[Mmmm]Homer April 21, 2003 Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 21, 2003 New News - scroll down. on shacknews Also, our dutch speaking buddy Maarten here translated the Gamez.nl page and it basically says that the issue of PC Zone pictured above has its publishing timeline delayed by two weeks to hit shelfs on April 28th, which they say is the day that the Half-Life 2 NDA will be lifted and previews will assumedly be showing up in a few places. This is referring to the magazine's release and NDAs timeline, not the game itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 21, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 21, 2003 Further, Half-Life 2 will be shown at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHaW April 21, 2003 Share BIGSHaW Member April 21, 2003 so far there is only a crowbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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[Mmmm]Homer April 22, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 22, 2003 "At long last! The sequel to the best PC First Person Shooter of all time has been announced at a press conference with Valve in NY this afternoon. Having been present at this meeting of developers and media, I got to witness the first running preview and in-game demo to leave the walls of Valve's Design Studios since development began way back when, after the release of Half-Life. And I must say, I was no less than awestruck! At a glance, you could mistake this game for a DVD movie. The Half-Life 2 engine, built from the ground up, and boasting cinematic quality graphics at blistering frame rates, looks like it will easily topple Doom3's engine before ID even releases it! The Dev team showed us a demo of a working alpha just to prove that the game's cinematic-style graphics were in-fact, being rendered real time. It was nothing short of amazing, especially considering that it was cutting 70fps in highest detail on a 1.7ghz processor and Geforce 4 Ti4200! "We've tried to accommodate for the widest range of users possible. We felt that allowing gamers with lower end PCs to play with the highest settings would greatly increase the multiplayer potential and encourage the online community to really get behind Half-Life 2." commented Willam Sykes, source programmer. As some people may also know, the tactical aspect of Half-Life 2 has been greatly increased over its predecessor. Weapons are now fully functional with gun jams, dirty barrels, overheating and weight. For example, in any in-game mission, one is expected to clear bullet casing jams, hold weapons steady (counteracting against weight) and perform maintenance tasks such as stripping, cleaning and polishing of weapons. The Team are excited with the new tactical aspect which includes missions of the following varieties: Radio operator missions where you take on the role of 'behind the main lines' support crew, skills in tuning radio frequencies and counter-acting for static will be essential in giving the fighting troops accurate bearings on targets Co-ordinating scouting missions into unknown regions. Again, these require the player to stay at base with a radio and satellite uplink, communicating with fighting soldiers during battles. Weapon Maintenance missions are completed before every main mission. In these preparation segments, players must ensure their firearms are fully functional and well kept. Failure to successfully maintain one's weapon reults in demotion and 'less action' in main missions. Of course the above is only a TASTE of whats to come in the retail package. Expect a lot of the features that made HL1 so popular, like the adventure aspect and of course, slaughtering a LOT of ultra high resolution baddies! While I looked on at valve's demo, I thought it a shame that these baddies were ceasing to exist by Gordon's well-maintained firearm, as they were so extremely detailed it was a pleasure to watch them! The models were so realistic in-fact, that whilst watching the demo, I noticed the following: All models have rising and falling chests/areas where lungs are used (this is helpful when you are unsure if enemies are dying, dead, sleeping or pretending! All models are fully destructable in an unlimited number of ways. Say goodbye to shooting the whole head off an enemy. Depending where you hit it, the skull will fragment accordingly, and differently every time! The sheer detail is ridiculous: actual hair/fur (not textures), sweat, dirt, cuts (can be made anywhere and of different severity Eg: a cut on the skin, right up to a limb coming off or an opening into the abdominal area etc)" "Along with the overwhelming abundance of eye-candy, this game has quite a few never-before-tried features incorperated into the adventure. Players may be at first shocked to find that Valve has taken the standard mouse look of FPS and added in a 'turn head' type feature. This feature allows the player to look around while keeping the body and weapon aimed in a particular direction, and is controlled by the mouse (as are the body movements). This system, for example, will allow the player to observe an environment around them whilst still keeping a weapon trained on the many prisoners that are taken during missions. Keeping in line with the new weapon detail systems (cleaning, unjamming, maintaining etc) a sidebar will be added that will allow the player to access his weapon cleaning kit quickly by toggling and then using the mouse to grab and apply tools to clean the firearms. After battles, it is quite common to 'take 5' and make use of the weapon maintenance kit in a quiet corner. The most impressive feature of the weapon maintenance kit is that the player will take control of the tools with the mouse. For example, when cleaning the barrel of a firearm, the player must move the mouse back and forth to move the wad inside the barrel. Players must also take care not to spill cleaning solvents with the mouse when applying them. Move the mouse too fast and you'll waste some good fluid. Our first look at Half-Life 2 was an exciting experience to say the least. The team here at Deepgame Online News are looking forward to the inevitable flow of screenshots and movies that will spill forth from Valve's Studios over the coming months, and will keep you up to date with all the latest developments as the title progresses. Keep an eye out this Friday as we will be releasing the first screenshots of Half-Life 2 for all to marvel at." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 22, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 22, 2003 Gun jams? Freakin' great! I get those now in CS. Stupid buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 22, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 22, 2003 HL2 discussion on Shacknews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 22, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 22, 2003 Posting stuff as I see it, not all of it is confirmed: "More info posted at blues: The new issue of Computer Games magazine just dropped at the EB where I work and there's a 4 page Half-Life 2 spread in it. Here's a couple of tidbits. 1. The released is quoted as being before September 30th of THIS year. 2. If you haven't figured it out already and still believe the rumors then I'm here to tell you that the game will NOT be XBox only. It's coming for the PC baby! 3. The new engine is designed to be competetive, not ground breaking which means a) loud-mouth technophiles will proclaim the game dead before launch and the other 99% of us won't likely have to shell out major money for a new system (Doom 3...ahem). The game will apparently be able to squeak by on a 700mhz processor with a DX6 compatible Video Card, while the optimal spec is quoted at 2ghz and a GeForce 4 or equivalent card. 4. The screenshots look great. If I had to compare it, I would put it just above Unreal 2 and just below Deus Ex 2. 5. The game is going to progress completely in first-person just like the original so don't worry about poorly directed and hastily thought out 3rd person cut-scenes here. It sounds like there are more defined characters than in the first, but still keeping it slim and based around a survival/action-adventure theme. 6. The story assumes Gordon Freeman (yes, you play Gordon) decided to go with the G-Man at the end of Half-Life as opposed to allowing himself to be annihilated by a horde of marauding aliens as was the other choice. Apparently it takes place in a fictional location in Europe known as City 17 and one of the important characters appears to be the daughter of one of the scientists whose name is Alyx...the girl seen in the promo art so far released." " Posted on another forum: My Half Life 2 PC Gamer came in the mail today. Some interesting quick things I've read so far: - Girl character is not playable - Same author of story as the first Half Life - Interactive scripted scenes - Barney and the G-Man both get face lifts of sorts - There will be a Half Life 3 - Half Life 2 comes out Sept. 30 - The Plot: There is a new alien invasion and some of the Xen aliens are now your allies. - The game takes place in a Eastern European city. - The game supposedly will be able to run on a DX6-compatible TNT card - Mentions a more robust mod making expierence - Cool in-game psychics " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckleslove April 22, 2003 Share chuckleslove Member April 22, 2003 The funny thing is Valve says it wont be shown at E3. however I have 2 friends working on HL2 1 programmer, 1 artist. They both say there is no way its not being shown at E3 because they are sick of working on it. So I would expect to see it at E3 and I hope so cause I would love to play it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 22, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 22, 2003 Steve Gibson of Shacknews says it will be shown publicly, not just an invite only deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huhuh? April 26, 2003 Share huhuh? Member April 26, 2003 so if releases this like the cs update .... i guess it will come out in 2010? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendryx April 26, 2003 Share Hendryx Member April 26, 2003 There was a 4 page article on it in the latest CGM. I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smoke April 26, 2003 Share Guest Smoke Guests April 26, 2003 we've been waiting for CZ to come out for like a year+ are we really suppose to believe this is gonna be released anywhere near when they say it is? still sad that CZ is being released so late, pathetic even Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGSHaW April 26, 2003 Share BIGSHaW Member April 26, 2003 I think CZ is now gonna be striclty single-player game....not sure though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendryx April 27, 2003 Share Hendryx Member April 27, 2003 yeah, CZ is full single-player, but it shares the new features of 1.6. I think thats how its gonna work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 27, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 27, 2003 IIRC, it always was "single-player". It is the single-player version of CS and was supposed to coincide with the release of CS 1.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyFromHell`X April 27, 2003 Share CowboyFromHell`X Member April 27, 2003 IIRC, it always was "single-player". It is the single-player version of CS and was supposed to coincide with the release of CS 1.6. Why would they need a multi-player version of a multi-player mod anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 27, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 27, 2003 I find if one tends to correct one in the above manner, it is less offensive. It also helps cover my rear if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyFromHell`X April 27, 2003 Share CowboyFromHell`X Member April 27, 2003 I agreed with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Mmmm]Homer April 29, 2003 Author Share [Mmmm]Homer Member April 29, 2003 Little more coming out today: - ALL objects in the game world are affected by the physics- Movement speed of HL will be retained - Drivable vehicles in both single and multiplayer - Engine technology scales based on your system specs - Known locations: City17 in east Europe, a harbor, a jail, the suburbs, a dried up ocean, an icebreaker (large ship) - Multiplayer is important and multiple game modes will be supported - Coming out before Christmas 2003 is 'certain' (read: Sep 30th) - The editor is called 'Hammer' and will be included, sounds like a complete development environment for maps, mods etc. - TF2 will be using the HL2 engine, once they decided to use the HL2 engine they stopped giving information as they didn't want to blow anything relating to it. TF2 will 'arrive soon'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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