Tune Two: Crossfade – Map Labs Test Tube #13

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

8th November 2023

As a follow-up to the successful Tune (a 24-hour Atom), the Map Labs folks expanded the challenge for this Test Tube. Plus – as the title confirms – there’s a twist: entries must be based on TWO songs!

Here are the 9 maps entered, including 4 bonus maps.

As always, if you’re interested in learning more about Map Labs and maybe even participate in their upcoming challenges, visit the Map Labs Discord.

Basic Details
  • Title: Tune Two: Crossfade
  • Filename: sdk-2013-sp-mlc-tunetwo.7z
  • Size: 359 MB
  • Author: Sensethenn, Sam ‘Startacker’ Ricker, electro599, Leia, Alexandra ‘Maestra Fénix’ Bravo, Soulmoose, Valla-Chan, Matt71490 AKA Event Horizon, Melomaniac, roman_memes, Alivebyte!
  • Date Released: 26 June 2021
  • Related: Tune

Download Options

Download to your HD [359 MB]

Manual Installation Instructions
  • Make sure you have the Upcoming branch of the Source SDK Base 2013 Singleplayer installed in Steam and run at least once. (Properties – Betas – select upcoming from the dropdown list).
  • Copy the tunetwo folder into your SourceMods folder.
  • Restart or start Steam.
  • Tune Two: Crossfade should now be listed in your Library tab.

Reviewing

If you decide to use the Per-Map Opinion Images, feel free to use the file below as a template:

Tune-Two-Review-Template.txt

Entries

Listed as they are displayed in the mod itself:

Mentalsense by Sensethenn
November 26th by Sam ‘Startacker’ Ricker
The Darkness and The Keys by electro599
Everything is Out of Time by Leia
Acceptance by Alexandra ‘Maestra Fénix’ Bravo
Exepitulticer repeating by Soulmoose & Valla-Chan (bonus map)
lairT ehT by Matt71490 AKA Event Horizon (bonus map)
Delusion by Melomaniac (bonus map)
GHOSTS by roman_memes & Alivebyte! (bonus map)

Screenshots

WARNING: The screenshots contain spoilers.
Each map has 5 screenshots. Thanks to ArctixSnowPup for providing the screenshots!

1600 x 900

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  1. Hec
    Maybe?

    I am honestly unsure what to think about this competition as a whole gaming product.

    At first, I thought most entries were much more coherent and logical than the first “tune” competition. I felt at least in this edition we have the songs in which all the entries were inspired.

    But then I had this strange feeling of the last entries being way too much abstract and surreal, and not precisely linked to the songs as some entries had only instrumental pieces used as inspiration for their maps.

    For me, the entry “Acceptance” was a worthy winner and a cool map that developed a beautiful romantic-tragic story. I was kind of moved by this one, and I was hooked by the Julee Cruise album in which the song was taken as inspiration for the map. So I thank the author for introducing this artist to me I love her style and lyrics.

    Besides this entry the rest were just to “niche” to me, so yeah the competition offers nice gameplay but short-time action and very abstract topics so I guess many gamers won’t necessarily love this.

    Is a big Maybe to me.

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