Tag Archives: Black Mesa

New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more

Last month, Crowbar Collective claimed that a new patch would overhaul Black Mesa’s graphics. And today, we are happy to report that this update is available to everyone. Black Mesa’s December patch overhauls its graphics engine by adding new features such as dynamic lighting and deferred rendering, and it looks absolutely great. Continue reading New Black Mesa patch overhauls its graphics, featuring dynamic lighting, deferred rendering and more

Naughty Dog’s Environment Artist creates Half-Life: Black Mesa-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4 [Finished]

Back in February, we informed you about a new environment in Unreal Engine 4 that was inspired by Half-Life: Black Mesa Source. And today, we are presenting you the final screenshots from that project. Continue reading Naughty Dog’s Environment Artist creates Half-Life: Black Mesa-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4 [Finished]

Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015)

Imgur’s member ‘NateDGreat3‘ has released some interesting comparison screenshots between the 2012 and the 2015 versions of Black Mesa. As we’ve already said, the retail version of Black Mesa is powered by a new engine and these screenshots showcase some of the improvements that were introduced thanks to it. Mod images are on the left whereas retail images are on the right. Enjoy! Continue reading Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015)

Black Mesa Team Reveals That the Highly Anticipated Xen Levels Won’t Be Coming to the Mod Version

In a recent Reddit AMA, Black Mesa’s multiplayer level designer Joe R, revealed that the highly anticipated Xen levels for Black Mesa will be only coming to the paid version. Joe R claimed that it’s currently impossible to add these levels in the mod version of Black Mesa as Xen will be built on the new engine that powers Black Mesa Steam. Continue reading Black Mesa Team Reveals That the Highly Anticipated Xen Levels Won’t Be Coming to the Mod Version