Black Mesa's Anomalous Materials in the leaked build

ShotDeadx · on15 Apr 2018, 07:20:00

I want and probably will try to recreate Black Mesa Alpha 6 in the leaked source build.

I already started working on it. And yes, I know this might be extremely useless to most people, but this idea of a project has been stuck in my mind and I am very excited to see how this will turn out. Whether this project will turn into a complete disaster is still unknown to me (and I am someone with not much experience with source modding). And if this does get enough attention from people, I will release it with the map and model sources.

Please comment, I need feedback.

Current Progress (last modified 4/15/18):
0. Hazard Course - 0% (Not Started)
>1. Black Mesa Inbound - 2% (Started)
>2. Anomalous Materials - 3% (Started)
3. Unforeseen Consequences - 0% (Not Started)
>4. Office Complex - 1% (Started)
>5. We've Got Hostiles - 3% (Started)
6. Blast Pit - 0% (Not Started)
7. Power Up - 0% (Not Started)
8. On a Rail - 0% (Not Started)
9 Apprehension - 0% (Not Started)
10. Residue Processing - 0% (Not Started)
11. Surface Tension - 0% (Not Started)
>12 Forget About Freeman - 1% (Started)
>13. Lambda Core - 2% (Started)
14. Xen - 0% (Not Started)
15. Gonarch's Lair - 0% (Not Started)
16. Interloper - 0% (Not Started)
17. Nihilanth - 0% (Not Started)

Total (including scripts, animation, audio, etc.) = 1.1% Complete

I won't be using any models or textures from Half-Life Source Custom, but I will be using a lot of scripts and maybe some animations from it. This is currently a solo project, and having a dev team will be a pain for me. That said, if everything doesn't go well as planned, I will hand this project to someone else.

Cvoxalury · **Reply #1:** on15 Apr 2018, 11:19:49

You should continue working on this, maybe you can make it more decent than BMS itself. Certainly can't go any worse. And it won't have the ugly crepuscular rays so it's an automatic +1

legoj15 · **Reply #2:** on15 Apr 2018, 12:59:10

Any excuse to play a bit of Half-Life again has me interested

ShotDeadx · **Reply #3:** on15 Apr 2018, 16:35:19

Quote from: Cvoxalury on 15 Apr 2018, 11:19:49

You should continue working on this, maybe you can make it more decent than BMS itself. Certainly can't go any worse. And it won't have the ugly crepuscular rays so it's an automatic +1

Quote from: legoj15 on 15 Apr 2018, 12:59:10

Any excuse to play a bit of Half-Life again has me interested

Thanks for your feedback! It was better than I thought I'd hear. I will continue working on the project, and I will post weekly of any updates or changes. If there is anything you would like to see in this project, please comment or message me.

pill_dickle · **Reply #4:** on16 Apr 2018, 09:15:22

Downgrading an alpha of a game to upgrade an old game to the new engine to the beta engine of the game that the game to upgrade the old game is on. This must be something new.

ShotDeadx · **Reply #5:** on16 Apr 2018, 16:38:56

Quote from: pill_dickle on 16 Apr 2018, 09:15:22

Downgrading an alpha of a game to upgrade an old game to the new engine to the beta engine of the game that the game to upgrade the old game is on. This must be something new.

Took me a while, but yes you are correct.

ectoBiologist15 · **Reply #6:** on06 May 2018, 15:41:55

Good idea! Also, you have the BM Alpha 6? Where did you get it?

ShotDeadx · **Reply #7:** on08 May 2018, 07:09:49

Quote from: ectoBiologist15 on 06 May 2018, 15:41:55

Good idea! Also, you have the BM Alpha 6? Where did you get it?

Sorry for a late reply! It was downloadable almost anywhere back around 2009, but all the downloads were deleted or taken down (the reason I don't know). If you would like it just message me and I can sort things out!

ectoBiologist15 · **Reply #8:** on08 May 2018, 15:56:53

Quote from: ShotDeadx on 08 May 2018, 07:09:49

If you would like it just message me and I can sort things out!

If you could put it in a .zip and put it on Google Drive or something that would be great!

ShotDeadx · **Reply #9:** on08 May 2018, 16:41:28

Quote from: ectoBiologist15 on 08 May 2018, 15:56:53

Quote from: ShotDeadx on 08 May 2018, 07:09:49
If you would like it just message me and I can sort things out!

If you could put it in a .zip and put it on Google Drive or something that would be great!

I private messaged you everything you need to know.

SirusMaximius · **Reply #10:** on08 May 2018, 16:51:55

Id like to see this become finished one day

. I'd play it in a heartbeat

ShotDeadx · **Reply #11:** on08 May 2018, 17:00:40

Quote from: SirusMaximius on 08 May 2018, 16:51:55

Id like to see this become finished one day . I'd play it in a heartbeat

Thanks for the feedback, this project will take a while, but a demo will be released later this year, or early next year. The demo will include 4 Chapters that are closest to finish. This game will be running on a customized/modified Axel Project patch. So it will have Title Screens, Chapters, Lighting, and such shown in Black Mesa Source.

SirusMaximius · **Reply #12:** on08 May 2018, 17:01:32

Quote from: ShotDeadx on 08 May 2018, 17:00:40

Quote from: SirusMaximius on 08 May 2018, 16:51:55
Id like to see this become finished one day . I'd play it in a heartbeat
Thanks for the feedback, this project will take a while, but a demo will be released later this year, or early next year. The demo will include 4 Chapters that are closest to finish. This game will be running on a customized/modified Axel Project patch. So it will have Title Screens, Chapters, Lighting, and such shown in Black Mesa Source.

Cool beans!

ectoBiologist15 · **Reply #13:** on08 May 2018, 17:27:13

Quote from: ShotDeadx on 08 May 2018, 17:00:40

This game will be running on a customized/modified Axel Project patch

Honestly, aside from graphical changes and the addition of the Colt Python, the Axel Project patch is utterly useless compared to LeakNet. Mega Patch 3 is also good for various other missing content, and both will be merged in Mega Patch 4.

ShotDeadx · **Reply #14:** on09 May 2018, 02:58:39

Quote from: ectoBiologist15 on 08 May 2018, 17:27:13

Quote from: ShotDeadx on 08 May 2018, 17:00:40
This game will be running on a customized/modified Axel Project patch

Honestly, aside from graphical changes and the addition of the Colt Python, the Axel Project patch is utterly useless compared to LeakNet. Mega Patch 3 is also good for various other missing content, and both will be merged in Mega Patch 4.

I do agree, but in this project, I am taking the source code of both Leaknet and Axel Project, and combining it so that TAP has almost the same technical advances as Leaknet.