The Plague – Half-Life

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

This mini-partial-conversion was made for a mapping competition.

It features a medieval theme, some Quake touches and a great soundscape.

Enemies and weapons are all from the Half-Life universe.

Basic Details

Title: The Plague
File Name: hl1-sp-the-plague.rar
Size : 6.9Mb
Author: Scrama
Date Released: 16 March 2009

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Installation Instructions

Copy the the plague folder into your Half-Life folder with your Steam installation.
Restart or start Steam.
The Plague should now be listed in your Games tab.

Screenshots

Click on the thumbnails below to open a 800 pixel wide image.
WARNING: The screenshots may contain spoilers.

Reader Recommendations

8 recommendations, average score: 4.63 (out of 5), standard deviation: 0.23

Post Details

Posted: 12th September 2009

Category: Half-Life, Single Player Mods and Maps

Tags: Alien Grunts, Indoors, Magnum, Partial Conversion, Phillip's Recommendations, Short, Shotgun, Vortigaunts

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planetphillip Says:
12 September 2009 at 3:01 pm

I should warn you that is is quite a small mod, but I feel it packs an interesting punch.

Visuals
This small level really looks the part, the lighting is great too, especially the spots above the weapons.

Gameplay
Just a simple “turn the corner and kill an enemy”. There’s little exploration and very little vertical movement involved.

Layout and Design
It’s too small to get to excited over the layout but the overal design is very good. I would also like to mention the use of music and sound effects, that really made the mod feel perfect for the setting.

Hall Of Fame Justification
Although some players may not enjoy this mod I felt that it was intersting enough to ensure that it got wider exposure.

Summary
Not the longest mod you will play, especially since the longest mod ever made (Strider Mountain) is due out today but this mini-mod is all about quality.

5 Words Or Less Review
Short and sweet.

Raven Says:
12 September 2009 at 3:02 pm

Well, it’s a map.
I found myself looking forward to the ep1 releases that you said were going to get posted when you got back from holidays.

- planetphillip Says:
  12 September 2009 at 3:06 pm
  
  I don’t remember saying anything about ep1 releases. I am so unorganized!
  
civanT Says:
12 September 2009 at 4:08 pm

Very nice map. It really feels like quake. I’d like to see longer version of it with a nice little story.

Mel Says:
14 September 2009 at 3:43 am

I enjoyed this one; it took me back to my Quake playing days.

I would not have thought that a Quake/HL mix would have worked, but this did. Someone should expand the idea; maybe the author can give us more, with a story line and more ambitious sets.

confused Says:
14 September 2009 at 5:05 am

In case anyone has Won, since this mod was only tested on steam, it still works on Won.

Mel Says:
14 September 2009 at 7:08 pm

I played it via Won,

ReverendPain Says:
14 September 2009 at 9:02 pm

WOW, great old school mod, wish it was not so short.
No need to play it via steam as it wasnt in earlier days.

m82sniper Says:
14 September 2009 at 9:55 pm

Any one experience a bit of nostalgia while playing this? I sure did. My favorite game of all time, set in the world of my other favorite game of all time. Short and sweet, definitely worth playing.

Loke Says:
15 September 2009 at 3:06 pm

Nice map – brings me back to the old days of Quake and Duke Nukem 3D when they were mainstream.

Stef Says:
11 October 2009 at 10:36 pm

I review this one at my blog and found it so fresh to give a so good touch and feeling of quake1 really worth even if it’s sadly too short

Talon Says:
28 October 2009 at 12:39 am

Very unique and fun! Nothing frustrating. I hope the author makes a second level for this.