# Black Mesa Source - Release Date
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [September 4, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642 "2012-09-04T14:54:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/1 "2012-09-04T14:54:03Z")
The end truly is nigh!!! September 14th
now if I just remember where I left my crowbar. đ
> **[Black Mesa: Re-visit the world that started the Half-Life continuum â Crowbar...](https://www.crowbarcollective.com/games/black-mesa)**
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> Black Mesa is a re-envisioning video game of the classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life.
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### Author:  [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/2 "2012-09-04T16:45:21Z")
Maybe, theyâll help you.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/3 "2012-09-04T21:33:35Z")
So, how much of a mess is it going to be with so many people trying to download it at the same time?
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### Author:  [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/4 "2012-09-04T21:49:52Z")
Someone wanna clue me in here?
What exactly is Black Mesa Source? Iâve played Half-Life 1&2 so Iâm assuming itâs a like a dev kit?
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### Author:  [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/5 "2012-09-04T22:10:05Z")
> [@zoid](#):
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> Someone wanna clue me in here?
> What exactly is Black Mesa Source? Iâve played Half-Life 1&2 so Iâm assuming itâs a like a dev kit?
Itâs a total (fan) remake of Half Life 1 in the source engine with graphics a little better than Half Life 2. I think they may also have made some minor design adjustments to areas, but mostly itâs just a total remake.
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### Author:  [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/6 "2012-09-04T22:17:33Z")
So whatâs it gonna cost?
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/7 "2012-09-04T22:25:30Z")
[Itâs free, bitches!](http://wiki.blackmesasource.com/General_FAQ)
Iâm listening to the soundtrack nowâŚarrrgh, I wanna play!
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### Author:  [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/8 "2012-09-04T22:32:08Z")
> [@zoid](#):
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> So whatâs it gonna cost?
Nothing, itâs a fan mod. Valve own the IP so they canât legally charge for it. That said, you DO need a source game like TF2, HL2, etc installed to play it.
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### Author:  [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/9 "2012-09-04T22:36:46Z")
Well, Iâm glad it isnât made by Valve. Because if it were made by Valve my question would be, âWTF why arenât you working on Episode 3?!?â Actually, thatâs still my question. đ But this sounds pretty cool.
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### Author:  [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/10 "2012-09-05T00:39:26Z")
I had given up on it ever being released. Earlier this year I tried Half-Life and it sucked. Too many issues not counting the dated graphics.
I hope their servers donât choke. Iâve really been looking forward to this. The only thing that I want more this year is the XCom remake.
Hoping there arenât too many âUnforeseen Consequencesâ đ
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/11 "2012-09-05T01:23:08Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#):
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> I had given up on it ever being released. Earlier this year I tried Half-Life and it sucked. Too many issues not counting the dated graphics.
UhhâŚHuh hwhaaaa?
Of course you canât count the dated graphics. Itâs not a new game.
Curious what other âissuesâ you had, since itâs one of the most well-received games ever.
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### Author:  [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/12 "2012-09-05T02:19:29Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> UhhâŚHuh hwhaaaa?
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> Of course you canât count the dated graphics. Itâs not a new game.
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> Curious what other âissuesâ you had, since itâs one of the most well-received games ever.
I wasnât clear. I wasnât denigrating Half-Life, I know itâs one of the greatest games ever. I was talking about playing on my new hardware. I got it from steam. I meant to exclude the graphics as I knew they were what they were.
I got called away and didnât get a chance to compose my post properly. I was talking about issues playing software designed for Win9x on Win7.
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### Author:  [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/13 "2012-09-05T03:56:34Z")
Iâve always like the idea of HL1 more than I liked the execution. Donât get me wrong, the vast majority of it is fun, and I love the storytelling and atmosphere but even on easy I hate fighting Grunts. Not in the âitâs fun, but theyâre so annoying hahaâ way, but in the way that I literally wish they didnât put them in the game. When grunts start become more common, Iâve been known to start god-moding because of how tedious it can get.
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/14 "2012-09-05T04:03:17Z")
> [@Zebra](#):
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> Maybe, theyâll help you.
Is that a joke? Ha ha..fat chance.
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/15 "2012-09-05T20:04:48Z")
I heard about this a long while back and havenât followed. I assumed it was dead. It is nice to see projects of this scope actually reach completion.
âŚand one of the best things about the sequel was no Icthyosaurs, although they at least made the model because of the teleportation scene. I shudder to think of their appearing in BM:S
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### Author:  [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/16 "2012-09-14T15:03:08Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> So, how much of a mess is it going to be with so many people trying to download it at the same time?
Well one question answered; the site is down âš
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/17 "2012-09-14T15:20:31Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#):
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> Well one question answered; the site is down âš
Damn. Well, sure glad I didnât take an hour or vacation to rush home and start the downloadâŚas it is Iâll be attempting to start in about6 hours. Hope they have it fixed by then.
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/18 "2012-09-14T17:30:41Z")
Facebook makes it look like everything is going smoothly, now. Any updates?
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/19 "2012-09-14T19:31:38Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Facebook makes it look like everything is going smoothly, now. Any updates?
Maybe youâll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa.
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### Author:  [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mesa-source-release-date/633642/20 "2012-09-14T19:54:16Z")
This thread has some ideas: [Black Mesa Released - Slashdot](http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/09/14/1623210/black-mesa-released)
First link seemed to be a responsive site. Apparently itâs 3.1 GB. There is a torrent available too, that might be your best bet. You can get torrent clients that require no install, uTorrent used to be a good one.
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