

Security guard Barney Calhoun was the game’s protagonist, who later also appeared in Half-Life 2. Original Half-Life: Blue Shift was developed by Gearbox Software and released in 2001. The group of enthusiasts is also known for creating Azure Sheep, a remake of the famous Half-Life mode. Although the main 'Barney' model in Blue Shift has the same pale textures as in Opposing Force, the 'extra' models of guards still have a tan skin and strong-colored clothes like the retail HD model for Half-Life (even the 'wrangler' has that intense color of the shirt). HECU Collective has been developing its project for three years. This addon was made to compliment SouL BreaKeRs fixed HD Barney for Half-Life. The next chapters of the remake will be released later gradually, so “those who are not patient for the full release will finally have something to play.”īlack Mesa: Blue Shift also requires Black Mesa, a remake of the original Half-Life developed by Crowbar Collective, to be installed on your PC. It can be downloaded from moddb or Steam Workshop. On March 16, HECU Collective released the first chapter of Black Mesa: Blue Shift. The Russian modders announced the free remake in February, promising to stay as close to the original game as possible. Black Mesa: Blue Shift is developed by HECU Collective.
