Hi Black Mesa Mapping.

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#1

My brother thinks that all of the mapping is the same as in half life and only a little been changed. He thinks the little been changed is only the models/sounds/materials/textures/.
Oh he just stated that when HL Black M. comes out he can do a step by step movement and find himself in the same room in hl.

I think the mapping is completely different, but kept the level’s the same. The HL. Black M. maps are on the same grounds as the half life maps, but Added flavor and Replay value.

I like to know what you guys think is different about Half Life mapping vs Half life Black Mesas Mapping

#2

Um the “mapping” is the same because we use the same tool as other mods do to create maps…valve hammer editor.

The only addition or “difference” is the assets (textures,models,animations) and entities…

#3

All the maps have completely different brush work, lighting, textures, etc. They are based on the original maps but are expanded considerably.

#4

Is he taking about creating maps for Black Mesa or is he talking about Black Mesa’s maps related to the original hl?

#5

I think it’s the latter

#6

You what?

#7

Siblings are wrong, especially younger ones

Since this is a source remake, at certain points you’re definitely gonna find the same rooms as in goldsrc

Goldsrc is a heavily-updated version of goldsrc, so…

#8

orly

Also, Source is not an updated version of Goldsrc, it’s an entirely new engine.
And the maps in BM are bigger and re-imagined versions of their HL counterparts.

#9

Translation:

So…yeah, your brother is wrong. On a rail has been shortened, the map of the dam has been enlarged, and so on. Black mesa won’t be just new textures and models.

#10

Yea thanks guys. Quote I was only talking about the mapping difference between hl Black mesa And the original Half life.

#11

Hey guys, apparently all BM has done is take the maps and add flavor! It’s all been a big lie! Fuck em!

#12

Hi Moldy. You should check this page. There you’ll see better the differences between the HL and BM maps.

#13

give your brother a good slap after showing him this thread :3

#14

I sense a propable troll around.

#15

you’re not seriously pointing at me are you?

#16

orly?

Look at the Half-Life 2 Alpha for starters. You can clearly see it’s halfway between GoldSrc and Source.

#17

i am pretty sure that the maps are going to be expanded upon considerably from the originals

while it is true that you will see many of the same rooms from the original half life i am expecting to see a lot of new and expanded areas as well

also

source is an updated fork of gldsrc which itself is mostly rewritten from ids quake engine

it is true in fact that there is still native quake code present in half life 2 as noted by john carmack himself

before you come back arguing check it out on wikipedia:

oops ninjad

#18

A rather informative post. Got seizures from the sig tho. :frowning:

#19

Haha your sig is awesome. That video was hilarious as it was but that just makes it all the more epic =]

#20

I wasn’t that bothered about this mod, but now I know there are going to be nude calendars…

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