Half-Life 2 Mod Restores Unused Beta Levels
Half-Life 2 has no small number of incredible community mods for players to choose from, but its latest major mod release offers virtually all the major 2003 beta content on a silver platter. With no news about a potential new Half-Life project following the release of Alyx, fans of the series need to look back at its earliest content instead, and comprehensive modding tools make this a feasible goal.
It's no secret that Half-Life 2 had a few major revisions as part of its development process. In fact, the 2003 beta build of HL2 featured huge chunks of content that never made it into the full game, and though explorations of this content aren't anything new or novel, one mod-maker has dedicated their time to creating a comprehensive «museum emulation» of the whole thing.
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Namely, Cvoxalury's Half-Life 2 2003 Storyline Port is a unique mod that allows players to experience a whopping 50 levels from the game's 2003 story campaign. Whereas other major projects have done things like successfully adding a VR mode to Half-Life 2, the 2003 Storyline Port is concerned mainly with adding back what was lost, rather than introducing any new elements to the mix. To that end, players can now quickly and easily enjoy all the old levels, though it's certainly worth pointing out that none of them are as interesting or polished as the final game's missions ended up being.
Much as was the case with the Half-Life Ravenholm footage that got leaked earlier this year, there aren't any major modern concessions being made here. Cvoxalury was concerned mainly with preservation for this specific build of the mod, though they did put down additional health items, ammunition, and save
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