Half-Life 2 Thread

Yes, you can take your half-life one maps and open them in 'Hammer 2' or whatever it's called, then play them in half-life 2, adding models and stuff if you want.

scary_jeff said:
Yes, you can take your half-life one maps and open them in 'Hammer 2' or whatever it's called, then play them in half-life 2, adding models and stuff if you want.

Ahh, thanks for the Jeff

$loth said:
Does anyone know much about mapping for HL2 though, i mean can you use take a HL map you have already made and use the RMF/.Map file for HL2 can you use models and such for it, when will the hammer editor for HL2 be out? <!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->

Yes, you can take your half-life one maps and open them in 'Hammer 2' or whatever it's called, then play them in half-life 2, adding models and stuff if you want. <!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->

He basicly said yes, then he exactly repeated what you already stated even though a 'yes' was sufficient :razz:

???

has anyone else noticed the new addition to the steam games menu?

Codename Gordon - coming soon

/me is very curious

$loth said:
Does anyone know much about mapping for HL2 though, i mean can you use take a HL map you have already made and use the RMF/.Map file for HL2 can you use models and such for it, when will the hammer editor for HL2 be out? <!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->

the editor relies to heavily on the game. i do not foresee its release prior to the game..

also, you will notice a distinct file size increase for the new editor.. actually you will notice that what it uses from the HL folder is bigger..

i tried to reduce the taboo version of the editor to its basic needs... what you would only need to make a map, without running it in the game.. the smallest file i got?? was over 300 megs.

you prolly will not find a taboo version of the editor by itself.. :sad:

It's the 2D HL platform game. And no, you can't play it even if you try to use a GCF extractor on it :wink:

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->Its quite funny actually, you are gordon freeman gasp and its a 2d game where there are aliens and stuff.

http://www.nuclearvision.de/index.php?p=3|2&l=en

Are we going to have to pay for this 'Codename Gordon' thing?

No. Well, shouldn't do anyway, it's a 'fan'/community created thing.

Download the trailer from the site here:

http://ftp.vugames.com/sierra/half-life2/videos/half-life2_trailer_1300k.wmv

Why is this not sticky anymore?

E3 is over. No more new media.

E3 is over. No more new media.

I know, its so sad.

I think valve said they might be giving a release date at E3... no joy :sad:

Oh, it'll be out in mid-summer.

If it isn't they'll have zombies on their doorstep waiting to eat their brains. prepares zombie army

Crono said:
Oh, it'll be out in mid-summer.

If it isn't they'll have zombies on their doorstep waiting to eat their brains. prepares zombie army

HL2 I shipping on July 2nd! But crono, keep your zombie army ready, if they don't release hl2 then there will be hell [ and zombies] to pay!

HL2 I shipping on July 2nd!

What who where?

I don't think that Valve released an exact date. In that inteview with Gabe "the hutt" Newell by HLRadio, he said, "We'll release it as soon as we're finished with it" and that they're eager to get it out. However, I doubt there will be any more major delays, as they're almost done playtesting. July seems to be a very solid release date, but, keep in mind, no one has officially said it ... or maybe there's an article I didn't read.

July will be a good time to release, seeing I finish my exams at the end of June. God, it's almost on us. I keep thinking it's eons away. :smile:

An extra reason to celebrate at my birthday that month :biggrin:

Where has this July 2nd date come from?

Not form Valve or Sierra/VU, that's for sure.

Nah its pretty obviously a false date given by somebody or else the world would be making a bigger fuss (a la Halo 2, with the November 9th date), though it is perhaps a fair estimate.

I think it would be around August if anything.

hahahahahahaha, Halo 2, did anybody else see the video of the presentation where they announced the Halo 2 release date? I couldn't stop laughing, a big presentation with a big crowd, and this little guy comes out talking in a fairly high pitched voice giving some half-assed narative about the story of Halo 2 Game looked good, but they could have had a bit better variety in the demo... I guess I have just been completely spoiled by the half-life 2 stuff :smile:

Halo 2's video this year was pretty lame, but then I've given my opinion on this topic in another thread, and reiterating it seems a bit pointless, so I won't bother.

I disagree, that map seemed rather impressive. Some really nice setpieces and such there. I really prefer the look of Halo 2's environments to Halo's - seems more dirtier and down-to-Earth. :razz:

... But yeah. I could care less how one can blow up a Warthog with a rocket launcher. Especially when it takes up nearly half of the presentation time.

I just don't think it made for interesting watching, it wasn't selling the game as well as last years video. This was no doubt of use to journalists as almost a "new feature list", but if this was the first I'd seen of the game and hadn't played the first one, it wouldn't convince me to buy the new one.

But how many people who have never played or heard of Halo are going to be downloading the launch date presentation for Halo 2?

I didn't mean the presentation video, I just meant the gameplay video of the master chief / covenant elite on the multiplayer beach level.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/512/512580p1.html?fromint=1

A few more hl screens for those who haven't seen the videos yet. :smile:

Thanks A-S it only heightens the excitement for HL2 :biggrin:

http://www.karljones.com/halflife2/preview.asp

Don't know if anyone posted that, it gives a bundle of information on the engine. The water actually diffracts light, cool. :smile:

Alien_Sniper said:
The water actually diffracts light, cool. :smile:

You only just realised that?......

Well as water doesn't diffract light in the real world... diffraction is a rather different phenomenon than refraction. :razz:

Sorry, was studying light the other day, got my words mixed up. Obviously didn't study enough. :smile: