Back in 2005, the idea for a sidescrolling deathmatch mod was born on the Half Life Improvement Forums. Named Ragnarok Arena, it featured weapons and locations from many Half Life mods, squeezing them all into one massive multiplayer experience.
Enjoy a trip back to a time when bleeding edge graphics didn't matter, and where the idea of a third dimension was only dreamed of. Ragnarok Arena allows you to jump miles, gib your friends into little pieces with rockets and actually have a fighting chance without having the discomfort of having to move around on that stupid x axis.
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Ragnarok Arena, a sidescrolling deathmatch mod for Half Life has released it's third beta and it's a day early! How many times do mods manage to release BEFORE their projected release date?
In any case, the development team assures everyone downloading that the biggest nagging issues of the first two betas have been corrected and as such, the mod has become a major blast to play. With such silly issues having been fixed we ask everyone who was turned away by improper aiming and lack of options to at least give the mod another shot. As for those of you who have never played the mod before: Well. It's a sidescrolling game where you kill all your friends over the internet. We think that at least warrants a try.
We hope you enjoy the mod. It's been a blast making it so far and we can't wait to see where we take it in the future.
Third Time's a Charm
News 2 commentsJust when you thought it was completely dead, Ragnarok Arena comes rushing back with it's third beta release
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Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Patch
PatchIt's the sidescrolling deathmatch action game's third beta in a lightweight, carb free patch for for those of you who still have Beta 2 installed.
Ragnarok Arena: Beta 3 Full
Full Version 4 commentsRagnarok Arena enters it's third season with Beta 3. The sidescrolling deathmatch mod has now received spines, so those player models can look up and...
Ragnarok Arena Beta 2 Full Install
Full VersionRagnarok Arena is a sidescrolling Deatmatch/TeamDeathmatch mod for Half Life.
Ragnarok Arena Beta 1.0
Full Version 1 commentThe sidescrolling mod for Half Life has finally been released! Blast your friends away on over ten different maps without that pesky third axis.
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i cant play the hl2 version :/ it says Only one instance of this game can be running at a time. and im SOOOOOOOOOO mad right now
IT WONT LAUNCH!!! 1/10
note if your not gonna play it dont give it good ratings so im going to give this a 1 so that people wont download it as much then get disapointed
Correction. If Your Not Gonna Play It. DON'T RATE IT. Its That Simple. Play The Game First Before Going Full Retard.
is someone playing?
Won't work.
Can't load some sort of library in the "hlss" directory or something.
It doesn't work for me and my friends, it's missing a hlss library?
can i know a bit more about hlss, is tht a mod?
Yea, I'm getting that problem as well.
This needs bots.
Gave it only a 8, as it is like Super Shooter Bros. Melee, or something.