![]() ![]() Due to the good enemy positioning and abundance, you will have to survive several challenging fights, and the action is further amplified by scripted events and ambushes. The first half is devoted to a very varied range of zombies and monsters from Xen, and is later spectacularly expanded by soldiers, female assassins and all the heavy machinery the army has. I think this was greatly done, and I liked it very much.Įven with all these puzzles, the author did not forget to iron out the fights. During the game you will also return to certain areas that you have already visited, but are now completely different because they were adjusted to the events in the complex. Some of these problems are extremely long and highly complex, and could thus be easily split into a smaller, independent modification. The set is not limited to pressing buttons, jumping challenges, moving objects, and guiding NPCs, but it often contains multi-layered problems that can sometimes completely change the appearance of the map, you are residing in. Your progress through the sections will often be blocked with puzzles that need to be solved before you continue. Despite the spaciousness, the rooms don't look dull and empty, as they contain plenty of elements. We are not just talking about carefully crafted architecture and massive amounts of detail, but also about the sizes of the rooms, which will often blow your mind. The levels are composed mainly of internal parts, which are occasionally connected to external sections, and both of the types are of exceptional quality. The game consists of a rather large introductory part (almost 20 minutes long), which familiarizes you with the complex and the background story, and later nicely connects to the events that followed the failed experiment. In addition to presenting an alternative view of the HL1 incident and linking with its story, the game also tries to explain some other events in the Half-Life series, but I won't spoil it for you ). The story is extremely interesting and is revealed to you via events that take place in the complex, video sequences and excellent speech, which is very skillfully cut. You are one of the many scientists who have applied for the testing of the purest, but highly unstable, crystal from Xen (GG-3883), which caused the resonance cascade in HL1 and, consequently, a disaster of epic proportions. Half-Life: Echoes is the newest modification in my collection, as it was released just a few months before the 20-th anniversary of the first Half-Life game! The game takes place in Black Mesa, and you play as an unknown person, which is referred to as Candidate #12. compare the MD5 value from the program with the value posted on this site.right click the file and select the Checksums tab.install the free HashCheck Shell Extension.If you see some non-transparent textures (blue, black, etc) install the 1.1.1.2 patch or use Steam version of Half-Life.Īfter downloading any file it is recommended to verify if the download was successful:.There are only two QuickSave slots available! Don't rely on QuickSave and save manually.When using the Long Jump Module look slightly up, as this will increase your jumping length. ![]() At the end of the jump, press the Crouch key. If you can't jump or climb to a location try Crouch Jump.There is a known bug in Half-Life that can cause you to get stuck and cannot continue. Before every ride with the elevator you should save your game.The total playtime of all mods is over 200 hours! Gameplay tips All mods on this site are compatible with Steam version of Half-Life, but you can also try your luck with the WON version. ![]() Because my FTP servers weren't reliable, I decided to link most of the files to binary compatible ModDB downloads, and keep only the files I have improved with a repack or own patches. Each modification received a screenshot, new homepage and download links. Because the previous ratings were poor, I decided to discard them and rewrite everything. Half-Life 1 20-th anniversary updateįor the 20-th anniversary of my favorite game I decided to replay the whole saga and the mods (10 years have passed since I last played them). That site is an amazing source for Half-Life 1 & 2 single player mods and right at that time its file server went down, To preserve data I decided to gather most promising and best rated mods and upload them to my own FTP servers. I received the chance when I got access to super fast broadband internet and discovered (now RunThinkShootLive). Because my internet connection was really lame (dial-up) I never managed to gather anything. I was impressed by the original game Half-Life and enjoyed Azuresheep, Case Closed, They Hunger and USS Darkstar very much. ![]() Already in 2001 I decided to gather Half-Life 1 singleplayer mods. ![]()
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