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== Chapters == | == Chapters == | ||
Like the original {{hl|4}}, Black Mesa contains the same exact chapters, the difference is that most levels are completely rebuilt, such as On a Rail being shorter and all Xen chapters looking different, plays out differently and much longer than the original. Originally, Black Mesa was released in 2012 without the Xen chapter included, this lasted until 2019 when a beta version on Steam containing these chapters are now available, and fully released alongside the 1.0 Update in 2020. | Like the original {{hl|4}}, Black Mesa contains the same exact chapters, the difference is that most levels are completely rebuilt, such as On a Rail being shorter and all Xen chapters looking different, plays out differently and much longer than the original. Originally, Black Mesa was released in 2012 without the Xen chapter included, this lasted until 2019 when a beta version on Steam containing these chapters are now available, and fully released alongside the 1.0 Update in 2020. | ||
#[[Black Mesa | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Black Mesa Inbound|Black Mesa Inbound]] (bm_c0a0a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Anomalous Materials|Anomalous Materials]] (bm_c1a0a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Unforeseen Consequences|Unforeseen Consequences]] (bm_c1a1a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Office Complex|Office Complex]] (bm_c1a2a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/We've Got Hostiles|"We've Got Hostiles!"]] (bm_c1a3a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Blast Pit|Blast Pit]] (bm_c1a4a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Power Up|Power Up]] (bm_c2a1a) | ||
#[[On a | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/On a Rail|On a Rail]] (bm_c2a2a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Apprehension|Apprehension]] (bm_c2a3a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Residue Processing|Residue Processing]] (bm_c2a4a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Questionable Ethics|Questionable Ethics]] (bm_c2a4e) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Surface Tension|Surface Tension]] (bm_c2a5a) | ||
#[["Forget About Freeman!" | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/"Forget About Freeman!"|"Forget About Freeman!"]] (bm_c3a1a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Lambda Core|Lambda Core]] (bm_c3a2a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Xen|Xen]] (bm_c4a1a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Gonarch's Lair]] (bm_c4a2a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Interloper|Interloper]] (bm_c4a3a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Nihilanth|Nihilanth]] (bm_c4a4a) | ||
#[[ | #[[Black Mesa (Source)/Endgame|Endgame]] (bm_c5a1) | ||
==Releases and updates== | ==Releases and updates== | ||
Revision as of 02:25, 13 May 2023
Black Mesa (formerly known as Black Mesa: Source. BM or BMS for short) is the 
Half-Life 2 total conversion that attempts to remake the original 
Half-Life game. Utilizing the 
Source engine to completely update and enhance the experience, Black Mesa throws you into the world that started the Half-Life continuum and introduced Dr. Gordon Freeman to the world as a gun-toting, bullet-dodging PhD. in theoretical physics.
Black Mesa was built and founded on the principle that 
Half-Life: Source did not do the original title enough credit, regardless of the true intentions laid out with the release of Half-Life: Source. Subsequently in November 2004, Black Mesa was founded and set out to reconstruct the original title, giving it the new environments, models, and abilities it deserved on the Source engine.
There are two distinct releases of this game:
- Black Mesa Beta
- Also known as the original mod release from 2012. This version of the game is available for free on ModDB, GameFront and many other websites via its website Download Manager. It only contains the unpolished Earthbound levels with old graphics, sounds, music and textures, and lots more bugs. This version runs off of the Source 2007 engine branch, and requires the Source SDK Base 2007 installed to run, only officially supported on
Windows. - Black Mesa: Definitive Edition
- This is the current version available for purchase on Steam, released in 2015 as Early Access and completed in 2020. It contains both the Earthbound and Xen levels, as well as Multiplayer mode and Workshop support. This is a standalone product that runs on its own version of the Source 2013 Multiplayer engine branch, dubbed 'Xengine'. Officially supported on Windows and
Linux + 
SteamOS.
The Black Mesa Team
Black Mesa has brought together some very talented, professional, and dedicated developers. The skillset is very noticeable, from level design to modeling to conceptual art to programming. With more than 30 members, the team behind Black Mesa is representative of a new age in third-party development. For a full-date team roster, personal portfolios, and job assignments, stop by the official Black Mesa website.
Features
The game features a branch of Source known as the "Black Mesa branch/Xengine". It is a custom hybrid of several current branches of Source and includes many features from each. The BM branch SDK has been released and is available directly from the game's bin folder.
- Redesign and overhaul all chapters of the original Half-Life, including the Xen portion.
- Models now take advantage of increased polycount limits and normal mapping technology making deadly opponents and friendly coworkers appear more real.
- An all-new face creation system that allows each character to have a unique, artist-created face.
- A completely original soundtrack and music library bringing Half-Life's themes and feelings to life in the new sounds engine built into the Source Engine.
- AI that will hunt you by sight and sound.
- Normal, bump, and specular maps built into textures giving flat surfaces a new, more dynamic look.
- A multiplayer mode allowing for deathmatch and team deathmatch experience with the complete Half-Life 1/Black Mesa arsenal at your disposal.
- Steam Workshop implementation and full support for modders.
- Powerful Dynamic Lighting system.
Chapters
Like the original Half-Life, Black Mesa contains the same exact chapters, the difference is that most levels are completely rebuilt, such as On a Rail being shorter and all Xen chapters looking different, plays out differently and much longer than the original. Originally, Black Mesa was released in 2012 without the Xen chapter included, this lasted until 2019 when a beta version on Steam containing these chapters are now available, and fully released alongside the 1.0 Update in 2020.
- Black Mesa Inbound (bm_c0a0a)
- Anomalous Materials (bm_c1a0a)
- Unforeseen Consequences (bm_c1a1a)
- Office Complex (bm_c1a2a)
- "We've Got Hostiles!" (bm_c1a3a)
- Blast Pit (bm_c1a4a)
- Power Up (bm_c2a1a)
- On a Rail (bm_c2a2a)
- Apprehension (bm_c2a3a)
- Residue Processing (bm_c2a4a)
- Questionable Ethics (bm_c2a4e)
- Surface Tension (bm_c2a5a)
- "Forget About Freeman!" (bm_c3a1a)
- Lambda Core (bm_c3a2a)
- Xen (bm_c4a1a)
- Black Mesa (Source)/Gonarch's Lair (bm_c4a2a)
- Interloper (bm_c4a3a)
- Nihilanth (bm_c4a4a)
- Endgame (bm_c5a1)
Releases and updates
Source 2007 mod. It can be downloaded from the (formerly) many mirrors available on the official website for free. This version has received no further updates. The original version can be download here: Part 1 Part 2 More mirrors
Source 2013.Media
Black Mesa's lobby shows exactly how much detail the mod team puts into their environments
Black Mesa introduces all new particle effects to further enhance the visual fidelity of the mod
The Face Creation System gives the impression of many faces that aren't expensive to render
