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I've been working on a map of my house for HL2, and I just recently learned how to create a cannister that simulates being full of an explosive gas thats zips around with the gas shooting out of it. Well once this cannister was accidentally dropped into my chimney, a whole new area of screwing around in hl2dm was born. I'm not sure if anyone else and done this before, but it cracked me up. We seriously did this for hours. Had to load cannister into the top of the chimney. Then we had to straighten it out from the fireplace entrance to the chimney so that it was in the center of it and facing straight up. Then we had to load a table or refrigerator door ontop of the chimney to prevent it from killing us on impact. Whoever was riding it got on the table while the other sat outside where the cannister could be shot from and launch viewed from the same spot. It was fun as crap! Rhah being launched: Me being launched: Now I'm trying to figure out how to make it respawn so I don't have to restart the map everytime we want to do a launch.

I never finished HL1. Max Payne was sweet...didn't finish. I praised CoD to all, and it was incredible...never finished it. Every moment that I play HL2 is a wonderful experience, yet I'm 1/2way done, and, erm, not sure. Myth, you pick the version, Command and Conquer, had em all, name some more, what's the last really SWEET space one, with all the complicated navigational views, etc..heck, now that I think of it, I'm not sure I completed Doom2, flying games, a few.....played em, enjoyed em, but guess what...never finished em. I'm not sure why that is....perhaps because I can't spend more than chops of time...and, when I consider that time, my draw to my PC is the interaction, the community. For some reason I'm drawn more to a circus act on dust as Terrorists more than continuing HL2. I spend my time mending loose ends here and there throughout GC, then cash in on some MP with people I can laugh with and at.... Oh well. Maybe someday I'll finish some SP game! Give me a quality multiplayer version of these games? I'm IN! Doom2 had coop! That was fun. Coop HL2 would also be great fun....maybe someone will mod it.

How many have already played HL? If so...did you play it again before HL2?? I am considering it, but will probably be too impatient. I do remember LOVING HL though...and its been about 10 years, so I might just do that. If I dont...can anyone link me to the storyline for the original HL? Edit: btw, I have one word for Fattness. NIHILANTH!

Of course you did....you, like me, always shoot at those sorts of things. But in this game, they fall dead.

VERY IMPORTANT WARNING! HL/HL2 SPOILERS ARE IN THIS THREAD! PLEASE DO NOT READ UNTIL YOU'VE BEATEN THE GAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okay now that the warning is out of the way, I hope nobody has posted this before, I apologize if so, but I've talked to a friend and these things are starting to bug me. HL2 left us with so many questions and no answers. So I decided to come up with points to discuss. Also, feel free to post your own. Fig. #1: Freeman's "contract" payment. It seems like something is starting to make sense. I highly doubt G-Man is selling Freeman's services out for cash. Why would somebody that can control space and time need money? Possible Explanations: ° Freeman is just a pawn in a game. The organization G-Man works for just puts Freeman in these situations to see how strong he is, and what he can change. ° The organization G-Man works for takes something more valuable than cash for services. Like another life for example (Like Alyx). ° One zany theory we came up with was the Barney/G-Man theory. From what I heard I don't think Barney directly acknowledges G-Man in either HL or HL2. How could somebody live through the Black Mesa incident, become undercover with the combines, miss his beating quotas, and cut out on shifts without them knowing. The combine seems like a very organized force. They would notice Barney's flaws in a heartbeat. Either Barney is G-Man, or Barney works with G-Man. Fig. #2: City 17 and the Combine. Even though Xen was under control at the end of HL, doesn't mean that Earth was safe. Also, How did somebody on the head of Black Mesa strike a deal with an overpowering alien force to be able to govern a city of humans? Possible Explanations: ° Somebody wanted Freeman to open that portal. (G-Man for example. You were already working for him at the beginning of HL, but you didn't know. If the Combine were the evil alien force that possibly used this portal to attack Earth, they probably paid G-Man) ° The man leading City 17 struck a deal with the Combine as they invaded Black Mesa. But he too thought you died in the Black Mesa incident, because after all, they paid to keep you down. Fig. #3: The Environmental Suit. Your environmental suit makes a strange reappearance in HL2. The last person to see you wear it was G-Man. How did one's suit get from G-Man to a scientist so he could upgrade it? Possible Explanations: ° Again the Barney/G-Man theory is a possible here. ° The people that bought your contract were in that circle of people you helped. Apparently the Combine couldn't make their end of the deal and somebody bought out your contract to save them. Which explains why everybody was surprised to see you alive. Fig. #4: Freeman: The Living Dead? Everybody is shocked to see you. You went missing and you were presumed dead. So how does Barney know to pick you off at the security check point? Nobody knew you were on that train. Possible Explanations: ° Barney/G-man once again can work here. ° The Combine didn't pay their payment, and they thought they got G-Man off their back. They had not even the slightest clue you'd ever come back into the picture. That explains why the second time you teleport into City 17's citadel the Doctor is talking to the leader of these "Combine" saying he thought he just saw you. ° Of course, there can be dumb luck, but that just doesn't work in a high-profile story like this. Fig. #5: The G-Man. The basic question that haunts us all. Who the heck is G-Man? And What Is He Doing? Possible Explanations: ° As stated earlier, He could be Barney in his "human" form. ° G-Man and the Orgianiztion are placing Freeman in this to see how he can handle these problems. (Like the one spiderman episode where the Beyonder get's all the people from earth and sets them to take over another planet) ° G-Man is some sort of Alien, with a Human form, He can choose who seems him, and he can choose who remembers him. Fig. #6: The Cat and Lamar [HL2 Plothole] What is this cat Barney and the scientist are talking about? And how in the heck did Lamar get back to the lab? (More like a plothole) Possible Explanations: ° Barney keeps hearing this cat, I don't recall seeing a mutated or ghost cat anywhere. ° How does a cat survive in City 17? There isn't any good places for those things to live. ° Lamar, Didn't that alien facehugger jump out of the teleporter? He sure as heck wasn't back in the lab after your first jump. He ran out into the deserted land place. How did he get back when you and Alyx escpaed the Combines? Summary: My Main Theory Black Mesa; G-Man already has you "hired", and aliens buy out your services. You may have stopped once alien race attack, but you leave the portal wide open. That's because you were hired to do so. The air raid of Black Mesa and the total destruction of it put a good set of clues to presume Gordon Freeman dead. These Combine paid something in return to keep you out of the picture, but somebody out there had a better offer and got you back in. The Combine had no idea you would show up, thinking they had you "terminated". I imagine G-Man wouldn't call them up saying your deal is off, Freeman is with the rebels now. So basically you catch them by surprise, and end up fighting the Combine off and causing a huge explosion on the citadel. Alyx might have been the price the rebels paid to get you in. Although I can't really think of explanation beyond that the organization probably wouldn't accept money for offers. (Or like another of the mini theories that "Freeman is just a pawn in a game. The organization G-Man works for just puts Freeman in these situations to see how strong he is, and what he can change.") Credit: Me [CUatTHEFINISH / ((Shockwave))], and Traiklin More coming soon, I'm still reading through my convo with this guy. And feel free to post your own thoughts, and if this thread is too much or if it has been posted before, please feel free to delete. Thanks. Last Updated: 12/17/04 @ 11:06pm ET

Does anyone else use the quicksave? I do. I know I suck as CS so what makes you think I wouldnt : ) I'm going to play it again but NEVER use quicksave and only use autosave I don't think I'll make it to the end cause I'll end up at some point with like 3 hp and then I'll never get past the next sequence. but it will be fun and frikin this game was a no contest the best game to date. Except for Atari 2600 kaboom where the robber goes back and forth accross the screen droppin bombs and you got 3 buckets to catch em or KABOOM!!! Auggy

http://www.softwareandstuff.com/SWW12352.html

http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/hl2story/ interesting stuff. Of course spoilers included.

Will be ready this evening. IP will be posted as soon as I know it. Get ready for some fun! 66.150.107.96:27015

i'm going to start work on some HL2 DM maps, post up some ideas, i should be able to import more logo's and stuff with source and prolly get the GC logo in the maps with little trouble PS. Some of these maps are going toward the map contest!!!!! (hehe gotta put my skills to use and be known!) This was in the other forum plz delete the one in chit chat, didn't know this forum was here...

dm_overwatch is horrible with lag and pings....compared to same server, same people, playing lockdown. We're locked on lockdown for now. 30 minutes or 150 fraglimit, whichever comes first.

when your making a map and putting guns in is there an option to put in the blue grav gun? that would be crazy in pub play

guys i want to work on designing a mod thats CTF TDM for HL2, anyone with modeling, skinning, or programming knowledge and wants to help please IM me, i'm working on getting a start now but only working on a test Single player mod to get the feel for it! i look forward to this being a community project with feedback! PS AIM = Agilis Traceur E-mail = Thedpcandyman@aol.com

hey guys, not trying to take away from anything gc, but i noticed that these servers are mutha frickin popular for the moment, so i wanted to let anyone know that IF the GC deathmatch server at 66.150.107.96:27015 is full, then anyone is welcome to check out the VI servers at vi4life.com:27017, :27018, and :27019. each of these is running both the original maps, plus a custom one named crosffire. i think it's a remake of an old one, but im not sure. p.s. hey fatty, if this tinklees you off, just let me know i will take it off, just wanting to share the load. also, fatty, if you want a custom map i have crossfire which is the only one that worked, you can get it here

Whenever I look down at the ground the in game audio becomes very distorted (crackly), and when I look back up or straight forward the distortion goes away. This also happens to me when I play cs: source. So if anyone could help me get rid of the distortion that would be great! Thanks, Rashad

I cant wait! Lets go fatty... get ur new source mapping skills up to date

I stole the actual screenshot from some guy that took it with the highest settings possible. I just added the lettering. I think it came out kinda good. Anyone else have some backgrounds they wanna show?

Wow, over 15 hrs later the experience that is HL2 is finshed. I can rubs my eyes, rest my brain, and go outside. HL2 is the best game i have ever played. I downloaded it and, like a crack addict, I couldnt stop. I started playing last night at 10pm next thing i know its 5am. I have never been so into a game that i spend that much time playing. I mean 7hrs straight only getting up to pee or to get something to drink. The wierd thing is that i feel ok with it. HL2 was well worth it. Now i have to play source and wait for the next HL instalment. I hope everyone elses experience has been as enjoyable as mine.

Anyone have any ultra cool screenshots you grabbed while playing through? I played through the beggining 2-3 times again, just to get some cool background screenshots. Will post up my creepy GMan background once I get my DSL modem at the apartment. Don't have time to upload any at my parent's tonight. Post up your screenshots! Let's get a little "memento of your journey" photo album going!

for the record he's not falling, he's pinned to the wall

Has anyone purchased this yet? Is it worth the price?

I cant buy it yet, but if i play throught the first one again does it start right at the end of the first?

Wasn't that awesome when you put your suit on...and the old-school music comes on...checkin out your hands.... seriously matches with: dang...been a while...let's do this. wow

http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=62014

Ok, can anyone give me a list of the chapters? I like to know where I"m at in the scheme of things. Although I LOVE the game, I honestly can't go too long playing by myself. There's just something about multiplayer for me that can't be matched in the game. You know, this game is Myst moving...remember how incredible the graphics in myst were...how cool? Now it's beyond that and interactive. Anyways...so I did the canals, etc, etc...and I did the water hazzard...I just dropped over the dam and it loaded Black Mesa something or other. Do we have a list anywhere of all the chapters? Seems the saves only go so far back.