Anyway here we have great mapping layout in which every mm. or inch of the map is well used and the player allways will find really cool battles and is so cool that the spaceship enviroment holds and sourround every detail in this mod, also just to be launched few months after the Hl is a great triunph for the guys who developed this mod.

The part were ur size is reduced was brilliant and inmediatley rmember the well aclaimed “minimicus” mod, also the part where u get into that computer, is so cool and maybe inspired other cool mods like “Ghost in the machine” for HL2 but i don’t know for sure, but here we see many cool ideas then exploided by further moders.

When i first played this mod arround 2007, to me was just another old hl mod, but now it’s sure that is a classic thing, and is a good example of what a good mod should be, i mean really dynamic in the gameplay fluid scenarios and cool battles, and also with no nedding grunts!!!. only xenian guys trying to stop you, i mean, having only xennian ennemys could be a hindrance for some mods projects, but here was clear that it also could be an advantage in what making a solid environment respects.

The only issues with this mod were that maybe the beggining could be a little bit hectic due to the many paths the map contains and u have to remember whern the mess comes out, i forgot to pick up

and also the other issue i had was with the security card just before acces the bridge, i have to say i didn’t found it in any part!!, so i had to proceed with noclip to the bridge of the darkstar, appart from those dettails i think this mod is cool and fun, is a classic that u have to play, and i hope the guys develop the continuing story or the 2nd part, which i know is unlikley but , at least they should try for the old nostalgia times!

The beginning moments are remarkably boring, difficult to figure out what is to be done, and while there is a good amount of humor within the dialog, it’s also just a little weird. I’m guessing that there was some kind of context to the “damn that monkey” thing, but I’ve got no clue beyond the in-game ‘game’, was that a real game? Did the developer work on it or something?

After putting the mod aside for a day, I went back and finally started exploring more fully. I will say that I had to resort to a LOT of noclipping in places, in order to find a way through a place that had no obvious OR hidden paths. When I have to do that, any mod is going to lose a little luster. This happened on numerous levels.

The map layout was very confusing, as someone else commented, this would never have been a “functional” ship. Not enough directions on the walls, which would be pervasive in a real ship particularly of that size or designation. Also, “hanger”. *sigh*

The added dialog was all right, though I think I missed most of it, since there was no indication by new skins or triggers to click on anyone in any given area. Because of that, I wound up running around frustrated numerous times.

I enjoyed the

However, there was really no indication of WHY that would happen, instead of any other disastrous thing like being tported outside the ship or simply killed. I didn’t enjoy

I dunno, I see why some folks liked it, but it’s not my favorite thing, and I’d say if you’re easily led astray or confused by multiple-pass travels across the same map, this mod’s going to frustrate the hell out of you.

I almost certainly got this originally from a PC Gamer cover disc long before I had broadband and I spent a whole night playing and going back to saves to see if I missed anything. That was then, so how does it stand up now? The answer is in my view it’s still a classic. To play this you have to pay attention and explore, run and gun just doesn’t work.

Rather than gush on about how great this is (and it is a great piece of work (sorry! Gush, Gush)), USS Darkstar is a classic example of the need for testing. This was a commission piece for PC Gamer so almost certainly was paid for and as such would have been thoroughly tested before release. The result is a reasonably well polished mod which we didn’t have to pay for (except the cost of a magazine all those years ago), and boy ‘O’ boy for a freebie its a good’un. Looking at the release dates here on PlanetPhillip this came out a month after Rogat which judging by its awfulness was probably not tested at all prior to release, the difference shows.

We need also to remember this was made not only by Neil Manke, but a team from a a professional company, that however doesn’t affect my rating as this is the first mod in the 100 that really does bring a wave of nostalgia. The gameplay, the look, the feel all add up to a game that is genuinely fun to play, if you are even only slightly into the Half Life universe, you must play this. My only criticism is there’s not the part 2 mentioned at the end of the game.

This will be the only other mod I’ve given a PF to so far on PP.

The next levels are similar to the beginning of Half-Life. We enter the zoological labs with interesting exploration.

The layouts of individual levels and the layout of the whole ship are very complex, but the design is a mix of good and not so good places. I think it has every location that the spaceship should have, but the design is just not pleasing sometimes.

There are some nice scenes with monsters – they use weapons, throw grenades and at some point an Alien Grunt will launch the train at you. The mod demonstrates very creative use of resources that Half-Life has to offer.

Surely it has some very nice original ideas, but for me, the design really drags it down and make it feel average. So, my recommendation is: play it, but don’t expect a masterpiece despite many “Personal Favourite” ratings, because if you do, you might be disappointed.

Like most of the people here, I’ve played this mod before. I loved it then and I still love it now. Unlike quite a lot of the maps and mods we’ve had recently this doesn’t have grunts in it, just Xen Aliens, and I much prefer them to the grunts. The gameplay was fun with a mix of action and puzzles although nearly all the puzzles are incredibly easy and just result in the player pressing a button to open a door. The action was way too easy in parts which is the only downside to this mod that I can see. The snarks were a little overused too.

The voice acting was pretty good in my opinion. I think the voices fitted the characters well. There were also many scripted sequences which were well done and is rare to see in most mods. The textures again were well done and polished off this great mod. The textures were similar to the style of Radix.

Best of the 100SDoN so far and one of my favourite mods of all time. A “Personal Favourite” of mine and a must play.

The design and layout are really well done. You get a good amount of time to wander the opening area which you’ll see again later after the inevitable accident. It does a superb job throughout of letting you see areas that you’ll be going to, I think this is one of the reasons I like it so much.

Another reason is that everything aboard the Darkstar just feels so alive. There are always little scripts or events or just sounds that flesh out the atmosphere and feel perhaps better than any other map that comes to mind.

I could nitpick a bit on the voice acting, some bland texturing, and lack of real challenge, but in the end this is just a fun ride. If you haven’t played it you’re missing one of the best ever single player mods.

One question, how do you get to the switch in the room with the mousetrap? I admit I gave up there and noclipped.

The first third takes you through much of the same areas but does it so well, that it doesn’t feel repetitive.

I got confused a few times but most of the time it’s clear where you need to go and what you need to do.

I didn’t actual realize that this was released 7 months after the release of the game – that’s incredible!

Anyway, on the off chance you haven’t played this, you must. It took me 2 and a half hours to play it, but it seems to have been advertised as needing 7 to 10 hours.

It’s a classic.

I remember this as one of my favorite mods back in the day and this one may be enough for me to go back a step in the HL world.