We've finally lived to see the release of Entropy: Zero 2, the big mod for Half-Life 2 with a new campaign, in which we side with the Combine.
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The highly anticipated mod Entropy: Zero 2 for Half-Life 2 has been released.
Action of Entropy: Zero 2 takes place in the Half-Life universe. Players take on the role of a member of the Combine's law enforcement forces, and the story begins shortly after Gordon Freeman's visit to Nova Prospekt prison.
The modification offers an extensive story campaign divided into seven chapters, in which the gameplay differs strongly from what the basic version of HL2 offered. The creators thoroughly revamped the combat - new effects, weapons and enemies were introduced, as well as heavily improved the AI of enemies, so that they take into account their morale, and each enemy type offers several strongly different variants with different behavior patterns.
An added attraction are Xen grenades, which devour enemies and objects, in return summoning alien life forms. There are also sections in which we can give orders to a squad of allies. The creatiors have also prepared a ton of new visual elements, and much of the action takes place inside and around the Arctic base.
Other notable new mods with fan-made adventures
Half-Life 2 still regularly receives mods with new adventures. Of the projects released recently worth recommending include:
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Author: Adrian Werner
A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.