Hello all! As a 34yo with job & kids, the time and patience for playing games it's not dead, but ain't far away :)), left with scale modeling wich is a break from daily routines. Half life was among first Fps tried, and the story just got me good, marked me like no other game and i know i'm not alone :)) I would like to ask you guys, since you might clearly know more than i do, what games/mods are out there that worth playing, story wise, gameplay and whatnot. I played HL1 original, the Source version, Black Mesa (incl. Xen), HL2 all episodes, Lost Coast and Portals. Even designed a map for CS 1.6 to play with my co-workers, was our factory plant, warehouses and office buildings :))) I don't know if there are last levels released further for black mesa, like gonarch, nihilanth ?! Heard about Gary mod but lacked time for trying, this period i have a little time on my hand and wish i could try some mods. All help appreciated!
Black Mesa is now complete and contains all levels. As for mods - Sven Co-op is fun for multiplayer HL. Also a ton of single player mods new and old. Minerva Anti-Climax Deep Down Entropy Zero MMod Thunder’s Leaves Echoes (Much much more..) Also check out Uplink and Gunman Chronicles - official games that are not on Steam but good.
If you like horror mods Nightmare House 2 is a must. nh2.wecreatestuff.com/
You should definitely try poke-646 mod for half life 1
A good horror mod I know of is Afraid of Monsters (2006). A real classic
A couple mods out of many I would recommend is They Hunger, Signal Lost, and Field Intensity.
Entropy: zero
There is a mod called: Research and development i loved it, it's rlly well done and a must play as a HL fan!