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Black Mesa is a fan-made remake of the original Half-Life, made in the updated Source engine.

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How can I combine MangoHud and game variables in the steam launch options?

How do I use this option: -oldgameui with the options MANGOHUD=1 MANGOHUD_CONFIG=full %command%? I've already tried it different ways, but any option where they're together does not work.
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Does Black Mesa have a toggle scope option?

I use a special mouse. With this mouse, it's not possible to left and right click simultaneously. This makes weapons with "hold right to scope/zoom, left click to fire" controls difficult to use. ...
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How to make voices louder in Black Mesa?

I'm playing Black Mesa. Since the resonance cascade, I keep meeting surviving scientists, who speak to me, but some I can barely hear them over the background noise. Is there any way to turn up the ...
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How to disable view bob in Black Mesa?

I'm playing Black Mesa. How can I disable view bob (as happens when sidestepping)? I find it gives me motion sickness. I can't see any option in the menu.
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Does the Black Mesa mod for Half-Life 2 work with Episode 2?

Does the Black Mesa mod for Half-Life 2 work with Episode 2? I couldn't find any clear answer on the mod page.
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How can I get Steam to recognise Black Mesa when installed on another partition?

I just downloaded Black Mesa, and when installing it I tried to install it in the Steam folder on another partition instead of the default one in Program Files, in D:\Steam\SteamApps\sourcemods\BMS ...
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Engine Error: Could not load library client

When I try to start black mesa, I get the message "Engine Error: Could not load library client", what should I do?
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How do I get past the bridge/dam in the chapter Surface Tension?

I really can't get past this. I'm starting this off with around 30hp. I'm quicksaved at the Dam. I'm out of revolver ammo, crossbow ammo and lazor ammo. I had to throw it on easy mode (running ...
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What are these laser tripwires for?

I found these laser tripewires in Black Mesa, right in front of a ground turret (you can see the turret's laser as well): What are these for? The turret? I thought they were laser mines, but they don'...
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How does one obtain these achievements in Black Mesa: Source?

Taken from enter link description here Quantum Capacitance: Overcharge it anyway. Remote Detonation: Kill a Barnacle with a Satchel. Unified Coupling Theorum: Help the Barnacle and ...
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How do I uninstall Black Mesa if it wasn't installed via Steam?

Black Mesa provides a standalone installer that extracts the game to the Steam folder, so Steam can manage launching the game as well as providing the Steam Overlay in-game. However, Steam doesn't ...
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What stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player?

I would like to know what stealth elements are in Black Mesa and how does the enemy AI detect the player. Specifically, I would like to know if: Can enemies detect by sound? Will weapon sounds (...
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Black Mesa achievements

What are the achievements in the new Half-Life 2 mod Black Mesa?
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Installing Black Mesa through Steam

A friend told me Black Mesa has been "Greenlighted" for distribution on Steam. I also read somewhere that it's free and requires the Source SDK that comes bundled with some Valve games. I'm searching ...
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Do the breakable wooden crates contain supplies?

Just getting started with Black Mesa. Before I go smashing all wooden crates I see with the crowbar, I would like to know: Do the wooden crates contain supplies?
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How do I get the "Ethically Questionable" achievement in Black Mesa?

I've almost completed Chapter 3 "Unforeseen Consequences" and haven't seen anything which looks like it could be related to this achievement. What do I need to do in order to unlock this achievement?
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Are Headcrabs Detachable?

In the Half-Life 2 series of games, if you weren't careful to attack a zombie's headcrab, it sometimes would pop off the dead zombie and attack you. Is that something I should worry about in Black ...
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Is it possible to hide first person blood stains in Black Mesa Source?

After trying out black mesa source I decided that the game has a lot of replay value, I missed many things and there are still achievements, but still the #1 thing which annoyed me the most during the ...
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What is the difference between Half Life: Source and the new Black Mesa?

With the recent release of Black Mesa everyone seems to be very excited, but what are the main differences between Black Mesa and Half Life: Source?
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Where is the crowbar in black mesa?

I'm stuck in the Unforeseen Consequences level. I made it all the way back to the tram platform but I haven't found a crowbar yet. Any hints on where to look for it?
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