What Even is Half-Life: Raising The Bar Redux?

[@TylerMcVicker1]

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[@m6iri305]

WAR THUNDER OMGGGG

[@Nblock1984]

I already spend to much time in that game brother

[@duuqnd]

you can't trick me Tyler, I know War Thunder is just a forum to leak confidential documents to

[@Feasco]

​@@duuqndworse leaks than the hl2 beta

[@xedrickOG]

Trump best president

[@alexello1189]

“The mod team is doing episodic releases, called divisions. Right now there are already two out…..” Where have I heard this before…..

[@DARKANDGRIDDY1984]

when they release division 3 the game's fate will be sealed

[@Rose_Kettle]

​@@DARKANDGRIDDY1984 as long as they do devision 2 part 1 and 2 they should be fine

[@DARKANDGRIDDY1984]

@@Rose_Kettle i meant in a good way xd

[@green_boot6042]

the demo for division 3 is out rn, is that a sign?

[@1......Caesar......1]

​@@green_boot6042 Its probably gonna take a long time since they said division 3 will be the longest episode in the mod

[@microsoftpowerpoint4731]

the VA for gordon freeman is so good he sounds just like the original, very talented

[@unoanus]

thank u microsoft powerpoint ,,,

[@pjtheprimalpeashootergamin6159]

​@@unoanusOMG YOUR GORDON FREEMAN

[@AlphaMoon96]

The bar has been rased.

[@ruzgar1372]

The gritty has been darked

[@blessthismessss]

@​mcjigglefat you had to be there

[@Splarkszter]

Metal Bar: Rising

[@NoVIcE_Source]

and reduxed

[@Splarkszter]

@@NoVIcE_Source I was thinking about you when i wrote my comment :)

[@Feasco]

7:04 HE SAID IT HE SAID THE THING

[@straitmlgpug]

The bar set by Peggle 2 will never be reached

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

At this point I feel like The Doom Community and the HL2 community have a certain unity. They been trying to make a full game based on the beta for decades and *no one* ever finishes it

[@kobold7466]

doom?

[@justsomeguyontheinternet5898]

@@kobold7466Ifs been a month so im sure you found out. But this comment talked about Doom Delta.

[@calluxdoaron1903]

Pretty much the same thing with SS13's curse, where there was no proper remake in almost two decades. Most of them started and flopped quickly. Now we got SS14, RESS3D...

[@lambdamodsdev8647]

would love to see this project complete. this is a really ambitious team

[@alizaprokop5259]

Wow is all I can say 👏👏👏👏

[@CraftyToons]

I love when you make content around community made mods. I would’ve never known about this or tf2c, thank you!

[@alizaprokop5259]

This is the best!!!

[@yamstree2454]

Bruh those are of the biggest mods in valve community they are not that hard to find, just go on moddb and sort by popular

[@Mylifeintechnicolor]

When I saw the title I thought that Valve was making a new version of the behind the scenes book "Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar". Have the book and hoped that a redux one would be about the dev time from HL2 to Half-life: Alyx.

[@surabax]

The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx is pretty much what you hoped for.

[@Darkiue]

Well you kinda got your wish

[@Mylifeintechnicolor]

@Darkiue yeah just hope it's not a Monkey Paw wish.

[@Darkiue]

@@Mylifeintechnicolor tbh it's just gonna be hl2 with the episodes added in so I can't really say it's hard to mess up

[@Mylifeintechnicolor]

@Darkiue meant that because I got my wish something bad would happen, like episode 3 / Half-life 3 never comming out

[@catlitter1012]

This mod HAS to be played on a CRT...

[@drunkonsuccess779]

..No?

[@catlitter1012]

shut it@@drunkonsuccess779

[@fombocombo]

@@drunkonsuccess779 yes

[@TheRealWalterClements]

@@drunkonsuccess779 yes

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

@@drunkonsuccess779 Your wrong, it should. Flat screens were available at the time however if this mod is simulating the prototypes of what HL became later on CRTV's would look better and make it fit more in place.

[@ScarfKat]

Dark Interval is SO FRICKING GOOD though! Like i just wanna mention that if you want to play a Half Life 2 mod that really looks like the beta concept art brought to life, it's absolutely worth giving a look. Personally I actually like it more than RTBR, but they're both quality mods.

[@HappyMan0203]

Dark Interval is great, but it's development progress is just so glacially slow. Obviously that can be understood given there's only two people working on it compared to the couple dozen on RTBR, but still.

[@egyptianspaceodin1373]

yeah dark interval was great, but RTBR came in hot... hard to say which I prefer. because dark interval still has that old source feel to it.

[@HappyMan0203]

@@egyptianspaceodin1373 DI feels like if you released HL2 in its Beta era in exactly that time, as if it were released in 2003. It maintains that same feel of a game from that time. RTBR is if you took that same idea but said, "What if HL2 had been made in more recent years?"

[@007megaoof]

I like dark interval a lot more than rtbr because it feels like half life 2's world fully realized. I've only seen clips of what they're working on as I'm waiting for them to release part two fully completed and what they have is beautiful.

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

I like both, Dark Interval is definitely what I prefer but yeah RTBR just has more development and content to play through and is the one most likely to be finished in the future.

[@asterlofts1565]

I love this beta games, not only for Raising the Bar: Redux... But also Dark Interval and others, whose names I can't remember right now. :)

[@theenceladuschannelcool5777]

Is coterminus one of them

[@asterlofts1565]

​@@theenceladuschannelcool5777 Ah yes, THIS TOO. :)

[@GigglesYeahMan]

Peggle gameplay we love to see it.

[@ChesterManfred]

Peggle = funny

[@ripdangerdolanunsubbedbutn8902]

Well forgot about that game used to love it

[@MacaqueStinx]

My bar is raised af rn

[@Pyromaniax]

I finished the Demo a few days ago and I gotta say, I do wish they add a option to toggle their over stylized models (headcrabs, metrocops, etc) to something more akin to the beta/retail

[@leojwolfhouse8746]

I love RTBR and appreciate the team's contributions to the community, but I gotta say...Dark Interval is by FAR my favorite mod.

[@cosmiccynic2757]

This mode gives me hope that one day I will see a full beta recreation.

[@alizaprokop5259]

me too

[@dsg4500]

The sort of pea soup green is a big bummer for me for it not being in the mod, I really loved that poison that everything was leached in the Beta maps.

[@MisterBones2910]

I'm sure it's easy enough to add back in, someone will probably do it eventually.

[@TheRealRobertBlarg]

I adore both RTB:R & Dark Interval to the point that I've been forcing them into my own headcanonical "extended HL2" in which I use HL2 Retail as the core foundation, then switch over to these mods at specific pauses in the action. So for instance, retail HL2 train station to just after reaching the alleyway that leads to the apartments; PAUSE; switch over to DI & RTBR for /their/ City 17 opening "exploration" levels; switch back to Retail for Kleiner's lab & Route Kanal then back to RTBR & DI's "escape from the lab" sequences, etcetera, etcetera. Is that absurd? Absolutely. This is what so many years without an actual sequel has done to me. I've clearly gone insane. But in all seriousness, it's actually been a really fun pseudo-project & now with the 20th Anniversary update, if these mods ever reach the Workshop (if possible), then it'll be even easier to switch back & forth.

[@TheAman2499]

"The Vibes are Immaculate"

[@myblaonga]

3:14 You shouldn't say that you only kill motivation with that

[@HENNETT_JAMES]

Huh?

[@midi_feline]

It's Half-Life 2, but dark and gritty!!!111

[@jeremyfisher8512]

This just captures the vibes from that era, we need more stuff like this

[@StitchPen]

Not GoldSRC-ey enough, though. It's kinda like an early 2002 and 2000 concept art hybrid.

[@Sokobansolver]

The most irritating battle IMO is the end of Ravenholm where you have to hold the line against spawning zombies of all types including Gonomes and not let father Grigori die. Not only is it overwhelming as hell but father Grigori keeps repeating the same voice lines over and over.

[@HappyMan0203]

Yeah but you get to use Annabelle, which forgives anything bad about that battle.

[@dsrocks555]

Thank you for the video! I've been on the team for more than 5 years now working on posters/decals/trailers alongside PR for game nights and I have to say for a non commercial project its organized amazingly well and the team is filled with great people. You'd be surprise what this team is capable of. I advise anyone interested in the project to check out what positions we have available and not shy away from applying. -Eric S/Gameboy555

[@alizaprokop5259]

It’s awesome🎉

[@HappyMan0203]

You guys really do feel less like a mod team and more like a proper game studio with how high-quality and polished the work is, and the fact that you guys have successfully been able to take on multiple projects and still get so much work completed. All the praise in the world for you guys.

[@thatcaramelguy]

anyone know the song that starts @ 7:57 ?

[@stirling9007]

darude - sandstorm

[@federicofowler4037]

I want to know too

[@matijajovic8125]

RTBR is one of my favorite mods too! I am sure it will be fully finished in the future, the team has been quite professional so far.

[@Cabbbage7]

Thank you Tyler! I loved your cyberpunk mod list, have you considered making a list of recommended Half-Life and Half-Life 2 mods? I would eat it up 🍽️

[@5K00O]

For a second I thought division 3 was going to release in 2 years cause my mind is still in 2023 time flies so fast

[@ViewpointProd]

I remember being quite the liar as a kid, lying about my credentials, and my expertise, I have no fucking idea why, I was actually approached by the original team who was developing the game, and I was like, oh my god… I am fucked aren’t I?. I was brought on for this, like nebulous phase, doing mapping, for some reason I could never get hammer running on my PC, I didn’t even know how to fucking use hammer, so I had to build mock ups in sketch up of all things, and they looked terrible. And I decided that I was just going to let myself go. Formally apologised to everyone involved, and that was it. Quite the stupid venture. Granted, I did meet some wonderful people like Cvox, ambient noise & so on

[@theenceladuschannelcool5777]

I'm glad you asked. Raising the bar redux is an award winning, cut content restoration mod, made for half life 2 episode 2.

[@Palendrome]

That's the only thing that concerned me, when they announced 4 different projects..... it's like... how about just get RTB done first

[@XeTrainExpress]

Like you, this was the first HL2 Beta recreation mod that i've genuinely sat there and admitted it was REALLY good lol, despite the issues, it kept me incredibly hooked

[@adman4t]

Bar: Raised Pants: Shidded Humanity: Restored

[@dignusdingus3709]

I really do hope it ends up being the "second Black Mesa" in that they finish it completely.

[@MindAtItsFinest]

I want so much to see div7 but I know that this kind of projects need patience and don't need to be rushed but man if div3 will be released in 2025 I'll be 40 before we can see div7

[@devilsMasquerade]

If the project gets canceled someone needs to create raising the bar redux redux

[@XanderNiles]

Wish this mod was available on Steam for everyone to see and to get the clout off it but in its current state... It's a great mod and quite possibly the most polished one something that the Missing Information team could never.

[@HappyMan0203]

If I'm remembering correctly, I believe that the team does plan to bring it to steam in the future when it's in a more complete state.

[@stefanoalves8862]

I didn't know Tyler was a fellow Pegging aficionado .

[@PazTheBhatt]

This looks incredibly polished. Excited for this ambitious project!

[@alizaprokop5259]

Check it his other videos! Seriously!

[@MxArgent]

Yeah, I really like the presentation here. Successfully taps into some of the disparate art directions HL2 almost explored while still maintaining the polish expected of a final product.

[@alizaprokop5259]

Look at his other stuff. In depth!

[@antoninoincontrera8014]

Finally you are giving this mod the reconition it deserves. For me, it shares the place as best mod for half life whit Entropy Zero 2. I really wish the team can also get a steam page so they can get a better reconition. I know it's beta content but they are giving it their original touch, enough to make this mod not just another beta leak release.

[@Hype_Incarnate]

I know next to nothing about the beta of 2, but damn idk if this version of the game would have been my favorite game if it came out like this. Really really really dark compared to the og hl2.

[@noderunner_]

I don't think the project necessarily needs to be completed. The allure of Half Life 2 Beta lies in its potential, the fantasy of a game that might have been. Even unfinished fan projects offer a playable glimpse, fostering our imagination where the game ultimately lives.

[@HappyMan0203]

While I do get what you're saying, I think having a fully realized and finished recreation of that early version of HL2 is more valuable, just so that we finally have that full Beta-recreation mod/game the community has dreamed about for decades.

[@CrispyChicken44]

This is pretty sweet! I'm looking forward to playing this myself. I like how they modeled the weapons (i.e USP and MP7). I hate the way the MP7 looks in HL2 and it's episodes.

[@andyfriederichsen]

It's a good mod right now but it's still got some glaring flaws. The maps could use more polish and just more work. The new models for NPCs have some issues or just look wrong (the headcrab models don't even look like headcrabs), like they were literally changed just for the sake of looking different from retail or beta.

[@aqueousdog]

i have a feeling this will go the way of most other half life fan projects, like where are those hl3 fan games

[@wyattbottorff2473]

Really liking the chill music in the background.

[@G7ue]

I've personally never had any interest in the HL:2 Beta stuff. I've always preferred the look and feel of the released game. However, this looks like a super interesting project, and if it ever gets fully completed, I will 100% be playing it!

[@makcraft]

Imagine Valve just making another game in HL2 after the leak and just scrapping all that. Wow this looks like a completely new experience.

[@AntiCitizen]

That's "Dark and GRITTY" Half-Life 2

[@x_hibernia]

Isn't there a mmod that got hijacked by a 13 year-old on a ego trip, it came out this year

[@darksars3622]

Skip da pay 2 win trash 2:04

[@egyptianspaceodin1373]

RIP to NightFall mod, looked super awesome for its time in 2005

[@duuqnd]

this is gonna sound like I'm making a joke but I'm serious at 10:28, right as Tyler is talking about loading zones in inconvenient immersion breaking places, the video started buffering I thought it was a joke for a few seconds until I checked and noticed it wasn't

[@TheG_Boy]

I waited so long for something like this

[@IlHeartless]

Raising the bar DELUXE

[@suroguner]

do the divisions "lock on" to each other? I'd like to be able to play through them continuously.

[@monotromatic]

Since division 2 had division 1 already included, when all 7 divisions come out you'll probably only need to download division 7

[@The_Endless_Now]

Yes, Div 2 begins seamlessly* as soon as you complete Div 1. *unless you count a long loading screen as seamful

[@suroguner]

@@The_Endless_Now I don't count loading screens.

[@Immolator772]

This proved Half-Life Beta would be great as the retail, however the conversations between the characters was odd, but probably because it's not the original VA with their charm. Also i dont think that G-Man intro is in the beta, Mike Shapiro did many many lines that didn't make it into the game. I expected this mod to be short but i was quite long and i really enjoyed it. It felt more depressing and oppresive.

[@Nebula404]

My only complaint is the Physgun takes an extra second when taking it out before you can use it. Playing HL2 and mods all these years I'm used to the retail Gravity Gun's deploy speed. Other than that I honestly can't think of anything negative to say. Thanks RTBR Team for raising the bar to extraordinary limits!

[@randomcatdude]

this wasn't intentional and we've fixed it internally now, so in the upcoming depot demo it'll feel much more like retail

[@IvoryMadness.]

Srly now, this mod looks amazing! Congrats for the team and good luck for them!

[@Kamizzzu]

This mod is incredible, I hope it will release on steam someday

[@IvoryMadness.]

7 parts and 2 is out? Where have I seen something like this??? 🤔 I wonder where..... 🔪🐐 👾

[@kabob0077]

Honestly, I have to wonder what'd happen if Valve decided to lend both Raising the Bar and Dark Interval their support...

[@Dacstunes]

7:04 HE SAID THE LINE

[@petshop5941]

Don't forget about Dark Interval! I love RTBR but Dark Interval also deserves some love!

[@BrightPage174]

Me when theres a new HL2 beta mod in development 😈😈😈

[@timquestionmark]

some of the viewmodel animations look veerry bouncy in a way I dont think fits at all in half life, would love to see those tightened up

[@jamescompass3072]

Have you tried Dark Interval as well? It's a more independant beta mod but pulls out the beta vibes just as well if not better than the RtBR

[@Jiitzh]

i tried downloading the mod but when i was gonna unzip the file it loads soooooooo slow... i kept it on over night and only 1% loaded :D... Anyone know whats wrong?

[@MrVortrix]

Just finished the division 1 & 2! this mod's in my top 5 definitively!

[@speemus6223]

Is this a repost I swear u made this video month back

[@yamcube]

Tyler Gaming

[@2phonesbabyken]

dark and griddy

[@kabob0077]

Honestly... If, no, WHEN both Dark Interval and Raising the Bar Redux get finished I hope that other communities take a look and go "we can do that too!" and then proceed to make the best mods for their games. I want games like Halo 2 to get their own equivalent, imagine it...

[@mclaren3722]

peggle 3 when?

[@self-proclaimedanimator]

01:40 CUTE

[@TehJellyLord]

My problem with mods like these are… I just really want to wait it out and play the entire thing when it’s finally done. I love the sound of this and the Portal mod you mentioned so much, but I feel if I continually keep up with them and play each demo that is released, then the final product just wouldn’t have the same impact for me. But the double edged sword with that is, if it never gets finished, then I will either just not play that particular mod or I will play it and be sad it never got finished lol

[@federicofowler4037]

7:56 song ?

[@KoalaTContent]

Division 2: That Ubisoft looter shooter thing, right?

[@bartman4878]

thank you for bringing this to my attention. It looks fantastic! Downloading it now.

[@NINisTR1]

So darker and literally darker. Got it.

[@NukeWalker]

> Once in a while you appear in an area that beta nerds will recognize Geez, Tyler, no need to attack our masculinity like that.

[@mr.pointman1930]

Raising the Bar Redux should be paid to play. Because, they deserve all of it.

[@asterlofts1565]

For me, Raising the Bar: Redux is perfect and I don't mind that it has things like "misplaced transitions"... and the problem with "getting where you need to go", it's better that they don't change that, since that It's part of the difficulty of the game and exploration, I don't want everything served on a silver and gold platter... I want to know and experience things for myself, not always having a "guide" of where to go or what to do. In short, they put your intelligence, your creativity and your ingenuity into play and practice. However, some things do need to be polished, although they are minor in my opinion... for example, the walks need to be more "coherent and longer" in Division 1... but that's just my opinion.

[@S1nwar]

you like this mod more than entropy zero 2?

[@Mr.SpicyIce]

You really haven't heard of this? Tyler Mcvicker. VNN. Never heard of this mod.

[@OXY187]

2 of the planned 7 parts. yeah. see you a decade later.

[@ethanissupercool7168]

I've always seen the Dark Interval vs RTB:R, While I never played either one myself, I have seen many videos. And I (in my opinion) like to compare the atmosphere and art style for each mod like this Dark Interval looks like the concept art of Half life 2, the dark green sky, the citadel being identical to the beta concept art. some locations being identical to old beta/concepts. Heck, even some parts like the intro was taken from an unused draft RTB:R is more of a later build, while still keeping the old storyline, the atmosphere looks more like the final, with some part having a yellowish tint, and some buildings looking more eastern. of course, this is just me comparing based on the lighting and atmosphere, there are consistency between the mod, like dr.breen/council This is only my opinion, I personally love both mods and hope both will one day come out

[@agustron2479]

Basically. Half life 2 but less limitations on hardware

[@rei3951]

So uhh project borealis update....?

[@jaeckex6214]

Great Video Tyler!

[@KoalaTContent]

Will this work with the *VR* mod?

[@skysamfreeman]

This looks so good!

[@the-pink-hacker]

I wish they would sell this mod. I would love to help support the mod team to allow them to finish this game. I don't know the legality of this, but I assume putting it on Steam is a safe bet.

[@corruptpolitician4533]

This is sick

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

You're rude

[@DesolateLavender]

I'll be actually heartbroken if this gets canceled. This mod looks like everything I've always wished HL2 was. (Even from before I knew of the Beta Builds.) It just looks... SO well done. I wish the mod team the best of luck.

[@HappyMan0203]

I doubt it will be given how much progress the team has made and how well planned out the whole mod is.

[@DesolateLavender]

@@HappyMan0203 Yeah, but that hasn't stopped it from happening before. I'm just gonna be crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.

[@HappyMan0203]

@@DesolateLavender The problem in the past was that Beta mods were being made by tiny teams or even solo devs who had little proper experience in game design or modding, and thus would collapse in on themselves, or said small team would eventually lose steam. RTBR, meanwhile, has a team of several dozen members, basically the size of a small game studio, all of whom are very experienced, so they're in a much better position than other mods in the past for getting this done.

[@DesolateLavender]

@HappyMan0203 Oh, I know. I'm just one to keep expectations far below average. Just in case. Then, if it does fail somehow, it hurts less. And if it succeeds, it's all the more rewarding. Learned to do it since TF2's situation started, lol. I do have confidence in the team. Just a managed confidence.

[@rickhardcore975]

I miss peggle

[@pygzig]

my favourite tf2 class, bjorn