HalfLife2.com Easter Egg

http://www.half-life2.com/secret/pwn3d
username: valve
password: 437N452

(no warez/illegal stuff)

A guy went to Valve, and took some pictures. On a whiteboard, there was some scribble about "Rot-13", which is an encryptiont technique. The guys at halflife2.net found the site. Take a look at the page source ... now that's an ASCII expert .. :eek:

2 posted screenshots:

http://www.half-life2.com/secret/strider.jpg

http://www.half-life2.com/secret/InnerCity.jpg

The second shot reminds me of Midgar in FFVII.

all thats there is the g-man, and the words....

Hello halflife2.net. Your cleverness is noted;you've passed the first test.

Is that it? :sad:

View the source $loth (View>Source if you use IE, View>Page Source if you use firefox/Netscape) ASCII pwnage

fraggard said:
View the source $loth (View>Source if you use IE, View>Page Source if you use firefox/Netscape) ASCII pwnage

I am utterly confuzed, for those who dont know what it means, what is ASCII? and what is suppose to be on the source?

[edit] ascii, is that all the symbols etc to make up a pic?

ASCII=American Standard Codes for Information Interchange

Basically a method of representing characters by numbers. Though it has nothing to do with this, ASCII art basically means making artsy-looking stuff with ASCII characters (All the characters you see on your standard keyboard)

View the source goddamnit. You'll see what I mean.

:eek: Absolutly insane. there must be a program that converts greyscale to ASCII.

I did view the html source, but i could not see clearly what it is, what res do you need for it TB?

Copy and paste into notepad, then turn word wrap off.

I hope the fact that they have time to waste on this means they have finished making the game...

ASCII was an old video game company for the playstation :biggrin:

Yippiy Ki Yay!

scary_jeff said:
Copy and paste into notepad, then turn word wrap off.

I hope the fact that they have time to waste on this means they have finished making the game...

It's done with a program.

Well, it is supposed to be a summer release.

The Inquirer today is saying that somebody in ATI heard from somebody else in ATI that Gabe said to him that HL2 will be out in August. But who knows.

Forceflow - irrespective of how the ASCII stuff is made, somebody making a secret website area and content for it is not working on the game.

Like it's that much work ... the page is a simple image with a text.

It's called PR, I think. :smile:

Yeah, I guess HL2.net members will need good PR to make them buy the game :razz:

August?! We wait ages for DOOM 3 and HL2, and they come out at the same time?!

w00t! Love that ascii 0wnadge!

I don't think either one (HL2 or Doom3) wants to release before the other since whichever comes out on top after 6 months will probably dominate for a long time afterwards.

I get a headache whenever I read those retard-infested forums. Thank you Lep for never catering to such base morons. :biggrin:

scary_jeff said:
The Inquirer today is saying that somebody in ATI heard from somebody else in ATI that Gabe said to him that HL2 will be out in August

MY cousins half brothers step sisters younger brothers twins's counsin........

It says in amazon that it will be out on 3rd sept, a year after it was suppose to be released!

If they said it on Amazon,

IT MUST BE TRUE

'Ages', Jinx? Those wily Brits have been toying with your mind.

Amazon has had about a million release dates for HL2, including some time in 1969.

scary_jeff said:
including some time in 1969.

Sadly, as i am a 'wily' brit rolls eyes i would of probably believed that

ROFL!!! at that page!!!