Black Mesa

Black Mesa

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Jan 24, 2016 @ 5:34pm
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On a Rail Uncut

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Text FAMGUY1 (real name: Chon Kemp, A.K.A. DIGITAL SPORTS - now the Lead Level Designer for Black Mesa) old project to finish "uncutting" Black Mesa. This mod extends Black Mesa's On a Rail back to the length of the chapter in HL1, by seamlessly adding 4 new maps in between the existing Black Mesa maps.

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Black Mesa cut "On a Rail" extremely heavily, due to its unpopularity and confusing design in the original Half-Life. On a Rail was 10 maps in HL1, and is represented by a mere 3 maps in Black Mesa. While Black Mesa's version of OaR has been well received for its less confusing design and greater focus, some fans (such as myself!) might have wanted to see the original HL1 maps given the Black Mesa treatment. Well, here they are! This is my attempt at restoring the missing maps from "On a Rail" to Black Mesa. Note that these maps are very far from straight 1:1 remakes. I've attempted to follow Black Mesa's redesigning principles on the maps which I've remade. This means that areas which were poorly designed in HL1 were streamlined and simplified in this remake, and areas which had potential for expansion have been expanded. The aim of the project is to maintain consistency with both Black Mesa and Half-Life 1, and like ST Uncut, to maintain flawless integration with Black Mesa's current offerings.

THIS MOD HAS BEEN LEFT UNFINISHED. I was hired onto the Black Mesa team in September 2013, and I put this mod on hold in order to invest time into my real commitments with Crowbar Collective. However, the mod is finished enough that it can still serve as a worthy addition to the game - but I just wanted people who play this to be aware that it is not 100%. Probably more like 60%.
Popular Discussions View All (28)
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Dec 16, 2024 @ 3:10pm
Its a good extension, but its not friendly for new gamers
PRC-MXYLR
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Jul 27, 2024 @ 7:40am
Will this be added to the official update, just like the "Surface Tension" maps were?
dragon99919
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Jan 29 @ 12:17am
I can't make this run
Eze
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Norwee May 10 @ 1:00am 
This mod could use an update. Although one will never come.

It does feel different design-wise from the regular BM level design policy. It has too many useless side paths and offices that don't add much, the outside section at the end is bloated and filled with too many enemies and empty space between. The sniper section felt out of place and too difficult to deal with due to the large size of the area it covers.

The textures and graphics in the Uncut maps are a noticeable downgrade from the vanilla On a Rail maps.

As for lengthening the chapter and adding the missing maps and sections, it succeeds. But it isn't of the high quality i was hoping for.
It also clashes tonally and gameplay-wise with the final Black Mesa product if you intend to play the game from start to finish with the Uncut maps added.
Daydbaoi Apr 26 @ 1:53am 
I switched to public beta and OaRUncut is gone and then I unsubscribed and resubscribed but nothing changed?
davidskjo17 Mar 30 @ 8:43pm 
How do I remove it from the main campaign when I just want to play the base game?
James Evan Wilson, M.D Mar 16 @ 10:59am 
@Hauker~ Just because it's realistic that doesn't automatically make it fun to play
matthewwwww Mar 9 @ 8:24am 
on a rail with foreskin
Hauker~ Jan 26 @ 3:45am 
i never understood the whiners who hated on a rail in hl1 its a giant facility of course its confusing
NoiseyToy Dec 20, 2024 @ 3:53pm 
This mod is so fucking great. It was so seamless and really added alot of depth to On A Rail. They really did a good job.
Hecatomb Dec 18, 2024 @ 9:28pm 
I'm clearly in the minority here, but I think this mod is nearly perfect as-is. It just needs a bit of polish to clean up a few missing textures, and the snipers in the trainyard are unkillable without using noclip. Other than that, fantastic work, and I still hope it may one day get that little bit of extra attention to qualify as finished.

"Of course, you owe us nothing Mr. Kemp. But you've come this far. You know as much about this chapter as anyone."
Jesse Pinkmann Official Dec 5, 2024 @ 5:58pm 
Keeps crashing when I try to run it
DeadBees64 Nov 22, 2024 @ 12:03pm 
Pretty good but that large outdoor segment at the end felt a bit sloppy. Otherwise, I loved the detailed office and security areas.