Earlier this week Adam Foster released chapter three in the MINERVA Half-Life 2 modification series. We've enjoyed the first two chapters and didn't want to miss the news.

MINERVA is not a conventional modification, but instead is an ongoing, episodic series of single-player Half-Life 2 maps. The first three maps, Metastasis, are currently under development by Adam Foster, with the first map released on September 2, 2005 and the second on March 3, 2006. The third installment was released on October 1, 2007.

The maps are linked by a common plotline, based in the Half-Life 2 universe but with ... extensions. Significantly influenced by games such as the Marathon and System Shock series, each map will feature enigmatic directions and instructions from an unknown third party, continuous with the well-received Half-Life map Someplace Else.

The 148.35MB modification can be downloaded from FileShack, or the official site.