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I think so, yeah.

Tosse, what's your problem? You don't have to like it, your comment was unnesseray. I couldn't give a crap what you think about this, but I know that I am working hard on this mod, by myself. You shouldn't be on this forum if you say a thing like "HL all over again". This is a forum for H-A-L-F L-I-F-E map editing so obviously there will be many Half Life mods. Just get a life and quit flaming people, I may be a "newb" on this forum but I am not a "noob".

splatzone, it is a mod for Half Life, so you will need Half Life to run it .

saw1833, I have edited the sentences.txt file so the other guards don't call you "Calhoun".

Urbanebula, yeah I knew that. Check my first post .

LOL! I will put a prompt message at the start of the game saying "Please enter hud_color 200 0 200 into your console before you play".

I know NineTnine, and I was dreading that someone would state that. I don't know yet but the sleeves are there to remind you that you are a security guard, I suppose...

Well the events are going to be similiar to Blue Shift. I haven't really thought of specific events, yet, but when I do I shall post the plot here.

Thanks espen180! You're a god send. About the name, I didn't really want to make it scientific because well, long story short I couldn't think of a name that suited the mod but I'm open to any name suggestions. Thanks.

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.

Yeah, hello I am new, well I had another account ages ago but lost the password...

Anyway, back on the subject. This has been on my mind for a long time and I really want other peoples views. At the end of Half Life: Blue Shift, Barney Calhoun escapes with Dr Rosenberg and two other scientists. Walter and Simmons. Now, in Half Life 2 there are two scientists, Dr Kleiner and Dr Eli Vance who both escaped from Black Mesa. Before I found out those two scientists in Blue Shift were called Walter and Simmons I was certain that those two were the ones that make the appearance in Half Life 2. Come on, it would link the story together perfectly. I know all the scientists look the same but if those scientists were called Vance and Kleiner then it would explain how them and Barney escaped Black Mesa and appeared in Half Life 2. I mean, where are Walter and Simmons now?Does anybody else agree with me?