Black Mesa 2009 Update

Black Mesa Archive News & Developer Updates
#1801

This is my first post on this forum. I just saw the trailer and it made me want to register just to say a few things.

I don’t know if anyone reading this will remember, but there was a time, years ago, when by some chance that I don’t understand, the website for Black Mesa Source was being redirected to the website for a hole-in-the-wall community of people that played Natural Selection, the Half-Life 1 mod. That was probably between 5 and 6 years ago and I started anticipating the release of this game then.

Keep up the amazing work. The fact that you guys have poured your hearts and souls into this for the better part of a decade now, to release a game that will be entirely FREE to the community of players that wants to play it just blows my mind. Your work and great attention to detail show and shine. I’ll wait as long as it takes.

#1802

But you realize that they’ve switched between 3 engines already, right?

…so far.

#1803

they all share the same materials though, so it’s not really a new engine. sorta

#1804

More like an updated version of the same engine rather than a whole new technology.

So just the existence of the playtesters group doesn’t mean that it’s being playtested. Has anyone seen anyone in the playtesters group besides the devs playing the mod yet?

#1805

Damnit, now any lurking newbie has hope because of you guys.

#1806

So there is hope for me as well?

Also, I was eyeballing the front page, and it says For a detailed list see here.

I have 2 steam accounts, but the main one I use only has CSS and L4d. CSS is “listed”, but if this is “orange-boxed”, would L4d work?

#1807

AFAIK you’re fine.

#1808

it says ANY source game, so…

#1809

that comes with the source sdk base :wink:

#1810

:freeman:

#1811

Portal: First Slice is a source game, does not include source sdk base, will not support this mod.

#1812

it’s also a demo, not a full game. >_>

#1813

Now you’re just being difficult :wink:

#1814

For anyone that doesn’t know you cannot play Black Mesa with the free versions of Half Life 2: Lost Coast or Half Life 2: Deathmatch seeing as they won’t qualify you to download the Source SDK Base which is a requirement for the game.

#1815

Huh, well that’s interesting. Although as someone else pointed out, the existence of a group doesn’t necessarily mean it’s being playtested just yet.

#1816

but it’s true. :stuck_out_tongue:

#1817

It is; I’ve had several sources confirm this on multiple occasions. They may have been playtesting for a while now, in fact.

#1818

Playtesting is usually the final stage in the development of a game. Who knows the game could even be out this month… fingers crossed :smiley:

#1819

Let the false hope begin. Again.

#1820

I’m sure they’re just beta testing the concept art.

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