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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Greetings, I am Kub. Two days ago I registered here a Half-Life 2 mod called Barney's tales. It is a total remake of Blue Shift add-on. This mod has been developed for already 3 months and I think team has done much. Firstly , I'd love to type some words about website. The present one is only a temporary variant and soon you will be able to see a real Macromedia Flash miracle . Then about the whole project. It is not one-day dream. The team has very great ambitious and won't give up the modification. I think that Batney's Tales has a great potential and may be soon we will be able to compete with Black and Blue Mesas media. I suppose that there will be one media-release each month. Or even more. Yesterday I did not uploaded all images in the gallery - but now there are 9 screens and one render. See them for yourself.

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Team. We are from Russia But don't have any name. Yet.
I think that's all. Thanks for your attention. Now - you ought to visit our profile. I am sure, you'll like it.

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7Azimuth
7Azimuth Jul 29 2006, 6:10am says:

Yours of fashions while the best on theme Blue Shift a remake. Continue in the same spirit!

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Kub
Kub Jul 27 2006, 11:40am says:

No, it was not!

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Duckman142
Duckman142 Jul 26 2006, 5:55am says:

hold up wasnt this known by another name like blue mesa or something?

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Habboi
Habboi Jul 24 2006, 4:06pm says:

There's this competition to remake ba_tram1 from BS and I thought it might help somehow:

Twhl.co.za

Perhaps if you see a map you like you could ask the author for it.

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Qwertyz
Qwertyz Jul 24 2006, 1:07pm says:

Awsome 40% complete sounds good and out this year, even better.

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Mangatome
Mangatome Jul 24 2006, 1:07pm says:

I'm definitely watching this ! :)

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Handshakes
Handshakes Jul 24 2006, 11:53am says:

your barney looks like a football player

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enforcer021
enforcer021 Jul 9 2006, 11:25am says:

Don't change it too much. Try to keep it somewhat close to the original.

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SgtJman
SgtJman Jul 7 2006, 11:34pm says:

If you are going to change it heaps you can't really call it a blue shift remake...

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Seffron
Seffron Jul 5 2006, 12:31pm says:

Hmm yeah im not sure about changing too much of the story... Half-Life already has a very intricate and subtle, yet complex storyline. Changing too much may lead to plotholes or continuity errors... But hey, its your mod :P
I think Blue Shift: Black Mesa would be better than Barney's Tales for the title... but again.... your mod!

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