• Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Microsoft Windows. (wikipedia.org)
  • This review, as well as the sequel to the 1998 critically acclaimed masterpiece Half-Life, have been a long time coming, and while 2004 has netted some excellent titles for both the PC and home consoles, it just wouldn't be the same without a breakout PC first-person-shooter, now would it? (gamesfirst.com)
  • It is a third-party remake of Half-Life (1998) made in the Source game engine. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • We launched Half-Life on November 19th, 1998," Valve wrote. (mestretm.com)
  • The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a scientist who must escape the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is invaded by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Theoretical physicist Gordon Freeman arrives late for work at the Black Mesa Research Facility. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the original Half-Life, you are Gordon Freeman, a physicist at the Black Mesa Research Facility. (gamesfirst.com)
  • The game follows the same plot as Half-Life, where Gordon Freeman, a scientist at the Black Mesa Research Facility, has to fight his way out of a secret complex after an experiment goes wrong and opens a portal to another dimension. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • For those who have never heard of the series, Half-Life is a first-person shooter based in a science facility known as Black Mesa. (gameskinny.com)
  • In Half-Life: Blue Shift, players are challenged to take on the role of the Black Mesa security guard and explore restricted areas of the mysterious government facility. (winehq.org)
  • If you are a fan of Half-Life, the legendary first-person shooter game by Valve, you might have heard of Black Mesa, the fan-made remake that has been in development for over 15 years. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • Since then, attention to details, adapting the game to an improved version of the Source engine, and completely reworking the oft-derided final chapters of Half-Life (known as Xen) had lengthened the development efforts of the remake. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • Okay, fair enough: The odds are that you already own Half-Life, or maybe the Black Mesa remake, or at the very least you've played it at some point over the past half-century. (mestretm.com)
  • Valve ported Half-Life to its Source engine as Half-Life: Source in 2004. (wikipedia.org)
  • The update has been put together using programming tools released by Half-Life creator Valve. (shellypalmer.com)
  • Half Life: Source was a port by Valve of HL to the Source engine. (stackexchange.com)
  • Added to that, I was running it at a resolution of 1152x864 with medium to high effects (some water effects were medium, others were high) and you'll see how technically flexible Valve made this game. (gamesfirst.com)
  • Originally published as a free mod in September 2012, Black Mesa was approved for commercial release by Valve, the developers of Half-Life. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • Version 1.03] Half Life, Half Life 2, the Lambda symbol, and all related materials are Copyrighted and accredited to VALVe Software and VU Games. (cheatchannel.com)
  • Four New Multiplayer Maps - Built by Valve level designers, these new maps push the limits of what's possible in the Half-Life engine . (mestretm.com)
  • The update also features a bunch of restored content including the original Half-Life main menu art, the OG Valve intro video, multiplayer maps and skins from the retail-exclusive Half-Life: Further Data expansion, and Ivan the Space Biker and Proto-Barney, the original lead characters from Half-Life alpha builds. (mestretm.com)
  • Valve also got the original Half-Life development team back together for a one-hour documentary on the making of the game, created in partnership with the Secret Tape team. (mestretm.com)
  • Hope springs eternal, and of course some folks are having fun with it in the Half-Life subreddit , but alas Valve remains as tight-lipped about it as ever. (mestretm.com)
  • Originated as a mod for Half-Life, the developers were signed by Valve Corporation thus beginning the franchise that exists to this very day. (gameslikee.com)
  • It has been a while since Valve expanded the Half-Life and Portal universe. (lambdageneration.com)
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force. (origodb.com)
  • In addition, Half-Life: Blue Shift also contains Half-Life: Opposing Force, the award winning episode that casts you as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. (winehq.org)
  • It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. (wikipedia.org)
  • Half-Life received acclaim for its graphics, gameplay and narrative, and won more than 50 PC "Game of the Year" awards. (wikipedia.org)
  • Half-Life is a first-person shooter (FPS) that requires the player to perform combat tasks and puzzle solving to advance through the game. (wikipedia.org)
  • After eight years of work, fans are about to release an updated and expanded version of classic video game Half-Life. (shellypalmer.com)
  • Called Black Mesa, the resurrected game will be made available as a free download on 14 September. (shellypalmer.com)
  • We've seen Half-Life , the game engine that saw the modding community explode, finally be dethroned in the listing, no longer dominating all of the categories and finally having to step aside to allow room for others. (moddb.com)
  • I really thought the ambient sounds in the beginning of Black Mesa were some of the best in any game I've ever played. (stackexchange.com)
  • Half-Life 2 is out, and while it seems unbelievable that a game we waited five years for has actually launched, it is just as unbelievable that it lives up to the hype in nearly every way - nearly. (gamesfirst.com)
  • In more than a few ways Half-Life 2 has been pegged as the greatest-something-something game ever - PC game, shooter, action game, storytelling endeavor - but the hype has been a double-edged sword, causing stricter criticisms than most any other game recently released. (gamesfirst.com)
  • Half-Life 2 is a worthy, if slightly disappointing, successor to Half-Life, and a fantastic game even with some glaring issues. (gamesfirst.com)
  • For those of our readers who never played through Half-Life, but are thinking about picking up the sequel, I must briefly return to the first game to explain Gordon Freeman's fate. (gamesfirst.com)
  • If you have played Half-Life before, you will love revisiting the iconic locations and events that made this game a masterpiece. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • In short, Black Mesa is not a mere copy of Half-Life, but a faithful tribute that respects and enhances the original game. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • The game has been built from scratch in the Source engine, which means it has better graphics and physics than Half-Life: Source. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • Half Life 2 FAQ Half Life 2 FAQ by Paraphrase for: GAMEFAQ's Game Revolution DLH.net (German) Gaming Freaks http://www.gamefaqs.com http://www.game-revolution.com http://www.dlh.net (German) http://gamingfreaks.cjb.net http://www.cheatcc.com Any other sites currently displaying this FAQ are probably doing so without my permission. (cheatchannel.com)
  • Considering Half-Life 's almost cultist-level following, I can't imagine a better game to put under the Rewind Review lens. (gameskinny.com)
  • Half-Life has been named Game of the Year by over 50 publications and dubbed, 'The best PC Game Ever' by PC Gamer. (winehq.org)
  • The hero of the game is Overlord, a great warrior, resurrected by predatory creatures - minions, to defeat the seven rulers of the seven provinces and capture their lands with all that is there. (gameslikee.com)
  • Half Life 2: Update fixed many of those bugs - unofficially - and enhanced many of the HDR effects in the vanilla game and just today, the lead developer Filip Victor has announced that the third and final iteration will be released for free on Steam this Friday, March 27th . (lambdageneration.com)
  • The result enhances the texture quality for the entire game regarding the output resolution (1080p onwards). (dsogaming.com)
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  • He sent a large, high resolution photograph he said he took in the Grand Junction and Ouray, Colorado, region on November 8, 2019. (earthfiles.com)
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  • Black Mesa was developed in response to Half-Life: Source (2004), Valve's port of Half-Life to the Source engine, which lacked new features or improvements. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • A little over four years ago, we wrote an article to announce that version 2.0 of a little community-made 'mod' going by the name ' Half Life 2: Update ' had been released in response to Valve's infamous 2010 Mac update that brought a weak implementation of HDR (High Dynamic Range) to Half Life 2 and an insane number of crippling bugs. (lambdageneration.com)
  • Half-Life inspired numerous fan-made mods, some of which became standalone games, such as Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, and Sven Co-op. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both games sport problems here and there, but - for comparison sake- Half-Life 2's problems end up affecting gameplay in a way that Halo 2 's never did. (gamesfirst.com)
  • 8) SCIENCE: The Gravity Gun and You (Work in Progress) 9) G-Man Sightings (Work in Progress) 10) The Console (Coming) -= HL2 =- 1) Introduction The sequel to what many call the greatest shooter ever, Half Life 2 again seats you in the pants of Gordon Freeman. (cheatchannel.com)
  • Half-Life is at best a fully-functional, nostalgia fueled first-person shooter. (gameskinny.com)
  • Half-Life includes online multiplayer support for both individual and team-based deathmatch modes. (wikipedia.org)
  • You can purchase Half-Life 2 directly through Steam and could be playing in within moments, depending on your internet connection. (runthinkshootlive.com)
  • If for some reason you don't already have Half-Life in your Steam collection, now's the time. (mestretm.com)
  • HL: Source was such a disappointment, especially since they already had high-res textures in one the pre-Source special editions that I bought. (stackexchange.com)
  • The GeForce 4 Ti 4200 - not exactly the top of the line anymore - runs it like a charm, and the GeForce FX 5200 will perform higher resolution textures and still maintain an acceptable framerate. (gamesfirst.com)
  • Black Mesa boasts mind-blowing graphics and effects, never before seen on the Source engine. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • That's not to say the Tegra part hasn't been incrementally improved over the years, during manufacture or with firmware updates - the Nintendo Switch now boasts a better battery life than the early-generation units, for instance - but it's not going to be any more capable of competing with other consoles in terms of horsepower. (thumbsticks.com)
  • Definitely an iconic chapter of Half-Life 2 but besides the bridge, I'll probably forget most of it again by the end of next week. (runthinkshootlive.com)
  • Unlike most of its peers at the time, Half-Life uses scripted sequences, such as a Vortigaunt ramming down a door, to advance major plot points. (wikipedia.org)
  • It sickens me when I realize that, after a half century of progress in race relations in this country, Costa Mesa has become a bastion of intolerance - a place where a majority of voters were swept into the morass by the lies and deceit told by Mansoor and Leece and have now placed the future of this city in the hands of a few easily-manipulated, misguided souls. (blogspot.com)
  • News about the long-awaited update broke at the weekend when a countdown timer appeared on the Black Mesa project webpage. (shellypalmer.com)
  • Players assume the role of a Gordon Freeman-esque individual and are thrust back into the heart of the Human-Combine war, expanding upon the Half-Life 2 universe while remaining firmly inside of its' boundaries. (moddb.com)
  • Creatures begin appearing, slaughtering everyone they see (as creatures from another dimension are inclined to do) and causing a terrible mess for you, Gordon Freeman, who ends up the only remaining survivor at Black Mesa. (gamesfirst.com)
  • What is the difference between Half Life: Source and the new Black Mesa? (stackexchange.com)
  • Black Mesa is free, Half-Life Source is not. (stackexchange.com)
  • Is it possible to hide first person blood stains in Black Mesa Source? (stackexchange.com)
  • How does one obtain these achievements in Black Mesa: Source? (stackexchange.com)
  • Stable Diffusion will also conveniently convert them from 1536x1536 (a resolution that won't work in Source) to 512x512 (a resolution that will). (civitai.com)
  • Black Mesa is a fan made total conversion mod of HL2, recreating the original Half Life. (stackexchange.com)
  • Made for 2560x1440px and english language, Some HUD elements and fonts may be slightly off at other resolutions and languages. (gamemaps.com)
  • This high resolution, edge to edge, double-sided card is perfect for any "Half-Life" gamer! (epicids.com)
  • Plus some refinements) SCIENCE: Work in Progress G-Man Sightings: Work in Progress [Special Thanks] Silvio for info on NPC's and the Tripod Sentry Guns, and also on how much time has really passed between Half Life 1 and Half Life 2. (cheatchannel.com)
  • Her work and her energy center around celebrating life and strengthening relationships-relationship to the foods we eat, the stories we exchange, the cultures that shaped us and the ones we're continually learning more about. (featheredpipe.com)
  • This abundantly illustrated biography showcases the work of Milein Cosman, a prolific and talented German-born artist who was part of the British art scene in the second half of the 20th century. (opendoorrecovery.net)
  • Ruby Morgan, 63, says a lot of folks believe that whatever keeps area residents up at night in the summer with its lonely moan lives somewhere between Crownpoint and Becenti. (navajotimes.com)
  • What stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player? (stackexchange.com)
  • The NHA development where Morgan lives with her 9-year-old grandson, Aven Begay, is on a lonely, windswept hill seven miles from Crownpoint, 66 miles from Farmington and 62 miles from Gallup. (navajotimes.com)
  • Compared to most first-person shooters of the time, which relied on cut-scene intermissions to detail their plotlines, Half-Life's story is told mostly using scripted sequences (bar one short cutscene), keeping the player in control of the first-person viewpoint. (wikipedia.org)
  • The half-life of a drug is the amount of time it takes for half of it to be eliminated from the body. (origodb.com)
  • Shortly after, they mentioned it to an area medical professional who said a minister had disappeared at that time and there were many black govt. (earthfiles.com)
  • Quick update from 2015, Black Mesa is no longer free (at least not the most up to date version, the 'legacy' version is still downloadable from their site). (stackexchange.com)
  • Even without the Half-Life 3 announcement, this update is a lot-as you'd expect for such an important anniversary-and until November 20, it's all free. (mestretm.com)
  • The model was first introduced in the first ''Half-Life 2'' demonstration, 2001's ''Get Your Free TVs! (machinecode.org)
  • in the back is a distorted red rectangle with a black claw Combine symbol on the bottom, and black markings above, in a distorted white rectangle. (machinecode.org)
  • I'd use the black mesa model but I dont own black mesa and my friends don't want to give me the model so blame my friends. (gamemaps.com)
  • HALF LIFE 2] 1) Introduction 2) Getting to know Gordon 3) Your Arsenal 4) Your Rides 5) Allies 6) Enemies 7) Walkthrough (FINISHED! (cheatchannel.com)
  • The rest virtually confirms that Gordon is a nobody in terms of his position at Black Mesa. (gameskinny.com)
  • After a brief moment of cut-to-black flashes, as well as brief moments of being transported to Xen, Gordon wakes up - I assume - to see that Black Mesa has been completely and utterly destroyed. (gameskinny.com)
  • The intro and trivia text are taken from the CombineOverWiki , a fan-supported, editable wiki covering the Half-Life series of games. (runthinkshootlive.com)
  • While others voted on the Star Wars: Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series, Half-Life won with over 76% of the vote. (gameskinny.com)
  • Swedish YouTuber ' Top10Memes ', also known as 'LEMMiNO', recently uploaded a very interesting 'Top 10 Facts' video about Half-Life, which may just test your knowledge about the series we all know and love. (lambdageneration.com)
  • The Half-Life series can be quite glum at times, especially with no resolution in sight for the series. (lambdageneration.com)
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  • Blue Shift also contains the Half-Life HD Pack, which automatically upgrades the weapons and characters of all the games in the Half-Life saga with new high definition content. (winehq.org)
  • A while back the SourceRuns team had done a segmented speedrun of Half-Life 2 known as Half-Life 2 Done With a High Magnitude of Velocity (DWaHMoV). (lambdageneration.com)
  • Consists of a green coat, blue trousers, and black gloves. (machinecode.org)
  • This means better contrast, far superior blacks and dark scenes, and generally just a better image quality overall. (thumbsticks.com)
  • In this article, we will show you everything you need to know about Black Mesa, from what it is and why you should play it, to how to download, install, and optimize it. (fluxcharleston.com)
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  • First off, it is important to mention that Half-Life 2 is a marvel on even lower end graphic cards. (gamesfirst.com)
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended). (linuxmint.com)
  • Half-Life 2, one of the most anticipated PC games ever, is worth owning, playing, and loving like a significant other. (gamesfirst.com)
  • This is a chance to replay all the Half-Life games and discuss them based on our experiences since we first played them. (runthinkshootlive.com)
  • Black Mesa features a completely reimagined and refined single-player campaign, including all new and expanded Xen levels. (fluxcharleston.com)
  • Half Marathon Intermediate 1 features steady running, long and short. (origodb.com)
  • But this is not the Half-Life of days long ago-I mean, it is, but there's a whole lot more going on courtesy of the 25th Anniversary Update. (mestretm.com)
  • Kubo came up with the final arc in the latter half of the Soul Society arc. (tvtropes.org)