Black Mesa Source Release Date Announced!!

Monotype

Right, seeded to 4.2, that's all you're getting guys!

Tallon wrote: »

In case you're interested

Warning, spoilers etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYVq3gE0LI

Just a had a quick flick through that. Wow, I think you're in need of an SSD. Load times are just a second for me... which is still much shorter than it was back in 1999 or whenever it was.

The quality of this so far is very professional, easily up to what I'd expect Valve to produce. One of the best actual mods I've played. Only part that really got me was that fecking jumping boxes hang from the ceiling part. Fairly tough as I was never great at bunny tracks, but it was part of the game and they changed it around a bit, so it's all good. I'll take a few screenshots in my next play.

Zab wrote: »

I'm not as impressed as the rest of you. It wasn't bad at all, seemed very well done in fact but I'm not sure at this point that I'll be bothered playing it again.

There's usually not that much replay value in single player. Sure you can always play it another time when someone makes it on the HL3 Source 2 Engine.

Sarky

Gah, why did my PC have to blow up last week? Now I'm stuck on a laptop that actually has trouble playing UFO Enemy Unknown. So very jealous right now.

Meesared

I am genuinely shocked at how polished this is, and it shows off how much of an amazing game HL1 was, it has barely aged.

Jackobyte

Have been following this through the facebook page for months. Download is too big for my d/l allowance so I'll have to wait and abuse a hotspot tomorrow. Hopefully the servers or torrents will have settled a bit by then.

TinCool

NZB link to download for those who have newsgroup access.

Max out my connection at 1 mb/s.. nice. An hours wait.

http://www.gimpymoo.com/NZB/blackmesa.nzb

For some reason clicking on the link just brings up the xml of the file so I had to right click and save as.

danthefan

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

man that torrent was fast, like went away from the computer to eat and it was done.

Going really slowly for me

Tallon

Monotype wrote: »

Right, seeded to 4.2, that's all you're getting guys!

Tallon wrote: »

In case you're interested

Warning, spoilers etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYVq3gE0LI

Just a had a quick flick through that. Wow, I think you're in need of an SSD. Load times are just a second for me... which is still much shorter than it was back in 1999 or whenever it was.

The quality of this so far is very professional, easily up to what I'd expect Valve to produce. One of the best actual mods I've played. Only part that really got me was that fecking jumping boxes hang from the ceiling part. Fairly tough as I was never great at bunny tracks, but it was part of the game and they changed it around a bit, so it's all good. I'll take a few screenshots in my next play.

Zab wrote: »

I'm not as impressed as the rest of you. It wasn't bad at all, seemed very well done in fact but I'm not sure at this point that I'll be bothered playing it again.

There's usually not that much replay value in single player. Sure you can always play it another time when someone makes it on the HL3 Source 2 Engine.

I have an SSD! I have a shoite GPU and was recording 1080p while playing 1080p, hence the slight lag.

There's feck all with fraps off!

tuxy

I just spent some time backtracking because I was sure I must have missed the crowbar.
Then I checked on twitch.tv and saw someone at the same stage as me with no crow bar

WTF

edit: I found it, why are they changing stuff on me :P

spankmaster2000

Me, during the initial tram-ride in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc20PKkUAEU

Tar.Aldarion

this is great fun! Sorry non 120meg net people

when you get the suit...awesome

Tallon

tuxy wrote: »

I just spent some time backtracking because I was sure I must have missed the crowbar.
Then I checked on twitch.tv and saw someone at the same stage as me with no crow bar

WTF

edit: I found it, why are they changing stuff on me :P

I stopped Recording, then re did 20 minutes again only to find it

dreamers75

Schoolboy error thought i had SDK installed Came home from match ready to play

Mr E

moonlighting wrote: »

also admins note this is free mod download links being posted no illegal stuff

Then you should have used a password that wasn't a warez site. Post edited, links removed.

Corkfeen

Just installing this now, I still remember installing Half Life for the first time. I was a seven year old. :pac:

balkieb2002

I know most people have got this by now with torrents etc but I found a rapidshare mirror as I'm not greatest fan of torrents. No password on this and I've tested it myself .

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|16p1|100294822|inBlckMsa.part1.rar|734003|0|0
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|16p12|734282911|inBlckMsa.part2.rar|734003|0|0
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|16p11|3351884220|inBlckMsa.part3.rar|734003|0|0
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|16p7|4166941399|inBlckMsa.part4.rar|734003|0|0
https://rapidshare.com/#!download|16p4|612435092|inBlckMsa.part5.rar|371303|0|0

(Parts 1-4 are 734MB and last part is 370 = total 3.3GB)

[URL="steam://run/211"]Click here to install the Source SDK[/URL] (steam required obviously)

Monotype

tuxy wrote: »

I just spent some time backtracking because I was sure I must have missed the crowbar.

I was really worried about that too. Then I realised that they would have to put it in an obvious place and they had those flares to help you out a bit.

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I uploaded a few screenshots for anyone interested.

http://imgur.com/a/BYs2U

The place where you see the first laser tripbombs, I think you can get stuck in there as the firedoor buttons have glass that's unbreakable. Saving the scientist won't give you a shortcut like in the original.

tricolorbob1987

Finally done the download haha

danthefan

I've a really really stupid question. I have the game installed, and Source 2007 installed... now how the hell do I launch the game?

Monotype

It's in the steam list.

danthefan

Monotype wrote: »

It's in the steam list.

Yeah so it is, just had to restart Steam. Thanks.

dreamers75

No 1920x1080?

Only 1600x1200 for me

Monotype

Select the 16:9 option. It's under the resolution box.


Found this linked on their forums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44yoptuWx6c

Tar.Aldarion

fighting big tentacle monster yay!

Corkfeen

dreamers75 wrote: »

No 1920x1080?

Only 1600x1200 for me

Change to widescreen settings then it will give option.

Star Lord

Wait, wtflol!?!?! What do the security guards drink from eh?

tuxy

It's 2012 and I am playing a first person shooter that does not a heath regen, amazing!

Corkfeen

I can't stop thinking about this new piece of information.

Gordon Freeman with a ponytail, i'm picturing it and now it's all I can see.

Tallon

tuxy wrote: »

It's 2012 and I am playing a first person shooter that does not a heath regen, amazing!

I've died like 10 times, and I deserved it!

Thank god I have it recorded!!!

Retr0gamer

Best part so far:



I went in cynical. I came back very impressed. It's remarkably polished and much better than most retail games. Some stuff that impressed me is that they changed it up just enough to keep it interesting, it's like the Gamecube Resi Remake to the original Resident Evil. Another thing is the texture work is great particularly when you get up close they have a second texture loaded in that is very high quality and disguises the blurry blockiness underneath. So far I'm halfway through Office Complex.

Sarky

Holy balls, that's the Chuckle Brothers! :eek: