Saves with abstract / weird / silly themes.

- Entry 2 (FIRST PLACE): 33.7
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2095523569
"While honestly lacking in terms of abstractness or humor, it was still odd enough that I can let it slid...along with it being just really bloody brilliant! It's long enough with about it being tedious, you have enough weapons to make your way through without it being a hassle and the prop making along with how the base map is incorporated is just so well done. However, I will say it's sad how you can easily see the enemy spawn points, but it's only a minor issue. Overall, a great save, even if it doesn't completely conform to the theme of the challenge."

"Raw and unbridled Half Life 2 action. I kind of like the idea of having normal Half Life 2 gameplay with a strange premise/goal, even if it wasn't that abstract. I think I was smiling the whole through due to the sheer fun of the gameplay; not to mention the CUSTOM NODEGRAPH that was made JUST FOR THIS SAVE! Expert level work, but not very abstract."

"I REALLY liked this map. It seems like it would fit right into a Half Life 2 game. For that, I would give it a 9/10. BUT, like zoinks scoob, the theme is supposed to be silly/abstract or whatever, and the only silly thing is the buoy. The goal is silly, but everything is else is Half Life 2 stuff."



- Entry 1 (SECOND PLACE): 28.8
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2096408200
"I like it. It's epic and cool. But the part with the enemies are too easy. I also feel like there was a missed opportunity where you could have backtracked back to Kliener's lab with multiple melons to put them in some sort of pulley (ye know I love dem pulleys, mate) to open a door to the end. Of course, that would take a bit more work."

"a fine save with a good recreation of kleiners lab, and some decent scene building. the save however is way too easy and feels more like the start of a really long save adventure, though i liked the concept behind it. someone should really expand on this concept and problably create an adventure thats bats""t crazy like gordanfreakman or something."

"Got to say, quite a sweet little save. Falls quite well into the funny catrgory with a tinge of weird, but that's good.I really like the near 1:1 recreation of Kleiner's lab from HL2. Like the rest of said, it's a bit too easy, but I didn't mind it. At least it wasn't teeth gritingly hard. I honestly don't mind that you return the melon so soon. It would be an absolute nightmare if you had to fight off an army of combine while also trying to stop the melon from being broken.
Overall, a good entry to this month's challenge."



- Entry 3 (THIRD PLACE): 25
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2096413579
"Oooh, this one is so gud. I also LOVED the elevator. The elevator was so good, that I duplicated and saved the design of the elevator. Even if it keeps a more serious tone than the other ones, this was nice. Really epic gamer. Since this is episode 0 of a series, I won't abuse your save based on how short it is. So like, I give this 8.4/10 for this episode. Most of the points are given because of that elevator."

"The details and story are absolutely incredible. Solid gameplay, mechanics, and story, all while fitting the abstract theme. The intro in particular reminded me a lot of Gordon Freakman 2: Kleiner Life. Good work."

"problably one of the best f""king concepts for a save i have ever seen. the scene building was good, and the interactions you can do with the world is creative and interesting. first time playing it was kind of confusing how the first batch of combines can hurt you, but you cant hurt them. might have something to do with the weapons. really liked the concept of breen being the main character as opposed to for example my island of breen idea which features an alternate and friendlier version of breen and the combine."



- Entry 4: 23.7
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2097173967
"Defiantly quite abstract. I do feel all the extra addons were a bit unnecessary (which I didn't even find in the first place), but other than that, the puzzle aspect was quite good... It's a series with it's ups and downs, but I quite enjoyed the first two installments. Good work, but it could of been better."

"Filled to the brim with secrets, gameplay, and stuff to read. The theme and story is perfect for the challenge, and I REALLY enjoyed playing this entry. My only gripe is that it can be difficult to understand where to go. In fact, I don't know if I actually finished this entry because when I got to the part where the doll says "We're here, let's go," I couldn't find a way to progress or get to any tower, nor was there any ending sign/button that I could see. Overall, a high quality save."

"a pretty good series with a weird twist on it. i like it. some of the puzzles and where to go was pretty confusing the first time playing, and the third level doesnt seem playable at all without the episodes sadly, but first time playing the 1st and 2nd parts were an outstanding experience. first time i barely survived the 2nd part, but there were just enough amount of those bouncing balls laying around so i could get enough health to beat it. really liked the solutions to get rid of the turrets, but please do not use earr"pe addons for your saves. seriously, it made me cringe so badly i started sweating, no kidding. overall, first two parts are great, but the third part cant be beaten without the episodes, and that sucks."

There are many ways of setting entity health values (or in this case, NPCs), but making it stick through a dupe (or advanced dupe) just isn't possible. You'd have to set up an automatic system that detects when the dupe is spawned and then runs some sort of function on the NPCs. If you want less health, it should be easy. Any E2 NPC core or even the default E2 functions can set an NPCs health below its normal amount. INCREASING health, however, is a bit more difficult. You'd likely want to use NPC spawn platforms in order to increase max health, and make your dupe spawn the NPC automatically with the spawn platform. Easier said than done, as all things are.

Oi do you need help with the developer commentary? I remember a lot about this series.

Originally posted by Dalek zen:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2058786633

Just asking for feedback so I can perfect my craft.

This save is great, despite being simple.

First off, the starting room is perfect. No combat right off the bat, gives you the equipment you need, even leaves off from the first part pretty well. Next we see a nice door that needs to be busted down. Then you fight some dudes, break stuff, fight dudes, break stuff, that's the gist of the map. But don't be mistaken, I really like it. The enemies you fight are placed well and the stuff you break always has a unique puzzle attached to it, along with a nice visual set piece. The ending was abrupt, but what can you do with such limited tools, right? All in all, an excellent display of simplicity at its finest. Good work.

Uhh, I think it's private

Saves made with no addons or games.

- ENTRY 4 (FIRST PLACE): 46.5 RATINGS
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022665558
[STAFF NOTE: Item is listed as friends only]

"Cool space mystery and epic gamer environment. A bit too lagy for my potato laptop, and no gunplay like I would've hoped for."

"This save is visually interesting, and the gameplay reminiscent of a point and click game was very interesting. But this save ends WAYYYYYY too abruptly, which sucks since I was kind of invested in the mystery!"

"...Overall, a VERY GOOD looking save that ends abruptly, lacks combat, and suffers a small amount of lag."



- Entry 2 (SECOND PLACE): 45 Ratings
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2017386212
"...It looks nice, it plays nice and the pacing is nice. I'm amazed by what was done with just the vanilla items and tools."

"Master of the craft. I don't think I have anything but praise for this. Excellent scenebuilding, excellent lighting and atmosphere. Great use of the default GMOD tools, runs really well too. The only problem I had was I couldn't get up one of the ladders in that one pipe, but other than that it was perfect. I just kinda wish the airboat section was longer."

"...its made by drunk headcrab, of course its going to be great. i like how this has custom events in it without the need for wiremod."



- Entry 6 (THIRD PLACE): 33 Ratings
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2023910736
"...This entry is not only the most fun but also the most lengthy out of all. Truly the finest experience I've had in a long time."

"despite the fact that i ended up rage quitting on this one because of the stupid f""king lag, its still an awesome series, even if it kinda breaks the rules of the challenge, it still has effort put into it..."

"I can tell the author put a lot of effort into this save, but a majority of the area's are pretty empty, and all the entries seem to be the same but with different spawn points? But I do like the Episode 2 vibes this save gives off, though that could just be a side effect of it being in Gm_Fork..."



- Entry 3: 32 Ratings
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022287856
"Simplistic but easy to understand. Story wasn't too apparent, but I'm it was a red vs blue scenario?"

"Has a cool red vs blue story, but kinda shorter than I expected."

"interesting concept. however, it ended WAY too quickly. at least it is the least laggiest of the bunch."



- Entry 1: 27 Ratings
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2018085018
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2018085704
"Not a big fan honestly. While I did find the scenebuilding to be pretty decent, the actual gameplay itself was subpar. The saves do a bad job at guiding you to where you need to go and how to go there. The enemy placement, especially in the 2nd save, got quite annoying fast... Also, please don't give enemies the Annabelle shotgun. Not only are the animations broken for everyone but Grigori, but also it is stupid overpowered... I got instakilled at least twice by Annabelle soldiers because getting shot in the head by it is insta death... I like that you tried to create "new" NPCs by manipulating the models and changing the material, but some of them just look ugly."

"...Overall, a nice entry, if not a little unpolished."

"Very confusing on where to go and too much enemies. Lots of cool areas, but the areas a a bit too tight and narrow."



- Entry 5: 15 Ratings
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2024566997
"I can't judge this one to be honest, it's just unfinished..."

"There were some cool moments here and there, but most of the save was incomplete, with huge empty areas and no ending in sight. Some more work on the pacing and geometry could see a better save though."


"Incomplete, but A for effort..."

This list contains all entries from all past challenges hosted on the GMod Saves Group.

All entries are ordered by rating.

DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS LIST! ALL COMMENTS WILL BE REMOVED! If you'd like to talk about the entries, do it on the home page or on the past challenge announcement pages. This is not the place to comment.

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