Link to official MS:C website: www.msremake.com
If you don’t know what MS:C is, here’s a brief summary of the mod:
Master Sword Continued is a fantasy RPG mod for Half-Life 1. It’s heavily based on multiplayer play, although you can choose to play by yourself, most of the time it’s much better, for loot and for exp, that you play with a group of 2+. This mod can be very fun at times in the midst of combat and group effort, and it’s a shining example of what’s still possible on the very old Goldsrc engine. It even comes complete with an extensive lore behind it, read through either a book online, or told through the maps in the game. I recommend that you at least try it, and I do admit this game is not to everyone’s best tastes. The best thing is that even this late into the game’s development, it’s still updated on a near-monthly basis!
On to the article!
I’ve been a long-time player of this mod, and very recently I decided to start giving back to the community, in the form of making maps! I created the lore for the map, and designed it and completely built it by myself. J-M v2.5.5 from the MS:C forums helped me out a lot with placing monsters in the map, and of course Thothie(the mod leader) was just an all-around help throughout development.
Backstory:
After Lor Malgoriand’s task of upsetting the establishment of Order had been completed, it was merely a matter of time before the Apostles were sent to strip him of his awesome power. In their attempt to do so, Lor Malgoriand’s power inexplicably increased and the Apostle Idemark was slain. The remaining Loreldians sent Felewyn to destroy Lor Malgoriand, and thus The Great War was over.
My map’s lore:
The map takes place around Idemark’s Tower, which by now is mostly a crumbling fortress surrounded by large fields. The tower itself, although neglected, still stands as proud as it did before Idemark’s death. During the events of The Great War, Lor Malgoriand heard the Apostles were going to be sent to destroy him, and in a moment’s notice ordered an attack on where he knew one Apostle resided. Of course when the soldiers arrived the Apostle(Idemark) was not to be found, as he’d been slain by Lor Malgoriand. The Orcat sent to attack had conquered the fortress surrounding his tower, but could not penetrate the tower itself. And here we are in the present day! The land itself seems to contain magic, and as such even the ruins of the fortress have not decayed at a normal rate, and the tower is as impenetrable as ever.
Pictures!

