Half-Life Havoc - A School Project Turned Mod

[CSN NewsBot]

A new modification was recently released for Half-Life 2. The mod, Half-Life Havoc, came about as part of a joint undergrad thesis by students at McMaster University. Yes, a school project gave birth to an interesting look at the physics simulation within a videogame environment.

Taking inspiration from games like Garry’s mod and Portal, HLH aims to create an environment where players can take some time to appreciate the complex physics simulations that are present in modern games. HLH is made up of a series of rooms, each of which has a puzzle or game that illustrates a feature of Half-Life 2’s physics engine. Commentary nodes spread throughout the level teach the player about what is going on in each of the games and gives insight into video game physics.

I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but a little physics based mod sounds like it'd be good for a few mindless minutes of fun.

Download Link


• HLH Website

[StealthMonkey]

As a Gamer + CS Major, I found that pretty interesting. It is pretty sweet that they were able to do this for their thesis. I enjoyed it.