TimeWarp - A HL1 TC i'm working on

[cambreaKer]

i couldn't really see any threads where you can post anything you made in general, so i figured i make a thread where i post screenshots and stuff of a little HL1 mod i've been working on recently.

so basically timewarp is a HL1 total conversion i'm doing using the Xash engine, and as you may have guessed by the title there will be a lot of time travel shenanigans going on.

if you want more info visit the mod's moddb page: https://www.moddb.com/mods/timewarp

 

DEMO IS OUT, check it out!! https://www.moddb.com/mods/timewarp/downloads/timewarp-demo-v10

 

let me know what you think of the screenshots i'll be posting, i hope you'll like them and the mod when it eventually comes out :D

 

i'm spoilering the screenshots cause there's a bunch of them.
 

Spoiler

here's a little render of some robot characters i've made for the mod

 

 

now here's some actual screenshots of the mod, a little office level i've been working on, just ignore the default HL1 characters there lol, they're still placeholders

 

 

 

 

here's one screenshot of a level set in a facility

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 2023 by cambreaKer

[Qeswic]

The aesthetics look really good, must be difficult to pull off something so smooth on the goldsrc engine. Do you have any kind of release window in mind?

[cambreaKer]

19 minutes ago, Qeswic said:

The aesthetics look really good, must be difficult to pull off something so smooth on the goldsrc engine. Do you have any kind of release window in mind?

thanks, it's not really goldsrc though, the mod runs on a fork of xash3d which is basically a reverse engineered goldsrc engine with improvements for modders like higher limits, etc.

as for the release, i don't really know yet. after the proper announcement later in the year i'll probably be aiming for a demo release of the mod by the end of this year.

 

[Mr Masker]

Interesting use of Goldsrc. Most Goldsrc mods I've seen usually tend to not stray that far from the Valve art style of Half Life or CS, but this looks completely different to any of that. Good uniqueness.

 

 

[Arrowhead]

Looks interesting. Love the look of the second-last screenie. Nice work.

[cambreaKer]

here's a new screenshot of a cool lava cave area!

 

[cambreaKer]

i just got done making some character models for this, here's a funny little render of them

 

[knifeworld]

Very unique looking screenies and character designs, definitely following this!

[Ludi]

I saw the first pic and thought that was it, and then I realized I could scroll down and my jaw dropped.

 

This is so cool! I love the simple but charming visuals. The use of colored lighting is very tasteful as well :^)

[xX_Lol6_Xx]

Looking good! I may check it out once it releases :>

[SuperFreaksDev]

This looks stunning. It’s a totally different art style than you’re used to seeing for HL1 and you’ve done a good job with injecting loads of atmosphere into it!

[cambreaKer]

thanks all! glad you all like the direction i'm going for with the mod, i'm planning to actually properly announce the project with a cool teaser trailer and all in a week or two when more stuff is done, in the meantime here's some more pics :D

 

i did some more work on the lava cave level i showed earlier, with some better textures and stuff

 

 

also here's a pic of a new weapon model i made yesterday

[cambreaKer]

i have finally announced the mod, check out this moddb article that explains everything :D

https://www.moddb.com/mods/timewarp/news/announcing-timewarp

[cambreaKer]

here's some more screenshots of the lava cave stage!

 

 

[Phobos99]

looks really good, i can't wait for when it releases

[cambreaKer]

progress with the mod is going really fast, and i'm aiming to have a demo out with a few levels by the end of the year, but in the meantime here's a cool render of some enemy models i just did!

 

[Garlichead]

I love the art style. This looks great, will keep an eye on it.

[cambreaKer]

some more cave shots! don't worry, this won't be the only thing this mod's about, i've just been making a lot of progress with these levels.

 

 

[Phobos99]

WOW!

 

this looks phenominal

[cambreaKer]

i haven't posted here in a while, so i'm gonna share some cool stuff i've done since then.

 

 

 

[cambreaKer]

also i've posted a new progress update article, check it out!

https://www.moddb.com/mods/timewarp/news/timewarp-progress-update-march-2023

[Garlichead]

This looks fantastic, I love the cartoony characthers. Please let us know when the demo is out 

[cambreaKer]

thanks, i definitely will!

[cambreaKer]

here's a shot for a cutscene i'll be working on soon

 

[cambreaKer]

i haven't posted here in a while due to moving out and stuff, but i've made a bunch of progress since then.

i'm pretty close to finishing the first chapter of the mod, so here's some shots of the maps from it!

 

 

 

here's a shot from a concept map of the time machine that you'll see at the beginning of the mod.

 

 

and here's some renders of an updated version of one of the characters models!

 

 

[cambreaKer]

i started experimenting around with making cutscenes for the mod and finished a little animation test! this was quite a pain to get working since it's all in engine but i hope you like it!

 

 

[cambreaKer]

just released a demo!! check it out!

https://www.moddb.com/mods/timewarp/downloads/timewarp-demo-v10

[Rudolph]

Let's Do The Time Warp Again For The First Time? :P

 

EDIT #1: Hmmm, I am having trouble making the game display in fullscreen 1920 x 1080. For whatever reason, the screen is either not centered or it is too large and spreads to my second monitor. I had to turn on the High DPI scaling behavior override in order to fix it.

 

EDIT #2: I like the Mega Man Legends-inspired aesthetics so far, but I find myself really struggling with the platforming sequences. I do not know if it is because the character does not feel like he is running fast enough, but it feels like the margin for error is much narrower than in Half-Life: if I do not jump from the very edge of a platform, I will simply fail the jump. Jumping across lava or even reaching that wooden beam with the extra magazine on top of it have been much more difficult than I expected it to be and as such I died a lot so far. Quite frustrating.

Edited June 14, 2023 by Rudolph

[cambreaKer]

yeah, i thought the platforming might've been difficult but the playtesters had no issue with it so i assumed it was no big deal, i'll make them easier for the first patch

[Rudolph]

One thing that is not quite a criticism so much so as something that strikes me as odd is the fact that the detective woman gives you a revolver even though your character already has a weapon. Is it me or the original plan was to have him start unarmed and the pistol was later added to give the player a faster weapon to shoot with?