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http://www.blackmesasource.com/

Wiki wrote:Black Mesa (previously known as Black Mesa: Source) is a third-party total conversion modification currently in development for Valve Corporation's Source engine. The stated goal of the project is to recreate Valve's critically acclaimed 1998 video game Half-Life using the more advanced capabilities of the Source engine. The 40-person volunteer development team says they hope to create a more engrossing in-game world with more varied, complex environments and more challenging, realistic gameplay.

I read about this, looks pretty good.

I will try and get it

Remember to Greenlight it on Steam.

Good news, target reached and has been greenlit for a steam release!

Awesome!

Cool

Wow! What is it?

A Half Life mod i presume

LOL, sorry. The site changed on me. OP edited.

Wiki says a remake of the original, 8 years in the making. That is pretty epic and I will definitely give it a go, having never played the original.

So then......Wow!

It actually is not the complete game. According to wikipedia it "will be released only up to the Xen level of the original game"


(source = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_(video_game) )

Yup they state its up to Xen. But all the best stuff happens prior to Xen. Apparently the servers for its torrent is down.

Site is back up and torrent is working at the moment (the torrent I got from the main site) I cannot wait to try this out!

Do they have an eta for the rest of it? Not another 8 years hopefully?

I am LOVING it...just passed the "Blast Pit" good dose of nostalgia...

StarBound wrote:Remember to Greenlight it on Steam.

Huh??


I've also installed it and am loving it- I never finished the original HL1, so this is simply awesome for me. And that .44 magnum- EPIC!

Screenshots please

Ok I think this mod is getting way too little praise. But it is also taking way too long to be released on Steam now so I'm going to share some screenshots and some of my experiences with the mod.

Let's start off with how much the game feels like Half-life. That is already a win in my book. You are still delivering what made the original so great without compromising on the source material. And then something happened that was not expected.
The mod actually starts writing in the lore from the next game to fill the gaps. Not just that but suddenly it gives NPCs in it more of a role and more personality.
Playing through the levels felt familiar, felt new, and felt much more streamlined. Half-life is one of those games where I would remember what happens around nearly every corner. And with that I also remember how boring some of those places would be. Black Mesa does a good job of removing those parts that just seem to drag on and convert them to something that feels like it makes sense without compromising what the stage was about. 2 instances especially felt like this. On a Rail and Surface tension comes to mind.

The game has managed to update and improve on what I remember from the original Half-life. It would be a worthy rerelease of a title if ever there was one.















More screenshots on my profile.