Archives for September 2006

• Please note that these are publication date on this site, NOT the actual release date of the maps and mods

Introduction There’s something different about listening to music on a radio rather than a normal system. I’m not talking about the sound produced but the psychology behind it. The fact that somebody else is choosing the music for you, the fact that maybe you will be introduced to something new that perhaps you wouldn’t normally [...]

The introduction of Steam and episodic content has changed the way we buy games and I thought I’d take a quick look at some financial models within the gaming industry and see whether they would work for FPS games. Standard Retail Box Out of all the options available this is my favourite. I like having [...]

About A single player level for Half-Life 2. Your mission is to infiltrate a Combine lab. in a city. It’s the author’s first single player level. Reader Recommendations1 recommendation, average score: 3 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0

About I have an idea that’s not fully formed but I want to present it to you now, so please bear with me while I try to explain it. I want to say that it probably isn’t feasible until the A.I. of the enemy becomes much better and doesn’t need paths and lots of code [...]

About A couple of single player Half-Life 2 maps. The setting is industrial without a Combine soldier in sight, you get Headcrads and Zombies, though! There’s only a few weapons and very little ammo. Reader Recommendations2 recommendations, average score: 3.5 (out of 5), standard deviation: 2.25

About A single player Half-Life 2 map that doesn’t have a story or a real ending. When you reach the wall that says “You Win”, guess what? You’ve won! Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

About This is an abandoned level that deserves more attention. You should note that there are some textures missing and a few other minor issues but it was only ever released as a beta anyway. Reader Recommendations1 recommendation, average score: 5 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0

About “It is based in a house that you mysteriously wake up in..and the apparent owner of the house has a little sinister game for you…the puzzles in this map are quite hard (There are clues lying around, but you need to look carefully!) and the best of it is…you only have 30 (Real life [...]

About This a small single player map for Half-life 2 in a nighttime setting. There are indoor and outdoor environments with default textures and background music. Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

I’m Frustrated “Why?”, I hear you cry. Well, I have wanted to learn to map and create mods for a long time but I finding good resources is proving impossible. “But there are plenty of websites that cover tutorials etc!”. Yes, you are right but it’s not quantity that matters but quality. I’m going to [...]

About This is a gameplay mod idea where you can jump from one player to another. Allow me to explain further. Imagine you are playing a game and in this game you never play a particular character. You can jump between any players you want to but you can’t die. If you die then the [...]

About Single Player Half-Life 2 mod. I can’t tell you anything else, there’s nothing in the file, no readme nothing, except two maps. What do you know about it? Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

About A single player Half-Life 2 map. I require more information and screenshots, can somebody help? Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

About Another map from Tetsu. He seems to love these types of maps. Can somebody tell me anything about him or his maps? Reader Recommendations1 recommendation, average score: 4 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0

About Your aim is to gather seven crystal balls in the pyramid. A departure from the usual style of maps by this author. More screenshots would be appreciated. TIA. Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

About The second WakuWakuPanic map. Looks like a special style of map where you simply set off traps and deal with the consequences. Not my style of map but maybe you enjoy them! Reader RecommendationsCurrently there are no recommendations

About I don’t know anything about this small map and would appreciate any information. The author has made a few other maps but this might be a different style for him. Reader Recommendations1 recommendation, average score: 5 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0

About “A Short 1 Level demo of the Half Life 2 Modification, Project Omega. There are two ways to complete this game, so when you have played it the normal way, try and find the other route.” Story The Combine had built a secret underground base (Omega Base) in the far reaches of Europe in [...]

About “This is a single map for Half-Life2. This map based on Doki Doki Panic. So many enemies spawn on the platform. You don’t have any weapon, but there are many traps on the platform. Survive by using traps effectively. Try to kill all enemies. Please refer to trap.txt file to know about each trap. [...]

About “Built for TWHL competition 21. I hope it complies with the rules. The map doesn’t have any particular story. It’s your typical detailed HL2 city with a slight combine theme. Performance isn’t meant to be great, so beware! NPC behaviour hasn’t been 100% tested due to lack of time.” Reader Recommendations3 recommendations, average score: [...]

About I don’t know anything about this mod, so if you play it please write a comment. I need to look for Dr Kleiner 1! I’m not sure what to expect considering the author is responsible for A Dog Was Hit In The Head With An Axe! Anyway, enjoy, if you can. Reader Recommendations1 recommendation, [...]

About I don’t know anything about this mod and there is no english information in the read me. Please can somebody supply some details? Reader Recommendations2 recommendations, average score: 2 (out of 5), standard deviation: 1

About A single player mappack/mod featuring the Daleks from the cult TV show Doctor Who. You are assigned to investigate a situation taking place in a junk yard in Totters Lane, London. It is believed that a small group of militia are held up in this area, possibly protecting some form of transmat device which [...]

About Cthulhu is a single-player modification for Half-Life. It contains 65 maps, 21 new monsters and 14 new weapons. Story You are Ranulf Satfford, occult investigator in 1928 Arkham, USA… Reader Recommendations9 recommendations, average score: 3.33 (out of 5), standard deviation: 2