
The developers claim that Xen alone will take 6 hours to complete, which is more than half of the rest of the remake. Those final levels were intended for an expansion, which the developers are now proudly teasing with a Q2 2019 target launch as well as a trailer. In fact, the remake just stops short of Freeman being teleported to the alien world. However, Half-Life wouldn’t be complete without that Xen level and neither is the Black Mesa remake. That refers both to the aliens’ homeworld as well as the game’s last levels, which has gone down in history as a shoddy rushed job compared to the rest of the levels. While the reception of Half-Life has been mostly positive, the game had one huge wart on its face, a wart that had the name “Xen” written all over it. It chronicles the adventures and misadventures of the almost iconic Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who is forced to take up arms to fight an alien invasion. More: Half-Life Remake Black Mesa Devs Won't Do More Remakesīlack Mesa is available on the PC through Steam.Like most first-person shooters, Half-Life’s plot may take a back seat to all the action but it definitely has one. This will unlock the Rare Specimen achievement and all that careful work will finally pay off. Once players have reached the ending in Xen when the reactor is ready, just grab the hat and hop into it together. Sometimes the hat won't pass through. Climbing backward is an easy fix for this. If necessary, let it fall from an object around the map to get it upright. At times players will also have a problem with climbing ladders. It's best to try to carry it upright and place it upright. The hat will roll away, either on its own or by getting blasted. Luckily the hat will not just disappear so if it's not immediately apparent simply look harder. Dropping the hat at opportune in a safe place to clear out rooms is required to make it through the adventure intact. While carrying the hat, players will not be able to run or shoot. One smart tip for this achievement is to play the game on easy mode, this will make everything a lot less challenging and help with the combat sections of the game.

Players must bring the hidden hat with them through the entire adventure, eventually dropping it into the reactor along with themselves at the end of the game.
