I generally play on Easy when I play games. I am probably good enough to play on Medium but I have got into the habit of not wanting to be too stressed. However, when I think about it, the best levels for me are the ones that are quite hard to finish.
This week’s poll question is:
Would you buy and play a game that only had one difficulty setting?
“Dawn’s Early Light is a single-player map pack for Half-Life 2, spanning three continuous maps. My map is the first, and involves a member of the human resistance assaulting a Combine facility, only to be part of an event that releases hordes of zombies into the Combine-controlled city. We stuck with the Half-Life 2 visual style and universe for this map pack in order to fully utilize the game assets already available to us.
A major part of this project is working with other Level Designers in order to maintain consistent visuals, especially when it comes to accomplishing seamless level transitions. Even seemingly smaller details, such as the time of day that the events take place in, affect the decisions that we make while creating our maps.
The main thing that I learned from working on this map pack was how to properly populate a 3D game space with fun, scripted enemy encounters. I learned that something as simple as where an enemy attacks from can mean the difference between a player being frustrated or excited about the gameplay experience. Also, along with the Nitrate mod that I worked on, I became very proficient with the Hammer editor and learned how it differs from a subtractive editor like UnrealEd.
Total Downloads: 2,05124th August 2007
21 Comments
and 11 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
I remember reading a preview about the soon-to-be released Bioshock. It seems that the player has some moral and ethical choices to make regarding his escape from Rapture and inhabitants of the underwater city. This inspired this week’s poll question.
Have any FPS games managed to create moral dilemmas from which you learnt something?
Personally I don’t recall any FPS games that made me seriously consider morals but I have quite a bad memory.
What about you?
17th August 2007 13 Comments
I have a feeling that this week’s poll will divide PP readers. Without wanting to predjudice the comments and votes I have a feeling that the younger readers will say No and the older readers will say yes.
This week’s poll question is:
Are Single Player FPS games too violent?
10th August 2007 35 Comments
The quality of some SP mods is incredibly good and then some are incredibly bad! Even though I haven’t ever released a map I know that SP maps take more effort than MP maps. I’m sure we all have our pet peeve when it comes to SP releases and now is the time to express them!
This week’s poll question is:
What is your pet peeve regarding Single Player mods?
3rd August 2007 27 Comments
About As a citizen of one of many Combine occupied cities, you are a member of the city Rebellion (CR) organization. Your numbers are small, but you all have a dream of a free city. It is your job to electronically spy on the Combine, to relay the information you gain back to the CR… Read More
Total Downloads: 7451st August 2007
26 Comments
and 10 recommendations, 5 say "Play It Now!"
About As a citizen of one of many Combine occupied cities, you are a member of the city Rebellion (CR) organization. Your numbers are small, but you all have a dream of a free city. It is your job to electronically spy on the Combine, to relay the information you gain back to the CR… Read More
Total Downloads: 1,22431st July 2007
7 Comments
and 2 recommendations, 1 say "Play It Later"
In this Single Player mod you play the role of Jamil Lee, who is a young member of the civilian resistance, taken by the Combine and currently imprisoned in Nova Prospekt.
Total Downloads: 7,34727th July 2007
104 Comments
and 52 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"
This poll is directly mainly at Half-Life players but don’t let that stop you from voting.
The G-man is a mysterious character and in some ways is more important than Gordon Freeman. Everybody has their ideas and opinions about him and now is the time to share them.
This week’s poll question is:
Who does the G-Man work for?
27th July 2007 30 Comments
About This is a mod I presume is based on Nosferatu The Vampyre. It’s a partial conversion and has new weapons and enemies. Notes This mod has been made by a Czech team and the homepage is in Czech. Reader Recommendations Avoid It! Think Twice Maybe Play It Later Play It Now! 11 recommendations, average… Read More
Total Downloads: 1,28724th July 2007
28 Comments
and 11 recommendations, most haven't enjoyed it
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24th August 2007 22 Comments