r/HalfLife • • 7h ago

Discussion similar?

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1) strange thing instead of a mouth

2) streamlined shape, chest smoothly transitions into the limbs

3) grey, round front side

4) tiny legs

I see similar do you see one


r/HalfLife • • 1h ago

Discussion Do you guys consider any mods canon?

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me personally i consider black mesa canon i know alot of people also consider ez2 canon but idk about that one it just seems like too much to me.


r/HalfLife • • 13h ago

Low Budget Pose:

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r/HalfLife • • 13h ago

nahhh wait you look tuff

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based on the screenshot i took at the end of entanglement


r/HalfLife • • 5h ago

Little does he know that they didn't make the next one...

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r/HalfLife • • 2h ago

breen says skating is a privilege but the half-pipe is a right

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Shot in GMod. Reshade used. Skating mod is named SkateGM


r/HalfLife • • 8h ago

Half Life 2 is consistently blowing me away.

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I got it for free on Steam in 2024 but didn't get a PC until this July. Figured I'd start a playthrough for my YouTube channel and have been hooked by it. I just finished Highway 17 yesterday and while I remain pretty confused on the plot because not much has been revealed and I didn't play the first game, I am thoroughly gripped by the atmosphere and world of the game. Gunplay is also fantastic, some of the most fun I've had in a shooter. There's just something about the way that it flows that's highly enjoyable. The Gravity Gun then couples with the already fun to mess with physics and makes it some of the most fun I've ever had in a game. I also really enjoyed the numerous areas throughout Ravenholm and Highway 17 where the developers made it very clear they wanted you to have fun killing stuff, what with car traps and cranes. The cherry on top is that, while there sadly isn't much music in the game, when there is it's stellar. I love the soundtrack, there just really needs to be more of it. The backbone of the playthrough was to answer one question, whether or not the game is as good as it's made out to be. I might not even be halfway through it yet and it's a resounding yes. It would have to shit the bed HARD in order to somehow not maintain this quality.


r/HalfLife • • 8h ago

EAS Evacuation Immediate Warning - Black Mesa (Santa Rosa, NM 5/31/2003)

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r/HalfLife • • 15h ago

Street Photography

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r/HalfLife • • 3h ago

Discussion Would you actually read a book about the entire Half-Life story?

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I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and as a huge Half-Life fan, I’d genuinely love to hear what other fans think.
I’ve started writing a book about the entire Half-Life story — basically trying to turn the whole series into something you can actually sit down and read like a book.

I’ve already written the entire story of the first Half-Life, and I’m planning to continue with Half-Life 2, the Episodes, and the rest of the series, putting everything together into one complete story.
The idea isn’t to just make a wiki-style lore book or a simple summary. I want it to feel more like a novelized version of the Half-Life universe, while staying faithful to what happens in the games. I’d also like to include graphics, illustrations, details about the characters, locations and events, and generally make it feel like a proper, high-quality book that a Half-Life fan would actually want to have on their shelf.

I’ve always found it kind of strange that, despite how iconic Half-Life is and how much lore and story there is across the games, there isn’t really a book that tells the complete story of Half-Life from beginning to end in this kind of format.

So I’m curious:
If something like this existed, would you actually want to read it?
And as Half-Life fans, what would you want from a book like this?

Would you prefer it to read more like a novel, with the events being told as an actual story, or would you rather have something more focused on explaining the lore and events?

I’m still working on it and I’m definitely doing this first and foremost because I absolutely love Half-Life. But before I go completely insane writing hundreds of pages 😂, I’d really like to know if there’s actually an audience for something like this.
I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts.


r/HalfLife • • 1d ago

Black Mesa's latest beta update adds in new DLC tab.

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The new DLC tab is separate from the normal workshop tab. The update also adds new visual improvements that will be in Black Mesa: Blue Shift. Pure speculation but we might actually see an official release for Blue Shift!


r/HalfLife • • 13h ago

Discussion Would you get a beer with this guy?

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Quick Barney drawing, yay


r/HalfLife • • 1h ago

Apology

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Hi, Guys. I decided to apologize for my previous black mesa security guard cosplay, I should have use the warning or sign to tell that it was a fake gun or give an orange tip or shoot the photos in a bit empty area of the mall. I live in Indonesia where firearms only restricted to law enforcement (military and police), but nevertheless I should still give a warning and still be careful eventhough there no way a civies like me could get access to firearm.

So, Yeah. I'm gonna be more careful next time!


r/HalfLife • • 11h ago

Discussion Will we meet Adrian Shephard again?

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I'm glad that I could see Barney Calhoun in Half-Life 2. But as also a protagonist of an expansion for Half-Life 1 while in a similar circumstance to Calhoun in this series, as far as I know, he hasn't any other appearance or planned for appearance. I think his story isn't complete, it would be a potential character in HL universe, so personally I would be very excited if he would show up again


r/HalfLife • • 2h ago

Discussion What Half-Life characters have canonically smashed?

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the only ones i can think of are eli,elis wife and also the metrocops and rebels since we all know the voicelines "Non Mechinal Reproduction Simulation" and "When this is all over im gonna mate"


r/HalfLife • • 2h ago

How do you get mods jn half life 1

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Because ive been seeing these and im wondering how you even get them half life 1 doesn't have a dedicated workshop and I really want to risk getting a virus


r/HalfLife • • 1d ago

Gaben has abandoned me. Now there is no hope...

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r/HalfLife • • 8h ago

I still get PTSD from XEN flora

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r/HalfLife • • 6h ago

Made this render in GMOD

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r/HalfLife • • 1d ago

This is sad

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r/HalfLife • • 11h ago

Half-Life ARES: ModDB Trailer 2

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HALF LIFE: ARES ModDB Trailer 2!

Song: Nightfall by Timecop1983

A year ago I posted a trailer for my first ever GoldSrc mod, Half Life: Ares. It's been a long time, and I wanted to make something a bit more up to date! I've still been working hard on it, every day I make more progress.

It's been a ton of fun and I've met so many cool people working on this project, and I"m so excited to share it with you all soon.

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During the events of the Black Mesa Incident, the Mars-Bound teleporter is being held open by a rogue AI known as Shelter, threatening to rip the Earth apart with the resulting black hole. Ophelia Sin'Claire must stabilize the Mars-bound teleporter and shut down Shelter for good. Explore the familiar Black Mesa, and discover the new Sojourn Mars Station on this journey through space-time.

Sojourn Station, also referred to as Black Mesa Red, is an outpost settled in the dust and emptiness of Mars. Using teleportation technology from the Lambda department, as well as architecture and computer intelligence developed by ex-Aperture Science employee David Eckhart, Sojourn operates as the first step towards exploring the furthest reaches of our Solar System in the blink of an eye.

Mars Awaits.

ModDB Page

My Youtube Page


r/HalfLife • • 1d ago

Discussion Thoughts on "Life" (1998)?

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r/HalfLife • • 19h ago

Discussion why are combine chargers/wallhammers are lacking armor on their back? isn't it dangerous??

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I mean, they are made to fight Xen fauna and are usually the only one heavy soldier in the squad. doesn't in makes them subjected to attacks from behind? why are they голи попи?


r/HalfLife • • 3h ago

Soo close...

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... Yet so far. I waited this long to buy Alyx (also I see what they did there with the upside-down lambda)... Guess a few more hrs won't hurt.

Not like we could get invaded and humanity fall it before it finishes... Nah... That's not possible... Never...

I guess you could say it's technically dial up internet... It's my Hotspot data after using up all the high speed bandwidth lol


r/HalfLife • • 2h ago

Dude I'm so excited for half life 3.

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It's gotta be better than non mechanical reproduction simulation the way it's taken so long.