- The Specialists
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title = The Specialists
developer = The Specialists mod team
publisher =
designer = Filippo "Morfeo" De Luca & Lorenzo "John_Matrix" Pasini
engine =GoldSrc
version = 3.0 (June 21 ,2007 )
released =October 29 2002
genre =First-person shooter
modes =Multiplayer
platforms =Microsoft Windows
media =
input = Keyboard, mouse"The Specialists" is a
multiplayer mod for thefirst-person shooter computer game "Half-Life". The final version of the mod is 3.0. As of 2008, the game is one of the ten most played "Half-Life" modifications in terms of players, according toGameSpy . [cite web |url=http://archive.gamespy.com/stats/mods.asp?id=15&s=1 |title=Top Mods For Half Life By Players |publisher=GameSpy |accessdate=2008-07-09]History
The game was created by Filippo "Morfeo" De Luca & Lorenzo "John_Matrix" Pasini. Originally made to be a team-play game (much like Counter-Strike, but with added action movie realism), The Specialists soon evolved into a "Free-For-All" game with action movie realism. The Specialists 1.0 was first publicly released on October 2002.
On June 21, 2007, TS received its final major update, 3.0. The possibility of a 3.1 has been mentioned by the development team, which would include minor feature additions and any necessary bug fixes to put the mod in a finished state.
Gameplay
The Specialists, or TS, is a multi-player action movie mod/total conversion for Valve's best selling first person shooter, Half-Life. It is intended to resemble a generic
action movie , and is often compared to the filmFace/Off , though several of the default models and some of the game-play elements appear to be references to "The Matrix ". It contains over 29 weapons, many power-ups, and 5 official game-types (although there is an unofficial game-type, Role-Playing).One of the features that The Specialists is known for is "Bullet Time", the ability to manipulate time to pass in slow motion. "Bullet Time" has been implemented in other titles such as
Max Payne , but is typically found only in single-player titles, whereas The Specialists is mainly a multi-player modification. The game also makes heavy use of stunts, even rewarding players with scoring bonuses for stunt combinations. The creators of TS have managed to put together a fascinating little engine to drive close combat, something that hasn't really been done well before in a first person shooter. It is very interesting in that it rewards playing ability dramatically, and seems to have almost no limit to the amount of improvement a player can make. Although it is far from being the first shooter to include stunts and kung fu (a notable spiritual predecessor "The Opera"), The Specialists is the first to combine them with multi-player slow motion game-play.Movement and stunts
The various stunts that can be performed are all dependent on the gauge to the left of players cross hair. The player will notice that the mouse is moved up and down, the dot in the gauge will move up and down as well, depending on where the player looks. The position of this dot dictates the kind of stunt performed.
Weight and slots
Weight is a very important part of The Specialists, as it determines a large part of how you can play the game. Those who enjoy carrying vast amounts of firepower around with them will be very limited in the number of stunts that they can perform and the speed at which they can move, whereas players armed with only knives or a pistol will be able to move very quickly and perform more stunts.
Power-ups
The Specialists contains a variety of power-ups. Power-ups can be separated into two categories: Passive and active power-ups.
Passive power-ups
Passive power-ups do not require activation: they last until the character is killed, and their effect is maintained for the entire time. All can be found on the map but most of these are awarded after reaching a certain status.
Active power-ups
Active power-ups must be activated to have an effect. Active power-ups last for three or five seconds depending on which power-up is used. Active power-ups can be particularly devastating when used with an appropriate weapon. The player may only carry one active power-up at a time.
ee also
* Half-Life
*List of Half-Life mods
*Valve Software
* SteamReferences
External links
* [http://www.specialistsmod.net/ Official website for "The Specialists"]
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