Nov 25, 2018 align=centerSurface Tension Update - Patch 1/size/align Note: This update does not contain Xen. We are working on Xen! This is a small hotfix patch to resolve some of the issues with the Surface Tension Update. Programming/size CSM should now be functional and working correctly on AMD cards. French and Portugese translation/captions are added and fixed in the main menu. Jun 05, 2016 C2A5H (Surface Tension Uncut) Fixed a bug where the hangar Guard choreography would get broken if you went to the hangar door exit before reaching the part of the level where you actually meet the Guard. Corrected hanger security door to use the correct sounds like the rest of the doors in the map. Joel Nielsen - BMS - Surface Tension 4 by Black Mesa (Official) published on 2013-11-04T10:35:22Z. Composed by Joel Nielsen Comment by Oh Yeah Yeah.
So apart from the big and obvious addition of the classic Half-Life Deathmatch map Crossfire, the new update to Black Mesa contains a ton of new features, improvements and bug fixes.
The update changelog, available on the official Black Mesa Forums, gives a full rundown.
Here’s a little snippet of the main new features:
Black Mesa’s version re-imagines the original Crossfire map in Source, adding a ton of new visuals and details, complete with the same infamous nuclear bunker.
Black Mesa Surface Tension Uncut
Sep 19, 2012 A video walkthrough of Black Mesa Source mod for Half Life 2. This level is Surface Tension. Surface Tension Uncut - Public Release 1.0 - Developer Commentary. May 16, 2016 LambdaGeneration had a good interview in January with Black Mesa mapper Chon Kemp about Surface Tension Uncut. He’d previously made new versions of the levels as an add-on for the free mod version of Black Mesa, and has good things to say about how and why they’ve expanded Surface Tension in the commercial release.
The map architecture stays pretty much the same, there’s the big courtyard space full of balconies and weapons, and the open helipad space in-front of the bunker, with the iconic mounted guard towers backing it.
What we liked was the fact that Black Mesa’s version gives an entirely new context and feel to the map by adding an abandoned/decaying facility theme, it’s a lot darker too.
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Here’s some images, from our previous exclusive first look article. (Click for full-size)
As you can see, there’s a bunch of new weapon models, giving the Gluon Gun, RPG, Crossbow and Shotgun a new look and feel.
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Some screenshots of the new weapon models. (Click for full-size)
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The Tau Cannon can also do ‘wallshotting’, which allows you to overcharge and fire the beam through walls in the map. For anyone who remembers the original Half-Life Deathmatch, a match of Crossfire wouldn’t be complete without seeing someone get totally zapped out of the blue by it.
There’s also been a overhaul of the multiplayer player animations and certain characters like the G-Man have proper view models.
Improvements are not just visual. Multiplayer server features got upgraded too. Score is now saved for when a player leaves and then rejoins a match. Teams can also be locked for competitive sessions.
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The Black Mesa Steam Workshop got upgraded too, so community content creators will no longer have a mod size limit, opening up a ton of new possibilities.
The update also adds three previously released maps, Chopper, Rail, and Powerto the official map list. Stalkyard got a minor facelift too, with more detailing added.
Shortly after the update going live, it was reported on r/HalfLife that a few maps from the yet-to-be finished Surface Tension chapter can be found in the game files. Lml scooter service manual.
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We have some more exclusive content to share about the future of Surface Tension in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
Also, we have 10 copies of Black Mesa to giveaway. We’ll be doing a livestream with the developers at the end of next week.
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Watch the Stream Recording Below:
Black Mesa Surface Tension Uncut Photos
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