For the ones that get stuck at opening the 2nd fencefield.
If you shoot the left tower that explodes before you use your tool to open the first fence, it gets bugged.
So first open the fence with your tool and then after shoot to trigger the explosion :)

@KÜMZØK I am truly, deeply sorry for your disappointment. Look forward to my next project , It'll speak to you more.

thought that said fred durst for a second, disappointed

@BOb

Hacking the storage locker by the fencefield should open the fencefield.

Spoilers: At the part where you blow up the combine perch after the mass of bridges, how do you continue through the two forcefields?

@⭕⃤ QuاET_eΛ̶®t𝔥★ I'm glad you fell in love with the natural setting . It was the starting point of my inspiration, fresh spaces to engage the combine. I'm sad/glad to report that you actually did finish the map. The white fade is the underwhelming ending point. I built this map when my knowledge of the tools was very very limited. If you enjoy the natural settings, get excited for my next project!

@VapeInVR thanks! Glad you had fun with the chaotic combat challenge !

Fan-f*cking-tastic! Been my fave combat map for a long time now. Brilliant design AND seamless despite the highly non-angular paths of varying altitude. A treasure of the workshop :)))

@Spaced_Out , happy to hear you had a good time with the difficulty in the experience in spite of the incomplete feeling fade to white ending. My next project will have a much clearer sense of closure !

You really need to go back and make it more obvious that the end is the end, I just spent ages reloading over and over wondering why it kept fading to white. Great map otherwise though, lots of fun. Played on hard first time through and felt properly challenged even with the huge surplus of consumables.

@Sensational , you should not need any texture packs for this to work correctly. Try disabling any other addons you have enabled, and start a fresh version of this map?

Let me know if that works for ya!

idk why but this map and some (not all) of the other maps ive tried have missing textures. is there a texture pack i need to subscribe to?

@VeRsiTiLitY , you saw the end. I had not learned how to put text on screen when I made this map. The final battle in the dark warehouse where the Striderarrives is the ending.

I instantly fell in love with this map as soon as it started. The rock formations really give this map a much needed natural landscape.

However, I couldn't finish it as I got to a point where a Strider is moving, a grunt is firing a machine gun down a hall with trip mines and then it just fades into white and kicks me out to the main menu. Quite frustrating as I wanted to know how it ended.

I still gave you a thumbs up rating, even though for this kind of game breaking fail I almost always thumbs down the entire mod as it is obviously broken. But your rock formations saved you. :)

@MrRalphMan , im so glad you enjoyed the challenge ! If you want something else to try with similar challenge, and more weirdness check out FIRE FLIGHT. .

And I've finished the Mod now and the second part is here: https://youtu.be/29aeMw71-6s

This was amazing, but so hard.

Wow, I've only play part of this, but it's amazing. Plenty of battles and the vista is great.

Some very minor glitches seen, where the background pokes through the rocks, but minimal.

First play through below.
https://youtu.be/n6S31feV7Xs

@mizzack , im glad you liked the experience as a whole ! I’ll encourage you to explore different paths through the combat space. There are a few sneaky positions of power if you time things just right.

Awesome map! I like how it starts you off with fully modded weapons then provides enough ammo to fend off the constant barrage of combine. Intense from start to finish. The map itself is also very ascetically pleasing with great use of colorful lighting and other effects that create a nice atmosphere for the play through. Thanks Monarch!

Thanks for the reply. I shall be (patiently) looking foward to playing your current project !

@ Foox , you are correct. The ending is a simple fade to white / the menu. You can imagine that FIRE Flight begins right after RED DUST . I’m happy to hear you had fun !

This map is definitely a combat endurance trainer ! My current project will have a much greater emphasis on exploration .

Yes lots of fun and very intense. Loved the fine and varied detail, the progressive changes of scene and the great use of all 3 dimensions. I played on hard and did eventually get to the end, wrung out and sweating! It's certainly good training for the reactions both physical and mental, and although I prefer a mix with more suspensful exploration interspersed with surprise moments of combat I shall certainly be playing it again in due course. I presume I did get to the end ? I got tjrough the final door (preceeded by a couple of grenades), battery in hand and it all went white (except for the battery) before reverting to the main menu..

@Christian , thanks for your feedback! I wasn’t really happy with the ending myself but I am glad you had fun !

Great map, nice job. I have two complaints... 1) I wish there was more! lol. 2) Not a fan of how it ended abruptly, felt like a bug or something. Wish the ending was a bit more climactic or one mega fight.

Players who enjoyed RED DUST can now try out my latest map FIRE FLIGHT

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2850895474

Get ready . Its spooky.

@dogbite
@Ren
@Glockstr
@Hazelnut

@I_Monarch_I
Glad hear. Thx for the playtest offer. Will wait for release as am busy busy atm, but will surely play.

@dgobite , so glad you enjoyed the experience! I'm just polishing up something in a similar combat heavy style that I think you'll like. PM me if you want to playtest it now, its releasing in the next few days!

Have had multiple play throughs now and will play more, Can I please have more sir?
Really a breathe of fresh air.

@Ren , great! have fun! Send me a link to an unlisted youtube video of your play when you've finished !

I'd be more than interested

@Ren , thats great to hear! If you want to play with some other gameplay modifiers , the Sprint Button mod and the One Shot mod really shake up your tactical options in this map!

If you'd like to help me test my next combat heavy mini-project, you could hop into my soon to be release map called FIRE FLIGHT.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2809933597

If you decide to try it out, I'd love to see video of your experience!

I'm enjoying the non stop combat it's a fun challenge on hard mode

@Ren , glad you liked the music choice! If I knew how , I'd have implemented that song directly into the final battle of the map! - Maybe for the next project -

I love the use of Krigsgaldr by Heilung

Great addon - My playthrough - https://youtu.be/un8sMVghhuk

@Maichevsky , any improvement on your side after trying out those tweaks?

thank you for the suggestion! :)

@Maichevsky , sorry to hear about your performance issues. I’m on a 3070 and performance is pretty smooth for me on high/ max settings.

Here are my suggestions to increase performance.

Unplug any secondary montors/ TVs you may have connected.

Make sure you have the HLA window actively selected while playing.

Reduce your steam VR render resolution to 100%

Restarting your computer sometimes fixes weird issues with buffering textures in my experience.


Best of luck! I hope this helps you sneak some more frames out of your rig.

having very bad performance, even when I turn the settings to low I am having stutters.
Anyone else have the same problem?
(RTX3080 & high spec pc)

@emil01.tb , I’d be curious to know how much time it took you to complete the map? I’ve seen play testers average about 60-90 minutes depending on their shooting skill. The fasted I’ve been able to play through is 30 minutes on hard .

Map Unforunably too short

good

More to come soon ! About to publish a shorter , and much weirder experience .

bonkers, sir!

@Glockstr , im so psyched you loved the fresh aesthetic !

I put the majority of my time and focus into the world building . You’re absolutely right, the finale is absolutely over the top with enemies. I’m so so happy you had a good time with it ! Thanks for your positivity , feel free to re play and share feedback on a re play . I’d welcome your criticism as I design the next project.

Also, I’ll be re releasing an overhauled version of one of my first maps soon, so if you liked the combat experience you’ll have a quick new experience to enjoy in a week or two!

5 STARS all the way! With over 450 hrs of half Life Alyx play, I would have to say that this mod would be in the top 3 I have played. The terrain, the graphics are spectacular, never seen anything like it. If I had a criticism, and I don't, the amount of bad guys, etc, towards the end is almost overwhelming but that is probably just me. Can't wait to play it again in the near future.

Hi. I made a video for this here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G9Uey3toDU

@glory1 , thanks ! So glad you had fun !

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