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Zay 4

for Half-Life 2

Another Doom/Quake style, no story, room-to-room map from Ritosito. The first 3 maps can be found here: Zay 1, 2 and 3. There is one jumping puzzle that is nicely done and plenty of action. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 9 recommendations, average score: 4 (out of… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,02617th February 2008
12 Comments and 9 recommendations, most say "Play It Later"

Poll Question 069 – Full graphic settings or not at all?

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

I had an interesting discussion with a very partisan PP reader. His position was related to Crysis and is this: “If you can’t run this game at full graphic settings then you probably shouldn’t play it at all!”. So, this week’s poll question is:

Full graphic settings or not at all?

10th February 2008 27 Comments

Survival Project

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

“This is a project I was working on for quite a while, and I’ve finally finished the first five parts. However, there are some completely new NPC’s, the Houndeye the Bullsquid, the Snarks, the Gargantua and the Combine Assassin. There will be some new NPC’s in the next parts too.”

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Total Downloads: 1,7913rd February 2008
64 Comments and 7 recommendations with no significant bias

Black Mesa Home Cinema

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

I just found this interesting article called 10 stunning ultra-geeky home cinemas and of course my mind suddenly jumped to Black Mesa. I would definitely build a Black Mesa themed home cinema if I had the cash and space.

In fact since I love concrete and industrial design my dream house might look very similar to Black Mesa anyway. I can just imagine a concrete room with a fireplace and a Chesterfield Chair with some Dutch masters on the wall!

If you had the cash and space, what themed home cinema would you like?

3rd February 2008 4 Comments

Project Orion

for Half-Life

From the Read Me: “Orion is the facility that formally was known as Black Mesa. It started up again 3 years after the incident…” Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 8 recommendations, average score: 3.38 (out of 5), standard deviation: 1.73 (what's that?)

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Total Downloads: 71126th January 2008
23 Comments and 8 recommendations with no significant bias

The Suit

for Half-Life 2

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3
You are Lamont Vance son of Alyx Vance-Manns the successor of The Suit (Mark V Hazardous Environment Suit). Continuing the fight to free humanity from the plight that is the combine, Lamont is the new scientist about town.

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Total Downloads: 1,07922nd January 2008
13 Comments and 10 recommendations, 5 say "Maybe?"

Poll Question 066 – Is playing a game or mod on “easy” an insult to the mapper or dev team?

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

Yet another polar question! Sorry. Leon Brinkmann wrote to me about a possible Steam Update Issue. In his email he wrote: “…what is no fun at all to play, and it does make all effort the mapper took for nothing.” (Forgive his English grammar it’s probably much better than your Dutch!) I strongly disagree with this view point but that doesn’t mean others do. So, this week’s (Late – sorry) Poll Question is

Is playing a game or mod on “easy” an insult to the mapper or dev team?

19th January 2008 22 Comments

The Absolute

for Half-Life 2

“Krieger starts at the military compound and must retrieve the stolen technology from this militant faction and get back to the point of extraction before enemy soldiers capture him.” Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 10 recommendations, average score: 2.8 (out of 5), standard deviation: 1.56 (what's that?)

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Total Downloads: 87917th January 2008
12 Comments and 10 recommendations, 3 say "Maybe?"

Contractual Termination

for Half-Life 2

This is a short single map created as part of a Guidhall assignment. The player receives a few objectives via screen text and there is also some scripting of events. Work you way through a few various locations to a rebel base, then defend it. Author’s Note “My final personal project at the Guildhall, “Contractual… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,01913th January 2008
19 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Maybe?"