Hope you are ready for a lo-ong shift...

Barney's Tales is a total conversion of the original Half-Life Blue Shift add-on. Source Engine, used in mod, will allow us to visit the world of the scary Black Mesa Research Facility once more.
Security officer Barney Calhoun, undecided major, was going on his first shift in a research facility. He put on his uniform, got his Glock-18 in the armory and set out for the Sector 3. Suddenly, Barney felt an explosion and the lift he was going by fell down. Next thing he saw when consciousness returned was a strange alien creature tearing a scientist.
With the personnel and security officers at his side Barney must escape the Black Mesa before it becomes a blazing crater...

The development team is working at some innovations of Barney's Tales:

  • Authentic weapon firing simulation and iron sights aiming system;
  • Close to real models of HECU soldiers – including uniform and gear;
  • Weapon models created according to existing samples;
  • Realistic player camera and footsteps simulation;
  • Vehicles added - player would be able to drive some;
  • Calculation of character’s stock power amount;
  • Lots of tasks involving physics;
  • Improved enemy AI;
  • HDR-lighting;
  • Rather than in the original Blue Shift the storyline is presented in another view;

  • Expanded plot, even new chapters are added;
  • Multiplayer mode.

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6 comments by Kub on Jul 24th, 2006 digg this super bookmark


Greetings. Well, a month passed, so we have something new to share with.
Firstly, I would ike to notice that the official site of Barney's Tales is up at last. Our first web-designer had suddenly dissapeared, so we had to create it ourselves. This is not Macromedia Flash merical I was talking about, but also not bad, huh? :) Unfortunately it is in Russian, but I am sure, you would need only two links: the media gallery and the forum. I would be very pleased to see you there.
So, the most delicious - concept-arts. Let me bring to your attention the new version of the Black mesa Research Facility Guards. This is not the final version, but many things would be brought to an in-game NPC-model. Also, let me introduce thematic dektop wallpaper and a cocept-art from project mapper, bma2004.

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Oh, if you have not alredy seen the updated version of M4 Assault Rifle model - you can see it in the gallery
That's all for now. Good luck, comrades! ;)

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Nokiaman
Nokiaman Apr 8 2008, 1:56pm says:

I want that Xen Themes in MP3 format :(

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MR.sugar
MR.sugar Apr 9 2008, 5:44am replied: Online

And I want some new tracks. :)

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Nokiaman
Nokiaman Apr 24 2008, 6:55am replied:

I have the music in original :D

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bbenjoe
bbenjoe Apr 2 2008, 1:41pm says:

An update would be good...

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MR.sugar
MR.sugar Apr 6 2008, 5:38am replied: Online

Last update was just 2 months ago....

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Trevylan
Trevylan Mar 27 2008, 8:27am says:

Blue-Shift is by far my most favorite Half-Life game. Thank you for recreating it.

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MR.sugar
MR.sugar Apr 5 2008, 1:34am replied: Online

Yeah, I like it too. Its short, but great. I like it more than Half-Life 1....

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Nokiaman
Nokiaman Apr 2 2008, 6:46am replied:

It's my fav,too.Because it's short.Long games are getting bored.

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MR.sugar
MR.sugar Mar 17 2008, 12:34pm replied: Online

I think they mean you are not Gordon Freeman ? :D

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Bugles
Bugles Mar 20 2008, 4:03pm replied:

that was quiet a very stupid answer -,-
n blue shift you play barney ;D

in my mind they mean that you sometimes will see some things which aren“t in the original BS ( more rooms, maybe some new puzles etc... )

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