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Black Mesa effects mods
Everything filed under effects by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
6 effects mods, most downloaded first ยท newest update 18 Jun 2026
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6 effects mods
- Realistic Blood Particlesby 76561198345276092inspired this mod and this game18.7k downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- +Ultra Particle Effectsby 76561199643779161This particle pack rework/overhaul most of the combat-related particle effects Features: - Weapon muzzleflashes (Glock, MP5, SPAS, turrets, 50cal, 357) - Explosions - really blows up - Impact effects - exaggerated with extra debris and smoke - Blood and gore - more misty and adaptive to lighting...7.2k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- No Chromatic Aberrationby 76561199058731068You might have noticed "Chromatic Aberration" can't be really turned off through video settings, even if you try using the console command. This mod permamently disables this screen effect. Does NOT require manual installation. Just Subscribe and enjoy.3.9k downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- SMOD Blood decalsby 76561199643779161Originally made for HL2, these are blood decal from SMOD. I was looking left and right for this but didn't find any working one so here it is. The texture is AI upscaled from 256x to 1024x (Original 256x included in the pack) Yellow/alien blood is made by me using Black Mesa's splatters, SMOD has...566 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- HD Water Splashby 76561198384132004Black Mesa still uses the same low res water splash texture from 2004, sadly :( This mod replaces it with a different one! Just thought it would be nice to have alongside my black mesa collections which overhaul a lot of more "dated" things that Black Mesa has. Originally seen in this horror map:...557 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Slightly Better Acid On Weaponsby 76561199058731068A small improvement to existing acid texture on player hands and weapons. Acid on weapons doesn't have a unique definition file (unlike red and yellow blood on weapons) and uses one of 4 textures used by Bullsquid's spit on walls. One of these textures has a higher resolution, but a lower resolut...544 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
6 effects mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.