Black Mesa Source

buchtis · 16 Sep 2012 at 22:52

Only one issue I have with this mod so far is jumping. He just doesn't seem to jump high enough for anything and i'm always finding I have to jump-crouch to even get past hand rails. The ladders I don't mine as they're basically the same as Half-Life 2, get to the top and press F to dismount.

gizmoy2k · 16 Sep 2012 at 22:59

Seanoog said:
You have played Kerbal Space Program?
Not Free, but has a wicked Demo.

Yep and paid for, need to spend more time on this one

svensonbanks · 16 Sep 2012 at 23:03

Hey guys! Jeez, looking forward to having a go at this as an old Half Life veteran.. The good old days!

Is there a way to download this gem without using Desura? Is there a direct download or even a way to get this working with Steam? Cheers!

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 16 Sep 2012 at 23:03

A little story from Black Mesa.

Managed to form a little posse with two guards and scientist gal.

Now my posse grows in number!! MOAR fire-POWAR!

Aliens and infected against my posse! FIRE-POWAR wins!

The mess hall looks a....mess!

On a side tour,meet another scientist gal who stays in the freezer.

I rejoin my posse! We have two new additions!

However,scientist chap cannot jump and now I sadly need to leave my posse!

We could have fought our way to the surface,no problem!! Alas,it was not to be.

Lycosa · 16 Sep 2012 at 23:12

G.O.A.T said:
The lob a grenade still works, just make sure you lob it to a different floor level.

Its distracted for a second and then continues to whack everything weather you move or not, so you have to sprint rather than sneak. I guess you could argue that it makes you work out how to pass it again, rather than using all the tricks that worked in the original, which is a good thing

Dave85 · 16 Sep 2012 at 23:23

Forgot how annoying it was to wander around aimlessly getting lost again

strumpusplunket · 16 Sep 2012 at 23:58

Had a little run through to We've Got Hostiles tonight.

Now, is it just my ageing reactions and lack of practice or is this harder than the original?

I used to crowbar dance between however many zombies without taking a hit back in the day, but now I can barely manage it with one. The crowbar range does seem a little shorter, I think.

I used to play where I'd go thought entire levels with the aim of not taking a single hit, and I'd reload the start if I did and try again. Now I'm not about to do that now, but even if I wanted to there's no way I could...

Good fun and good nostalgia, though

arc@css · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:00

^^ Probably more a case of not playing the game for a while?

strumpusplunket · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:04

Perhaps, perhaps.

Although, Half-Life was actually my first ever FPS (and there have been plenty since) so I'd tend to think I'd be a more experienced player now.

I do think the crowbar swing range is shorter. And probably the enemy AI/movement/tactics has been updated with the engine?

The rest is probably me just being old and slow...

strumpusplunket · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:05

EDIT: Double post... :/

Antar Bolaeisk · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:23

strumpusplunket said:
Perhaps, perhaps.

Although, Half-Life was actually my first ever FPS (and there have been plenty since) so I'd tend to think I'd be a more experienced player now.

I do think the crowbar swing range is shorter. And probably the enemy AI/movement/tactics has been updated with the engine?

The rest is probably me just being old and slow...

I don't think it's been upgraded, they just have the ability to laser sight you from over half a map away. They could be in full conversation, backs turned, you exhale slightly and they're headshotting you.

I also hate this bloody helicopter, please go away and don't come back :mad:

Other than that it's been excellent so far. Fair play to all involved in the production of it, they've created a fantastic product.

Antar Bolaeisk · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:25

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
A little story from Black Mesa.

Managed to form a little posse with two guards and scientist gal.

Now my posse grows in number!! MOAR fire-POWAR!

Aliens and infected against my posse! FIRE-POWAR wins!

The mess hall looks a....mess!

On a side tour,meet another scientist gal who stays in the freezer.

I rejoin my posse! We have two new additions!

However,scientist chap cannot jump and now I sadly need to leave my posse!

We could have fought our way to the surface,no problem!! Alas,it was not to be.

I was sad when you couldn't bring them along as well. Though there'd be an achievement for collecting all of them

bledd · 17 Sep 2012 at 00:55

gizmoy2k said:
The crouch jump thing hasnt really bothered me, infact after the first few times it became second nature again, mibbe played too much the first time round

Not had a chance to play today but off work for the next 2 days so should make it to the end

Great mod, they should allow a donation of some sort, even to charity

A wee LOL at those complaining at the ladders, you go do better and give it away for free!....with no funding.....in your own time...

Says a lot for PC gaming, you get this, for FREE, this quality, the time put into this for zero profit, and still you complain

No

The ladders feel wrong, end of.

Mark A · 17 Sep 2012 at 01:06

Lycosa said:
Its distracted for a second and then continues to whack everything weather you move or not, so you have to sprint rather than sneak. I guess you could argue that it makes you work out how to pass it again, rather than using all the tricks that worked in the original, which is a good thing

It was distracted for a while for me. I crouched the whole way and it didn't hit me once. The only part where I had to break the crouch was on ladders. But I just tossed another grenade and they went away.

I ran on the way back though as I couldn't be bothered to sneak the whole way again.

Old Wino · 17 Sep 2012 at 03:43

Evilsod · 17 Sep 2012 at 07:19

Antar Bolaeisk said:
I don't think it's been upgraded, they just have the ability to laser sight you from over half a map away. They could be in full conversation, backs turned, you exhale slightly and they're headshotting you.

I also hate this bloody helicopter, please go away and don't come back

Other than that it's been excellent so far. Fair play to all involved in the production of it, they've created a fantastic product.

They're really weird about it I find. In the packing area before you go up to the surface I could generally sneak around and pow headshot them with the Magnum before they noticed. But when I got to the surface and there were 2 guards walking away from me I was about to line up a headshot with the magnum and suddenly I was getting a face full of lead.

The SMG sounds pretty cool in this. Magnum ammo seems considerably more common too. Good thing too, takes 2 body shots to kill a Vortigaunt or 1 headshot.

'Wes · 17 Sep 2012 at 08:03

strumpusplunket said:
I used to crowbar dance between however many zombies without taking a hit back in the day, but now I can barely manage it with one. The crowbar range does seem a little shorter, I think.

Crowbar uses the same animation or similar as Half-Life 2, back in the day the crowbar could swing fluently and quickly, that's why you can't pull it off in this game.

Just hit them twice and back off then hit them again.

antijoke · 17 Sep 2012 at 08:19

So I can't seem to activate the eye scanner at the end of unforseen consequences after you go through the office.

What am I missing? I swear it wasn't like this in the original.

'Wes · 17 Sep 2012 at 08:25

anticonscience said:
So I can't seem to activate the eye scanner at the end of unforseen consequences after you go through the office.

What am I missing? I swear it wasn't like this in the original.

I've noticed parts of the game are different, it's not an exact replica so you're not alone in that some parts aren't familiar.

antijoke · 17 Sep 2012 at 08:27

I even hit the dead body of the guard over to the scanner with my crowbar to try that, lol.