Dark Shift: Mod Idea

Half-Life Series
#1

I was thinking of posting this before I actually did anything.
I decided to cancel my other mod as it was going no-where whatsoever.

Dark Shift is playing as Barney in Half Life 2.
Going through being a Combine, and keeping up with your “beating quota”.

Also, it goes through events where you were separated from Gordon, which was a lot, such as fighting in the streets of City 17.

Although this is just a plain blank idea, does anyone think it’s worth going forward with?

#2

Something to keep in mind, if you call it “Dark Shift” (or anything -Shift) everyone will just call it “Dark Shit.” It’s unavoidable.

What exactly will you be contributing to this “mod?”

#3

Yeah, true. Name suggestions would be good.

And I’d be mapping, creating cinematic sequences, posters, trailers and Voice acting. That’s all I can do.

#4

This sounds interesting…Although I wouldn’t be able to do anything considering i have no experience with the source sdk and sdks are all that I’m good at :fffuuu:

But…I’m also a good tester, so sometime in the next two years I could test it out (or sooner idk):3

#5

in my opinion, idea is great :slight_smile:

it connects with Blue Shift from HL1 :slight_smile:
i would gladly play in this mod :slight_smile:

#6

Good idea

#7

Sounds interesting. I’d be willing to do some music if you need it.
Dunno if I’m good enough though, hehe. But let me know when you need people.

#8

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#9

Thanks guys.
Yeah, like I said, I just thought of it.

If I did gather a team, I would think of a storyline, Including events such as when Barney sees Gordon in Point Insertion in HL2.
But of parts inbetween, like after trying to teleport Gordon to Black Mesa East, and having that going wrong, where did Barney go after that?

It would be good to have some people on the team thinking of the story as well.

But like I said, at the moment, It’s just an idea.

Daedalus, do you have any pieces that you could send me as an example to show me what you can do?

PingZaid, Thanks, well, if you do learn more, I’d be happy to have any help.

#10

I was registered at your forum. I have printed the test message. Do not delete, please.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the warm/scary welcome,I’m really looking forward to talk about anything and everything horror related.

#11

It sounds like a good idea to me, i can do some mapping for it if you like aswell.

#12

Sounds like a great idea, ive been waiting for someone to come up with this. I can help with the story.

#13

Adam, I’m not sure but… in Blue Shift you don’t really talk. How would be meeting with Gordon, would it be like they looking each other without saying a word? I mean… you gonna need to do a First Person Talk… thing that we never had in Half Life series…

Well… however this is just a mod idea, and well, I liked it pretty much.

#14

I was working on a mod a while back where you played as a ‘hacked’ combine soldier, but that fell through…

I came up with a lot of nice concepts for gameplay though, such as the ability to interface with combine computers for opening combine doors etc… It’s easily done.

#15

I hate the -shift suffix. It’s overused in mods and seldom makes sense. Other then that it sounds like another play-as-a-combine mod, the only difference is you’re just a metrocop & are barney.

#16

Hahahahha…

This sounds like a good idea though if you can pull it off

#17

To just clarify what I said about Voice acting, there may be some parts where you are with some citizens.

And yeah, well, if people are happy to work on this, I’d love to get it started.

#18

How about Half Life 2: The Beat?

Seriously thats the best I could come up with, I’m pretty disappointed with myself :frowning:

#19

I had a similar idea for a mod. But i lack any talent for modding, ha.

I was thinking about doing it from Barnies point of view, but before Gordon entered the picture in HL2. So you’d be Barney and it would show how you infiltrated the combine, set up the resistance with Alyx and in gerneral doing “Resistance-y” things. Stuff like helping clear out some of the areas that became resistance strongholds. Sabotoging combine missions, freeing civilians and having them join the resistance, etc.

Then it would end on something like Barney seeing Gordon coming off the tram over the monitors and saying “That guy with the glasses…bring him in”

Fade to Black

Or if you were going the “Silent PC” route then you could have a guard say “you seem interested in that guy with the glasses…want me to bring him in?”

#20

Do you see Barney in Episode 2?

Did he survive the collapse of the Citadel?

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