Heath Games' Second installment of the Horror Mod series, "Half-Rats". Taking place in July of 1883. Soundtrack courtesy of Ague. Beware, this mod is pretty much NOTHING like Half-Life.

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Okay, it's Parasomnia 2.0 now! Ya dig? We are taking a short recess from Redridge, which will probably be out in 2026, to work on that Parasomnia update we left on ice six thousand years ago.

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Okay, it's Parasomnia 2.0 now! Ya dig? We are taking a short recess from Redridge, which will probably be out in 2026, to work on that Parasomnia update we left on ice six thousand years ago.

Hello and welcome to what will someday be Parasomnia 1.5 2.0!

First and foremost...One of the reasons things are taking so long is that I have to go through and optimize, and in some cases even rebuild huge sections of various maps which, for some reason refuse to compile. I'm nearly finished with implementing the journal feature and writing the entries. They will not only give the player helpful hints, but offer insight into the lore and never-before-seen glimpses into Half-Rats' little mind.

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Here is one such journal entry.

I'm also having issues with optimization, hence having to rebuild huge swaths of iconic levels. Not sure how something that compiled fine 6 years ago all of a sudden has issues, but, hey, that's modding for ya'!

buttpoop

A much brighter, but horribly-bugged Para3.bsp. Prominence Hotel really went downhill after the cataclysm.

In addition to optimizing, implementing and writing journal entries, we are working on the skippable dialogue system - which will allow ree-rees to skip dialogues, cutscenes and monologues and ruin the story as much as they want. This will allow more gaming time before diaper changes and banana pudding is scheduled.

Shepard is working on the code for this - then I will be implementing this manually for nearly every instance in the game. How wonderful.

After that, the Half-Cat weapon will be optimized. I think. Then we recode the f**ked up bosses. Then, and only then are we done. But for now, we aren't even close to closed testing. So, that's it for the main body...

Onward:

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The gatling gun looks a lot better. I might make it sound better too...I dunno'. No more doughnut jokes. That's all done now.

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You can actually SEE now.

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The new Henry Ironsights work reasonably well I'd say...

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I made the cops nearly indigo in color so they can be spotted easier. Some of you asked for this, and it was a reasonable request.

Also, we FINALLY got this goofy-a** Jack Black-lookin', pilgrim hat-wearin' motherf**kin' freak OUT of the game as the player model. I GROW WEARY OF HIM!

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And placed the ACTUAL, INTENDED freak in his place as the true, really real player model:

IronCog

So there. We have NO idea when this big, beautiful sucker will be finished, but, as always we can use your help. Donate money (PM for details or join the Patreon), post about Parasomnia on Reddit, in forums, make YouTube videos about it, spread the word, give us mapping or other development advice or assistance...whatever you can give will be appreciated!

Pic of the Day:

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Peace! *Deuces*

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/TheWolf Online
/TheWolf - - 841 comments

Unexpected update. Amazing. Could it be possible to make the cops clothes more darker though, so they don't look too cartoonish?

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

I might. We will see.

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phipe
phipe - - 519 comments

Beautiful work. Delight to see news of this so close to halloween! May you have a wonderful continued development.

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

Well, fingers crossed! My work is all finished so far, just waiting on code at this point, then I need to implement the skip feature.

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FlippedOutKyrii
FlippedOutKyrii - - 3,505 comments

It\s been yonks since I last played this, the new improvements all look dope my lad!

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

It's going to be like playing an actual game instead of an endurance test.

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Qwertyus
Qwertyus - - 2,505 comments

Parawesomnia!

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DiamondBorne
DiamondBorne - - 694 comments

This is update is solid. You're pretty good!

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

It'll be like a dream come true when we get this thing out.

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XF-Alien
XF-Alien - - 270 comments

Have another reason to replay this mod.

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

There's a lot of fun and funny weapon animations thay netoxy made too.

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SweetRamona
SweetRamona - - 5,114 comments

Looking good! 😺

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mr_spirit
mr_spirit - - 29 comments

Gatling in hands?

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

Look, it's the only person in the world who is not okay with the hand held gatling! Everyone laugh at the freeeeeak! Yes. There will always be a gatling in the hands.

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TheUnbeholden
TheUnbeholden - - 3,608 comments

Is this working with the Nov 18th Anniversary and Nov 19th patches?

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Half-Rats Author
Half-Rats - - 1,333 comments

Probably not because Valve sucks *** and absolutely ruins everything.

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Dune_Jumper
Dune_Jumper - - 1,586 comments

Based

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