Archives for December 2007

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

I haven’t updated PlanetPhillip for a while with any new maps and mods because I have been playing Episode 2. Yes, you heard that right and those of you with good memories will be eager to point my statement in my Episodic Content Rant where I said “I’m not going to buy it until the [...]

Who hasn’t heard of MySpace? Well if you haven’t it’s one of the most popular websites in the world. It describes itself as “An international site that offers email, a forum, communities, videos and blog space.”. It’s a place where people gather to talk, share, discus etc. For some, it’s their personal website, for others, [...]

I would like to explore an idea and a particular line of thinking. “What if the player were deaf?” By the player I don’t mean you or me but the actual character in the game. Real deaf gamers must have a hard enough time of it, without the playing character being deaf a well! You [...]

I know this might sound like a stupid question but I am not convinced that everybody wants HL2 mods. Well, of course they want HL2 mods but I am trying gauge how many players still want HL1 mods. It’s a polar-type questions, so don’t complain about the choices. No, “Well it depends on …”.

Imagine you could have any mod made in either engine. What would you wish for?

More Half-Life 1 mods or more Half-Life 2 Mods?

This is a Russian release, with plenty of new weapons (Maybe from other sources, I don’t know). I am sure there is a story and would love to hear from a Russian speaker to help complete a description and other details. What I can tell you is that you have bullet time, see the Black and white images.

“During the Combine invasion of earth, they multiple canisters of headcrabs into the industrial area of the outskirts of City 17. Few years later, the Combine wants to gain territorial expansion, on the same industrial area. Trying to get rid of all the zombies and headcrabs without destroying the building too much, they made small fortification.”

About Yesterday I was taught by CubeDude89 about Source Demos and I HAVE tell you. If you truly already know about them you can stop reading now. If you think you know about them, carry on reading just in case you didn’t. And if you have never heard of them be prepared to be amazed.

About I have been meaning to post about this for a long time and since I am in the house alone, I am catching up on all my commentary-type posts. If you missed this piece of news then allow me to be the one to tell you about it. Valve have posted Episode Two Playing [...]

Author’s Notes “Competition 24 entry: I realized too late that i didn’t compile my entry right for the compo. Here is how it’s sopossed to look. Black ops are after an artifact. Barney send you in to retrieve it. Reader Recommendations7 recommendations, average score: 3.29 (out of 5), standard deviation: 1.06

Author’s Note “This is yet another ‘You are Gordon Freeman and must escape Black Mesa’ episode with some really random title, but I still hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it.” Reader Recommendations12 recommendations, average score: 4.25 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0.85

This is a map made for a mod called Afterlife that never quite made it. You mission is quite simple; after being dropped off at Ground Zero by a chopper, find a way inside the shopping center and then make you way to the roof, killing everything in your path. Basic Details Title: Mall Brawl [...]

I presume that everybody who reads and visits this website has played (And finished?) Half-Life 2. If not, then you should, and I have some help for potential players early next year, but for now…

This week’s poll question is:

What is your favourite chapter from Half-Life 2?

Exactly one year ago I wrote an article called 7 Questions For 2007 and I have decided to write a follow-up to them. Listed are the questions with the follow up below.

The first SP FPS game I really become addicted to was Unreal. I loved it like a puppy. Then after playing hundreds of maps and mods and Return to Na Pali, Unreal 2 was finally released and while the concept art and visual were great I felt no connection with the original. For me the biggest mistake was not continuing the story somehow. So this weeks poll question is

Do you think there will ever be another single player Unreal game?

Introduction Here is an idea for a gameplay mod for Half-Life 2. I propose that somebody create a new version of the HEV suit to include a number of new features. I’ve listed my ideas but would welcome yours.

The player starts the mod with no clear objective or goal. By trial and error the player eventually finds access to a suit room where they don a Combine Elite suit. Again, through trial and error testing doors and forcefields the player makes their way to the surface only to find Zombies, Combine AND rebels against them.

After I had finished playing Half-Life, I couldn’t wait to play more. Fortunately I didn’t play HL until nearly 4 years after it was released, by which time Opposing Force and Blue Shift had been released. Valve seem to have decided not to outsource any HL2 games but if they did ….

Which class of character would you like to see as the player in an official HL2 expansion game?

Author’s Note “Escape is a level created using Half-Life 2. The player attempts to recover the gravity gun, which has been stolen by the Combine forces, and then escape from the Combine facility where he has been trapped. It won’t be easy because puzzles must be solved and enemies must be defeated in order to [...]