Journal #6854
Posted 13 years ago2010-10-29 20:32:08 UTC
So one day I was at some French modsite and I found this on the Dark Side of the Force. It's a star wars mod for half life. At this point, some people who didn't even look at the link will complain saying, "I know that mod, it's the one with the crappy maps with huge rspeeds and poorly skinned grunts as stormtroopers! What a piece of crap." And then they proceed on with their worthless lives only to miss out on one of the Frenchiest mods of Goldsource.
Suffice to say this mod is NOT that crappy one with the poorly skinned stormtroopers and the large r-speeds desert town. No, this one actually only has 4 maps. And, unfortunately, the four maps are none too impressive expect the last part, which captain terror said had "nice terrain". CT also said everything was "wicked" except the mapping. Can you trust him?
So I got this and in the first map I'm armed with bare hands, surrounded by enemies. At this point you are told nothing by the game. So you just wander around and find a pistol, at which point the lifeforms around you open fire, and you die. Game.
I had to guess how to play this mod. So basically, you do NOT pick up anything in the first map. Ignore that huge concussion launcher DO NOT WANT IT. After you get past the first map, then everything should be okay.
Anyway, so what about this mod other than mapping is so crazy? It's the code, weapons, models, sounds, pretty much. You will be fighting the Galactic Empire and some exotic wildlife, and using all new weapons such as laser pistols, laser rifles, your bare hands, and my favourite, the lightsaber. Using this weapon made me feel like a nearly invincible Jedi Master. Because you see, this weapon not only kills in one hit, a skilled Jedi Master such as myself can also use it to deflect bullets and easily dispatch the stormtroopers/imperial officers/bounty hunters that dare shoot crap at me. Being a Jedi kicks ass.
If the above paragraph failed to get you to get this mod, your head might need to be checked. But like I said the mapping is definitely very bad. Usually you will in nondescript large rooms or large outdoor yards fighting enemy infantry, or AT's. If you are open-minded enough to overlook the crap mapping, then an entirely new arsenal and foes await you in this apparently dead French Testmod, which in your steam/WON game list will be known as 'Testmod'. Nevertheless, despite being only a test mod it is much better than alot of finished mods I've played, and CT says that if you are a star wars fan, you better get this now.
Suffice to say this mod is NOT that crappy one with the poorly skinned stormtroopers and the large r-speeds desert town. No, this one actually only has 4 maps. And, unfortunately, the four maps are none too impressive expect the last part, which captain terror said had "nice terrain". CT also said everything was "wicked" except the mapping. Can you trust him?
So I got this and in the first map I'm armed with bare hands, surrounded by enemies. At this point you are told nothing by the game. So you just wander around and find a pistol, at which point the lifeforms around you open fire, and you die. Game.
I had to guess how to play this mod. So basically, you do NOT pick up anything in the first map. Ignore that huge concussion launcher DO NOT WANT IT. After you get past the first map, then everything should be okay.
Anyway, so what about this mod other than mapping is so crazy? It's the code, weapons, models, sounds, pretty much. You will be fighting the Galactic Empire and some exotic wildlife, and using all new weapons such as laser pistols, laser rifles, your bare hands, and my favourite, the lightsaber. Using this weapon made me feel like a nearly invincible Jedi Master. Because you see, this weapon not only kills in one hit, a skilled Jedi Master such as myself can also use it to deflect bullets and easily dispatch the stormtroopers/imperial officers/bounty hunters that dare shoot crap at me. Being a Jedi kicks ass.
If the above paragraph failed to get you to get this mod, your head might need to be checked. But like I said the mapping is definitely very bad. Usually you will in nondescript large rooms or large outdoor yards fighting enemy infantry, or AT's. If you are open-minded enough to overlook the crap mapping, then an entirely new arsenal and foes await you in this apparently dead French Testmod, which in your steam/WON game list will be known as 'Testmod'. Nevertheless, despite being only a test mod it is much better than alot of finished mods I've played, and CT says that if you are a star wars fan, you better get this now.
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[Edit] Just finished. Pretty fun, I especially liked the lighting effects with the lightsaber, but I fell victim to a massive clipping error in the last map.