Hello and welcome to the fifth Infinite Finality article. You might be wondering where we were. We just decided to take a break from publishing any Mod DB articles so that we had more time to flesh out the content that is going to be present in the mod. However, we are still active on our YouTube channel posting music contained in the mod.
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For concept art, our artist LucaBuca2000 has finalised concept art for a familiar alien enemy: the Bullsquid, now called the “Blubbersquid” because of Arctic evolutions the species’ has undergone:
Luca has also finished some concept art for Alyx in her new winter gear. Stay tuned for the next update and she might be three dimensional:
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Our lead mapper, env_wind, has recently done another pass for the third map due to many changed or upgraded models and textures:
And he is currently working on the mod’s first map:
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Let’s start with a model for another familiar alien enemy: the Houndeye, known in our mod as the “Houndice”.
For world details, we have some really neat-looking Xen assets to be shown here, with the models being made by Alaa and Nonamebadass, and with textures by LucaBuca2000:
And we also have a new weapon to add to Gordon's arsenal: the Ice Axe. The model and textures for this ice axe were made by Alaa. This cut weapon will have similar functionality to that of Opposing Force’s wrench.
Lastly, some snowcat models made by Nonamebadass. While you won’t be able to drive them, they add some nice world building to our maps:
Remember to keep up to date with our YouTube channel, as we have some cool stuff in development that we can’t wait to show you!
I think the ice axe and the snowcat models should have some more grunge/rust detailing for their textures. Especially the tracks for the snowcat, they look a little too clean now. Maybe some baked AO will do too, that's a static prop anyway.
Other than that, that's really cool!
Another update? Heck yeah
Looks really good! 😺
It's really starting to come together, awesome work!
Ohh man the Blubbersquid's appearance be very chilling. I love it.
It kind of looks like a decapitated elephant seal head that sprouted legs, and I mean that in the best way lmao. 😹
i like the maps
Not bad
Neat stuff! My only (inexperienced) take on the xen flora is that they're a bit too reflective, but that's minor in the grand scheme of what you're cooking. Also, the snowcats seem a bit "new," I'd definitely recommend adding rust and more wear/tear, a la HL2. Otherwise, this is a great update and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next in store! Keep it up :)
New assets looks nice, beautiful stuffs.
Looks good! I'm excited to see what's next now! Keep up the good work =)
Xen flora in the arctic environment is an awesome idea! Imagine a frozen cave where you fight a Gargantua and it causes the area to cave in, or you're exploring the landscape, an Advisor uses it's telekinesis to bring an avalanche upon you, attempting to bury you and Alyx alive under ice and snow.
WAIT. This mod is made by fellow hungarians?