Silent HL is a Half-Life 2 modification based on the feel of the Silent Hill series. If you love SH you'll surely love our mod. However, even if you don't know anything about SH, you'll still love it as long as you're a horror fan. Our mod will not use any of the story, characters, etc. from Silent Hill; it will be an original creation. We just want to recreate the feel of terror and suspense that SH had, but in a first-person environment. You'll rely on your flashlight as most locations will be pitch black or have very little lighting. You'll walk down a corridor hearing monsters moaning and scratching, never knowing when you're going to be attacked. The game will focus on puzzles and exploration, while combat will mainly be melee-focused with little ammo for guns. You won't fight a ton of monsters, but when you do we want them to terrify you. Expect to be unnerved by the environments, surprised by the enemies, and haunted by the sounds. The first release of this game will be a one map release similar to MINERVA; it will mainly use stock Half-Life 2 content. If that is a success with our team and the community, we'll create a completely original modification with our own weapons, monsters, etc. For the initial release we will be adding some of our own features though such as unsettling ambience, a modified HUD, and a film grain effect as seen in Silent Hill 2. Please join our forum community, we want YOUR ideas! We want to know what terrifies you. Help us shape this mod into a terrifying game that will keep you looking over your shoulder while you play. Be sure and sign up for auto-updates on our mod so you always know the latest news!

The Story:

I woke up in what appeared to be some kind of hospital...how the hell had I gotten here? Grabbing the flashlight next to my feet, I stood up. I don't remember anything... It looked like a hospital but there was something off about it, not quite right. This place hadn't seen any use in at least a decade. There was nothing in the world that could keep me in a place like this. Turning around I tried to push the door open...locked. I peered out the window, but it was too foggy to see anything but a few dead trees. Why am I here? Who am I? I had no choice but to explore the hospital to find a way out. Just down the corridor I saw a sign that said Pinehurst Insane Asylum. As if just being an abandoned hospital wasn't bad enough, it had to be an asylum. I turned on the flashlight I'd found and began walking down the corridor while the light formed haunting shadows that danced on the walls...

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The Silent HL team has released the design document for their upcoming single-player mod inspired by the Silent Hill series. The design document contains information relating to enemies, locations, weapons, and more that will all be in the initial release. It all comes in a convenient .txt file in FAQ format so that no one has problems viewing it. This mod is aiming for a Halloween 2006 release. You can download the design document by clicking on the following link:

Loneshadow.com

Below is a short explanation of the story to give you a feel for the theme:

Quote:I woke up in what appeared to be some kind of hospital...how the hell had I gotten here? Grabbing the flashlight next to my feet, I stood up. I don't remember anything... It looked like a hospital but there was something off about it, not quite right. This place hadn't seen any use in at least a decade. There was nothing in the world that could keep me in a place like this. Turning around I tried to push the door open...locked. I peered out the window, but it was too foggy to see anything but a few dead trees. Why am I here? Who am I? I had no choice but to explore the hospital to find a way out. Just down the corridor I saw a sign that said Pinehurst Insane Asylum. As if just being an abandoned hospital wasn't bad enough, it had to be an asylum. I turned on the flashlight I'd found and began walking down the corridor while the light formed haunting shadows that danced on the walls...
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NightMarr
NightMarr Mar 14 2009, 11:03pm says:

dude, this looked awesome when it came out. i wish it was not dead.

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KILLER89(FIN)
KILLER89(FIN) Aug 15 2007, 9:45am says:

By DevilDog6 | Tue 5th Jun, 2007 @ 6:09:26am
when is this out ?!! i must have it

It makes me feel bad, when i see badly retarded kid like you, who cant read... :(

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Kaleb.G
Kaleb.G Sep 18 2006, 3:27pm says:

Sorry for not informing you guys sooner; I figured ShadowXOR would have mentioned something, but apparently not.

Anyway, after playing through , ShadowXOR decided that it already did everything that he wanted to accomplish with Silent HL (the fact that it was HL1 as opposed to HL2 didn't factor in for him). Furthermore, he feels that this mod would take far too much time and effort to complete, and without enough payoff.

Since I'm not going to make this mod without ShadowXOR, this project is effectively canceled. Contact if you have any questions.

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danidd
danidd Aug 12 2006, 2:32pm says:

can you put more screenshots

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Kaleb.G
Kaleb.G Jul 27 2006, 9:16pm says:

Planning and preparation are further progressing on this project, so I thought I'd fill the watchers in on it. ShadowXOR has been coming up with some great new ideas for level design and "scary good moments" (inside joke :)). He has also started a preliminary mapping of the first section of the asylum. I have been providing additional feedback when needed. On an additional note, I set up source control for our project a few days ago, so everything should be easy to manage. He or I will let you know of any further progress as it happens. That's all for now!

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coughsyrup
coughsyrup Jul 25 2006, 10:10pm says:

watched :)

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silence
silence Jul 25 2006, 9:19pm says:

Oh god, you want to just ruin my sleep.

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numberofpi
numberofpi Jul 25 2006, 7:33pm says:

omfg you serious? yes! silent hill mods :D

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krufix
krufix Jul 24 2006, 1:40pm says:

I Gott Scread Even when I Read The story hehe. just Kedding. But this is a Very good Stoy.

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Beastyboy6789
Beastyboy6789 Jul 23 2006, 2:33pm says:

WooHoo!!!

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