“Jim Fletcher is a curious, young, local journalist looking to make a name for himself by landing an exciting story on the ever-burning Centralia.
He will travel from his town to Centralia, where a coal mine fire has been burning for half a century. The town has been abandoned for decades, leaving the eerie shell of a community behind. What will Jim uncover on his quest to make that all important good story?
Sometimes it’s easy to miss the obvious questions. In fact, I am very surprised I haven’t asked this before. If I have then I must have missed it when I looked through the Poll Question List view.
We all know what we like but do we really know what others like?
Of course, a good mod should include aspects of all of the choices but there’s no denying we probably prefer one style more than another.
Which one do you prefer?
17th June 2012 11 Comments
This competition required entrants to create puzzles to allow an elevator to work or open.
They were allowed any style or combinations of styles.
There are 6 entries in this mod, all offering something interesting and challenging.
This competition is being kindly sponsored by SteamContests.Com. The prize, in addition to the points, is $25 US Dollars (paid via PayPal) plus two random Steam games.
Total Downloads: 5,10617th June 2012
59 Comments
and 18 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
You seemed to be trapped in your apartment and Civil Protection are on the way up.
You need to escape and get to relative safety.
That is, if you can remember the secret escape you planned.
Good Luck!
Total Downloads: 1,81310th June 2012
11 Comments
and 9 recommendations, most haven't enjoyed it
I got the chance to chat with Sam today. Sam is the author of Station 51 and A Brief Detour, he’s also made other maps for other games.
But let’s be honest we only care about SP for Source!
Sam has some of some of his portfolio over at Carbon-Made and is currently working at GameLoft.
We talk about game and level design, modding and a bunch of other stuff.
I mention that Station 51 is top of the Readers’ Recommendations for Ep2 and Sam mentions the 7 Day FPS Challenge.
Anyway, Sam may drop by, so if you have any questions you want to ask him, please post them in the comments.
9th June 2012 17 Comments
Even though I’m not a student I get a lot of free time in the summer. I suppose I spend more time gaming in the summer than in the winter.
I actually prefer playing in the winter, I’ve said this before, but I feel less guilty staying inside when it’s raining than when it’s sunny.
What about you?
9th June 2012 8 Comments
I am disappointed that I don’t have time to update the Around the Community posts.
It’s always nice to have a round up of the latest news about mods that interest you, especially if there is intelligent discussion associated with it.
I am thinking about various ways I could do something like this and I keep coming back to the idea of a monthly video round up.
2nd June 2012 13 Comments
This competition is being kindly sponsored by SteamContests.Com.
The prize, in addition to the points, is $25 US Dollars (paid via PayPal) plus two random Steam games.
For this competition I want you to create puzzles to allow an elevator to work or open.
To enter, you need a minimum of 3 floors. The objective is to create some sort of puzzle to get the elevator up or down to the next floor.
You can have “press the right buttons”, combat, power supply issues, shoot something; anything to get the elevator working.
Each floor can be completely different from the others. They don’t have to have any visual connection with each other. They can be abstract, funky, Combine-esque, Ravenholm, Sixties London (if you wanna make the textures and models); the choice is yours.
The winner will be the map that was most fun to play and looked good.
As usual, if you have any questions, please use the comments system below or email me directly: [email protected].
There are NO additional rules that apply to this competition – but make sure you READ the main rules!
Visit the 6×10 Mapping Competition Series homepage for full details of the event and the rules.
1st June 2012 19 Comments
I have started replaying Half-Life and Half-Life 2 a couple of times since I first completed them.
I got a few chapters in and suddenly something shiny would come along and the next thing I knew it was a few weeks since I last played and then I just couldn’t be bothered to continue from where I finished.
After the relative success of 100 Days of Summer Nostalgia last year, I decided that I wanted to run some sort of event this year.
I didn’t want the commitment of having to post something every day all through the summer and this seemed like the perfect time to replay the games at my own speed, but with the added motivation of being part of an event.
Starting 1st June, I will post details of each distinct chapter of the games in order. Each post will be similar to a map or mod post: a thumbnail, a factual description and some screenshots. In addition, I may include some trivia and other interesting information.
Then I will post my thoughts and feelings as a comment. There is no posting schedule but I estimate I will add a new post every 3 or 4 days.
I am hoping that the event will generate some serious and interesting discussion about how games have changed, how well the games stand up to our memories and how our experiences since finishing those games affect our replay impressions.
Once I have made the post and added my comment, all readers will be able to do the same.
To include screenshots to illustrate your points, please use a hosting service like imgur.com and link to the image in your comment.
I will then download the image, create a thumbnail and approve your comment.
If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please use the commenting system below or email me directly: [email protected].
29th May 2012 24 Comments
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Total Downloads: 2,20122nd June 2012
24 Comments and 11 recommendations, most say "Maybe?"