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==Overview==
==Overview==
The Battle of Philadelphia is a single player Half-Life 2 modification set in the Half-Life universe. The story chronicles the city of Philadelphia, USA in the weeks following the events of city 17. This project will be distributed for free and released incrementally in chapters.  Only owners of Half-Life 2 will be able to play it.  "The Battle of Philadelphpia" places an emphasis on characters and their extroardinarily difficult situation, and as such will involve story advancement through npc dialogue and their conveying of emotion.  This will be familiar to players of Half-Life 2.
The Battle of Philadelphia (BOP) is a single player Half-Life 2 modification set in the Half-Life universe. The story chronicles the city of Philadelphia, USA in the weeks following the events of City 17. This project will be distributed for free and released incrementally in chapters.  "The Battle of Philadelphpia" places an emphasis on characters and their extroardinarily difficult situation, and as such will involve story advancement through npc dialog and their conveying of emotion.  This will be familiar to players of Half-Life 2.
 
==Features==
* new characters
* variations on Half-Life 2 game play
* new NPCs
* some new weapons
* & others
 
==Requirements==
As far as we know, this game will require An installed copy of Half - Life 2, as well as the SDK Base - Orangebox.  There is some confusion however.  It may be the case that any Source game would suffice (in place of Half - Life 2), but at this time the development team is unsure.  we do know that it works with HL2.


==Media==
==Media==
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[[Image:Philly7_smaller.jpg|The Battle of Philadelphia Screen shot.]]
[[Image:Philly7_smaller.jpg|The Battle of Philadelphia Screen shot.]]
==Features==
* new characters
* variations on Half-Life 2 game play
* new NPCs
* some new weapons
* & others
==Requirements==
As far as we know, this game will require An installed copy of Half - Life 2, as well as the SDK Base - Orangebox.  There is some confusion however.  It may be the case that any Source game would suffice (in place of Half - Life 2), but at this time the development team is unsure.  we do know that it works with HL2.


==History==
==History==
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==Other info==
==Other info==
* [http://phillymod.type3studios.com Official Website]
* [http://phillymod.type3studios.com Official Website]
* [http://type3studios.com/forum2/viewforum.php?f=17 Type 3 Mod Forums]
* [http://type3studios.com/forum2/viewforum.php?f=17 BOP Mod Forums]
* [http://www.type3studios.com/ Type 3 Studios]
* [http://www.type3studios.com/ Type 3 Studios]


[[Category:HL2 Third Party Mods]]
[[Category:HL2 Third Party Mods]]
[[Category:Single Player Mods]]
[[Category:Single Player Mods]]

Revision as of 13:07, 2 October 2008

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Battle of Philadelphia screenshot - click to enlarge

Overview

The Battle of Philadelphia (BOP) is a single player Half-Life 2 modification set in the Half-Life universe. The story chronicles the city of Philadelphia, USA in the weeks following the events of City 17. This project will be distributed for free and released incrementally in chapters. "The Battle of Philadelphpia" places an emphasis on characters and their extroardinarily difficult situation, and as such will involve story advancement through npc dialog and their conveying of emotion. This will be familiar to players of Half-Life 2.

Media

Media, including higher resolution copies of the images here, is available from the mods official website.

Oct 2008 update: the official site will be completely rebuilt soon. when it is, new media will be available here. until then, enjoy these shots from the first map:

The Battle of Philadelphia Screen shot. The Battle of Philadelphia Screen shot.

The Battle of Philadelphia Screen shot.

Features

  • new characters
  • variations on Half-Life 2 game play
  • new NPCs
  • some new weapons
  • & others

Requirements

As far as we know, this game will require An installed copy of Half - Life 2, as well as the SDK Base - Orangebox. There is some confusion however. It may be the case that any Source game would suffice (in place of Half - Life 2), but at this time the development team is unsure. we do know that it works with HL2.

History

"The Battle of Philadelphia" has been in development since 2005. At it's inception, the developers of this mod were in college, and as such, very busy. The two founding developers are now done with college, allowing more time for development work.

Team

The Battle of Philadelphia is being developed by Type 3 Studios.

The team currently includes:

  • czarr - writer, director, choreographer
  • vecima - programmer, level designer, modeller, texture artist, scripter
  • Nicadeamas - level designer
  • Nesretep - community relations

Other info