Q: What the hell is going on???
A: The short answer is... well... trolling! :)
Just a little stupid joke and a little experiment. The "Half-Life: BooM" is a very popular and well-known meme in Russian Half-Life communities. It was very curious to post it in English-speaking community and see the public reaction.
Q: Is there are any cool backstory behind the meme?
A: Yeah! The meme has very rich and curious backstory. If it would be interesting for the public, we can publish a little illustrated article with brief history of the meme and description of most important events and their participants.
Q: Who made the mod?
A: The answer is complicated. The original concept and idea was born in the head of one very excentric, expressive and mentally unstable member of Russian HL community who has been nicknamed "Boomer" after his own project. But the realization of this idea belongs to a hostile group of trolls named "Anti-Boomer Coalition" or (shortly) "ABC".
Q: Do you really think the mod is "the best modification ever made"?
A: Mmm... no. We really love surrealistic, insane and anarchical style of this mod and we was enjoying making it, but we are aware of the fact that the realization of the mod is shitty. And in fact, it supposed to be shitty and we never thought about high rates and critics' love. The mod is made completely for trolling purposes.
Q: Did you use a random map generator to make maps?
A: No. The only generated map is the one which contains cubical maze filled with single gray brick texture. All other maps are products of ABC mapmakers' unhealthy mind. :)
Q: Did you use drugs while making the mod?
A: No. We are crazy enough even without them.
Q: Do you have a medical report on your mental health?
A: Yes.
Q: Do the sounds uttered by the enemies in the mod make any sense?
A: Yes. They are talking on Russian internet memes. Headcrabs are now cthulhu-crabs who wanna eat your brain. Zombies talk like "padonki" (misrepresented russian "dregs") which is a kind of net subculture. The voices are distorted in sound editing software and they are hard for continuous listening even if you understand them. We apologize for inconvenience. :)
Q: What about Boom-2? Are you still planning to publish it? What about other projects?
A: Yeah we are still planning to publish it. And we have other ideas, some of them aren't connected with Half-Life. Unfortunately, we don't have enough free time to dedicate it to our projects... :(
Q: Do you need some help?
A: Yes. We are always glad to accept help and we are looking for people who can join our team!
Q: I HATE YOU!!! I WANT YOUR MOD GONE FOREWER!!!!! BURN IN THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!
A: You are just an angry 13-y.o. schoolboy. Grow up!
Q: This is very very amoral to deceive people in the way like that! People have the right to play good video games without being forced to play infamous shit! Even if it is a joke!
A: Why so serious..? :)
