Torn: Origins

"One Agent. Two choices. Many who stand in your way."

- Tagline

Torn: Origins is a Minecraft open-world adventure map by Chris6d. It is the second map in the Torn series, and the prequel to the 2019 map Torn. The map was released on July 27, 2020 for Java 1.16.1.

Download
The map can be downloaded from Minecraft Maps, MC Creations, Planet Minecraft, and Minecraft Forums. Any other website containing the map was not posted by Chris6d, and thus, you should not download it from that site. Only download it from the four sites Chris6d posted it to, which are listed above.

Summary
Taking place 5 years before the first Torn map, Torn: Origins puts the player into the life of Agent A01, the very first Agent of the X.I.A. Agency. The Headmaster is back, serving as the mentor and guide for A01 throughout the map. The map has 15 story missions that must be completed in order, plus a slew of side activities. The entire city of Evan is free for the player to explore, and is over twice the size of the first map's city.

The map also contains various features such as boss battles, various collectibles, fast travel system, a custom Achievements system, an Upgrade Shop with purchasable items and upgrades using in-game Money, and a full resource pack containing custom textures, music, sounds, and much more.

Player Choices
The main campaign of the map consists of 15 story missions, as mentioned, with some being Good or Evil. The player can choose which Good or Evil missions they want to play, and the other mission will be locked out. The map actually has two endings, a Good and Evil ending, of which the player can choose one to play. Additionally, throughout the map, the player can make dialogue choices that make them lean towards Good or Evil.

Money & Upgrades
In the first Torn map, items, including food and ammo, had to be found around the map, leading to many players complaining that there weren't enough items in the game. This has been addressed and improved in Torn: Origins, as items must now be bought from the Upgrade Shop using Money that the player earns by defeating enemies, playing missions, completing side activities, collecting collectibles, etc.

Dialogue
The map features a slew of enhanced dialogue from a variety of characters. In the first Torn, a common complaint was that dialogue went too fast, leading players to have to go back and read it later. This has been addressed in Torn: Origins, as the player must now manually click to advance the game during dialogue. The map will not continue until the player reads all the dialogue and manually clicks to advance, giving them as much time to read it as they need.

History
Chris6d confirmed that Torn: Origins was in the works via Twitter on September 10, 2019, while posting a screenshot. The tweet said that the map, then entitled Torn 2, is anticipated for a Summer 2020 release. On September 18, 2019, Chris6d confirmed the map would be named Torn: Origins.

The map was started on September 1, 2019, and work on the map concluded on July 7, 2020. However, from May–June 2020, Chris6d did not work on the map, so the map took about 9 months to make. Testing began on July 11 and concluded later that month. The map's logo and cover image was officially unveiled on July 23. The map was released on July 27, 2020 and was played over 4,000 times.

Missions
Like the first Torn map, the campaign is divided into Missions that the player must complete in order. There are 15 missions and this time, the campaign is further divided into three Chapters containing 5 missions each. The missions are numbered with the Chapter they are in, and the order they are in the chapter. So, for example, Mission 7 would be referred to as Mission 2.2 (as it is the 2nd mission of Chapter II). If you count each Good/Evil mission as two separate missions, there are a total of 18 missions. They are:

Playlist
The official playlist for Torn: Origins, featuring all videos of the map by various creators, can be viewed here. The playlist contains the official trailer, as well as guides and walkthroughs of the map by various people.