Run. Think. Shoot. Live. Source.

Black Mesa is the Half-Life 2 total conversion of the original Half-Life game. Utilizing the Source engine and its endless array of possibilities and powers, Black Mesa will throw you into the world that started the Half-Life continuum and introduced Gordon Freeman to the world as a gun-toting, bullet-dodging Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics.

Black Mesa was built and founded on the principle that Half-Life: Source did not do the original title enough credit, regardless of the true intentions laid out with the release of Half-Life: Source by Valve Software. Subsequently in November 2004, Black Mesa was founded and set out to reconstruct the original title, giving it the new environments, models, and abilities it deserved on the Source engine. This total conversion will not require Half-Life: Source installed on your system to play, only a legitimate and working version of Half-Life 2. At the present time, Valve Software is not associated or involved with the development of this project.

Here is a small list of planned features of Black Mesa:

    * Redesign and overhaul of all 18 chapters, the hazard course and deathmatch levels of the original Half-Life and Half-Life DeathMatch games.
    * Models now take advantage of increased polycount limits and normal mapping technology making deadly opponents and friendly coworkers appear more real.
    * A completely original soundtrack and music library bringing Half-Life's themes and feelings to life in the new sounds engine built into the Source Engine.
    * Artifical Intelligence that will hunt you by sight and sound.
    * Normal, bump and specular maps built into textures giving flat surfaces a new, more dynamic look.
    * Co-operative mode, allowing you and your friends to play through Black Mesa together.
    * The entire cast and characters that the world fell in love with more beauty than ever before, bringing truth to the saying, "if looks could kill..."
    * A multiplayer mode allowing for deathmatch and team deathmatch experience with the complete Half-Life 1/Black Mesa Aresonal at your disposal.
    * A priority on gameplay and immersion factors such as sounds, functionality and interaction.
    * Built by developers who's passion is seen through the quality of their work.

This mod is not dead, we are still hard at work on it.

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244 comments by cman2k on Dec 6th, 2009 digg this super bookmark


Hello Black Mesa fans!

We come to you once again with an update. It's now the end of 2009, and we know many of you have literally counted the days down until this fateful month. We are floored by the level of support you have given us and are very excited we're so close to reaching our goal.

Unfortunately, to our great disappointment, Black Mesa will not make a 2009 release.

Cynics may now rejoice, bets may be collected, and I think a mod team member has to eat his shoe, but we hope our loyal fans will forgive us and realize that the delay will translate into a better final product that's (hopefully) more easily available to everyone.

Once again we apologize for what has to be very disappointing news. We placed a 2009 deadline on ourselves to motivate us and bring this 6 year project to a close. And while we didn't quite make it, we have come very close and you can expect a complete, polished game to hit your hard drives in the near future. We'll be sure and update if anything changes. Until then, hang tight, it's coming!

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Black Mesa Official Trailer

Black Mesa Official Trailer

Nov 30, 2008 Trailers 35 comments

The Black Mesa Trailer is good to go and up for viewing! We hope this gives you a small taste of what the game will be like! Thanks to the entire team...

Black Mesa Teaser Trailer

Black Mesa Teaser Trailer

Jan 27, 2007 Movies 19 comments

A higher-quality version of the Official Black Mesa Teaser Trailer

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KydأCuz
KydأCuz Dec 12 2009, 5:23pm says:

Multiplayer is gonna be sick! :D

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Lucifer
Lucifer Dec 12 2009, 2:09pm says:

The hell are people talking about 666 for? :/

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Maggot4ever
Maggot4ever Dec 13 2009, 4:27pm replied: Online

coz we were callin ya Lucifah.

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AndymanSE8
AndymanSE8 Dec 12 2009, 12:30pm says:

Looks like we have to wait for another year for it to come out again.

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chopper587
chopper587 Dec 12 2009, 11:27am buried:

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is this a mod? or a standalone version? i hope standalone couse i cant play hl2 mods because i got it no-steam!!!!! please make it standalone!!!!!!!!

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KILLER89(FIN)
KILLER89(FIN) Dec 12 2009, 12:31pm replied:

If they would make it standalone, they would need to buy the license for source-engine, and that is not cheap.

Even if they would get the moneys for the license, it would still be a steam - game.

Take that.

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NuBiTo
NuBiTo Dec 13 2009, 1:47am replied:

well said KILLER89 xD. HE GOT Surfed

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Yzooo
Yzooo Dec 12 2009, 6:32pm replied:

Then they would need the money for the big sue that valve would slap on their asses for making commercial profit out of their work (maps and story) also chopper 587 , you mean you have a pirated version of hl2? cus thats illegal and just pure wrong.

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timstro59
timstro59 Dec 11 2009, 5:58pm replied:

as in 1 valve second equals 24 regular hours

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TheTreasurer
TheTreasurer Dec 12 2009, 7:05pm replied:

LOL well I just hope it does get released sooner

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