In the spirit of "why the hell not", a grouping of v modders is recreating Half-Life ii inward the Half-Life engine. There may endure practical reasons for using this modern – perchance y'all don't ain a re-create of Half-Life ii but y'all practise ain a re-create of Half-Life – but these demakes are unremarkably done simply to encounter if they're possible.
So far, as well as thence good: the squad has already completed the game's commencement chapter, but they require help – specially from programmers as well as modelers. The mod's demonstrate is currently available on ModDB, where y'all tin likewise follow its progress.
"You mightiness endure aware that this has already been attempted already, but none of these accept truly panned out," the description reads. "With Half-Life ii Classic, nosotros promise to communicate to a greater extent than alongside the community, as well as thence that fifty-fifty if nosotros don't care to recreate the whole game, nosotros tin yet issue a substantial role of it, which tin endure continued past times somebody else inward the future."
Meanwhile, whether the modern volition endure a deliberately retro-styled outing, or whether they'll examine to tally Half-Life 2's fidelity, is yet to endure seen. "We're yet debating if nosotros should stick around Half-Life 2's graphics, or if nosotros should downgrade them on purpose, as well as if so, how much. We may fifty-fifty brand optional high-res models for the hd model pack, spell keeping the base of operations game's models low-res. But it depends on what nearly people want."
Check out the modern inward activity below. Cheers, Kotaku.
So far, as well as thence good: the squad has already completed the game's commencement chapter, but they require help – specially from programmers as well as modelers. The mod's demonstrate is currently available on ModDB, where y'all tin likewise follow its progress.
"You mightiness endure aware that this has already been attempted already, but none of these accept truly panned out," the description reads. "With Half-Life ii Classic, nosotros promise to communicate to a greater extent than alongside the community, as well as thence that fifty-fifty if nosotros don't care to recreate the whole game, nosotros tin yet issue a substantial role of it, which tin endure continued past times somebody else inward the future."
Meanwhile, whether the modern volition endure a deliberately retro-styled outing, or whether they'll examine to tally Half-Life 2's fidelity, is yet to endure seen. "We're yet debating if nosotros should stick around Half-Life 2's graphics, or if nosotros should downgrade them on purpose, as well as if so, how much. We may fifty-fifty brand optional high-res models for the hd model pack, spell keeping the base of operations game's models low-res. But it depends on what nearly people want."
Check out the modern inward activity below. Cheers, Kotaku.
Thanks PC GAMER