Half-Life : Gyradell Invasion

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:03:10 UTC Post #167721

My chapter in Hostage Situation is pretty much finished, so i decided to persue an idea that i half-had and that rimrook half-had.
I had been planning to do a sequel to "NightShift" for ages, and I had the idea of using Gyradell textures for a strange, abandoned office block a very long time ago. But then, after i made the Tribute to Rimrook map, rimrook posted the following comment. Now i feel inspired to do an office complex all gyradell style.
And the idea came rushing back to me. So I persued it, creating my own textures & sounds, hiring a voice actor and researching as much info as i could on Gyradell. Well, eventually i got a decent story and started mapping. It should be finished soon.

Custom Sigma Textures by The Hunter
Original Gyradell Textures by Rimrook

More Media Soon.

By The way, dont expect this to be another Hostage Situation. Its just gonna be a little mini-mod. 3-4 maps

I know i dont have many map screenshots, but that is because they are all in very early stages and i dont want them judged yet.
I sorta noticed that there were none showing off Rimrook's textures, but dont worry. They will come

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Strider

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:09:56 UTC Post #167723

Another nice little mod to look out for!

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

Sajo

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:11:14 UTC Post #167724

We want story, but it looks good.

Sajo

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:20:21 UTC Post #167727

/extract from the script i gave to the voice actor i hired.
This is the first thing you hear when you play gyradell invasion... Its in a dank room with Bob lecturing you

File 1 -
______________________________________________________
"Hello Gordon...
<pause>

Heh, still the strong and silent type, i see.
Well, that's probably a good thing, because you're gonna have to listen, and listen hard to what I have to say... It won't be repeated and all documents regarding the matter have been destroyed.

<Sigh> I'm starting to think it was a bad idea dragging you back into this, but hey. I don't have a choice anymore so here I go.

Roughly 17 hours ago, all comunication with a Top Secret Science Installation funded by the military was lost. The facility was known as the Sigma Complex. It specialised in teleportation. Yes, i know what you're thinking and it was indeed much like the Lambda complex. The only difference was that Sigma had been running for a long time before Black Mesa even reached design stages. The border world you know of as 'Xen' is in fact not the only world on the same dimensional plane as us. There is another. 'Gyradell.'
The last message we recieved from the installation was a routine check-in, however, they did seem rather excited. Apparantly a breakthrough had been made.

I'm not going to tell you anymore about the nature of the installation. It's need-to-know only.

Don't worry about this little assignment. You only need to go in and determine if there is a hostile environment or not. If so, radio back to us and we'll pull you out and send in air strikes. It's the only thing we can do.
If everything goes to plan, you won't see any action, but just in case, you'll be equipped with your H.E.V and a 9mm firearm.

You'll be inserted by Osprey at the main depot gate. A truck will be sent to pull you out when you radio back. Any questions?
<pause>
Didn't think so."

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pepper

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:23:03 UTC Post #167728

Sounds interesting!

pepper

Seventh-Monkey

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:29:51 UTC Post #167731

Link straight to images on imageshack, dammit, not the stupid page with the adverts all over the place.

Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty

Strider

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 13:33:21 UTC Post #167732

Its not that annoying...
/me loves the little character 'bios'

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

Sajo

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 14:13:35 UTC Post #167744

the only thing that confused me is that if the alien_slave is mutated.How does its collar change its colour?

Sajo

Tycell

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 14:34:32 UTC Post #167745

Well the story sounds good, apart from one thing.

Don't worry about this little assignment. You only need to go in and determine if there is a hostile environment or not. If so, radio back to us and we'll pull you out and send in air strikes. It's the only thing we can do.

This sounds silly, why would you send in a spcialist just to recon the area? And if there is some hidden plot behind it to get gordon stuck in there, its very obvious to the player. You should revise this part, the millitary doesnt send in rouge physicists to scout out a base.

Perhaps have him sent in because there forces have been unable to gain access to the base? Saying that the Xen creatures are blocking off the ways in? Anything, but telling somone they have to go in just to see if there are enemies there and then if there are that they will be pulled out is just stupid. And dogs body could walk in, look around, and walk out again.

Tycell

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 14:40:20 UTC Post #167746

Well, the player doesnt know that there are Xenians in the base... The colonal never tells you... So the 'our troops cant get in' thing wont work. I figured it would be because

It specialised in teleportation. Yes, i know what you're thinking and it was indeed much like the Lambda complex.

And gordon would know what he was doing

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Strider

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 14:46:59 UTC Post #167748

It's the type of thing that happens in millions of movies... you know 'send in the specialist' and Gordon's proven himself. Seems fine to me.

StriderTuned to a dead channel.

Habboi

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 15:13:28 UTC Post #167749

I tried the first map and I loved the intro camera set-up as it reminds of a certain game I shant mention...

Skins are pretty tight! But yeah...The collar on the Slave shouldn't change...I know it seems to most people that you were lazy and didn't change the collar but at least it makes sense.

HabboiSticky White Love Glue

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 15:20:14 UTC Post #167752

as it reminds of a certain game I shant mention...

Metal Gear Solid I?
B'cause that's where i got the briefing room idea from.

didn't change the collar but at least it makes sense.

Its covered in radioactive goo.. It has a healthy radioactive glow.

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Sajo

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 15:47:26 UTC Post #167767

It would look better with the default collar colour (imo!!!)

Sajo

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 20:40:40 UTC Post #167822

well, sorry but the collar stays

not that i cant take constructive critisism, its just the dark green collar looks shit with the glowy green radioactive waste beside it

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Jax

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-11 21:14:02 UTC Post #167828

Have you just reskinned all the models using Half-Life Model Viewer?

Jax

Habboi

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-12 08:41:05 UTC Post #167899

I thought that was the only way to skin them...Or enlarge them heh heh...

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The Killer

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-12 13:57:25 UTC Post #167947

Jed's model viewer + photoshop

The Killer

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-14 16:16:00 UTC Post #168239

Just completed the second map.

Moving onto map 3

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Madcow

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-14 16:38:18 UTC Post #168247

But,, but, what about hostage situation? ='(

MadcowSpy zappin my udder

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-14 16:39:50 UTC Post #168248

read the first post mad-noob

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Madcow

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-14 16:41:02 UTC Post #168249

Make me

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Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 17:38:02 UTC Post #169148

Anybody up for testing?
Almost done, now

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Habboi

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 17:48:57 UTC Post #169157

Fine...

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Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 18:27:12 UTC Post #169163

Habboi, why bother pretending to be offended? you know for a fact that you get to play everything SP i make ages before everybody else.. I mean, i even offered you to play my Hostage Situation chapter, but you denied politely.

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Ansith

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 21:09:41 UTC Post #169206

I'll test, I like testing stuff.

Ansith

Madcow

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 11:57:19 UTC Post #169315

Me too!

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Elon Yariv

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 12:45:36 UTC Post #169319

I'm up for mapping... only!

Elon Yariv

Tetsu0

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 13:48:36 UTC Post #169328

raises hand for tester

Tetsu0Positive Chaos

Modding-freak

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 13:53:18 UTC Post #169331

Aw. My uncle can do better Joke

Modding-freak

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 17:57:36 UTC Post #169366

Ansith and Tetsu0 = testers
(madcow, no because i dont trust you to acurately check for bugs, and honestly comment on it all)

(habboi, no because you'll end up playing it early anyways :P)

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Habboi

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 18:24:02 UTC Post #169373

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Ansith

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 21:26:45 UTC Post #169402

Heh thanks for choosing me Hunter.

Ansith

Rimrook

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 21:44:04 UTC Post #169404

RimrookSince 2003

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 21:45:12 UTC Post #169405

I am currently working on the actual gyradellian offices.. so hopefully i'll get some media up that actually advertises the main aspect of the mod soon

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Rimrook

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 22:10:00 UTC Post #169412

Gyradellian... sounds like a name of some female race of the ancient babylonian tribes.

RimrookSince 2003

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-19 09:40:51 UTC Post #169499

OK, i think it'll be ready to test by Friday... I'll e-mail the testers.. meanwhile, its media gathering time

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Rimrook

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-19 21:09:27 UTC Post #169602

May I test as well?

RimrookSince 2003

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-20 13:34:03 UTC Post #169770

Rofl, i was starting to think you wouldnt ask

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SpaG

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-20 13:38:47 UTC Post #169771

/me want's to test too!

SpaG

Habboi

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-20 13:45:20 UTC Post #169772

me want's to test too!

May I test as well?

Ansith and Tetsu0 = testers

Stop hogging the testers nub.

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Rimrook

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-20 14:10:06 UTC Post #169777

so... who can test it? I actually might not be able to since i have no comp this week. It burnt out yesterday.

RimrookSince 2003

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-20 14:43:21 UTC Post #169785

hmm.. well, as i said, Friday will probably be test day, so you might have it fixed by then...
Sorry SpaG but too slow

the only reason rimrook gets to is because he invented Gyradell.

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Ansith

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-22 03:20:12 UTC Post #170151

/me happly awaits Friday.

Ansith

Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-27 16:34:22 UTC Post #171174

hmm. its gonna be longer still.. i havent even reached hte labs map yet.

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Archie

Posted 18 years ago2006-03-28 16:25:23 UTC Post #171344

<bump>
Just a quick media update.. Screenshots from the third map... Its very beta, and that is my excuse for the lack of details on the walls at the moment...