Posted by News Staff @ 10/04/2009 12:03:38 | Category: None
Hosted Site: Science and Industry
Started back in February 1999, Science and Industry is one of the longest running and still active modifications for Half-Life. I am pleased to welcome this lovely mod to the sphere of influence of hlgaming.com.

At the very heart of Science and Industry is team play (and not the watered down shit you see in many games today). You truly need to work as a team to accomplish your goal of stealing the enemy scientists and/or destroying their equipment.

S & I's website says it best:
Science and Industry can be summed up as "CTF with a twist". The game plays like Capture The Flag in that two teams (companies) confront each other and both have to defend their base and attack the enemy's, but instead of capturing a flag, you capture scientists.

These scientists earn money for your company. The company with the most cash at the end wins the game. Each corporation starts with 3 scientists, the objective is to capture at least one more and hold on to them as long as possible. On some maps, there are alternative ways to earn money or make the other company lose some: there can be computers that may be broken or resources such as discs or research specimens that may be stolen. However, the main source of income for your company remains the scientists.

Moreover, the scientists research new technologies for your company, and each time a new technology is completed, you are asked to vote for the next one to be researched. This means that each game starts with basic weapons: a Colt and a Briefcase that is used to knock scientists out. And as the game moves on, you obtain new better weapons, special devices, more armor and implants that increase your speed and strength. So while the theme of Science & Industry is set in a semi-realistic world, the gameplay itself doesn't aim for realism: as the game advances the new technologies enable you to move faster, resist longer, perform huge jumps, and some weapons can even make you fly!


I am also including a demo video from their site.


For more information about Science and Industry check out their website, facebook page, steam community site (which has weekly and daily events), IRC channel, or the SI Central website.