The 1.2 version of the remastered version of the original Half-Life 2 mod "The Thing" by Donald (OBSELETE)
The Thing Remaster 1.2
UNINSTALL VERSION 1.0/1.1 IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT INSTALLED
Installation:
-Install Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer on Steam and set it to beta - upcoming
-Download the mod
-Place "the_thing_remaster" inside your sourcemods folder (.../Steam/steamapps/sourcemods)
-Restart Steam
Changelog:
The 1.2 update:
-Fixed a softlock on the_thing_2
-Fixed a props not being present by changing it from prop_physics to prop_static on the_thing_2
-Fixed a obselete player clip on the_thing_2
-Fixed some minors geometry odities on the_thing_1, the_thing_2
-Fixed title name at the main menu (Thank to /TheWolf for the report)
-Changed the skin of the first dead combine soldier to a combine shotgunner on the_thing_2 (Thank to /TheWolf for the suggestion)
-Tweaked the node ai on the_thing_2, the_thing_3
-Improved optimization on the_thing_1, the_thing_2
-Improved enemies orientation on the_thing_4
-Improved Original Valve intro
-Removed the optionnal "Beta Assets" in the archive of the mod (can now be downloaded on the moddb download page of the mod)
Any suggestions will be appreciated (and bug reports too). Send them in the comment section or DM me on ModDB.
I just finished playing, and it was a lot better. However I came across 3 small issues plus I got a few suggestions:
Issues
1) there's still this tiny missing texture on the_thing_1 Imgur.com
2) the birds on the_thing_3 are broken, they just walk in one spot and refuse to fly
3) this bit in the_thing_2 with the medkit and the shotgun is missing the blood decal underneath them (used a screenchot from the original mod) Imgur.com
Suggestions:
1) Steam and desktop icons
2) possible G-Man sighting
3) when picking up the crossbow on the_thing_3, add a bit more ammo, so that we could snipe for a bit longer
4) ambient sounds (like wind, birds chirping, or distant gunfire) because when there's no music, no action and you're standing in one spot and not doing anything, the game is akwardly silent
5) adding some basic geometry/background behind the windows on the_thing_2 so it doesn't look so empty and weird Imgur.com
6) doing the same with the holes in the roof on the same map
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For the first one it is just an oversight on my part, for the second one I have no idea, for some reason the birds are broken since the steampipe update, I tried to fix that but I didn't get any result, and for the last one the decal is present in the vmf but I think newer versions of the source don't compile decals on transparent texture.
As for the GMan sighting, as I said somewhere else, The Thing is not a mod that takes place in the Half-Life universe, it could be a cool easter egg, but I don't want to put too much stuff in it otherwise it will ruin the original feel of the mod.
As for the rest and the bugs, I will put them on a "to do" list, but don't expect me to make a 1.3 version of the mod, as I want to move on to other things, maybe one day, but for now I have other things to do.
But yeah thank for the report !