I found this mappack intriguing. It’s set in the desert outside the Black Mesa facility, where you explore a series of Native American ruins that the author manages to tie into the Half-Life storyline. I very much liked it the first time around, but it doesn’t have much replay value. Several enemies have been reskinned so as to fit their environment better, which I thought was a very nice touch. Ultimately, this map suffers in that it’s far too dark. While this darkness is realistic, it isn’t any fun in game, and makes for some eyestrain and even some queasiness (yes, I felt it too, Goddess). The abundance of barnacles is also something of a pain. Finally, I would say that while the meat of the game in very satisfying, the intro and conclusion are less than so. The game starts with a panning view of a cafe on an indian reservation, where you’re apparently being briefed by an Indian on the goings-on in the ruins below. The voice of the Indian is of very poor quality, is done with a stereotypical Indian accent, and is spoken very quickly; the combination of these effects renders it mostly illegible. The are the game ends in is supposed to bethe entry to the Black Mesa Hazard Course, but it seems nothing like what you would imagine: much to remote. Still, this is definitely worth a play; just be prepared to fiddle with your monitor brightness settings.

I originally thought the mod ended at the room with the urns, but I was able to manually load a map past that, so I kept hunting around until I figured out how it connects. The blocked passage will eventually unblock, but you’ll nearly get killed trying to break the rock. A walkthru would have been really nice.

Good luck.