Black Mesa

blasphemyweb · 16 Apr 2012 at 16:35

badcompany said:
is this another pointless thread set to disappoint? I refuse to read any posts just need to know should I bother.

I would answer, but you wouldn't read it

Daichin · 16 Apr 2012 at 17:00

I have high hopes for this releasing in the year of 2012.
It's their last chance, after all.

But seriously, again? How many times have they said "oh it'll be out this year" and then - surprise - it isn't.

Kobi · 16 Apr 2012 at 17:13

I like to think that the game has been ready for ages. Its just valve thats stopped it from coming out so its given them time to put a teaser on the end of the game.

...in my dreams.

Nate75 · 9 May 2012 at 19:59

Great article here:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/09/interview-what-happened-to-black-mesa-source-part-1/

Strife212 · 9 May 2012 at 20:09

That doesn't sound too good to be honest.

Scope creep is trashing it, they should just stick to remaking HL1.

The game design is already there, and the engine as well. How hard can it be?

Angst · 9 May 2012 at 20:30

Strife212 said:
That doesn't sound too good to be honest.

Scope creep is trashing it, they should just stick to remaking HL1.

The game design is already there, and the engine as well. How hard can it be?

Apparently very :/

topgun06 · 9 May 2012 at 20:53

Scope creep yes! I know what that is. Just when I thought my project management university module wouldn't come in handy...

deepbroca · 9 May 2012 at 21:03

So...any idea when we'll get our hands on Black Mesa??

:(Rhodri:) · 9 May 2012 at 21:04

Strife212 said:
That doesn't sound too good to be honest.

Scope creep is trashing it, they should just stick to remaking HL1.

The game design is already there, and the engine as well. How hard can it be?

When you've only got 7-8 guys at any one time working part time, and most of them started as amateurs - extremely difficult. Building something to this quality is very very time consuming, and I feel the team deserves a huge amount of credit for their dedication.

ryryryan · 9 May 2012 at 22:17

Daichin said:
But seriously, again? How many times have they said "oh it'll be out this year" and then - surprise - it isn't.

Just once actually.

gronf · 10 May 2012 at 04:22

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.421333184552163.101439.391087910910024&type=1 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4...10910024&type=1

...If only they could just finish the damned thing

Snograt · 10 May 2012 at 05:53

Oh lord yes. I would sell my firstborn for this.

MeMeMeMe · 10 May 2012 at 06:43

ryryryan said:
Just once actually.

Twice actually, in two successive years.

hegemon · 10 May 2012 at 13:47

Second part of the article on Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/10/what-happened-to-black-mesa-source-part-two/

First part for those who missed it:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/09/interview-what-happened-to-black-mesa-source-part-1/

Gimpymoo · 10 May 2012 at 14:25

It reads like they feel the original gameplay mechanics are now dated and gamers attention spans are not like they were so I am fearful of what "modern" changes to the gameplay they will implement and what level changes would be made.

Health regen? - lol

Angst · 10 May 2012 at 14:32

Gimpymoo said:
It reads like they feel the original gameplay mechanics are now dated and gamers attention spans are not like they were so I am fearful of what "modern" changes to the gameplay they will implement and what level changes would be made.

Health regen? - lol

If they do make any changes like that i fear they will be hunted down and brutally murdered.

WingZero30 · 12 May 2012 at 12:32

Gimpymoo said:
It reads like they feel the original gameplay mechanics are now dated and gamers attention spans are not like they were so I am fearful of what "modern" changes to the gameplay they will implement and what level changes would be made.

Health regen? - lol

As long as gameplay is similar to HL2, then I am very happy it. I loved the gameplay mechanics of HL2 and by comparison Crysis gameplay felt lower.

As for health regen, I would prefer not to have it unless they have it as a user option to enable/disable. I want the game to be challenging.

Nate75 · 12 Jun 2012 at 07:18

More screenshots shocker:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/06/11/black-mesa-invites-you-into-its-bowels/

K1LLSW1TCH · 12 Jun 2012 at 07:52

I wish they would just release it already, I've been waiting for years.

LoadsaMoney · 30 Apr 2018 at 13:38

Xen Engine Hotfix and Public Release

Xen Engine Public Release
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April Patch List
Fixed screen freezes / crashes on Radeon RX 3XX 4XX 5xx cards!

Fixed most dynamic shadows flickering and improved the overall quality and performance

Fixed most dynamic lights flickering on lower quality levels Nvidia GPUs (and some AMD GPUs)

CSM quality and perf improvements

Fixed CSM not working on some AMD cards

Fixed decals flickering in some maps

Fixed full screen blur when using dynamic light godrays

Fixed zombie headshots with the crossbow. Now when you headshot a zombie using the crossbow, they will no longer spawn a live headcrab.

Fixed assault points for Houndeyes

Added texture scrolling for dynamic light cookie textures

Fixed tilemap animation bug in light cookie textures.

Fixed rim lighting not working with old light entities

Fixed Phong/skin shader specular not working on static props

Flashlight intensity and range increased

Settings optimization for new deferred lighting and shadows

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