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Operation: Black Mesa
Developer(s)

Tripmine Studios

Release date(s)

Unknown

Genre(s)

First-person shooter

Mode(s)

Single-player, multiplayer

Platform(s)

Windows

Rating(s)

17+

Input

Keyboard and mouse

Engine

Source

Writer(s)

MR. Sugar

Composer(s)

Lono[1]

Operation: Black Mesa is an upcoming third-party reimagining of Gearbox Software's Half-Life: Opposing Force and Half-Life: Blue Shift. It will include two single player campaigns based on each expansion pack, which will be expanded with new gameplay and content, including new plot elements to better connect these stories to the rest of the Half-Life and Portal universe.[2]

Plot[edit]

Operation: Black Mesa follows two parallel stories set during the Black Mesa Incident. In the first chronologically, the player assumes the role of security guard Barney Calhoun, who attempts to escape the alien invasion caused by the resonance cascade and the following military cover-up. The second follows Corporal Adrian Shephard, one of the marines sent in to cover-up the incident by eliminating the Black Mesa Science Team, who is seperated from his unit and forced to escape the Black Mesa Research Facility after the mission goes wrong.[2]

Gameplay[edit]

Operation: Black Mesa is a fast paced first-person shooter, featuring over 18 weapons suited for multiple play styles.[2]

Characters[edit]

Enemies[edit]

Weapons[edit]

While most of the known arsenal is identical to the original, O:BM diverges by having Barney use a flashlight as a melee weapon instead of a crowbar.[10]

Development[edit]

Initially, Operation: Black Mesa and the similarly community-produced Source engine remake of Blue Shift, Guard Duty, were being developed by two separate teams. However, the original version of O:BM was cancelled, and the remaining teams came together, forming Tripmine Studios. The projects were merged, with Guard Duty being the title of the game's Blue Shift campaign.[11]

Soundtrack[edit]

Operation: Black Mesa will include two soundtracks, one for each campaign, with original music composed by Lono.[2]

Awards[edit]

  • Mod DB – Top Unreleased Mod for 2007 (5th place)[12]
  • Mod DB – Honorable mention for Top Unreleased Mod for 2009[13]
  • Mod DB - Mod of the year 2010 - Players Choice (3rd Place)[14]
  • Mod DB - Honourable mention of Top Unreleased Mod of 2011 [15]
  • Mod DB - Best upcoming Mod of 2013 (1st Place) [16]

Gallery[edit]

Current Version[edit]

These images are from the current iteration of the game.

Screenshots[edit]

Original Version[edit]

These images are from an earlier iteration of the project which was cancelled around 2012.

Concept art[edit]

Models[edit]

Screenshots[edit]


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