Is it my imagination or are all the mapping and modding competitions missing Single Player maps? Valve have recently run their Deathmatch Map Contest with a $5,000 first prize. And of course there was the Make Something Unreal contest, but that didn’t feature a special SP section.

Basic Details Title: Dawn File Name: hl2-sp-dawn.rar Size : 1.21Mb Author: 3isKalt Date Released: 19 March 2005 Files Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

Basic Details Title: Hardman in the City File Name: hl1-sp-hardman-in-the-city.7z Original File Name: Half-Life1ModHardmanIntheCity.exe Size : 21.1Mb Author: Daniel P Date Released: 11 March 2005 PlanetPhillip Download Servers PlanetPhillip.Com Screenshots Click on the thumbnails below to open a 1024 pixel wide image. WARNING: The screenshots may contain spoilers. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe… Read More

Here is another alien invasion idea similar to the Trust Mod Idea. However this story has a more detailed background that I have taken care to ensure is as realistic as possible. Too often in these types of stories the actions that either lead up to or happen just after the invasion are beyond belief. I keep saying to myself “there’s no way they would do that!”. As I’ve said, in this story I’ve tried to make the action believable. Whether I’ve done that or not only you can decide.

About Part 3 of this generally well-received single player Half-Life 2 map series. Make sure you have played the other two first! Basic Details Title: Day Hard Part 3 File Name: dayhardpart3.zip Size : 7.6Mb Author: Carlo Piscicelli Date Released: 05 March 2005 Related Day Hard Complete Screenshots Click on the thumbnails below to open… Read More

Overview To perform surgery and save patients! The gameplay would revolve around very delicate movements with your mouse and the correct selection of tools for the operation. The learning curve would be steep, it wouldn’t be designed for arcade play. Below is a draft list of possible game features. They are in no particular order… Read More

Developer Responsibility When a game becomes popular I believe that the developer and publisher have a responsibility to provide more detailed background information regarding the universe it is set in. Let me give you a real-world example.

We had another brief power-cut last night, which reminds me I need to buy a UPS, and as I was walking around the flat I was reminded of how the human eye has better light perception at 30/45 degrees from the centre. Meaning if you want to see things in the dark it’s better to… Read More

Introduction Although I wrote this piece moments after finishing Seeing in the Dark they are not really connected. One of the reason I prefer science fiction or non-reality FPS games is because it gives developers a chance to experiment with the player’s perception. Unlike a World War 2 game, they don’t have to make everything… Read More