I guess they do that to make you less mobile, limiting your abilites (to make you feel more vulnerable).
Hiding the quick save message I think is because of the speedmod mappers use to limit your movement....
WOW! Exactly the same reaction as geezer, I was blown away by everything. Graphics, combat, puzzles woven into the game in such a way as to make you think, but not give up.
Its a special mod that's for sure. Possibly my favorite of all time. Thank you so much!...
Runs under Linux after lowercase all files.....
Overall I found these maps to be quite disappointing as they didn't really make me feel anything.
Satanaphobia
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I quite enjoyed the prank opening and the atmosphere was initially quite interesting, I then walked around expecting an elaborate puzzle to clear a doorway before finding out that it's just broken and I had to noclip through it. The rest of the map was pretty average but I did enjoy a couple of sections specifically the...
A rather disappointing collection of maps. Aberrant Transmission was the best by far and again breaking the light took some time to figure out as you can't do that to any other light too! Also why is it that many modders find it is cool to 1) remove jumping and 2) hide the quick save message?...
Hammer Tools Inc
[recimage id=3] Nice job converting the FNaF concept into HL2 and not entirely copying it. Although the camera switching took a bit of time to get used to, I got the hang of it pretty quickly.
A phone guy was also a nice touch, but I think some players will be overwhelmed by the amount of information given to them, even though it isn't really that much. I myself already had an idea of what the jammer did when I used it when the h...
WOW !! WOW!! WOW!!
Just finished playing for the first time. Plan to go back soon to play it again.
Overall, the game is excellent with its movement, graphics, and story. I had a couple of spots where I was slowed down to have to figure out what to do next to continue, but most of the game was smooth and exciting. I'd recommend that you haven't yet, download it and get started. This game has become one of my favorites.
Job well done in its design and work spent to make it ...
No reviews yet, so I figured I would post a quick one of my own. These reviews are based off of my passing thoughts when I played these over a year ago, so they won't be super long.
The Sun Vanished by ThatsRidonkulous
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Really good visuals and sound design here, the world feels real and that adds a lot to the horror elements. I kinda wish the whole "sun vanishing" idea was explored a bit more, and I can't say it particularly sca...
Not only is this mod long, but it's also high quality from A to Z. It is clear that a lot of work has been put into this project, and it definitely shows.
Now, it's been a while since I've played this mod so my memory might be a bit foggy. Cosmonaut doesn't do anything revolutionary gameplay-wise, but that's not a problem for me personally. I never got lost, there was no kitchen sink combat, and there was an abundance of health/batteries throughout the entire mod. Secrets were scat...
This is really just one map with the files needed to make it into a mod. I liked the old church environment in the above ground part. The underground areas were pretty plain without much combat. Decent quality but you will finish it quickly....
Yep. I have Raedon. This is a first time issue for me....
It seems that's a Radeon issue. On another machine with Nvidia graphic card the problem is not present anymore. At least for me....
I have Lost Coast installed. I thought that my problem comes from something different; I have Steam installed under Wine on Arch Linux (steam thinks that I'm running Windows 8.1 or 7 or whatever version I choose) but the other mods look fine....
Hm, this might require Lost Coast to be installed. If possible can you install that and re-check?...
Did so, it works now, but its incredibly buggy, I keep running into progress stopping bugs....
me too......
Sorry? For what? If there aren't any new mods it isn't your fault.
I think there will be enough new stuff in the future.
Or do you have a guilty conscience, because of no MAP-TAP Halloween competition this year?
This is just a speculation, no judging or anything else like that.
Don't mind.
In my opinion we users can be happy about the site not being closed down without Phil.
I wish you a happy halloween!...
I'm getting the pink-black checkered hue in some of the textures. Am I missing files?...
A bit glitchy - had to noclip to get away from the helicopter.
Language was all in Russian so couldn't understand what I was supposed to do....
All audio is in Russian so it was unclear what I was supposed to do....
Whoa, what a journey. What can I say?
My first thought is: It's a masterpiece (until you reach the citadel). Fantastic, very creative how you approach scenarios, gameplay, gunfights. The stealth mission, albeit a bit buggy, was a fantastic idea. The enviroment was top notch. I really felt I was on city 10 sometimes.
On the gameplay aspect, its worth mention that it was very punishing the damage you suffered, but it was tolerable when you think it's a mod that tries to do something differe...
Make sure you did this part as laid out in the Installation Instructions:
Important – this archive includes four dll files which should already be present in your Half-Life folder. Only overwrite your existing dll’s if the mod’s ones are newer (very unlikely) otherwise copy only the main Reissues mod folder into your Half-Life folder and leave the dll’s.
I just retested this download and the mod runs OK for me....
Had the same problem with it not loading the dlls....
This mod was well constructed and fun to play. I did recognize some of the area from previous competitions but the author changed them enough that it wasn't repetitive at all. Well worth downloading and playing...
Having only just found and played through this, I am honestly shocked to see so many 5 star ratings.
Since this is a collaboration from quite some time ago, I can understand that there should be some leeway for the overall rating, as the mappers clearly have varied levels of skill. Having said that, not a single one of them seems to be without it's issues.
Maps are inconsistent with their rules, which results in players not knowing what to do in order to progress. There are also far too ma...
Glad you liked our entry!...
Think I fixed it....
Unq - Radix - 4 weeks ago
Rating removed since you didn't actually play it. It crashes because of Valve's update to HL last week.
Opt in to the beta version of HL on Steam, or fix it yourself:
open liblist.gam (text file) in the mod folder, and change:
gamedll “..\valve\dlls\hl.dll”
to
gamedll “dlls\hl.dll”...
Really nice simple puzzle map, if you are looking for something short and sweet, definitely play this one. Puzzles were a bit too easy though, and it was to short for me to really enjoy it that much....
Crashes...
Apologies for the various typos, I meant to give continuum shift a 5
And i didn' notice the "HEADER" and "SPOILER" text before some of my sentences.
Have no idea how to edit comments, if there is a way its not appearing on my screen for some reason....
This was so much fun, the modders did an amazing job.
Even the maps I would consider "bad" had some fun parts in them, now onto my boring, bad review:
Schwarzchild Radius
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This one blew me away the second I was given an opportunity to move, the entire space ship looks so aesthetically nice; it gave off a very unsettling vibe in the darker, lonelier areas
The run segment was really cool, It scared the ...
Sorry! The command is sv_unlockedchapters "8"
The download is now fixed, you shouldn't have to do this anymore. If you already have the old download, use the console command above....
Unknown command...
put in the developer console sv_unlockchapter 8 and will be fixed...
Why is only the first entry playable? All the rest are inactive even if after I have passed the first one....
Well-written and I didn't discover any flaws. One of the better mods on this site....
Did you follow the installation instructions? Specifically, make sure the Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer is set to 'upcoming' in the Betas tab in Steam....
I really really liked this mod. Especially with the MMod compatability patch....
I can´t Play ERROR ?? game info :243730...
The mod was working under steam when I installed it on 2019-10-06, but after the HL update of 2019-10-08, its not possible anymore to begin a new game or load the previously saved games. It works under HL 1.1.1.0 tho, and the saved games files are compatible....
I quite liked this. Started off a bit odd with the crates in the truck - I wanted those lol. I even went back after getting the crowbar... Btw, here everything was choppy and with low framerate.
Inside, I really liked the design with good details. The zombie parts downstairs were well done I thought, and in stages too which worked well. A little more ammo wouldn't have been a bad idea? Nor maybe some grenades.
The air ducts parts went on a bit too much for my liking... And then the outdoor...
A bit of a mixed bag for me.
I really liked the use of abstraction in this mod, really makes it stand out among others. This is also supported by some great geometry- and brushwork.
Apart from that, the visuals were underwhelming, but that's to be expected considering when it was made.
My main issue with this mod is the lack of clarity at times; sometimes I walked around for about 5-10 minutes not knowing what to do, only for the way forward to be almost hidden or very unclear.
There are ...
I just used the version on ModDB, but thanks anyway....
Honestly, I really enjoyed this map. I don't know how much time I spent in it so I didn't record that accurately.
This was a well thought out map but I think it's more artistic and a puzzle map than anything. However, I really like those when I'm in the mood. If you like puzzles and problem solving this is a good map. I did have to use 'noclip' a few times to get around honestly. I got stuck in the duct where the little lights were which required me to use 'noclip' there. I like the different...
I didn't enjoy this at all. I don't know what condominium this was supposed to be but it just looked like a bunch of hallways. My maps might not be great but I design better than this and I don't release them.
Everything just seemed very random and not thought out. The lights going out was kind of pointless in the concept of the map to me and took away from my desire to play it at all. I only played this for about 2 mins and quit. This is one I actually deleted off my system and that's rare f...
This is an excellent mod and I hope the author makes many more. IMO, the atmosphere and settings are great. I almost wish there were more enemies so that I would be forced to linger a little longer in each area looking for ammo, health, or secrets.
The one thing I wish was there was an ending screen that stated my accomplishments or secrets found. I know I didn't find everything, but I'd like to know how much I missed. I need to know how thorough I need on the next play-through.
Thumbs up...
So in the meantime, you can use this workaround:
Open liblist.gam (text file) in the darkstar folder, and change:
gamedll "..\valve\dlls\hl.dll"
to
gamedll "dlls\hl.dll"...
Ok, thanks....
This isn't the download, this is a brand new problem with the update that just came out for Half-Life. I've reported it on Github, hopefully they can fix it soon....
The download provided here is no good. When I try to start a new game, it just crashes to desktop....
Leon's Mappack 1
This small pack created by Leon tasks the player with one simple objective. Kill some Combine, Go through the city, Escape. I don't feel the use of text was useful because; the map should guide the player through on its own. The ending bit got a bit tedious; considering the amount of unnecessary damage. Other than that, for maps made 1 year after Half-Life 2 came out; it's fairly solid....
Cosmonaut was one of my favorite entries for any HL mapping competition ever. Seeing it being expanded into a full mod made me very excited. Played through it, and was definitely not disappointed.
Dolmo has done some fantastic work here, and created a possible future classic. There is just so much to like about this mod, I don't know where to begin.
Gameplay is classic HL2 in a good way, you have your intense combat sections broken up by some puzzles that you meet just bef...
Cosmonaut is one of my favourite Half-Life 2 mods I've played so far.
First of all, I love a gameplay of the mod. It doesn't bore you when you're playing, you don't want the mod to end. The gameplay isn't repetitive, but very variative.
Secondly, I can't say that the mod is visually impressive, but it is really solid and high-quality. Detalization and brushwork were pretty good. The level design was really well-done.
Thirdly, I love that the mod features lots of secrets and achievement...
Cool map with many scripted scenes, but, sadly, very short and discontinued....
One of the best maps Ive ever played. well-designed map with good balance and a few simple but cool battles.
Definitely have to be played....
First map crashed to desktop, no error.
Tried to load map ck01 in console, same result.
Tried to load map ck02 in console, map came up.
Will post any other errors here....
I seem to have fixed it myself.
I looked at the gameinfo.txt:
SteamAppId 220
ToolsAppId 211
SearchPaths
{
Game |gameinfo_path|.
Game hl2
}
...etc
...and decided to add some of the steampipe / mod fixes, like:
game+mod |gameinfo_path|.
platform |gameinfo_path|.
...and:
game_lv hl2/hl2_lv.vpk...
Mod crashes blank screen upon startup.
I start the mod and it doesn't bring up the start screen, but I get a dialog
"Can't find background image materials/console/startup_loading.vtf"
The exe file didn't produce any errors.......
I really enjoyed playing this map, awesome design, balance and battles.
Another one awesome old map, 10/10
Play it now, if U still didnt, really...
not bad map actually and etc, but skirmish on stairs is very unbalanced, no place to hide and only one medkit...
Ive got nothing to say but awesome mapping, looks pretty nice, especially with fog. Playtime is short and leaving good impression about Ur map. 10/10)...
One of the best old map, simple(like press and hold W and U will beat the map XD) and looking very good, definitely worth to play
btw moment with sniper is still hard to pass for me))...
Game gets stuck on Opening scene, done a lot to try and fix it, i give up.
Just calling this broken for now, until something fixes it, i see that it was like this back in 2018, so that rules out the possibility of the recent update breaking it....
Honestly mods like these, are my favorite kind.
Implementing itself within the universe completely, taking place during the events of EP 1, Gordon is escaping the city, and the rebels are moving in to save a high valued target and get out them selves.
Playing as a resistance rebel your traverse a broken City 17, witnessing the combine struggle, the metro police fight and flee forming there own unit as there still human, and the resistance wants there blood.
Its a traditional mission, wi...
I Thoroughly enjoyed this map, started out eerie dark and alone, in a limited enviorment, your searching for the way forward, discovering weird contraptions and how they work, using them to proceed.
Had very good map design in my opinion, very cannon feeling to the Half life universe, minus the backdrop in one scene, and had a very clever moment that included half life 1 sound effects coupled with a scene that i feel would give Gordon a flash back of PTSD of Black Mesa.
Proper Boss ending,...
Personally i really enjoyed this map, was hard, well done, proper boss fight, forced me to adapt, and made good use of the music as well.
I thought the boss fight was quite challenging as there are very limited resources and 1 clear way to attack, but imo i enjoyed that limitation in the end.
Short, Hard, Well made, a traditional Half life 2 singleplayer mod. i give a 5 Star....
I downloaded it on gmod and all the textures are mixxing
Pink checker and errors everywhere, how do I fix it, this looks like a fun map...
Horrible ending....
Awesome game !...
Nice little map with a coherent layout.
That's it.
Perfect for Play it Latter....
The map is well made but too easy to play....
This was absolutely the best half life mod I've ever played. It was so well made and I really really enjoyed this mod a lot, I reaaaaaalllyyy recommend you to play this mod...
I didn't like it at all, I feel like it was not that well made and I didn't even want to finish the mod...
Really Really short but it was fun...
It was a fun mod, I liked it...
It was the most colorful half life mod I've ever played but it didn't even feel like a half life mod to be honest becuse all the textures has been replaced with something else but other than that, the mod was ok, It was really short too....
I really liked this mod, I really recommend playing it...
It was a fun mod but really short...
Really good, it was better than etc I but etc I was still really good too but this was was better in my opinion, fun mod and I would really like if there would come a etc III....
Really fun mod, loved it...
Could you try explaining that "bright bloom effect" a bit more?...
I hear this is a first map which is impressive with an overall idea which I could see working well. But I found it felt too staged using a design that's spread out too much, if that makes sense? The soldiers didn't have much AI and just stood there until I started to hit 'em...
Okay, it's supposed to be dark but it's boringly dark - and far too dark. I also had weird graphical effects for cars, doors, etc... Hard to explain but it was like a bright bloom effect. Very odd.
I think this map...
Fun mod with some interesting mechanics, although I encountered a bug where I played through an entire map without triggering an event, and had to consult a walk through at a few points....
Very good map, great intro, detailed environments and good flow....
So Ive beated this mod and what can I say:
1)Good leveldesign, maps looks nice and the route is understandable
2)Good voice acting
3)Medium duration, not so long and not so short
4)old but gold
I will say its 8/10...
I also seem to experience FAR, FAR more 'script errors' (doors not opening -- forcing me to utilize 'no-clip' cheats' to progress through maps) than other Half-life 2 'gamers' do....
I really liked this. I thought the puzzles where more interesting rather than impossibly annoying. Visually, it was a little dull and bland, so more detail in that respect to jazz up your environment would have been nice.
My main negative was the lacking monsters/bad guys during those periods they appeared. Just a tad more please. For me, the "worst" part was after opening the gates and having to contend with the mounted gun - simply because I needed medkits around this area. More and more ot...
"Stalwart XT is a two map collaboration between myself (JamaicanDave) and Dolmo. It is based on a small Black Mesa map called Stalwart I released on RTSL in 2016 as an unofficial entry to the Hardville mapping challenge. The original Stalwart map has been reworked and new areas added extending both the beginning and end."
(From Stalwart XT's description)...
This is basically a map filled with loads of enemies who teleport en mass around you while giving you limited ammo. Makes it near impossible when you go to the middle of a room, about 5 Vortigaunts spawn out of thin air and hitscan you to death in a few seconds.
Really bad map. Can't recommend at all....
It's... alright. The action comes thick and fast, and you have to avoid explosions, a few death traps and escape. It'll take you max 5-10 minutes. No combat whatsoever.
Only recommend if you're bored out of your mind....
Stalwart XT is both a revamped and extended version of Stalwart. I don't think this original is playable anymore, it's not compatible with the most recent version of Black Mesa....
Ignore what I said earlier. Gotta download the source sdk 2013 patch.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/combine-destiny/downloads/combinedestiny-patch-source-sdk-2013...
This is happening to me too @Cry.Skull7
I think the mod is broken, can't find any fixes for it....
Is Dolmo and Dave's "Stalwart XT" like a revamp or an extended version of this?...
Unpopular opinion here, but after seeing how highly rated this map is, I'm left thinking... am I playing the same one these guys did??
It's a decent map, but leaves alot to be desired. I'll start with the bad, then finish with the good.
Sorry, not a fan of the music at all: one of them kept repeating whenever I loaded the game and got annoying very quickly, and the other one during the grunt fight was too loud and obnoxious: thankfully deleting both the music files (begins with SystemError...
A short handful of maps that will take you less than an hour to complete. Takes you through mainly a military installation with mostly corridor shooting, but some medium-sized open areas to battle in. You'll mostly be facing the human grunts (which is great as the soldiers in Half-Life are still a joy to battle to this day!), as well as Xen, plus witness both sides battling it out. Played it on hard mode and it's been a little challenging, with grenade-launching happy grunts and sneaky snarks hi...
A very, very short level that literally takes 15 or less minutes to complete and only has a handful of enemies.
Not a bad map, not alot going on, but not alot to complain about either. Some vent crawling, lock smashing, button pressing and traversing to be had. I'd like to see more from this map maker as they show good potential for even bigger projects!...
A great set of maps. I really enjoyed playing them - they had great variety and some very clever twists. There were too many entries to review them all, but I can say that Anomalous Materials was my favorite. It had a fantastic environment, great dialogue, and lots of humorous moments....
Cool, play it! (sorry, but I don't have time to write longer desc)...
