Welcome To Black Mesa
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Welcome To Black Mesa is the second chapter in the storyline of Half-Life: Opposing Force.
Contents
Overview
As the chapter begins, Adrian Shephard wakes up in a medical section of the facility. He and his comrades were saved by scientists, who appear to be unaware of their mission, after they were attacked by the aliens. He is sent to the crash site to radio for help, where he is told that the military is pulling out and he must make it his way through the transit system to reach the extraction point.
At some point, Shephard finds himself trapped in a large room with rising hazardous waste. The G-Man appears and opens the door to the exit and then disappears. Eventually he reaches the transit system and finds an empty tram, which automatically starts when he gets in it.
Behind the scenes
The chapter was created by Mike Wardwell, Rob Heironimus, and Randy Pitchford.[1] The demo version of the game contains the first three maps of the chapter. The last map has some minor differences. The multiplayer map Crash Site is based on the map "of1a2" of the chapter. Near the crash site, an overweight security guard touches a fence, gets electrocuted and die. The animations for this scripted sequence were originally created for Half-Life but left unused. It was to be used in the desert section of the chapter Surface Tension. The design for the large freight elevator with two Vortigaunts on it appears to be based on a similar elevator seen in the manga Akira. The same design is also used in Half-Life and Blue Shift.
Easter eggs
The medical section of the chapter has two Easter eggs. In the clean room with CAT scanners, there is a computer screen with an ultrasound image on it. This is a photo of Randy Pitchford and his wife Kristy Junio's son.[2] The computer at the security checkpoint can be used by the player. When used three times, it crashes and gives a Blue Screen of Death message.
Gallery
Pre-release
The infirmary.
The medical section.
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The clean room.
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Security checkpoint.
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The laser room.
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The crash site.
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The waste room.
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Staged screenshot.
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Retail
The infirmary.
The medical section.
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The clean room.
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Security checkpoint.
The laser room.
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The crash site.
The power generator.
The waste room.
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The next room.
Transit system tunnel.
The blocked Loader.
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Other
The ultrasound image.
The crashed computer.
Akira elevator.
Unused ladder.
Associated media
Additional images related to Welcome To Black Mesa- Soundtrack, The Awakening / Orbit
- Soundtrack, Name
- Soundtrack, Spooky Oozings / Listen
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Randy Pitchford's .plan update on Blue's News (March 23, 2000)
- ↑ Personal Touches in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Gearbox Software's official website (December 11, 2014)
