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Unq
New Competition! Make Black Mesa Come Alive!
Unq • 3 months ago2024-08-01 12:34:42 UTC • 4 comments
Update: Compo has been extended! Added over 2 weeks to help get maps finished & polished!

Surprise, another compo! Thanks to Hezus for suggesting this one and donating his prize from the previous compo.

Make Black Mesa Come Alive!

Show us your best dynamic, interactive map and Make Black Mesa Come Alive!
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Deadline: November 7th, 2024.

Note: if you already submitted your entry, you can still update it before the deadline! Take that time to playtest & polish if you want.

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Demián Rugna
Kind request for help with bizarre error
Demián Rugna • 8 hours ago2024-11-06 15:17:50 UTC • 0 replies
Hi,
I'm new to the forum, so I hope this is a good place for a topis as such.

When I'm trying to play singleplayer mods error "Failed to contact game server" shows up. I can still play single play...
Admer456
What does this tool do?
Admer456 • 21 hours ago2024-11-06 02:21:32 UTC • 9 replies
> Ah, You caught me, good prank?

Thanks for wasting my time I guess.
zidina
How well does Hammer / VBSP / etc emulate under Linux?
zidina • 3 days ago2024-11-03 13:01:17 UTC • 1 reply
From what I gathered, the normal hammer editor doesn't run well on linux. I think you should try running Hammer++ with wine. I only have experience with running Jackhammer with wine, which was a hassl...
Dr.Orange
Three quick questions
Dr.Orange • 4 days ago2024-11-02 15:08:53 UTC • 5 replies
Thank you all for the help! :)
DaSalba
Coding problems.
DaSalba • 4 days ago2024-11-02 09:33:49 UTC • 7 replies
That one seems to not have been updated since 2017, right? Probably not fully compatible with the HL25 update.

Look at the several .txt files inside valve/sprites/ and you'll see that there are s...

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Favourite HL Title
Posted 2 months ago2024-08-09 05:53:18 UTC • Voting closed • 10 comments
What is your favourite official Half-Life game/expansion?

(If you actually want to vote for Decay or Lost Coast, I've decided they don't count. Let me know about how upset you are in the comments!)
  • Half-Life: 39% (29 votes)
  • Half-Life 2: 20% (15 votes)
  • Opposing Force: 17% (13 votes)
  • HL2 Episode 2: 11% (8 votes)
  • Blue Shift: 8% (6 votes)
  • HL2 Episode 1: 3% (2 votes)
  • Alyx: 3% (2 votes)

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