Black Mesa: Source
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Developers | |
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Black Mesa Modification Team | |
Engines | |
Source | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 14, 2012 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Half-Life mods and fangames (series) | |
Half-Life | 1998 |
Half-Life: Opposing Force | 1999 |
Half-Life: Blue Shift | 2001 |
Codename: Gordon | 2004 |
Half-Life: Source | 2004 |
Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | 2004 |
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | 2005 |
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | 2006 |
Half-Life 2: Episode One | 2006 |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 2007 |
Portal (series) | |
Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port) | 2008 |
Half-Life: Alyx | 2020 |
This page is for the unofficial Source engine mod. For the original, see Half-Life. For the Source remake, see Half-Life: Source.
Key points
- There are some changes from the original game, for example, some items are located in different places.
- Unfinished. Developers still working on the Xen portion of the game.
- Requires Steam and Source SDK Base 2007 (both free)
General information
- Black Mesa Forum
- Black Mesa In-Game Issues Forum - highly active support forum
- Black Mesa Wiki
- Unofficial Half-Life Wiki
Availability
- Requires Steam and the Source SDK Base 2007.
Source SDK Base 2007
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Improvements
Play on Mac OS X and Linux
Install the Windows version using PlayOn. Instructions for Mac OS X. A native Linux version is to be released at a later date.
Map left out from the game
Several map weren't ported to Black Mesa, but following user mods re-add them to the game. This includes:
- Hazard Course tutorial with Gina Cross
- Surface Tension C2A5G map
- On A Rail journey to the rocket
Game data
Video settings
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
Lagspikes and performance issues
- Major lagspikes and stuttering with 100% usage of core 1, and less on the remaining cores.
- Unable to select anything in options menu regarding Multi-core rendering (no options to select).
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Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Issues unresolved
'Could not load library client'
- A large thread has been created to attempt to fix this issue. No conclusive fix has been found yet.
- Some users report this fix works.
- This error occurs at launch.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
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System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI 9600 NVidia 6600 Shader model 2.0 support |
ATI X1600 NVidia 7600 Shader model 3.0 support |
- Hard drive space required does not account for the Source SDK 2007.
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