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A window into what we collectively know about more constructive ways of handling the intractable conflicts that threaten both our relationships and our societies.

Masthead

A window into what we collectively know about more constructive ways of handling the intractable conflicts that threaten both our relationships and our societies.

Welcome to the New Beyond Intractability
Find out about the recent upgrades to BI including our new Constructive Conflict Guide which organizes BI content around a framework for analyzing and then limiting or solving conflict problems, focusing particularly on hyper-polarization and threats to democracy (from both the left and the right).

Welcome to the New Beyond Intractability
Find out about the recent upgrades to BI including our new Constructive Conflict Guide which organizes BI content around a framework for analyzing and then limiting or solving conflict problems.

File: Maximum.action.v0.90.zip ... Apr 2026

: New options to disable Camera Roll (to prevent motion sickness) and adjust Camera Bob or Dive Tilt .

: Players can now perform a cinematic crouch slide and a dedicated kick to knock enemies through windows or environmental hazards. File: Maximum.Action.v0.90.zip ...

: Added new full-body character animations for diving and rolling, removing the "floating arms" visual glitch when looking up or down. : New options to disable Camera Roll (to

: The AI has been completely rewritten using a finite state machine . Enemies now dynamically take cover, peek, roll, dive, and coordinate attacks, drawing inspiration from titles like GoldenEye and Half-Life . Level Reworks and Additions : : The AI has been completely rewritten using

: An intentional "feature" where holding both the crouch and dive keys immediately after starting a slide allows for infinite sliding, which can be redirected with kicks.

: "Streets" (now "Mean Streets"), "Jungle," "Arctic," and "The Rooftop" have received updated models, lighting, and scripted events. The Teahouse : A new level added to the campaign.

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Built over the last 35 years by over 500 contributors, Beyond Intractability is a free information system that supports those wanting to more constructively address conflict at all levels — from the individual to the societal. More...

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Our inability to constructively handle intractable conflict is the most serious, and the most neglected, problem facing humanity. Solving today's tough problems depends upon finding better ways of dealing with these conflicts. More...

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A free Guide to understanding the causes and consequences of intractable conflicts and the ways in which we can all help handle these conflicts more constructively — from the interpersonal to the societal level. More...

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Organized links to the thousands of outside resources describing elements of the massively parallel effort to strengthen democracy and constructively handle intractable conflicts. More...

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