Black Mesa inside Roblox

[median nacelle]

This project aims to recreate Black Mesa, the Source Remake of Valve's Half-Life 1.
Rather than being a 1:1 port, I've taken the creative liberty to extend or improve the general Geometry rebuilt by Crowbar Collective, obviously still in their design.

-# * All assets from the 2013 Source Mod are licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 BY-NC. Certain Assets from the Retail version (from Steam) were remade.

-# * This is a side-project, meaning that whatever progress is shown in the course of a few hours/days, is from a random motivation spike

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1023517175803293787/1374390013080633455/tml_thing_rev2.png?ex=682ddff2&is=682c8e72&hm=0273a77cd581d97df01d68a5e73972c4cde7b0a446d4870e6afaa69ee041e987&

Oh yeah, the fact that right now I've started to move again on this after like 1-2 years of absence is hilarious (for me on this thing specifically).

Started having some motivation spikes as I got some time off my main project.

These days got onto the end of Chapter 2, while still WIP , its progressing good

[unkempt harbor]

goddamn!

[stiff edge]

Sick

[stray bobcat]

amazing

[median nacelle]

they're still waiting for him, huh.

[slender quiver]

Dayum thats looking very good!

[inland mango]

Damn, is it an RP game or just the story mode?

[median nacelle]

There is an older version as an RP Map, but now I am dedicated to make the campaign

[mint rampart]

this looks pretty good

despite the fact I usually don't like roblox ports that just recreate the maps and put the textures from the game

[inland mango]

And how's it called?

[median nacelle]

I could've said the name, but then you weren't able to find it directly

I hope it wont be a problem to send the link directly here

[median nacelle]

Yeah, back in 2020 my hopes to continue the project were low af. Idk why the random spike, ig by being one of the few that actually had the courage to continue the idea, and to not rip everything and to make original assets aswell.

like, I get it. we go beyond all I do, in the end is just another port to roblox. for me it helped me understand more in scripting, animating and basic grapich designing.

[fluid knoll]

man i hope it won't turn out as the first one

[inland mango]

Send it on my DMS ! i want play so bad!

[real glacier]

THIS IS SICK

[chrome cairn]

THIS IS ROBLOX?? WTH??

[median nacelle]

Now something out to the surface, an original map for "Surface Tension"

[median nacelle]

weather update

[stray bobcat]

cool

[median nacelle]

massive

Black Mesa inside Roblox

[chrome cairn]

now make aperture

[south ridge]

Holy crap, it looks amazing. Did you use blender for this? @median nacelle

[median nacelle]

the skybox's terrain is meshed.

the rest of the walkable map is with roblox's terrain

[median nacelle]

[past kiln]

So basically just importing all assets?

Isn't that against their

guidelines

[unkempt harbor]

probably not, theres already definitive edition assets on the toolbox anyways

[past kiln]

actually its

not allowed

[median nacelle]

uhh no

I'm also making some myself

If it is from retail then I will make one

If it was from the source mod, then I can those use since it is under a creative commons license

Take for example the assets from Surface tension Uncut. Alot of textures are from the source mod. but those found only in retail, then that is a big no no. I can inspire from it. but no way I will use those

[past kiln]

yeah only source mod

[median nacelle]

oh theres the sun

[dawn stone]

Surface tension 3?

[mint rampart]

looking good

[fluid knoll]

ah, sad, i was hoping you made the pre-disaster black mesa

ah wait i just realized its not just a map but whole campaign, im dumb 💀

[median nacelle]

Hahahah

If I were to do so, I have a backup before I began leaving holes everywhere

Either way I'm still far away from completing it

[fluid knoll]

alr

[median nacelle]

I began on a few maps so I wouldnt stagnate like I did with Anomalous materials for the last 3 years

[median nacelle]

got bored so i'm gonna share some unfinished gameplay

[ionic lake]

Im not gonna lie, this is probably the sickest project ive seen so far when it's about pulling Half Life in Roblox, most of them are just rp game and it's mostly dead/low quality but this one looks pretty promising, good job!!

[dawn stone]

This sickest projcet i ever seen and good luck on making it!

[fleet axle]

That is not roblox

[median nacelle]

quite ironic since it started as a low-quality rp game )))))

[dawn stone]

innovation mesa?

[median nacelle]

How did you manage to guess it, using the old name of the project?

Oh damn, I guess I've still managed to get that attention all these years

[dawn stone]

youtube recommendations

I was like fan of innovation inc

[median nacelle]

That AM Test Build video from 2020, right?

[dawn stone]

Yeah

[median nacelle]

hahahaha

[dawn stone]

Youtube just literally showing an 4 years old video

[median nacelle]

literally

[stray bobcat]

crazy how even that studio version looks good

[median nacelle]

minor experiment ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dawn stone]

İts time to choose Mr freeman...

[chrome cairn]

Blue pill, or red pill, Mr Freeman.

[median nacelle]

had to do it to 'em

[chrome cairn]

real

[dawn stone]

for real

[median nacelle]

"On work day we don't work"

[stiff edge]

Looking goood

[dawn stone]

Bald scientist

[median nacelle]

Momen

[median nacelle]

quick follow-up

[median nacelle]

committing aliven't, random photoshoot

[fluid knoll]

idea: make so rarely they have a chance to play those songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4bEuDd9djY&pp=ygURY2hhcmdlciB0eXBlIGJlYXQ%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5vhvZIBXE&pp=ygURY2hhcmdlciB0eXBlIGJlYXQ%3D

[feral abyss]

Is the porting process smooth and mostly automatic or more manual? I have been working on Aperture Chronicles for a while but hit a roadblock of the porting process just needing far too much manual editing of fixing textures to be effective, and with meshes having odd rotation occasionally and terrain being messed up.

I've been mostly working on a more manual port from obj to roblox but it would be a lot easier if there was some other alternative you could show me.

that's if it's not strictly private of course, which I get.

[median nacelle]

Sincr most of it is with blender, for map elements is with the plumber addon, where I select my elements and join them, or I make my own. Export with fbx and using a Scale. When importing I select another Scale and ignore vertex colors since there is a bug showing all in black.

Plumber also has the option to import models, but there is a glitch where it gets stuck When it wants to Scale it. So I will use Crowbar to decompile models and then have the source to blender addon to import what I need.

For both cases, if needed, modfiying models in the case of using multiple textures.

So yea, Manual labor. It ain't much but its honest work for the last 4-5 years.

For short, use fbx, scale 99% of the time, use another scale when importing to roblox

[feral abyss]

Yea well unfortunately my own method does appear to be quicker but makes sense as you make a lot of the models

the only problem is I've had issues porting the level before neurotoxin where your changing the turret input

idk why but it refuses to port

[median nacelle]

idk what I can say about that, if you're not doing it already, do not port the entire map, if I remember right there is a limit to how many meshes you can import in one shot. If there are similar models or brushes in it, import one and you can dupe it in roblox, an asset loads in, all clones will as well.

[feral abyss]

im importing the map all together already

it works for basically any valve map but portal stories mel is struggling

but im just cutting it in half and manually stitching it together for now til i get a better porting process

[feral abyss]

fails in vmf2obj so it isnt an issue with roblox importing

[median nacelle]

ah you're using that method

[feral abyss]

yeah its pretty reliable other than the lighter materials like white panels being broken usually

[median nacelle]

im way too deep in manual

[feral abyss]

or black panels

yeahh sounds like it lmao

well i mean if you arent using valve assets you kind of have to

[median nacelle]

the only thing I use from time to time is importvmf so I can set sizes accordingly

also is a little smaller than what is imported

[feral abyss]

im just going with a scale of 8 by 8 studs rn but i might scale it up to 9 by 9 if i need to

i just use

a roblox plugin

to scale properly

i just compare what i import with the mesh in the map and divide accordingly

to get the scale

[median nacelle]

you can also use the simple rule of 3 )))

[feral abyss]

wdym simple rule of 3 lol

[median nacelle]

https://calcuworld.com/math/rule-of-three-calculator/

you take a value from hammer and a value you want as a size

256 hammer units you want to be 24 studs

you take another value from hammer and thats your second value in studs

[feral abyss]

fair

i suppose the good thing about scales is it doesnt matter i can fix it at any point

ill leave it for now

[median nacelle]

details

[stray bobcat]

cool

[median nacelle]

with the power of meshing I show-off these pics, for like the 10th time

[median nacelle]

fucked up the lore, not glad

[chrome cairn]

what the sigma

[chrome cairn]

also w

[median nacelle]

" beyond that airlock, we would've lead the world to great <<innovations>> "

[median nacelle]

a comically "large" silo

[median nacelle]

quite the view from up here

[fleet axle]

what is dat floor texture?

[median nacelle]

a concrete floor

[fleet axle]

…

the tiles

[median nacelle]

a texture from hl2

[median nacelle]

Whatever I'm cooking right now, sure it will get burned !!1!

[scarlet geode]

[median nacelle]

shining like we are back in the 200-'s (escuse the bad crop (( )

[fleet axle]

Is that boblox?

[median nacelle]

yes

[fleet axle]

it looks like it is black mesa

it is so good and detailed 😭

You have my respect

[median nacelle]

I believe the computer is not workin

[scarlet geode]

blue screen of death

[median nacelle]

I hate it when my 2 dollar store camera brakes from the immense radiation. (yes it has sense inside BM, its some shitty paradox trust me)

[ember flare]

good morning Gordon,

[median nacelle]

highly trained "professionals"

[kind hill]

I am not sure I am allowed to say this in creators-corner, but i think it will be way more funny if there was one more note saying "Well some of yall are the reason shampoo has instructions"

[median nacelle]

obviously unfinished, but hey, new cinderblock textures

[rocky badge]

Bro, that's fucking amazing

Why wont you apply for enigneer with this

[viscid scaffold]

My compatriots are very satisfied with these builds.

Very well done.

[past kiln]

probably because it's an import

[median nacelle]

I have other works that are n times better than this old sided silly project.

[median nacelle]

back with the "big" silo thing

[stray bobcat]

Building skills are only one part of applying for engineer, the other part is getting the questions right

[stray bobcat]

cool

[feral abyss]

also and there's the whole element of yk not wanting a full time job for a low-key odd game

the game n stuff is fine but I think the fact even the discord has weird roleplay for basic staff instead of taking it more seriously is crazy lmao

they need real jobs

[glossy totem]

engineer isn't dev?

[ember flare]

freeman you fool!

[median nacelle]

these are some foolish times

[mint rampart]

oh my that turbine looks cool

I like its paintjob

[median nacelle]

the pain

[median nacelle]

the pain 2

[median nacelle]

this is too bland. I'll just

who needs a simple signal system when you can go full american mode

[timber lantern]

cant wait to play your game

[median nacelle]

give me like another 2-3 years until I have something

[median nacelle]

Blender type shit

[median nacelle]

I've unironically enjoyed UV Mapping all this

[median nacelle]

huge monochromatic pillar

[fluid knoll]

who forgot to bring paint for the reactor????

[median nacelle]

Million dollars facility and yet no budget for paint

[median nacelle]

i'm active again (and new thumb for the post moment)

[median nacelle]

me when graphics designing

[dense meadow]

this is amazing

cant wait to see more!

[fleet axle]

can i use a similar design to this gui?

[median nacelle]

I mean, its similar to what Crowbar Collective did, so yeah ig?

[fleet axle]

aight

[median nacelle]

the

[median nacelle]

sudden blunder dump idk. some character based on some old lore made back in like, 2020?

and sudden realisation, it will be exactly 4 years in 9 days since I made that

[median nacelle]

mf used to look more depressed

[fleet axle]

PLEASE Lower the ammount of fans 😭

its too many Fans

[median nacelle]

Its the actual map from the campaign, can't do much

[fleet axle]

oh k

[median nacelle]

roblox decided to take a shit on meshes gotta love them outages

[median nacelle]

live reaction to whatever I'm burning rn

[feral abyss]

would be a shame if a major incident occured here

[dense meadow]

would be a shame if a incident of unknown severity occured here

[median nacelle]

idek

oh yeah, 4k images, enjoy the crispy details

[feral abyss]

the quality is insane and the fact it isn't even a full port is wild

[median nacelle]

[hidden halo]

omg

reactor

🙏

[verbal sable]

We sure do love our lambda core

[ionic lake]

We are getting Lambda Labs in a Roblox "Black Mesa" game

that's crazy

[feral abyss]

whats.. crazy about that lmao

they are like a sister company of black mesa

[hidden halo]

wait i tought it was just another laboratory

not a seperate company

[median nacelle]

The Lambda Labs (Complex) are a part of the BMRF

[verbal sable]

bud respectfully

play the game first

[feral abyss]

ive played black mesa before

literally just said company instead of location it isnt that deep

its basically the same thing

or laboratory

it isnt that deep

[verbal sable]

Company and location are two entirely different things

Location is where something is

Company is a business or group of people who do a specific thing

Plus neither are correct as it’s part of black mesa, not a seperate location/company

[median nacelle]

this aint lambda core, I havent got one iota about what I am doing

[dense meadow]

IS THAT THE LAMB

[feral abyss]

it isnt that deep

its a pretty geeky thing to fixate on lol

[verbal sable]

right but other people would’ve also pointed it out if they saw the message

but people (including me) are too lazy so

anyways

I just like lore so I get fixated on it

[median nacelle]

I'm alive again.
Today we have, npc interactions !1!1
Obviously unfinished.

[fleet axle]

Is this a game?

[median nacelle]

will be in the next decade

[fleet axle]

..

Bruh

[median nacelle]

The thing with this specific project is that I've been attempting for like 8 months or so revive it, mostly experimenting and attempting some stuff to make it uhh, spicier (???) (somehow lore that would make sense in the hl universe without actually tampering the timeline in a bad way), while I got another project I'm managing and it's on a higher priority.

yea it took me a day to respond. Kiss love uni life

[median nacelle]

Back at it with another attempt at a thing the voices told me.

[hidden halo]

this looks fire

[median nacelle]

spontaneous work

[idle valve]

Oh God Thats Crazy Good, But I wish the voice had that reverb

I wish you could add the voice to the suit

[median nacelle]

It's reverbed twice

Once in its file and once from roblox

[idle valve]

Dosn;t sound like it

oh

some how that is just like the game

[idle valve]

also whats this...The*** LAMBADA ***Control Room?

[median nacelle]

Concept with the BM Style

[idle valve]

hmm?

[median nacelle]

It's not tied to the lambda labs

[idle valve]

I don't know any other reactors in BM

[median nacelle]

Specifically it fits more for some side sci-fi lore I'm making, think about it like a mod.

[idle valve]

oksy

[rocky kraken]

Can’t wait for this

[median nacelle]

weather update

[naive tundra]

Damn

[crimson blaze]

Inbound is MUCH BETTER.

[median nacelle]

we got the

fun fact: last time I showed animated mouths was exactly a year ago 🕳️🧑‍🦯

[fluid knoll]

press the button

(yes the funni button under the desk)

[median nacelle]

the fucking

we also got these guys doing whatever this is

[fluid knoll]

why did it turn into demo-mesa 😭

[idle valve]

@median nacelle do you have link for the game?

[median nacelle]

Not able to share it at this time, its just the menu and an old demo of AM

[median nacelle]

[crimson blaze]

you need the inbound in the game

[hardy ivy]

actually sick

[rocky badge]

This looks amazing

[median nacelle]

We are evolving!11

as you can see Its working perfectly

[hidden halo]

where is he going

[dawn stone]

Going to create Source engine 4 before Valve

[idle valve]

he's not gonna be able to do much with a barel of fuel in it

[median nacelle]

[dawn stone]

Kleiner and Eli looks awesome

[median nacelle]

I'm just speechless

[idle valve]

did......he just fly over to talk to someone else?

[idle valve]

I'm Friends With Freeman!

[glossy totem]

forget about freeman, we're pulling out

[stoic sun]

Dr. Kleiner?

[crimson blaze]

Dr. fisherman 🐟

[stray bobcat]

i havent checked this in a while

[median nacelle]

some texture reworks and minor remodelling

[dawn stone]

You cooked

[median nacelle]

minor weather update

[dawn stone]

The weather

[coarse kraken]

Don't worry, you are not in any trouble, this thread is just being monitored for moderation purposes.

-# <@&1391570609523396759>

[stray bobcat]

[signal acorn]

DON'T LET IT OVERCHARGE

[ionic lake]

Wait, what do you mean overcharg-

[frosty notch]

The sun will leak if you let it overcharged

[dawn stone]

HL2 Overcharged.....

[median nacelle]

the

[dawn stone]

Nice touch

Vanilla BM never had smth like that

[median nacelle]

ye

going nuts on details and expanding things

[median nacelle]

kinda lively innit

[median nacelle]

Getting closer and closer to something release-able, it only took me what, 4-5 years with large breaks in between ?

[dawn stone]

I will def try it when once is out

[median nacelle]

also big weather update, another thing is cooking up

[median nacelle]

elite ball knowledge

[frosty notch]

This is all quite impressive, is there like a playable demo for this?

[median nacelle]

There was a 2020-2021 demo build. Right now it is restricted after Roblox locked all unrated games, and I'll intend to rate it after at least 2 chapters are made in a playable state.

[stray bobcat]

oh your recreating the story also?

i thought it was just the builds

[median nacelle]

I mean, the first message and the thumbnail says so

[median nacelle]

and now a "little" use of emissive mapping

[hardy ivy]

Will the game be available as exploration mode?

[median nacelle]

some of this unforeseen on your consequence

[median nacelle]

"It took me a year to respond"... Someday

[hidden halo]

very consequence

[dawn stone]

Unforseen consequences but better

[rocky kraken]

omg fire

[ionic lake]

[dawn stone]

Be aware the Local nerd scientist because it will eventualy cause an resonance cascade and everthing goes shit

[median nacelle]

Quick Demo of the Main menu. (Recently refactored the code so why not a small showoff at this time)

[stray bobcat]

wow

[median nacelle]

[versed wind]

damn this is crazy accurate

[median nacelle]

and some more

[median nacelle]

and now assembled!1

[stray bobcat]

could you allow mobile to play

[fleet nymph]

hi

[median nacelle]

After a short period of thinking these last few hours, I have considered to make the first "open testing" period of the "Anomalous Materials" Chapter. For how long? A week? A Month? Who knows? I'm a "tad bit" interested of seeing the general opinion before a complete release of the chapter and any other content along with it, since this thread is the only place I show progress and peaks of this niche project.

**As a disclaimer, there is still a lot of refining in a lot of places, expect some unfinished or missing sequences and possible broken visuals **(some chunks of code still run on hopes and prayers 🕳️🧑‍🦯).

I'm open to any kind of critical feedback, and any possible game-breaking bugs in this period.

Thanks for listening to my Short TED Talk, have fun by all means!
||https://www.roblox.com/games/4731903069||

[dawn stone]

appears to be this door is not fully opened

and i can walk trough in it

uhhh what

[dawn stone]

well made
i like it

it looks better than old one

[versed wind]

erm

i think something went wrong

maybe

[dawn stone]

i think thats an loading issue

[median nacelle]

That

[ionic lake]

To be fair I will give me quick thoughts on this
for a demo, it's pretty good

although considering how powerful Roblox is (well ""powerful"" is a great word), it doesnt really need a loading system

I think the loading should be added for at least long chapter (IE Surface Tension)

[pseudo vale]

i wish moon animator still worked so i could pose avatrs like this still

[stray bobcat]

no way