Anomalous Materials (Black Mesa)

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Anomalous Materials is the second chapter of  Black Mesa.

It is the sector of Black Mesa that Gordon Freeman works at. The early part of the game leading into the Resonance Cascade is spent here.

Architecture

Anomalous Materials is composed partially of industrial materials (metal and lab equipment) and partially of domestic materials (tile and drop ceilings). Metal walls should be balanced with the concrete walls on the outer edges of the lab. The hallways have high ceilings, but not high enough for two full players on top of each other. Air ducts come out of walls and into others.

Environment

Lab equipment such as monitors and computers are common. There are occasional windows, as seen in the hallway leading towards the coolant reserve. Retinal scanners should be found near doors leading out of the sector to restrict access. Although it's a lab, break rooms should be found at least once a map containing a few tables, vending machines and trash cans.

The machinery in the facility should get denser as the player gets closer to the anti-mass spectrometer.

NPCs

The main NPCs players should find here are scientists and security guards. Security guards should mainly be used to restrict access to areas where retinal scanners wouldn't make sense or to add variety. They are never found entirely idle.

Scientists can usually be found typing on computers or studying data on whiteboards. They may also be found in the break rooms tidying up.

Maps

The following .bsps comprise this chapter.

• bm_c1a0a
• bm_c1a0b

Gallery

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Expand/Collapse  Black Mesa ChaptersExpand/Collapse
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	Gonarch's Lair bm_c4a2a
Interloper bm_c4a3a	Nihilanth bm_c4a4a	Endgame bm_c5a1a