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    January 08, 2020

    Half-Life I spent too long on this terrible image.

    I spent too long on this terrible image.

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 05:28 PM PST

    some fanart I did a few days ago :) I’m not very satisfied w it but ya. I’m new to reddit !

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 11:00 AM PST

    Just got some awesome shirts. :)

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 01:30 PM PST

    My 3D Combine Soldier Remake (Work in proggres)

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 09:39 AM PST

    I drew Nihilanth! It’s still missing some detail, but I wanted to see what you guys thought about it.

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 03:27 PM PST

    Freeman's Mind 2: Episode 12

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 07:08 AM PST

    Does anybody else get a very specific feeling when playing Source maps?

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 02:37 PM PST

    If I load up an old mod or Gmod map I always get the same feeling. It is difficult to describe; it's almost like a feeling of uncanniness, surrealness, even melancholy. I've seen other people describe similar feelings. It doesn't matter what you play. From CSS, HL2, Portal and L4D, to every custom map and mod ever made for these games, the feeling is there. There's something so innately surreal or--dare I say--spooky about the Source engine that even simple maps inherit this theme. Has anyone else noticed this?

    I would love to know what causes it. It could be that it's left over from when Mark Laidlaw was thinking about making a more surreal experience. Maybe the realistic-but-not-realistic look of the engine gives us an uncanny valley vibe. Maybe the mix of LQ sounds from the HL2 beta and newer HD sounds helps to remind your brain that it's all fake, but not enough to break the immersion entirely. Perhaps it's just childhood nostalgia.

    I have been thinking about starting a YouTube series where I would talk about these old maps and mods because they fascinate me so much. I would explore the maps, try to find any easter eggs, talk about any interesting technical stuff, and maybe even contact the mappers for interviews. Would anyone here watch a series like this?

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    For some reason I really wanted to make this a thing

    Posted: 07 Jan 2020 11:20 PM PST

    The logo for Half-Life: Echoes!

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 07:16 PM PST

    An updated version of my previous Nihilanth drawing

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 07:43 PM PST

    I made this video a few days ago on possibly an easter egg I've found in Black Mesa.

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 04:37 PM PST

    Decided to try and make my favorite enemy, The Hunter (Made in Maya, Rendered in Mental Ray)

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 10:56 AM PST

    City-17 [Grand Project]

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 02:08 PM PST

    City-17 [Grand Project]

    Hello everyone! We present to you - City-17 [Grand Project].

    We are building a map from the legendary game Half-Life 2. Construction is carried out since 28.02.2016.

    The map is an open world Half-Life 2.

    The map is constructed under RP, which is the ability to enter many buildings (residential, commercial, industrial).

    Also on the map there are dungeons, secrets and easter eggs.

    But even the fact that this RP map, then there will be a storyline to Nova-Prospekt. And so will the storyline HL2:EP1 and HL2:EP2, as well as Borealis will not come out of HL3. We even plan to make not only a canyon with Borealis, but also a small Arctic island, which we can get from The White Forest.

    Also in City-17 there are streets from the original game, but they are all built in a scatter, so the storyline you will not be able to pass. But since the map RP, the city is full of many streets, most of which are maps of Garry's Mod.

    Just at the other end of the sea will be a village of HL2:LC. And in the middle of the sea, there will be an island from MINERVA: Metastasis.

    The Citadel is fully equipped for RP, but it has several plot locations (office, dark energy reactor, core and hall with advisers)https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/city17-grand-project-half-life-2-map/

    https://preview.redd.it/cw40usphpm941.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=190299f5b67a1c0ed9826884fea35d00a084fa33

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    Black Mesa Theme Park. Need ideas

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 05:12 PM PST

    Black Mesa Theme Park. Need ideas

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    In my engineering class we are working on a theme park layout project and i chose half life as my theme. The problem is that most of Black Mesa is inside and makes for a very claustrophobic park. I am thinking about expanding the topside area but I'm not sure what to put there. Does anyone have any ideas on what a Black Mesa theme park might look like? I have plans to make the electric rails a ride but I'm not sure what else, maybe a drop ride with the tentacle in Blast Pit . Should i do half life 2 instead? I feel like that would make for a very depressing theme park. I'm kinda starting to consider changing the theme to something else.

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    May 17th - As New Mexico burns, the US Army races to get civilians onboard an evac jet as the 150th SOW flies their final sortie against a flock of Xenian Mantas

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 04:00 AM PST

    Xen tree concept art.

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 08:07 AM PST

    My take on "Half-Life 3" , the future of Half-Life, and why VR is the next step.

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 12:44 PM PST

    Back when "Half-Life: Alyx" came out a lot of people - including myself - were disappointed that it was VR, but it make sense why it would be and why (if and when) HL3 comes out it will most likely be VR or on another evolution of gaming product.

    Let's go to November 19, 1998, when HL1 was released to the public. At the time video games were, at a development standpoint, virtually all the same. This is what Half-Life wanted to break. While Valve's following was small, HL1 was a massive hit to the company and later the world. In just two months HL1 sold 212k units, earning $8.6 million in the states alone. In 1999 it was the 5th best-selling game in the US and third best in the UK.

    Many major critics claimed that Half-Life was an game-defining era. The reception Half-Life got was that it was, as IGN puts it, "one of the most influential video games, saying that the history of the FPS genre 'breaks down pretty cleanly into pre-Half-Life and post-Half-Life eras'".

    The same followed after the release of Half-Life 2, where critics applauded the game and cited the advanced graphics and physics, calling it the "best game ever made". What really sold critics and gamers alike was Half-Life 2's popularity was the advanced graphics and physics engine. This was a catalyst in the future development of video game engines and design.

    What Half-Life 1 and Half-Life 2 have in common is that they are both considered very influential and significant advanced compared to other games that came out during their time periods, effectively becoming "eras" in video game history.

    This is what leads me to believe what Valve is trying to do with Half-Life 3; Valve wants HL3 to be their third and most likely final era in video game history. They want HL3 to live up to it's predecessors, and the only way to do that is to follow in their footsteps and develop the third game to be a pivotal change in how we see and play games.

    This is why HL3 hasn't come out yet and Half-Life: Alyx has. They're using HL:A as a "test", to see people are actually as interested in VR as they want us to be. As VR isn't a system that many people need or use, I highly doubt HL:A to be a large success, but maybe in the future as people's lives start to depend on it the same way we do with computers, Valve might release it soon, being yet another catalyst into the future of tech and game development.

    If something isn't clear to you please write a comment, I just woke up for a hangover and my brain is working extremely slowly. I'd like to hear your sides in the comments as well.

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    Breen drops his phone in the citadel

    Posted: 07 Jan 2020 11:32 PM PST

    Do NOT Disturb!

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 02:50 AM PST

    Why Marc Laidlaw retired

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 08:14 AM PST

    Problem with Mmod for Half life 2 Update

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 09:11 PM PST

    i was doing a playthrough and everything was fine until i got to the map where they use the crane to grab the buggy so you can start the highway 17 chapter, the problem is there is no buggy and also no one piloting the crane there's not a single npc in the whole map only antlions.

    does anyone know how to fix this?

    here's an image

    https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/776241932547819716/4323076707538739F2ECEA75A53B1A8FE96923C3/

    submitted by /u/MikeTheScientist
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    What jobs do the humans under control of the Combine have during the events of Half-Life 2?

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 01:15 PM PST

    Whilst researching about the Combine and its dominance on Earth, I had this one question pop up on my head: What kind of jobs do the humans have while under control of the Combine?

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    Half-Life location?

    Posted: 08 Jan 2020 10:45 AM PST

    sorry if this is dumb or has been asked before but I'm wondering about the location of the Half-Life games. I know Black Mesa facilities are in New Mexico and City 17 and surrounding areas are set in Eastern Europe. So did the G-Man transport Gordon there after he pulled him out of stasis? How did Isaac, Eli, Barney and the rest of the Black Mesa team get there? Did they flee after the Resonance Cascade? Sorry if this is an annoying question I just love this game and I want to know more about it.

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