Half-Life 2

[SQueek]

Why is there no "official" topic for this game? I know I cant be the only one eagerly awaiting this. With all the mods and multiplayer I will never be bored again! Anyways we should post updates and stuff in this thread, because the game should be close to coming out with that Steam preload thing. Oh well, when its great.

http://www.gamewallpapers.com/wallpapers_pr.php?titel=Half-life+2
I'm using the fist one

[roboxeno]

cool ,cant wait till this game comes out

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Theres no official topic because no one has any idea when the game will be out.

[SQueek]

Im guessing before christmas, but I've been guessing since 1998.

[hei1spawn1]

Im guessing before christmas, but I've been guessing since 1998.


You and me both. Damn you Gabe Newell......oh and Doug Lombardi too. Damn you to hell!!!.......right after you release the game

[Andrey83]

Probably before November. Because:

Valve have leased their tecnoligy around. To games like

- Vampires - Bloodlines

- Medal Of Honor

But in the agreement they signed when creating their games was that they couldnt release them before Half life 2 was released. Vampires was "ready" a while ago, but when the first delay of halflife 2 came, they had to wait. So they used the time to polish and add content to the game. But now they have come with an official release date for Vampires. That is in the middle of october. Which means they have been in contact with Valve and agreed on this. That they can release the game then.

This must also mean that Valve must be ready to release their game (halflife) before Vampires. If they wasnt, they wouldnt have agreed with Vampires' release date.

Of cource, you never know, but this is most likely.

[amiroy]

i'm dieing to play Half-life 2 .

[Fanible]

I'm guessing it will release at the end of September, or some time in October. Despite the crazy scam and spam of it's preload happening last Monday, it's in the process of doing so regardless. Preloading is usually a sign of a game's completion, and no doubt it'll probably release sometime soon.

[xizor]

A release candidate will be given to UV on September 15th, if they agree to the version expect it to go gold that date, with a wait of no more then 30 days. If it is not accepted valve must go back, fix what they can and resubmit. 15th of Sept is the day.

[KeyserLime]

I am really looking forward to this now more than ever, a hadn't played the original in a while, and had never beaten it, but a friend lent me blue shift and opposing forces and those are both really cool. Now, HL2 is second most wanted in my book, behind halo 2.

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Bah, I really think Halo 2 will be over-shadowed this year by Half-Life 2 and Killzone.

Abit more on the pre-gold September 15th thing:

"We're currently planning to send release candidates to Vivendi by September 15th," Valve marketing man Doug Lombardi said last week. "However, VUG hasn't given us a ship date yet. Might be best for you to ask them directly."

Unsurprisingly, Vivendi's response was "No comment," in light of a Wedbush Morgan report issued last week that put the game on store shelves in November. Commenting on the potential success of PC games this year, analyst Michael Pachter said that his firm expected three PC games to pass the one-million-unit threshold, including "November's Vivendi-Universal (V-Not Rated) release Half-Life 2."

So, is it October or November? Or April 2007???

[stonefaced_1]

I just hope is better than Doom 3...

[Malitos_Sahkir]

I think that's pretty much a given.

[stonefaced_1]

Maybe, but I'm still skeptical.

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Eh, I don't blame you. Nothing memorable has come out this year yet, and two of the biggest games have flopped ( Driv3r, Doom 3 ).

[hei1spawn1]

Doom 3 was good though

[Andrey83]

Eh, I don't blame you. Nothing memorable has come out this year yet, and two of the biggest games have flopped ( Driv3r, Doom 3 ).

Nothing? Far Cry was miles better then doom3, and it was a very good game. except from the mp part. Battlefield Vietnam was a kickass multiplayer game. And so was UT2004. Just plain brilliance. Maybe not the best graphics on Battlefield, but the gameplay rocked. Ninja Gaiden was a good game for X-box. Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow was good looking, good Single player, and one of the most original Multiplayer created this year (if not the most original).Riddick, escape from Butcher bay for xbox made a huge impression on many people.

Well, thats some, just to get you back on track ;) But there is more. Just cant think of more right now :)

[Andrey83]

Maybe, but I'm still skeptical.

Well, if you had played the beta i dont think you would be. The beta rocked. And that is over a year old. So they have used a year from that to fix that beta. It must be good.....

[ViRUs]

Does anyone know if they are going to have a multiplayer mode like the original had?

Anyhoo, i cant wait to play the game, its going to be so good.

[Andrey83]

Yes, there will be a standard deathmatch mode. Just as in the original. Other then that, there wont be anything special from what i know. If you are reffering to counter strike, then that will be released at a later date from the mod team who are also working with people from valve.

[SQueek]

They have very sketchy about the online details, and we haven't heard a word about Team Fortress 2 in years. I really dont want to get my hopes up, but HL1 came with Team Fortress Classic, maybe HL2 will do the same.

[Andrey83]

Yeah, i've been thinking about that. But since they havent said anything i'm not sure. They have been "working" on TF2 since HL2 first came out. First they developed it to the HL1 engine. I wouldnt be surprised if this project was canceled. In fear that they wont be able to compete with the upcoming release of Counter Strike Source. But maybe, maybe we will see TF2 Released with HL2. Maybe :)

[hei1spawn1]

They havent announced anything about the online mode in HL2 yet. They might just let people make their own mods for online use

[HeadHunter]

cant wait for this game

[SQueek]

Yea but Im saying maybe thats why their not saying anything about the online play, maybe thats their big secret. HL2 will ship with online DM and TF2....well I can dream cant I...

[Andrey83]

DM is certain.

[diasyjazz]

Andrey. whats DM mean?

[hei1spawn1]

Deathmatch. And I havent heard any of that where did you?

[Andrey83]

Because close to every FPS there is on this planet have DM (except from deus Ex and system shock), so i see no reason why this shouldnt have it. Its plain logic :) So i havent heard it anywhere.

[hei1spawn1]

Well a while back on PlanetHalflife.com they mentioned that CS and DoD were gettin the source treatment and they might be the only multiplayer portions for HL2. I hope that it was wrong or something because no DM or CTF woud suck

[SQueek]

Reserved my copy at EB, 5 bucks down. They had the date of November 8th of the release in their computer, no idea where that came from though. Also theres some really awesome bink videos over at www.fileplanet.com but you have to wait in line. Its slow but its worth it.

[Patman]

reserving mine now.

[hei1spawn1]

DM is certain.


New article up at IGN

Apart from just when the game will be in our eager hands (or live on our systems), whether or not multiplayer will be included in Half-Life 2 has been one of the biggest questions about the game. While Valve has so far implied that Half-Life 2's multiplayer mode is simply Counter-Strike: Source, nothing specific or official had been announced.

However, Halflife2.net today posted an interview with PC Gamer's Chuck Osborn, who happens to be among the first to review the final game. And there, in the interview, Osborn gives us an answer: "Counter-Strike Source is the multiplayer." No separate deathmatch. Just CS: Source.

Of course, Half-Life 2 will be getting full mod treatment from the rabid game community. Given that Counter-Strike itself began life as a Half-Life mod, don't be surprised if we see some great multiplayer ideas emerging from Half-Life 2 tinkerers sometime after the game finally hits.

Not to be a jackass but I told you so ;)

http://pc.ign.com/articles/552/552122p1.html

[Andrey83]

Yeah i know :)

I just read it at IGN earlier today. Didnt get the time to post it at the time. Right when i read it i though "ok, now i'll hear it" :D

I stand corrected.

But to be honest. I think that is a bad move by valve. But i suppose it will only take a couple of days before you have a mod out with normal DM in....

[Scarlet spidey]

Someone could wip out a really garbage version of DM in about 3 hours.
All he would have to do is set the mod's config to deathmatch 1 and make a map or 2.

[hei1spawn1]

Yeah i know :)

I just read it at IGN earlier today. Didnt get the time to post it at the time. Right when i read it i though "ok, now i'll hear it" :D

I stand corrected.



haha lol


But to be honest. I think that is a bad move by valve. But i suppose it will only take a couple of days before you have a mod out with normal DM in....


I think it would have been better if they had made one also but they probably might with the game of the year edition just like the original half life

[Patman]

Yeah i know :)


I stand corrected.


this is a first

[Andrey83]

Erm, patman, you have been here a couple of days. Already tons of people cant stand you, and you act like you know me? Just a friendly tip, drop those types of posts....

Anyway, yeah hellspawn, i'm guessing that too. Or they will include the mod (that probably will be fan made at that time) and maybe fix it up by professionals (like they did with cs), and then release it in a new package. milking, milking, milking :)

[HeadHunter]

Well as far as i am thinking i have read somewhere that there is a possible release date for middle of November....but that will prolly change

[SQueek]

On Oct 5 I wil deff be getting the new PC Gamer with the exclusive HL2 review. Or atleast going to barns and noble and reading it haha

[Andrey83]

Are you sure that there will be a review at that time? I'm guessing that is a preview (basicly in this case, a review of the beta). Because HL2 have not gone gold yet. So that meens it is still a beta. Ergo not finished (officially).

When the game goes gold, it will probably take 1-2 weeks before its out in the store.

Where did you hear this?

Edit: Also the game isnt rated yet, which also meens it havent gone gold. As a game doesnt get rated before it turns to gold-status. And a review of a beta isnt a review. Its a preview.

[hei1spawn1]

Are you sure that there will be a review at that time? I'm guessing that is a preview (basicly in this case, a review of the beta). Because HL2 have not gone gold yet. So that meens it is still a beta. Ergo not finished (officially).

When the game goes gold, it will probably take 1-2 weeks before its out in the store.

Where did you hear this?

Edit: Also the game isnt rated yet, which also meens it havent gone gold. As a game doesnt get rated before it turns to gold-status. And a review of a beta isnt a review. Its a preview.


Dude...sorry again... ;)

From planethalflife.com
This just in:

Half-Life 2 Review.

Yes, you read that right.

We can't hold back our excitement any longer - Half-Life 2 is reviewed in the next issue of PC Gamer, on sale Oct 5. Our UK exclusive features eight pages on the biggest game ever to hit the PC. We've toyed with the gravity gun, gone toe-to-toe with the Overwatch, and watched in awe as the Striders strut.

We have not confirmed this with PC Gamer yet, but we will shortly. Thanks to E. Plant aka Shed for the heads-up.

Update: Daniel Morris, Editor-In-Chief of PC Gamer, was kind enough to drop me a line this evening:

Since the cat is apparently out of the bag, I wanted to update you and let you know that PC Gamer has the worldwide exclusive on the first review of Half-Life 2. The U.S. edition (the December issue) should be reaching subscribers beginning this week.

Thanks for dropping in on us, Daniel!

http://www.planethalflife.com/images/screensnew/PCGcoverDec2004_lg.jpg


.....and sorry one more time ;) :D


Half-Life 2 Receives A ERSB Rating
9/24/2004 6:07 PST |
In a new trailer (which looks a lot like the HL2 2004 Trailer, just in .wmv format) that was released recently many people have noted that at the start of the clip there is a M Rating.

Now for Half-Life fans it doesn't really come as a shock, but at least it puts to rest the really old rumors of VALVe toning it down for a T Rating.

[hei1spawn1]

from ign.com
September 29, 2004 - Valve's Gabe Newell has announced the various ways the hugely anticipated Half-Life 2 will be packaged. As our readers will already know, the game will be available for purchase either through standard retail or through Valve's online distribution service, Steam.

The Steam packages can be purchased starting next week. A few nifty tidbits: users who order any of the packages from Steam will receive a full version of Counter-Strike: Source right away. Also, it looks like Day of Defeat: Source is tucked into a few packages, too. It looks like a dream for many is going to be a reality.

Whether you go Steam or bricks 'n' mortar, you'll have to make some choices as to just how much Valve goodness you'd like. I mean, there is a Half-Life 2 hat included in one of these.

Here's the official breakdown:

Retail Boxes

* Standard Edition: Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source. Ships on six CDs, in one of three boxes (Gordon, Alyx or the G-Man).
* Collector's Edition: Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, a Half-Life 2 T-shirt and a Prima book sampler. Ships on a single DVD.

Steam Packages

* Bronze: Half-Life 2* and Counter-Strike: Source.
* Silver: Half-Life 2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam.
* Gold: Half-Life 2*, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source*, Day of Defeat: Source*, Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam, Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games, three different Half-Life 2 posters, Half-Life 2 hat, Half-Life 2 postcard, Half-Life 2 stickers, Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD, and a chance to win a trip to Valve (one trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).

*Available upon product's release.

Though the wait has been long, it looks like once Half-Life 2 does hit, it's going to be in style. Assuming legal conflicts do not too much tangle up proceedings, we should see Half-Life 2 very soon indeed.



http://www.ebgames.com/ebx_assets/product_images/243836.jpg

[Andrey83]

Hmmm....thats most strange. The official Site havent got a rating up yet. Strange. And I contacted the Admin today of that site and asked if the game had gone Gold, and he said no, not yet.

So if the game isnt gold, then its not finished. And then by the definition, its called preview. This all seems strange. I dont know anymore whats going on :)

[xizor]

The game is done, a RC has been sent to VUG and therefore Valve, creators and funders for all of HL2 creation, have let a magazine reviewer play the game. VUG will not release a gold statement until Valve agrees to not release HL2 via steam, reason for the trial on OCT8th and the final one March 25th. VUG has 4 months to do something with HL2 though, its really 6 months but that would be a major money lost. As of now all the packages are set, CS: Source will be released first, then maybe HL: S, DOD: S, and finally HL2 when all is settled. HL2 will not be avaible through steam till it is on the shelves. With each package you buy you get the game as soon as it is released. This week coming CS: S is said to be released, we will see.. HL2 has a rating of M.

[stonefaced_1]

Any guesses on how much retail will be?

[SQueek]

Well I hear the game got a 96%, and the only game before that to get a 96% was Half-Life 1. Also there are spoilers in the review, so maybe I dont really wanna read it. Im so freakin excited for this game, I got the first one for free, just showed up in my mail one day and I had no idea what it was. Started playing and after a few minutes my view of video games had been changed forever.

[Scarlet spidey]

I'd love to know how much the collector's edition is, cause I want Half Life: Source.
I don't even want CS source that much, I'm sick and tired of CS, I want to play something else.
I play Sven Coop a lit, it's pretty damn fun:D

[hei1spawn1]

Standard is $50 and Collectors is $80

[hei1spawn1]

CAUTION SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!

































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YES!!!!!!! Thank you God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Nice :D

[hei1spawn1]

You may all bow in my general direction now :D ;)


Oh by the way the spoilers are very minor

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Those specs are a bit low for this game i think, Doom3 has higher minimum req.

[hei1spawn1]

I know but Doom 3 works fine on my computer and this will too

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Yea i was worried it wouldnt run on mine, i downloaded the demo and it works fine on medium, with all advanced features turned on, i was very happy :), might buy the full version soon.

[stonefaced_1]

Cool thanks for posting that. It looks awesome, I'll probably have to buy it now.

[Andrey83]

Awsome Hellspawn! Thanks man!

I printed out all the pages, went out and sat down with a coke, a sigarette and HL2 review :D

Great reading, hehe.

Edit: But why does it say Multiplayer: no? I was under the impression that HL2 shipped with CS:S.....

[hei1spawn1]

Edit: But why does it say Multiplayer: no? I was under the impression that HL2 shipped with CS:S.....


It does. I guess the guy thought it was unimportant or something because he only mentions it for a second at the end

[SQueek]

Hell yeah, thanks for posting that. All I can say is Im geeked.

And also Im glad the requriements are what they are, Doom 3 may look pretty and need a high end machine to run it, but this will a great looking game that can run on a good machine. Valve is just great Im sure this engine is a thousand times better than Doom3s.

[Patman]

Hell yeah, thanks for posting that. All I can say is Im geeked.

And also Im glad the requriements are what they are, Doom 3 may look pretty and need a high end machine to run it, but this will a great looking game that can run on a good machine. Valve is just great Im sure this engine is a thousand times better than Doom3s.
i doubt it.. doom 3 is the greatest. they spent like three years on it.

[SQueek]

Half-Life 2 has been in development since 1998, Doom 3 will have nothing on HL2.

[Patman]

Half-Life 2 has been in development since 1998, Doom 3 will have nothing on HL2.
oh......cool

[hei1spawn1]

Half-Life 2 has been in development since 1998, Doom 3 will have nothing on HL2.


Doom 3 never had anything on Half Life 2

[Patman]

Doom 2 never had anything on Half Life 2
i wouldnt know. just got the computer and doom 3 at the same time.

[Andrey83]

Well, it doesnt take a rocket-science degree to understand that Doom3 was/will still be better looking then Half life. (Also said by the reviewer). But in my opnion the gameplay in doom 3 was cool in the beginning but got borring after a while. Sure it looks good, but got borring fast.

The thing about half life is the gameplay.

[Andrey83]

Ah, i just bought HL2 Silver today through steam.

Its a very good offer for me (comparing to Norwegian prices). Price in Norway for the normal HL2 (bronze) is about 75 $. This was 59 $.

What you get in the silver package:

HL2
HL1 Source (i'm realy looking forward to play HL1 on the source engine!!)
CS: Source
Day of defeat: Source
Counterstrike Condition Zero (will probably never play it, but included is included :) )
Condition Zero Deleted scenes
Opposing Force
HL1 (normal)
HL Deathmatch
Team fortress classic
Codename Gordon (i have no idea what this is)

+some other thing i dont know what was.

The best thing about the package is that you get HL1 Source included as well imo (apart from HL2 of cource!!) :)

[hei1spawn1]

Codename Gordon (i have no idea what this is)




Its so much fun. Its a side scrolling 2D half-life game. Similar in looks to Contra. Its good stuff

[Andrey83]

Nice, have you bought it through steam as well?

[Imagination_13]

I wanna play it now. :(

[hei1spawn1]

Nice, have you bought it through steam as well?


Half-Life 2 or Codename Gordon?

[Andrey83]

I was thinking about HL2 :)

CS:Source is fun enough. Got some network lag though. Probably still some issues with the Netcode

[HeadHunter]

I cant wait for HL2

just being able to kill things and people with things other then the gun is going to be fun :D

[stonefaced_1]

I just pre-ordered it at game stop. I can't wait.

[hei1spawn1]

I was thinking about HL2 :)



Nah. I'm only 16 so I dont have a credit card. And if I asked my parents for theirs theyd flip. Thank god for EBGames

[Patman]

Thank God For Gamestop

[SQueek]

bump for Malitos_Sahkir, this is the HL2 thread

[hei1spawn1]

NOVEMBER 16th baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOS ANGELES (October 18, 2004) Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced that Half-Life® 2, the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC titles in gaming history, will ship to retail outlets around the world in November. The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004. The countdown to the highly anticipated retail street date has begun around the world, as VU Games completes plans to ship localized versions of Half-Life 2 simultaneously in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese.

“Half-Life 2 has surpassed our expectations in every sense – its high-quality graphics, ground-breaking physics and immersive first-person shooter gameplay set a new standard for PC action games,” said Bruce Hack, CEO of VU Games. “Half-Life 2 will go down as one of the best-selling PC titles, and we are thrilled to deliver this ground-breaking title to the worldwide gaming community this fall.”

[iv3rdawG]

I hope it stays true but who knows

[HeadHunter]

damn it....i am going to be well into GTA sa by then...i was hoping it was going to be deayed again :p

[SQueek]

Wow, half a decade later it is actually really coming out. I cant wait till that fine tuesday this November.

[Andrey83]

Well, at least CS: source is pretty cool. And With the addition of HL 1: Source (half life 1 on the source engine) the silver package will own. I think i will play HL1 source first, and then HL2 :D

[Cougars]

Yeah, the silver package seems pretty sweet... whats the $$ on it? I would doubt HL2 to be delayed any longer, nov 16 is going to be great.

--Cou

[SQueek]

I dont see why anyone is getting the game off of steam, I cant wait to go into EB and get my game a good old fashion box on cd.

[HeadHunter]

I remember people buying a cirtain graphics card about 2 years ago got a copy of HL2 free....I bet they are going to need a new graphics card now to play it :P

[Andrey83]

I dont see why anyone is getting the game off of steam, I cant wait to go into EB and get my game a good old fashion box on cd.

why? Because you get it:

1) 25 $ cheaper (no dont give be some crap now, i live in Norway: Different prices then you)

2) More content

3) HL1 On source (meaning if HL2 doesnt life up i can still play the best game ever on updated graphics) - Not in the regular edition.

+++++stuff

[Fanible]

Already bought the Silver package back when CS:Source became available (along with the packages of course). I'm already to go. :)

[HeadHunter]

you know...i dont think i want this game any more.....looks ****e ;)

[hei1spawn1]

You best be jokin' o' else ima kick somebodys ass

[HeadHunter]

You best be jokin' o' else ima kick somebodys ass


I am going to let you decide that :D

[Andrey83]

Already bought the Silver package back when CS:Source became available (along with the packages of course). I'm already to go. :)

Ey, whats your nick. I would like to whoop your sorry ass :)

GilHerad is my nick there, though i mostly play on Norwegian servers of cource.

[Fanible]

Fanible of course :cool:

[Andrey83]

Nice, i'll kill you if i see you :P

[xizor]

Looks ****ty :nono:. Whats so ****ty looking about? The realistic facial animation, the realistic ragdoll physics, the smooth skeletal animation in models, the great particle effects? Don't compare CS: Source to Half-Life 2, they are entirely two different things. Half-Life 2 is not a direct port, it has higher resolution for textures, higher poly count on models, the facial animation seen in the models, and of course the good ol BUMP MAPPING! The only thing I was a little disappointed in was the shadows but they are still better then most of the games out there. Heres hoping you didnt base HL2 looking ****ty by comparing DOOM3 and CS: S, that would just be a fools mistake.

[Andrey83]

You know, you should change your attitude man

And who is comparing? Comparing CS S to HL2 is like comparing Mondeo to Ford. CS S is the multiplayer aspect of HL2. They are not entirely different things. Just one piece of advice. If you are going to have this "tough-guy-i-know-everything" attitude, then remember to say something that is right next time.

CS:S is not a direct port either. Argue all you want.

Sure, The single player aspect of HL2 will have higher resolution texures and stuff, but thats just because they have put more time into that. Doesnt meen these are 2 entirely different things. Get things right when you throw them out like that.

And, normal mapping.

[xizor]

I'm not looking to start a flamewar, I was just setting some facts straight to the person who said it looks ****ty. I actually do know what I am talking about and follow whats going on with Source, HL2, its packages, and the multiplayer add-ons. Its plain and obvious CS: S is the multiplayer aspect of HL2, I've known this for months. Entirely different, probably not, but graphically you will notice the difference, gameplay will most like feel the same. I said what I said because HL2 will use Source's features heavily unlike CS: S does, hencing it being an almost straight forward port, I will admit I was wrong with just a straight port. Normal mapping? I dont think so, I think doom3, farcry, unreal3, use normal but not Source, Subdivision surfaces, diffuse & specular bump maps with two of those not in CS: S is what source uses I thought. Anyways do you play cs: s?

[Andrey83]

By all means, not wanna start a war :) I just thought you came of a bit harsh (Headhunter was kidding when he said it looked ****ty if you didnt catch the drift ;) ).

And yeah, CS:S isnt fully taking advantage of the source engine. Though i do feel they have done a decent job with a what we might could call a "semi-to-some-extend-port" :)

Yeah, i play CS:S. And i cant wait for DOD:S too. But mostly on Norwegian servers though. Do you?

I was under the impression that one of the things they implemented after the delay was normal mapping in the source engine. But now i'm not sure. Maybe we should check that up.

[xizor]

Yeah I play CS: S, I get owned a lot.... quite a lot D:, its at those times I become a shotty wh0re :P. I live in california so I play mostly in west coast servers. I'd probably ping high in a norwegian server. You ever notice that you can unload a full clip 2 feet away and do no damage? lol. Any good death scenes yet?

I had one where I was in italy and I had only a pistol. Me and my teammate where waiting for a group of CTs and I was in the alley behind a barrel. I went out to get the CTS coming and all I see is a nade land infront of me. My teammate gets blasted into a wall and his body flys over the rail. The barrels launch into me getting me stuck in the alley, 5 CTS come up, lets just say not one person didn't hit me :P

[Andrey83]

Well, i have this thing that pisses me off with the physics (though it is realistic, hehe).

I run with my grenade ready. See a guy. I am just about to toss the nade. And then this dumbass runs right in front of me and I toss the grenade in his head, and it flyes back at me. I headshot myself with my own grenade.....freakin irritating :D

[xizor]

mm physics

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/5275/cs_office23.th.jpg (http://img54.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img54&image=cs_office23.jpg)

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Maybe not 56k friendly :P

[SQueek]

Little over a week left...

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Expect a rather large update from IGN in about three hours.

[Malitos_Sahkir]

The Final Hours of Half-Life 2:

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/?q=1&tag=gs_hp_topslot_click

[Inval1d]

i went to walmart just a bit ago and saw the HL2 guide. i looked into it... pretty interesting..

[xizor]

23hrs left! Hopefully anyone who ordered through steam and is in the west stay up till 12am tuesday....

[HeadHunter]

i thought it was already released....should be in the shops now in the UK

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Gamespot's review is up at noon today, PST.

[Malitos_Sahkir]

i thought it was already released....should be in the shops now in the UK
Yeah, it's been released in a few places already... I'll get my copy tonight at midnight. Anyway, you can't play it until the 16th, Microsoft and Valve set-up a thing where you have to register the game with Valve's Steam system. That registering system doesn't work until the 16th, so no one will be playing until the official release-date. It's an ingenious way to combat piracy.

[carnage4u]

I cant get this game until next month sadly. My computer is not good enough yet and will be at least 30 days before i have a better one

[HeadHunter]

Yeah, it's been released in a few places already... I'll get my copy tonight at midnight. Anyway, you can't play it until the 16th, Microsoft and Valve set-up a thing where you have to register the game with Valve's Steam system. That registering system doesn't work until the 16th, so no one will be playing until the official release-date. It's an ingenious way to combat piracy.


NOW that would really annoy me if i had gone out to buy it

[carnage4u]

NOW that would really annoy me if i had gone out to buy it


you can hack around that but yeah

clever and annoying

[SQueek]

What time is noon pst in est time? I wanna watch game spots review, I really dont know how Im going to hold my self till tomorrow...

[spiderman_2k]

Well, the review is out in 3 hours, so whatever time that is in est time thats when it hits.

[SQueek]

http://www.forumbucket.com/hl2countdown.swf

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Gamespot: 9.2.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/review.html

[SQueek]

Where is the video review!?

[Malitos_Sahkir]

9.7 from IGN, but they don't seem to have their review up yet... Anyhow, awesome scores... But is anyone noticeing a pattern here? Gamespot gives a game 5 points less than IGN.

[konman72]

The only pattern that I am noticing is that Halo 2 is beating Half-Life 2 in almost every review.

[Glordreen]

But the reviewers know that Half-life 2 is ten times better, so they have that in mind, and they also have Half life to compare it to.

[Tornado]

But the reviewers know that Half-life 2 is ten times better, so they have that in mind, and they also have Half life to compare it to.

That's a lie.

[Boro]

you guys need to understand that half life 2 is being rated as PC game, just as halo 2 was rated as an xbox game.

[carnage4u]

aye
we really dont need half life vrs halo starting up

it was lame enough with gta vrs halo


They are all fun ass games.
simple
and truthful

[SoundScream]

Hey I play PC FPS, right now on my computer I have Painkiller, BF1942 and Vietnam, Call of Duty and Doom 3(and in 12hrs Half life 2). But Halo 1 & 2 give me so much more joy. Sure I cant aim as good as with my mouse and keyboard, but it just feels right when I play Halo. If your not down with it no big deal but dont think that the halo players are just some console fanboys.

[carnage4u]

Hey I play PC FPS, right now on my computer I have Painkiller, BF1942 and Vietnam, Call of Duty and Doom 3(and in 12hrs Half life 2). But Halo 1 & 2 give me so much more joy. Sure I cant aim as good as with my mouse and keyboard, but it just feels right when I play Halo. If your not down with it no big deal but dont think that the halo players are just some console fanboys.



yeah they are

j/k


how is painkiller?


oh and i hate the key fanbois.. i think everytime someone uses that word, they should be punched in the face and their mothers throat should by slit

yes i hate it ;)
but i hate the word haters even more

[SQueek]

I got it, I'm at school and can't play it yet but Its in my car. I got the one with Alyx on the cover, I just cant wait for my 2 hour long math class to end so I can go play.

[HeadHunter]

I have it and i am TRYING to go through the annoying registration process

[ViRUs]

I still have to buy it, i hope my computer can handle it. It should, i cant wait to play this.

[HeadHunter]

bloody hell.....i cant bloody get the game files unlocked cause the steam servers are too busy...how messed up since i was getting them unlocked at the time then gave up....i just wanna ****ing play the game...been doing this for like 2 hours now

this isnt pleaseing me

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Picked it up last night, I haven't played it yet though... I'm going to wait, since I know the Steam system will be hella-busy all day. I also managed to score Vampire the Masqurade: Bloodlines for half-price, wowness... Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.

[hei1spawn1]

HeadHunter: Panikiller is really good

I'll probably pick this up on fri.

[KeyserLime]

i hate this that you have to have online to play it OFFLINE. I use my moms computer for internet and mine for games. So i probably will have to have our computer guy come to get my internet working tomorrow.

[hei1spawn1]

Yeah its so ridiculous

[HeadHunter]

yeah well i got it going.....once the game is running tho i have to say that i am stunned...its awsome to play it :D

luv all the things you can do and the different ways you can kill all the enemies is awsome

I have to say that some of the new monsters scared the **** outta me the first time....wont tell you wat there like...the surprise is pure adrenaline but you will be like...."What the hell is that" :eek:

[SQueek]

This game is awesome, took me like 2 hours to get it installed going through all the BS but its worth it.

[HeadHunter]

took me like 2 hours to get it installed going through all the BS but its worth it.


hehe yeah...you and me both :D

[SoundScream]

Good God it took me forever to get the damn game up and running. Between the 5 disc and the crazy online to play offline it took me 1.5 hrs to get it going. The games graphics are amazing my computer handles it ok the only problem I have is the audio sometimes skips if it gets busy on screen.
3 things I dont like
Takes to long to get into the action
Enemy's tend to just stand in front of you and shoot only a couple of times did I see one go for cover.
CS source is basicly the same as old CS but with better graphics.
Overall its a great game. So far id give it a 9.2/10

[HeadHunter]

yeah my computer handles it ok tho it does like to hang for a couple of seconds after loading up a new part of the level...

how far has everyone got??

[Malitos_Sahkir]

The installation process is alittle insane but I'm away laughing now... In Ravenholm right now... It's friggen creepy, especially now that the spiders have come into play.

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention... Spoiler if you haven't played the game - Does anyone else think that Gordon isn't really on Earth?

[HeadHunter]

I think he is on earth i think that he was put into suspended animation for like 20 years or so by the creepy suit dude. If you think about it the father of Alex said he got his Wife and Baby out of Black Mesa and now she is like 20 odd.

Plus at the start of the game that other scientist said we hadnt changed a bit.

sorry for the amount of blacked out but i dont want to spoil these little things for people that havent started yet


Currently i am in a prison level rescuing on of the scientists, I just had one of the funnest levels where you befriend the ant creatures and they follow you and help kill the enimies. its fun :D

[HeadHunter]

does anyone know how to get Steam you work offline so i dont have to always going to be connected to the internet to play since i wont always have the internet and that is going to suck if i cant play

[Andrey83]

does anyone know how to get Steam you work offline so i dont have to always going to be connected to the internet to play since i wont always have the internet and that is going to suck if i cant play

Now where could someone possible know the answer to that question? hmm...maybe www.steampowered.com ? :P

You'll find it there. Its possible. I just cant remember how to do it.

[Andrey83]

And one more thing, i dont understand what kind of problems you guys are having with the install....Took me 20 mins.....

[HeadHunter]

well did you do it yesterday

and it was more the unlocking of the files myself then the install

[Malitos_Sahkir]

Everyone I know that installed it yesturday ( including myself ) said it took over an hour.

[Andrey83]

I installed it yesterday....

[HeadHunter]

well arnt you the special little git then :P

[Andrey83]

Did you find the answer you where looking for at steampowered.com HH?

[HeadHunter]

yeah...i didnt need to in the end...ithe offline mode was working i had done somthing wrong so i didnt have to go to the site in the end


ODDNESS THO

I think i have Completed the game tho it wasnt at all as long as i would have hoped for......PLUS all the game trailers that were released before the release i dont actually remember actualy doing any of those levels plus the final level wasnt nearly as hard as the final level of the original...plus there was no end of game boss to be honest yet i got the credits...

anyone else done the Dark Matter level??

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Im stuck on the boat level.

[HeadHunter]

hoiw so??

[Andrey83]

ok....i just finished it.

I have to say the game is one of a kind and great. BUT

I was very disappointed with the ending and final missions....And there was alot of stuff i saw in the trailers that i didnt see now....

And in the final missions when you see all those things on the essempley line i was thinking like "omg, cant wait to kill some of those"....but that never happend.....sad!!

[HeadHunter]

I know...there was so much from trailers that were great prospects for missions and it just never occured...and i went through the same felling on the ride...so many new way cause i was sad that there just wasnt the same kind of variety of bad guys to kill then the original

[glsspder]

Just got the game, I think it is intense so far. In my opinion it is leaps and bounds better then doom 3. the story draws you in more , the graphics are just beyond words. have not tried teh MP, but can't wait till the mods come out for this game.

[whosaidwhatnow?]

hoiw so??
Exposive barrels :nono: annoying ppl keep rolling them down the slope i need to go up :angry:

[HeadHunter]

really...wow...i must have timed it right...plus if i aint mistaken you have the gun by that tie so shott them...they explode straight away

[HeadHunter]

Just got the game, I think it is intense so far. In my opinion it is leaps and bounds better then doom 3. the story draws you in more , the graphics are just beyond words. have not tried teh MP, but can't wait till the mods come out for this game.

talking of Doom3 i am playing that now...scaring the **** outta me :P plus...they dont seem to care about me shooting them...if i got a shell in the face i would stumble back at least a bit

[HeadHunter]

Erm...Who is th barney bloke from Black Mesa? he says he owes us a beer but i dont remember him...

is he the guy we play on Blue Shift??

[Andrey83]

Yes, but when you play the original HL you also stuble into him. And he says: "if i ever make it out of here alive, i'll buy you a beer" :)

[Andrey83]

I know...there was so much from trailers that were great prospects for missions and it just never occured...and i went through the same felling on the ride...so many new way cause i was sad that there just wasnt the same kind of variety of bad guys to kill then the original

I can think of at least 3:



1.in the trailer there was another mission/level with strider in city 17. And i was hoping for more then only 1.5 encounter with a strider....

2. When he walks on the pier and smashes that zombie in the trailer. I never went there...

3. Another mission in the trailer where you fight alongside barney+some other guys

[Andrey83]

Exposive barrels :nono: annoying ppl keep rolling them down the slope i need to go up :angry:

You dont need to go up there. When you look up there there is a passage on your left. Just drive fast enough and you'll bumb over the things in the way :)

[HeadHunter]

I can think of at least 3:



1.in the trailer there was another mission/level with strider in city 17. And i was hoping for more then only 1.5 encounter with a strider....

2. When he walks on the pier and smashes that zombie in the trailer. I never went there...

3. Another mission in the trailer where you fight alongside barney+some other guys




one more

where you are fighting a but load of combine saulders and you are using more of the environment to destroy them...like a bit where you send a gurder on a rope at them

[Andrey83]

one more

where you are fighting a but load of combine saulders and you are using more of the environment to destroy them...like a bit where you send a gurder on a rope at them

true, and i even remembered another one:

I remember seeing some kind of "see monster" or something in the pictures and trailers....with these kind of water arms killing a combine soldier. Never ran into that in the game....

Hmmm....all this stuff....maybe they just cut it out so they can have a expansion pack ready fast?

Because i played some of the leaked beta a year ago and there was a couple of maps there which wasnt in this final version...

[carnage4u]

Because i played some of the leaked beta a year ago and there was a couple of maps there which wasnt in this final version...


im sure they would have scrapped some of the stuff from the leaked version just to change things up.


1 month to go before i order my computer that can handle this game.

[KeyserLime]

I just got out of Rovenhaven or whatever its called, and that part was freaking the s*** out of me, especially those guys that are just like muscle with the crab things on their heads that just coming charging at you, jeez they kept freaking me out

[HeadHunter]

true, and i even remembered another one:

I remember seeing some kind of "see monster" or something in the pictures and trailers....with these kind of water arms killing a combine soldier. Never ran into that in the game....

Hmmm....all this stuff....maybe they just cut it out so they can have a expansion pack ready fast?

Because i played some of the leaked beta a year ago and there was a couple of maps there which wasnt in this final version...


yeah i know...like i said before i still dont think they had the same veriety of baddies in this game...

I hope there is going to be expnsion packs like last time...maybe playing as benny (what ever his name is) or Alex

[ambrosia]

I've had this game for a few days now and tried to play it again this afternoon only to find that I have to wait an hour to upgrade my half-life 2... and I have no choice about it! This stupid 'you have to be online to play' thing is so annoying!

[SQueek]

I just beat it. Wow, so great. Im not as amazed as when I was when I played through HL1 but this game is still great. Very empire strikes backish, and I really want an expansion pack. There was kinda a lack of variety in baddies, but the game itself kept changing and staying fresh I just got sick of shooting the same old combine soldiers.

[KeyserLime]

Question - do the crazy zombie dudes, the ones that are only like muscle on a skeleton, appear after ravenwood or whatever it is

[HeadHunter]

Question - do the crazy zombie dudes, the ones that are only like muscle on a skeleton, appear after ravenwood or whatever it is


yeah...there not as frequent as the normal and the ones that run but they show up at the most inconvinent time when you have no energy

[NitWit]

This game is unreal, just a shame we've had to wait for it so long, but i love it. I'm usually a console gamer, but i'm goign to be PC for a bit now, with half life 2 and everquest 2. Great to see two sequels bringing me back to the PC world

[ambrosia]

I really loved this game for both its graphics and gameplay... but that ending is terrible! i mean, what the fricken dicken kentucky fried lickin hell?? I was expecting some answers as to who the Combine are and who the G-man is but no, we have to wait another seven years for the next game... *sigh*

[Andrey83]

Yeah. i meen:

It may be just me, but did anyone actually understand the ending? What was going on actually in HL2 at all? Had the G-man contacted you before HL2? Did the G-man work for that guy you **** up in the end? What was that guy with the gray beards purpose? What on earth was actually the point of the whole game? Thats the questions that i stood left with....

[HeadHunter]

Funny really cause i was left with the same feeling and questions...i competed it so fast and the last level was so easy i thought i had ****ed up and competed it wrong..

So i had to search the net to find out and then i re did the end like 5 times seeing if i had missed something

You turn up and leave...so we dont know whats going on...we know we have prolly lost like 20 years since HL1

we dont know if alex is alive or dead, that really bugged me, very few times to do i car about charactors but i care to know what happened to her (mainly down to some great voice acting and the way the charactors are) and since we just ****ed off really and she was left with a fecking exposion in her face

[Andrey83]

I agree.

If you guys have high speed internet connection you can check this out. I did some research to find out what we have seen, but aint in the game and have this list, and where you can see it:

The first name is the official name of the video when it was released (this is what the video is called - you can find them on i.e fileplanet):

Bugbait - No new locations, but in the video you have the assault rifle OICW (seen in games like soldier of fortune 2)
Barricade - Not in game
Docks - Not in game
Striders - Not in game (you might remember this from the video where the player throws first a "F" and then a "U" at the strider, as in "**** you" :) )
Traptown - This segment is not in the game - its also with combine soldiers
Tunnels - Shows another weapon. I kind of fire grenade launcher (with almost the same skin as the rifle in the game).

So if you want to check it out and be mad you didnt get this, then look :) (and be mad).

Because i have only one conclusion to all this. Valve is already working on an expansion pack and just cut some out to use there instead...thats what i think.

[HeadHunter]

i think it is annoying....cause to meake this expansion pack that i think they are going to make they are going to get rid od gordon again....since...well you know...that means that we are going to have to be introduced to a new charactor and these segmants deserved to be for gordon and

[whosaidwhatnow?]

The expansion will probably add multiplayer, i know theres counterstrike but it feels like they didnt want to rush the multiplayer or include it just yet.

[Fanible]

Things that need to be done:
An expansion that continues the story, and finalises it a bit more than the open endedness that the first, AND second has caused.

More weapons. In an expansion, I want to see the weapons that they for some dumb reason discluded, that were in the first. Any additional weapons besides those would be cool too.

A remake of the first game. A REAL remake. HF:Source is lame. I want to see a remake of 2d textures, character models and gun animations. The sounds are good enough to stay the same I suppose. If they did a complete remake like that, people would buy the game alone for 30 bucks I predict.

Then lastly, they'd be very smart to include a multiplayer option with an expansion. CS:Source is just a graphic-advanced Counter Strike. Not a big deal. But it's even worse when HF2's gameplay functions and the new physics system has such great potential to make some really cool MP.

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Yep thats why i feel there will definatly be a multiplayer expansion.

[POApimp69]

please some one anyone who plays this game and runs it on high what card are u using i need to find one at a cheap price just tell me some good cards

[Fanible]

Um... well everything seems to run flawlessly on my current system, which has a GeForce 6800GT in it, which is pretty well priced considering the power it packs. The game runs almost as well on my other PC, which has a Radeon 9800 Pro. Either one would probably work good for this game, but the 9800pro won't have the 3.0 shaders, which HF2 uses.

[neo5595]

question:

here are the specs for my PC-
Radeon 9800 XT
1.5 gigs of Ram
Pentium 4
3.00 GHz

ok, will I be able to play Half-life 2 with no lagging issues on the highest settings?

[Fanible]

Yes, you should run it completely fine. There was some issues on some computer setups involving stuttering visuals and sounds, but I think they've resolved them, or are close to resolving them, in a patch just recently released.

I had a stutter or two on my system until I upgraded my drivers, but nothing near compared to what I've seen on some systems (people have uploaded videos of what's happened to the internet). It can be caused by a number of things; Too many sub programs, too little ram, antialiasing can be involved with it as well.

I had a tweak guide on the net I was looking at, but I'd have to look for it. It was an interesting read, but I havn't had any real problems with the game to try to tweak everything it advised.

[neo5595]

ok, thanks for the info :). I just wanted to be sure, because im picking up the game tomorrow. Im very excited to get it!

[HeadHunter]

Yeah my system stutters a bit...i will have to check the patch out

[neo5595]

Ok, I finally got Half-Life 2. Its probably the best fps I have ever played. So far I think its slightly better than Halo 2, and thats saying a lot. The graphics and gameplay are astonishing! Counter-strike source is also much better than I thought it would be. Its a fantastic game!

[Fanible]

I just wish it had MP. The engine certainly is amasing, but most of the visuals are thanks to the 2d art team. So much of the atmosphere and areas that you come across seem so real and down to earth. It's kind of a fresh change from the constant shaders that are being incorporated that look real smooth, but not so much real. More like a smoother cartoony look (that's kinda how I felt with Doom 3). And hey! The bald men in THIS game don't have jagged pointy heads. :rolleyes: :P

Oh, and according to the news on the Steam website, there is going to be a little "suprise" being released for us sometime this week. My personal dream of that suprise would be a MP addon, but one can only dream I imagine.

[NitWit]

you guys hated the ending that much? i might just have to give up then and stick to eq2. How soon do you think there will be an expansion pack for half life 2?

[HeadHunter]

probably not for a while

[spiderman_2k]

...And thats still probably before I get to play this.

[whosaidwhatnow?]

I hope they release a multiplayer add on because counterstrike is just frustrating, its dominated by the geeks who play it all day long.

[Fanible]

Ok, the ending wasn't HORRIBLE. It's still worth playing through. It does end with a cliffhanger, however, and it's just as bad as the original. However, there is a lot of great mystery and intrigue now involved with the story line, especially if you try to play through again and miss things you didn't hear the first time around. There's a crap load of interesting mystery behind the G-Man, what government he's working for, the technology they're using, why they're using you, why it only seemed like seconds between the first game and the second, when seemingly atleast 10 years has passed... so on and so forth.

Either way, I'm not ENTIRELY sure the expansion is being worked on. There has been some posts going around that have lead people to believe that Half-Life 3 is actually being worked on. But on more realistic terms, they're probably doing it on the same engine, in which case it wouldn't take nearly as long. At most, a year or so.

[tiamat1990]

i love this game!! one of the best FPS of all time!! ending was confusing thou...

[hei1spawn1]

I heard that the "suprise" might be Day of Defeat: Source. But its all speculation for now

[Fanible]

I wouldn't find that to be much a suprise, as we're already expecting it to come out here soon eventually.

I guess it'd be a suprise if they end up killing the whole promotion that only Steam buyers would get HF:Source and DoD:Source, and releasing DOD to the entire public.

[Andrey83]

HF source is alreay avalible for public.

Half Life 2 collectors editon (tin box) contains HL1 Source (which was **** though!!)

[HeadHunter]

whats the diff...isnt HL Source just a bit better graphics

[Andrey83]

Oh didnt meen that way..

HL 1 source was released basicly as a marketing thinky so that more people would buy silver instead of bronze. Thats ok for me. I went on that trick. But Hl1 source is basilcy EXCACTLY the same looking as HL1 normal (which is also inlcuded in silver).

meaning you dont get anything extra which was what you paid for.

In that sense it sucks. if you get my meaning :)

I would have thought they included stuff like the new gman model. New model for the scientists, maybe the high definition pack from Blue shift.

But no, nothing at all.

[HeadHunter]

cant believe they didnt include the high definition pack....what a suck!!

[hei1spawn1]

I know but theres already a mod team remaking HL1 with Source graphics and giving it the treatment it deserves...we'll just have to wait for them to finish

[Andrey83]

Thats good. But its too bad that you payd for a product which they didnt even do anything with.

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Multiplayer has been released, yay :)

[HeadHunter]

do you have to pay?

[Andrey83]

Yup, i posted it earlier today in the "todays news" thread ;)

[Andrey83]

do you have to pay?

Nope, its free :)

[HeadHunter]

how do you get it

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Im trying to find it too but my game isnt updating or saying i need to upgrade...

[HeadHunter]

mine updated today but steam is being a pain...

[Fanible]

You need to start it in your Play Games menu. Scroll down till you see it.

Their Steam servers are apparently not big enough, because it's getting overwhelmed for most people, and are unable to install/update the mod.

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Ah yea i see it now, thanks.

[hei1spawn1]

I got it and its so good. Its pretty buggy and laggy though but time will fix this

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Yea i played one game and i had like 5 - 10 fps, did kill someone with a chair though :)

[neo5595]

Im gonna go try it out right now. I hope its good.

[neo5595]

Well, I played some Half-life 2 deathmatch for about 10 min then quit. There are a lot of gliches and it is way to laggy. I did have a lot of fun using the gravity gun though.

[HeadHunter]

I didnt find that there was lag myself...i found it fun...someone throw a radiator at me with the gravity gun so i caught it with mine and throw it back at him :P

[HeadHunter]

I am Luving the Deathmatch :D

[SQueek]

Theres nothing more satisfied than smashing someone in the face with a radiator. Singleplayer was fun, but now you know theres someone on the other end just sitting there staring at his computer screen when you do it.

[ViRUs]

is the multiplayer version better than the original?

[Andrey83]

You cant realy compare them......

single vs multi....

[HeadHunter]

there was an Half Life Deathmatch?????

[Andrey83]

For half life 1? Yeah

[HeadHunter]

damn i never new that....i could have played that

[Andrey83]

its "knew" ;) YES!!! i corrected the spelling of an englishman!!! yohooooo :P

Anyway, yeah, but i didnt like the dm so much in original HL. Team fortress was better.

[HeadHunter]

I may be English but it doesnt mean i "KNOW" my english :P

Anyone play the HL2 Deathmatch....we should all meet up on one of the servers and kick seven bells out of each other...

whast everyones usernames there so i can look out for you

mine is elkinss

[Andrey83]

Mine is GilHerad, but i have ordered a new internet connection. So my old one is gone (1 mbit). But i will be getting the new one in aprox 2 weeks (2 mbit :D ).

So, i'll frag you then ;)

[HeadHunter]

bah...i was second on the server i was playing with a 109 frags before i called it a night :D

[Andrey83]

Can you use the gravity gun at all times or do you have to find it and pick it up?

[neo5595]

all times

[HeadHunter]

its the default weapon....quite fun with exploding barrels

[SQueek]

TF2 really needs to come out, DM, CS, and even DOD have nothing on TF2 if it actually comes out. And I would also like to see some other stuff redone on the new engine, Front Line Force, Action Half Life, Sven Coop. Its just a matter of time before multiplayer gets better and better.

[HeadHunter]

i have no idea what any of those are or even what all your DOD ones mean :P

I am such a HL deathmatch virgin :P

[impulse]

I just picked up Counter-Strike Source (HL2) and I'm angry I didn't buy it sooner! great game!

[impulse]

by the way... how do ppl get pass the anti-hacking system... it seems that 1/4 of the ppl who play Counter-Strike cheats.... anyone know (any cheats?!)

[Andrey83]

Hehe, they arent cheating. Its just there is some realy good players.

I meen, i have been called cheater alot of times by starters. Its just the way it is.

I dont think there are any hacks out yet for CS S.

[SQueek]

Except all those people with speed hacks...

[Andrey83]

Hmm....running with knife ;)

dont think there is any speed hacks.

[HeadHunter]

they are prolly just sprinting :P

[Andrey83]

^^which is running with knife ;)

[impulse]

no... I've been playing counter-strike for awhile now and I'm somewhat good :D
however I know the difference between good and hacking... Alot of ppl hack! always getting headshots, know where you are every single time... etc... especially when you spectate them... you can see them staring at walls and following ppl (wallhack) speed hacking you rarely see cuz it so obvious... but wallhacking and aim bots are very common.... I think these ppl make up their own hacks or something...

[Andrey83]

it doesnt excict to CS S. Aimbot and Walhack.

I get headshot all the time, and i meen all the time. Its so easy in CS S because the head hit box is huuuuge. Doesnt meen i cheat. Dont be so fast to judge people ;)

And also, after you play a while you get used to which corners people sit and you just automaticly fire there. I do it all the time. Still no cheat.

So.....you could try to go to the official board, but i guess you will get the same reply there :)

[HeadHunter]

does anyone go to any particular server for CS:S

[HeadHunter]

How Plays On CS:S regularly....

Whats your usernames if you do

I am elkinss

[HeadHunter]

actually it is DrunkHamsters now

[whosaidwhatnow?]

I dont play regulary because i just get frustrated with it lol

[HeadHunter]

why you get frustrated...keep getting shot....i know i do :P

[Andrey83]

tip: shoot back ;) :P

[HeadHunter]

I shoot back....but they shoot first...or i miss :P

[whosaidwhatnow?]

Im kind of annoyed with half life 2 multiplayer, CounterStrike is too tough for new players because the nerds who live on it, and deathmatch for me is too laggy but thats not the games fault i suppose.

[HeadHunter]

Im kind of annoyed with half life 2 multiplayer, CounterStrike is too tough for new players because the nerds who live on it, and deathmatch for me is too laggy but thats not the games fault i suppose.


yeah i know what you mean about CS being hard...but if you relent and try you can get good...i have been going to one server now for a few das and you start to know some of the people that go there and learn there paterns...eventually you start getting a little better

deathmatch is ok...not very laggy but a bit boring...

[Fanible]

CS:Source was fun to relive and all, but I still enjoy America's Army much better. It's far more strategic, challenging, and overall I think it's better looking. Although I love the new gun animations in CS:S.

[HeadHunter]

america Army online is a free download right??