Update: Black Mesa: Source


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OK, so years ago stumbled across a site that was planning on recreating Half Life in the Source engine with new and updated graphics. I check on it from time to time. The last update I remember was a Christmas 2007 media release. I figured the project just kind of stalled and they had no more updates. I check this site about once a month maybe when I'm bored. I checked it tonight and see a Sep 22 update with updates going back 9 pages till the Christmas 2007 media release. They are all dated throughout the year! Did I miss something? Has anyone else checked the site this year and seen the updates as they get released? Am I going crazy? :wacko:

The site is here, BTW: http://www.blackmesasource.com

Edit: I just thought I'd edit the title since the trailer is being discussed.

No Black Mesa in 2009 :(

From the website:

Cynics may now rejoice, bets may be collected, and I think a mod team member has to eat his shoe, but we hope our loyal fans will forgive us and realize that the delay will translate into a better final product that's (hopefully) more easily available to everyone."

Once again we apologize for what has to be very disappointing news. We placed a 2009 deadline on ourselves to motivate us and bring this 6 year project to a close. And while we didn't quite make it, we have come very close, and you can expect a complete, polished game to hit your hard drives in the near future. We'll be sure and update if anything changes. Until then, hang tight, it's coming!

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They decided a while back to create a news page (Devblog) for the developers to show unfinished/unpolished stuff. The reason for this is that they can update the site a bit more than only use the front page. The front news page is for the official screenshot (polished and finished).

It feels like I checked that site just the other day and saw nothing since that Christmas '07 update. I guess, like someone said, they just decided to place news posted in the forums on their main site. Which is a novel idea, considering I, too, had just figured the project had been lost like so many mods before it.

Though I still feel that by the time this is released, it will be too dated to appreciate. The Source engine is way past its prime.

I had no idea a site like that exists. Do I have to buy the game to play the original Half Life when it is released?

Scirwode

You will need HL2 to play it. Maybe Episode One or Two, it will depends which version of the source engine they use.

You'll only need Episode One or Two if they use specific models from those games. You get the latest source engine with any source game. :)

You'll only need Episode One or Two if they use specific models from those games. You get the latest source engine with any source game. :)

I've already got Orange Box so I'm all set, when they release it that is :p .

Scirwode

Yeah, those updates must have been added recently because I keep checking up on the site every month or so and I'd not seem them before. I really like what they're doing but it's taking an incredibly long time. At least there's the Cinematic Mod to keep me entertained in the meantime - I downloaded it last night (6.5GB) and the textures look incredible, though I'm not sure all the models are actually improvements.

I don't understand how anybody can like fakefactory's stuff, the models look like crap, have issues and the textures are out of place and needlessly huge.

Anyway, Yeah, looks like they integrated the DevBlog with the main site. Personally I'm sick of waiting for this mod, it's been years and years, I remember reading about this before I even bought HL2.

Edited by The_Decryptor
I don't understand how anybody can like fakefactory's stuff, the models look like crap, have issues and the textures are out of place and needlessly huge.

Anyway, Yeah, looks like they integrated the DevBlog with the main site. Personally I'm sick of waiting for this mod, it's been years and years, I remember reading about this before I even bought HL2.

tell me about it, i'm still waiting for the Enterprise mod for HL2, and the Stargate Special Unit mod for UT2003 has become a joke, they promised a beta over a year ago...

It seems a lot of these cool looking mods get half done and then turn to dust.

reallllly looking forward to this actually. I really woudln't be surprised if the entire team gets bought out by Valve similar to a few other mods. It seems just the sort of title Valve could do well packaging with Episode 3 or a future title and would mean it could see the light of day on the XBox also.

I personally can't wait for this. This is going to be really awesome. This is going to be a Valve quality title, except it's not going to be made by Valve. The guys really seem like they know what they're doing, so I have a lot of faith in them. Lets hope this gets released before HL3.

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