The Right Question! In Poll Question 045 I asked “Would you buy and play a game that only had one difficulty setting?”. It was a badly worded question because I meant that the only level available was the HARD setting. Whilst posting a reply comment I had a flash idea….
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Dawn’s Early Light: Combine Facilityfor Half-Life 2
Author’s Notes
“Dawn’s Early Light is a single-player map pack for Half-Life 2, spanning three continuous maps. My map is the first, and involves a member of the human resistance assaulting a Combine facility, only to be part of an event that releases hordes of zombies into the Combine-controlled city. We stuck with the Half-Life 2 visual style and universe for this map pack in order to fully utilize the game assets already available to us.
A major part of this project is working with other Level Designers in order to maintain consistent visuals, especially when it comes to accomplishing seamless level transitions. Even seemingly smaller details, such as the time of day that the events take place in, affect the decisions that we make while creating our maps.
The main thing that I learned from working on this map pack was how to properly populate a 3D game space with fun, scripted enemy encounters. I learned that something as simple as where an enemy attacks from can mean the difference between a player being frustrated or excited about the gameplay experience. Also, along with the Nitrate mod that I worked on, I became very proficient with the Hammer editor and learned how it differs from a subtractive editor like UnrealEd.
Total Downloads: 2,08024th August 2007
21 Comments
and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
Riot Actfor Half-Life 2
In this Single Player mod you play the role of Jamil Lee, who is a young member of the civilian resistance, taken by the Combine and currently imprisoned in Nova Prospekt.
Total Downloads: 7,44227th July 2007
104 Comments
and 52 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
Nosferatufor Half-Life
About This is a mod I presume is based on Nosferatu The Vampyre. It’s a partial conversion and has new weapons and enemies. Notes This mod has been made by a Czech team and the homepage is in Czech. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 11 recommendations, average… Read More
Total Downloads: 1,30724th July 2007
28 Comments
and 11 recommendations, most haven't enjoyed it
Toxic Waste Junkiesfor Half-Life 2
About This is another mod made by a group of students. These mods, and I will be adding one-a day for the next few days, are appearing more and more. As with many of these types of mods, the “feel” is more about experimenting and testing than actual gameplay. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice… Read More
Total Downloads: 80219th July 2007
44 Comments
and 9 recommendations, 1 say "Play It Now!"
The Heistfor Half-Life 2
About Inspired by the Hero’s Journey, The Heist puts the player in the shoes of a Resistance commando on a mission to steal a weapon prototype from the Combine. Gameplay features include sneaking past enemy guards and hurling cars at an enemy strider. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It… Read More
Total Downloads: 1,06215th July 2007
11 Comments
and 5 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
Black Mesa Theme Park
Let’s think about this question carefully. How many adult theme parks are there?
(By adult I don’t mean connected with sex)
There are plenty for children but none for adults. Sure you can go karting or paint ball with your mates but nothing on the scale of Disney World. That is until now!!
11th July 2007 18 Comments
Are Mods Poems?
One of the reasons I love computer games is because I truly believe they are the next form in story telling. First there were cave paintings, then oral stories, next came the printing press and after that the moving picture. Now we have games.
Games bring a level of interactivity that other story-telling forms lack. I, and you probably, have chosen FPS games because they balance action and story. I enjoy the physical challenge of running and shooting but I prefer it to be part of a story, otherwise I would simply play a multiplayer FPS!
29th June 2007 7 Comments
Deja Vu In Games
I think it was Asimov that wrote a short story that featured a scientist who used a multi-vac super computer (Cool name, huh?) to research jokes. I’m sorry to spoil the story for you but the outcome was that jokes were an alien experiment on humankind.
After they became aware, all jokes stopped being funny. I thought it was a cool way of looking at something.
30th April 2007 9 Comments
26th August 2007 8 Comments