Initially developed and released by Gearbox Software in 2001, second Half-Life add-on, Half-Life: Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility and another look at the Incident's consequences from the eyes of Gordon Freeman's best friend - Barney Calhoun.
In 2012, Crowbar Collective has delighted Half-Life fans with release of the magnificent Half-Life remake, but there are still no released remakes for add-ons. This is when we are coming in - HECU Collective are developing the Black Mesa: Blue Shift - a free remake with use of Black Mesa resources and style. We will try to stay as close to the original Blue Shift and Black Mesa as possible. Our mod will be releasing partially, chapter by chapter, so those who are not patient for the full release will finally have something to play!



For those who missed it, in our previous post, we shared two new screenshots featuring thrilling new locations. And for those who have already enjoyed them to the fullest, let's move forward.
For the first time in a while, we've decided to not just showcase screenshots, but treat you some gameplay footage, revealing the richness and unique visual style of the Blue Shift's fifth chapter remake!
As you can tell from the title, our team participated in an interview with LambdaGeneration, where we delved into many technical aspects of development, shared exclusive development screenshots, answered your questions, and unveiled a secret about one of the new monsters you'll encounter in our version of Focal Point!
We posted a new .gif showcasing one of the chapter's caves on the Patreon page too, go take a look!
There's still a lot more stuff to show off, but we're saving it for future. Keep an eye on the news!
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We are back with some impressive progress and news about Focal Point!
Xen there! Check out our progress on the borderworld for the 5th chapter of our mod!
The time has come for the Chapter 4 to release! Hop on the train and save the Black Mesa personnel!
It's been a while since last article! See what's new on our Captive Freight chapter progress!
Chapter 4 of the remake, Captive Freight, is now released!
Due to some limitations, we had to release those icons for in-game hints as a separate mod.
Vanilla-style logo. UPDATE FROM 2-DEC-21: FIXED LOGO POSITION. OPEN FULL DESCRIPTION FOR THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS!
The THIRD chapter of the remake, Duty Calls, is now released! OPEN FULL DESCRIPTION FOR THE NEW INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS!
So you cancel a project half way through and expect people to be excited about a new one? Cool can't wait for you guys to cancel this in 5 years and pick a new thing to remake.
Part two will continue to development after the remake of the blue shift. Development is frozen for a while due to team fatigue in creating Azure Sheep. We will return to it immediately after the release of Blue Shift, even if it takes 2-3 years.
I believe this team did not cancel anything, if you were talking about Black Mesa: Insecurity that was someone else's project.
There's a comment from a Dev on the next page saying that Azure Sheep is cancelled, I know that Insecurity development ended years ago
Wait, so you guys open a new project? But how about Azure Sheep - Part Two?
BM:BS will be their side project, which Azure Sheep Part Two will continue its development normally
This going to be looks cool! By the way, is this mod for half life 2?
No, it is for Black Mesa
Get ready for a long shift...
Wait i thought Tripmine Studios was doing that
Yes and they still doing that. This one's for Black Mesa.