Halo and Half-Life fans, here is something for you today. The Phoenix Project Software has just released the final standalone version of its Halo Mod for Half-Life, Halo: GoldSource. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
Halo: GoldSource is a fan-made game that brings Halo’s gameplay into the Half-Life engine. It’s built using something called the Aura codebase. The game has two main modes: Slayer and Firefight. You’ll find lots of classic Halo maps and some new ones made just for Firefight. Plus, you can use many cool Halo weapons.
Version 1.0 includes jumping that feels like Halo. It also has smooth camera movement and weapon lag to make it feel more real. Shields work and sound just like in the Halo games. You can also adjust multiplayer settings and set a list of maps to play. There’s even basic support for controllers.
Do note that this is a multiplayer mod. It does NOT bring the campaign mode from Halo to the Half-Life engine. So, if you were expecting something like that, you’ll be disappointed. For everyone else, this should be a cool fan game to play.
You can download the latest version of Halo: GoldSource from this link. At the end of the article, you can also find a trailer for it.
My biggest gripe with Halo: GoldSource is the weird and stuttery mouse movement. You can clearly see it in many parts of the trailer. It makes the game feel disorienting. The team really should have fixed this.
Anyway, speaking of the first Half-Life game, there are some other cool mods that you can download for it. For instance, you can download Brutal Half-Life. Then we have a mod that adds Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing to it. This is a must for everyone who wants to re-experience the main game, so be sure to download it.
Now, if you don’t want Path Tracing, you can use this AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack. This pack will overhaul all of the game’s textures. However, its lighting won’t change in any way. Thus, you’ll get an experience closer to the vanilla game.
Finally, we have Half-Life: Delta. Half-Life: Delta is a Total Conversion Mod, featuring 4 chapters and 31 gameplay maps. Black Mesa: Military is another cool mod that lets you experience the events of Half-Life from the point of view of a marine. Oh, and there is a new Aliens-based TC Mod, called Solitary Echoes.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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