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1. Anon-00522

   27th December 2007 at 9:47 am

   

   don`t even bother to download this
   no story (start-hard)
   You start in a room with two door`s and only with HEV 1 door marine 2 door leads outside (first picture) go on the roof of the building enter the room there are 3 hadcrabs I think.Here you will find crowbar………
   Very basic texture not much details
   Ends when you pres one baton there will bi some explosions (that suppose to be nuclear missile taking off I think ) after that no ending sequence you can continue playing and pres the baton again…
   About 20-30 min play

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2. Mel

   5th April 2008 at 3:21 pm

   

   Another game played first many years ago this one given away by Computer Gamer. It played ok for me, however, it’s short and basic all about getting topside.

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3. Technic

   20th March 2012 at 2:13 pm

   

   Old single map with no story and many flaws, negative attributes.
   You start in a locker room with no weapon, no HEV suit – so go find at least the suit.
   There are less weapons and ammo available so take care! On you way to the rail several buttons have to be activated but it’s all pretty simple and obvious, it can’t count as a puzzle.
   Once on the rail you make your way to the popular Silo D, hit a couple of buttons again and voilá!

   Pro’s:
   -Rail riding
   -Tough combat due to less weapons, ammo

   Con’s:
   -Very short
   -No HEV at start (I thought there is none during first play-,-) – go find it!
   -No story or puzzles, odd game design
   -Odd start – no weapon but a grunt with a shotgun.. (also see next Con)
   -Ridiculous death by a falling over container if you don’t take care (revealing a satchel, first weapon)
   -Poor and boring mapping, not very detailed or surprising – at least a bit good lighting

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4. Ten Four Reviews

   1st August 2012 at 12:53 am

   Just as with the other maps reviewed today, this is another brief experience; another similarity is that this is Steve’s first release.

   The map does come across as being the work of an inexperienced mapper but it’s not a terrible debut. It begins badly with a silly choice of two doors; behind one is a gun-toting grunt and behind the other is a satchel explosive to dispose of said grunt. From here it does improve, however.

   You’ll notice while playing that all the locations look a bit big and empty, another common trait in early levels. There was also the problem that the enemies – both the grunts and the aliens – weren’t placed very well around the level; you’ll find that the majority of them don’t even register your presence before you pump a few rounds into them.

   The level overall is very short and also rather too easy – again the lack of difficulty settings makes this even more of a problem. The ending is a disappointment too, just fading out after completing the unexplained objective and then, comically, fading back in if you wait long enough.

   However, it isn’t a bad effort by any means. It needs a lot of work but it is reasonable fun for five minutes and the download won’t tax your modem too much. It’s really good to see all these new editors emerging with their work and though this isn’t exactly a classic, there’s plenty of pointers that Steve could produce some could work with future attempts.

   Notes
   This review is republished here by permission and was originally published Thursday, 18th February, 1999 by Morgan.

   This review was originally posted on the Ten Four Website, which is now offline. Permission has been granted to republish the full review and more details can be found on the About page.

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5. reaction

   16th July 2023 at 12:08 am

   

   The Silo Station isn’t what I’d call a bad map but it is crude. At least the balance isn’t bad and the map is interesting enough. The ending got a laugh out of me, rather than an actual rocket leaving the silo there’s just an explosion.

   I think Silo is worth playing if you specifically enjoy playing old maps (like I do) and if you can look past some of the author’s lack of technical prowess.

   Installed:
   Manually

   Difficulty Played At:
   Hard

   Playtime:
   7 Minutes

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6. Dmitry

   1st March 2024 at 3:04 am

   

   It was to hard for the disigner to put a rocket to fly, it is much easier to create an explosion. So many scientists staying in the control room just to see the hatch open and then boom, nothing happened and everybody acting like it has to be like this, like no one expected nothing else. So they knew there’s no rocket. Besides, what a rocket is doing in the courtyard near the vagon?

   Installed:
   Manually

   Difficulty Played At:
   Hard

   Playtime:
   7 Minutes

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7. monster_urby

   8th March 2025 at 2:29 pm

   

   The Silo Station is another relatively simple map with some uninspiring combat against the HECU and some Xen creatures. Once again this is a map pack that does not give you an HEV suit, so you will need to use the give item_suit command if you want to easily switch weapons and keep track of your health and ammo. I don’t know why this was so common in these earlier maps. Was it supposed to be part of the challenge because I have to say, you can keep your challenge to yourself.

   The fact that the map includes a small train system which you can control, that seems a lot more complicated to set up than simply placing an item_suit entity somewhere at the start of your map.

   Other than that little gripe, there’s not really a lot to say about this map. There is a secret satchel charge hidden in an alcove behind a dumpster, but I attempted to jump into the dumpster and almost got crushed to death. Whoops. The map is fairly basic otherwise, with very boxy rooms and simplistic set dressing. The map concludes with an underwhelming explosion and then simply fades to black. I’ve no idea what I was attempting to do, but I think I failed…?

   Who cares? This map also failed. Not impressed.

   Installed:
   Manually

   Difficulty Played At:
   Medium

   Playtime:
   11 Minutes

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