[QUOTE=Kahgarak;39391925]Can't wait till Xen is released so we have plenty of assets to work with.
I made this a long while back:
[img]http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/265/1/8/bms_1on1_border__prototype__by_doctornuriel-d5fjmlq.jpg[/img]
This custom 3D skybox consists of several layers of moving clouds, creating an illusion of depth in the skies of Xen.[/QUOTE]
that was that dm map right?
can I have another link to taht?
[QUOTE=SFC003;39392707]that was that dm map right?
can I have another link to taht?[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure it was the first map from xen...
Hard to tell. Most of xen was floating chunks of alien rock, at least when you were outside, anyway.
But that makes me wonder... how did Gordon breathe on Xen? He certainly wasn't using a helmet,(though the dead scientists found in Xen were) and Xen isn't a planet, therefore it has no atmosphere. So how did Gordon breathe?
[QUOTE=CAPT Opp4;39393154]I'm pretty sure it was the first map from xen...
Hard to tell. Most of xen was floating chunks of alien rock, at least when you were outside, anyway.
But that makes me wonder... how did Gordon breathe on Xen? He certainly wasn't using a helmet,(though the dead scientists found in Xen were) and Xen isn't a planet, therefore it has no atmosphere. So how did Gordon breathe?[/QUOTE]
no there was a guy who made a DM map of Xen, for hl2 dm or black mesa, i don't remember
[QUOTE=Bloodshot12;39378007]357
[video=youtube;loRW_FAfLGw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loRW_FAfLGw[/video]
I am really glad it has a speed loader[/QUOTE]
Having speedloader only makes sense so i dont get why default model doesn't have it.
Because the default model was a skin for Valve's model which didn't have it either, and if they were gonna have one they would be better off redoing the whole model.
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[img]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/23/22036/Comparison04.jpg[/img]
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What's with all the rocket engines scattered throughout the facility?
Seriously, did they order a few digits too much of them and then just thought 'hey, fuck this, just leave them here ... and there ... and some here ...'
[QUOTE=LoLWaT?;39394260]Why did the chainsaw thing with Doom 3 come to mind just now...
(For those who don't know or don't remember, in the Communications Transfer level you find a pda with an email about a shipping error and then stack after stack of boxes with chainsaws in them.)[/QUOTE]
I think you just answered your own question
[QUOTE=CAPT Opp4;39393154]I'm pretty sure it was the first map from xen...
Hard to tell. Most of xen was floating chunks of alien rock, at least when you were outside, anyway.
But that makes me wonder... how did Gordon breathe on Xen? He certainly wasn't using a helmet,(though the dead scientists found in Xen were) and Xen isn't a planet, therefore it has no atmosphere. So how did Gordon breathe?[/QUOTE]
There's a Scientist trapped on Xen with no hazard suit, also Barney has no problems breathing.
Xen is an alternate dimension, maybe it doesn't follow our laws of physics?
the scientist in hazard suits n' helmets were probably the first teams to Xen, suggesting they had known little to nothing about the border world before arrival.
The rocket room in itself isn't very impressing. The shape of the room itself is creative, but the brushwork is really lacking.
Sure, and maybe I should point out that it was only from that angle shown in the screenshot that you edited away in the post above. From the other angle it looks fine.
I had a dream where I was on Xen, and the horizon was full of those floating islands.
Considering all the separate islands you go to, I would think there would be a bunch of them in the distance.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;39394326]There's a Scientist trapped on Xen with no hazard suit, also Barney has no problems breathing.
Xen is an alternate dimension, maybe it doesn't follow our laws of physics?[/QUOTE]
What scientist? The only one without a hazard suit I ever saw was the one in opposing force who teleported in with the Displacer cannon, and he died on impact anyway. The theory about it being a separate dimension is good though. I guess if ross scott ever gets there he can make his own rant about it :v:
All this talk of floating islands is reminding me of this stuff
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/919001282000306760/4B15135D8492FD795FB0657818DE7BB23E517780/[/t]
Although Unreal's floating islands were used to change the atmosphere up and allow for otherworldly backdrops, they didn't really involve any jumping puzzles like half-life
[QUOTE=CAPT Opp4;39396576]What scientist? The only one without a hazard suit I ever saw was the one in opposing force who teleported in with the Displacer cannon, and he died on impact anyway. The theory about it being a separate dimension is good though. I guess if ross scott ever gets there he can make his own rant about it :v:[/QUOTE]
There was a scientist in one of the Nihilanth's chambers.
edit: Found him.
[IMG]http://combineoverwiki.net/images/d/da/Ss.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=tempunary;39396606]There was a scientist in one of the Nihilanth's chambers.
edit: Found him.
[IMG]http://combineoverwiki.net/images/d/da/Ss.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I always considered him more of an easter egg imo, he doesn't have any xen specific dialog which leads me to believe he isn't canonically there
same as gina not being dead in a giant alien stomach
[QUOTE=SFC003;39393172]no there was a guy who made a DM map of Xen, for hl2 dm or black mesa, i don't remember[/QUOTE]
That would be me, and yes, it's a prototype for Black Mesa (however, I did, indeed, originally make the skybox for HL2DM).
I'll see if I can find the map file and post another download link. The bounce pads are retarded atm (or, rather, the way a player lands on the opposite island - he often slides along the ground and falls off) but it's not a bad start methinks.
[video=youtube;5gFpPxoyNIg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gFpPxoyNIg[/video]
The cafeteria should look more utilitarian.
I don't really like having the tram required to pass.
[QUOTE=Hell-met;39397205]same as gina not being dead in a giant alien stomach[/QUOTE]
Ehh...am I missing something? Sorry i don't get the joke.
[QUOTE=CAPT Opp4;39407931]Ehh...am I missing something? Sorry i don't get the joke.[/QUOTE]
it's not really a joke
[img]http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/a/a3/Female_scientist_dead.jpg[/img]
that's in opposing force
however I consider that about as canon as race-x
I consider that just reusing models, since decay was released two years after opposing force. It probably happened after that that they planned gina as a main character.
[SUB][SUB][SUB][SUB][SUB]I consider race x canon[/SUB][SUB][/SUB][/SUB][/SUB][/SUB][/SUB]
My stance on Race X and such is basically "Its licensed, so its canon unless directly stated otherwise"
If there is something that contradicts Opposing Force so drastically that it must not be canon, its not
But it is included in numerous expansion packs, and even on Steam, as a part of Half Life lore
[QUOTE=Hell-met;39408864]it's not really a joke
[img]http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/a/a3/Female_scientist_dead.jpg[/img]
that's in opposing force
however I consider that about as canon as race-x[/QUOTE]
probably a bug, since the normal male player.mdl has a helmet bodygroup, and they were probably going to give gina a helmet, and never ended up doing so.
either that or they simply didn't intend for it to be THE gina and instead meant it to just be a random female survey team member
I like to think that there are other things that could have come through, and Race X was one of those things that could of come through. It's just in all of the chaos, the Combine were the ones that took control and whatever of Race X that could have come through were wiped out.
[QUOTE=Marbledemon;39394127]What's with all the rocket engines scattered throughout the facility?
Seriously, did they order a few digits too much of them and then just thought 'hey, fuck this, just leave them here ... and there ... and some here ...'[/QUOTE]
[img]http://screencuisine.net/hlcomic/comics/concerned021.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=supersoldier58;39413435]I consider that just reusing models, since decay was released two years after opposing force. It probably happened after that that they planned gina as a main character.[/QUOTE]
This. By then, even Colette and Keller didn´t existed yet. Just consider it as another member of the exploration team and/or retcon.
