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• 04.04.06 - Hosting difficulties ahead, sorry if we are being relocated abruptly
• 02.24.06 - Unlimited Gaming dedicates an interview to Substance
• 02.08.06 - Planet HL reviews Substance in Mod of the Week
• 01.28.06 - Gamespy talks about Substance in the latest issue of Modify
• 01.20.06 - Patch 1.22 updated with a new model for the silenced pistol and less shiny skin for the hunting rifle.
• 01.15.06 - Now working on Matrix bullet trails and F.E.A.R. explosions fx to be added in the future patch 1.25.
• 01.12.06 - 1.22 patch updated,no longer you will hear that loud helicopter at the beginning of the Gordon Tales, but check the complete patch history
• 01.08.06 - New 1.22 patch replaces old Vortigaunt patch.
• 01.06.06 - New screenshots page added to the site.
• 01.05.06 - "No Gibbing Tweak" available in Downloads.
• 01.04.06 - "Vortigaunt Patch" available in Downloads.
• 01.03.06 - Half-Life 2 Substance 1.2 GOLD full version has been released!
• 01.02.06 - Bugfixing delayed the 1.2 release date by a couple of days: stay tuned for more news.
• 12.28.05 - HL2S 1.2 (final test version) has been released on our forums: last chance to ask for changes before mass distribution
• 12.16.05 - Half - Life ² Substance GOLD 1.2 is coming!
• 11.24.05 - The Substance 1.2 public beta testing starts today,apply on the forums to contribute!
• 09.05.05 - It's moving back in Milan for us,communications could be endangered for a short time
• 09.04.05 - The website manager is trying to move on after his month-long ogame addiction,forgive his weaknesses but he's been pratically playing HL2 uninterruptedly since november
• 09.03.05 - We have found a faceposer to animate the new intro for the Gordon Tales (previously known as the Substance campaign): welcome Luke!
• 08.27.05 - Tornsniperwolf provided us a new silenced FAMAS model,it will be used as the new Solid Snake Hev Form machinegun
• 08.25.05 - A new coder joins the team,other appliants are welcome: the job's an easy one,it's great for learning to later move on more complex projects
• 08.24.05 - MedicDance has completed his alternate Gman intro: impressive work,we are just waiting for a faceposer now
• 08.22.05 - Gyppi from the Doom 3 Green Tech mod has provided us some very interesting skins for the zombies,striders and gunships
• 08.18.05 - Nathan continues his HL2S comics fairly improving in style,check his latest creations here (part 1) and here (part 2)
• 08.16.05 - Since this final version of Substance will be mostly built on fans' suggestions,here it comes the Liquid Snake's AK47 and sawed-off shotgun (still working on guns akimbo)
• 08.15.05 - It seems like we haven't been the only ones thinking of HL2 in a more MGS-like fashion
• 08.10.05 - A crazy idea: changing all the skies in HL2 to have the action happen at more "dramatic" times as extended dawns and dusks. Check the results here
• 08.07.05 - The 1.2 fixed VR Training map and the new alternate intro map are both ready
• 08.05.05 - HELP WANTED: a modeler good with milkshape3D and bones,to replace the CSS hands on our weapons with the HL2 gloves. Visit the new work in progress HL2 Gamebook page and Nathan's new HL2S comic!
• 07.27.05 - Patch 1.1D updated with a no-hands minigun
• 07.25.05 - Thanks to Jason Bonner,we have now a real new forum: check it out!
• 07.15.05 - Postal_dude's soundpack updated to v2,screenshots extras page updated with wallpapers,artwork and articles
• 07.13.05 - The bug concerning the second blue beam on the plaza level has been fixed,patch updated to 1.1D
• 07.12.05 - Small update to the 1.1 patch concerning the assassin graphics,more to come
• 07.11.05 - Yes,we're back
• 06.20.05 - Postal_dude has just released his sound pack for Substance,check it out in the Downloads page
• 06.18.05 - Help needed: faceposer expert (found),Gman performer (found)
• 06.12.05 - Celebrations for the 1000th post on the forum
• 06.07.05 - Patch 1.1C released,fixes 3 known bugs concerning assassins and crashes in C-17 finale
• 06.05.05 - 2 new reviews added,italian and german
• 06.04.05 - Substance was given the "Mod of Moment" award by The Mod Database
• 06.03.05 - Check out the new Weapons page
• 06.01.05 - Project VR Missions starts off
• 05.29.05 - The website has a new layout and is now more clear and organised. Check out the new About page
• 05.09.05 - Want to play new SP maps with the 1.1 weapons & Forms? Check the Downloads section!
• 06.01.05 - Artist Luca Esposito joins the Substance team
• 05.15.05 - Substance patch 1.2 in the works
• 05.01.05 - HL2S has now its own IRC chat room: irc://irc.GameSurge.net/substance/
• 04.30.05 - Substance 1.04X Full Install released!
• 04.28.05 - 1.0X light released
• 04.12.05 - Check the updated Hev Forms information
• 03.29.05 - 1.0X coding started
• 03.28.05 - Another positive review by the deutch magazine PC Action
• 03.26.05 - New bugs reported: proximity headcrabs may led to crashes and berserk ggun bugged in the citadel levels
• 03.21.05 - Temporary 1.0t patch released: multiple skins, cache autoinstaller, Gordon Freeman Form available
• 03.16.05 - Temporary 1.0e patch released
• 03.08.05 - Temporary patch 1.0C released
• 03.04.05 - The mod has been reviewed by PC Gamer UK: so we..."anabolyzed" the HL2 experience!
• 02.23.05 - MOD version: 0.84 'complete'
• 01.30.05 - The SP Enhanced Mod meets Substance
• 01.18.05 - MOD version: 0.41
• 01.16.05 - MOD installer is OUT!
• 01.14.05 - New levels released - minor issues corrected
• 11.01.05 - The Friendly Fire Mod meets Substance
• 05.01.05 - New skins and sounds
• 04.01.05 - Substance 0.32 is mod of the week on Filefront for the first time
• 03.01.05 - MOD HL2Substance made available
• 03.01.05 - 31 levels released
• 16.12.04 - Web site updated with a tutorial
• 13.12.04 - First level pack released

ModDB.com has given Substance the "Mod of the Moment" award.

PC Gamer Italy has included a review on Substance (translation coming soon).

The German PC Action magazine has included a review on Substance (translation coming soon).
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