Black Mesa: Definitive Edition - 03 - Unforeseen Consequences [Hard]

Chapter 3: Unforeseen Consequences
After passing out during the Resonance Cascade, Gordon awakens to find the Anomalous Materials lab in complete shambles, with most of the personnel dead. Worse, strange alien creatures have appeared, some of whom appear to have completely overtaken the bodies of the staff, causing them to suffer grotesque mutations and attack and consume the survivors. With all communications systems disabled, Gordon is tasked by Eli and Kleiner to make his way up to the surface to call for help. Firstly, he must find a way out of the lab, all the while defending himself from the hostile aliens.
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Notes:
- Freeman can jump straight to the other walkway at 25:32 instead of going through the vent system
- I purposely allowed myself to get hit by the Bullsquid acid at 26:18 to show the acid getting on the weapon
Trivia:
- The song that plays when Gordon wakes up is a track called "Resonance" by Joel Nielsen, which replaces the original song "Mesa Remix" from the 2012 mod version, which can be listened to here: • Joel Nielsen Black M...
- In HL1, if Gordon waits around for a bit, the scientist is actually able to successfully revive the Guard at 0:38. In Black Mesa this does not happen
- It is heavily implied that the headcrab Kleiner takes a liking to at 2:11 is Lamarr from HL2
- At 2:42, Eli mentions that he needs to find his family. In Half-Life canon Eli's wife Azian and daughter Alyx both live with him at the facility. Azian doesn't make it out of Black Mesa, but Eli manages to save Alyx (with the help of a certain interdimensional bureaucrat)
- The scientist that gets gibbed by the laser at 3:20 is the same one who scolded Freeman for arriving late (the "test chamberrr" scientist) one chapter prior. As well, the scientist who told Gordon to push the crystal into the Anti-Mass Spectrometer can be found laying dead to the left of the room
- In HL1, the guard at 4:45 is cut in half by the laser as opposed to being gibbed
- The crowbar is found at 4:52 in the original HL1
- The scientists in the elevator at 5:00 cannot be saved - they are doomed whether Gordon presses the button or uses props to shatter the window
- The Guard at 5:43 cannot die, even if repeatedly attacked by Zombies. In the mod version, he will perish if sustaining enough damage. In fact, a particular death animation played where the Zombie lifts him up by his neck and strangles him to death
- Similar to HL2:EP2's "Little Rocket Man" achievement, where Gordon had to carry a Garden Gnome prop from the start of the game all the way to the White Forest Base, Black Mesa has an achievement titled "Rare Specimen" which requires Gordon to bring a purple hat found in this chapter all the way to Xen (another achievement, "The Rarest Specimen", requires him to bring it all the way to the end of the game). The purple hat itself is not shown in this video, but can be found tucked behind the pipes at 11:43
- The pistol originally was found in the Security Office at 17:53. It is now picked up from the dead Security Guard at 13:58, mirroring the same location as in HL1
- Shooting the zombies behind inaccessible doors, such as at 14:48, will wake them and cause them to wander around the room
- Barnacles make their first appearance in the game at 15:45. They share the same model as in HL2
- G-man makes his third appearance at 15:57
- The first Houndeye in the game is encountered at 16:02. As opposed to HL1, where their sonic attack emits a blue arc, Black Mesa's variant warps the air around them instead
- The first Vortigaunt is encountered at 19:20. Their AI has received a revamp since my last playthrough; they are now more prone to dodging attacks by side-strafing and utilize the AOE attack as seen in HL2EP2
- The song at the Headcrab elevator at 22:57 is titled ""Mesa Theme (UC Remix). The old song, "Unforeseen Consequences", can be found here: • Joel Nielsen Black M...
- The headcrab elevator is also known as the "Akira elevator", as the lift design bears striking similarities to a lift that is seen in the 1984 manga "Akira" (24:38). In fact, the level designer of that area has confirmed that Akira was the direct inspiration for the lift
- The first Bullsquid encounter at 26:13. Bullsquids in this game are a lot weaker than their HL1 counterparts and aren't as aggressive to Gordon
- HEV supply crates, shown at 27:20, are a new addition to the Definitive Edition, and contain supplies similar to the HL2 supply crates
- The crates at 28:27 used to sway when jumped upon, in the mod version

[@Sexy_Nutella]

You can enable blood/bullsquid acid on weapons using the following console command: "cl_mdldetailfx_enable 1" (without the quotation marks) I am also running the Improved Viewmodel Blood workshop mod to improve the texture on the weapon: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=453382921 My favourite part of this chapter is how different in tone the accident sequence is compared to HL1 - whereas HL1's focus is more on horror, Black Mesa's re-imagining uses the player's foreknowledge of what the Resonance Cascade means for the Half-Life series to create a more emotional and dramatic post-accident sequence. Also, I added some minor sound mixing right before Freeman wakes up, which I think adds a lot to the title drop of "Unforeseen Consequences" :)

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@orionsred I'll look into it! I haven't really been browsing the workshop as much as I should be haha

[@marthaacosta7739]

Can you list all the mods your using please?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@marthaacosta7739 1) BMCE (introduces more NPC models for scientists, guards and HECU) 2) Particle Enhancement Project (more cinematic explosions, gunfire effects and Tau Cannon particles) 3) Alternate Crossbow Scope - higher quality crossbow scope that reduces its blockiness when zoomed in 4) Improved viewmodel blood (better blood spatter on weapons) 5) Glock sprint animation fixed (adds the left hand back in when sprinting with the Glock)

[@marthaacosta7739]

@@Sexy_Nutella Thanks man!

[@connorgolsong290]

Half Life feels like "Oh Shit" Black Mesa feels like "We really fucked up'

[@vodkavecz]

I like how you play to make the experience feel more... cinematic.

[@corvetaumbr2410]

Ikr, that's why i love him The way he plays it actually looks like it's gordon trying to survive

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks guys. That's the main reason I started doing playthroughs on my channel. Presenting the Half-Life games like this are very rewarding for me to do.

[@marcusfraser2790]

Dude yes! I fricking hate watching the YTers who are rushing their playthroughs like it's a speedrun. Do they hate the game? Why are they skipping all this awesome stuff? 😂 Drives me nuts.

[@jopesh5083]

@@Sexy_Nutella I always do this in almost every immersive game I could play, this was so satisfying to watch, thank you

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@jopesh5083 No problem, I'm glad you enjoy this playstyle :)

[@Bacony_Cakes]

You see, this is why Aperture is better. In Aperture, we DON'T make inferior copies of other people's inventions. And we only NEARLY get obliterated in a nuclear fireball. Also, our computers don't explode for no reason.

[@barszczsosnowskiego3359]

But we sealed off old facilities worth milions instead of modernising them.

[@Bacony_Cakes]

@@barszczsosnowskiego3359 That's because of the asbestos, genius. Also, it kinda smelled of onions.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Maybe Black Mesa. That was a joke, HAHA, fat chance ;)

[@hi-vb9yw]

I think its a good thing when youre getting in a portal and the portal teleports your whole body instead of half of it like in Aperture science

[@nicplaybr1243]

@@hi-vb9yw HEY, that only happened SOME of the time and it wasn't our fault human bodies are taller than 3 inches

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

I laughed harder than I should of at the microwaved headcrab

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Of all the possible spawn points in Black Mesa, this lad got teleported into a goddamn microwave. Feels bad

[@Rudresh1802]

2:52 - "and kids, this is how I met your mother, Lamarr."

[@hi-vb9yw]

Uuuuh, sus

[@varahunter68]

HEADcrab

[@TheCoolEevee]

Honestly I feel like there’s a lot more emotion in this version.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Definitely - I think the music adds a lot to that. It's more sad and somber than HL1's version.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

I love how Black Mesa REALLY hits you hard with how much of a disaster the resonance cascade is. The first chunk of the area you've got to rely on other people or avoid fights altogether as you've no weapons, and it wastes no time in showing you the horror of what's happened. Even in the first moments, the track "Resonance" absolutely sells you the feeling of "oh god, what have we done" while surveying the destroyed test chamber and ruined hallways of the facility. Even though you know full well this was all going to happen, it still comes off as a shock. As it should- it's the beginning of the end, after all.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, loved their portrayal of this event; whereas HL1's was more horror-driven, this version plays off the fact that you already know what the Resonance Cascade will mean for the Earth

[@joacons]

Don't forget the first guard of Office complex, he has a whole script to escape by moving through covers of the automatic turret area, and the On a Rail guard with a shotgun, which has a very good script to accompany you until the end of the rocket release They are very enjoyable to watch and almost nobody knows them. Great video, I like the way you play, I do it too even if I don't record it, or even more exaggerated

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Interesting, I knew about the OaR guard but not the OC guard. I'm recording right now, and would love to show the script you are talking about. As far as I remember you can't bring the first guard with you until after you encounter the first turret. Do I drop down from the vent, run into the nearby corridor and open the door at the end to let the guard through, so that he can play his script?

[@joacons]

Yes, after the scientist who dies appears, you don't touch the turret, go and open the door to the guard, in theory only with that (or maybe being attacked first while he sees you) he will stay still behind the wall until the turret is turned off, he will move to a new place by himself. I don't remember if it's to a box or straight up the stairs He does everything with "unique" audios for the moment

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@joacons that's awesome man. I'll get this for the next video. Thanks for letting me know :)

[@joacons]

Another thing I found is that you can get the MP5 at Residue Processing, on my channel I just uploaded its location, in case it helps you

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@joacons yep, I recently ran through the game and discovered that too :)

[@grygoo2680]

If that headcrab in the microwave had truly teleported into the inside of the microwave isn't the single most statistically unluckiest entity in the entire Half-Life lore? Because I refuse to believe that someone took the time and effort to actually trap one and put the microwave back in place and plug it in.

[@hecubalaclavagrunt2335]

0:52 i love how you didn't take the medkit, it really tells that Gordon cares more about the people that is around him than himself

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you appreciated that :)

[@hecubalaclavagrunt2335]

@@Sexy_Nutella every last of it

[@erikpng]

3:21 Looking back, I love how Eli and Kleiner are next door and don't give a fuck about what's happening there.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Does seem rather strange now that you mention it lmao.

[@erikpng]

@@Sexy_Nutella and was the dude doing there anyway during that conversation? Maybe he passed out.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@erikpng Yeah I think he might've passed out.

[@SomeGrunt_On_Youtube]

Late reply, but if you noclip through the remove before ne runs up to the door you can see him lying down/sitting against a wall, so he did pass out

[@Kj16V]

Psychiatrist: "Supernatural levitating head crab doesn't exist. It can't hurt you." Supernatural levitating head crab: 24:07

[@MegaChickenfish]

Either they lowered the hp on the early zombies or buffed the security guard, but it's good to see him not just derping in his pathing AI and dying early on. HL2 AI was good for its time but had its share of frustrations.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, they deliberately made it so that the Guard can't be killed anymore by the Zombies (at least the first one you meet), just because his AI is still not the greatest - what you see in the video is a rare case where the Guard didn't randomly just run away from the zombies or stand and take their hits. I do miss that choke animation from the mod days when he could die though.

[@galinabojarova3237]

@@Sexy_Nutella I was lucky enough to get a smart guard I think the intentions of making him invincible was to teach to the player how to use friendly AI to their advantage,not to just kill them for ammo or a gun right away

[@galinabojarova3237]

The elevator scene is my most favourite part of UC. Definitive Edition makes it seem even more visually impressive, and Joel Nielsen’s soundtrack adds so much to the atmosphere the original soundtrack never did

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, I liked how the tone of this chapter leaned more towards a somber tone than strictly survival horror, given the implications of the Resonance Cascade on the Half-life universe as a whole (Combine invasion).

[@siadmander]

Some people don't like that the scientists all sound cartoony and kind of goofy, but honestly that just makes me feel more sad for them.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

True - though they caused the Resonance Cascade, their voice acting makes it seem like they genuinely wanted to do so in the name of science rather than for some nefarious agenda

[@TheDarkJoker7]

1:47 I remember checking the place around before going to Dr. Kleiner to make it look more realistic. I mean come on he's standing right in front of yall 😅

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Haha true. Perhaps he was just still in a state of shock :P

[@Samuello2024]

I kept checking around the elevator before going to him, same reason as you, it looks awkward just waiting for him to look at you.

[@yourfellowducky2712]

19:27 “I’m glad there’s no kids seeing this.” -A rebel from 20 years in the future. If we say the incident takes place at May 16 2003 which is a Friday, then just imagine kids (that are within a 75-150 mile radius of BMRF) working while a one big eyed freak spawns outside the window. Little do they know that they will eventually have them in the future, helping to take down something bigger.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, the lore of Half-Life is so fascinating in this regard. Literally everyone who is a kid at the time of the Incident grew up by the time Gordon comes back in HL2.

[@Samuello2024]

@@Sexy_Nutella Alyx is am example.

[@unsecond6670]

Bit late here, but personally I don't enjoy the new bullsquid model. The HL1 model was, dare I call a bipedal carnivore who spits corrosive chemicals at the speed of a car, cute. It's animations were very exaggerated and it's eyes, being entirely to the side of it's head made it seem like less of a predator. And to the credit of the developers, the new roars and the angry, front facing red eyes make it seem very aggressive; but I personally would have wished for them to simply revamp the old model.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I do like the new model, but I miss the HL1 bullsquid behaviour where it was much more aggressive. Black Mesa's Bullsquids tend to forget about Freeman the moment he leaves their line of sight, and they are also much weaker. A single double blast kills them on Hard :/

[@lordofthegeckos533]

The part with the scientists in the elevator is a huge gut punch. Especially on my first playthrough when I didn't realize I could break the elevator door windows and though I had to press the button and kill them myself. Black Mesa really does a great job of capturing the tragedy of the whole incident.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I agree. The voice acting for that part was ridiculously good. Whoever voiced them (I believe Joel Nielsen actually got a couple of his friends to record that audio) did a good job selling the panic.

[@lordofthegeckos533]

@@Sexy_Nutella That's interesting about Joel Nielsen's friends, I hadn't heard that. But yeah it's outstanding voice acting, whoever it is.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

@@lordofthegeckos533 Yeah I think I saw it being mentioned in the Discord, but I can't confirm for sure.

[@bigpappa4041]

@Pete Kustra Mhmm. I expected it to be a little more.. comical as it was in the original, so having such intense voice acting sent shivers down my spine.

[@jiraffe9600]

@@lordofthegeckos533 Fun fact: The way he got the noise for the fleshy footsteps was slapping his wife's wet ass cheek.

[@s-man5647]

14:35 s m o o t h weapon switch

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Q switching in source games always feel so satisfying!

[@voxel8960]

Clicked ASAP as always :D All they really added was to make the sewer puzzle lil bit harder, and one more barnacle to.. somewhere. Cool video, as always!

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks! Yeah, a ton of subtle changes for sure, but much appreciated. They streamlined the freezer puzzle and the sewer puzzle for the better

[@xdd8946]

2:14 is that lamar on half life 2?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah, it's heavily suggested it is. Probably their first meet!

[@cmbbfan78]

The best style of gaming! No headache, just a comfortable - but very veteran! - walkthrough! Thank you!

[@Sexy_Nutella]

No probs! Glad you enjoyed it

[@Crydove18]

Prepare the unforeseens consequences ~~ Gman

[@ArghyadeepPal]

Son of a bitch and his unforeseen consequences ~~Eli

[@Sexy_Nutella]

The fact that Eli/G-man are both referencing this chapter in HL2:EP2 speaks to how significant this single event is - I find that super cool

[@Crydove18]

@@ArghyadeepPal heheh😂

[@ArghyadeepPal]

@@Crydove18 😅😅

[@Crydove18]

@@ArghyadeepPal why eli saying that😂😂

[@deograciascasabella]

7:20 burning zombie fell on the gas

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Extra crispy!

[@hermannthefisherman2960]

Really nice gameplay as usual :)

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks 😋

[@rjcruz3853]

I hope they could make half life 1 and 2 half life 2 episode 1&2 and black Mesa and opposing forces and blue shift for the Nintendo switch because they played for about 21 years

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I really don't think Valve will make versions for the switch, but who knows, maybe one day!

[@Tuxedo2680]

I'm currently trying to recreate in Hammer the Hot Water Feed Valves (1 & 2) puzzle mechanics (@16:54 & 18:35) with all the details (pickup-able valve wheel that connects to the valve seat, thermometers, indicator lights, the bar light indicator and the steam + sound effects). Doing this just for fun. I have most of it figured out now but at first, I didn't suspect how complicated all the mechanics of this is. There's a LOT more going on in this puzzle than meets the eye. It gives me renewed respect for the creators of this mod.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

I don't know anything about Hammer but your description already makes me realise how much more complicated it must have been as well. Thanks for the insight!

[@erikpng]

8:32 Yes, suffer!

[@didact1471]

Great game but for some reason mine is dark like super dark is there a fix for this?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Might be a bug with the newest update to the game. I would check the Steam discussion page for the game, or join the discord and ask there.

[@TheDutchGuy110]

22:27 mine didn't say freight elevator i've searched for 20 minutes for the stupid lever

[@Business_Cat158]

When I played this the lights were off for some reason and I could barely see a thing. Do you know how to fix this?

[@yukikittyyy]

25:05 "Coca Cola Espuma"

[@uncletimo6059]

this is a perfect playthrough. wow

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you enjoy it :)

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

People trapped on elevator: "HELP!" Gordon: *pushes button Elevator: falls and crashes, killing everyone on board. Gordon: >.> "It wasn't me."

[@greenblanko815]

11:50 xd

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Love bating headcrabs like that :P

[@omarandresorellano4142]

Buena jugada *Sexy Nutella*.....dime ya a visto el nuevo juego *Black mesa AZURE SHEEP*

[@Sexy_Nutella]

De hecho, todavía no lo he jugado, pero eventualmente lo haré :)

[@omarandresorellano4142]

@@Sexy_Nutella q bueno....te aviso q hay muchas lugares nuevos y cosas secreto....igual yo lo estare esperando para tú lo juegue *Sexy Nutella* ^w^👍🏻

[@vichix6039]

2:50 and thats how Issac Kleiner got lamarr

[@CelesteThe]

It's still surprises me how this was made in Source. This looks too amazing to be Source. 10/10 game. -Immersion: 10/10 -Gameplay: 10/10 -Story: 10/10 Everything is a 10/10 for me.

[@trainenthusiast5199]

7:20 the ragdoll sounds made me giggle just cause I heard the glitch sounds (especially from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)

[@connorbrown1367]

A minor detail you can miss is how Gordon shoots and hits more than is necessary. This can be seen as him figuring out how much effort is needed to kill these creatures. Or I could be reading to deep into this. Either way, glad I shared this thought.

[@standardzombie3454]

2:45 Yikes! 😬

[@Sexy_Nutella]

A backstory on how Eli rescued Alyx would be super cool. But I do like how they leave it to the player's imagination

[@帝病黃]

THE RESONANCE SONG! 0:20

[@thealandude9146]

Hmm, I wonder where did they use the original track for Unforeseen Consequeses now

[@thealandude9146]

oh, just saw the section and read the comment from Joel's channel seems like the track got replaced

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah. I actually really liked the original track, sucks to see it gone :(

[@yukikittyyy]

19:30 "C'mon then" "Hyaakk"

[@MaxRamos8]

So I'm at that part where you go into a sewer, but don't have 2 hp. How do i heal?

[@chrisownz1]

lol I was stuck at 22:47

[@MilkshakeIsCool]

8:20 Um excuse me what the actual fuck

[@muhamadfirdaus9289]

Who is the picture of the baby in Freeman locker?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

In HL1, the baby was actually a picture from one of the devs. Canonically I think the writer (Mark Laidlaw) said that it's likely Gordon's nephew.

[@m16-a2]

11:50 That headcrab went to Brazil

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yeah he yeeted himself quite hard haha

[@m16-a2]

Lol

[@sgtvarenuha_viii_leg]

13:02 Gorgon should try to help him + glass in BM is breakable

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Nope, you can't get in there. The glass is breakable but it's too small for you to get in.

[@serr361]

Very cinemátic,You are a nice actor...

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you like it!

[@kylefinn5301]

The VAs did a really good job in the elevator part. It feels so real honestly.

[@enzo91821]

Music at the beginning?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Resonance by Joel Nielsen

[@toainsully]

4:55 Where's the Crowbar?

[@aguyontheinternetlols998]

Moved for pacing reasons

[@OnionAddiction]

11:47 smooth :^)

[@cactusmangaming]

why is your game so bright, mine is so dark

[@proxy51]

You can aim the weapons? 🤔

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Yes

[@grfrm7882]

Like

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks!!

[@Girard1020]

15:28 Something’s got me! Pull me out!

[@mauroandresorellano398]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@corgi8953]

Love to see it

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you're enjoying!

[@natebit8130]

Why did they remove the broken lazers?

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Hmm they are still in this chapter. Which ones are you talking about?

[@natebit8130]

@@Sexy_Nutella rewatching it I see them now, either my mind was thinking of the wrong hallway the first time I watched it or they might have changed which hall they were in. My mistake :)

[@Leo.23232]

nice one

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Thanks again!

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

Superb gameplay as always.

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Glad you enjoyed ^_^

[@fatihmericozarslan3245]

@@Sexy_Nutella Thank you.

[@rahelkevin1933]

Why doesn't the automatic translation open

[@Sexy_Nutella]

Hmm, not sure. I personally don't have subtitles auto-enabled so perhaps its a setting in the video player

[@rjcruz3853]

So I hope valve will make it for the switch