The thing about the original Alyx model is she is attractive, but still realistic. But it helped that Valve used real peoples faces to base their models off of. To be fair, the Cinematic mod does come with a decent Alyx model that is more faithful to the original, although still more sexualized. Half-Life: Alyx Shotgun, painstakingly re-created from the limited amount of released material available. In this recreation the model is nearly identical and animations were made from scratch to make the gun function well outside VR and in GMod.
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| FakeFactory's Cinematic Mod | |
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| Developer(s) | Juergen Vierheilig (FakeFactory)[1] |
| Genre(s) | Add-on / patch |
| Platform(s) | Windows (64-bit for the HD versions of Version 9 and beyond)[2] |
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FakeFactory's Cinematic Mod, also simply known as Cinematic Mod, is a mod that aims to improve Half-Life 2 and its episodes, and push the Source engine capabilities as far as possible. It was created and is developed by a 45 year old (as of 2012) German IT-service-business employee, Juergen Vierheilig, aka FakeFactory.[1] The current version is Version 13.[3]
Overview[edit]
Half-life Cinematic Mod Alyx
Cinematic Mod adds cinematic effects, new music (mostly consisting of several tracks from the Batman Begins trailers), new sounds, new physics effects, HD textures, custom HD models, jiggle bone effects to Alyx, modifies weapon strength, etc. to Half-Life 2 and its episodes. The new Alyx model, introduced in Version 5, is based on Brazilian model Adriana Lima. The more recent versions make the maps richer in terms of atmosphere, and features many new models (such as more vegetation, or many more shipwrecks along the Coast).
The new music and HD models are optional, allowing to play a simply 'improved' game. The 'Character Pimper' was introduced in Version 5 when players were complaining about not being able to play with the real look of the original characters.
Vierheilig states that his mod was never planned as a community project. He merely shares what he created as a practice exercise while he was learning modeling, texturing and coding.[1]
Criticism[edit]
Cinematic Mod is not without criticism from the community. While some praise Vierheilig's work, many argue that his new HD character models are poorly made, lewd, unrealistic, and out of place in the Half-Life 2 universe, that the new music is inappropriate for the Half-Life 2 universe, or that some textures are inappropriate. When the patch to Version 5 was released, Vierheilig stated that it would be the last version, since he had grown extremely disappointed and tired by the criticism and bashing of his work. He argued that his mod was free and that he owed nothing to the community, and that he did not understand why gamers were complaining about features that were optional, i.e. the new music and models.[4]
Gallery[edit]
Logo used in most official screenshots.
HD Alyx in Version 8, based on Brazilian model Adriana Lima.
Near the Overwatch Nexus in Version 10.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.01.11.2Who is FakeFactory? on the official website
- ↑Cinematic Mod 9 on the official website
- ↑Cinematic Mod 13 on the official website
- ↑FakeFactory CM5 v0.8 Patch Final Release on FileFront
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| Comics | Concerned · It's a Wonderful Half-Life · Half-Life: A Place in the West |
| Films | Half-Life:Beyond Black Mesa · The Freeman Chronicles · The Gravity Gun · Half-Life: Escape from City 17 · Half-Life Origins · Half-Life: Singularity Collapse Portal:Aperture: A Triumph of Science · Aperture: Lab Ratt · Outside Aperture · Portal: No Escape Crossover:When Gordon Met Chell Other:List of unreleased fan films |
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| Mods | GoldSrc: Azure Sheep · Cry of Fear · Redemption · Sven Co-op · Sweet Half-Life · The Specialists · They Hunger · TWHL Tower · USS Darkstar Source: Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative · Black Mesa (Achievements) · Black Mesa: Uplink · Combine Destiny · Dystopia · FakeFactory's Cinematic Mod · Garry's Mod · Guard Duty · Lambda Wars (Achievements) · MINERVA · Missing Information · Mistake of Pythagoras · Obsidian Conflict · Operation Black Mesa · Portal: Prelude · Portal Stories: Mel · Portal: The Flash Version MapPack · SMOD · Synergy · The Citizen · Thinking with Time Machine · Transmissions: Element 120 (Achievements) · Weekday Warrior · Zombie Panic! Source |
| Music | Black Mesa soundtrack · Lambda Wars soundtrack · Taste the Cake · That Long Train Ride |
| People | Davide Cintrao |
| Websites | Combine OverWiki · LambdaGeneration · Planet Half-Life · ValveTime |
The now-infamous psychological horror demo returns as a HL:A Workshop mod.
Released in 2014 on the PlayStation 4 as a demo for a now-cancelled Silent Hill sequel being developed by Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid series, Death Stranding) in collaboration with celebrated film director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Pacific Rim), P.T. (“Playable Teaser”) made waves upon its release, offering PS4 players a refreshing take on the horror gaming genre with a one-of-a-kind psychological experience that was as terrifying as it was gorgeous.
After Silent Hills was officially cancelled in 2015, the demo was eventually removed from the PlayStation Store by Konami despite outspoken objections by the gaming community. Thanks to a new mod for Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx, however, players now have the chance to revisit the haunted suburban home and navigate its endless looping hallways in VR… sort of.
Last month Valve released Workshop support for their highly-anticipated VR FPS, Half-Life: Alyx, allowing independent creators to access the game’s asset library in order to create their own levels, textures, materials, models, and animations and share them with the SteamVR community. Despite having only been available for less than a month, the HL:A Workshop is already stuffed with an impressive number of custom maps and modifications. This includes a creation by modder AmbientDruth that recreates the original P.T. experience with incredible amount of detail.
Available for download now via the Half-Life: Alyx Workshop, “PT” appears to feature many of the elements that made the original PT so terrifying. Through some crafty development, AmbientDruth has managed to incorporate recognizable elements such as the looping hallways, the audio from the haunting female apparition, Lisa; and the news report about a gruesome family murder.
While the visuals aren’t quite as impressive as those featured in the original P.T.—which is understandable considering P.T. was essentially a tech demo consisting of a single suburban home—Valve’s Source 2 engine does an impressive job at creating an unsettling environment in which to explore. Moving forward, AmbientDruth will be making several updates in the form of additional audio cues and props, various lighting adjustments, and “more creepy triggers.”
Those interested can download the PT mod for free via the Half-Life: Alyx Workshop.
Half Life Cinematic Mod Alyx
While you’re there you’ll definitely want to check out some of the other user-created projects currently available for download. Some of my favorites so far include Jedi Alyx – Lightsaber Training, Portal 2 – Speed Ramp, and Belomorskaya Station just to name a few.
Half-life 2 Cinematic Mod Alyx
Image Credit: Valve Corp.