Hey. Creator of Interlude here. Wanted to thank LambdaGeneration for the video, and fans for the ongoing support. I'm aware of how some in the community feel about Episode 3 projects, their cancellations and so on, but I think it can't hurt for passionate fan projects from the past, or future ones such as Infinite Finality and Interlude to exist while we bide the time. Either one of us makes it first, the rest follow, and we all get great content, or HL3 beats us to it. Either way, this has been a huge part of my life over the years - and I cannot WAIT to get the demo into your hands. We all just love Half-Life. More to follow!
I think they’d tell us if they had shelved it like Boreal Alyph, and I don’t blame them for being so quiet. Anything they release next needs to be good or the community will go berserk. I say we just leave well enough alone until tell us there’s something to show, or otherwise.
*There are 16 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects* "What the hell are they all doing!?? How can no one get it right!? Screw it, I'll do it myself!'" *There are now 17 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects*
This mod looks deadly, but I'm amazed at how the two tracks showen emulate Kelly Bailey's style peefectly, like with original music for most mods you accept it's going to be a different style, but the fact that this seems to try to be as faithful to the valve games is impressive
My first thought upon hearing them was "yup, this is half life". Not only Kelly Bailey, but it also really tells it's influences from Mike Morasky as well
@@SavageSayo79 I don't remember their names of the top of my head. But one of them tried to use Unreal Engine instead of Source, and another one just used Source. There is another one besides Interlude that aims to just take bits from Epistle as opposed to just doing it 1:1 called Infinite Finality.
@@Guymanbot97 yeah, those two were project borealis and boreal alyph. boreal alyph cancelled pretty early, and project borealis has gone completely valve mode since 2020. although, it doesnt seem like project borealis is dead yet.
If the music is anything to go by, this is going to be awesome...Sounds like he's taken as long as he needs to get it right and level himself up which is a nice posistion to be in rather than having to force something out for the sake of it. Looking forward to this 👍
i really hope that this will be the first full episode 3 mod to release, everything sounds very promising especially since they're going for an episodic-like experience instead of trying to push the mod into something more modern like boreal alyph had tried to do.
The second music track, Vortal Soltice, sounds too similar to one of the STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl tracks. Specifically to the menu title of the game. I guess it got its good inspirations from there.
I forget all the names at this point, boreal alphyh blah blah this that knick-knack paddywhack. you'd think if they just all collaborated they'd get something done or at least have enough of a foundation some successful teams that did things like Entropy or Underhell could act as the strings to bind them together and finally put it on a shelf. It truly is a vibe to have been a l33t gamer your whole life and actually become "over" your favorite games. I'm just over it lol
All episode 3 projects: Project Borealis: Development Hell Boreal Alyph: Scrapped Half-Life Interlude: Unknown Half Life Infinite Finality: Currently in development Half Life 2 the closure: Completed but to a poor quality After all these years we've still not found a perfect episode 3. Although I will say Entropy Zero 2 is the closest I've ever felt to actually playing a proper third half life game.
i am excited to Infinite Finality, they said that if, for whatever reason, development came to a halt, they would release all of the assets for free to the public, so that someone else could pick up the project
@@SavageSayo79Problem is that massive expectations of being a "final chapter" even though Valve originally just wanted it to be another game. Endings to beloved franchises aren't easy to pull off, and if you screw it up you are probably never going to live it down.
This feels like some kind of dream. An old mod getting a huge update announcement out of nowhere, a single developer working on ALL aspects of the game himself and full time too...what's going on?
I am so excited. A mod that genuienely feels like something Valve would have actually made in 2008 rather then some awful modern lore-breaking mod that people make for EP3 today.
@@Guymanbot97 There was a mod called "The Closure" if I remember correctly, and it totally broke the lore of half-life and wasn't really that good or fun to play
@@combinesoldier14_real Oh yeah that one. Iirc the developer didn't even play the Half-Life games, and only knew about the plot points via Wikipedia or something. Not sure WHY they felt the need to do that for something they didn't care for, but I guess I appreciate the commitment?
Since 2013 and I always believed to see a HL3 experience made by the fans, we are getting closer and closer to this dream. I will definetaly check this mod when it comes out.
that statement has already proved multiple times to be quite inaccurate. not saying that this mod or others will suck, just that something being delayed isn't always a good sign.
everyone is trying to make their own thing, while they should join their efforts and see one thing through to completion. maybe I will make my episode 3 and show them how it really should be done 😺
I may be wrong but i used a weird encryption method and with help of an Ai The message says "THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE FROM THE ENCRYPTION IS BROKEN" or its probably "THIS IS TEST MESSAGE FROM THE CIPHER" as again iam not assure if its right or wrong
I think the only thing I'm a little iffy on with what they've shown so far, is that the Hydra model they're using looks like it's the model the NPC from the leak uses and it doesn't have transparency for some reason, causing the UV errors on the model to be pretty apparent. It'd look much better if they used the E3 Hydra model instead and kept the transparency, that model has glowing innards that you can see from the outside and in general is much better looking. It seems like it'll just be an environmental hazard, replacing the leech kill barriers, which is a good idea because there's just no way to make those things fun to fight, so I think that's a good use for them, the model could just look a tiny bit better imo. Otherwise, the mod looks fantastic, I'm pretty stoked to try out the demo.
Hey. Thanks for the comment. I agree - and the Hydra model will be updated in time to match that of E3's transparent version. The footage you see is just the model used during development to refine gameplay! The Hydra in Interlude has a really cool new approach to its gameplay systems, that I believe finally makes it work in-game. More to come soon!
@@PegaXing Oh cool, that's good to hear! I guess I misread about the Hydra's implementation then, my bad, if you guys manage to create an interesting implementation, then I'm all for it. I'm a sucker for the ol' Xenian Danger Noodle. Looking forward to it!
@@PegaXing please make use of the hydras breathing, heart-beat, and movement sounds, they dont get used much and they do so much to help indicate the gelatinous nature of the creature and make it feel more lively, especially when mixed to be more quite and subtle then its normal sounds.
i believe it's about as good of a time as ever for valve to crank out hl3. the half life games are notorious for their revolutionary traits. hl alyx was, or is the best vr game to date. i think the innovation of hl3 can simply be a good game. people are craving great games, many long the nostalgic past. a really damn great game, basic, but great is all they need to make. hl1, 2 and alyx are all linear story driven games. hl3 will be a linear story driven game.
the fact that their taking the half life alyx ending into account and you have to find out what happened to alyx just makes me so interisted and sad honestly
Could you do a update video on the other Half-Life 3 mods in development? I'm curious to see what's going on with them cuz I can't find anything about them online
I wonder whether someone could get Kailey Bailey on boat for a mod like that. His sounds and music really made original games stand out, maybe his leave is one of the major reasons episode 3 was not released in the first place. So...
You know what mod i would like see finally escaping from the grave? They Hunger: Lost Souls... I know there are some projects out there, but none of them were finished😓 *Edit: it's a shame that the original project died, it looked so cool...
One thing that will absolutely screw with anyone trying to complete it is that, based on articles about it from when it was in development. All we ever saw was EPISODE 0, and this game was meant to have three other episodes to it. Plainly you just cant recreate They Hunger: Lost Souls outside of Episode 0, even then all that leaked was the first third and no story outline is around to my knowledge.
All the Episode Three mods rated by me: The Closure - trash Arctic Adventure - mediocre Ice - what the f Infinite Finality - isn't out yet, but looks amazing Interlude - same as IF
There have been literally hundreds of these attempts to make an 'Episode 3' mod. I would not give this one any attention because it is without a doubt going to get dropped. A solo dev with no prior map releases trying to release an ambitious project is not a success story. One look at the ModDB page and you can tell it's all talk no action.
Hey. Creator of Interlude here. Wanted to thank LambdaGeneration for the video, and fans for the ongoing support. I'm aware of how some in the community feel about Episode 3 projects, their cancellations and so on, but I think it can't hurt for passionate fan projects from the past, or future ones such as Infinite Finality and Interlude to exist while we bide the time. Either one of us makes it first, the rest follow, and we all get great content, or HL3 beats us to it. Either way, this has been a huge part of my life over the years - and I cannot WAIT to get the demo into your hands. We all just love Half-Life. More to follow!
:)
@@ZigZagZion :)
@@PegaXing:3
You are really talented dude! Nice looking maps so far and also your own soundtrack which is really good too. I'm looking forward to this!
no way! :D
Imagine Project borealis giving an update
I think they’d tell us if they had shelved it like Boreal Alyph, and I don’t blame them for being so quiet. Anything they release next needs to be good or the community will go berserk. I say we just leave well enough alone until tell us there’s something to show, or otherwise.
@@KarminsLynn Not yet, but we're indeed getting closer
I hope this breaks the curse of Episode 3 mods and fangames.
thatd be pretty funny ngl
@@64_threeOh shit, you again! Nice!
@@tytanium654 time? Dr freeman? Is it really that time again?
“THEIR SHELLING US! DKIHSJMNDKJDKJDKjjd”
Babe wake up, another Epistle 3 fan mod has been announ-wait, it got cancelled. Nvm
*There are 16 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects*
"What the hell are they all doing!?? How can no one get it right!? Screw it, I'll do it myself!'"
*There are now 17 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects*
How many is this now? Like 7?
@@vrabo3026 xkcd enjoyer spotted :)
@@vrabo3026 There are 17 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects
"Fine, if they won't do it, I will!'"
There are now 18 Half Life 2 Beta mod projects
Good night babe
This mod looks deadly, but I'm amazed at how the two tracks showen emulate Kelly Bailey's style peefectly, like with original music for most mods you accept it's going to be a different style, but the fact that this seems to try to be as faithful to the valve games is impressive
This really shines
My first thought upon hearing them was "yup, this is half life". Not only Kelly Bailey, but it also really tells it's influences from Mike Morasky as well
When Valve doesnt deliver...we do it ourself. Between Interlude and Infinite Finality we're getting two very good Episode 3 mods
The last time some people were making a HL2 EP3 Mod it did not end well so I hope this time it'll be Diffetent
@@SavageSayo79 I don't remember their names of the top of my head. But one of them tried to use Unreal Engine instead of Source, and another one just used Source. There is another one besides Interlude that aims to just take bits from Epistle as opposed to just doing it 1:1 called Infinite Finality.
@@Guymanbot97 yeah, those two were project borealis and boreal alyph. boreal alyph cancelled pretty early, and project borealis has gone completely valve mode since 2020. although, it doesnt seem like project borealis is dead yet.
modders just need to get Mark Laidwal and make the mod with him.
It even features Hydra, Kraken base and a based vort with a sniper rifle? Easily excited!
Both Infinite Finality and Interlude may finally break the Epistle 3 curse
If the music is anything to go by, this is going to be awesome...Sounds like he's taken as long as he needs to get it right and level himself up which is a nice posistion to be in rather than having to force something out for the sake of it. Looking forward to this 👍
We're getting a lot of fan episode 3 mods hope valve makes one some day
tough shit, valve doesn't care and its time to move on.
I hope that unlike the other mods about Half-Life 2 Episode Three, this one turns out well
And doesn't get cancelled
i really hope that this will be the first full episode 3 mod to release, everything sounds very promising especially since they're going for an episodic-like experience instead of trying to push the mod into something more modern like boreal alyph had tried to do.
*The second. First was Closure and it had about 12 hours of gameplay
I hope there’s actual dialog from new npc’s so it feels as fully realized as entropy zero 2.
The music sounds really good, Very similar to Black Mesa
Damn the clips so far look great. Cant wait to try the demo. Also that soundtrack is unreal
Looks promising! Hope it doesn't get cancelled.
surely this mod will release
the second teaser looks very good, captures the feel of HL for sure
The second music track, Vortal Soltice, sounds too similar to one of the STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl tracks.
Specifically to the menu title of the game.
I guess it got its good inspirations from there.
I forget all the names at this point, boreal alphyh blah blah this that knick-knack paddywhack. you'd think if they just all collaborated they'd get something done or at least have enough of a foundation some successful teams that did things like Entropy or Underhell could act as the strings to bind them together and finally put it on a shelf. It truly is a vibe to have been a l33t gamer your whole life and actually become "over" your favorite games. I'm just over it lol
I Saw this mod like 2 days ago! And now you made a video on it.
dayum DAYUM wasnt expecting that type of ost
All episode 3 projects:
Project Borealis: Development Hell
Boreal Alyph: Scrapped
Half-Life Interlude: Unknown
Half Life Infinite Finality: Currently in development
Half Life 2 the closure: Completed but to a poor quality
After all these years we've still not found a perfect episode 3. Although I will say Entropy Zero 2 is the closest I've ever felt to actually playing a proper third half life game.
i am excited to Infinite Finality, they said that if, for whatever reason, development came to a halt, they would release all of the assets for free to the public, so that someone else could pick up the project
@@SavageSayo79Problem is that massive expectations of being a "final chapter" even though Valve originally just wanted it to be another game. Endings to beloved franchises aren't easy to pull off, and if you screw it up you are probably never going to live it down.
Fantastic, cant wait to see what this does for the community
Another mod that has resurfaced is urban chaos originally known as opposing force 2 urban chaos.
I wish people wouldn't compare this or try to have it line up with Entropy Zero 2. While that mod is awesome, it should have no part in this mod.
Wow! It's EXCITES!! I can't wait for playing🔥
this reminds me of the radio guy in ez2
That's cause Lambda Generation did the voice acting for the Radio Operator from EZ2.
that explains everything
Man, I am so excited! This year is looking good lads.
This feels like some kind of dream. An old mod getting a huge update announcement out of nowhere, a single developer working on ALL aspects of the game himself and full time too...what's going on?
They added red barrels, I am so jolly
I want it to fit in the Entropy : Zero lore as welll.!
I am so excited. A mod that genuienely feels like something Valve would have actually made in 2008 rather then some awful modern lore-breaking mod that people make for EP3 today.
I never followed the other mods, but how were they lore breaking. If it's Hunt Down the Freeman, that doesn't count as I refuse to believe it is real.
@@Guymanbot97 There was a mod called "The Closure" if I remember correctly, and it totally broke the lore of half-life and wasn't really that good or fun to play
@@combinesoldier14_real Oh yeah that one. Iirc the developer didn't even play the Half-Life games, and only knew about the plot points via Wikipedia or something. Not sure WHY they felt the need to do that for something they didn't care for, but I guess I appreciate the commitment?
The Closure is really awful, yeah. But the Arctic Adventure isn't better to be honest😂
This looks really promising, hope I’ll get to try it, that is, the developer keeps up with it, which looks like it’ll be so! Can’t wait.
excuse me, Project Borealis, anyone? no? ok I guess I made it up in my head or something.
The game looks great, can't wait to play the demo!
Dude i will lay any price for this "ART"
I'm very excited by this MOD ! hope we will have finally a very good Episode 3 that could have been with valve itself.
Ok nah. Once I heard that soundtrack I became HYPED.
Since 2013 and I always believed to see a HL3 experience made by the fans, we are getting closer and closer to this dream. I will definetaly check this mod when it comes out.
The ice pick be used as a climbable weapon, for ice wall's.
cant wait to play this mod!
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” Shigeru Miyamoto.
that statement has already proved multiple times to be quite inaccurate. not saying that this mod or others will suck, just that something being delayed isn't always a good sign.
0:25 After 5 years THANK YOU i steel don't buy pc and vr.. fckin covid and war
everyone is trying to make their own thing, while they should join their efforts and see one thing through to completion. maybe I will make my episode 3 and show them how it really should be done 😺
ngl if the mod is finished and there's some hints of aperture related stuff imma be happy
Waiting for F-Stop game video (Stop The F)
I may be wrong but i used a weird encryption method and with help of an Ai The message says
"THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE FROM THE ENCRYPTION IS BROKEN" or its probably "THIS IS TEST MESSAGE FROM THE CIPHER"
as again iam not assure if its right or wrong
Omg please, please come out, please happen
is this the entropy zero 2 resistance radio guy?
Yes
dear god
You sound like that one rebel from entropy zero 2
Boy do I have some news for you
i understand him, hammer is not uptaded since 2012 or lesser, it literaly crashes each time you add a object, so if you didnt save, it'll all go down
I think the only thing I'm a little iffy on with what they've shown so far, is that the Hydra model they're using looks like it's the model the NPC from the leak uses and it doesn't have transparency for some reason, causing the UV errors on the model to be pretty apparent. It'd look much better if they used the E3 Hydra model instead and kept the transparency, that model has glowing innards that you can see from the outside and in general is much better looking.
It seems like it'll just be an environmental hazard, replacing the leech kill barriers, which is a good idea because there's just no way to make those things fun to fight, so I think that's a good use for them, the model could just look a tiny bit better imo. Otherwise, the mod looks fantastic, I'm pretty stoked to try out the demo.
Hey. Thanks for the comment. I agree - and the Hydra model will be updated in time to match that of E3's transparent version. The footage you see is just the model used during development to refine gameplay!
The Hydra in Interlude has a really cool new approach to its gameplay systems, that I believe finally makes it work in-game. More to come soon!
@@PegaXing Oh cool, that's good to hear! I guess I misread about the Hydra's implementation then, my bad, if you guys manage to create an interesting implementation, then I'm all for it. I'm a sucker for the ol' Xenian Danger Noodle. Looking forward to it!
@@PegaXing
please make use of the hydras breathing, heart-beat, and movement sounds, they dont get used much and they do so much to help indicate the gelatinous nature of the creature and make it feel more lively, especially when mixed to be more quite and subtle then its normal sounds.
ANOTHER ONE?
i believe it's about as good of a time as ever for valve to crank out hl3. the half life games are notorious for their revolutionary traits. hl alyx was, or is the best vr game to date. i think the innovation of hl3 can simply be a good game. people are craving great games, many long the nostalgic past. a really damn great game, basic, but great is all they need to make. hl1, 2 and alyx are all linear story driven games. hl3 will be a linear story driven game.
I'm still waiting for Project Borealis and Boreal Alyph. Now another big project to add to that list?
5:12 sounds dope as fuck
Ainda esperando a Valve soltar o terceiro jogo e olha que já estava em desenvolvimento e teríamos o Shepard e o Padre Gregório de novo 😊
Yaasss
darm the music
the fact that their taking the half life alyx ending into account and you have to find out what happened to alyx just makes me so interisted and sad honestly
That looks amazing, that should be the game how Gabe Newell said many years ago!
I wonder if this dude played entropy zero 2??
Yes.
Could you do a update video on the other Half-Life 3 mods in development? I'm curious to see what's going on with them cuz I can't find anything about them online
really oh nvm
Estoy realmente emocionado por esto
Another one
I wonder whether someone could get Kailey Bailey on boat for a mod like that. His sounds and music really made original games stand out, maybe his leave is one of the major reasons episode 3 was not released in the first place. So...
Wait wait... Why are people still worried about Alyx spoilers? It's been 4 years.
we got good half life episode 3 mod before gta 6
we need a ep3 mod that takes place alongside entropy zero 2
uh oh
You know what mod i would like see finally escaping from the grave? They Hunger: Lost Souls... I know there are some projects out there, but none of them were finished😓
*Edit: it's a shame that the original project died, it looked so cool...
One thing that will absolutely screw with anyone trying to complete it is that, based on articles about it from when it was in development. All we ever saw was EPISODE 0, and this game was meant to have three other episodes to it. Plainly you just cant recreate They Hunger: Lost Souls outside of Episode 0, even then all that leaked was the first third and no story outline is around to my knowledge.
you mean a mod that's gonna cancel itself after a short amount of time?
i just want project borealis.
Can yall mod l4d3 please 🥺
Shame it got cancelled in 2069😮💨
NOBODY DARES TO MAKE HALF LIFE 3.
until i step in.
IM NOT A MORON
The encrypted message can be decrypted using the ROT47 cipher. Here's the decrypted message:
"Secret Message Is Hope You Can Read This Message"
Watch it get cancelled next week
dont jinx it
All the Episode Three mods rated by me:
The Closure - trash
Arctic Adventure - mediocre
Ice - what the f
Infinite Finality - isn't out yet, but looks amazing
Interlude - same as IF
The code is a link thats why the decoders dont work
Can you give the link?
@@thedeadman3408 it takes time but is hard to decode it and I dont know if i can do it
@@RUBEN_Gavril i see,
Is it canon?
Image meet 3650 in borealis
Yeha but thats not happening
@@acebecks6288 i guess have to wait for EZ3 maybe Breadman will 3650 see Gordon and Alyx in broealis
I think it'd be legendary if, in this mod, Dr. Mossman has been captured by the Combine. That would make it fit perfectly with Entropy : Zero!
Probably not for a lot of reasons.
NeW EpIsOdE 3 iS CoMiNg lol it won't never be completed like any other ep3 mods
Can you see the future?
Idk, this one seems promising. Maybe your attitude needs fixing lol
@@zerroukyoucef3013 tbh it seems like a standard length mod which is possible
There have been literally hundreds of these attempts to make an 'Episode 3' mod. I would not give this one any attention because it is without a doubt going to get dropped. A solo dev with no prior map releases trying to release an ambitious project is not a success story. One look at the ModDB page and you can tell it's all talk no action.
"literally hundreds" Proof that there are even one hundred?
To be honest this is becoming tiresome