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I have to say, I thought it was excellent. I really like the mysterious setting, the performance even at 4K resolution is pretty decent too.
It feels a little bit like the start of Portal 2, as you don’t really know what’s going on, but it’s very intriguing. I didn’t have too much trouble figuring anything out, so it’s not overly challenging, but it was a really nice experience.
The new weapon it introduces is really freaking sweet though, using it to smash down enemies, boost-jump, or break your fall so you don’t die from big heights—really clever weapon.
It’s best played in a dark room, with headphones and the volume up for maximum effect. It’s still enjoyable in the bright of day though.
I must admit, I’m really surprised at the quality of it. Very impressive.
About the game
Transmissions : Element 120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a unique gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
The new and updated release with Linux support also includes:
- Enhanced dynamic lighting
- Integrated Source Shader Editor 0.5 for enhanced post processing & lighting
- Improved support for complex physics structure
- Support for supermassive physics objects
- Pre-processed AO
- Improved AI and group behavior on multiple AI types
Playing it actually made me want to go and finally finish Half-Life 2, maybe I will now.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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It is indeed well done, a bit short mind you, but compared with a bunch of HL modifications I played it stands apart.
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I'll have to give it a miss, sadly. Something about the Half-Life series that really sets off my simulation sickness, even when set at 90 FoV. Which is weird, because almost every other game is fine for me at that setting.
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I'll have to give it a miss, sadly. Something about the Half-Life series that really sets off my simulation sickness, even when set at 90 FoV. Which is weird, because almost every other game is fine for me at that setting.
Although I can play it I agree that there is something off with the field of view. It seems really high even when set as low as possible.
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Executable missing... its only me? how i can fix it?
Edit: seems i need hl2 installed. Installing it atm
Last edited by bubexel on 16 June 2016 at 2:04 pm UTC
Edit: seems i need hl2 installed. Installing it atm
Last edited by bubexel on 16 June 2016 at 2:04 pm UTC
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salamanderrake Jun 16, 2016
If you need to install a second game, its not really a standalone but is a mod.
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salamanderrake Jun 16, 2016
Installing HL2 did not fix the missing executable issues.
Edit: They pushed an update and it downloaded the binary.
Last edited by salamanderrake on 16 June 2016 at 3:14 pm UTC
Edit: They pushed an update and it downloaded the binary.
Last edited by salamanderrake on 16 June 2016 at 3:14 pm UTC
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My favorite thing, even over its being free, is where the developer says:
Who was that masked man? That fearless, peerless programmer?
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Ho Silver!" THE LONE LINUXIAN RIDES AGAIN!
Who ever you are, Lone Linuxian, THANK YOU!!!
Last edited by Nanobang on 16 June 2016 at 3:31 pm UTC
I also had a programmer reach out and offer to help port TE120 to Linux. While that may sound simple it was a mountain of work and I couldn’t have done it without his help.
Who was that masked man? That fearless, peerless programmer?
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Ho Silver!" THE LONE LINUXIAN RIDES AGAIN!
Who ever you are, Lone Linuxian, THANK YOU!!!
Last edited by Nanobang on 16 June 2016 at 3:31 pm UTC
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That same lovely porter is the one that allowed me to test it early, but unless they want to be named I will leave it to them to announce themselves.
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My favorite thing, even over its being free, is where the developer says:Hint: reddit > /r/Linux_Gaming > Transmissions Element 120 Linux Port
I also had a programmer reach out and offer to help port TE120 to Linux. While that may sound simple it was a mountain of work and I couldn’t have done it without his help.
Who was that masked man? That fearless, peerless programmer?
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty "Hi Ho Silver!" THE LONE LINUXIAN RIDES AGAIN!
Who ever you are, Lone Linuxian, THANK YOU!!!
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PublicNuisance Jun 16, 2016
Hard to pass up a game set in the Half-Life Universe that is free. At least worth a try.
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just tried it out. I think I played that before just for fun with wine on my laptop. Performance was like 5fps of course, but now on my steam machine with all possible settings maxed it runs perfectly.
very nice mod so far, just play it in the dark :>
very nice mod so far, just play it in the dark :>
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armageddon51 Jun 16, 2016
It's beautifully made, free and a lot of fun. My great respect for the developer(s). We need more of you in Linux.
Thank you !!!
Thank you !!!
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slaapliedje Jun 16, 2016
This reminds me, did the Black Mesa team ever port to Linux? You'd think a Mod for a game, let alone an engine would be as simple as installing it...
I installed this to play later for sure. Not that I don't have tons of other games to complete...
I installed this to play later for sure. Not that I don't have tons of other games to complete...
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Half life 2 is an awesome game, so I cant wait to play another game from the same universe
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slaapliedje Jun 17, 2016
Agreed, just looked, apparently Black Mesa is now a 20 game... but the developer actually created a post in the steam discussions about Linux support before anyone else did! I would suppose that's newsworthy here, eh?
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