
This is a list of
GoldSrc
GoldSrc (pronounced "Gold Source"), sometimes called the ''Half-Life'' engine, is a proprietary game engine developed by Valve. At its core, GoldSrc is a heavily modified version of id Software's ''Quake'' engine. It made its debut in 1998 with ...
mods (
modifications) for the video game ''
Half-Life Half-life is a mathematical and scientific description of exponential or gradual decay.
Half-life, half life or halflife may also refer to:
Film
* Half-Life (film), ''Half-Life'' (film), a 2008 independent film by Jennifer Phang
* ''Half Life: ...
''.
Single-player mods
*''
Cry of Fear'' – The spiritual successor of ''Afraid of Monsters'', it puts the player in the shoes of Simon, a
paraplegic
Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek ()
"half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neura ...
who writes a book for therapy, and in the process faces the inner demons that plague his thoughts. It features a co-op mode. Though initially a mod, it was later released as a free standalone game on April 25, 2013, via Steam.
*''
Escape from Woomera
''Escape from Woomera'' is an unfinished adventure video game, intended to criticise the treatment of mandatorily detained asylum seekers in Australia as well as the Australian government's attempt to impose a media blackout on the detention c ...
'' – An unfinished point-and-click adventure game, intended to critique the treatment of mandatorily detained asylum seekers in Australia as well as the Australian government's attempt to impose a media blackout on the detention centers.
* ''
Half-Life: Echoes'' – Having a greater emphasis on
survival horror
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than the base game, the player controls an unnamed scientist at the
Black Mesa Research Facility
The Black Mesa Research Facility (also simply called Black Mesa) is a fictional underground laboratory complex that serves as the primary setting for the video game ''Half-Life (video game), Half-Life'' and its Expansion pack, expansions, as well ...
surviving the
Resonance Cascade
''Half-Life'' is a series of first-person shooter games created by Valve. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles and storytelling, and are played entirely from the first-person perspective.
The original ''Half-Life,'' Valve's first produ ...
and invasion by Xen and HECU forces.
*''
They Hunger'' – This is a single-player horror-based mod. It was released by Neil Manke's
Black Widow Games in three episodes, the first in 1999, the second in 2000, and the final installment in 2001. All three were at one point bundled with ''
PC Gamer
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'' magazine.
* ''USS Darkstar'' – This mod follows a scientist on a deep-space scientific mission aboard an interstellar spacecraft. When an experiment goes awry, the player has to defend himself against aliens. This mod was featured by the ''PC Gamer'' magazine on its demo CD in 2001.
* ''Wanted!'' – A
Wild West
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-style mod which follows a town
Sheriff
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and his hunt for a
bandit
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. Enemies include
rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that form the genera '' Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus'' of the subfamily Crotalinae (the pit vipers). All rattlesnakes are vipers. Rattlesnakes are predators that live in a wide array of habitats, hunting small an ...
,
Native Americans and other outlaws. It contains original voice acting and era-specific weapons, and was created by Maverick Developments and released as a free mod. For some time it was bundled with the retail version of ''
Counter-Strike
''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games, in which opposing teams attempt to complete various objectives. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the release of the first game, '' Counte ...
'', along with another mod by Maverick Developments, ''Absolute Redemption'' which was a chapter set between ''Half-Life'' and ''Half-Life 2''.
Multiplayer mods
Team deathmatch
* ''
Action Half-Life
''Action Half-Life'' is a mod for the first-person shooter video game ''Half-Life''. It strives to simulate action movies, especially those directed by John Woo.
''Action Half-Life'' is the second mod in the "Action" series. The first was ''Act ...
'' – A team-based multiplayer mod developed as part of the popular series of "Action"-based mods, designed to emulate the feel of an action movie. Members of the development team had previously worked with developers of ''Counter-Strike'' on the mod ''
Action Quake 2
''Action Quake 2'' is a mod for the video game ''Quake II'' created by The A-Team. ''Action Quake 2'' was developed to recreate the look and feel of an action movie, having a fast pace and a semi-realistic damage system. It features many maps rec ...
''.
* ''
Counter-Strike
''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games, in which opposing teams attempt to complete various objectives. The series began on Windows in 1999 with the release of the first game, '' Counte ...
'' – A team-based tactical
first-person shooter
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through t ...
game involving rounds of combat between two teams, counter-terrorists and terrorists. ''Counter-Strike'' was later released commercially by Valve as a standalone game.
* ' – A free, official ''Half-Life'' mod by Valve that updates the multiplayer gameplay from
id Software
id Software LLC () is an American video game developer based in Richardson, Texas. It was founded on February 1, 1991, by four members of the computer company Softdisk: game programmer, programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer T ...
's ''
Quake'', featuring enhanced textures, models, and lighting. It was released on June 7, 2001, and included in an update to ''Half-Life'' a month later.
OS X
macOS, previously OS X and originally Mac OS X, is a Unix, Unix-based operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's Mac (computer), Mac computers. With ...
and
Linux
Linux ( ) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an kernel (operating system), operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically package manager, pac ...
ports of the Windows game were released through
Steam
Steam is water vapor, often mixed with air or an aerosol of liquid water droplets. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Saturated or superheated steam is inv ...
in August 2013.
* ''Earth's Special Forces'' – Fighting oriented game based on manga/anime ''
Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...
'' with unique three dimensional battle system.
* ''
Firearms
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions).
The first firearms originated ...
'' – A team deathmatch-based game where the emphasis is on weapons and player customization.
* ''Frontline Force'' – A team oriented first person shooter mod in which players are divided into 2 teams: Attackers and Defenders.
* ' – An official ''Half-Life'' mod by Valve. It was released on November 1, 2000, and included in ''Half-Life'' version 1.1.1.0 update, released on June 12, 2002. Ports of the game to
OS X
macOS, previously OS X and originally Mac OS X, is a Unix, Unix-based operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's Mac (computer), Mac computers. With ...
and
Linux
Linux ( ) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an kernel (operating system), operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically package manager, pac ...
were released through
Steam
Steam is water vapor, often mixed with air or an aerosol of liquid water droplets. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Saturated or superheated steam is inv ...
on August 1, 2013.
* ''
Science and Industry
''Science and Industry'' is a multiplayer, teamplay mod for the video game ''Half-Life''. It is one of the oldest ''Half-Life'' mods and has been described as a classic mod. '' – A team-based multiplayer mod in which players take the roles of security guards at two competing research firms. It features a weapons research system.
* ''The Specialists'' – This multiplayer mod is intended to resemble a stylized
action movie
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...
s.
Objective gameplay
* ''
Day of Defeat
''Day of Defeat'' is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set in the European theatre of World War II on the Western front. Originally a modification of the 1998 game ''Half-Life'', the rights of the modification were purchas ...
'' – A
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
first-person shooter
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through t ...
, originally a mod and later a commercially released game.
* ''
Team Fortress Classic
''Team Fortress Classic'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Valve Corporation, Valve and published by Sierra Studios. It was originally released in April 1999 for Windows, and is based on ''Team Fortress'', a Mod (video gaming), mod f ...
'' – Originally a mod ported from
Quakeworld
''Quake'' is a 1996 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the ''Quake'' series, it was originally released for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, followed by Mac OS, Linux and Sega S ...
that introduced a class-system style of play that allowed for many diverse playing styles. With the introduction of Steam it became a standalone game and as of October 10, 2007 it has a commercially released sequel ''
Team Fortress 2
''Team Fortress 2'' (''TF2'') is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation in 2007. It is the sequel to the 1996 ''Team Fortress'' Mod (video gaming), mod for ''Quake (video g ...
''.
Other
* ''
Natural Selection
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in the Heredity, heritable traits characteristic of a population over generation ...
'' – A mod in which two teams (humans and aliens) fight against each other. Its utilizes a mixture of first-person shooter and real-time strategy gameplay. It gained a standalone successor, ''
Natural Selection 2''.
* ''
The Ship'' – Set on a 1920s recreational cruise ship. Each player is assigned a quarry, and the object is to murder him or her with nobody watching, while at the same time watching out for, and defending themselves against their own hunter. Later released as a standalone game on the Source engine.
* ''
Sven Co-op'' – Is a
co-op
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, coöperative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democr ...
mod in which players fight against computer-controlled enemies, it was released as a standalone game in 2016. Apart from user contributed missions it is also possible to play co-operatively through the original ''Half-Life'' game and its expansions, though the expansions can only be accessed if owned by everyone in the server.
* ''Vampire Slayer'' – is a teamplay mod where two sides: vampires and slayers, battle it out in a variety of atmospheric settings.
See also
*
List of Source engine mods
*
List of video games derived from mods
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References
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Mods
GoldSrc
GoldSrc (pronounced "Gold Source"), sometimes called the ''Half-Life'' engine, is a proprietary game engine developed by Valve. At its core, GoldSrc is a heavily modified version of id Software's ''Quake'' engine. It made its debut in 1998 with ...
Half-Life mods