Improved Xen is a modification for Black Mesa game. It gives you an opportunity to immerse yourself into original locations of Xen world from Half-Life, but with improved graphics and optimized geometry. At the moment Improved Xen is supported by me - Vladislav Lisovichenko (zloikot)
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Do you want to return in "good old days" and experience that true classic - Half-life 1, (xen levels) but with improved graphics, geometry, and gameplay ? You can download it now, on the link below, or in Steam Workshop.
Black Mesa: Improved Xen v1.0
The only difference between these two resources is the way of installing the mod. During 7 years I made 7 versions of Improved Xen, which is a big number for this kind of work. You can see the evolution of the mod since its early version till now, and how Black Mesa influenced it. It was an amazing and exciting experience for me, and I share the result of my work with you, as usual. I tried to take the best materials from Black Mesa 1.0 to bring new spirit into my own mod. However, some things will not be changed because I have my own vision of Xen, and try to fallow the canonical Half-Life style.
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In my opinion, even the latest version of Black Mesa still has some flaws and it is quite unstable. I faced them while adapting and updating my mod to its new version (1.0). I was surprised, because I expected to see more polished version of BM, than it is now. But the quality of Black mesa is the highest now, compared to all period of its development. I am sure, that all future BM updates will not destruct my mod anymore, and I put a lot of afford to avoid this possible problem. I hope you will enjoy my new Improved Xen. Meanwhile, you can monitor the news about Azure Sheep Remake, I am involved in its development too.
Also I am waiting for your feedback about my mod in the comments below. If you have some problems with it, I'll try to help you If I can. Thank you for your attention!
New Major update for Improved Xen specially for Black Mesa release!
News 5 commentsLatest news about updating Improved Xen to new version.
Updated Improved Xen has been ported to Free Black Mesa 2012!
News 12 commentsLatest news about updating Improved Xen to version 0.51 for Black Mesa 2012. Improved Xen will be published on April 7.
Imroved Xen has received a new update!
News 22 commentsLatest news about updating Improved Xen to version 0.5.
Improved Xen was updated to version 0.4.1
News 2 commentsAs you can see, I updated the mod to v0.4.1, it was necessary because of the detected bugs in the previous version.
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Black Mesa 2012: Improved Xen v0.51
Full Version 21 commentsImproved Xen is now compatible with Black Mesa (2012) Free version. Here you can download the mod version 0.51.
Improved Xen Fixes
Patch 7 commentsImproved Xen was a great mod released sometime after the 1.0 release, and it works on the latest version (Definitive Edition), but it does have some flaws...
Black Mesa: Improved Xen v1.0
Full Version 6 commentsBlack Mesa: Improved Xen version 1.0 is now available!
Black Mesa: Improved Xen v0.5
Full Version 6 commentsImproved Xen is now compatible with Black Mesa (2015) Steam version. Here you can download the mod version 0.5
Black Mesa: Xen v0.4.1
Full Version 19 commentsHere you can download the mod version 0.4.1 This is the full version, does not need to install Xen v0.1 v0.11 and v0.4 Attention! This mod is compatible...
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Ah the nostalgia. Zloikot, I remember when I helped you on the update almost four years ago :) Great memories. I am very suprised that you were still working on it. On one side it's risky, because Crowbar Collective already announced that Xen is coming soon and when it does people might forget about this version, on the other hand, before we get the real Xen we will play your version for sure.
Greetings. Yes, I remember you had attempts to diversify locations. However, we made many mistakes then, for example, added trees among the Xen islands, poor geometry, objects hanging at some distance from the surface.
But the update 0.1.1 was released.
I decided to return to this mod with some experience, in order to substantially change everything that was here.
And I continued to work even after the announcement of the developers, because I was curious to know what will come of it and what I can do myself.
As you can see, this is not the final version of this work. Perhaps I will return to the this after the release of Xen's official chapters.
Alas, my sufficient knowledge in mapping has appeared only now, it is a pity that there will be no more chances to work with the BM Dev team.
I can't believe i was asked to explain how a Gasoline/petrol engine operates? i don't i can't sorry.
i am a diesel guy although gasoline engines work similarly to diesel engines.
Yes, while I had my best intentions in mind while improving your maps the result was indeed quite...messy. But hey, I still managed to find some platforms or objects which I placed here and there when I replayed the latest mod :D Anyway you really are a talented mapper and the script of gonarch ? Marvellous. I wish you best of luck with further updates which I'm sure will be even better.
BM developers will finish xen. And few look seriously at this mod, nobody want to work on it, so I had to do all this work alone. I even wanted to return to this, otherwise nobody would have seen it.
In any case, everyone who has had anything to do with this maps before, their names remain in the description for this. Including you too.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Oh damn I accidentally Downvoted your Comment. >. <
Sorry luv. :(
Why not include a modified version of bm_c3a2h in the improved_xen vpks with a level transition when you enter the portal to your xen c4a1?
Well, I will try to do this, many people write about this.
думаю у меня есть кое-какая идея :помнишь во время каскадного резонанса героя телепартировало в ксен(от этого уровня остался только кусок с вортигонтами) и я подумал раз твой ксен это переработанные карты half life\half life source ,то можно взять часть уровня с булсквидами из него но надо знать как делать переходы ;может тебе поможет Артур из HECU WorkGroup (ну думаю ты и сам его знаешь) надеюсь он поможет тебе когда закончит
Ooh! I like the looks of that new banner and release date! :D
Thank you! I did not manage to lay out the mod on March 29, but I think that a small delay is not terrible)