Free Games I Like: The Wastes
The Wastes is a mod for the original Half-Life that struggled for a long time to stand out amongst the hundreds of other HL mods, but which never really managed to gather the sizable audience that multiplayer mods really need. Half-Life’s mod scene was just so big that The Wastes got lost in the shuffle.
That's not surprising because when it comes to the concept there isn’t really much that makes The Wastes stand out. It was a straight up deathmatch game with a post-apocalypse setting that mixed scavenged firearms with home-made weapons. Spears and sniper rifles, basically. What I really liked about it though was simply that the level design and balance made it great for playing in small groups, which is exactly how I chose to play it - 1v1.
The Wastes became a tradition for me in the weeks when I was home from university and every night I’d start it up and play a few quick LAN games with members of my family. We had two ailing, ancient PCs back then, plus my own slightly better machine, so when I made the out-of-the-blue suggestion of playing deathmatch with my non-gaming family then Half-Life was an obvious choice. It didn’t require much in terms of hardware, but the basics of the game were easy to pick up – and the mod community meant I had a way to customise it. I chose The Wastes at random, accidentally falling upon a game that would keep me entertained on and off for about three years.
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Four Men, a Robot and a Volcano
As some of you may know, I recently got stuck in Spain when I flew out to Madrid to cover the Campus Party Europe event and the volcano erupted in Iceland. What was meant to be a 24 hour trip soon turned into a nightmare, as I'd only packed enough clothes and gear for one day.
This is the story of how I got home. It involves one of the most advanced robots in the world.
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Mod of the Month - April 2010
We've raised six amazing projects from the depths of our bustling modding forums - which is best?
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