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PPK:
First things first: you may think I'm the wrong board, but when we talk about Half-Life, we talk about art. Just to clear things out before starting.

Of common knowledge is the fact that Half-life 2 has a lot of great mods besides GE:S; and because of that, I'd like to start a thread here to share some of those mods with the community ('cause you're not only going to play GE:S, or you'll start to pwn everyone and that isn't funny at all :P :P :P...).

To start, I'd like to mention MINERVA: Metastasis, a mod capable of rivaling HL2 to some extent. In fact, his creator is now working for VALVe on the upcoming Half-Life 2: Episode 3.

I'm not going to say much about it, just that you have to play it if you haven't, and if you have, go play it again! And btw, you need Episode 1 to do it, so here is another reason to purchase Ep1...
Here's the link to download the mod: http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/phosphenes.shtml. Scroll down to the end of the page and choose the method you prefer.
As a final note, I'd like to refer that this is the sequel to a singleplayer map for HL1, by the same author. The map (or mod, if you prefer) is called Someplace Else. get it here: http://www.hylobatidae.org/minerva/parallax/someplace-else.html.

For now it is all, because I don't want to make wall texts. More to follow, so keep tuned! And make your own contribution! We are always on the lookout for mods!

killermonkey:
I enjoyed Pirates, Vikings, and Knights for about 30 minutes then I couldn't stand it anymore. However, those thirty minutes were a glorious mix of YARRs, parrots plucking out eyes, sword fights, and bow and arrow kills. So, if you want to spend a good 30 minutes, download PVK. Zombie-Panic Source was also fun, but rather simplistic.

Mods I cannot stand (and do not endorse):
- Age of Chivalry
- Insurgency (crashes consistently when I try to join a team....)

JcFerggy:
I had fun with Nightmare House. It's short, but it's fun if you like being scared.

Jonathon [SSL]:
My second favorite mod to GES definitely has to be Zombie Panic! Source. It's extremely fun to play, looks great, and has a fantastic atmosphere.

As for HL1, Sven Co-op is definitely a win.


--- Quote from: killermonkey on January 26, 2009, 11:15:34 pm ---Mods I cannot stand (and do not endorse):
- Age of Chivalry
- Insurgency (crashes consistently when I try to join a team....)

--- End quote ---

I've never really taken AoC seriously. It's a fun game to play with friends because you can all go "OOOHHH!" over the mic when someone gets their head chopped off with a sword. Other than that, it's not so great.

Insurgency is OK, if you like dying from unseen stuff a lot. The learning curve has to be about 1000x steeper than CSS, and a new player is lucky to get kills (if any).

PPK:
I played Insurgency once, but it is way too hard for me; it is only good for those hardcore fans of America's Army.

I never tried PVK or AoC; I'll probably give them a try and scream "HUUURRRRAAAHHH" on the mic after decapitating someone.

Another mod I played was Fistful of Frags, a western themed modification (multiplayer). You play either as cowboys or indians and have an array of Civil War weapons at your choice. In this one, headshots DO count. It is a bit slow-paced and a tad hard to aim at first, but I think it's worth a try.

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