Story
The HL Invasion story starts at the end of Half-Life. Remember, you were in a train with the strange G-man … Fortunately, scientists hidden in a subsidiary laboratory with Black Mesa manage to repatriate you there with a space probe, in which you jumped just before the G-man kills you.
Once awoken, you discover this secret laboratory that the government forces haven’t discovered yet. You are watching a teleportation experience, when suddenly overtrained marines invade this hiding place … From this moment, you’ll never be alone … This new trip will lead you into subsidiary areas with Black Mesa where you’ll get more revelations about the government objectives and the world of Xen …
Features
- 44 maps : 5 levels of about 10 maps each.
- 16 weapons, including 12 new (infrared gun, flame thrower, sniper rifle)
- Two new human enemies ( rocket launcher soldier and sniper ) and two new alien monsters.
- A tank that you can drive and make its turret rotate independantly from the chassis.
- A high definition bullet impact system, and particles blowing up from the walls on impact.
- An entirely renewed protective suit, with a member-per-member damage management, and the possibility to stock batteries and medkits for subsequent use.
- Several gameplay innovations such as digitpads use, or several kinds of ammo for the rocket launcher.
- Subtitles available in French, English, Spanish and German.
Basic Details
- Title: Half-Life Invasion
- File Name: invasion_full.zip
- Size : 56.49Mb (Patch 1.90Mb)
- Author: Invasion Team
- Date Released: 05 August 2003
- Download: PlanetPhillip Filecloud Server
- Download Patch 1.1: PlanetPhillip Filecloud Server
A walkthrough for this mod is available. It is in PDF format. You may be able to open this directly in your browser, depending on which one you use and its version or alternatively you can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Invasion Walkthrough PDF (228Kb)
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08 November 2005 at 6:37 pm
…Simply….THANKS…;http://www.planetphillip.com:…KICK-a…..!!!!BEST first-person single player resource in the WEB…!!!
08 November 2005 at 6:42 pm
Thank you, but I don’t deserve that title. I hope to have it one day but not yet.
09 November 2005 at 3:30 am
Oh don’t be modest, silly Phillip. You put a great deal of effort to keep this site on top, and it shows. Excellent work as always
09 November 2005 at 12:09 pm
Just a quick note – if you’re not French, you NEED to download the patch, as it contains translations. The voice-overs stay the same, but the on-screen text can be displayed in a variety of languages.
Just so you know.
10 November 2005 at 11:26 pm
The best french mod for hl1. Une référence ultime
15 January 2006 at 7:15 pm
oh man this mod looks great. This is the best site i’ve ever seen.
03 March 2006 at 7:14 pm
i have a problem when i download the mod and try to unpack it with win rar it says unexpected end or archive
03 March 2006 at 7:23 pm
Sorry to hear about your problem. I checked my local copy and server copy and they both have: 59, 201,774 bytes. If your downloaded version is different I’m afraid you are going to have to download it again. (Or resume if you were using a D/L Manager)
Let me know what happens. Thanks.
03 March 2006 at 9:13 pm
i finally downloaded it but….
when i try to play it, it says…
map cange failed ‘l1m1′ not found on server
sorry for bothering but i belive is a good mod and want to play it
03 March 2006 at 9:22 pm
I haven’t played this mod, so can’t help. Can anybody else help Sag?
BTW, never apologise for leaving comments, that’s what they are there for. I’m happy to help if I can.
05 March 2006 at 6:35 pm
finnaly i go to play it but……
huh..
when i got into the tank, and moved arround a bit , stoped movin_______+??
what should i do
08 March 2006 at 9:37 pm
finnaly i go to play it but……
..
when i got into the tank, and moved arround a bit , stoped movin??
what should i do
20 March 2006 at 6:43 pm
Best singleplayer mod. Big Czech manual Invasion
http://www.modifikace.cz
30 March 2006 at 5:12 pm
Im stuck near the end of part 3, what is the right combination for the 9 yellow switches?
Also the only walkthroughs I can find are Czech!
02 April 2006 at 10:51 pm
Invasion perfect..
15 April 2006 at 10:50 am
This mod is great
also the redux team is making a Redux version
check it out at
http://www.editor321.wlrgroupco.com/invasion/media.htm
25 June 2006 at 8:30 am
I have a couple questions.
1.The first one is how do I get my flashlight to work? I cant read any of the words and I have tried all of the options anyway which means the maker disabled it.
2.My second question is how do I change the subtitle to English? It doesnt have the options in the game, but I would like to know what is going on!
Someone please help me!!!!!!!!
25 June 2006 at 2:05 pm
Right, I played this mod a while back, so one tip:
This is one of a few mods to use special custom keys.
You can customize your keys while using this mod, but you MUST absolutely start from the game’s own config.cfg, and NOT change any of the game specific keys.
The game itself will then explain those keys one at a time, in due course.
As for changing the subtitles to english, as I remember there is a place in the game’s option where you need to select one of 3 flags, simply click the british flags, and wait a few seconds.
25 June 2006 at 2:33 pm
I started playing Invasion today…I have a problem…How can I introduce the passcode(8533) in first part?I tried all solutions but nothing happend..
25 June 2006 at 8:21 pm
Christian,
When do the flags come up? The game has started and I get ambushed by army guys after Im in this observatory test room. Theres some guys speaking French or something and I just get shot and killed. No HEV suit, and no idea of what is going on. PLEASE HELP!
26 June 2006 at 12:33 am
Ok. I have some good news and some bad news.
The good news is I am ignoring the subtitles and speaking because this game still looks fun so Im just playing it (although, if there is a way to cahnge it mid game tell me because I would still like to). I also dont care about the flashlight because I found a gun that has nightvision and “wall hax”.
The bad news is I am stuck and dont know what to do. I came out of a pipe which led to this area you have to crouch in. It is just a huge square with two smaller pipes all along the wall. But it just goes in a circle. I cant go up because there is a grate blocking my way, but I can see stuff up there. Ive tried blasting out with rockets and grenades but nothing works. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!
03 July 2006 at 5:32 am
Anyone know? Well, yes, I know at least several of you know because you have posted that you finished this mod. So please, HELP!!!
04 July 2006 at 5:22 pm
heyzors, I do not remember the specifics, so I will reinstall it, play it up to there, and answer you afterwards.
I did play it in english, but if some spoke french I would not have noticed, since I am french myself to start with
04 July 2006 at 6:02 pm
Where can i get the english version, i installed the patch but no english where in it
05 July 2006 at 6:05 am
Christian, I finally beat that part, but now I need help on another! I feel so stupid! I could have sworn I tried my use key…Anyway, I am at a tricky part now and this time I did try my use key.
Its in the third part of the game. It’s some military base with these servelance cameras. When they see you all of these turrets come out of the ceiling. So anyway, I made my way up the two elevators and I crawled through this vent. I then dropped in to a white hallway with about 8 militarty grunts, 1 rocket soldier, and 2 turrets (one when you jump down and one around the corner). There is a door (which I tried my use key on, among other things) but I dont think I need to go through it anyway because I was already on the other side. Now remember the 2 turrets I mentioned earlier? One of them is in front of the door. So I kill it. The other one around the corner dies as well…no problem. The problem is, when ever I try to keep walking, a huge explosion comes out of the ceiling which kills me. I’ve tried blowing up whatever blows up (even though it comes randomly from the ceiling and leaves no hole in the ceiling, I’ve tried waiting (because it could be the turret), I’ve tried not killing the turret, and I even tried USING the explosion. Nothing (especially the last thing) worked! I am very stuck! Christian or anyone else, help!
05 July 2006 at 10:35 am
Ok, first thing, the language option.
You activate english from the main menu before starting the game, or back from the game using esc.
The option line just before the bottom one has 4 flags displayed.
Click the english flag, a menu will appear.
Click english, then ok.
HL will minimize at this point, you need to reopen it from the task bar to keep the setting.
When they say subtiles, it is a mis-translation.
What they meanst is that all existing text will now be in english instead of french, but there is NO subtitles to the spoken messages.
As for getting your answer, heyzors, I am on it, I will tell you as soon as I catch up.
And I will keep the game ready, since I remember several tricky areas….
One tip: start making a named save game just before every new map. You will thank me later for it…
05 July 2006 at 10:37 am
I forgot to mention, I am now a GM on a MMORPG, so the answer may be a day or two to come, just be patient.
05 July 2006 at 10:42 am
My bad… there are subtitles, just not everywhere.
05 July 2006 at 11:27 am
Ok, Shadow’s question: 8533.
The exit of the large room, opposite to the corridor you arrived from, has a keypad.
After you talked to the scientist and he gives you this code, use the keypad, then click on the numbers in sequence, followed by enter
05 July 2006 at 11:30 am
Heyzor: the same scientist explains you that your suit is a prototype, and that they had not fitted a torch to it yet. He gives you a lighter instead, to be used the same way (until you find the IR pistol).
05 July 2006 at 7:18 pm
Heyzors: about the HEV suit, you were supposed to get a prototype suit right at the beginning of the game: when you wake up then go meet a scientist before the military attack, you can see a blue suit through a window on your right.
You cannot get it yet, but you will when you come back this way.
I do not think that you can get another anywhere else in the game, and you are likely to need it, so my best advice would be to restart the game.
05 July 2006 at 9:28 pm
I know. I have it. That post is old. The new problem is that stupid hallway. Although I think something went wrong when I installed the patch and I didnt realize it. Did the makers of INVASION make their own splash start-up screen? I think thats what the patch was for and if so, then I cant change the language. Although, thats not the biggest problem. I would really just like to get out of this fu**ing hallway!
05 July 2006 at 10:03 pm
In any mod, you can always press the Esc key to get to the main menu. The language options are there. Just make sure you resume the game and save it.
For the rest, working my way through the levels.
I will answer all the questions I have seen posted, as I come to the level which caused them.
06 July 2006 at 1:07 am
I do get to the menu when I hit the escape key, but it isnt anything special like there should be. Its just the noraml Half-Life 1 options which means there is nothing added and I cant do anything. Luckily the English options is the least of my problems so Im not too worried. I think I can figure out whats going on, but I really just want to get out of this hallway!
06 July 2006 at 11:39 am
Are you sure that you applied the patch?
07 July 2006 at 2:37 am
I said earlier that I didn’t.
07 July 2006 at 6:48 am
Sag: If you mean the tank at the beginning of part 2 (in the map after you climbed a shaft), there is 1 tank there which cannot move, and has only 1 purpose: turn its turret to the right, and blast the hangar door to let you out.
There will be a chopper outside, but it seem that it cannot be killed by the tank.
BEWARE: there is a know bug here. So make a named save just before starting part 2: once you entered this area, you MUST NOT restore before you blasted the door. Otherwise, the bug prevents you from turning the tank’s turret in the direction of the hangar door, and the only way will be to restore a game from before you entered this map.
07 July 2006 at 6:55 am
Forcefist and heyzors:
If/when you installed the patch, you may have selected the wrong path. You must select the Half-Life directory, NOT the mod directory…
The patch is what provides the translations and the languages options.
Installing it now should not interfer with your saved games.
07 July 2006 at 7:24 pm
Is it too late to install the patch? I don’t want to start the game over but if it is possible to install the path midgame please tell me how!
07 July 2006 at 9:14 pm
As I said just above, the patch does not change the game itself (apart from one bugged map).
So, unless you are on that map, the answer is yes.
Remember that you can always backup your saved games directory, and reinstall it over a fresh install of the mod, in case it does not work for you.
08 July 2006 at 6:27 am
Do you know which map it is? Maybe I am past tha and I can still install it.
10 July 2006 at 12:54 am
The map fixed by the patch is l3m13.
As for me, I just reached map l3m1, so it should not be long before I catch up with you.
10 July 2006 at 2:00 am
Uhoh, I know where you are…
Basically, you missed a VERY important warning.
The scientist tells you, when you reach the first lift, that you MUST NOT be detected by the cameras.
This map is really meant to be done undetected. It is difficult, but feasable.
If you get detected, all Hell break lose, and you end up in a no win situation, one way or another… As you found out the hard way.
What you need to do is install the patch now, and load a save game from before you were detected.
At worst, you can load the last autosave using the console (load autosave), to restart outside the building.
15 July 2006 at 8:48 pm
ok thanks christian! I’ll try that now!
15 July 2006 at 8:56 pm
Where do I install it to? Do I just put the patch in the INVASION main folder or do I have to put it in a special spot? Another question I have once the patch is installed is how do I get through undeteced? The cameras can’t be destroyed! Christian, you know everything there is to know about this game, what do I do?
16 July 2006 at 1:40 am
When you execute the patch program, it asks you the intallation path, and offers the default path for Half-Life.
Browse to find whichever path you installed Half-Life in (not the mod itself), and accept.
If you intalled it correctly, the language options will become acccessible. Load a game, press ‘Escape’ to get to the menu, do as I explained above, then save your game again.
As for the cameras, you must stay out of their view. Hint: break what you can.
This is mostly a puzzles area, you need to solve how to pass each camera.
24 August 2006 at 7:15 am
Christian, if you are still listening, (or anyone else who can help) I haven’t been able to post for some reason but I can now. I have a winrar version of the patch. Is that wrong? You (Christian) said that the patch has an installation path. I dont have that. Just the folder from the winrar. When I put that where you told me to nothing happened. Help?
25 August 2006 at 2:22 pm
The patch could be found in 2 versions, a .rar and a .exe
I only used the .exe, which is the current official version.
I suggest that you get and install that one.
If this is not the one on FileFront, here is the link to it on the developers site: http://hlinvasion.free.fr/files/invasion_patch1.1.exe
06 September 2006 at 9:29 pm
hmmm
neither of the patches work. is it possible to beat the game without the patch.
06 September 2006 at 10:17 pm
It is possible, but it could be very difficult in places, including the map known to be bugged.
And the patch works, for me.