Hi everyone. I have had this idea for a long time and I have finally got round to creating it. You play as Otis Laurey (Got his surname from the Half Life playstation 2 manual) The jolly security guard from Black Mesa.
You wake up one morning and go on your shift as normal. Except today is the day Gordon Freeman's experiment went wrong and now you're stuck in the middle of all the chaos. So, you fight your way through and escape from Black Mesa.
This mod is meant to play like Half Life: Blue Shift. You will also visit familiar places from Blue Shift and Opposing Force. Some events will be seen from Otis' perspective such as meeting Barney Calhoun at the checkpoint. By the way, the Otis who you play as, is the one with a bald head and moustache. Here's a quick list of what I have done so far...
-Made a mod folder in the Half Life directory
-Used the Pak file from Blue shift, so the player hands are security guard ones.
-I have placed the HEV suit at the very start, at the player start marker and disabled the HEV sounds. I have also changed the model for the HEV batteries to Body armour so it looks likes you pick up armour to get more armour points.
-edited the sentences.txt file so the security guards and scientists don't call you "Gordon" or "Freeman".
-Made two maps with a smooth transition.
What I need to do is change the HUD images to blue.
This mod is being fun to create and I want to share my idea with others. Here are some screenshots...
Otis' room in the dormitory... A view of the outside area (loosely based on Blue shift) A walkway as seen in Blue shift... I will post my progress as it comes.