Chrysalis: A Half-Life Mod
Project Overview
WARNING: THIS IS A GAME THAT COVERS SUBJECTS SUCH AS, CHILD ABUSE, TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, SELF HARM AND SUICIDE. IF ANY OF THESE ARE POTENTIALLY TRIGGERING
Hi there!
BOHRNE is a Half-Life modification that plans to make an entirely new game in the Goldsrc engine. This will be released for free and possibly on Steam.
The game takes place in the protagonists, Jordans, head. You wake up from a brutal encounter and discover the one vibrant land and city in ruins, plagued by the god Padricana. His beasts are running rampant and destroying the Pillars. It's up to you to trudge through these beasts and restore the once beautiful land. This game runs on Goldsrc, an engine released in 1998. The renderer is replaced by Trinity render.
This is a game that attempts to delve into recovery from parental trauma.
This is also a passion project that's spent 2 years festering in my mind that I'm finally ready to put into action.
Any comments or concerns can be given to me directly at Diflin#6561. I currently have it open so you dont need to send a friend request.
UPDATE 8/11/2022:
Not even 24 hours after publishing and I'm seeing incredible talent!! I will wait a week before deciding on anyone, but I must say this is absolutely amazing!!! Thank you to all that have submitted so far, your reels and auditions have been a pleasure to see and listen.
UPDATE 8/14/2022:
I am rethinking promo artist, texture artist, and music composer and have decided that I
A. Will be taking on promo art and possibly textures as I am heading this project and know the style I want to present
B. Would be willing to negotiate a payment type of some sort. I do not have a paypal or payment method, but I can certainly get a gift card of your choosing and we can discuss the amount. It's pretty unreasonable for me to ask someone to design music, artwork, and textures all for free
UPDATE 10/11/22:
It's been a while. A lot has happened since my last update, including a PC crash wiping most of my files related to this project and getting more people on board for help. Deepest apologies to all cast and people interested.
You might have also noticed more art and a name change. I changed the name deliberately to avoid connection to Bloodborne, as I didn't see the connection before. It's been rebranded to Chrysalis (which is much more thematically relevant). Furthermore, I have a beta build ready for working on and some placeholder texture packs for me to work with. I will make my own eventually, but to prototype the style I'll be using Manhunt and HL2 Beta textures.
Also, immense shout-out to the actor of Padricana! They're the first on the crew and will be a big player. Thanks to all involved so far.
Updates will be slow as I'm currently in school and my personal life is demanding much more of my time. This is more than likely the same for any VA's and is the case for my current crew. Don't expect anything playable by the end of the year, or maybe next year.
My current plan is to get the VA work done ASAP and then develop the rest of the project to avoid keeping people waiting. If there are any questions, I've made a discord for direct contact!
https://discord.gg/RDdwG4XzNd
Updates will now go through here. Goodnight everyone!
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A husk of a person, representing Jonas's inner self. Incredibly tired, yet persistent. Hurt, yet willing. They have a tube in their lung and a gas mask. The character should be as blank and insertable as possible for the player; un-identifiable gender, accent, anything. They should be able to be heard but still slightly muffled by a gas mask.
- english
"Oh Madricana, what did they do to your majestic garden?"
"I will let you destroy my home no longer"
*General pain noises*
A scolding beast, the current ruler and antagonist. An angry father, only an angry god. He should try to appeal to the survivor at first, but turn on him when the survivor doesn't obey his orders.
- english
(Pleading voice) "This fight is pointless. I am not your enemy, I am trying to help you. Im on your side!"
(Slightly aggravated tone) "Madricana was a traitor. She left us. She let this land burn to the ground. Me and you can rebuild it"
(Incredibly angry and antagonistic tone) "You are like her. You never cared about honor, or loyalty. You're filth. I wasted everything on you!"
A calm, caring mother. She left the land ages ago and returned after the defeat of Padricana for a short while to congratulate and apologize. Imagine a grandmother, seeing her son for the first time in decades after a war. She herself should sound beaten, yet apologetic.
- english
"Oh honey, im so sorry"
"Im glad to see you alive"
"You're in terrible condition, let me heal you. Please."
This is who the survivor is on the outside. After coping and struggling for years, they've made footing for themselves now. Although they have been hurt and are still trying to recover, they've got the proper grasp and left their previous situation. Should sound around 19-25.
- english
(Tired, ready to go home voice) "That about wraps it up"
(They are at her doorstep after not seeing her for years) "...Mom?"
(Verge of sobbing, happy, overwhelmed with happiness)" I love you"
Since this is a free modification, we have all of Half-Life 1's assets at our disposal without worry of copyright (as long as the steam release is listed as a mod and requires Half-Life 1). However, I would like to have a more distinct and personal feel to the mod, even going as far as having 0 textures (and even models) from Half-Life.
- english
Say something you think would fit
Currently the mod uses 2 unlicensed tracks that we cant actually use (at least commercially). These are "A quick one before the eternal worm devours Connecticut" by Have a nice life as the main menu, and "I guess" by Mitski as the end scene song.
We'd like there to be original tracks that fit the feel of these 2 songs, as well as a few more tracks for in levels. Ambient, melancholic tracks that exemplify the loneliness of the situation.
- english
Say something you think would fit
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