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Competition - Half-Life 25th Anniversary: Vanilla HLDM

Unq • 1 week ago2023-11-29 02:45:08 UTC • 4 comments

We couldn't just let Valve's 25th Anniversary updates for Half-Life go without a TWHL-style celebration!

So we're announcing the Half-Life 25th Anniversary: Vanilla HLDM Competition - make an all-new vanilla Half-Life deathmatch map!

Half-Life 25th Anniversary: Vanilla HLDM Competition

Simple: make an all-new deathmatch map for Half-Life and keep it "vanilla" to stay in the style of the game's standard maps.

Deadline: January 3rd, 2024.

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Competition 42: Half-Life 25th Anniversary: Vanilla HLDM

Bruce • 17 hours ago2023-12-08 15:51:48 UTC • 6 replies

You can't prove that a map I submit is not a map I made twenty years ago. It's especially true when the theme of this competition is so generic.

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Any Room suggestions for a Black Mesa Map?

Tarek • 1 day ago2023-12-07 14:56:00 UTC • 4 replies

I mean I can think of some rooms like I said, I just asked if people would have some (additional) ideas for some rooms so I can practice some detailing, cause it wont be good if I just use my own idea...