These new features will make it incompatible with the mod version." "In order to make Xen look the best it possibly can look, we need to upgrade the engine with new features. As part of an AMA on Reddit, the team explained that switching over to a new engine for the Steam version of the game made updating previous incarnations impossible: That doesn't mean that the team is done with Black Mesa: Crowbar Collective is currently working on finishing the rest of the game - but it'll only be available to those with the latest Steam version of the game. In the 2015 Steam release, the same holds true: the latest version of Black Mesa ends as the player prepares to enter Xen.
The second half, which takes place throughout the alien world known as 'Xen' was left out of the 2012 release - the team wanted to share what it had created, and the Xen chapters made for a perfect transition point. The team's also sweetening the pot for those who want to chip in and help out: while the free version of the game is still available to download, only those who purchase the Steam version of the mod will be able to access the second half of the game when it's released.įor those unaware, Black Mesa (in its current state) is a recreation of the first half of the original Half-Life. While some are upset that a previously free-to-play mod is now $20, the switch to Steam will allow the team to continue working on the mod until it's ready for a full release. With the game's recent release onto Steam's 'Early Access' platform, gamers now have a better idea of what to expect from the finished version. Basically, the developers have taken the fantastic Half-Life gameplay and transplanted it into a shiny new body, and players are absolutely loving it. There's a good reason for the mod's success, too: it's a stunningly detailed recreation of the original Half-Life (widely considered to be one of the most influential games ever created), with an entirely reworked graphics engine. For a mod that took nearly a decade to make, Black Mesa is doing extremely well.
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