Half-Life 2 Substance features an adaptive class system and open-ended gameplay.
Back in the golden days of hl2 modding, this was something I played multiple times, and looking back at it, I sincerely wish I could go back for more :(
The new additions to the hl2 campaign struck me with surprise and awe and the dozens of new weapons made the action tight and refreshing, with new additional monsters and player abilities to decimate them with.
It's a shame this only partially works with mod fixes following the may 2010 update. Perhaps someone with some free time on their hands is willing to give it a fix. But I know that probably won't ever happen.
It's a sin and shame, but at least I still have great memories booting this up for the first time :)
Back in 2006 i downloaded it.
9 years later, it got an update.
Loved it back then, love it now.
Thank you!
Just play it! Still amazing in August, 2023. My son and I love it!
But it IS crysis.
"Golden age of HL2 modding..."
Those days are gone and even though the base game aged pretty well, this mod did not.
If I was younger, this mod would be fantastic. But I'm not. That said, I watched the epic trailer and downloaded instantly... just to disappointed.
You would think that a mod, that splits the HEV suit into five modes with extra buffs, would also change up the levels so the gameplay is balanced. WRONG. You can choose if you want modded levels or vannila levels. If you choose modded levels, you step into the clusterfu*k of cheaply edited levels. The levels are almost the same, difference being just extra enemies imported from Half Life 1 and scattering them randomly on the surfaces of the level. Stairs are broken if you select suit mode that makes you faster, as your horizontal speed will be faster, than your vertical, which would in real life result in tripping and falling face forward. Also, you get the gravity gun a while after getting crowbar (even though there is no use for it until later like in the base game). If you like god mod, play vanilla.
I am sorry to say that I'm really am disappointed with the execution of this mod. The modders did a good job, but not good enough to make it into something playable.
The VR mission pack... I tried it? I only played Strider Mountain and it was too confusing to finish...
Awesome mod!!! :D
Versatile mod for playing "Half-Life 2" once again in another way.
Just a semi-plain HL2 source mod with a few new weapons and some random changes that are made in the maps. Also, the mod developer will probably bitch at you for making a review that he doesn't like, so I made it into a 2 for idiot developers who beg you for better reviews. I really wish there was more to this mod, but in the end, it is very generic, and that's why I'm giving it a 2. Why not a 1? Because they tried, and everyone else seems to really like it...
Adds a lot of cool features to HL2. Amazing work.