A Game And Film Tie-in Idea

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

There have been a few movies made into games and fewer games made into movies but what about a new game/film released at the same time. I suppose The Chronicles of Riddick fits the bill, but hear me out.

The film starts with a 10 -15 minute intro sequence at the end of which the main character has a choice of two paths. For argument sake let’s say he takes the left path and on goes the film. The game starts with the same sequence as the movie (either using the film footage or made within the game engine) but the player takes the right path.


28th August 2004 No Comments

You Are What You Eat!

Introduction I have always noticed the different types of health available in FPS games. The collection of health is a necessity and some developers try to make the presentation both interesting and relevant. The three examples that spring to mind are the Nali Seeds in Unreal, the Half-Life soft drinks dispensers and the food and… Read More


24th June 2004 3 Comments

A Turing Test for FPS Gamers?

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

Is it possible for players to know if their opponents are human? Could a test be devised to measure a player’s humaness?

When I first started playing FPS games I thought I was doing quite good in getting to just over half way on Unreal Tournament’s difficulty level. So I decided to try playing on God mode, obviously the hardest!. Dumb struck would be a good description of my feelings at the time. How could anybody play against bots that were that good? Impossible, I thought.


16th May 2004 3 Comments

Combining Genres Into One Online Event

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

What if all the multiplayer matches being played online, as you read this, were part of one big WAR? FPSs, Tank, Sub and Aircraft Sims, all controlled by the strategy games?

I don’t play multiplayer games online so this post might be plain stupid, but bear with me while I try to explain.


14th May 2004 No Comments

Remaking Games

The film industry does it, the music industry does it, so when will the games industry catch on? Should we let games Rest In Peace? I recently watched Solaris on DVD and often the first thing I do is visit the IMDB site to read other people’s comments.  This is the second film based on… Read More


12th May 2004 3 Comments

Level Design Wiki

There are many sites available to learn the technicalities of using a level editor but none that focuses on the principles behind good level design. I believe that if somebody started a wiki site then many developers would contribute.


4th May 2004 No Comments

A Multi Game League Idea

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

Put aside any technical reasons for this not working and suspend your belief. Just imagine this:A multiplayer league where each team is made up of characters and weapons from other FPS games and each team has home and away rounds.For example the starting league could look something like this:


6th April 2004 No Comments

EIF Room

for Half-Life

Basic Details Title: EIF Room File Name: hl1-sp-eif-room.7z Original File Names: room.part1.exe, room.part2.rar Size : 1.48Mb Author: EIF Date Released: 04 February 2004 PlanetPhillip Download Servers PlanetPhillip.Com (includes both of the original files) Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 4 recommendations, average score: 2.75 (out of 5), standard… Read More

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Total Downloads: 1,1614th February 2004
9 Comments and 4 recommendations with no significant bias

SR Rally

for Half-Life 2

Basic Details Title: SR Rally File Name: sr_rally_b1.zip Size : 3.1Mb Author: Flugel Date Released: 24 January 2004 Download: SR RAlly at FilesNetwork Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 1 recommendation, average score: 3 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0 (what's that?)

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Total Downloads: 024th January 2004
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