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Here's a very different and strange Xash3D mod - Quake Remake. This is a full port of Quake 1 to goldsrc via Xash3D. What makes it especially interesting in my eyes is just how much goldsrc DNA you can feel in the game. On the surface, it's basically the same game but if you have spent a decent chunk of time with Quake and HL1/other goldsrc games you'll probably be able to spot quite a few differences. Things like Scrags bleeding yellow and their projectile leaving the bullsquid impact, differe…

It just occurred to me why he 9mmar only has 25 rounds in the mag when you pick it up, it's supposed to reflect the fact that the hgrunts had already fired the gun.. This may be common knowledge but it legit didn't click for me until just last night, only took 24 years x_x

Half-Life - Full Audio Remaster moddb.com/games/half-life/addons… I've been using this audio remaster, made by Senn, for the last few days and man, is it ever awesome... It uses the original audio but massively improves the quality, here is the description as per Senn: "Dedicated to faithfully remastering all the low quality sound effects and dialogue from Half-Life, Blue Shift and Opposing Force. Monsters. Machinery. Scientists. You…

EDIT: Thanks to mxpph at Sourceruns.org for linking me to this hlkz mapp pack with 701 maps! drive.google.com/file/d/1QLe4syf… Original Post: I'm trying to improve my bhopping and general goldsrc movement however I'm having difficulty finding jump maps/kz maps. I have managed to get a handful of maps (6 maps total) like ztricks but I know there are heaps more out there. I'm looking for more noob friendly maps, stuff like giantbean and gigablock for cs. I'…

Does anyone know where this ubiquitous keycard model originally came from? The screenshot is from Half-Life: Insecure (community.lambdageneration.com/h…) but I've seen it used in very old mods from the 90s.

I found this interesting file on valvearchive.com, it's the Audio Script for Half-Life written by Marc Laidlaw back in 1999. It has a few interesting nuggets of info like how one of the interactable computers in the lobby is actually a fax machine (??) as well as short character descriptions for the NPCs (including gman).

Most everyone on this site probably knows of MarphyBlack but I'm sure some don't so I'm linking his 'Half-Life Fact Files' playlist here. The videos explore specific features that most people aren't aware of or aren't working in the retail release. An example of this is the smell system for the AI which you can still partially experience (NPCs commenting on the stench of bodies) but was intended to be more robust. What makes these videos especially great is how he restores cut features and c…

I know that Trenchbroom's HL support is a WIP but I'm wondering if anyone here is using it already? I've made a lot of Doom maps, mods, TCs and Quake maps and I really, really want to make some HL maps but I want to use TB because it's just so fast, efficient and fun to use. I have used JACK before for HL mapping but that was before trying TB and I just can't go backwards now. I'm thinking to maybe do the geometry in TB as a Quake map but use a HL wad and then add the entities in JACK, curious…

These screenshots are from a old total conversion called - Chemical Existence. I'm posting about it because I don't see it talked about ever really but it should be IMO. It's not the best TC you'll ever play but it's decent and feels like a totally new game. It has voice acting, cinematics and a story so it feels like a well rounded experience. The weapons feel impactful especially since you can decapitate people with headshots. There are multiple human factions in the city so you get to see fi…