Who And When "The Trenches" is a World War I mod for the Half-Life engine. Included in our first release are the British and Germans, two large players of the "Great War". Players will be able to fight for their homelands with six different weapons on many locations on the Western Front with two different kinds of gameplay. Game Play Rush over the top with your teammates or stay in your trench to pick off enemy troops in "Trench Capture" gameplay (tt) and cover the advance of your army to in territorial push (tp) play. Special Features The Trenches will have some features that will make this an even more unique mod than it already is. Some of these features (for the first release) include: - Custom Faces (no additional files needed!) - Built in MP3 Player with Exclusive Tracks - Realistic ambient sound system - Two classes for the Germans and British Imperial Forces - Manual "game action" system - High damage variables - Anti-"Cheap" measures...

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20th Anniversary - Multiplayer Mayhem

20th Anniversary - Multiplayer Mayhem

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Sometimes the best fun to be had is with others. Modders have given this opportunity many times, as with these twenty mods offering multiplayer mayhem!

Tp_city release and 1.1 media.

Tp_city release and 1.1 media.

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Well, it is time for some new news on this page, don't you think? With Morphew unable to update the site regularly, I will be filling in a bit to keep...

New custom TT map

New custom TT map

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So you are still waiting for The Trenches 1.1. We are also. But I want to clear things up a bit. Some people spread the word that the release will be...

When It's Done

When It's Done

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Dear community and visitors! Today I write to break the silence which overwhelmed the homepage for a long period of time. I don't want to babble around...

The Trenches Interview!

The Trenches Interview!

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Not many people can sit back and bask in the warm glow of a modification they released, not to mention one which has received as much praise as The Trenches...

News from the soggy front

News from the soggy front

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After the map picture update we had now some ingame action. In the following pics you can see our new TT 1.1 Playermodels in action. The map seen on the...

tp_fromage and comic

tp_fromage and comic

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And again The Trenches is providing new media right out of the ongoing workflow. Here are pics from yesterday's build of tp_fromage: The comic has...

New Media from TT 1.1

New Media from TT 1.1

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Working on the content for 1.1 is progressing very good. In todays media update you will find 3 ingame shots from 1.1. The first shot shows the new german...

New designed The Trenches

New designed The Trenches

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After weeks of reorganizing the team, setting new goals and defining the roles of the team members we are now proud to re-present The Trenches. To show...

Houston.. we are NOT dead

Houston.. we are NOT dead

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G'day everyone, Just letting you all know that "The Trenches" is still alive. We are truely sorry for the lack of updates lately, but due to staff changes...

Mapping Contest Deadline!

Mapping Contest Deadline!

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Hello to everyone from The Trenches team and from Mapping The Trenches. We'd like to remind everyone that the deadline for our mapping contest is...

Map Screenshot

Map Screenshot

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A big hello from The Trenches. Many of us at The Trenches are relieved now as our time at university draws to a close for the summer. I personally just...

Join the Fight!

Join the Fight!

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We're looking for a few good men. The Trenches is now actively recruiting new team members. We're looking for committed, enthusiastic, and motivated mappers...

Goin' on a jet plane...

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Just a short media update. Many Trenches players were dissapointed when the trick-flying biplane was taken out of Beta 1.0b of Hawk's 0815. Not only...

The Big Media Update of DOOM!

The Big Media Update of DOOM!

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We promised it, we're delivering. Wondering what our mappers have been doing all this time? The Trenches is proud to present official media of the...

Fromage is Coming...

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Keep your eyes peeled. There will be a "coming attractions" media update with a taste of some of the maps being included in the next version...

New British Player Models

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This is the new higher detail player model featured in The Trenches. The screenshots are of the British Infantry. Compare the texture of the cloth and...

Mapping TT Wants You!

Mapping TT Wants You!

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Official The Trenches mappers like Hawk and gotrick weren't always on the team. After dedication, persistance, and demonstration of a great degree...

Mods of 2004

Mods of 2004

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After 2 months, 8 thousand votes and 1.4 million mod profile visitors, the 2004 Golden Spanner Mod of the Year Awards have been decided, by you the visitors...

New Media Update -> Pistol Time

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OK, it's time for a new Media Update. First of all big thanks to Polygon, who contributed the Skin for the Webley. We further finished the Mauser...

Small Media Update

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OK, well it didn't happen much in the last time. But here is a small, but nice Media Update. First the Pics: Good Job Oelund (Model, UVMap and Skin...

The Trenches 1.0b patch RELEASED

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Well I announced it and I'll post the links. Special thanks go out to Omega for his help with the coding. Note: You need The Trenches Beta 1.0 installed...

Patch Imminent!

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I'd like to let everyone know that the patch to fix all the major 1.0 Beta problems is underway and currently being tested. Congratulations to all...

The Trenches Interview and Friday Release

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The Trenches: is as close you can get to World War One combat that's capable with the half-life engine. Attacking a trench by yourself only gets...

The Trenches Interview

The Trenches Interview

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The Trenches is as close you can get to World War One combat that's capable with the half-life engine. Attacking a trench by yourself only gets you...

IRC Release Party!

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The Trenches is done and the installer is being compiled the moment I write this. So why not take the time to organize a little release party? The release...

Release

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The Trenches will be released on 4:00 P.M. EST on Friday, October 8th, 2004. The Linux Server will be released on Thursday, October 7th. Some Sponsors...

Official Trailer

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I'd like to extend a huge thank-you to Prime Suspect for all of his hard work on the official "The Trenches" video trailer. After hours...

Screen Update

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Hi, Beta Testing is going on and with every Update major bugs are being squashed. Today I want to present you some new ingame screenshots. Visit

Usual Update

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Greetings again from the Western Front. Our mappers have been hard at work redoing some of the older maps. The Leprechaun is working on a replacement...