Source: PlanetHalfLIfe
Related: MechMod

MechMod has been given the Mod of the Month award over at ModDB. As part of the award, ModDB has put online a great article about the mod and a great interview, of which this is part:

modDB: One thing highly known about Mechmod is it's unique artistic style. One example would be the shaders and lightings that were Programmed for the mod. What brought the team into making these additions? Are there more graphical additions we have not seen yet?

gr00vy: Well the entire credit for this goes to one of our programmers named Jason. His love for 3D graphics programming has helped the mod reach new levels of virtual reality. Infact, we have received quite a lot of criticism from people stating how the effects we produce aren't possible with the Half-Life engine. We have also succesfully countered this criticism with screenshots and videos at optimum FPS. In other words, our aim is to COMPLETELY modify the game and make it 'feel' like a new game, in terms of both control and aesthetics.

For more check out the MechMod site and the MechMod ModDB Profile.