Half Life: Black Mesa source
03-09-2012, 11:11
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Half Life: Black Mesa source
Way back, in the mists of time, when Valve first released Half Life 2, they released a version of Half Life that used the Source engine to beef up the graphics a little. They called this game "Half Life:Source". The trouble is, beyond making the graphics a little prettier, the updated game didn't really take advantage of the source engine.
So, a small group of designers and programmers decided to do something about that. They wanted a version of Half Life that would really take advantage of the Source Engine and, apparently, Valve agreed to let them do it.
Finally, after years of releasing impressive looking videos and screenshots, and saying it would be released "when it's done" (ala Duke Nukem Forever), they've given a release date and time.
Looks like it's about 3:46pm on 14th September.
http://www.blackmesasource.com/
For screenshots (they seem to have vanished from the project website), see https://www.facebook.com/BlackMesaDevs
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03-09-2012, 11:42
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Heck yeah! Bring it on 
I still have my original CD version of this game and the "Blue Shift" add-on in the loft somewhere. Along with my original Duke3D and ROTT games 
I'm such a geek at times 
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03-09-2012, 11:53
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
I never played Half Life I played 2 but even with source I didnt like 1 so maybe this time I will actually play it
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03-09-2012, 11:57
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
You should be MADE to play Half Life before you play anything more modern
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03-09-2012, 13:20
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
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Originally Posted by Graham M
You should be MADE to play Half Life before you play anything more modern |
I was just into Quake 2 at the time iirc
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03-09-2012, 13:46
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Will be interesting to see.. For it's time HL was OKish but the source version was nothing special over the gameplay of the original.. Not got the original anymore but at least you can install HL:BM with any source based game so my CS:S will come in handy..
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03-09-2012, 14:15
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Loved Half Life when it was relelased and HL2 was pretty great as well, however the Source version of HL was pretty poor TBH, didn't really do much with the graphics at all.
From the screenshots BM: Source looks great.
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03-09-2012, 14:35
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Heck yeah! Bring it on
I still have my original CD version of this game and the "Blue Shift" add-on in the loft somewhere. Along with my original Duke3D and ROTT games
I'm such a geek at times |
What, no Half Life: Opposing Force add-on?
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03-09-2012, 14:48
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Hmmm. Yes, actually. That too, I think
/me goes off to check
ETA
Here we go then:
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03-09-2012, 18:11
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Don't recall blueshift.
I got min for free as I worked for a software distributor.
I hope I can get them and the new one working on the Pi
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03-09-2012, 18:19
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Blue Shift aka "The Other Guys".
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I hope I can get them and the new one working on the Pi |
Didn't know the Pi did DOS!
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03-09-2012, 18:24
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I have dosbox on my Pi - I use it ti play elite and elite 2 though.
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03-09-2012, 18:29
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"I never thought I'd see a resonance cascade, let alone create one."
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03-09-2012, 19:53
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Don't recall blueshift.
I got min for free as I worked for a software distributor.
I hope I can get them and the new one working on the Pi |
You play Barney one of the security guards.
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04-09-2012, 12:50
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Re: Half Life: Black Mesa source
Blue Shift wasn't really an addon, it was a standalone game
Unlike Opposing Force which required HL to be installed.
..although nowadays, a single key from either HL, OF or BS unlocks all games
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