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LoweGear · 2008-12-28, 10:21

Official Site

So a few years ago, some modders set out to work on "retexturing" the original Half-Life to have the graphics and physics of the Half-Life 2 Source engine, and most of us haven't heard from them since...

... until now.

Black Mesa is slated to be released September 14, and it looks awesome

Avisch · 2008-12-29, 01:57

I had heard about this years ago.
....The gameplay actually looks abit better than Half-life 2's.

Papaya · 2008-12-29, 02:46

Yeah, after the crap that was Half Life: Source... =X

RAVNEN · 2008-12-29, 07:49

Heard about it year ago.It good to see some modder willing to sacrifice time & resources to produce this mod.Hopefully it turn out good.Oh my,it really got me remember those good old time when I was squash by a big head Alien.

GuidoHunter_Toki · 2008-12-29, 22:15

Looks great. I've always wanted a polished up version of Half-Life.

LoweGear · 2012-09-02, 04:09

Black Mesa Official Site
Community Update Post

Quote:

Originally Posted by cman2K

On September 14th you will see the first release of Black Mesa! This will include our re-envisioning of Half-Life all the way up to Lambda Core. We believe this is a great way to provide a complete-feeling 8-10 hour experience with a solid ending, make our fans happy and help us make the best overall game possible.

We are still working hard on Xen and BMDM, but instead of making you wait we are giving you Black Mesa as soon as it's ready! We're doing our best to help bring the immense vision of this project into reality, and we are very excited for what the future brings!

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YouTube

http://youtu.be/P3ALwKeSEYs

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Khu · 2012-09-02, 05:48

Yay, finally!

DDDDDDDDDDDDD

LoweGear · 2012-09-03, 10:48

And BBC reports on the release of Black Mesa

You know it's serious when even the BBC gets in on it.

Kyero Fox · 2012-09-03, 12:21

That trailer made Gordon even more of a bad ass soldier than the guys in CoD lol.

Ak3mi · 2012-09-03, 19:53

Ahah the BBC, classic. Always reporting on big gaming news now. WoW, Diablo 3 now this, makes me chuckle

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-09-05, 22:17

vote on the Steam Community thing to get the mod green lighted on Steam

September is shaping up to be an awesome month for old games between this and BG.

LoweGear · 2012-09-12, 12:39

And Black Mesa just got greenlit on Steam Greenlight

It's one of 10 games that will be the first to get the green light. Although considering what it is, that shouldn't be surprising

Only 45 hours left!

Khu · 2012-09-14, 03:57

5 hours, 49 minutes, 48 secs!

LoweGear · 2012-09-14, 10:19

Well that... didn't go so well. A coughing start due to overload left the Black Mesa site and its primary mirrors dead in the water. Fortunately, some mirrors survived the onslaught.

Downloading NOW

ForwardUntoDawn · 2012-09-14, 19:52

As of now, it's working just fine. There's nothing quite like the rush of downloading something this awesome at 4.0 MB/s.

Mr Hat and Clogs · 2012-09-15, 04:24

Good times so far. Kinda surprised with how many security guards you can get following you, lol.

Images

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ForwardUntoDawn · 2012-09-15, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Hat and Clogs

Good times so far. Kinda surprised with how many security guards you can get following you, lol.

Images

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I read that the game generates faces procedurally now, allowing for a significantly wider range of faces to be rendered. The game is incredible: I especially love the weapon firing and reloading sounds.

LoweGear · 2012-09-16, 08:19

Playing Black Mesa feels like meeting an old friend, only to realize that while you still like them, and that they're now easier on the eyes, they now gained a few questionable quirks through the years along with seeing some of their frustrating qualities as they truly are. Stuff like crouch-jumping are as painful as I remember them, and certain puzzles became hair-pulling because of them (that laser mine criss-crossing labyrinth). Some puzzles also got changed along the way inspired by Half-Life 2, but without the subtle tutorial to teach you that said puzzles exist, unlike how Portal or HL2 does it, leading to some situations where my nostalgia-based solution clashed with what I was supposed to do.

Still, despite parts like On A Rail getting truncated lots, the game really is as awesome as I remember it as. Just awaiting Xen so we can complete the saga, and if it looks as beautiful as a preview we see in the game looks, then I'm sure the Xen parts will be quite awesome this time round, depending on how they do it.

Also, this scene made me go

when I first encountered it:

YouTube

http://youtu.be/Ka-QAUwVCdw

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ForwardUntoDawn · 2012-09-16, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Playing Black Mesa feels like meeting an old friend, only to realize that while you still like them, and that they're now easier on the eyes, they now gained a few questionable quirks through the years along with seeing some of their frustrating qualities as they truly are. Stuff like crouch-jumping are as painful as I remember them, and certain puzzles became hair-pulling because of them (that laser mine criss-crossing labyrinth). Some puzzles also got changed along the way inspired by Half-Life 2, but without the subtle tutorial to teach you that said puzzles exist, unlike how Portal or HL2 does it, leading to some situations where my nostalgia-based solution clashed with what I was supposed to do.

I got wiped out by some of the new sentry choke points, whereas in the original, you could jump over them without tripping anything. The room with the boxes also became significantly harder. That said, I'm basing my comparison from what I've experienced and the walkthrough videos I've seen on YouTube of the original. Insofar, I find the game to be most enjoyable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Also, this scene made me go

when I first encountered it:

YouTube

http://youtu.be/Ka-QAUwVCdw

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I think that's one weapon I don't want to ever find or fire. I'll stick to the more conventional weapons, thank you very much

Kyral · 2012-09-17, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Playing Black Mesa feels like meeting an old friend, only to realize that while you still like them, and that they're now easier on the eyes, they now gained a few questionable quirks through the years along with seeing some of their frustrating qualities as they truly are. Stuff like crouch-jumping are as painful as I remember them, and certain puzzles became hair-pulling because of them (that laser mine criss-crossing labyrinth). Some puzzles also got changed along the way inspired by Half-Life 2, but without the subtle tutorial to teach you that said puzzles exist, unlike how Portal or HL2 does it, leading to some situations where my nostalgia-based solution clashed with what I was supposed to do.

Still, despite parts like On A Rail getting truncated lots, the game really is as awesome as I remember it as. Just awaiting Xen so we can complete the saga, and if it looks as beautiful as a preview we see in the game looks, then I'm sure the Xen parts will be quite awesome this time round, depending on how they do it.

So true that.

I'm only on Blast Pit but I heard about the On A Rail part... they also have some other level that is missing some stuff at the end because the person doing it quit during develpoment. And they never said if they will the missing parts back in.

But it's a nice mod. Only things that I don't liked so far was the useless magnum iron sight and the fact that soldiers of an unit that was supposed to fight in hazardous environments don't bother to wear gloves.

2008-12-28, 10:21	Link #1
LoweGear Device Meister Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Everywhere and nowhere at once	Black Mesa (Half-Life Mod) Official Site So a few years ago, some modders set out to work on "retexturing" the original Half-Life to have the graphics and physics of the Half-Life 2 Source engine, and most of us haven't heard from them since... ... until now. Black Mesa is slated to be released September 14, and it looks awesome __________________ On Righteousness: "You don't just have the moral high ground, you have moral orbital supremacy being overseen from your headquarters on the armour plated moon. Your moral space fleet patrols the entire fucking solar system." Last edited by LoweGear; 2012-09-12 at 12:41.

2008-12-29, 01:57	Link #2
Avisch Reality Blender Join Date: Feb 2007	I had heard about this years ago. ....The gameplay actually looks abit better than Half-life 2's. __________________ One crazy B****

2008-12-29, 07:49	Link #4
RAVNEN Susanowo,attack!!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: malim nawar,malaysia Age: 26	Heard about it year ago.It good to see some modder willing to sacrifice time & resources to produce this mod.Hopefully it turn out good.Oh my,it really got me remember those good old time when I was squash by a big head Alien. __________________

2008-12-29, 22:15	Link #5
GuidoHunter_Toki Wiggle Your Big Toe AnimeSuki Site Staff Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milwaukee Age: 23	Looks great. I've always wanted a polished up version of Half-Life. __________________

2012-09-03, 10:48	Link #8
LoweGear Device Meister Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Everywhere and nowhere at once	And BBC reports on the release of Black Mesa You know it's serious when even the BBC gets in on it. __________________ On Righteousness: "You don't just have the moral high ground, you have moral orbital supremacy being overseen from your headquarters on the armour plated moon. Your moral space fleet patrols the entire fucking solar system."

2008-12-29, 02:46	Link #3
Papaya Sup Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta Age: 26	Yeah, after the crap that was Half Life: Source... =X

2012-09-02, 05:48	Link #7
Khu そんなやさしくしないで。。。 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 18	Yay, finally! DDDDDDDDDDDDD

2012-09-03, 12:21	Link #9
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 24	That trailer made Gordon even more of a bad ass soldier than the guys in CoD lol. __________________

2012-09-03, 19:53	Link #10
Ak3mi Tumble Rumble Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Imagination Land Age: 28	Ahah the BBC, classic. Always reporting on big gaming news now. WoW, Diablo 3 now this, makes me chuckle __________________

2012-09-05, 22:17	Link #11
Mr Hat and Clogs Troublemaker Fanclub Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 30	vote on the Steam Community thing to get the mod green lighted on Steam September is shaping up to be an awesome month for old games between this and BG. __________________

2012-09-12, 12:39	Link #12
LoweGear Device Meister Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Everywhere and nowhere at once	And Black Mesa just got greenlit on Steam Greenlight It's one of 10 games that will be the first to get the green light. Although considering what it is, that shouldn't be surprising Only 45 hours left! __________________ On Righteousness: "You don't just have the moral high ground, you have moral orbital supremacy being overseen from your headquarters on the armour plated moon. Your moral space fleet patrols the entire fucking solar system."

2012-09-14, 03:57	Link #13
Khu そんなやさしくしないで。。。 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 18	5 hours, 49 minutes, 48 secs!

2012-09-14, 10:19	Link #14
LoweGear Device Meister Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Everywhere and nowhere at once	Well that... didn't go so well. A coughing start due to overload left the Black Mesa site and its primary mirrors dead in the water. Fortunately, some mirrors survived the onslaught. Downloading NOW __________________ On Righteousness: "You don't just have the moral high ground, you have moral orbital supremacy being overseen from your headquarters on the armour plated moon. Your moral space fleet patrols the entire fucking solar system."

2012-09-14, 19:52	Link #15
ForwardUntoDawn All still three dozers?!! IT Support Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Hic et ubique	As of now, it's working just fine. There's nothing quite like the rush of downloading something this awesome at 4.0 MB/s. __________________

2012-09-15, 04:24	Link #16
Mr Hat and Clogs Troublemaker Fanclub Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 30	Good times so far. Kinda surprised with how many security guards you can get following you, lol. Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? __________________

2012-09-16, 08:19	Link #18
LoweGear Device Meister Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Everywhere and nowhere at once	Playing Black Mesa feels like meeting an old friend, only to realize that while you still like them, and that they're now easier on the eyes, they now gained a few questionable quirks through the years along with seeing some of their frustrating qualities as they truly are. Stuff like crouch-jumping are as painful as I remember them, and certain puzzles became hair-pulling because of them (that laser mine criss-crossing labyrinth). Some puzzles also got changed along the way inspired by Half-Life 2, but without the subtle tutorial to teach you that said puzzles exist, unlike how Portal or HL2 does it, leading to some situations where my nostalgia-based solution clashed with what I was supposed to do. Still, despite parts like On A Rail getting truncated lots, the game really is as awesome as I remember it as. Just awaiting Xen so we can complete the saga, and if it looks as beautiful as a preview we see in the game looks, then I'm sure the Xen parts will be quite awesome this time round, depending on how they do it. Also, this scene made me go when I first encountered it: YouTube http://youtu.be/Ka-QAUwVCdw Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? __________________ On Righteousness: "You don't just have the moral high ground, you have moral orbital supremacy being overseen from your headquarters on the armour plated moon. Your moral space fleet patrols the entire fucking solar system."