There are a ton of really cool stories on this thread about peoples first experiences with half-life ect. so this introduction is probably going to be underwhelming but here goes.
I'm an amateur game designer looking to broaden my skills and maybe find some inspiration for a project or two I'm working on in the source engine.
I'm new to modding but not half-life or half-life 2 as I've been playing those since elementary school more or less. I'm not one hundred percent on this fact but I th...
TR:Kanka sen şu Half life 1.5 linkini atsana. En:The Gamer Bro can you send the Link of the half life 1.5 that you installed...
If villes end this site is as good as dead, villes are one of the only things that make this site unique and worth visiting on a weekly basis....
So that's why it was replay ville of all villes.
Because were gonna need something to keep us busy for a looong time....
Hi. Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been a huge fan of the Half-Life series since I first played Half-Life in 1999 when I was only in middle school. I'll never forget the first time I watched the intro. Riding the train through the Black Mesa complex was the first time in my life that I was completely blown away by a video game's presentation.
After finishing the HL singleplayer campaign, my father introduced me to maps and mods, and I spent hours each day trying to track down every...
Oops, forgot to log in. Anon_1735183 is me....
I liked your map though. Love the visuals and the setting....
I will say for my map, it was just meant as a mini experience, the gameplay was intended to be short as it was the environment that was more the focus.
An experience that could lead to more and be plugged into the timeline at various points.
no hidden tasks or tricks ;)...
What I did to get around the 2nd sniper in Nova sniping is used the black rack below the sniping hole to my advantage and put a lot of barres and metal sheets so they rest on the rack until finally i could build up to the 2nd vent with boxes and get into the vent...
Wow, there are quite many entries here! The fact that there are 16 entries for this competition despite the unfortunate recent news warms my heart and makes me proud to be a part of this community.
Let's start with...
Breengrub by Jean "XBLAH" Knapp
[recimage id=3] This map was very simple, but well-made nonetheless. It's essentially a simple boss fight, which was really creative and fun to play. The area itself isn't anything special, but it...
[…] Lots of people at MapCore are doing HL2 maps! Go download FusionVille here: https://www.runthinkshootlive.com/posts/fusionville/ […]...
it is really unfortunate that Philip is leaving his site and I have great respect for all the work he has been doing for this site.
I am not a big poster here, but regularly I came here looking for new mods.
Thank you a thousand times for all your work Philip
best wishes !
Gilbert - Belgium
@ Don: I don't know you, but I appreceate that you will try to continue RTSL !...
it is really unfortunate that Philip is leaving his site and I have great respect for all the work he has been doing for this site.
I am not a big poster here, but regularly I came here looking for new mods.
Thank you a thousand times for all your work Philip
best wishes !
Gilbert - Belgium...
What kinda soundscape is that on the background map? Is it a custom one?...
I cannot claim to be a member from the start and I haven't even played HL1 completely, but it's an "expected surprise" that this has happened. Expected because of the slowdown on the site, and a surprise because it just is.
I hope you find a way to be creative in a new way and find the fulfilment you no longer find here.
Many Many thanks and so long!...
Thanks everyone for entering, look forward to see everyone's next entries. Good luck!...
Plot Twist...Phillip has been secretly hired by Gabe Newell with a nicely deserved 6-figure salary to be the Project Designer/Developer/Leader/God for Half-Life 3, to be hitting the tech stores just in time for Christmas 2019. Half-Life 4 projected to be available Christmas 2020 and free for online downloads!
C'mon, Gabe!
Good Luck, Phillip!...
It was a great challenge...
OK, poll added...
Played it on Sven Co-op, and it was hard as hell, so yeah
this was so much fun, It's one of those mods that, change Half-Life in all aspects, and it's still enjoyable for me, who doesn't like a lot of changes...
This is truly a bummer, but indeed inevitable. Burnout, moving on, desires and motivations change.
But I'm very glad that the site won't completely vanish, I'm tired of things I have loved and enjoyed doing that.
<3 Phillip, and Don, and ALL the modders who have made this site what it is....
But are where voting?...
Breengrub
[recimage id=4] What an amazing boss battle! Good visuals and effects. The boss' attacks are creative, but it did start to get a little repetitive near the end. I also thought the battle was way too easy.
Elevator
[recimage id=3] This entry made creative use of the challenge. You are in an "elevator" which teleporting you to all sorts of places. In each place you need to damage a powerbox...
Excellent, thanks, that must have been it. I downloaded again, the file size was much larger, and the first map works fine....
Great Mod!...
Great Mod! Atmosfer. Scary. Fast. Dynamic....
Doug, I just checked and the file is working fine on my end. You might have caught me while I was updating the download for the problem discussed above. Please try redownloading.
The file is also on ModDB if you continue to have problems: https://www.moddb.com/mods/smc-map-labs/downloads/oneroom...
Sorry Don but I have to report not being able to unzip the download right now, something about cannot open file, unexpected end of data....
Sorry guys. I've updated the download.
You can type this in the console to fix it: sv_unlockedchapters 16
You might need this first: sv_cheats 1...
Just fixed it. Type sv_unlockedchapters 99 in the console....
I've got the same bug. I can't continue playing....
Played/completed the first entry, but the second entry did not unlock?...
For me, it was just boring, I couldn't even finish, I got really bored, not even joking
I guess they made a fantastic job on changing pretty much everything from the original game, but by making that, it got boring for me...
I want to add my thanks to Philip here too. His site was the best half-life site for years lately. And I've had many pleasurable hours playing the maps, and using the site. The best of luck for you in the future, Philip....
This mod was AMAZING
it's a Puzzle focused mod, with little to medium combat, but the plot is very good, the puzzles get harder and harder, I figured all of them out by myself, which is a reason for the 5 hours it took me to finish
I just can't explain how good this was, play it...
I just re-discovered Sabotage again after installing it, I think, in 2011.
Do you have a list of maps the mod *would* have run in order, if you had
to play one after the other ? I play sb_city, then sb_city_2, but have to guess
which maps to play afterward.
Thanks, I hope you can find people to help finish it, unless you've given up on it....
Sorry to see you go sir, but I know it's for the best! I think if you could remain dedicated to a project like Run Think Shoot Live you are capable of providing a lot. Not many people remain dedicated & focused day in and day out. Lots of people become discouraged & quit almost immediately, but you stuck with it during good times & bad times.
I don't think I would have appreciated the unique work or better yet craftsmanship that went into, so many modifications & maps many of ...
The year is 2019 and the original founder of PlanetPhillip/RTSL has retired. Chances are ReplayVille was the final Ville ever! Was it a good ville? Well, in my opinion it was. On to the individual maps:
Master Chef by AnonymoScoot
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At first I actually had fun in this map; I personally like wading through hordes of enemies with a large arsenal and lots of explosive physic-props available. However, that fun gradually faded away whe...
Oh, snap....
This mod is very good at what it sets out to do: being a short and fun mod that has a lot of shooting. And yes, A LOT of shooting. Ammo is everywhere, even if you miss more than half of your shots it will not be a problem whatsoever.
The environment is not fantastic-looking, but it is excusable.
If this review seems a bit simple, that's because the mod is also very simple. There just isn't much to talk about. Just go play it!...
I quite enjoyed this mod. It looks good and plays good for the most part.
In my opinion the amount of cover the player is given is way too little. You somtimes have to run in the open, hoping you won't have to take too many bullets. And most of the time you WILL be taking most of the bullets, because there are a lot of Combine in this mod. Sometimes I felt like it was a little too much.
These are my major complaints, but I don't have many more, so it's a Play It Later for me....
Well, this mod had some ups and downs.
First off I found the enemy placement to be quite bad at times. "Yeah just throw four Soldiers at the player with only one wall to hide behind." It's really annoying and dragged my opinion down a bit.
Also, is it just me or do you get more damage in this mod than usual? Every bullet just sucked up my suit power/health.
The design of the place is decent, it's nothing fantastic but it's not bad either.
The combat was good, though. Lots of things to sho...
Fun short little map. Some enemy placement could've been better, but it didn't bother me too much.
The whole thing is just fun until the part where the Combine show up. The creator thought it would be a good idea to just throw ten Soldiers at you at once. This part made my opinion go down from Play It Later to Maybe....
I believe you missed the crowbar. It's in the room you spawn in....
You have left behind as a gift to all the undisputable top mod creation complex anywhere in the gaming world.
Half Life hooked me in way back in the day and I'm not ashamed to confess that at 62 I still play the mods several times a week. I have even compiled my own recording system for how each one rates and there are some absolute beauties. scoring 11's out of 10....
I wonder if we could gift Phillip back as a leaving tribute a mega - fan made game such as 'Half Life 3 The RSTL Tribute...
Well, this is kind of depressing....
Thank you, Phillip. You have been a shining gem in the Half-Life community. Bon Voyage, and best of luck in your future endeavors. -Evan H....
I just made this account so i can thank Phillip for his hard work for the hl community.
Thank you for what you did and best of luck in your future.
Also i wish all the best for Don for keeping the website up....
Ok if nobody else is going to say it I will. Come on Phillip, don't go, please don't go, we need you mate!
Still not coming back? Ok! Well I would just like to say that what you have created here is a fantastic achievement which is, and deserves to be, revered by all lovers of the Half-Life world. Of course we wish you everything you would wish for yourself for the future but mostly we'll miss you and your videos, voice overs, comments, live streams etc. etc. etc.
Thanks for the many, man...
Thank you Phillip, for all the work you have put into this site. I also fully understand this move, as some projects can grow out of proportion and start consuming too much time. Goodbye and good luck in your future projects!...
I've been a fan of the site since I was a kid in 2009, it grew with me and was a big part of my life. Now at almost 20 it's hard to believe you are stepping down, but everyone has to move on. Thanks for all the memories, Phillip :)...
Thank you so, so much for everything you've done, Phillip! (from a 15-year-long lurker)...
Kaixo,
I'm sad I didn't discover this awesome website/community. Yet, I'm really grateful about everything.
I think from everyone here, we can say a big thank you to you Phillip, and we wish the best of luck and happiness for the future!
You've been a big part of the Half-Life community and we will NEVER forget you.
Also, thank you, Don, for continuing the website a little bit more.
This is probably the worst farewell message ever, but know that, both o...
:( :( :(
It's a sad news even if I don't play a lot Half-Life stuffs or just occasionally since a couple of year I come here everyday to see what's new.
I was here for a loooong time and really appreciate Philip for his enormous work and contribution during all those years
got a lot of contact during the past and was always fill with wonder to see how far Philip went to share his passion for Half-Life. He has certainly put a lot of priority in his site perhaps too much so i needed to com...
wasn't bragging about being an old gamer, you missed the point about things going slower and therefore giving you more complete gaming experience. Sorry you didn't get it....
The last challenge of the Hammer Cup 2018 is here!
Master Chef
[recimage id=0] What. The. F***. So judging from the title I initially thought it’d be some sort of fun cooking map that you can replay over and over. My God, how wrong was I.
To start off, you are given no clue or introduction on what to do. I explored the map after realizing gas barrels and propane tanks doesn’t make a good soup at all. I discovered that the weapons are som...
Well... Gosh, this is sad. At first, I knew the notice by a Half-Life Facebook group I am in. And I only see in a quick manner the title of a "sad day for modding community". So I feared the most, I thought that Phillip had died or something like that. I hope the lord give Phillip and Us the gift of life for many, many years more!
I only have to give Phillip a great, big thanks for all his work and millions of minutes devoted to developing the site. It is a sad fact to swallow. But I respect...
I might also add that there are still some games that helpfully rewards exploration, such as Borderlands, Dead Space, Wolfenstein, DOOM, or even some cases Call of Duty!...
One thing I would agree to you is the fact that the secret path is as good as it is. Just my opinion.
But was it necessary to brag about you being a gamer from like, what 1960s? It can give you a bad look, man.
On your topic of speedruns, that is the WHOLE POINT that it exists! The players who has done these are those who have known the glitches and exploits by either playing or researching. Take Half-Life 2 speedrun for example. You won't see the players picking up a lot of ammo or fighti...
All I can say it has been an honnor to have been a member (Since 3-2006) of the site, even thou my
contributions have been sparse! I don't map/mod (never learned) I just collect, my back up drive has 147gb 1,976 combination HL/HL2 files all compressed! Back in the day I helped a friend run two sites here in Minnesota (USA) (The Vault BBS & Over the Back Fence) The owner was killed in a car crash! Sad, but things happen! So this ending is very sad indeed! I'll be 73 in Feb and am wind...
As much as I'd love to say this was a "personal favorite" considering how great the theme was and the fact that this will likely be the last Ville ever (if not, the last Ville ever overlooked by Phillip), I don't think it quite reaches the height of FusionVille. That said, there are some great maps in here, so lets get into it!
Master Chef by AnonymoScoot
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I was torn between "Dire" and "Bad" for this one, but I think I will give ...
I know I rarely comment these days, and have never been a mapper, but as everyone else said, thank you so much for the enormous amount of time and energy you have put into PlanetPhillip, and RTSL.
You kept the dream alive for so many of us!
All the very best for whatever takes your attention now sir, and good luck for the future.
Happy New Year to you & yours....
Hello, Phillip!
You made me very sad the first day of the year, but I understand you.
I remember in 2014 you wrote me because you saw one of my mappack on Youtube (HL 1: The returning). That's how I got to know your website.
I checked your website every day, watched the new mods, learned a lot from them.
I thank you for the many work you have done in recent years and wish you every success in your private life!
One more important thing: I've been working on a HL2 Ep.2 mappack for over...
- a Canadian person...
Uh... I wanna say one more thing before I go
The fact that you kept a website about mods on half life 2 for 10 YEARS I truly commendable you've kept this fanbase alive and strong for so many years its truly amazing and doing stuff like the lambda cup for new/old modders to come together for some friendly competition what you've done for this community will stay with it forever and will be remembered and I understand why you would go do other things in your life you can only do one thing for...
Hello Phillip,
All good luck to you, thank you for running this site for a very long time!
Thank you again!
I looked always weekly for new maps here and its very sad to loose this.
For me HL1 and 2 was a big hope to improve the gaming world under Linux. So if someone asked me what to play under Linux i always answerd to play HL2 and visit your site.
In 2018 Valve seems to go away from the Linux nativ gaming and launched a own wine port.
Thats ok, but im afraid that this will be sto...
Well i hope you have a great life and good luck on your future endeavors whatever that may be. goodbye:)...
Wish you luck on your next endeavor!
For a second there, I was worried that he died or something....
Too sad Philip left this site. There is not going to be any Villes.... Damn it!...
Totally understand, man. Thanks so much for all you've done over the years to foster a strong, involved community around the best game ever, and for archiving and documenting its mods and map packs, keeping them from falling into the abyss of obscurity. I'll remember you every time I load up an HL mod. Thanks Phillip!...
Thanks for all Phillip. I hope that villes will live...
WHY DO GOOD THINGS ALWAYS DIE OFF WHEN I DISCOVER IT!?
Phillips, it's been nice knowing you man. The fact that you have spent YEARS, 15 years, dedicated to this very website! You introduced me to the Source mapping community, you gave me the reason to look back at Half-Life 2 (the very game that brought me into gaming in the first place!) and play it again, you ignited my passion in the franchise, and your website pretty much encouraged me to took up the Source SDK mapping.
Your website i...
Rebuttal: alternate path clearly visible behind Barney at junction. You missed it, payer at fault. You are wrong. QED....
Excellent - still not fast enough to crank the wheel and get through the door on game 3 - an age thing maybe :)
Well done every one of you for fine efforts.......
Oh man..
I'm sad to hear about this but I can also understand and respect Phillip's decision here. Phillip's service to the community has been immense through the generous hosting of maps, mods, and competitions here on the site. I wish the man the best of luck in the future.
I also want to congratulate Don on the "promotion" to site lead. As a fairly recent (2015) user of this site I don't share most of the same memories as other users on this site do but after tuning into numerous strea...
For starters the review I reacted on: that’s how this whole debate started. It is obvious that the reviewer did not take his time explore the area but was very quick in criticizing the mapper for not making the different paths more obvious. I got a s@#%load of criticism for defending the mapper and in the end provided clear evidence that the mapper did put hints in the right place and that the player is at fault for not finding them. Now all of a sudden I’m a narcissist? Dudes, get a grip......
Well that sucks, but hey, you pretty much know better than any of us here what to decide for yourself. I'm not that old of a member (not even old IRL), but it's safe to say that my life probably wouldn't be the same without this site or any of its previous versions. It's just amazing to think about how much this game's community has done for both this game and for the gaming industry in general, and this site is a great reminder of that.
Well, it's time to say a huge ...
Tell me, what did you observed on this very Earth that every modern players are like this? At first, I respected you, now you're falling on being narcissistic....
absolutely...please make some more......
Well I always download my HL mods on this site, thank you for running it and make it a crucial place of HL community. Of course it's sad to see it going maintenance mode, but I respect the opinion.
Good luck for the future....
Thank you for everything through all these years, Phillip.
Best of luck in your life ;)...
I guess this was inevitable. Less and less people show interest in this franchise that Valve abandoned and this site acted as a central hub for Half Life and its sequels.
Philip was one of the people who held the torch up high and kept going. He inspired people to do the same, but even a leader-figure can't hold it forever.
I have to admit, my interest in Half life is diminishing. It doesn't mean that I don't enjoy it anymore, I still find immense joy in booting up a mod I have not played ...
Well, this was inevitable. The 'sabbatical' of 2016 was a clear signal that the end of Phillip as the administrator of this website was gradually coming closer. The fact that you dedicated more than 15 years to PlanetPhillip/RTSL really shows your passion to the HL franchise. I personally would struggle to spend even 15 weeks on a single project ...
Phillip, it is a good thing that you decided to retire from RTSL and move on. When a certain job/hobby becomes a burden to deal with, it...
No problem mate, you just done what is needed to be done, some of the entries were stupid, confusing, but this was my favorite!...
Thank you for running this website as long as you have. It's been a great asset for the HL community, and it's sad to see it go from full operation to maintenance mode, but I understand.
I suspect that some of my maps wouldn't exist if not for you and your website encouraging me to keep working on them.
I wish you the best of luck in whatever the next thing you decide to do is....
I don’t know what to say.
Good bye, good luck and thank you for everything even though it came suddenly out of nowhere.
I really thought I’d leave the community before you. In the end it’s easier to keep a sporadic fandom than a fansite in daily life.
But leaving the site doesn’t mean you have to forget about some releases in the future - be it Black Mesa (you said you won’t play it until Xen is released) or fan versions of Épisode 3.
Even if HL2 was never released, HL wa...
Thanks for everything Phillip...I can't say I'm surprised as I'd sensed a downward spiral for some time, even hinted at it, but whatever you do I'm sure we all wish you the best and a bright future. It must be frustrating (It certainly is for me) trying to keep going with what is essentially a dead game now, but many of us saw this coming as I'm sure you must have also. Blame the lack of HL3, I do....
Thanks for all the work in the HL community. 15 years is an incredible amount of time to dedicate and it feels like the end of an era. Best of luck with your future endeavors....
Good Luck for the future Phillip and thanks for all your work....
Thank you so much for you feedback....
It's a real shame that we probably won't see any more villes or hear anything from you again Phillip. And here I was, thinking that you'll be here for at least 10 more years. It's not a surprise, since nothing stays the same forever. It was noticeable in the last year or so, since action on the site was slowing down quite a lot, as well as the streams. I can't say i'm disappointed, since you worked hard on this site for over 10 years and some time the day would come. And this was that day. It's ...
Just to add a little more -
It's weird, the impact Half-Life has had on my life. I was just barely more than a toddler when HL1 came out, and it blew my little mind away. No FPS had really tried to immerse the player in it's world before Half-Life, it blew me away. I was hooked.
The veneration I had for this game as a child didn't fade with time, it only mixed with nostalgia. Barely a couple days go by before I think about HL1 in some capacity, whether I want to look for some old mod I pl...
Unless you have a rebuttal, I think you just admitted you were wrong. Very well....
Thank you Philip, for creating this amazing site and bringing the community together....
Phillip has done a lot for the Half-Life modding community. RTSL is the reason I finally could get into HL2 mapping, which I always wanted to do.
Completely understandable that Phillip wants to move on. Good to hear that the page won't die completely.
Thanks again....
Thanks for all the fish.
This site is one of my daily stops and the mods have been a God send.
Best of luck....
This text gave me goosebumps. I knew something was wrong since this summer. Activity went down a lot. Thanks to Phillip for his work. I hope he will have a nice life.
This is where i get off....
While it is unfortunate, I can understand the reasoning. Thanks for everything, Phillip. You've made a fantastic site I've constantly been returning to for aeons at this point, and done videos + streams that I always await to watch with great anticipation. I can but only hope the best for the future of you and this site, until we meet again....
Thank you for all of the hard work you did for this website.
I hope the site continues to release single player maps as it did for many years.
ive played numerous hours of content thanks to this place.
I wish you all the best Phillip i am pretty sad to see you go but once again i wish you all the best for whatever your doing any time anywhere.
Oooh and hands up for Don thanks for the maintenance!!...
Well, I disagree. When you get to the bifurcation and look straight ahead you can clearly see the open door behind Barney, if you missed it it's because you moved too quickly.
My age has nothing to do with it and my comments remain valid and calling me pretentious just shows some people's touchiness about their own abilities as players.
You missed it guys, suck it up. Maybe you need a flashing arrow saying "THIS WAY"?
Some players don't bother to explore and have an urgency to get to the en...
