down voted this one mainly because the combine weren't using their AI very well. Map was good, interaction/battles too easy.

Very cool map. I loved all the Combine warfare, and the industrial building atmosphere. It was a little strenuous at times, but overall I really like this!

Thank you everyone for the kind comments and for the positive, constructive criticism!

A long time has passed since I released this, lots has changed. I wish I had the patience to work on more maps for HL:A, when I released this I was very excited to push more content on the Workshop but my interests shifted towards 3D modeling because I discovered I really love it.
Hammer is great but it can give so many hard times that when you're alone with large ideas it becomes a sufference more than a pleasure.

If anyone is interested to see what I put out so far, I post my works (some new, some old) on ArtStation at artstation.com/vipmet

Again, thank you for all the good comments, if it wasn't for you and this game I wouldn't be where I am now <3

OK, great map, I enjoyed it very much. I thought it was well thought out, no glitches I saw. I do have a comment or two, and please note, these are not criticisms, as I don't have any. I'll also mention that having hundreds of hours of playing HLA, perhaps this may not be valid for the average player. I thought there was may too much ammo available, and to easily, along with the fairly easy combat. This did not stop me form having fun though, it was great! Keep up the great work...

Fun map - enjoyed playing
Some really minor visual glitches (texture overlays, one sided faces) and at one part a bit of judder.
Would love to see more of your work!
My playthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzxOsOIiYGA

This was a fun mod. The story-line is there, so when and where you find guns and ammo makes sense; thoughtful even. The enemies are interesting. The spaces have detail. Good work!!

my playthrough - https://youtu.be/q0aSyETafTE

Good addon
For those that have not tried it - give it a shot

This was short but really fun

gooood

Considering this was your first time using Hammer, this effort is really fantastic. Some visual issues and frame lag were the major things holding it back, but beginning to end it was fun and challenging: https://youtu.be/KZDQfs9Hgik

Very good map, but a little too mutch of health kits laying around. Challenge us! Also I've noticed a lot of draws but most of them are empty you could hide more ammo there so we need to explore your map.

Great Fun, packed with action.

You've got some fun combat arenas in here, the two level prison cell block and the office space were both really cool moments.
I reckon the biggest thing holding you back at the moment is getting the AI to behave consistently, got a few notable moments where you can kill soldiers without detection, most notable example being where I can blow up a canister in the prison block fight and agro nobody.

Still, had a lot of fun! Keep at it!

The grunt with the shotgun just loooks at the bodies, looks at you, and repeat. I didn't even shoot him and still did everything in the room

It's a very enjoyable map but in my opinion a little too easy on normal difficulty. Storywise, well, I haven't seen much story in it at all, but if you think of this map as only a prologue to a bigger story, then it's a fine prologue.

by far the one of the funnest maps I've played so far. This map gives a challenging number of enemies in some very well made environments. A lot of hla maps can be a bit easy as I play them quite often. I wanted to take on more than just 3 or 4 combine soldiers for once. This map finally gave me a challenge I was looking for. Thank you.

make chapter 2 i loved this map

Good map, tense battles, really builds well. Some well done incidental details e.g. visible exteriors. Recommended.

good one... keep on !! ty

This was a very neat mod, keep up the good work.

very good

i enjoyed this so much. Cant wait for more

I truely enjoyed the sequence and the story! I played it on Story just to get a feel for the map, and the combine fights were pretty fun and the aspect of Nova Prospect was pretty good too! The only issue I had, and I am not even sure if it was suppose to actually go down or not, was I couldn't get into the car at the end. But other than that, it was pretty well done! I look forward to chapter two!

My Run:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_78dbK48y4

Appreciated the feedback! Next chapter will have an even more epic final sequence.. guaranteed!

The final sequence with the combine is genuinely the most fun I've had in VR. This level is best played on hard mode for sure.

@Met Can't wait!

Thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate it :) Chapter 2 is almost done, need some more time because I'm busy at work.

also i gave you a reward ;)

This is my favorite HLA map so far cant wait for sequel, and also keep up the good work.

@Met. I tried dx11 i think. Still had the same issue. Maybe its some textures that aren't loaded correctly? Maybe swap them for alternate ones?

@Agent_Sonji thanks for the feedback!
I read other people are having that issue too, I really don't know what could be causing that issue.
On my end they're okay, the only thing that comes to my mind is the graphics API (most likely Vulkan) breaking it. It doesn't make sense I know but I currently have no idea.

And in the prison cells some bodies are missing. Just heads and hands are present.

Was allot of fun! Only problem was that the keyboards came up as invalid models(Just a red outline of the keyboard) Great job!

That was fun, thank you! Some bodies in the cells seem to be invisible, you can only see hands and shoes, maybe that happend with one of the latest updates but it was an eyesore while playing. Other than that I can only recommend it!

Very well made level, but incredibly easy since I finished it with hundreds of pistol and smg rounds, and more than enough grenades and syringes. Don't listen to the description, play on hard mode or else it will be a total cakewalk.

Excellent

russel, more like

maybe change the title to Nova Prospekt or something?

best map that i have played so far in terms of action, not too many combine at the same time and not too little with tons of shotgun ammo which is rare and too much smg ammo even though i didn't find it, i was even able to kill 3 combine with grenades before i even got the pistol ;D

Really great mission, just needs a few tweaks like we discussed on discord. Here is my run:
https://youtu.be/D-H0yzC-vJE

I finally finished the map by getting into the car.... I guess I didn't read all the description before just because too much excitement to play this one. I think the console in front of the stair and switch lever on the wall would be better off this map. I thought those were the missing parts so I searched all the area over again to make them work. By the way, the door with a lock that wouldn't open, I somehow found an angle to shoot the lock down (it still wouldn't open though...)

Great map. Two issues I had is.
1. Those bared doors in the final area (near all those computers) are easily able to be teleport through the teleport clip by moving my body through the clip
2. You need to make it a little more obvious that you need to get into a car to end the map. I didn’t read the description before playing so I got lost for a good 10 minutes

Other than that, really good map!

Thanks for the feedback!
The mechanical door is a bit weird and needs to be pushed, I can make it smoother for sure.
Regarding the Civs textures, that's strange, I've never had issues with them. I really have no clue what could be cause it.
I can work on optimization but I don't know any special techinque other then what is normally suggested by the community. I'll see what I can do :)

Nice map! There are so much ammo, that you easily can play on the hard difficulty.

Wow, this was amazing! The combat and pacing are easily some of the best on the workshop. My only complaint is that the performance wasn't the greatest. Then again, it could just be my PC.

Great for a first map. You get a lot of ammo and health kits/stations to the point of not even needing to check places for more. It isn't necessarily a bad thing though, as I enjoy not having to worry so much about ammo conservation and instead just blasting enemies.

Good use of using explosives in the environment, I enjoyed the office space the most for its layout.

Could probably touch up on the 2 doors that have mechanical locks on them, as they seemed to get jammed quite easily. Also I wasn't aware at the end that I had to move into the car and thought the progression was related to the green keycard door. Maybe just remove that card reader to avoid confusion, and perhaps add an engine noise next to the car to signify that it's unique and compel the player to investigate it.

There are some other small bugs like civs with missing clothes that only have their hands and head showing and such, but other than those small things it was a very nice map.

@Red_Go no. The console near the stairs is for coverage from the bullets.

There are 2 machines need battery, aren't there?... One in the room with mic and monitor, one in front of the stair. i couldn't find the battery for second one. I went to the office, car crashed the main door, went to the basement, couldn't go out there by the barrier. I found a switch lever on the wall at the end of two stair cell but it didn't work so I thought I had to place the battery to power the switch.

exellent though the performance could use some work

@Red_Go I don't understand what "Second battery" you're talking about.
I appreciate the review, as I said this is my first map. I tested it multiple times, I tried my best to find the best balance on enemies and ammo.