Saw Life - Half-Life 2

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half Life 1, 2 and 3

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 mins) to collect the five “Keys” and get the hell out of there or be trapped in there forever..”

Important!

This map needs to be placed in your hl2mp folder and then you need to start a Deathmatch game, choose Create Server and select sp_sawlife. That’s what worked for me.

Basic Details

Title: Saw Life
File Name: sp_sawlife2.rar
Size : 1.11Mb
Author: Megdude
Date Released: 14 September 2006
Download: PlanetPhillip Filecloud Server

Screenshots

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Video Walkthrough Note

These videos contain SPOILERS and should only be used if you are REALLY stuck. You have been warned!!

Video Walkthrough Part 1

Video Walkthrough Part 2

Video Walkthrough Part 3

Video Walkthrough Part 4

Video Walkthrough Part 5

About this entry

Published:: 16th September 2006 at 7:36 pm

Category:: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Alphabetical, Single Player Mods and Maps

Responses:: 93 Comments (add)

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Cubedude89 16th September 2006 at 23:01 1

WHAT!! this sounds SO COOL.
Technoblue 17th September 2006 at 03:11 2

It would be even better if their was an info_plyare_start entity so that you can spawn on the map =.=
planetphillip 17th September 2006 at 07:38 3

Yeah, I just tried to play it and found I couldn’t. I’ll look for an updated versions.
bumtown 17th September 2006 at 12:00 4

well that sucks
planetphillip 17th September 2006 at 15:02 5

I have added instructions on how to get this map working in the main body of the post. Please see the Important section for details.

I played for 15 minutes and couldn’t get past the first puzzle. I’m going to try again in a minute. Perhaps this would be a perfect opportunity for somebody to write a walkthrough. HOWEVER, it should help the player not explain every single puzzle solution. Well, not to begin with anyway!
planetphillip 17th September 2006 at 16:48 6

OK, I’ve managed to find four balls before my time ran out. I think I’ll have one or two more attempts.
Cubedude89 17th September 2006 at 22:58 7

Hahaha a single player map made for DM. hahaha. funny.

OK, ill give it another try,
Ezequielhl 18th September 2006 at 02:22 8

Looking for an update whit an info player start.
hypoxic 18th September 2006 at 08:13 9

cool idea, got through 2 puzzles but the 3rd, i’m stumped.

don’t think this is a spoiler but i guess all comments are moderated so here goes.

i found the ‘x’ but don’t have a clue on what to do w it.

a wee hint would be cool, thx
planetphillip 18th September 2006 at 09:47 10

Regarding the player start Ezequielhl, please read comment 5 which refers to the new INSTRUCTIONS section in the main post.

hyoxic, it’s hard writing clues that don’t give everything away! Here goes:
“Where did you learn about the X?”

My progress has stopped on the fifth ball. I think I have the solution but implementing it is another matter.
planetphillip 18th September 2006 at 09:57 11

MINI-REVIEW
This is a puzzle map, pure and simple. Whilst I admit I haven’t finished the map at the time of writing I would be very surprised if there were any actual shooting involved. When I say actual shooting I mean shooting that helps you find the balls. There is a pistol and plenty of ammo but nothing really to shoot at.

There are a couple of spooky situations that add an element of suspense to the gameplay. There also seems to be certain random elements, either that or they are bugs! On that topic I noticed the first time I played it I had the hazard suit but the next two times I didn’t. Does anybody else have this problem?

I’ve played this map for at least 90 minutes, which is not bad considering it’s a small map. I think there are lessons here for all level designers in that if you create situations that require more than just a simple “run and shoot” solutions then players will replay a level.

It also helps with the time limit. Although it’s frustrating to have to replay puzzles again, somehow because of the time it seems less important. I rush to finish them as quickly as possible thereby allowing myself more time on the current one.

It might have been nice to have some random elements in the puzzles but that is probably asking for too much.

If you like puzzles then I heartily recommend this map and commend the author for tying to do something different.
MMAN 18th September 2006 at 17:38 12

The concept of this map sounded pretty cool but I was expecting something pretty newbieish (considering the general quality of HL2 custom maps, although it does seem to be picking up to some degree). However, I was pleasantly surprised.

While it’s a puzzle map it’s also partially a horror map and certain parts creeped me out a little.

I guess I sort of cheated, since the first time I didn’t have the flashlight turned on for deathmatch, so I had to restart to see in dark areas and I was interrupted the second time, so I could blast through the earlier puzzles very quick, but considering the time I had left when I finished it I get the impression I would have just got through with a minute or two to spare the first time .

The only real problem I had was that the puzzles seemed to tail off a bit at the end, ball 4 was very simple (the nature of it means it would have been frustrating if it had been too involved, but I didn’t really even have to try) and the deathtraps at ball 5 were annoyingly sensitive which caused me to die a bunch of times (you seem to respawn in a chair sometimes if you don’t move it and it’s tough to get out) despite being careful. The horror elements also seem to dry up and don’t really get a climax. Other than that it managed to pull off something different pretty well.
MMAN 18th September 2006 at 17:40 13

As another issue, the solution to ball 3 seemed kind of random (I found out what to do, but didn’t really work out why).
F-Killa 18th September 2006 at 17:49 14

Hey guys I have played the map for …i think.. 3 or 4 month!!!!! But with player strat!
Cubedude89 18th September 2006 at 18:37 15

HELP!!! I go into the room with XYZ and ABC but what do i do?!?
please help.
planetphillip 18th September 2006 at 20:34 16

Did you put the player start in yourself F-Killa?

Cude, see comment 10 or contact me for the direct answer.
andyb 19th September 2006 at 20:21 17

not bad for a puzzle,although i must admit i’m stuck on 5
hypoxic 20th September 2006 at 03:22 18

yeah, w/o some sort of spoiler tag its hard, but cubedude already let the cat out of the bag

puzz 3 says x marks the spot, and i found a letter x in the room w all the letters, and there’s a flash of an x going up the steps, but haven’t a clue on how to get either to do something, i’ve tried putting the x on a shelf and and in other rooms, but no go.

tips? suggestions, etc?
thx!
planetphillip 20th September 2006 at 11:59 19

Where to put the X: (Highlight the space below to reveal the answer)

Take it back to the room where you were first given the clue, should be where you smashed the light. You may have to move it around within the room until the ball drops from the ceiling.
Technoblue 20th September 2006 at 13:23 20

Room 5 is by far the hardest, and in my opinion, the most poorly designed puzzle. Its nearly impossible to get through it without getting killed. I even tried spawning medkits via the console as i tried to get through, yet it was a no go. I ended up noclipping to the back and flipping the switch. Has anyone been able to make it through the final puzzle?
MMAN 20th September 2006 at 16:54 21

Yeah, I just crawled carefully around the traps (following the non-trapped path via a little trial and error). Then when I was close I just pressed the switch through the flames and they turn off after that.

It definitely seemed the weakest puzzle (it could easily have been much better if the size of each tile was increased a little).
hypoxic 22nd September 2006 at 08:02 22

thanks for the tip, finally finished it!

#3 was the weakest puzzle for me, and agree solving was pretty random at least once you figured out what to do.

#5 took a bit, but croutching and using the metal filing cabinet helped lead the way.

overall the puzzle aspect w/o combast was refreshing and i hope the genre grows.

thanks for the dl phillip!
Cubedude89 3rd October 2006 at 00:02 23

This mod is so awsome, Im just ashamed at myself that i cant figure it out.

Im stuck on what to do when i get into the basement part.
Any one like to help me?
andyb 3rd October 2006 at 22:27 24

think small boxes
frogman 29th October 2006 at 06:37 25

when I download it and put in my hl2mp folder and i go to createa deathmatch game and there is no map that says sp_sawlife what am i doing wrong do i have to put the file into another folder within hl2mp or what???
Thanks in advance!!!
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 09:01 26

You need to but the map within you “maps” folder that is within your “hl2mp” folder.

Here is my path (With my username removed!)
C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\username\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\maps

Hope that helps!
frogman 29th October 2006 at 17:09 27

Thanks!!!!!i’ll try!!!!
frogman 29th October 2006 at 17:14 28

hmmmm when i put it in the maps folder and i started DM the was no new map… :/ does it have to go into the graphs or soundcache folder?
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 17:38 29

No, definitely in the maps folder. Try restarting Steam.

OK, so let’s recap:

You have copied the file into the correct folder. Please double check the path above. It is possibleyour path is different. You can see it via Windows explorer. The file’s name is “sp_sawlife2.bsp” without quotes and it should be 4,606Kb.

When you start Steam, you choose HL2 Deathmatch. On the Menu screen you select “Create Server”. You are then presented with an options box. From the dropdown list of maps available, “sp_sawlife2.bsp” is not visible.

Is that correct?
frogman 29th October 2006 at 17:47 30

that is exactly correct except that the saw life folder is 1,141 KB :/
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 17:55 31

Then this could be our problem or problems. Firstly you say folder. Exactly what “folder” are you taking about. You are not taking about the zip file are you?

You have to extract the .rar file. This means “opening” it to reveal the .bsp file listed above.

If the .bsp file is only 1,141Kb then it is corrupted and you should download the .rar file again.
frogman 29th October 2006 at 18:39 32

no i am not talking about the .zip file and by the way how do you extract a .rar file sorry im a newb at this
frogman 29th October 2006 at 18:43 33

what i meant in the above post was how do i turn the .rar file into .bsp
andyb 29th October 2006 at 18:52 34

its a compressed file.you need to extract it.use winrar from http://www.rarlabs.com
frogman 29th October 2006 at 18:57 35

ok thanks!!! you helped me immensly I think i can do the rest from here thank you!!
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 18:58 36

planetphillip Said:

You are not taking about the zip file are you?

That was my mistake I meant to type rar file.

As andyb says you need to uncompress (extract) the file. If you still have trouble I can always upload the .bsp file.
andyb 29th October 2006 at 18:58 37

or download it from Download.com
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 19:00 38

andyb, I edited you last comment. You missed the text between the tags.
andyb 29th October 2006 at 19:04 39

cool.wondered how ya did that.so many boards use different code for things that i forget half the time.
frogman 29th October 2006 at 19:06 40

yesssssssssssssssss!!! i got it to work! Now i know how to manipulate these stupid .rar files lol. NOw ill always know how to do this thanks to you thanks!!!
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 19:06 41

PlanetPhillip comments just use regular tags
planetphillip 29th October 2006 at 19:13 42

Glad we (andyb and I) could help. Now all you have to do is beat the map!!
frogman 30th October 2006 at 03:42 43

Where can I find the dog’s chewtoy im stuck???
frogman 30th October 2006 at 03:46 44

I already tried putting that extra ball in the box(the ball in the room at the beginning) and nothing happens so i dont think thats it
andyb 30th October 2006 at 04:09 45

look for a metal ring.cant give ya anymore help than that
Cubedude89 3rd November 2006 at 01:00 46

QUOTE: think small boxes.

Im Thinking Im Thinking! LOL. I need more help. Im going to feel so stupid aint I.
andyb 3rd November 2006 at 01:19 47

small boxes should be removed.think shelves
Cubedude89 3rd November 2006 at 01:20 48

I did that in the basement lol. It did nothing. or something i didnt notice.
andyb 3rd November 2006 at 01:29 49

You are still at basement level?There are 2 shelves.
Cubedude89 3rd November 2006 at 04:56 50

ok, so there are some shelves with little boxes. Did i miss a clue or something.
andyb 3rd November 2006 at 15:35 51

I shot them off the shelves
Cubedude89 3rd November 2006 at 23:45 52

So did I? What does it do.
andyb 4th November 2006 at 00:15 53

do you see a hole in the floor now near the wall opposite where the stairs are?
andyb 4th November 2006 at 00:43 54

I just went through it again.There are 3 shelves with boxes.Also dont forget to use the red button.
Cubedude89 4th November 2006 at 06:41 55

red button? lol, Ill go through it again.
I’ll get it sometime.
andyb 4th November 2006 at 07:10 56

yea.every room you need to activate the red button/switch
Cubedude89 4th November 2006 at 18:30 57

lol. oh ya. I did that.
andyb 4th November 2006 at 22:59 58

did a short vid of that puzzle for ya

saw vid
planetphillip 4th November 2006 at 23:34 59

That’s very niice of you! I think that’s the future of wlakthroughs. The VideoThrough! I claim copyright on that name!

Seriously we should create a really cool walkthrough of the next big HL/HL2 mod released and include an overhead view with plenty of screenshots and videos like that.
planetphillip 4th November 2006 at 23:39 60

planetphillip Said:

I claim copyright on that name!

Too late, I just found somebody used that word in 2004 meaning a video walkthrough.

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