News Half-Life 2 Roleplay: After-Life

[Cindy]

We hope to still see you around though??

all i can promise is my best wishes at this time

i might dip my toes at some point but again im feeling rather burned by just how many endeavors ive tried to get excited for only for it to not take flight

no disrespect to tryina get the show up and running again ofc, ive certainly done my share of it, but im properly soured on it

 

[PepicWalrus]

i want the vibe to be Gunsmoke 3-esque, because that was one of the best Gmod RP experiences i had

That said not familiar with Gunsmoke 3 do describe.

for my sanity im afraid not

im flattered but i cba to commit to another creative project at this time

Of course whatever is best for yourself! If inspiration ever strikes you anyone is welcome to contribute. I honestly encourage anyone who gets inspiration to write short stories and such in the roleplay documents section.

I was referring to the applied Vorts; I'm not sure how y'all plan on doing the applications though.

Two ways really someone applies for an Attuned Vortigaunt from the get go like before and they'll get the flag to make it outright OR they create an unattuned vortigaunt by default and at a certain point decide they want to become Attuned and they can make am app or char auth likely. There may be some IC RP Fluff of reconnecting to the vortessence for funs but default vorts can Definitely get their powers eventually also and anyone who wants to apply outright can is the current plan.

Personally, I hate the idea of someone sitting in a shop waiting for passersby to come and purchase goods. Is there an alternative? Let's be honest, I don't think many people enjoy sitting around and waiting for someone to need that shirt you have in stock or the flashlight everyone already has (just throwing stuff out there).

You highlight a good concern and problem from the past. Definitely don't want people just sitting around waiting. RP Hubs are something people should be looking to create when setting these up. Overall Raiden and I want to provide tools for people to do what they want and be who they want is the main theme we're going for. Gameloops that don't require admin oversight is on our mind for people to do. If people have suggestions for these kinds of things then please feel free to make a post with ideas in the suggestion section or here. Something we'll be fleshing out as time goes on before launch.

Something that came to mind: I'm assuming there will be a hunger/thirst system? I'm too tired to check the og post rn; but, if there is, I'm hoping empty hunger and thirst bars don't kill you, but just bring progressive debuffs.

Raiden and I spoke about this in our planning talks although not sure we directly announced it on the post. Debuffs and even buffs from food came up in our talks. Having to horf down food all the time can be tedious for certain. Something we need to give more thought too.

As with anything we definitely want to hear people's thoughts on the ideas and such. Raiden and I want to build this out openly.

 

[Trains]

i've always loved that the black market in hl2rp was literally a market

like

thats how i always imagined "black market" as a kid

 

[PepicWalrus]

i've always loved that the black market in hl2rp was literally a market

like

thats how i always imagined "black market" as a kid

Like the one on Terminal that was literally visible from the roof of the Nexus?

 

[Provingmedusa]

transhuman cults with actual funky transhumans rather than bald people or cops

Stay Tuned....

 

[Blitz0012]

i will roleplay

 

[deathwolf]

i've always loved that the black market in hl2rp was literally a market

like

thats how i always imagined "black market" as a kid

Yeah fuck the railway but I lowkey loved railway shopping day when we’d go to a massive event box build or the ship in the ocean event box and 60 rebels were doing their best impression of a Turkish or Thai market

 

[MaXenzie]

i love going to my local black market for my weekly resupply of guns and ammo

 

[MaXenzie]

That said not familiar with Gunsmoke 3 do describe.

Gunsmoke 3 was a sci-if cyberpunk role play server in Garry’s mod. it had shit like sentient robots, alien life forms, cybernetics, all set in a very vertical and cramped alleyway map with loads of apartments and overhangs

unironically peak, for a closed beta the server averaged 30-40 people every night
and then the owner randomly got bored and shut it down

 

[PepicWalrus]

Gunsmoke 3 was a sci-if cyberpunk role play server in Garry’s mod. it had shit like sentient robots, alien life forms, cybernetics, all set in a very vertical and cramped alleyway map with loads of apartments and overhangs

unironically peak, for a closed beta the server averaged 30-40 people every night
and then the owner randomly got bored and shut it down

Well I found their (I presume) addon list and will be picking it apart to see what we could pull. Functional Cybernetics is something Raiden and I briefly spoke about as a desire although nothing more then a "wouldn't this be cool?" so no promises and would probably be a post launch addition unless things go really quickly.

 

[deathwolf]

i know the business my character in this new iteration will pursue

 

[EXODITE.XXX]

*brings back a certain character as an Antlion larva diver*

But I do have a question: if the rebels won, who erps in sewers now?

 

[PepicWalrus]

*brings back a certain character as an Antlion larva diver*

But I do have a question: if the rebels won, who erps in sewers now?

anyone who wants too

 

[MaXenzie]

*brings back a certain character as an Antlion larva diver*

But I do have a question: if the rebels won, who erps in sewers now?

if i see anyone erping i am going to put no-gravity flaming skulls in the room and a big sign saying "WE KNOW"

fuck breaking the cycle im continuing it

 

[Frosty]

Where did the rumour that GMOD and hl2rp is dead come from? Gmod had 30k 24hr peak on steam charts, and there's other forums that still max out servers

 

[PepicWalrus]

After the discussions I am going to go with 5 years post the end of the war setting us in 2029.

I know this is a semi short time for a cyber-ish society however I don't find it impausivle given that The Populus is what spawns from the unification of all major factions, and different species coming together under an alliance with unchained access to alien technology to accelerate their development they'll also only have ONE Major City or "Bastion" established. With the ground work being laid for a second. So they have a strong foothold for what they control but their actual control space isn't massive while the majority of the world remains diverse and hostile.

Being optimistic it also means we can do future iterations after this initial one for further along the timeline instead of jumping way aahead. Building upon what we create. (Optimistic ratings valid here)

 

[NiGHT]

After the discussions I am going to go with 5 years post the end of the war setting us in 2029.

I know this is a semi short time for a cyber-ish society however I don't find it impausivle given that The Populus is what spawns from the unification of all major factions, and different species coming together under an alliance with unchained access to alien technology to accelerate their development they'll also only have ONE Major City or "Bastion" established. With the ground work being laid for a second. So they have a strong foothold for what they control but their actual control space isn't massive while the majority of the world remains diverse and hostile.

Being optimistic it also means we can do future iterations after this initial one for further along the timeline instead of jumping way aahead. Building upon what we create. (Optimistic ratings valid here)

I say we do a vote on what elements from previous iterations that we take forward into this new timeline.
We could remaster neb's old iterations stories as legends (Snoop dogg concert, bluesuit gang etc) to add them into the timeline. Might be a reason for old players to come back.

idk i'm chatting shite

 

[deathwolf]

I say we do a vote on what elements from previous iterations that we take forward into this new timeline.
We could remaster neb's old iterations stories as legends (Snoop dogg concert, bluesuit gang etc) to add them into the timeline. Might be a reason for old players to come back.

idk i'm chatting shite

I think just let players use what bits they want in their backstories, and event runners can utilise whatever parts they want to

 

[PepicWalrus]

I'll make a proper statement soon but I'm opening applications for people who are interested in being apart of a Lore Team for After-Life without being staff. If this interests you then make a forum convo with Raiden and I with what kind of Lore area you have an interest in focusing on and if you have anything already written from the past to show off feel free to share it although that is not required.

I'll also be getting a Lore "Bible" started for After-Life so people can use it as a jumping off point like the Fallout Bible. The hope is by launch we'll have a wealth of Lore ready to go for people to dig into, jump off from, and grow at launch.

Anyone is also welcome to write short stories or such if inspiration strikes them.

 

[DormNes]

Can we see Prone come back, I think Prone would be pretty gamer.
:)