Noticed there is a new release from sultim-t, this time he added raytracing to Half-Life 1.

I loaded a couple of maps and checked it out, decent results.

Thanks for sharing. I was nostalgic watching this as I haven't played Half Life since it came out, and am out of touch with that world.

I'm naively curious how playing this mod would compare to Black Mesa, which I believe is a complete remake?

I haven't played Black Mesa and completed Half-Life 1 years ago, so not entirely sure how different the story is or what they added. But I've heard that it's also really good overall, with updated graphics and some minor changes.