List of Half-Life 2 mods

This is a selected list of "Half-Life 2" Mods (modifications). This list is divided into single player and multiplayer mods.

Released single player mods

* "Eclipse" - A fantasy themed action-adventure total conversion mod in 3rd person view, developed by students of "The Guildhall at SMU".
** Received 2005 Editor's Choice (released mod) from "Mod DB".cite web |url=http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/?fpage=8 |title=Feature: Mods of 2005 - Editor's Choice |accessdate=2007-04-29]

*"Flipside" - a mod where the player takes the role of a mental patient who is breaking out. "Flipside" was an IGF 2008 Finalist [ [http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html The 10th Annual Independent Games Festival ] ] and received Mod DB's 2007 Editor's Choice award.cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/25958/editors-choice-winners-showcase |title=2007 Mod of the Year Awards |accessdate=2008-05-04 |format= |work= ]

* "MINERVA" - Episodic single-player mod based in the "Half-Life 2" universe, with a style of storytelling inspired by classic games such as "Marathon" and "System Shock". The first episode, Metastasis 1, was released in September 2005, the second, Metastasis 2, was released on the 3rd of March, 2006; and the third and fourth chapters were released on the 1st October 2007. "MINERVA" was ranked #11 mod of 2005, #5 mod of 2006 and #5 mod of 2007 by Mod DB.

* "Weekday Warrior" - A comic book mod developed by students of "The Guildhall at SMU". It won Best Mod of the 2007 "Independent Games Festival" Mod Competition. [ [http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html The 10th Annual Independent Games Festival] . Retrieved on 2007-07-09]

Unreleased single player mods

* Black Mesa - An enhanced remake of the original "Half-Life" game.
** "Mod DB" Top Unreleased Mod for 2005, [cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/features/mods-of-2005/3#readarticle |title=Mods of 2005 feature - Mod DB |accessdate=2008-06-23] Most Anticipated Mod of 2006 [cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/features/mods-of-2006-players-choice/3#readarticle |title=Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice feature - Mod DB |accessdate=2008-06-23] and honorable mention in 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/players-choice-winners-showcase/2#readarticle |title=2007 Mod of the Year Awards Event Player's Choice Winners Showcase feature - Mod DB |accessdate=2008-06-23]

Multiplayer mods

* "Age of Chivalry" - A multiplayer modification. Players fight for either the Mason Order or Agathian Knights in a fictional medieval enviornment using swords, spears and many other medieval weaponry. The mod also features Version 1.0 was released on 12/01/07. "Age of Chivalry" received Mod DB Editor's Choice for 2007.

* "Dystopia" - A cyberpunk-themed total conversion that pits mercenaries against Corporate security forces in the physical world and cyberspace. Last release March 17, 2007. "Dystopia" received the Player's Choice Honorable Mention from "Mod DB" in 2006,cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/features/mods-of-2006-players-choice/2 |title=Feature: Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice - Mod of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-29] Best Mod for "Half-Life 2" during the "Independent Games Festival" in 2006, [cite web |url=http://www.igf.com/2006finalistswinners.html |title=Winners: 2006 IGF Main Competition |accessdate=2007-04-29] and received the "Mod Of The Year - 3rd place" and "Genre Award - Action" for mods of 2005 by Mod DB. [http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/ Mods of 2005 feature - Mod DB ] ]

* "Empires" - A first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid where each team lead by a commander, viewing the world in the top-down perspective leading troops in the first-person perspective. It features a variety of player classes and vehicles. "Empires" has received media coverage from IGF, [http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entries2007_mod.php?entry_id=179 IGF] PC Games magazine, [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v678/L3TUC3/EmpiresmodPCgamesjune2006-1-1.jpg] PC Action magazine, [http://www.empiresmod.com/pdf/136_PCA_0606_Empires.pdf PC Action] SteamFriends, [http://www.steamfriends.com/reviews/p2_articleid/1048 SteamFriends] and Planet Half-Life. [ [http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=13 Empires - Planet Half-Life ] ] [ [http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=2 Empires 1.06 - Planet Half-Life ] ] It was also awarded the "Genre Award: Multi-Genre" from Mod DB in 2006,cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/features/mods-of-2006-players-choice/5 |title=Feature: Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice - Top Mods by Genre|accessdate=2007-04-29] won 3rd place Player's Choice at Mod DB's MOTY awards 2007, [ [http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/25910/players-choice-winners-showcase/4 2007 Mod of the Year Awards Event Player's Choice Winners Showcase feature - Mod DB ] ] and a received a Silver award from SteamFriends as 2nd best Source mod of 2007. [ [http://www.steamfriends.com/other/p2_articleid/1113 SteamFriends - Other - The SteamFriends Awards for 2007 ] ]

*"Eternal Silence" - A hard science fiction, class-based first-person shooter featuring infantry and space combat scenarios. "Eternal Silence" pits two capital ships of rival factions against one another for domination of human-occupied space. It won "Best Mod - Multiplayer FPS" during the "Independent Games Festival" in 2006, [cite web |url=http://www.igf.com/02finalists.html#eternal |title=2007 Independent Games Festival Finalists |accessdate=2007-04-29] "Best Multiplayer Mod of the Year - Honorable Mention" from "Mod DB" in 2006, [cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2006-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/23825/mods-of-2006-editors-choice#readarticle |title=Mods of 2006 - Editors' Choice |accessdate=2007-12-15] and "Mod DB Editors' Choice Award" in 2007.

* "Fortress Forever" - A mod based on Valve's Team Fortress Classic, but has been created entirely from scratch by the Fortress Forever development team. The intended scope of Fortress Forever is to please the adamant Team Fortress Classic fans, while at the same time creating a game enjoyable enough to players new to Team Fortress styled games. The mod was released on September 13, 2007. [Planet Half-Life News. [http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=142088 Fortress Forever Exclusive Release!] . Retrieved 2007-09-18.] "Fortress Forever" received "Best mod of 2007" in PC Gamer magazine. [http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3576/scan0001jl6.jpg]

* "Garry's Mod" - A "sandbox" mod that allows the player to manipulate objects using the Source physics engine. Allows both single- and multi-player interaction. Version 10 released commercially and version 9 available for free on Steam. "Garry's Mod" received Mod DB's "Player's Choice Honorable Mention" from Mod DB in 2006, "Mod of the Year" in 2005 [cite web |url=http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/?fpage=4 |title=Feature: Mods of 2005 - Mod of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-29] and "Genre Award: Puzzle" from in 2005.cite web |url=http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/?fpage=7 |title=Feature: Mods of 2005 - Top Mod by Genre|accessdate=2007-04-29]

* "" - A total conversion for "Half-Life 2" that aims to recreate the original Nintendo 64 classic "GoldenEye 007". It received Mod DB's "Editors' Choice for Reinvention" in 2006,cite web |url=http://features.moddb.com/288/mods-of-2006-editors-choice/?fpage=1 |title=Feature" Mods of 2006 - Editor's Choice |accessdate=2007-04-29] "Third Place, Mod of the Year" in 2006, and "Fourth Place, Top Unreleased Mods" in 2005. [cite web |url=http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/?fpage=5 |title=Feature: Mods of 2005 - Top Unreleased: 5 to 2|accessdate=2007-04-29]

* "" - A simple capture-the-flag mod. Players are divided into two teams, Combine and Rebels, and try to steal the other team's flag from their base and return it to their own for points, with the aid of ability enhancing runes and various weapons.

* "" - Pits one player (called "The Hidden") as an invisible genetically-modified human against a team of SWAT-like operatives called the "Infinitum Research Intercept Squad", (IRIS) with regular human attributes but a selection of weapons to choose. The IRIS team's objective is to hunt down the Hidden, while the Hidden attempts to stalk and kill the IRIS team without being detected. "Hidden: Source" won Mod DB's "Fourth Place, Mod of the Year" in 2006, "Editors' Choice for Ambience" in 2006, and "Editors' Choice for Multiplayer" in 2005.

* "" - A first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid set within the fictional "Iron Grip" universe in a predominantly urban setting. The game pits two separate factions against each other: the Rahmos and the Resistance. Playing as the Rahmos gives at least one, but typically fewer players control of an array of AI-controlled NPCs in a top-down real-time strategy perspective. Players in the resistance, conversely, are individual players in the first-person perspective fighting the player-controlled NPCs.
** Editors' Choice for Innovation from "Mod DB" in 2006
** Players' Choice Honorable Mention for Multi-Genre from "Mod DB" in 2006

* "Jailbreak Source" - A team based first-person shooter where each team has a jail in their base. When an enemy player is killed, they will respawn inside your jail, where they can either await release by their own team who are fighting to get to the release button, or escape by their own means, through devious and deadly escape routes. "Jailbreak Source" has received media coverage and reviews from Planet Half-Life,cite web|url=http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HLMotw.Detail&id=194|title="Jailbreak: Source" 0.4 |accessdate=2008-09-16|date=2008-08-09|publisher=IGN|work=Planet Half-Life|last=Rogers|first=Thomas] Total PC Gaming Magazine,Cite book | last = Mod | first = Report | title = Jailbreak: Source 0.4 | publisher = "Total PC Gaming" | date = Issue 08 | pages=page 66] and ModDBcite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/jailbreak/features/jailbreak-04-preview|title="Jailbreak: Source" preview |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=2008-04-12|publisher=Mod DB] . Alongside Interviews with ModDB cite web|url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/jailbreak/features/modcast-episode-4|title="ModDB Jailbreak" Interview |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=2008-04-15|publisher=Mod DB] and Interlopers.net cite web|url=http://www.interlopers.net/articles/jailbreak-interview|title="Interlopers Jailbreak" Interview |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=2008-04-15|publisher=Interlopers]

* "" - A total conversion for "Half-Life 2" that aims to recreate the original Nintendo 64 classic "Perfect Dark". It was listed among the top 100 mods of 2007 at Mod-DB. [ [http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/top100 2007 Mod of the Year Awards event - Mod DB ] ] Honorable mention in the top unreleased mods of 2006 Mod DB feature (it is released now). [cite web |url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/5882/perfect-darksource/features/23824/mods-of-2006-players-choice/3#readarticle |title=Perfect Dark:Source Mod for Half-Life 2 Mods of 2006 - Player's Choice feature - Mod DB |accessdate=2008-06-18]

* "Pirates, Vikings and Knights II" - A mostly melee based mod featuring three factions; Pirates, Vikings and Knights. Map objectives varies between deathmatch, capture the flag-ish and more. Currently six playable characters in beta 2.

* "Plan of Attack" - A multiplayer first-person shooter that highlights strategy, teamwork, and out-thinking the enemy. Last official release October 5, 2005. However, the development team has halted development and released the source code of the mod. Currently a new mod team is recruiting to continue development of the mod.

* "SourceForts" - A capture-the-flag mod. Teams use gravity guns to build a fort out of given parts during the build phases, and assault the other team's fort during the combat phases. One can play as a Soldier, Sniper, Engineer, Rocketeer, or Scout in a fast-paced battle for glory. Last release September 1, 2008.
**Thirteenth Place, Mod of the Year from "Mod DB" in 2005 [cite web | url=http://features.moddb.com/218/mods-of-2005/?fpage=1 | title=Feature: Mods of 2005 - Overall Top Mods: 15 to 11 | accessdate=2007-07-22]
**Players' Choice Genre Award: Action from "Mod DB" in 2006

* "Zombie Master" - Zombie Master is a multiplayer Half-Life 2 modification centered around a zombie-apocalypse. Zombie Master incorporates Real-time Strategy elements for one "zombie master" player while the other players continue to use a First-person Shooter style of play. The goal of the modification is to introduce an innovative game style into the popular Survivors vs Zombies game genre. Zombie Master is available as a free download to anyone owning a legal Source Engine based game.

* "Zombie Panic! Source" - A team-based zombie themed mod. Zombie Panic! Source pits player-controlled survivors against player-controlled zombies, in a gameplay style that simulates an outbreak. The zombie team starts with only a few players, but their ranks grow as survivors are mauled and switch to the zombie team. Zombie Panic! Source is a free download. Its first public release was on December 28, 2007 [http://www.zombiepanic.org/forums/showthread.php?t=7090] News post announcing the release of Zombie Panic! Source] .
**Mod DB, players' choice, top unreleased mod of 2007 (it is released now).cite web | url=http://www.moddb.com/events/2007-mod-of-the-year-awards/features/25910/players-choice-winners-showcase/ | title=2007 Mod of the Year Awards Event Player's Choice Winners Showcase feature - Mod DB | accessdate=2008-01-29]

ee also

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* "Half-Life 2", section Expansions and modifications

References

External links

;Developer resources
* [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=191 Source SDK discussion forums]
* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/ Valve Developer Community]
* [http://list.valvesoftware.com/ Valve List Server Info]
* [http://www.steampowered.com/ Steam]

;Mod news
* [http://www.hl2mods.co.uk/ Half-Life 2 Mods UK]
* [http://www.planetphillip.com/ PlanetPhillip] - Single player Half-Life 2 maps and mods database
* [http://www.mod-hq.com/ Steam Lab] - Regularly updated Half-Life 2 & Steam news resource
* [http://www.amphibian.myzen.co.uk/HL2/ Amphibian Mods] - List of notable HL2 single player mods
* [http://moddb.com/ ModDB] - HL2 and other games mod profiles