Socialist Tension - Half-Life 2

I liked it too, however stuck underground.. Any suggestions?

Thanks Phillip. I’m underground, after the sewer area where the 2 grunts were on a small platform. Went up the ladder and along to an area with two large round concrete structures against a wall, locked doors on either end. The door by the sign “danger crane overhead” has noise coming from the other side but it doesn’t open.

Thanks Phillip, I was doing the same as you there, thinking the same too!

I agree about the ending and it tops off a very nice fun map. Hoping for more from the producer! Oh, and there is no way I would make it past the ending at high difficulty, not that good!

Please tell me what to do after killing breen! None of the doors will open (except the room you kill breen from and the gate to basement). I presume I have to get to the roof somehow but nothing works. I can’t even get on the ladder. Please help I love this mod up to now, and it looks like just getting exciting.

Thanks for the cryptic clue L337 the h4×0r. I found out what to do in the basement. Sort of obvious really as none of the doors open. Although I did try moving the barrels in front of all the doors down there and blowing them up to see if that would work first :-).Finished the mod last night, very cool!!! Thanks again.

There’s a power switch nearby

Thnx, jus got it last nite

HELP!
Wut are u supposed to do in the basement after assinating breen?

Review
This is a short mod and it will take you about 20 minutes to reach the final show down. It may, however, take you longer than that to make it through this encounter.

The key points to your mission, which is one of assassination, are conveyed via ingame messages. Whilst they are not too intrusive, they are somewhat unnecessary.

The scenes are well staged along with most of the architecture and textures. The whole mod is adequately designed with nothing much in the way of new stuff. The locations are well balanced with both open city and enclosed drainage systems.

The drainage system has the feel of a smelly and rusting place with only the rats missing. Navigation through the system is hindered by small pockets of zombies and Combine, concluding with a very unique and novel point of extraction.

Engagements are sparse and consist mainly of Combine, zombies and headcrabs. You do get to ride the buggy after you figure out how to lower the force field.

What new stuff there is, is featured in the end sequence and not wishing to give anything away, I will just say that it is both a unique piece of mapping and a very tough sequence to beat.

I experienced no technical issues with the design and it provided good continuity throughout the mod right up until the end sequence. More thought could have been given with regards to layout of this scene. The player requires more room for difficult manoeuvres and this could have been achieved without diminishing the intensity of the challenge.

Reading through the comments posted here on PlanetPhillip, it would appear that not many have played through this mod. I can only assume from the early comments that some players may have been put off by the negative points raised regarding installation issues. I experienced no problems with the game, installation or otherwise, so it would appear that any issues there were have long been corrected.

Negatives
- Limited content
- Weak mix of gameplay
- Tough end sequence (may be a positive to some)
- Limited use of HL2 cast

Positives
- Has a story
- Adequate level design throughout
- A challenging end sequence (may be a negative to some)
- Some innovative parts

Conclusion
Whilst this mod does not have the content, gameplay or longevity to make it anything other than a short and enjoyable experience; it does illustrate how authors can provide the player with a different set of experiences resulting in a unique piece of gameplay.

If you haven’t played through this mod yet, or had problems installing an early level, I recommend you give it a try now. It’s well worth the playing time and the challenge of the last encounters.

My Recommendation