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! style="font-size: 120%; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | [[Combine Insurrection]]
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! style="font-size: 110%; background: #D6D6FF; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Mod Details
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! Genre:
| Single Player FPS
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! Website:
| [http://lmproductions.servegame.com:81/ci See for Screen shots,news, updates, map info, download links, and more]
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! ModDB:
| [http://mods.moddb.com/9389/combine-insurrection/ Mod Db page]
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! Forums
| [http://www.invisionfree.com/combine_insurrection Official Combine Insurrection Forums]
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! Downloads
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Combine Insurrection (I'll probably refer to it as CI a lot) is fairly new to the mod scene.  I started development on it back in 2005 after i graduated from high school. I haven't really been doing much on it till recently though.
'''Combine Insurrection''' is a Half-Life 2 modification currently in development by [http://www.lmpgames.com Laughing Man Productions²]. It is currently publicly known to still be in the alpha stages of development and is receiving progress updates on it's ModDB page every few months.
 
Fairly soon we will be releasing a demo for CI that will feature 4 maps from Chapter 4 of our game.
 
These maps will be beta maps, fyi, they will not be totally complete nor will the full mod map designs of these maps have to be like the ones in the demo.


Development started in 2005 and has continued at a fairly slow pace since then, no release date has been officially announced as of yet.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Combine Insurrection takes place in an alternate story arc from the Episodic events where Gordon was never saved by the Vortigaunts at the end of Half-Life 2.


Basically this mod is going to take the place of the episodic content, sort of an alternate story arc if you will.
Six years go by and for some reason Gman's power over the dimension Gordon resides becomes diluted in causing the protagonist to end up back on Earth only to find that it is almost fully conquered by the Combine.


Instead of getting fidgeted off by the Vortigaunts, Gman manages to keep you in the Inter Dimension.  6 years go by, for some reason Gman becomes diluted and looses his power over the dimension and you end back on Earth, only this time its almost totally Combine controlled.
As in Half life 2, your basic goal is simple; release the Combine's stranglehold on earth and eventually find a way fight them off entirely.


As in Half life 2, you basic goal is to release the Combine's strangle hold on earth, then eventually fight them off entirely.
=== Back story ===
 
==Back Story==
Now to fill in what has happened in the past 6 years:
Now to fill in what has happened in the past 6 years:


After the portal exploded, the Benefactors thought it wise to increase their presence. So they doubles the number of Combine assigned to On-World assignments.
After the portal exploded, the Benefactors thought it wise to increase their presence so they doubled the number of Combine posted to On-World assignments. They also decided to clone Breen, he had been a useful puppet so far and he had become an asset they did not want to lose.
 
They also decided to clone Breen, he had been a useful puppet so far, and he had become an asset they did not want to lose.
 
For more control, they built 7 or 8 more Citadels in and around (with a 300 mil radius) what was left of City 17.
 
It is estimated that around 56% of the Earth's population has now been converted to Overwatch soldiers.


The resistance has been nearly snuffed out, there are only a few thousand members left, and only about 8 main bases.
For more control, they built eight more Citadels in and around (with a 300 mil radius) what was left of City 17.  It is estimated that around 56% of the Earth's population has now been converted to Overwatch soldiers.  The resistance has been nearly snuffed out, there are only a few thousand members left, and only about 8 main bases.


Close to where our story begins, the Benefactors introduced a new technology into the environment, its speculated that they put it in the water supply. Once ingested by humans, it works its way to the brain and, if there is not already one there, creates a microchip.
Close to where our story begins, the Benefactors introduced a new technology into the environment; its speculated that they put it in the water supply. Once ingested by humans it works its way to the brain and, if there is not already one there, creates a microchip. This chip relays the thoughts of the infected host back to a satellite then to one of the citadels randomly. It also allows the Overwatch to communicate telepathically. Since it is a new technology, the Resistance tried to become familiar with it as quick as possible to find any loop holes. Alyx managed to hack into the satellite and create a virtual network that would run silently and would not be noticed by the Combine. They use this network for telepathic communication between the remaining Resistance units.


This chip relays the thoughts of the infected host back to a satellite then to one of the citadels randomly. It also allows the Overwatch to communicate telepathically.
In retaliation to the Resistance's past achievements, all Combine and bio-chem weapons (head crabs) have had their armor/resilience increased so that they are harder to kill. All Combine weapons have been reinforced with stronger ammunition. Non-humanoid weapon deployments have been increased.
 
Since it is a new technology, the Resistance tried to become familiar with it as quick as possible to find any loop holes. Alyx managed to hack into the satellite and create a virtual network that would run silently and would not be noticed by the Combine. They use this network for telepathic communication.
 
At the beginning of the game, after you wake up, a Breen clone issues you a warning and orders your execution. Before they can even remove you from the cell Alyx busts in, kills the guards and saves your ass.
 
She is able to communicate with you telepathically for short periods of time. She has to go into the Combine network to do it though, so that puts her at risk. While she relays the situation to you, she is discovered and that sets off an alarm.
 
In retaliation to the Resistance's past achievements, all Combine and bio-chem weapons (head crabs) have had their armor/resilience increased so that they are harder to kill. All Combine weapons have been reinforced with stronger ammunitions. Non-humanoid weapon deployments have been increased.


Its estimated that there are now 200 Hunter choppers, 80 Gunships, and 175 Striders stationed within a 400 mile radius around the ruins of City 17, some hundred thousand of each world-wide.
Its estimated that there are now 200 Hunter choppers, 80 Gunships, and 175 Striders stationed within a 400 mile radius around the ruins of City 17, some hundred thousand of each world-wide.


Much of the Combine technology has been stolen by the Resistance and improved by Dr. Kliner, and a new Black Mesa facility has been built by Eli called Black Mesa Site 2. This time around they have it protected by a Combine force field that stops all unfriendly fire and soldiers from entering in light of the disaster at the Black Mesa East complex.
Much of the Combine technology has been stolen by the Resistance and improved by Dr. Kliner, and a new Black Mesa facility has been built by Eli called Black Mesa Site 2. This time around they have it protected by a modified Combine force field that stops all unfriendly fire and soldiers from entering in light of the disaster at the Black Mesa East complex.


Some estimated figures show that Nova Prospect Zero (aka NPZ [the combine rebuilt this facility about 2 years ago.]) is churning out about 60 Stalkers a week and has over 3000 prisoners.
Some estimated figures show that Nova Prospect Zero is churning out about 60 Stalkers a week and has over 3000 prisoners.


The Combine finally managed the perfection of their teleportation system. They now posses Xen level teleporting, which Kliner also invented a shield for, so they could not invade Black Mesa.
The Combine finally managed the perfection of their teleportation system. They now possess Xen-level teleporting, which Kliner also invented a counter measure for so they could not invade the new Black Mesa base.


==Maps==
A much more robust back story has been provided on both the mod's [http://lmpgames.com/wiki/Category:Combine_Insurrection LMPGames Wiki page] and on their ModDB page.
Map list so far:


ci_c1_npz_cell,
== Map progress ==
ci_c1_npz_f4,
* ci_prologue01 (60%)
ci_c1_npz_f3,
* ci_prologue02 (3%)
ci_c1_npz_f2,
* ci_c1_npz_cell (99%)
ci_c1_npz_f2,
* ci_c1_npz_floor4 (99%)
ci_c1_npz_f1,
* ci_c1_npz_floor3 (99%)
ci_c1_npz_coast,
* ci_c1_npz_floor2 (99%)
ci_c2_bms2_q1,
* ci_c1_npz_floor1 (97%)
ci_c2_bms2_q2,
* ci_c1_npz_? (?%) (map is being recreated)
ci_c2_bms2_q3,
* ci_c2_bms2_OutA (25%)
ci_c2_bms2_q4,
* ci_c2_bms2_tunnels (15%)
ci_c3_rtc25_a,
* ci_c2_bms2_q2 (0%)
ci_c4_city 25,
* ci_c2_bms2_q3 (0%)
ci_c4_city 25_graveyard,
* ci_c2_bms2_q4 (0%)
ci_c4_city 25_mauso,
* ci_c2_bms2_OutB (20%)
ci_c4_city 25_catacombs,
* ci_c3_rtc23_a (0%)
ci_c5_stran_a1,
* ci_c3_combunker (56%)
* ci_c3_cb_ugfloor1 (50%)
* ci_c3_cb_ugfloor2 (35%)
* ci_c4_city_23 (70%)
* ci_c4_graveyard (74%)
* ci_c4_mauso (60%)
* ci_c4_catacombs (68%)
*ci_c5_city25 (15%)
*ci_c5_stranglehold (10%)
* ci_c5_stran_a1 (5%)


==Chapter Breakdown==
== Chapter breakdown ==
Titles of current chapters:
Titles of current chapters:


'''Chapter 1''': Reinsertion
*'''Chapter 1''': Anti-Citizen One
'''Chapter 2''': Black Mesa Site 2
*'''Chapter 2''': Black Mesa Site 2
'''Chapter 3''': Road to City 25
*'''Chapter 3''': Road to City 23
'''Chapter 4''': City 25
*'''Chapter 4''': Shell Shock
'''Chapter 5''': Strangle Hold
*'''Chapter 5''': Strangle Hold
*'''Chapter 6''': Unnamed
*'''Chapter 7''': Unnamed
*'''Chapter 8''': Unnamed
*'''Chapter 9''': Insurrection


==DEMO==
== The Pre-Alpha Demo ==


I am currently working on a demo for my mod, it takes place in chapter 4.  It's nearly finished @ about 90% complete and im expecting it to be released next week sometime.
The Pre-Alpha demo was a demonstration of several maps taking place near the middle of the mod.  Themed after the Ravenholm section of HL2 it features head crabs and zombies as the only enemies against the back drop of a ruined city.  This demo was more to show off game concepts and ideas rather then map completion and is therefore very incomplete.  The maps themselves no longer reflect the current state of those levels.


Alright the Demo is finished and we are beta testing it.
There are several bugs in this demo which have been listed below:
 
Some slightly annoying issues at this point:
 
*On the first map, as you jump from a roof to the one on the other side of the walll, if the roof breaks, it might somtimes cause a memory read error
 
*like wise, use of the fire trap might also cause this


* On the first map, as you jump from a roof to the one on the other side of the wall, if the roof breaks, it might sometimes cause a memory read error.
* Likewise, use of the fire trap might also cause this.
* Some level transitions are a little bugged, between the town and graveyard and graveyard and mausoleum, you will need to crouch to be able to move after the level has loaded.
* Some level transitions are a little bugged, between the town and graveyard and graveyard and mausoleum, you will need to crouch to be able to move after the level has loaded.
* You might experience some lag at the end of the catacombs map.  This is due to the battle taking place below the cliff edge.
* A light in the catacombs is incorrectly colored, also a flood light is not working at the moment.
* After the credits roll, the game doesn't take you to the main menu, you will need to exit the game manually.


* You might experience some lag at the end of the catacombs map. This is due to the battle taking place below the cliff edge.
To report any bugs found please do so at the Laughing Man Productions [http://georo.lmpgames.com/bugs/ bug tracker].


* A light in the catacombs is incorrectly colored, also a flood light is not working at the moment.
=== Download mirrors ===
* [http://files.filefront.com/combine+insurrection+demoarar/;8146674;;/fileinfo.html FileFront]
* [http://mods.moddb.com/9389/combine-insurrection Mod DB]


* After the credits roll, the game doesn't take you to the main menu, you will need to exit the game manually.
==Links==
Website:
[http://combineinsurrection.lmpgames.com|See for Screen shots,news, updates, map info, download links, and more]


Thats really all that is buggy at the moment. These bugs will be fixed in the full version of these maps.
Forums:
[http://z4.invisionfree.com/LMProductions/index.php?act=idx|Official Combine Insurrection Forums]


Expect the demo to be released with in this week, most likely on Wednesday.
ModDB:
[http://mods.moddb.com/9389/combine-insurrection/ ModDB page]


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Combine Insurrection is a Half-Life 2 modification currently in development by Laughing Man Productions². It is currently publicly known to still be in the alpha stages of development and is receiving progress updates on it's ModDB page every few months.

Development started in 2005 and has continued at a fairly slow pace since then, no release date has been officially announced as of yet.

Plot

Combine Insurrection takes place in an alternate story arc from the Episodic events where Gordon was never saved by the Vortigaunts at the end of Half-Life 2.

Six years go by and for some reason Gman's power over the dimension Gordon resides becomes diluted in causing the protagonist to end up back on Earth only to find that it is almost fully conquered by the Combine.

As in Half life 2, your basic goal is simple; release the Combine's stranglehold on earth and eventually find a way fight them off entirely.

Back story

Now to fill in what has happened in the past 6 years:

After the portal exploded, the Benefactors thought it wise to increase their presence so they doubled the number of Combine posted to On-World assignments. They also decided to clone Breen, he had been a useful puppet so far and he had become an asset they did not want to lose.

For more control, they built eight more Citadels in and around (with a 300 mil radius) what was left of City 17. It is estimated that around 56% of the Earth's population has now been converted to Overwatch soldiers. The resistance has been nearly snuffed out, there are only a few thousand members left, and only about 8 main bases.

Close to where our story begins, the Benefactors introduced a new technology into the environment; its speculated that they put it in the water supply. Once ingested by humans it works its way to the brain and, if there is not already one there, creates a microchip. This chip relays the thoughts of the infected host back to a satellite then to one of the citadels randomly. It also allows the Overwatch to communicate telepathically. Since it is a new technology, the Resistance tried to become familiar with it as quick as possible to find any loop holes. Alyx managed to hack into the satellite and create a virtual network that would run silently and would not be noticed by the Combine. They use this network for telepathic communication between the remaining Resistance units.

In retaliation to the Resistance's past achievements, all Combine and bio-chem weapons (head crabs) have had their armor/resilience increased so that they are harder to kill. All Combine weapons have been reinforced with stronger ammunition. Non-humanoid weapon deployments have been increased.

Its estimated that there are now 200 Hunter choppers, 80 Gunships, and 175 Striders stationed within a 400 mile radius around the ruins of City 17, some hundred thousand of each world-wide.

Much of the Combine technology has been stolen by the Resistance and improved by Dr. Kliner, and a new Black Mesa facility has been built by Eli called Black Mesa Site 2. This time around they have it protected by a modified Combine force field that stops all unfriendly fire and soldiers from entering in light of the disaster at the Black Mesa East complex.

Some estimated figures show that Nova Prospect Zero is churning out about 60 Stalkers a week and has over 3000 prisoners.

The Combine finally managed the perfection of their teleportation system. They now possess Xen-level teleporting, which Kliner also invented a counter measure for so they could not invade the new Black Mesa base.

A much more robust back story has been provided on both the mod's LMPGames Wiki page and on their ModDB page.

Map progress

  • ci_prologue01 (60%)
  • ci_prologue02 (3%)
  • ci_c1_npz_cell (99%)
  • ci_c1_npz_floor4 (99%)
  • ci_c1_npz_floor3 (99%)
  • ci_c1_npz_floor2 (99%)
  • ci_c1_npz_floor1 (97%)
  • ci_c1_npz_? (?%) (map is being recreated)
  • ci_c2_bms2_OutA (25%)
  • ci_c2_bms2_tunnels (15%)
  • ci_c2_bms2_q2 (0%)
  • ci_c2_bms2_q3 (0%)
  • ci_c2_bms2_q4 (0%)
  • ci_c2_bms2_OutB (20%)
  • ci_c3_rtc23_a (0%)
  • ci_c3_combunker (56%)
  • ci_c3_cb_ugfloor1 (50%)
  • ci_c3_cb_ugfloor2 (35%)
  • ci_c4_city_23 (70%)
  • ci_c4_graveyard (74%)
  • ci_c4_mauso (60%)
  • ci_c4_catacombs (68%)
  • ci_c5_city25 (15%)
  • ci_c5_stranglehold (10%)
  • ci_c5_stran_a1 (5%)

Chapter breakdown

Titles of current chapters:

  • Chapter 1: Anti-Citizen One
  • Chapter 2: Black Mesa Site 2
  • Chapter 3: Road to City 23
  • Chapter 4: Shell Shock
  • Chapter 5: Strangle Hold
  • Chapter 6: Unnamed
  • Chapter 7: Unnamed
  • Chapter 8: Unnamed
  • Chapter 9: Insurrection

The Pre-Alpha Demo

The Pre-Alpha demo was a demonstration of several maps taking place near the middle of the mod. Themed after the Ravenholm section of HL2 it features head crabs and zombies as the only enemies against the back drop of a ruined city. This demo was more to show off game concepts and ideas rather then map completion and is therefore very incomplete. The maps themselves no longer reflect the current state of those levels.

There are several bugs in this demo which have been listed below:

  • On the first map, as you jump from a roof to the one on the other side of the wall, if the roof breaks, it might sometimes cause a memory read error.
  • Likewise, use of the fire trap might also cause this.
  • Some level transitions are a little bugged, between the town and graveyard and graveyard and mausoleum, you will need to crouch to be able to move after the level has loaded.
  • You might experience some lag at the end of the catacombs map. This is due to the battle taking place below the cliff edge.
  • A light in the catacombs is incorrectly colored, also a flood light is not working at the moment.
  • After the credits roll, the game doesn't take you to the main menu, you will need to exit the game manually.

To report any bugs found please do so at the Laughing Man Productions bug tracker.

Download mirrors

Links

Website: for Screen shots,news, updates, map info, download links, and more

Forums: Combine Insurrection Forums

ModDB: ModDB page

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