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Epistle3Ville

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Epistle3Ville is the third 50-hour mapping challenge.

It contains 10 official entries and one bonus map.

The focus of this theme was to create a map inspired in some way by Marc Laidlaw’s Epistle 3 blog post as well as any Ep3 details.

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Total Downloads: 6,62216th September 2017
44 Comments and 16 recommendations with no significant bias

Residual Life

for Half-Life

Single Player First Person Shooter Maps and Mods for Half-Life 1, 2 and Episodes 1, 2 and 3

You play a scientist going about his day as Black Mesa suddenly becomes infested with aliens.

Find any weapons you can and try to reach the surface.

Watch out for enemies, they come from all around you!

Good Luck.

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Total Downloads: 24,12422nd April 2012
121 Comments and 42 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Sweet Half-Life

for Half-Life

You are McGinley, the black mesa warehouse manager. You feel that something is going REALLY wrong, and you were right. As you let the scientist escape by locking the garg by the first door (Press the button), he wants you to check the cargo terminal, but not before you get an HEV Suit, a crowbar and a glock.

You see ALIENS have invaded the area. It’s a good time to put your weapons in action, and mow down the cargo terminal. You make your way through the sewers of black mesa, the surface complex, you get the M16 and vulcan, the train station, the Lambda Complex, the Hangar, a Giant blaster lab, an alien ship, and not surprisingly, Xen.

Hint: If you stay and wait long enough after the credits, you will see (Choose route B) Adrian Shepard, on an abandoned asteroid. (Choose route A) R-A-C-E’s Defat

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Total Downloads: 14,3461st January 1998
102 Comments and 26 recommendations, most really enjoyed it!

Half-Life: The World Machine

for Half-Life

You are Flynn Weißhaupt, a computer engineer of Black Mesa who worked on the Gibson, a powerful supercomputer. Now with the Resonance Cascade, it is your mission to retrieve the data of the Gibson and destroy it. Because The Gibson is too powerful to fall into the hands of alien forces or the military.

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Total Downloads: 1,15711th November 2023
18 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Later"

Heart Of Evil: Napalm Edition

for Half-Life

Heart of Evil: Napalm Edition (HOE NE) is a remake of the original Heart of Evil.

Heart of Evil was an enjoyable Single Player modification that truly gave the player something different – “a Single Player Half-Life mod that accurately and sensitively depicts the American ‘experience’ in Vietnam, right down to the laces on the zombies boots.”

HOE NE will let veterans and newcomers alike relive that experience.

They put a lot of work into the original concept and we want to it endure.

For that reason we updated the mod as best we can. The source code was released publicly February 1, 2007. Shortly after, we started development. By shortly, we mean months.

HOE NE features updated Models, skins and animations; revitalized Maps with new effects, visual improvements and altered gameplay; tweaked NPC and weapon code.

This is a community project. That means it’s not for profit. All work will be properly credited to its respective owners. This is not a Source project/port.

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Total Downloads: 5,00829th June 2009
90 Comments and 13 recommendations, most say "Play It Now!"

DoorVille

for Half-Life 2: Episode Two

DoorVille is the first in a series of 6 mapping competitions lasting ten days each. The objective was to select ANY locked door from HL2, Ep1 or Ep2 and give the player a chance to find out what’s behind it.

Locked doors are a very important part of all Half-Life games. They control the player’s flow through a level.

Sometimes they tease you with a glimpse behind some glass, other times you hear sounds, but in all cases they are telling you “You are not wanted here!”

Well, now that is changed. Dare you find out what’s behind the door?

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Total Downloads: 4,66315th May 2012
70 Comments and 20 recommendations, 10 say "Play It Now!"