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The Minerva Half-Life 2 Mod

Posted by Zonk on from the fans-get-their-game-on dept.

Via GameSetWatch, an interview with Adam Foster. The creator of the Minerva Half-Life 2 mod talks about the reasons he's putting time and energy into a fan-made labour of love. From the article: "Single-player mapping ...does have quite a tradition, and sadly it often seems to be looked down upon by many gamers. It's somehow regarded as 'easy,' with multiplayer maps being the only true form of expression. I suppose the countless fullbright cubes packed with zombies must put off a lot of people, as do the endless bare BSPs which need to be run from the game console..."

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  1. Another thing lost... by Havenwar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Another thing I seem to be missing in modern games is co-op modes. Why is everyone concentrating totally on either being alone and bashing the outside forces/aliens/terrorists or bashign each other? I wanna join up with my friend (or friends) to take on the AI.