a singleplayer map - 2nd in a series
by adam foster
just thought everyone would like to know that the next one is out
it includes the first map with minor changes so you can blay both
HL2 - MINERVA: Metastasis 2
Created 18 years ago2006-03-03 20:46:53 UTC by
Penguinboy
Created 18 years ago2006-03-03 20:46:53 UTC by
Penguinboy
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 20:46:53 UTC
Post #166178
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 21:05:00 UTC
Post #166187
Yeah! The first one was amazing.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 21:14:03 UTC
Post #166190
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 21:15:35 UTC
Post #166191
Oh brilliant! First one made me shed a tear of beauty!
And he gives his VMF's away so I can see how he does effects. Nicely done I might add.
Also a link would be nice:
http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/phosphenes.shtm
Edit Curses ZL beat me too it...
And he gives his VMF's away so I can see how he does effects. Nicely done I might add.
Also a link would be nice:
http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/phosphenes.shtm
Edit Curses ZL beat me too it...
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 21:18:14 UTC
Post #166194
Wooh! Definitely gonna play this one. 
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-03 21:19:34 UTC
Post #166195
whoops sorry i meant to
it was even in my clipboard see:
http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/phosphenes.shtml#metastasis_2
lol
i will be playing soon
i cant edit the first post that sucks
it was even in my clipboard see:
http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/phosphenes.shtml#metastasis_2
lol
i will be playing soon
i cant edit the first post that sucks
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 05:06:43 UTC
Post #166215
The first one was incredible. Downloading now.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 05:10:02 UTC
Post #166217
You all thought the first one was that good? I thought it was nice, not incredible - nothing really new or different from any other HL2 mod. Anyway i'll download it because it still is one of the better mod's out there.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 05:17:05 UTC
Post #166218
Well, I heard all these really good reviews about the first one, so I downloaded it. But when I got to playing it... Meh, just didn't like it all that much, so I never finished it.
So then today, I heard about part 2 on steam update news, and figured I'd give it a try. Still didn't like it. Maybe it's just HL2 maps that don't appeal to me, but I thought it was really boring. I didn't get 5 minutes into it before I stopped playing.
So then today, I heard about part 2 on steam update news, and figured I'd give it a try. Still didn't like it. Maybe it's just HL2 maps that don't appeal to me, but I thought it was really boring. I didn't get 5 minutes into it before I stopped playing.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 05:34:53 UTC
Post #166220
Not everyone has the same taste. I really loved that map - finally a HL2 map that was polished and well-executed. To me it really stands out in the crowd.
But meh, gotta work now, so there's little time to play part 2 now. I'll see this evening.
But meh, gotta work now, so there's little time to play part 2 now. I'll see this evening.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 05:51:28 UTC
Post #166221
Im not saying its bad, it's above average, below amazing. There just wasn't anything new or particularly custom about it... it was HL2 on an island.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 06:01:50 UTC
Post #166222
Exactly how I would have put it, Strider. One of the main reasons HL2 maps don't appeal to me is that few people are pulling away from the included material in the game. And until most people start making new stuff for their mods, I'm not going to become interested in it at all. But that's just me!
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 06:05:49 UTC
Post #166223
Well I quite enjoyed playing that but again I don't think HL2 mapping is as personal as HL1. You use valve's props to make interesting scenes but it always comes off looking...well...like HL2.
Adam Foster's "Someplace Else" for HL1 was incredible.
There was some really good stuff in there though. The tubes with the zombie stalkers is an interesting idea.
Adam Foster's "Someplace Else" for HL1 was incredible.
There was some really good stuff in there though. The tubes with the zombie stalkers is an interesting idea.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 09:39:18 UTC
Post #166268
Wait enough time, and we'll see a lot more custom models and textures for HL2 maps.
Remember, HL1 mapping has been around for a long time. HL2 will get there eventually.
Remember, HL1 mapping has been around for a long time. HL2 will get there eventually.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 12:17:08 UTC
Post #166306
Sweet, the next one is out! I will play immediately. Yeah Adam's "Someplace Else" was incredible. Wasn't it only one huge map? It was very impressive. Didn't like all that text though. I'm sure he will continue to make his HL2 maps just as good.
[Update] Ok I played it and i liked it a lot! It was pretty challenging too but I guess thats what i get for playing it on hard. Very nice architecture and sequencing. Far beyond what I could prove with the Source engine. Looking forward to the next one. (Especially with that Fast Zombie at the end - WOOT).
[Update] Ok I played it and i liked it a lot! It was pretty challenging too but I guess thats what i get for playing it on hard. Very nice architecture and sequencing. Far beyond what I could prove with the Source engine. Looking forward to the next one. (Especially with that Fast Zombie at the end - WOOT).
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-04 21:30:00 UTC
Post #166417
Yeah brilliant map...He earned the praise and jealousy from the players 
Look forward to the next map oh and he had some good ideas for designs...Someday we will be as good.
Look forward to the next map oh and he had some good ideas for designs...Someday we will be as good.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-05 02:48:35 UTC
Post #166429
Oh I think we all have good ideas but most of us cannot portray them quite as good as Adam can in Half-Life maps.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-05 07:55:50 UTC
Post #166460
I just played both the maps for the first time, and wow, he is very talented.
It is obvious he puts a lot of effort into his maps, and it pays off because they look, and for the most part, play excellently.
It is obvious he puts a lot of effort into his maps, and it pays off because they look, and for the most part, play excellently.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-05 11:04:09 UTC
Post #166521
I finally finished downloading it and im alot more impressed with part 2 than part 1, quite original ideas in there. One thing i hated though is the whole 'headcrabs in the darkness on walkways easy to fall off' section. But the stalker tanks were very nice.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-05 11:38:49 UTC
Post #166525
End up like WarCraft 3, what the hell?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-05 12:51:20 UTC
Post #166534
I loved the first. But I think that was more due to the way the story built upon well executed gameplay.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-06 03:00:43 UTC
Post #166623
Everything is props ive come to find. Theres not hardly any brush detailing at all. The old days when you felt proud about how everything seen you made, is gone. When my computer gets here tommorow or tuesday, ill be able to get off my dads computer and get into modeling. So, I hope this goes well for me. XSI, maya, or 3dsmax anyone?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-06 05:05:23 UTC
Post #166628
T'was good. Didn't blow me away, but it was good nonetheless.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-06 06:13:19 UTC
Post #166632
I finally got around playing it.
Just astoundishing. Amazing. There's many little things to look for that add to the immense feeling of the Combine structures there. Of course, things could've been better, but just show me a single map that does...
For me, this sort of maps are fantastic. I like the cynical text comments, too. Go Adam.
// And yeah, props are the way to detail nowadays. Learn to go with it, or bite the dust...
Just astoundishing. Amazing. There's many little things to look for that add to the immense feeling of the Combine structures there. Of course, things could've been better, but just show me a single map that does...
For me, this sort of maps are fantastic. I like the cynical text comments, too. Go Adam.
// And yeah, props are the way to detail nowadays. Learn to go with it, or bite the dust...
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-06 06:29:37 UTC
Post #166633
Learn to go with it, or bite the dust...Yeh change map to de_dust.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 22:30:47 UTC
Post #167833
Amazing piece of work. I don't think Valve could've done much better. The eye candies are everywhere.
...but I am stuck. I am at the bottom of this generator complex, and I got all the way to the bottom. I faught off all the combines on that twisting stairs, and killed all the fast and poisonous headcrabs at the bottom. I opened all the doors, but there isn't anything at the bottom.
The whole complex shakes every now and then, and the light flickers.
What do I do now?
...but I am stuck. I am at the bottom of this generator complex, and I got all the way to the bottom. I faught off all the combines on that twisting stairs, and killed all the fast and poisonous headcrabs at the bottom. I opened all the doors, but there isn't anything at the bottom.
The whole complex shakes every now and then, and the light flickers.
What do I do now?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 22:49:52 UTC
Post #167837
Go down to the bottom and there's a switch on one of the consoles. Its sorta at the center, at the bottom (if that makes sense). That'll open a door for you.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-12 01:16:42 UTC
Post #167852
Thanks for the tip. I dont' know how I managed to overlook that huge red glowing button on the console.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-12 01:27:01 UTC
Post #167853
No prob.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-12 08:43:37 UTC
Post #167900
Yeah I got confused too and quite often fell off the edge :
I wonder how he creates these maps...Does he ust map the whole layout and work on that or room by room...hmm...
I wonder how he creates these maps...Does he ust map the whole layout and work on that or room by room...hmm...
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-14 01:15:48 UTC
Post #168122
Layout, most likely.
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