Thread: BLACK MESA SOURCE IN 11 DAYS!!!

had it all ready to play through last night but I had a killer headache and couldn't barely see. It's been two days and still haven't started yet. I will cry tears of sorrow until I can be Gordon Freeman again

You don't play Gordon Freeman in this one.

In this one, you play a fresh grad student named Fordon Greeman.

Originally Posted by Option hunter

You don't play Gordon Freeman in this one.

In this one, you play a fresh grad student named Fordon Greeman.

d'oh, I should have known. They should rename it, "Half-Life: Becoming Gordon Freeman"

Originally Posted by Mr_Blonde_OPS

Anyone get to the trip bomb maze yet? The one that if you set off any "blue laser" bomb, the whole building blows up. I am stuck at <20 health when I load into that chapter and I keep fucking up. Any easy navigation through that part?

Garage door, climb the boxes, jump onto the scaffold thingy, Jump across to the stairs, destroy the box on the lift, lift the lift, then jump into the fenced in area.

That's the fastest way I got to do it.

I just finished using the tow shortly after that, then my game crashed :/

Did you shoot down the Osprey with it? I finished with it just as the Osprey had finished unloading troops, then I thought. "Huh, wonder if I can shoot that down.*

One reload and two tow missles later and the troops and Osprey were scattered about the area in acceptably appropriate small pieces.

Just wait til you get to the part where they shoot up the vent you're in. That's my most memorable moment yet.

The game is incredible. The amount of detail that they've put into the little things is just super. You can tell that these guys are passionate about the HL universe. I will give someadvice to people who have never played the first Half-Life.

They have changed a few things. Mainly, you don't get a weapon as quickly as in the original HL. You have to let the security guards kill a few enemies before you get the crowbar.

Another thing, the enemies are not push-overs. The Marines and Vortiguants will kill you. They're actually scary to face now.

I'm at one of my favorite parts:



I'm also thinking of doing this, just because the game is so awesome:





The game is truly everything that HL:S was supposed to be...and much, much more. It's fantastic.

I'm waiting until the full game is released, do it in one go.

Originally Posted by Derek

It honestly could be years before they release Xen, if ever. I would not recommend waiting. If you want, you can finish Xen in normal half-life (though the graphics transition may be jarring).

I doubt that. They've been working on this for 8 years. They will release Xen. When? I don't know...but it won't be years. You don't do this much work, for that many years....and then leave everyone hanging.

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Particle Effect Improvement Pack - Black Mesa: Community Forums

SWEET.

I thought I read they are releasing the rest in 6 months on their website. Plus it will be just as good in 6 months as it is now, and I have a ton of other games to play currently. I'll continue to wait.