Where did the name 'Obsidian Conflict' come from?

ConTron · Post by **ConTron** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:57 am

Since I first downloaded the mod; I've just had to ask, where did you guys get the name 'Obsidian Conflict'?

It doesn't sound like a common name to hear, so what made you think of it?

LivingWithGames · Post by **LivingWithGames** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:43 pm

The same goes with Synergy,both coop mods that I wanted to know the name where they did come from

DisConnected · Post by **DisConnected** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:34 pm

Well, I thought synergy had something to do with combining, turns out I was right-ish.

–noun, plural -gies.
1. combined action or functioning; synergism.
2. the cooperative action of two or more muscles, nerves, or the like.
3. the cooperative action of two or more stimuli or drugs.

Atleast that's what dictionary.com says.

Obsidian Conflict sounds like a name for a team deathmatch mod, but then again Obsidian Conflict has that too...

Sudden Realization After Exiting This Forum: The name means a fight or disagreement over volcanic glass. Interesting, interesting. Now there needs to be a volcano island escape map.

Steam · Post by **Neico** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:40 pm

Acording to HLPortal.de was the first story concept of the Mod that the combines feared that the humans could be big warriors so they would lure them with promises into a secret place where they had to overcome the so called "Obsidian Trails", they also say that this has changed to an open story now (which is what OC is today)

it should also be noted that the orginal team from OC was from Missing Information that dected to make a new mod for multiplayer MI (something like that) which is probably how they came up with the name

I would need to ask Skidz about where it came from tough

MasterofPuppets · Post by **MasterofPuppets** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:20 am

Wow, that actually sounds like a great backstory to the mod.

Steam · Post by **Shana** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:42 am

W0rf0x sagt (05:26):
*Skidz
*Why is oc called oc?
skidz sagt (05:26):
*obsidian is a shiny stone
*but it is also a dark stone
skidz sagt (05:27):
*the conflict between the light and dark
*rebels vs combines
W0rf0x sagt (05:27):
*oooooooooo i see
*clever
skidz sagt (05:27):
*really lame
*its too complex for people to think about if they see the name

Axel_m3sh · Post by **Axel_m3sh** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:37 am

Very informative

DisConnected · Post by **DisConnected** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:37 am

So where do the zombies and antlions and the xen and stuff fit in?

Steam · Post by **Shana** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:39 am

Into the half life universe..

Ranka · Post by **Ranka** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:55 am

W0rf0x wrote:Into the half life universe..

^ This ^

fug's Obsidian clips · Post by **fug4life** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:56 am

I used to like the fact that one of the old steam skins could be set to 'obsidian black'

DisConnected · Post by **DisConnected** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:53 pm

Hatsune Miku wrote:
W0rf0x wrote:Into the half life universe..
^ This ^

First off, lol.

Second, I meant into the name. I'd understand if it was just Combine vs. Rebels, but then theres the fact that antlions and headcrabs also play big rolls in the mod.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:15 pm

Rebels and Combine are the main protagonists and antagonists in the entire franchise. Antlions and Zombies have no real goal other than to kill anyone from either side. Rebels are there to protect Earth and the citizens, Combine are there to take it over.

Miss Eleksin · Post by **Miss Eleksin** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:51 pm

I always thought it was tied to the stone. I didn't think of the whole light vs. dark thing though. I just thought that obsidian just represented the black of evil and thus, the conflict. I do like the LvsD idea better.

LivingWithGames · Post by **LivingWithGames** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:06 am

Keychain wrote:Rebels and Combine are the main protagonists and antagonists in the entire franchise. Antlions and Zombies have no real goal other than to kill anyone from either side. Rebels are there to protect Earth and the citizens, Combine are there to take it over.

And more importantly,the Rebels does actually have a great man in their hands that can actually save the world,the one so called Gordon Freeman,involved in the incident at the Black Mesa.