Black Mesa

Black Mesa

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Mar 14, 2021 @ 7:38am
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Black Mesa: Blue Shift

Description




The fifth chapter of the Half-Life: Blue Shift remake, Focal Point, is now released!

Relive the Black Mesa Incident as Gordon Freeman's best friend - Barney Calhoun!

Make sure you set the reflections on maximum setting for the model/NPC reflections on some floors!




Installation via "bshift_install.bat":


-Subscribe to the mod in Workshop and wait for it to download.
-Go to your Library, click right mouse button on Black Mesa, go to "Manage" and click on "Browse local files";
-Go from current directory ("steamapps/common/Black Mesa" up to the "steamapps" folder;
-From this directory, go to "workshop/content/362890/2424633574";
-Once you locate the mod files, double click on "bshift_install.bat" and follow what it says.
-Done.


Installation via symbolic link:

Important: This method may not work on various versions of Windows.
Important: If you already have an active "bshift" folder in Black Mesa root directory, you have to delete it or otherwise the symbolic link might fail to create!

-Go to "*/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/362890/2424633574";
-Launch the "bshift_gamelink.bat" as administrator;
-Check, if the symbolic link "bshift" has been created in the Black Mesa root directory ("*/Steam/steamapps/Common/Black Mesa");
-Done.

Installation via file browser (If previous methods didn't work):

Important: Delete the old "bshift" folder from the Black Mesa root directory before copying the new one or you'll face some issues.

-Go to "*/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/362890/2424633574";
-Copy the "bshift" folder and the .bat files into your Black Mesa root directory ("*/Steam/steamapps/Common/Black Mesa");
-Proceed to the launch instructions.

Important: You will have to do this again each time a new version is released since Steam will only Update your workshop folder!




Launch via Desktop Shortcuts (If used the "bshift_install.bat" Method):

-Launch the game via "Black Mesa: Blue Shift" or "Black Mesa: Blue Shift (Old UI)" shortcut on your Desktop. This is the Step 5 in the installation video.

Launch via file browser (If used the Symbolic Link Method):
-Go to "*/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/362890/2424633574";
-Launch using the .bat files.

Launch via file browser (If used the File Browser Method):
-Go to your Black Mesa root directory ("*/Steam/steamapps/Common/Black Mesa/");
-Launch using the .bat files.

Launch via Steam Library:

-New UI: Go to Black Mesa game properties in Steam and type "-game bshift" into your launch options.
-Old UI: type "-game bshift -oldgameui" into your launch options.

Important: Don't forget to remove this entry when you want to play Black Mesa again.



Uninstall via bshift_uninstall.bat:

-Go to Black Mesa root directory and launch "bshift_uninstall.bat".

Uninstall via file browser:
-Go to your Black Mesa root directory ("*/Steam/steamapps/Common/Black Mesa/");
-Delete:
-"bshift" folder
-All of the "bshift*.bat" files
-"bshift_gamelink.bat"
-"bshift_icon.ico"
-"bshift_uninstall.bat"



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- Game may hang when starting (Fix: Please wait a few minutes, some machines may take a while to boot the game)
- The new UI might crash the game (Use -oldgameui as launch parameter or the corresponding .bat file as a workaround)
- DXVK still might cause some visual issues in a few areas on certain systems
- Second corpse in the canal disposal scene sometimes decides to float in the air instead of falling into the canal
- Potential frame drops in some larger Xen areas with water on certain systems (Turn down either Water or Sun Shadow video settings)
- Forcefields in Xen sometimes perform a weird disco-flickering (Can be caused by changing video settings in this map)
FIX: Load a savegame ;-;
- Potential frame drops in some Xen areas caused by sound data (The game will look like it "freezes" but this is a temporary state)
FIX: Type "stopsound" or "snd_restart" into the console OR wait a few seconds until memory gets flushed
- Picked up objects will automatically drop if you perform a sprint while the weapon holster animation is playing
FIX: Avoid weapons with long holster animations (RPG, Shotgun, MP5) in case this issue is blocking progress





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Feb 17 @ 3:20pm
Focal Point being horrifyingly bad
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Feb 28 @ 12:05am
PINNED: INSTALLATION / LAUNCHING (Troubleshooting guide)
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Feb 25 @ 1:22pm
PINNED: General Feedback and Bug reporting
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VictorDoom98 28 minutes ago 
Es la mejor expancion que probe de black mesa solo falta optimizar un poco la parte Xen pero de lo demas esta excelente :steamthumbsup:
HellKiller 3 hours ago 
нету ярлыков на рабочем столе
AdrianDogmeat 4 hours ago 
@ninthlyokowarrior from their FAQ:

Q: Can I use Blue Shift assets in my mods?
A: So long as our assets are not used in the process of monetary gain, and proper attribution is given, of course!
ninthlyokowarrior 16 hours ago 
Are we allowed to use assets from this for our projects as long as we give credit?
Captain 22 hours ago 
More glitchy, than Starfield :steamthumbsdown:
Sleepy Joe 23 hours ago 
So i found a problem with the water disposal area. Something happens if you go to the power generator first cause when you come out of the door by the big lift and the vorts teleport smashing the security window so you can climb up and push the button for the lift to finish coming down from being stuck, the button just stays red and you cant activate the lift and get the explosive crate therefore soft locking the game. Please fix.
⭐TOTSAMYY⭐ Mar 1 @ 7:00am 
А чо русской озвучки нет!?
SuperVideoGameNerds Mar 1 @ 1:36am 
Actually It be from another mode that set most of my settings to low
SuperVideoGameNerds Mar 1 @ 1:24am 
It works, but the npcs look like they're made in a in the half life alpha build and the files are labeled as unstable
fallujah marine Feb 28 @ 2:41pm 
shits broken for no reason theres no file launcher for blue shift whens a patch update? and please notice the comment blue shift devs