I know this part of HL didn't had many fans, but i've enjoyed it...somewhat.
Anyways, what i want right now is a solid starting point - reference and concept art! I browsed a few hours teh interwebz and I couldn't find anything solid. HL2 completely ditched it; Black Mesa Source has nothing available to put out publicly either.
Some stuff & pointers/ideas i got so far:
- floating terrain.
- minor vertical gameplay.
- alien theme. Green, white-grey-black, orange? - thx H.R. Giger
- heavily organic level.
- organic matter should blend into world geometry. Ex: "lively" half plants-half rocks, animated protruding "tree roots".
- lights coming from crystals/crystalytes/plants.
- no obvious straight shaped geometry unless it's spikes.
- abundance of beams & particle effects.
- color changing slime/liquids?
Also, would it be ok to post some wips once i get things rolling? I know there's better places for UE stuff, but i'm mostly doing this to capture the feel of Xen on a modern engine.
P.S: I don't expect to finish it by the end of this year.
Some stuff from deviantart: