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If there was one Half Life 2 mod I had to recommend to somebody it would be this. The amount of work achieved by FakeFactory (Juergen Vierheilig) is simply staggering.  A personal project of sorts, it has taken him 4 years and over $15,000 but the end was finally reached earlier this year with the final patch for Cinematic Mod 10. The premise is to unify Half Life 2 with Episodes One and Two, using the latest Source engine and enhancing the original’s  graphics and giving the game a more gritty, uncomfortable look.

• Unified Engine; play the game (HL2 / EP1 / EP2) with the latest Orangebox engine / Advanced HDR / Dynamic Shadows
• Enhance the old HL2 maps with HDR, blooming, color-correction, new props
• Eliminate all blurry / Lowres textures with new Highres textures and/or Hires-Detail-Overlays
• Give the HL2 trilogy a more stressed, darker and uncomfortable look
• Enhance the soundtrack with a semi-dynamic new hollywood-style music
• Add optional HD characters
• Add more replay-value

You can download the full, final version from here (torrent) and here (http). It’s important to know before downloading that you need a 64-bit operating system and installed copies of Episode One and Two, and the original Half Life 2 to use the mod. More information, including recommended system specifications can be found on FakeFactory’s website. The mod also includes a model picker, so you can get rid of the god-awful Adriana Lima version of Alyx and restore the high resolution original version.

They say a picture speaks more than a thousand words, so here are some screenshots taken directly from the mod (click to enlarge), with no editing at all. Find more in AltTabbed’s gallery.

Official trailer