Bratty's Mod Idea Created 18 years ago2006-03-27 14:13:46 UTC by BrattyLord

Hey there!

My work is done, and I have months of rest ahead of me...
So, Im back.

Now, I have an interesting Mod Idea I would like to throw out there...

I want to know what you think of it;

The setting consists of the most unlikely of spots for a Half-Life game; inside a Human Cell. Everything is going fine at the begining as you ride a vacuole to investigate a foregn particle that made it through the membrane. Once there, all hell breaks loose as a large Virus (Xen Ship) Infultrates the membrane, and alien headcrabs poor out, attacking the Cell. Your mission is to destroy this foreign invader, as you travel throughout the cell, helping fight at the various parts and stations. I won't ruin the ending, but I will say that its not too happy...

and so, equiped with intel from the nucleus, and a load of microscopic weapons, Gordon makes his largest attempt to save the smallest of things...

I was thinking of calling it epidemic, or pandemic...

It would be difficult to map for HL1, but easy with Source's dismaps and shiny organic textures.

mmmhmm.

sounds cool

Woah woah woah!

Wasn't it you who was making a giant ship type map or mod?

If so where is it?

Anyway I like the idea and I have such ideas too however it is far too big a job for me..Maybe you can be my successor

Successor!? I've been here longer than you

Okay, I started on the vacuola that Gordon Rides on in the start, it has about 50 brushes, and I have a little problem...

My Vacuola looks like a testicle!

Is there any way you think I can reverse this affect?
(Excuse the Sky, I haven't made one yet)

Add wings?
Or little spots with a different texture aka imagine a spotted dog pattern but on your ship thing.

Hmmm... the idea is certainly original. Having the fight take place in just 1 cell is a bit strange I think, scaling it up so that gordon can fight through viens and such is a better idea me thinks.

With regards to that 'testicle' I dont think you need to do much, perhaps ass some sort of mechanical parts that have been implanted with gordon, perhaps give it a window? I dont think it looks like a bollock as such, and I think in the proper setting it would look like a cell.

But wait, where is the huge xen ship and the fight in xen?

heh, I started on it today man,

Besides, thats a Vacuole, which is a small part of a cell that is used to transport certain properties through the cytoplasm. Gordon's size compared to the cell is much smaller than you think. You can think of the cell to Gordon as the size of... Greenland.

One word: models.

Reminds me of one of the Unreal 2 levels, the one in the organic planet. Going down to cellular level, it'll certainly allow very interesting looks, but to get the most out of it it'll be very difficult. I'd say use Source, too. But oh well.

I agree with Tycell that using veins and the like is better, but some jumping puzzles a la Xen, with cells instead of floating platforms could be interesting. Being so small within a cell is going to be difficult for the simple reason that bsp-tree's are built to handle levels you can cut up into various spaces. Such a large, free environment would certainly limit the amount of detail and overall size...

Link to the image, damnit!

I posted a Thumnail to be nice to you, damnit!

Hmm, well, I was going to have the background image reflect where you were in the cell... How about after Gordon Destroys the initial threat, he get bigger? Or He is realativly large compared to the cell? I can make it as small as I want, like maybe as large as the first time you go to xen, the platform being the nucleous. Of course, I won't be able to have my large indoor parts due to that... maybe Gordon gets inside of the virus ship, which is large compared to the cell?

all these ideas

I better get started

Never link to my.php. Nobody wants to see a load of stupid adverts and have it take twice as long to load the image.

I asumed you guys liked Chilies!

sorry

Arghh that adretisment is covering the picture.

http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=3832

heh, I fucked up.

Fix it fool...Mapping doesn't go away it just sleeps within.

Meh, I'm going to scratch it...

The idea sucks anyway...

I have a much more HalfLifeish idea in store;

Also, Mr. Alex,
You could delete this thread if ya wanted...