Black Mesa

Black Mesa

Color blindness contrast enhancements
44 Comments
dbenson31 15 Apr @ 3:27am 
probably the best mod for black mesa
Killa Klappa 11 Jul, 2024 @ 1:54am 
@tuesday VHS/2000s bodycam style reshade with a hardcore sepia-orange tint, something that makes the entire game look like a mexico scene from breaking bad. Didn't use any addons, only the default effects that are given to you on download
The Pacer 30 Jun, 2024 @ 1:20am 
im not even colorblind and i thought those were white, thanks for making this
tuesday 20 May, 2024 @ 1:24am 
@Killa Klappa what reshade do you use?
originalname 14 Jun, 2023 @ 8:57am 
i'm not colorblind or anything, but this is still a quality of life improvement enough i can't not have it
Killa Klappa 13 May, 2023 @ 12:57am 
a godsend for reshade, could barely tell the difference before with a sepia tint on.
Nav 29 Apr, 2023 @ 12:09am 
thanks for this :)
Six 26 Dec, 2022 @ 8:39pm 
oh clever!
Eira 24 Nov, 2022 @ 7:12pm 
i never even realised there were two textures for those doors, i always just ran into every one until one opened
T00ns 20 Nov, 2022 @ 5:08pm 
Colorblind guy here, works okay! (Mild colorblindness so cant talk on people will full colorblindness)
Doomguy59 26 Sep, 2022 @ 12:20pm 
im not colorblind but this is amazing its really great for at a glance reading, also its very nice on the eyes
Dante 11 Jul, 2022 @ 1:25am 
i can imagine gordon freeman banging his head on doors every minute because hes colorblind
Deus_nsf 27 Mar, 2022 @ 1:11pm 
same here, not colorblind, but can't get rid of it now, makes things much more readable.
Halberd 11 Jan, 2022 @ 4:50pm 
Finally, inner peace.
Not colorblind (like 90% of these guys), but this is great.
Isernex 27 Dec, 2021 @ 4:34pm 
same with Luigi here, love this mod!
soomlarr 18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:08am 
Not even colorblind but this is one of my favorite black mesa mods it makes life so much easier
Kyrii 2 May, 2021 @ 10:58pm 
Huh, simple yet effective! I ain't colorblind but these colors look much more striking!
ChickenChucker96 1 May, 2021 @ 3:12pm 
i'm not colourblind but i like this because i makes it look more like the og half-life.
Moronica 24 Mar, 2021 @ 8:19am 
i didnt realize how similar the original doors looked until i saw them side by side
like they just both look white lmao
xXMarT1naXx 24 Mar, 2021 @ 4:26am 
I am not colorblind but I gotta say this really improves the game's visuals and clarity. I love it
Gringinkol 17 Mar, 2021 @ 1:13pm 
I am not colorblind but these look much cleaner.
HeliosDrive 16 Mar, 2021 @ 2:16am 
When you make an accessibility mod that's an overall improvement to the main game.

My only suggestion would be to add an "unlocked" symbol to green doors to maintain consistency with locked doors (unless its too finicky to distinguish the two).
Sgt. Victor Petrov 24 Jan, 2021 @ 8:16am 
I'm not color blind but this is way better
RETROCHUG 19 Jan, 2021 @ 1:33pm 
Thank you
Freya 14 Jan, 2021 @ 4:16am 
Trust me, even people without daltonism have problems with the original weird color choices, as at a distance they look the same until you go there and try them for yourself.
Theta_Lambda 13 Jan, 2021 @ 3:08am 
I'm not colour-blind either, but these changes look so much better. I mean, would a hi-tech, cutting-edge setup like Black Mesa really use May Apple and Dusky Pink as colours on their security doors? :-)
cheezkid26 12 Jan, 2021 @ 1:33pm 
Not colorblind, but the higher contrast makes it look better.
Starscre4M 11 Jan, 2021 @ 11:42pm 
The doors are great, but I still can't tell the difference between the teleporters, lol
Frog 10 Jan, 2021 @ 4:55pm 
As a man with colourblindness, thank you
Eery Jan 10 Jan, 2021 @ 10:56am 
Not colourblind but the higher contrast door lights remind me of Halo so I'm gonna use'em
Samurai JackOff 9 Jan, 2021 @ 7:58pm 
Wait.... Im color blind? Well this explains everything.
Hakurei Reimu 9 Jan, 2021 @ 7:35am 
I don't have color blindness but this is appreciated. Nice work.
Sonho de Valsão 9 Jan, 2021 @ 7:34am 
Thank you so much. Really, thank you so much.
Viper 9 Jan, 2021 @ 3:37am 
wait locked doors were red and unlocked doors were green? man wtf
careering 8 Jan, 2021 @ 8:34pm 
i have no issues seeing color but this mod is epic either way, the texture you made just looks better imo
python  [author] 8 Jan, 2021 @ 4:21pm 
Alright, I updated the locked doors to have a small lock icon. After testing a few variants this one seemed to be the best solution to me.
Sirbearasrasararay 8 Jan, 2021 @ 11:24am 
The best solution for the doors would be just to have a lock shape on the door's screen thing IMO.
Rowenoak 8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:02am 
Colorblindness is an often misunderstood issue and largely ignored or handled poorly. Being as there are multiple types of it (the most common being red-green) it just adds to this confusion to the general populace. Love this mod and its help (cant tell you how many times I died to the wrong color portal or the count of locked doors I smashed my face into).
The solar flare. 6 Jan, 2021 @ 12:05pm 
just make everything black and white with large icons for everything
python  [author] 6 Jan, 2021 @ 11:16am 
Most color blind people still see some color, it's just hard to tell certain shades apart. But yeah, I should probably make it more accessible for people with total lack of color vision (I already tried adding lock icons but wasn't happy with the results).
Jared 6 Jan, 2021 @ 10:42am 
Wait, if your color blind you cant see any color, so what was the point of making this and just adding more color the the portals and doors.
Eksevis 6 Jan, 2021 @ 9:22am 
i'm not even color blind and I still like this just a little more.
python  [author] 5 Jan, 2021 @ 4:47pm 
Thank you for your kind words. To be honest, I primarily made this for myself and I'm not sure if this is all that helpful to other sufferers. I was even hesistant about putting "color blind" in the title because it only helps in mild, specific cases. But if it works for me then maybe it'll be of use for others.

I had a quick look at your mods and they seem to be fine. No changes required if you ask me :)
renandantas71 5 Jan, 2021 @ 3:02pm 
I don't suffer from it, but I came here to congratulate you.

Great mod, simple as it may be, a contrast adjustment, but you have made a beautiful attitude for those who suffer from color blindness, not just for yourself, but have shared your knowledge with several players who do not know how to do it.

You did a good deed and for that I congratulate you.

God willing more people like you are part of the community and can create more accessibility mods.
I have a knowledge in texturing, if I can help you with something for something, or adapt any of my mods for Color Blindness sufferers please let me know, I will be happy to do it.

Congratulations, keep doing this good job!