© 2002 - 2008 DesuraNET Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 796 modders online.
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.
Latest Screens
Latest News: Media Update
30 comments by Kub on Nov 18th, 2006 digg this super bookmark
Hi there! So, the latest news post is dated the 24th July, and I guess, you wanna know what happened to that mod with such a strange title :). You know, there was even one post asking crazily “Mod dead? Please, NOOO!” :lol: So, folks, I can assure all of you, that the project is alive and it truly, but very, very slowly comes to the end. Heh, what I’m talking about, I didn’t do anything during this half a year!
First of all, the team had some staff rearrangement. Xelious, our mapper, has recently leaved us, but 4 tough guys came. Meet up Ultemate and bredlyy, two perfect weapon and character artists, Ha1fer (you may know him by his self-created mod, Penetration) and Shad3r, texture and sound effects creator
Second. Barney’s Tales was added to the MODdb top 100 sites list. I’m glad that mod always stays in the top 10 – top 20 numbers, but it would be better if it stays in the top 5, huh? :) Anyway, it’s up to you to decide.
The third thing to discuss is MOTY 2006, of course. Yes, the mod is too young, but I have some trumps to make you click that treasured “vote” button above the brief description of BT. Let’s see what for I was typing all this:
Here we got Colt M4 assault rifle with grenade launcher, fully automatic machine pistol Glock 18, Gas-masked Human Grunt render and three in-game screenshots from maps the ba_tram and ba_canals. And that’s just the beginning. We got a pleasant surprise for you in the image gallery ;) See for yourself.
That’s all for now. Waiting for both your enthusiastic screams and constructive critics.
Post a Comment
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the Mod DB community today (totally free) and do things you never thought possible.
Profile
Icon
Platform
PCGame
Half-Life 2Developer
Immersion Mod StudioContact
Send MessageOfficial Page
Bssource.netRelease Date
TBDMod Watch
Track this modBookmark
Digg Super bookmark
Style
Statistics
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Blog | About | Contact | Advertise | Join Mod DB | Site Map | Media Kit | RSS
© 2002 - 2008 DesuraNET Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 796 modders online.
© 2002 - 2008 DesuraNET Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 796 modders online.
Anyone noticed that description has been changed :O ? Someone restore the project or should anyone explain this somehow? Now im bit comfused...
Or it's just dead, just to be totally negative.
It is, but I hope it wont be in the future ;)
This mod looks awesome.Can't wait to play it :)
It'll be a long wait, another team might have to take over or someone else will have to start another mod that updates Blue Shift to the Source Engine. A dead inactive website is never a good sign.
Only three members of Immersion Mod Studio have logged in the past month.
Now that you put it that way, I guess it is dead. But how do you know all of this? Were you once part of the team?
Im part of Operation Black mesa team, so I know about Lexxor. Also, I still have contact to KUB, so I asked him a month ago (maybe it was two months ago, rly dont know) and he said the team is not in contact with him. Also, I decided to watch forums. The counter of total post messages was still on the same number (and this counter include dev. sections too), so its mean they are not discussing anything, or even doing something. And website is still down (forums are down too). I think its proof of fail.
What a shame, this would have been a great mod. :(
Yeh... I expected this mod more than Black Mesa :(
But I expect OBM more than this, but... well, Let's hope that some other team makes the continuation of this! like "Black Mesa: Security Survival" with the rules of this one and the rest of the things!