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Half-Life: Zheptics
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Addon Type: Maps
Gameplay Genre: HL:A Campaign-like, Action, Puzzle
Environment Types: Urban, Xenfestation, Combine Structures, Nature, Industrial, Underground, Exotic
Theme: Valve Games
Enemy & NPC Types: Combine Soldiers, Headcrabs, Zombies, Antlions, Jeff
Length: Campaign (2 hours or more)
Difficulty: Hardcore
Tags: Alyx Addon, Other Enemies
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1.770 GB
28 Nov, 2023 @ 9:20am
16 Dec, 2023 @ 5:23am
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Half-Life: Zheptics

Description
Half-Life: Zheptics

You are Alyx, who was sent on a mission with her brother for the resistance. As you explore the forgotten research facility 'Zheptics' from Black Mesa, things start to spiral out of control, culminating in a finale with everything at stake.

Expect classic campaign gameplay of about 5 hours playtime with new ideas, mechanics and environments coming with custom models, materials und particles.

!!! You need to download and activate all related workshop entries (see REQUIRED ITEMS) before you start the map 'intro' !!!

The intended difficulty to play is "normal". You can play it on "hard", but it will be siginficantly more difficult than the base game.

If you would like to support me and have more content like this you can support me at:
https://ko-fi.com/brainstorm_00

You can also support me by rating this workshop entry and giving feedback.

Credits - Playtester:
maddin-6616
Spirit Boi
λrokh
Sibbo
martinsan
Seafoam
leegofilms

Credits - Special Thanks
Crowbar Collective - for using some assets used in 'Black Mesa'
Half-Life 2: Remade Assets Team - for using various assets released on the Workshop
Harry101UK - for importing 'TheMask' Asset Pack
Adesi - for providing a collection of soundevents to suppress Russel's voice

Credits - Sounds
Joyh97 - Voice Acting [www.fiverr.com]
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - Music Track 'Conspirator'
Senn - 'Half-Life - Full Audio Remaster'
Crooner - 'Helicopter turbine' [freesound.org]
Department64 - 'Underwater FX' [freesound.org]
N1ghthawk - 'ALIEN__TELEPORT_OVERLOAD01a' [freesound.org]
Alxy - 'missile lock on sound' Acting [freesound.org]
Dan_AudioFile - 'FR- Car engine, start, stop, engine' [freesound.org]
NewlockNew - 'NATDVolc_Cascading Explosion During The Eruption.With Rumble.Designed_EM' [freesound.org]

Resin
If you are a collector, I have attached a table of all maps and their amount of resin below.
As the level names in the list contain spoilers it is written behind the spoiler tag.
There is no reward in collecting them all.
Map
Resin
Intro
5
Train_Station
35
Downwards
15
Elevator
30
Front
15
Labs
35
Teleport_1
5
Hexagon
10
Teleport_2
5
Outer_Rim
15
Sum
170
Popular Discussions View All (8)
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I need to be told exactly how to synchronise the shafts.
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342 Comments
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erbateria 23 Sep @ 2:47am 
The best custom campaign I've played by far. Innovative and refreshing. Absolutely a must play. Thank you very much for this content!
pvd.freeman 14 Sep @ 11:53pm 
Absolutely incredible! The best and most innovative modification of HL: Alyx.
I had no idea that the original gameplay could be changed so extensively and ingeniously. Perfect!

:steamthumbsup:

Absolut unglaublich! Die beste und innovativste Modifikation von HL:Alyx.
Ich ahnte nicht mal, dass man das Original-GamePlay so weitreichend und genial verändern kann. Perfekt!
naff 20 Aug @ 8:54pm 
Just finished the first chapter and I have to give you credit, this is the best HL:A mod I've played so far. Ammo is tight in a way that makes you more mindful without feeling unfair, and the bias in healing resources away from healing stations and towards syringes is very smart. Combine fights feel more dangerous, a little closer to something you'd encounter in traditional Half-Life, while always feeling totally fair. In terms of pure game design it's better than the official campaign imo, because the encounter design is more ambitious without feeling like BS.

I'll just say that I didn't like the opening with getting stuff to the car, and the first enemy being those little exploding things was a poor choice. The opening sells it short. Everything else is incredible and this is a must-play.
jack_morroww 27 Jul @ 9:16am 
Einfach erstaunlich! Ausser einige Bugs und diesem "sync"-Teil (der hoch ziemlich innovativ bleibt) hatte ich einer der besten Moderfahrungen meines Lebens!!! Es waere bisschen besser natuerlich, wenn einige der benutzten Assets mehr Black Mesa selbst entspricht haette (ich meine, dass einige Originalassets aus HL:Alyx kyrillische Buchstaben und postsowjetische Elemente enthalten, was teilweise zu der Immersionsunterbrechung fuert). Das wahnsinn kreative Meisterwerk, die ich das Glueck zu erleben hatte, verdient allerdings nur das höchstese Lob und Dank! Bravo!! Es erstaunt mich sogar mehr, dass in diesem Projekt nur um einen Einzelnentwickler geht... Ich werde Zheptics meinen Freund:Innen empfehlen und hab habe bereits die Steam-Token verschickt -- nochmals tausend Dank für diese Kampagne! Und die besten Grüße aus der Ukraine! :alyx: :headcrab: :hakimheart:
B the Hammer 9 Jul @ 5:38pm 
Who has the time to create an awesome mod? Brainstorm, that's who. This mod is nearly as big as the original Half Life: Alyx. No seriously. The absolute most time I ever spent playing a mod is 3 hours. Half-Life: Zheptics took me 3 weekends. It is the longest mod. A mod with the most carefully thought out puzzles. Combat is difficult but not too difficult. Jump scares at a reasonable minimum. music is off the chart. ambiance is perfect. story and story mechanics that are the best I have ever seen. This mod is an absolute MUST for any fan of VR
Brainstorm  [author] 9 Jul @ 7:21am 
Both are not, but something very similar to the gnome
bad cop/unit 3650 8 Jul @ 7:51pm 
is the purple hat or gnome in?
Wakamala 9 Jun @ 5:59pm 
Esto literalmente podria llegar a ser un juego aparte del half life o un dlc, es espectacular, la mejor campaña de half life alyx que jugue
Bob Loblaw 3 Jun @ 11:01pm 
Best mod ever!
PlushTheFox 19 May @ 12:42pm 
Really fun map! The puzzles are interesting, the voice work is great and the set design is amazing. This also contains what might be the most clever use of Jeff in the entire workshop.
Acrophobics beware: you're gonna suffer.
The bomb corridors are a bit aggravating, tho.