Posters and maps on saferoom walls in Left 4 Dead imply that much of the United States is overrun by the infection. In direct contrast to that, the infection was particularly devastating to urban areas due to its contagious nature, encouraging people to spread out into areas of lower population density. The Portal Storms preceding the Seven Hour War were notable in their devastation of rural areas and encouraging humanity to relocate to more urban areas, as cities were more well equipped to handle the infestation of alien lifeforms. There is even more breathing room when considering the impacts of the spread of the infection and of the Portal Storms following the Black Mesa Incident. It is most likely that the Portal Storms began just as the infection began to wind down. We are given more breathing room in that we have no definite time frame on how quickly it took the effects of either incident to propagate. The Black Mesa Research Facility is located in New Mexico, in the southwest United States, and, due to its isolated nature, would likely avoid most of the effects of the infection. Left 4 Dead takes place in Pennsylvania, while Left 4 Dead 2 involves a journey through the southeast United States. We are given some breathing room due to physical distances.
#BLACK MESA RESEARCH FACILITY 1970S SERIES#
The Half-Life series makes no reference to the occurrence of a zombie apocalypse, and the Left 4 Dead series makes no reference to the Black Mesa Incident. The events of Half-Life take place in 200X, while the events of Left 4 Dead occur in 2009. Half-Life and Left 4 Dead are probably the two most difficult stories to reconcile. Do not use this as a reference for understanding the canon storyline. This article is nothing but theories and speculation. However some escaped, most notably Eli Vance who starts Black Mesa East, the successor to Black Mesa on the outskirts of City 17.Warning: Spoilers. It is assumed the facility was completely destroyed. Once the player defeats the final boss, the Gene Worm, Adrian Shephard is taken by the G-Man and sees the nuclear bomb go off. Decommissioned Sector E Materials Transport Systemĭuring the final level of Opposing Force, the G-Man can be seen re-arming a nuclear bomb which has just been disarmed by the player.Silo D Experimental Propulsion Laboratories.Decommissioned Displacement Field Laboratory.Coolant Reserve (formerly the Section A-17 Prototype Laboratories).Central Command and Communication Centers.Additionally, while players are not able to access the entire facility, they are presented with many key locations, grouped roughly into eight sectors: Black Mesa Central Complex The majority of the facility is composed of test chambers, storage facilities, administrative offices and laboratories, and due to the sensitive nature of the research being conducted, the indoor sections of the complex are maintained at 68 degrees Fahrenheit at all times. While the majority of the facility is built around some of the most advanced technology on the planet, other parts are shown to be in disrepair, again hinting at the incredible size of the complex. Structureīlack Mesa is a large facility, and the fastest way of moving between its various sectors is by tram, a small part of which the player (as Gordon Freeman) experiences in the opening sequence of Half-Life. In Half-Life, a teleportation experiment at Black Mesa accidentally initiates a dimensional resonance cascade which devastates the complex and leads Gordon Freeman to inadvertently bring Earth to the attention of the Combine Empire. Built into and over several decommissioned nuclear missile silos, Black Mesa is the site of broad scientific research relating to theoretical, quantum, and particle physics, applied mathematics, robotics, genetics, biotechnology, trans-dimensional travel, teleportation, and other classified subjects.
The Black Mesa Research Facility is a private research and defense contractor comprised of a massive complex built within the mountains of New Mexico, and is the setting of the original Half-Life, as well as Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, and Half-Life: Decay.
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