deeplong by al_mam

Posted 2 months ago2025-01-17 15:11:17 UTC • Completed • Half-Life

Name: deeplong
By: al_mam
Type: Map
Engine: Goldsource
Game: Half-Life
Category: Completed
Included: BSP

Created: 2 months ago2025-01-17 15:11:17 UTC
Updated: 22 hours ago2025-03-29 01:52:04 UTC
Views: 868
Downloads: 204
Comments: 7
Rating: 4.75 (4)
Reviews: 1

License: CC BY Download (3.45mb)

An intertwined network of vent passages leads you into an enormous warehouse. Thick concrete walls, stale air and immense darkness - not a welcoming environment. The soft, deep pounding sounds beyond the metal hull remind you that you shouldn't spend much time here. The calamity is approaching.
Escape.

One map, 15-20 minutes of gameplay. If you feel like you got stuck, look around. There are autosaves, but I recommend to save often.
Play on medium or hard(the latter is more fun).
The map looks best on the default gamma(2.2). It is also big, and the average wpoly is 3500.
It plays music at certain moments, so turn it on.
Contains custom models and sounds.

Big thanks to the QR's Board of Directors for the initial appraisal.

Updated on 28.03.25 - some small fixes.

Windawz

Commented 2 months ago2025-01-17 19:40:41 UTC Comment #106616

7.4/10

Architecture — 6
Texturing — 5
Ambience — 8
Lighting — 8
Gameplay — 10

A tightly-made map that leverages infighting and interesting puzzles, and is all around well polished in terms of gameplay. There are two different paths to take and several secrets to find. Don't let the screenshots deter you - the map isn't as dark as it might seem. In fact, it's quite well lit and does not forget about colored lighting. It's constantly trying to entertain you with fun combat situations and setpieces, prioritizing entertainment over fancy brushwork tricks.

It's a fun ride, and a wonderful first release. Give it a shot.

QR Board of Directors approval status: Verified

Bruce

Commented 2 months ago2025-01-21 09:11:05 UTC Comment #106619

One of the coolest maps I have played. There is action on every corner. It's creative and funny. And you must play the map at least twice to see all of it. Would not feel out of place if it was part of the original game.

simbl

Commented 2 months ago2025-01-22 13:29:14 UTC Comment #106620

Loved this map!
It's so full of action and fun ideas. There's always stuff to explore and multiple paths.
A must play!

TheVerboseCartographer full star

Commented 1 month ago2025-02-23 02:37:58 UTC Comment #106654

Maybe the best single map effort I've played since Someplace Else. The epitome of superb Half-Life level design - interesting navigation, puzzles, solid combat, brilliant scripting and an omnipresent sense of mystery and jeopardy. Deserves far more attention; maybe consider uploading elsewhere (GameBanana, ModDB etc)? Hope you keep mapping!

al_mam

Commented 1 month ago2025-02-23 16:00:24 UTC Comment #106655

TheVerboseCartographer, yeah, I will upload the map to other places. People seem to like it.
New maps(and other things) are coming - I have only just started.

EDMODPLAY

Commented 2 weeks ago2025-03-15 15:28:33 UTC Comment #106685

Good day! I go through all single-player mods for Half-Life 1 and post videos on them. At the moment, we have collected a base of 1700+ mods. Today I went through your mod. Amazing work! A real diamond! I look forward to new projects. If you are interested, I will leave a link to the video.
Best regards, EDMODPLAY.
https://youtu.be/qBVrbANiGLs

al_mam

Commented 2 weeks ago2025-03-15 21:25:31 UTC Comment #106689

EDMODPLAY, thanks for the video walkthrough, it's really helpful.

deeplong

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