, today, on this very page!

In this initial coin offering (ICO), unlike many other launches of crypto coins, we have decided to be generous and evenly distribute the seed coins to the True Krystal Fans.

That's you, dear reader.

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One of the greatest, and most haunting songs in Star Fox Adventures is the one played as Krystal is trapped in a crystal by a mysterious figure. VGSymphony has remade this track using his own instruments. Epic.

I'm a little late posting this one!

Minecrafter berg_ spent a whole year building a full scale version of the Great Fox in Minecraft, including the insides! It has tons of decks, functional rooms, and can fire weapons. He says that there are tons of little Easter Eggs and references throughout the ship.

You can preview the build in 3D and download the map for yourself at Planet Minecraft. Bonus points if you download a Krystal character skin to complete the package. More discussion at r/starfox.

On February 5th, 2022, the Krazoa Palace was posted to Models Resource, ripped by Models124717. This release also contains several other large Star Fox Adventures locations, including the CloudRunner Fortress, Moon Mountain Pass to Volcano Force Point Temple Path, and the Ocean Force Point Temple Surface areas. Of course, Krazoa Palace will be the most iconic one for Krystal fans, this being the only area Krystal is officially playable in the game.

Discord user NJ Fox is already modeling this out to be suitable for exploring beyond what the game originally intended (some of the walls are missing because you can never get close enough to see them). I wonder what other interesting things people can do with models like this. Stick it in Unreal Engine 5 and use world-class real-time lighting systems maybe? (hint hint!)

By the way, if you just want to zoom around the model, along with other effects and characters in the level, try this scene from noclip.website.