MINERVA - Episodic single-player mod based in the Half-Life 2 universe, with a style of storytelling inspired by classic games such as Marathon and System Shock. The first episode, Metastasis 1, was released in September of 2005, the second, Metastasis 2, was released on the 3rd of March, 2006; and the third and fourth chapters were released on the 1st October 2007.
Ranked #11 mod of 2005, #5 mod of 2006 and #5 mod of 2007 by Mod DB.
Grayshot - A single player Half Life 2 mod inspired by the movie Cloverfield involving a giant monster attacking New York City.
Multiplayer mods
Age of Chivalry - A multiplayer melee modification. Players fight for either the Mason Order or Agathian Knights in a fictional fantasy land using swords, axes, longbows, spears and many other medieval weaponry. The mod also features usable siege weaponry like catapults, siege towers and trebuchets. Version 1.0 was released on 12/01/07.
Dystopia - A cyberpunk-themed total conversion that pits mercenaries against Corporate security forces in the physical world and cyberspace. Last release March 17, 2007.
Player's Choice Honorable Mention from Mod DB in 2006[3].
Best Mod - Half-Life 2 during the Independent Games Festival in 2006[4].
Mod Of The Year - 3rd place, Mods of 2005, Mod DB.[5]
Fortress Forever - A mod based on Valve's Team Fortress Classic, but has been created entirely from scratch by the Fortress Forever development team. The intended scope of Fortress Forever is to please the adamant Team Fortress Classic fans, while at the same time creating a game enjoyable enough to players new to Team Fortress styled games. The mod was released on September 13, 2007.[9]
Garry's Mod - A "sandbox" mod that allows the player to manipulate objects using the Sourcephysics engine. Allows both single- and multi-player interaction. Version 10 released commercially and version 9 available for free on Steam
Player's Choice Honorable Mention from Mod DB in 2006[3]
Fourth Place, Top Unreleased Mods from Mod DB in 2005[13].
Half-Life 2: Capture The Flag - A simple capture-the-flag mod. Players are divided into two teams, Combine and Rebels, and try to steal the other team's flag from their base and return it to their own for points, with the aid of ability enhancing runes and various weapons.
Hidden: Source - Pits one player (called The Hidden) as a invisible genetically-modified human against a team of SWAT-like operatives called the Infinitum Research Intercept Squad, (IRIS) with regular human attributes but a selection of weapons to choose. The IRIS team's objective is to hunt down the Hidden, while the Hidden attempts to stalk and kill the IRIS team without being detected.
Fourth Place, Mod of the Year from Mod DB in 2006[3]
Mod DB, players' choice, #4 unreleased mod of 2006. [13]
Mod DB, players' choice, top released mod of 2007.[14]
Iron Grip: The Oppression - A first-person shooter/real-time strategy hybrid set within the fictional Iron Grip universe in a predominantly urban setting. The game pits two separate factions against each other: the Rahmos and the Resistance. Playing as the Rahmos gives at least one, but typically fewer players control of an array of AI-controlled NPCs in a top-down real-time strategy perspective. Players in the resistance, conversely, are individual players in the first-person perspective fighting the player-controlled NPCs.
Players' Choice Honorable Mention for Multi-Genre from Mod DB in 2006[6]
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II - A mostly melee based mod featuring three factions; Pirates, Vikings and Knights. Map objectives varies between deathmatch, capture the flag-ish and more. Currently six playable characters in beta 2.
Plan of Attack - A multiplayer first-person shooter that highlights strategy, teamwork, and out-thinking the enemy. Last official release October 5, 2005. However, the development team has halted development and released the source code of the mod. Currently a new mod team is recruiting to continue development of the mod.
SourceForts - A capture-the-flag mod. Teams use gravity guns to build a fort out of given parts during the build phases, and assault the other team's fort during the combat phases. One can play as a Soldier, Sniper, Engineer, Rocketeer, or Scout in a fast-paced battle for glory. Last release December 1, 2007.
Thirteenth Place, Mod of the Year from Mod DB in 2005[15]
Players' Choice Genre Award: Action from Mod DB in 2006[6]
Zombie Master - Zombie Master is a multiplayer Half-Life 2 modification centered around a zombie-apocalypse. Zombie Master incorporates Real-time Strategy elements for one "zombie master" player while the other players continue to use a First-person Shooter style of play. The goal of the modification is to introduce an innovative game style into the popular Survivors vs Zombies game genre. Zombie Master is available as a free download to anyone owning a legal Source Engine based game.
Zombie Panic! Source - A team-based zombie themed mod. Zombie Panic! Source pits player-controlled survivors against player-controlled zombies, in a gameplay style that simulates an outbreak. The zombie team starts with only a few players, but their ranks grow as survivors are mauled and switch to the zombie team. Zombie Panic! Source is a free download. Its first public release was on December 28, 2007[16].
Mod DB, players' choice, top unreleased mod of 2007 (it is released now).[14]
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