Update: Black Mesa: Source

[Raa]

HOLY thread resurrection, Batman! Thanks for your comment on that :rolleyes:

lol :p

[deletedxyz]

HOLY thread resurrection, Batman! Thanks for your comment on that :rolleyes:

lol :p

This thread isn't irrelevant. I wanted to post my boundless excitement for this absolutely stunning recreation. Keep your silly sarcasm to yourself.

[bob21]

You do know that valve already ported Half Life to the new source engine , if you dont want to wait until december (There is a 978676355626763276732673276% chance this date will slip to 2010 and a 982877387637763663767226% chance the mod will die after that)

Also offtopic but what the hell is that (Demo image before hl2 was released i think)

[Pc_Madness]

You do know that valve already ported Half Life to the new source engine , if you dont want to wait until december (There is a 978676355626763276732673276% chance this date will slip to 2010 and a 982877387637763663767226% chance the mod will die after that)

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Also offtopic but what the hell is that (Demo image before hl2 was released i think)

Half Life: Source isn't really worth playing from what I hear? Its a few new graphics, Black Mesa is a complete remake.

Its the hydra I believe, but I think it was all scripted and couldn't really be done in game, so it got ditched.

When in doubt, read The Final Hours of Half Life 2. :) http://au.gamespot.com/features/6112889/

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Yes it's the Hydra, yes it was cut, yes that scene was scripted, no it had proper AI, yes it was a bad enemy to fight. Basically, when fighting the hydra you saw a flash of blue then you died, it was fun to watch it attacking other NPC's, but not you.

As for HL:S, It's pretty much a 1:1 port to Source, except it has better physics and ragdolls. There are a few packs that add more features (Source gives it normal maps, refraction, etc.), but BM:S is a brand new game based on HL1 (best way I can think of to describe it).

[Neo003]

It's been in work forever (BM:Source) and it seems it will take him until his half life to finish it.

[qdave]

It's been in work forever (BM:Source) and it seems it will take him until his half life to finish it.

hl is not an easy game to port...especially to much more challenging envirounment. but yeah it is taking awee bit too long :p

[Konstanov]

If 4 people can code an engine and release a game than 20+ people can develop and release a mod in even more time.

Comparing Natural Selection to Black Mesa Source. So pretty fair.

[Raa]

This thread isn't irrelevant. I wanted to post my boundless excitement for this absolutely stunning recreation. Keep your silly sarcasm to yourself.

If the thread wasn't relevant, why post?

Thanks for posting about your excitement, next time why not run around your back yard? ;) hehe

And no, I have a habit of expressing my "silly sarcasm" at all times in all places, you'll just have to deal! :)

[Konstanov]

If the thread wasn't relevant, why post?

Thanks for posting about your excitement, next time why not run around your back yard? ;) hehe

And no, I have a habit of expressing my "silly sarcasm" at all times in all places, you'll just have to deal! :)

Deal with the fact you're an arrogant douche?

[bauhaus]

If the thread wasn't relevant, why post?

How about you read again what he said?

[Minimoose]

If the thread wasn't relevant, why post?

Thanks for posting about your excitement, next time why not run around your back yard? ;) hehe

And no, I have a habit of expressing my "silly sarcasm" at all times in all places, you'll just have to deal! :)

The thread was relevant, I think your missing the point.

[deletedxyz]

If the thread wasn't relevant, why post?

Thanks for posting about your excitement, next time why not run around your back yard? ;) hehe

And no, I have a habit of expressing my "silly sarcasm" at all times in all places, you'll just have to deal! :)

I said the thread "wasn't irrelevant". That's a double negative. Improve your reading skills and deal with my counter-sarcasm skills.

The trailer for Black Mesa Source did say it will launch in 2009. Let's see what happens. This remake, the recreation of a new story in Deus Ex: Machina; it's really quite something to see the mod community put so much effort into games they love.

HD Trailer:

Edited May 30, 2009 by maskedforever

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

I think it'll be worth the wait. A late-2009 release date, as listed in Wikipedia, isn't too far off. And judging from the trailer, it seems that they have converted everything from the GoldSrc engine to the Source engine. I am looking forward to finally playing Half-Life. I've tried playing it and found it boring because of the outdated graphics. Half-Life: Source had me excited, but that excitement soon vanished when I realized that it was a mere "micro port" of the original game. All in all, watch the trailer and think about the fact that this amazing mod will be available at no charge.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

HL:Source's main reason for existence was to show that you could port GoldSrc mods to Source fairly easily while still keeping a large amount of the original feeling.

[ViperAFK]

can't wait for this, they are doing a great job.

[kiwi89]

mmmm, been following this for a while and it looks really good. I think there is too much hdr in that video, but hopefully they will tweak it before they release it.

[cropcircles]

Incredible. Its doesn't get any better looking then that. Was that a M-4 M-5 with the grenade launcher. Really looking forward to this as well.

[Chanser]

Since Valve is in E3, I wonder if they'll acquire Black Mesa: Source. :p

[Pc_Madness]

Gah, do we have anything more than a late 2009 release for this? :\

[deletedxyz]

"We have always gone for a "when it's done" approach. We have however committed to releasing in the year 2009."

Source: http://www.blackmesasource.com/

I'm betting on a holiday release (mid December). I CAN'T WAIT!!!

[Berserk87]

havnt seen an update in AGES.

good to know they're aiming to release it soon :D

by the time i had half life, the game was fairly outdated, and i kept getting stuck in certain areas, and eventually stopped playing.

[MightyJordan]

Thanks for bringing this back up! I haven't seen this in ages. I really liked the soundtrack they had on their site. This will probably be better than NeoTokyo.

[RadishTM Veteran]

Ah, good stuff :happy: (Y)

Radish?

[richardsim7]

Can't wait!!! :D

-Rich-