Precursor Mod 1.1 Full Install
Apr 17, 2011 Full Version 2 commentsAn updated version of Precursor. This is a full install and not a patch. If you haven't played Precursor yet, play this version!
Precursor
Half-Life 2 mod | Released Mar 28, 2011
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Latest News: Precursor Interview (and some stats!)
2 comments by puddpuddpudd on Jul 15th, 2011
It's been almost four months since the release of Precursor. The mod has been downloaded over 15 000 times and I've received 112 feedback forms. Feels pretty good, actually! If you want a slightly outdated summary of all of that juicy feedback, have a look at this post over at MapCore.
Just the other day I was asked if I could answer some questions about Precursor by ModSentry's Daniel Perry. Why, of course Daniel! Scroll down and you'll find a little snippet from the interview and a link to the full interview over at ModSentry! It includes some advice to mod developers, so if you're into that kind of jazz, you should check it out!
ModSentry wrote:I’m assuming that the team are Half Life fans, creating something so faithful to the game you’re modding doesn’t come easily. Was the idea always to create something that didn’t mess too much with the Half Life universe?
- Yes, we always wanted to avoid making the story too big and brash. We wanted to keep things on a smaller scale. In Precursor, you’re just a rebel, like many others, and you’re not the center of attention in the way Freeman is. Of course, we wanted your actions to have some impact on the Half Life story line, as it would be unrewarding not to. Those who’ve played the mod will know what I’m talking about.
- As the team lead, I wanted to keep things manageable, something I’ve mentioned a bit in previous answers. Too many mods end up in limbo after protracted development. The way Precursor was going to avoid that fate was by not making it more than just a roughly hour-long Half Life 2-based single-player adventure with very little new content besides the maps. You’d still be shooting the same guys, still be wielding the same weapons and you’d still look at the same textures and wonder if it’s 2011 or not. Precursor was a first for me and it was best to keep things simple. Even with Precursor’s small team I felt a lot of pressure; I had to make content that lived up to the music and the voice acting and do that content justice, you know? And I didn’t want my own work to culminate into nothing either of course.
- Yes, we always wanted to avoid making the story too big and brash. We wanted to keep things on a smaller scale. In Precursor, you’re just a rebel, like many others, and you’re not the center of attention in the way Freeman is. Of course, we wanted your actions to have some impact on the Half Life story line, as it would be unrewarding not to. Those who’ve played the mod will know what I’m talking about.
For such a detailed and well made mod, I was surprised to see how few people had worked on it. Did you ever consider getting more people on board? Did you ever wish you had?
- As the team lead, I wanted to keep things manageable, something I’ve mentioned a bit in previous answers. Too many mods end up in limbo after protracted development. The way Precursor was going to avoid that fate was by not making it more than just a roughly hour-long Half Life 2-based single-player adventure with very little new content besides the maps. You’d still be shooting the same guys, still be wielding the same weapons and you’d still look at the same textures and wonder if it’s 2011 or not. Precursor was a first for me and it was best to keep things simple. Even with Precursor’s small team I felt a lot of pressure; I had to make content that lived up to the music and the voice acting and do that content justice, you know? And I didn’t want my own work to culminate into nothing either of course.
For the full interview, visit ModSentry.
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Precursor Mod 1.00 Full Install
Mar 28, 2011 Full Version 5 commentsNOTE: 1.1 has been released, download that instead! This is the 1.00 release and it is ready to be played. Installation instructions are bundled with...
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Mar 23, 2011 Music 3 commentsThe complete soundtrack for Precursor, as composed by Oliver Boson.
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Has just as much puzzling, horror, action, and the like as Half-Life 2 does, job well done!
i love tis kame ou jea peipe
im having the same problem do i need HL2?(the glowing error and pink terrian)
Absolutely fantastic, you really captured what makes Half-Life 2 great. It was brilliantly paced and had great level design and aesthetics. I was too busy looking at the river, cliffs and waterwheel that the hunter at the end really caught me off guard. Most mods are quite predictable but I really enjoyed this one. Shame that hunter (prototype) never got it's comeuppance. You have to make a follow-up. But even if you don't, this mod stands up by it's self so well.
One of my Favourite mods.....well done guys.
None of this 'Where are the f**king batterys? I found one but where the hell is the other one' Business just run, jump, KILL.....
I have a problem it takes SO MANY BLOODY TIME !!! to load the levels and parts.PLEASE!!!! help
Oh, and Puzzles! do not forgot the Puzzles! ;)
I loved this Mod! Its alot like Half-Life 2 itself, the great pacing, challenge, realism, horror, immersion, and the great level design! I am an long-time Half-Life fan and I say this is my favorite Mod yet!
P.S. Please make a sequel!
What?! There are new assets, and just because something has new skins doesn't mean it isn't good. This mod does what Half-Life 2 couldn't!
There's no new assets, character models or weapons in this mod. Sorry.