The Wasteland of Planet Earth was home to many resistance bases, each one dedicated to the downfall of The Combine Empire. In the canals of City 17, Dr. Eli Vance set up his own base. A base that would become the heart of The Resistance, and the events that occurred here would eventually lead to an uprising.

What made this resistance base so important? How big was it, and what eventually happened to it? In this video, we explore the lore and story behind Black Mesa East in Half-Life 2.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:13 The Fall of Humanity
04:50 The Development of Black Mesa East
14:10 The Underground Railroad
17:00 The Rise & Fall of Ravenholm
20:58 The Fall of Black Mesa East
24:40 Legacy
25:50 Closing Thoughts

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Standard Sources
Game Manuals
Half-Life Series Playthrough Research
Portal Series Playthrough Research
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Uncorrected Proof)
Half-Life: Alyx Playthrough
Portal/ Half-Life Fandom
Old Valve Forums
Marc Laidlaw's Twitter
Marc Laidlaw Website
Breengrub Twitter
Reddit AMA (w/ HL: Alyx Developers)
Portal 2
Aperture Desk Job

AUDIO USED
Half-life 2 OST: Broken Symmetry
Half-Life 2 OST: Escape Array
Black Mesa OST: Catalyst
Half-Life 2 OST: Lab Practicum
Half-Life: Alyx OST: Severed from the Vortessence
Black Mesa OST: Xen
Half-Life 2 OST: Triage At Dawn

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