Paradigm Decay Media Release

[DigiQ8]

The team behind Half-Life: Short Stories have released new screenshots and concept arts for their new project Paradigm Decay, a 3 short stories that are linked together by locations and characters. In Paradigm Decay each episode you play as a different character, important to the overall story in your own way, and unravel a web of lies and manipulation.
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So what is Paradigm Decay all about?

For humanity, time stands still; a gradual decay under the Combine's relentless consumption of its people, technology and planet. The world lies dormant, its secrets lost to the ages, forgotten and free from exploit and plundering.

Now, out in the distant Siberian wastes, men of science have uncovered an expanse of land long liberated from tampering, and have begun to unearth its mysteries; mysteries, that lead into the most secluded, darkest regions of space...

You can find more pictures on their gallery, just follow this link, or you can read more about this mod or their other project "Human Error" right here.

 

[63]

I've read that description 10 times now and I'm still confused :S

 

[FriedchikenCamo]

I think what they're trying to say is that ever since the Combine took over, Earthlings were unable to explore outside the confines of the Cities. The short stories maybe center around exploring the abandoned locations after the Combine are weakened.

Seems like something like S.T.A.L.K.E.R's exploration of a long abandoned Zone.

 

[Iron_cube]

Ah, ep2 content.

Looks very, very good.

 

[smokeythebear]

Looks good. Are those Dev textures on the right of the first screen?

 

[CREMATOR666]

Looks good. Are those Dev textures on the right of the first screen?

Unfortunately, yes

I was unable to complete that section in time of the screen-taking.

 

[hot564231]

It all looks good, but what was the point of the concept, we all know what a Source Half-Life 2 mod looks like, sure I know it's to make the mod more pro looking, but boiling down to it, what is the point?

Ladies and Gentlemen of this supposed jury, This concept accusers would certainly want you to believe my client would like you to believe the concept was drawn for the mod on December 27th, and they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself. But Ladies and Gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Chewbacca.

Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk who carried a gun and ran from the mob. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it. That does not make sense. Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor with a bunch of two-foot-tall Ewoks. That does not make sense.

But more important, you have to ask yourself what does this have to do with this case. Nothing. Ladies and Gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case. It does not make sense. Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major mod artist company producer and entertainer and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca. Does that make sense? Ladies and Gentlemen I am not making any sense. None of this makes sense.

And so you have to remember when you're in that jury room deliberating and conjugating the Emancipation Proclamation, does it make sense? No. Ladies and Gentlemen of this supposed jury it does not make sense. If Chewbacca lives on Endor you must acquit.

I know he seems guilty. But ladies and gentlemen this is Chewbacca. Now think about that for one minute. That does not make sense. Why am I talking about Chewbacca when a man's life is on the line? Why? I'll tell you why. I don't know. It doesn't make sense. If Chewbacca does not make sense you must acquit. Here look at the monkey ,

look at the silly monkey.

The defense rests.

 

[Yorick]

Are those Dev textures on the right of the first screen?

*shrugs* It's a work in progress, and says so on the media page. Slapping on some textures just to make it look a bit more polished feels in the same vein as photoshop editing the shots afterwards. It just feels dishonest. We're putting a big focus on gameplay, more polish will come with time. Just because she's a bit dirty doesn't mean she's no good.

 

[63]

*shrugs* It's a work in progress, and says so on the media page. Slapping on some textures just to make it look a bit more polished feels in the same vein as photoshop editing the shots afterwards. It just feels dishonest. We're putting a big focus on gameplay, more polish will come with time. Just because she's a bit dirty doesn't mean she's no good.

Nothin' wrong with pulling a little Nuclear Dawn once in a while, eh?

 

[Majestic XII]

Looking very neat!

Don't mind the dev texture, we did the same thing on Decadence. We had a big grey building in the middle of a screenshot and people didnt seem to notice

 

[Mess]

I'd rather wait and see more polished screenshots.

 

[Loke]

I'm liking that concept! I'm eager to see more from this mod.

 

[Wang Tang]

The screenshots look very atmospheric, and I like that concept art.

 

[SolidSteel144]

Since you guys are using the EP2 content. Why didn't you use the better looking pine trees; and edit it's texture with some snowy color to it.

 

[Narvi]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Episode 2 content.

At least I'm getting the Orange Box this month.

 

[-Psy-]

Since you guys are using the EP2 content. Why didn't you use the better looking pine trees; and edit it's texture with some snowy color to it.

Well, it is a WIP and this has already been discussed elsewhere.

 

[leib10]

Looks great!

 

[dogboy73]

Looks good. Are those Dev textures on the right of the first screen?

I thought they were big green containers when I first looked

 

[Dodo]

Looks nice, keep it coming !

-dodo

 

[JossiRossi]

I dunno, looks pretty uninspired to me. I be the dialog will suck too. Bah, why did this get frontpage?