Shotgun takedowns in an izakaya. Clamber down air conditioners and RPG an attack chopper from atop government flats. Fight the Combine in a temple, and on the Great Wall. This is Half-Life 2 in Asia. 12 maps for Half-Life 2: Episode 2.
Unimpressed with representations of East Asia in video games, my aim is a series of twelve mini scenes or 'maps' in which to wander and play. Each is based on a different place in East or South East Asia, with lots of creative liberty added.
To do this, I use Valve's Source Engine and game assets from Half Life 2 through Episodes 1 and 2. Half Life 2's assets are subtly geared towards locales in a dystopic Eastern Europe. My added twist is to appropriate these - without modification - to create Asia.
Playthroughs on Youtube
Blog
Only Valve assets are used. Just unzip all .bsp files into your maps folder. The .zip download contains a PDF with installation instructions.
![Teikoku Jinja]( "Teikoku Jinja")
![XiaoGuiLin]( "XiaoGuiLin")
![Peranakan Shophouse]( "Peranakan Shophouse")
![Izakaya]( "Izakaya")
![Wat Preah]( "Wat Preah")
![Koh Zom Bhi]( "Koh Zom Bhi")
![Paddy Field]( "Paddy Field")
![Blk]( "Blk")
![Shan]( "Shan")
![Canal]( "Canal")
![Palace]( "Palace")
![Wall]( "Wall")
![Kelong]( "Kelong")
![Onsen]( "Onsen")
![Infinity Pool]( "Infinity Pool")
Much love to TopHATTwaffle's Tutorials and Valve Developer Wiki.
This actually looks very cool, I'll check it out.
Thank you. It's been published fairly recently, so let me know if you have any problems installing or running it.