IMPORTANT NOTICE

In it's current state, the mod supports only the legacy version of Half-Life 1. It may not work with 25 Anniversary Edition!

ABOUT

Half-Life Arena is a small Half-Life 1 mod that aims to bring the classic LAN-Party style multiplayer into a more accessible package through a plethora of tweaks, bug fixes and new content designed for 2-8 players.

FEATURES

» Focus on a smaller party-sized experience
» New maps
» New weapons (including some Opposing Force content)
» New player models
» Additions brought by BugfixedHL such as new and improved scoreboard and customizable HUD elements
» Bot support brought by jkBotti


MAPS

Intensity

Launch

Office

Station

Tension

Yard


ADDITIONAL CREDITS / SPECIAL THANKS

Sam Vanheer - HL-Enhanced & Op4-Update Source Code

tmp64 - BugfixedHL Source Code

Jussi Kivilinna - jkBotti addon

Slartybarty - Weapon model edits

ElCerilla – Jackhammer Shotgun Model

BobitoPawner – Jackhammer Animations


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Brace yourself, Half-Life Arena is heading to new and exotic placed in its first content update!

Update 1.1 is just around the corner, and it brings 6 new maps (raising the total map count to 12) and 2 brand new weapons, alongside smaller changes and tweaks to make the game even more mad and intense. Let's take a look!

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Borderworld is an open arena set in an alien world, focusing on long-range engagements and sniping. Beware of the hostile fauna, it might complicate your life during combat - or even take it!

Finality is the second map set in the world of Xen. Use the low gravity and bounce pads to your advantage and get a jump on the enemy

Reactor is set around everyone's most beloved yellow tube of science. Verticality is very prominent here as you will fight across multiple levels of this reactor core

Service is a tight and dark maintenance station buried in the depths of Black Mesa. Shotguns and automatic weapons will be your only friend here

Sub-Aquatic is centered around an aquatic tank where the alien creatures have been kept for research and exhibition. It's a place of frantic action, squared by the amount of exotic weapons available at hand

Warehouse blatantly breaks the rules of "you should never have too many crates in your map". Both inside and the outside of this cargo storage facility will be where the most hectic battles will take place

Aside from the six new maps, we're also introducing 2 brand new weapons to the game! You may recognize the Spore Launcher, an alien creature that can spit out toxic spores acting as an exotic grenade launcher. On top of that, a brand new Automatic Shotgun is going to help you bring even more pain to the close-quarters combat.

Beside the new content, the update features a few additional tweaks and fixes to the game. Here's the changelog:

  • Yard: Changed Crossbow ammo pickup for .762 Sniper Rifle ammo on the roof of the small tower
  • Intensity: Swapped Hivehand spawn with Spore Launcher
  • Tension: Players will now spawn with a Knife instead of a Crowbar
  • Tension: Fixed a small graphical bug near the red container with .357 Python
  • Reduced maximum amount of Frag Grenades a player can carry from 10 to 5
  • Raised maxplayers limit in Create Server dialog from 8 to 12. Default value remains at 8
  • Raised the max bot limit from 6 to 8

Thank you for engaging in the carnage and supporting the mod! To celebrate the release of 1.1 update, here's a quick trailer just for you:


A Closer Look at Half-Life Arena

A Closer Look at Half-Life Arena

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Let's take a closer look at Half-Life Arena in our new blog post.

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Half-Life Arena 1.1

Half-Life Arena 1.1

Full Version

Half-Life Arena 1.1 Full Version (requires the latest version of Half-Life 1)

Santego

Santego

Multiplayer Map

Additional map for Half-Life Arena. Set in a familiar place from Oppossing Force.

Half-Life Arena - Mapping References

Half-Life Arena - Mapping References

Mapping Tool

Level Design references, including a simple zoo map and an .fgd file required to create custom maps for the mod

Half-Life Arena 1.0

Half-Life Arena 1.0

Full Version 5 comments

Half-Life Arena initial release (requires latest version of Half-Life 1)

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Troobert_Junior
Troobert_Junior - - 12 comments

It looks beneficial.

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headledss-chicken
headledss-chicken - - 31 comments

Are there any severs available?

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JackOfBlackPhoenix Creator
JackOfBlackPhoenix - - 146 comments

Not currently, but you can host your own or play with bots which are provided with the mod

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JohnTurger
JohnTurger - - 18 comments

Will there be support for the Xash3D engine and WON version of the game?

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Guest
Guest - - 691,169 comments

Great mod. Looking forward for updates or it going open source in the future, this brang same feelings just like launching HLDM for the first time, keep up the good work :)

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PsyWarVeteran
PsyWarVeteran - - 1,864 comments

Those new maps look great.

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JackOfBlackPhoenix Creator
JackOfBlackPhoenix - - 146 comments

Thanks! Well, I hope they will play well aswell... well.

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YaeMiko
YaeMiko - - 66 comments

I fully admit that I don't have any eggs in the basket that is Half Life multiplayer due to my aversion for randoms online. But this mod providing bots finally allows me to enjoy DM. It's energy draining, but chaotic fun. Thank you for putting the time into making this.

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Guest
Guest - - 691,169 comments

Will bots work on custom maps? Will custom maps work normal on this mod?

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JackOfBlackPhoenix Creator
JackOfBlackPhoenix - - 146 comments

They should

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