Half Life: Universal Disaster mod for Half-Life

This is pretty decent for a first attempt. Much better than I could of done. Although I will say what others have already, it was a bit blocky in some areas. There was way too much ammo and way too many breakable crates all stacked together. They needed to be spaced out more.

I hate that the dead Marines had guns in their hands, but you could not collect the ammo from it. Like it was just a place holder for an already dead Marine. I was running low on pistol ammo for a while and that would of elevated that problem. Also unless I missed something, I was gaining quite a bit of shotgun ammo, even before I ever got the shotgun.

And some enemies wont attack you if they are too far away. They will not even attempt. Like the Marines across the bridge that you have to make extend. I sniped them all with the pistol without even a fight. That may be a HL1 limitation, unless you can code, but you could of possibly placed them in closer proximity or possibly given them different weapons or set up a pill box.

Some places were a little too dark, but nothing the flash light could not handle. I hate the jarring of some of the level transitions though. The step into the elevator (Actually not even into the elevator, just towards it...) and then BAM!, I believe you are already on a different floor and in the cafeteria. O_o And then a couple more, but not so jarring, although I hate fake walls to stop the player from going back if they want. We did not even see it come down, like the earth shaking or anything, with rocks crumbling, just a blocked path.

Lastly and this is a more serious note, the level where the aforementioned elevator is at, there is a generator you need to turn on in order to get the pump working in the next room. When you turn it on overlords appear. Regardless of that, you can use the lower pipe to jump over the higher one, but you can not go back. If you saved right before then it is no big deal. If you did not, then you have to start over. Not that big of a deal either as the game mod was a relatively quick one. But it is still a danger for the player to get stuck with no way out. I think if anything, that needs to be addressed first.

Finally, good job like I said before. Have you ever thought of mapping for Sven Co-op?

Fun mod, I liked the combat.
The one part I didn't like was the end, it's basically enemy-spam, and you have little to no cover.

Short mod. Blocky and basic design but it's alright. Difficulty curves up exponentially, very interesting. Mod is very generous with items/ammo. I liked it.

Here's a playthru--> youtu.be/YGa2pFR1Gt4

Excellent mod! I'll be watching for your next upload.

For a beginner's mod this was pretty good, for me, outdoor areas were better than indoor areas, mapping wise. Do not forget HL's strength lies in the scripted sequences though, which is underused in this mod. Do not limit them to just enemy spawns, once you get the hang of it the sky is the limit!

I also liked the idea of showing portal's progress with lights but without an audio cue or distinct lighting it was a bit hard to see.
You may also consider creating an icon and a splash screen for your mod, not a necessity but a must have for a mod to be unique.

Regarding the story, it is always better to show it instead of make the player read about it, instead of simply starting the mod maybe create a little cutscene or a text to familiarize the player to the mod's story. But, for a first mod it was okay.

Overall it was decent, definitely expecting more from you.

I have just tried it. I played it on hard difficulty and it took me 35-40 min to complete it. I enjoyed it, it wasn't too hard or too easy. Mapping was decent, you should use a bit more the func_wall/illusionary entity when making signs and other little details otherwise you get some seams on walls that can be seen when playing. Also take more time when making rocks, it is possible to make them look good only with the clipping tool. Besides of that, I can see the effort in your maps. The mapping was like a 7/10 while the gameplay/balance was 10/10. As you can see we are done with those mess up mods, serious maps are always welcome, so I hope to see more from you!