![]() Several colors can be seen running along corridors, disappearing each time a related location is reached. In the underground laboratories, administration offices and dormitories, the main sections are always indicated in important intersected areas, and follow different color codes consisting of lines running along the corridors to the related location. Despite being located in the middle of a desert, the underground and indoor sectors of Black Mesa are "maintained at a pleasant 68° (20° Celsius) at all times", enabled by Black Mesa's sprawling network of ventilation ducts. The complex also has its own newspaper, The Mesa Times, which is sold within the Black Mesa Research Facility to inform the personnel about events within and outside of the facility. The Black Mesa Research Facility can be completely sealed from the outside world. The complex is also equipped with retinal scanners and alarms, as well as heavy blast doors that may shut down in case of fire, explosion, etc. Black Mesa Security, carrying firearms and fully trained for emergencies, are present all around the facility, and normally at all times. The Black Mesa Research Team undertakes various scientific experimentations within an extremely high-security complex, as each employee is required to undergo a series of rigorous security checks to access most areas. ![]() The surface areas of Black Mesa, however, feature more modern and up-to-date construction. Several areas of the complex are horribly rundown, despite the obvious fact that they are still in use. Notably, many of Half-Life texture files' names contain the word "fifties". The Black Mesa Research Facility was originally constructed in the 1950s over several decommissioned ICBM launching and testing silo complexes, whichconverted into a vast civilian institute for the research of almost every conceivable scientific discipline. ![]()
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