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A port of the iconic train intro from the Half Life 1 remake "Black Mesa" by Crowbar Collective
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{{Infobox World
{{Infobox World
|createdBy = [[Group:The Science Team|The Science Team]]
|createdBy = [[The Science Team|The Science Team]]
|publishedOn = 2021-12-30
|publishedOn = 2021-12-30
|tags = Black Mesa, Source Engine, Half Life, Train, Tram, Long Loading Time, Tech Showcase  
|tags = Black Mesa, Source Engine, Half Life, Train, Tram, Long Loading Time, Tech Showcase  
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= Introduction =
= Introduction =


[[World:Black Mesa - Train Ride|Black Mesa - Train Ride]] is a [[World|world]] by [[Group:The Science Team|The Science Team]].
[[Black Mesa - Train Ride|Black Mesa - Train Ride]] is a [[World|world]] by [[The Science Team|The Science Team]].


It is a merge from ports of various Source Engine maps and assets from the Half Life 1 fan remake Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa">[[https://www.crowbarcollective.com/games/black-mesa Website - Black Mesa (Source)]]</ref> by Crowbar Collective<ref name="website-crowbar-collective">[[https://www.crowbarcollective.com/ Website - Crowbar Collective]]</ref>
It is a merge from ports of various Source Engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine">[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source Valve Dev Wiki - Source]]</ref> maps and assets from the Half Life 1 fan remake Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa">[[https://www.crowbarcollective.com/games/black-mesa Website - Black Mesa (Source)]]</ref> by Crowbar Collective<ref name="website-crowbar-collective">[[https://www.crowbarcollective.com/ Website - Crowbar Collective]]</ref>


The [[World|world]] can be accessed with: <code>resrec:///G-The-Science-Team/R-b1f0e9cf-45c1-4945-88de-2cfa8ae5fa13</code>
The [[World|world]] can be accessed with: <code>resrec:///G-The-Science-Team/R-b1f0e9cf-45c1-4945-88de-2cfa8ae5fa13</code>


or through the in app [[World_Browser|world browser]], searching for "Black Mesa - Train Ride"
or through the in app [[World_Browser|world browser]], searching for <code>Black Mesa - Train Ride</code>
 
== Map overview ==
[[File:Resonite_black_mesa_bm_c0a0abc_wireframe_randomcolor_0.jpg|none|512px|Wireframe render of the whole black mesa train ride map]]


= Reaching the Main map =
= Reaching the Main map =
You spawn at the lower level of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" />
You spawn at the lower level of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" />
[[File:Resonite_black_mesa_xen_museum_desk.jpg |none|250px|Resonite screenshot of the Xen Museum entrance area]]
[[File:Resonite_black_mesa_xen_museum_desk.jpg|none|512px|Resonite screenshot of the Xen Museum entrance area]]


If you go left or right from the spawn, you will find 2 elevators.
If you go left or right from the spawn, you will find 2 elevators.
[[File:Resonite_black_mesa_xen_museum_elevator.jpg |none|250px|Resonite screenshot of one of the elevators inside the Xen Museum area]]
[[File:Resonite_black_mesa_xen_museum_elevator.jpg|none|512px|Resonite screenshot of one of the elevators inside the Xen Museum area]]


Using the down button inside either brings you to the main map train station.
Using the down button inside either brings you to the main map train station.


= Creditboard & Map settings =
= Creditboard & Map settings =
It is right in the middle of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" /> behind the rezeption desk.
It is right in the middle of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" /> behind the reception desk.
 
= Systems and features=
Most of the systems used in the map are recreations of their counter part from the Source Engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" />
 
== GBT - Global Body Tracking ==
This system places [[Component:SphereCollider|SphereColliders]] on the head, hands, hip and feet.
 
The main use case is the collision interaction with objects and certain surfaces in the world,
like windows and water.
 
== GSS - Global Sound System ==
This is more of a library then an actual system.
 
The library holds most of the voice lines and some sound effects, including the necessary attributes for playback.
 
Grabbing the sound clip [[Slot]] [[Reference_Type|reference]] and attributes [[Dynamic_Variables]] is done through the name of the corresponding clip from the game.
 
== GUT - Global User Tracking ==
The current public release of the map (<code>v0.5.2</code>) has a bounding box based system, to detect if the local user is inside a zone.<br>
These checks are used to drive the culling of parts from the map and transition between the different Soundscapes
 
Starting with version <code>0.6.2</code> of the map, it's gonna be based around colliders on the haptics layer.
 
== Soundscapes ==
Based on the Soundscapes<ref name="valve-dev-soundscape">[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Soundscape Valve Dev Wiki - Soundscapes]]</ref> of the Source Engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" />
 
The current implementation is using tracking boxes similar to the [[#GUT - Global User Tracking | GUT]]
 
== Subtitle System ==
Displays subtitles at the lower part of the view.
 
The current version of the map includes the subtitles of all supported languages from the original Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa" /> game.
 
The subtitle system tries (if possible) to map the displayed text to closest possible Resonite language and falls back to english if none match.
 
Subtitles get automatically triggered by the [[#GSS - Global Sound System | GSS]], if a matching voice line or sound effect was found.
 
== Map Hologram ==
The middle of the room features a blueish hologram of the entire map.<br>
 
All current users in the session are displayed as the mini <code>info_player_start</code><ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Info_player_start Valve Dev Wiki - Info_player_start]]</ref> model from the Source Engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" />.
 
Hovering over the mini figures reveals an icon for teleporting to the matching user.
 
== Quick Travel ==
Some of the security and green sliding doors are connected to various parts of the map, which allows quickly reaching most places in the entire map.
 
An alternative to the doors, is the [[#Map Hologram|Map Hologram]] in the middle of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" />.


= Black Mesa game maps =
= Black Mesa game maps =
The following maps from the game Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa" /> got ported, modified and merged:
The following maps from the game Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa" /> got ported, modified and merged:
* xen_museum <ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum">[[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2463740880 Steam Workshop - Xen Museum]]</ref>
* xen_museum <ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum">[[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2463740880 Steam Workshop - Xen Museum]]</ref>
* Chapter 01 - Black Mesa Inbound <ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Black_Mesa_(Source)/Black_Mesa_Inbound Valve Dev Wiki - Black Mesa Inbound (Black Mesa)]]</ref>
* Chapter 01 - Black Mesa Inbound<ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Black_Mesa_(Source)/Black_Mesa_Inbound Valve Dev Wiki - Black Mesa Inbound (Black Mesa)]]</ref>
** bm_c0a0a
** bm_c0a0a
** bm_c0a0b
** bm_c0a0b
** bm_c0a0c
** bm_c0a0c
* Chapter 02 - Anomalous Materials <ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Black_Mesa_(Source)/Anomalous_Materials Valve Dev Wiki - Anomalous Materials (Black Mesa)]]</ref>
* Chapter 02 - Anomalous Materials<ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Black_Mesa_(Source)/Anomalous_Materials Valve Dev Wiki - Anomalous Materials (Black Mesa)]]</ref>
** bm_c1a0a
** bm_c1a0a
** bm_c1a0b
** bm_c1a0b




= Tools Used=
== Differences to the original maps ==
* Blender <ref>[[https://www.blender.org/ Website - Blender]]</ref>
 
** Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite.
=== Chapter 1 & 2 ===
* BSPSource <ref>[[https://github.com/ata4/bspsrc GitHub - BSPSource]]</ref>
The original game maps are self contained and require to pass through loading zones to transition between them.
** A Source engine map decompiler
 
* Crowbar <ref>[[https://github.com/ZeqMacaw/Crowbar GitHub - Crowbar]]</ref>
All parts of chapter 1 and 2 (with the exception of the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" />) are connected and can be explored in one go with this port.
** Crowbar - GoldSource and Source Engine Modding Tool
 
* GCFScape <ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/GCFScape Valve Dev Wiki - GCFScape]]</ref>
Missing bits and pieces of the map parts got filled in where possible, so the user gets a more complete experience while exploring outside of the normal constrains from the original game.
** GCFScape is a small tool that can open and extract from GCF files that were formerly utilized by Steam for game content storage.
 
* Gimp <ref>[[https://www.gimp.org/ Website - Gimp]]</ref>
=== Xen Museum ===
** The Free & Open Source Image Editor
All additional rooms got removed from the Xen Museum<ref name="steam-workshop-xen-museum" />, since the project is more focused on the introduction part ([[#Chapter 1 & 2|Chapter 1 & 2]]) of the original game.
* Plumber <ref>[[https://github.com/lasa01/Plumber GitHub - Plumber]]</ref>
** A Blender addon for importing Source 1 engine maps, models, materials and textures.
* Pragma <ref>[[https://pragma-engine.com/ Website - Pragma Engine]]</ref><ref>[[https://github.com/Silverlan/pragma Github - Pragma]]</ref>
** Open Source C++ game engine
* Sledge2Resonite <ref>[[https://github.com/Elektrospy/Sledge2Resonite GitHub - Sledge2Resonite]]</ref>
** A ResoniteModLoader mod for Resonite Enables users to import their own sledge file format based assets.
* SourceIO <ref>[[https://github.com/REDxEYE/SourceIO GitHub - SourceIO]]</ref>
** SourceIO is an Blender addon for importing source engine textures/models/maps
* ssbumpToNormal-Win <ref>[[https://github.com/rob5300/ssbumpToNormal-Win GitHub - ssbumpToNormal]]</ref>
** Source SSBump to modern normal map converter
* SSBumpToNormalGUI <ref>[[https://github.com/MarcellRozs/SSBumpToNormalGUI GitHub - SSBumpToNormalGUI]]</ref>
** GUI Tool for based on the Source ssbump to normal map converter
* source-armature-toolkit <ref>[[https://github.com/Haggets/source-armature-toolkit GitHub - valve-armature-toolkit]]</ref>
** Flexible multi-purpose Blender plugin focused on fastening the workflow of working with Source armatures.
* Tenacity <ref>[[https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity Codeberg - Tenacity]]</ref>
** Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
* VTFEdit <ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/VTFEdit Valve Dev Wiki - VTFEdit]]</ref>
** VTFEdit is a tool for viewing, editing, and creating VTF and VMT files.
* VTFEdit-Reloaded<ref>[[https://github.com/Sky-rym/VTFEdit-Reloaded GitHub - VTFEdit-Reloaded]]</ref>
** VTFEdit-Reloaded is a successor to VTFEdit
* VPKEdit <ref>[[https://github.com/craftablescience/VPKEdit GitHub - VPKEdit]]</ref>
** A CLI/GUI tool to create, read, and write several pack file formats.


= External Tools =
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Table containing a list of tools used in the making of this project
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Tool !! style="text-align:left;"| Description
|-
| Blender<ref>[[https://www.blender.org/ Website - Blender]]</ref> ||  Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite.
|-
| BSPSource<ref>[[https://github.com/ata4/bspsrc GitHub - BSPSource]]</ref> ||  A Source engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" /> map decompiler
|-
| Crowbar<ref>[[https://github.com/ZeqMacaw/Crowbar GitHub - Crowbar]]</ref> || Crowbar - GoldSource and Source Engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" /> Modding Tool
|-
| GCFScape<ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/GCFScape Valve Dev Wiki - GCFScape]]</ref> || GCFScape is a small tool that can open and extract from GCF files that were formerly utilized by Steam for game content storage.
|-
| Gimp<ref>[[https://www.gimp.org/ Website - Gimp]]</ref> || The Free & Open Source Image Editor
|-
| Plumber<ref>[[https://github.com/lasa01/Plumber GitHub - Plumber]]</ref> || A Blender addon for importing Source 1 engine maps, models, materials and textures.
|-
| Pragma<ref>[[https://pragma-engine.com/ Website - Pragma Engine]]</ref><ref>[[https://github.com/Silverlan/pragma Github - Pragma]]</ref> || Open Source C++ game engine
|-
| Sledge2Resonite<ref>[[https://github.com/Elektrospy/Sledge2Resonite GitHub - Sledge2Resonite]]</ref> || A ResoniteModLoader mod for Resonite Enables users to import their own sledge file format based assets.
|-
| SourceIO<ref>[[https://github.com/REDxEYE/SourceIO GitHub - SourceIO]]</ref> || SourceIO is an Blender addon for importing source engine<ref name="valve-dev-source-engine" /> textures/models/maps
|-
| ssbumpToNormal-Win<ref>[[https://github.com/rob5300/ssbumpToNormal-Win GitHub - ssbumpToNormal]]</ref> || Source SSBump to modern normal map converter
|-
| SSBumpToNormalGUI<ref>[[https://github.com/MarcellRozs/SSBumpToNormalGUI GitHub - SSBumpToNormalGUI]]</ref> || GUI Tool for based on the Source ssbump to normal map converter
|-
| source-armature-toolkit<ref>[[https://github.com/Haggets/source-armature-toolkit GitHub - valve-armature-toolkit]]</ref> || Flexible multi-purpose Blender plugin focused on fastening the workflow of working with Source armatures.
|-
| Tenacity<ref>[[https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity Codeberg - Tenacity]]</ref> || Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
|-
| VTFEdit<ref>[[https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/VTFEdit Valve Dev Wiki - VTFEdit]]</ref> || VTFEdit is a tool for viewing, editing, and creating VTF and VMT files.
|-
| VTFEdit-Reloaded<ref>[[https://github.com/Sky-rym/VTFEdit-Reloaded GitHub - VTFEdit-Reloaded]]</ref> || VTFEdit-Reloaded is a successor to VTFEdit
|-
| VPKEdit<ref>[[https://github.com/craftablescience/VPKEdit GitHub - VPKEdit]]</ref> || A CLI/GUI tool to create, read, and write several pack file formats.
|}


= Contributions =
= Contributions =
* [[User:Elektrospy|Elektrospy]]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
** Map and Assets import and cleanup
|+ Table containing a list of users who helped with the making of this project
** Optimization
|-
** Credits
! style="text-align:left;"| User !! style="text-align:left;"| Contribution
** Ideas
|-
* [[User:Beaned|Beaned]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Beaned|Beaned]] ||
** Goose ai (wandering NPCs prototype)
* Goose ai (wandering NPCs prototype)
** Initial footstep system
* Initial footstep system
* [[User:Coffee|Coffee]]
|-
** A-Star pathfinding
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Coffee|Coffee]] ||
* [[User:Comeino|Comeino]]
* A-Star pathfinding
** Notice me senpai sign
|-
* [[User:dfgHiatus|dfgHiatus]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Comeino|Comeino]] ||
** C# plugin & mod development help
* Notice me senpai sign
* [[User:Frooxius|Frooxius]]
|-
** For making Resonite
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:dfgHiatus|dfgHiatus]] ||
* [[User:Gearbell|Gearbell]]
* C# plugin & mod development help
** Vendingmachine ideas
|-
* [[User:Gourry|Gourry]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Elektrospy|Elektrospy]] ||
** Making the fireextinguisher usable
* Map and Assets import and cleanup
* [[User:Groxxy|Groxxy]]
* Optimization
** General knowlage about the source 1&2 engines
* Documentation
* [[User:Kal|Kal]]
* Ideas
** Flipboard adscreen animation
|-
* [[User:KungFuMonkey|KungFuMonkey]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Frooxius|Frooxius]] ||
** (The not forgotten) Consultant
* For making Resonite
* [[User:marsmaantje|marsmaantje]]
|-
** (All the) Systems
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Gearbell|Gearbell]] ||
** Logix / ProtoFlux
* Vendingmachine ideas
** UIX
|-
* [[User:Ukilop|Ukilop]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Gourry|Gourry]] ||
** Redprint
* Making the fireextinguisher usable
** Regex magic
|-
* [[User:Zyzyl|Zyzyl]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Groxxy|Groxxy]] ||
** Cleanup Plugins
* General knowlage about the source 1&2 engines
** Consultant for weird dynamic variable behaviour
|-
* [[User:3xit5yl3|3xit5yl3 (Andromeda)]]
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Kal|Kal]] ||
** UIX scrollbar
* Flipboard adscreen animation
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:KungFuMonkey|KungFuMonkey]] ||
* (The not forgotten) Consultant
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:marsmaantje|marsmaantje]] ||
* (All the) Systems
* Logix / ProtoFlux
* UIX
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Ukilop|Ukilop]] ||
* Redprint
* Regex magic
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:Zyzyl|Zyzyl]] ||
* Cleanup Plugins
* Consultant for weird dynamic variable behavior
|-
| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | [[User:3xit5yl3|3xit5yl3 (Andromeda)]] ||
* UIX scrollbar
|}


= Legal Stuff =
= Legal Stuff =
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=== Crowbar Collective ===
=== Crowbar Collective ===
Special Thanks to the Crowbar Collective <ref name="website-crowbar-collective" /> for creating the Black Mesa <ref name="website-black-mesa" /> game and
Special Thanks to the Crowbar Collective<ref name="website-crowbar-collective" /> for creating the Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa" /> game and
Natalino Carlo (Community Manager), for giving the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.
Natalino Carlo<ref>[[https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalinocarlo Linkedin - Natalino Carlo]]</ref> (Community Manager), for giving the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.


== HECU Collective ==
=== HECU Collective ===
Special Thanks to the HECU Collective <ref name="website-blue-shift">[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/black-mesa-blue-shift-remake Website - HECU Collective]]</ref>for creating the Black Mesa <ref name="website-black-mesa" /> Blue Shift <ref name="website-blue-shift" /> mod and Faber (HECU Team Lead), for giving us the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.
Special Thanks to the HECU Collective<ref name="website-blue-shift">[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/black-mesa-blue-shift-remake Website - HECU Collective]]</ref> for creating the Black Mesa<ref name="website-black-mesa" /> Blue Shift<ref name="website-blue-shift" /> mod and Faber<ref>[[https://www.moddb.com/members/faber3 Moddb - Faber]]</ref> (HECU Team Lead), for giving us the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.


== Copyright / Trademark ==
== Copyright / Trademark ==
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== License ==
== License ==
All assets from the game Black Mesa are under the CC BY-NC 3.0<ref name="cc-by-nc-30">[[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported]]</ref> license.
All assets from the game Black Mesa are under the CC BY-NC 3.0<ref name="cc-by-nc-30">[[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported]]</ref> license.
The content made by [[Group:The Science Team|The Science Team]] is under the CC-BY 4.0<ref name="cc-by-40">[[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International]]</ref>
The content made by [[The Science Team|The Science Team]] is under the CC-BY 4.0<ref name="cc-by-40">[[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International]]</ref>


= References=
= References=

Latest revision as of 13:09, 13 November 2024

This world is made by the community.
Black Mesa - Train Ride
A 360° preview image of the spawn area inside the world "Black Mesa - Train Ride"
A 360° preview image of the spawn area inside the world "Black Mesa - Train Ride"
Created By
Published On
2021-12-30
Tags
Black Mesa, Source Engine, Half Life, Train, Tram, Long Loading Time, Tech Showcase



Introduction

Black Mesa - Train Ride is a world by The Science Team.

It is a merge from ports of various Source Engine[1] maps and assets from the Half Life 1 fan remake Black Mesa[2] by Crowbar Collective[3]

The world can be accessed with: resrec:///G-The-Science-Team/R-b1f0e9cf-45c1-4945-88de-2cfa8ae5fa13

or through the in app world browser, searching for Black Mesa - Train Ride

Map overview

Wireframe render of the whole black mesa train ride map
Wireframe render of the whole black mesa train ride map

Reaching the Main map

You spawn at the lower level of the Xen Museum[4]

Resonite screenshot of the Xen Museum entrance area
Resonite screenshot of the Xen Museum entrance area

If you go left or right from the spawn, you will find 2 elevators.

Resonite screenshot of one of the elevators inside the Xen Museum area
Resonite screenshot of one of the elevators inside the Xen Museum area

Using the down button inside either brings you to the main map train station.

Creditboard & Map settings

It is right in the middle of the Xen Museum[4] behind the reception desk.

Systems and features

Most of the systems used in the map are recreations of their counter part from the Source Engine[1]

GBT - Global Body Tracking

This system places SphereColliders on the head, hands, hip and feet.

The main use case is the collision interaction with objects and certain surfaces in the world, like windows and water.

GSS - Global Sound System

This is more of a library then an actual system.

The library holds most of the voice lines and some sound effects, including the necessary attributes for playback.

Grabbing the sound clip Slot reference and attributes Dynamic_Variables is done through the name of the corresponding clip from the game.

GUT - Global User Tracking

The current public release of the map (v0.5.2) has a bounding box based system, to detect if the local user is inside a zone.
These checks are used to drive the culling of parts from the map and transition between the different Soundscapes

Starting with version 0.6.2 of the map, it's gonna be based around colliders on the haptics layer.

Soundscapes

Based on the Soundscapes[5] of the Source Engine[1]

The current implementation is using tracking boxes similar to the GUT

Subtitle System

Displays subtitles at the lower part of the view.

The current version of the map includes the subtitles of all supported languages from the original Black Mesa[2] game.

The subtitle system tries (if possible) to map the displayed text to closest possible Resonite language and falls back to english if none match.

Subtitles get automatically triggered by the GSS, if a matching voice line or sound effect was found.

Map Hologram

The middle of the room features a blueish hologram of the entire map.

All current users in the session are displayed as the mini info_player_start[6] model from the Source Engine[1].

Hovering over the mini figures reveals an icon for teleporting to the matching user.

Quick Travel

Some of the security and green sliding doors are connected to various parts of the map, which allows quickly reaching most places in the entire map.

An alternative to the doors, is the Map Hologram in the middle of the Xen Museum[4].

Black Mesa game maps

The following maps from the game Black Mesa[2] got ported, modified and merged:

  • xen_museum [4]
  • Chapter 01 - Black Mesa Inbound[7]
    • bm_c0a0a
    • bm_c0a0b
    • bm_c0a0c
  • Chapter 02 - Anomalous Materials[8]
    • bm_c1a0a
    • bm_c1a0b


Differences to the original maps

Chapter 1 & 2

The original game maps are self contained and require to pass through loading zones to transition between them.

All parts of chapter 1 and 2 (with the exception of the Xen Museum[4]) are connected and can be explored in one go with this port.

Missing bits and pieces of the map parts got filled in where possible, so the user gets a more complete experience while exploring outside of the normal constrains from the original game.

Xen Museum

All additional rooms got removed from the Xen Museum[4], since the project is more focused on the introduction part (Chapter 1 & 2) of the original game.

External Tools

Table containing a list of tools used in the making of this project
Tool Description
Blender[9] Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite.
BSPSource[10] A Source engine[1] map decompiler
Crowbar[11] Crowbar - GoldSource and Source Engine[1] Modding Tool
GCFScape[12] GCFScape is a small tool that can open and extract from GCF files that were formerly utilized by Steam for game content storage.
Gimp[13] The Free & Open Source Image Editor
Plumber[14] A Blender addon for importing Source 1 engine maps, models, materials and textures.
Pragma[15][16] Open Source C++ game engine
Sledge2Resonite[17] A ResoniteModLoader mod for Resonite Enables users to import their own sledge file format based assets.
SourceIO[18] SourceIO is an Blender addon for importing source engine[1] textures/models/maps
ssbumpToNormal-Win[19] Source SSBump to modern normal map converter
SSBumpToNormalGUI[20] GUI Tool for based on the Source ssbump to normal map converter
source-armature-toolkit[21] Flexible multi-purpose Blender plugin focused on fastening the workflow of working with Source armatures.
Tenacity[22] Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.
VTFEdit[23] VTFEdit is a tool for viewing, editing, and creating VTF and VMT files.
VTFEdit-Reloaded[24] VTFEdit-Reloaded is a successor to VTFEdit
VPKEdit[25] A CLI/GUI tool to create, read, and write several pack file formats.

Contributions

Table containing a list of users who helped with the making of this project
User Contribution
Beaned
  • Goose ai (wandering NPCs prototype)
  • Initial footstep system
Coffee
  • A-Star pathfinding
Comeino
  • Notice me senpai sign
dfgHiatus
  • C# plugin & mod development help
Elektrospy
  • Map and Assets import and cleanup
  • Optimization
  • Documentation
  • Ideas
Frooxius
  • For making Resonite
Gearbell
  • Vendingmachine ideas
Gourry
  • Making the fireextinguisher usable
Groxxy
  • General knowlage about the source 1&2 engines
Kal
  • Flipboard adscreen animation
KungFuMonkey
  • (The not forgotten) Consultant
marsmaantje
  • (All the) Systems
  • Logix / ProtoFlux
  • UIX
Ukilop
  • Redprint
  • Regex magic
Zyzyl
  • Cleanup Plugins
  • Consultant for weird dynamic variable behavior
3xit5yl3 (Andromeda)
  • UIX scrollbar

Legal Stuff

Permission

Crowbar Collective

Special Thanks to the Crowbar Collective[3] for creating the Black Mesa[2] game and Natalino Carlo[26] (Community Manager), for giving the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.

HECU Collective

Special Thanks to the HECU Collective[27] for creating the Black Mesa[2] Blue Shift[27] mod and Faber[28] (HECU Team Lead), for giving us the permission to port and use the assets and map parts.

Copyright / Trademark

Legal Notice on Valve Corporation Copyright and Trademark Rights

All assets, content, and intellectual property associated with the Half-Life series, including but not limited to software, characters, game assets (models, textures, sounds, and music), and branding elements (names, logos, symbols) are protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. Valve Corporation retains exclusive ownership and copyright over these assets and reserves all rights to their distribution, reproduction, and modification.

License

All assets from the game Black Mesa are under the CC BY-NC 3.0[29] license. The content made by The Science Team is under the CC-BY 4.0[30]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 [Valve Dev Wiki - Source]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 [Website - Black Mesa (Source)]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 [Website - Crowbar Collective]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 [Steam Workshop - Xen Museum]
  5. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - Soundscapes]
  6. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - Info_player_start]
  7. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - Black Mesa Inbound (Black Mesa)]
  8. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - Anomalous Materials (Black Mesa)]
  9. ↑ [Website - Blender]
  10. ↑ [GitHub - BSPSource]
  11. ↑ [GitHub - Crowbar]
  12. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - GCFScape]
  13. ↑ [Website - Gimp]
  14. ↑ [GitHub - Plumber]
  15. ↑ [Website - Pragma Engine]
  16. ↑ [Github - Pragma]
  17. ↑ [GitHub - Sledge2Resonite]
  18. ↑ [GitHub - SourceIO]
  19. ↑ [GitHub - ssbumpToNormal]
  20. ↑ [GitHub - SSBumpToNormalGUI]
  21. ↑ [GitHub - valve-armature-toolkit]
  22. ↑ [Codeberg - Tenacity]
  23. ↑ [Valve Dev Wiki - VTFEdit]
  24. ↑ [GitHub - VTFEdit-Reloaded]
  25. ↑ [GitHub - VPKEdit]
  26. ↑ [Linkedin - Natalino Carlo]
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 [Website - HECU Collective]
  28. ↑ [Moddb - Faber]
  29. ↑ [Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported]
  30. ↑ [Website - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International]
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