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you want a long game? I heard San Andreas takes 1700 hours to complete entirely! or was that 17000? I can't remember...

I want a decent singleplayer game thats a decent length. Or at least for the sequel to be comparable to the first in lenght.

GTA, while amusing for a few hours, quickly loses my interest. That and I just dont like the way it looks. Its a nice improvement over Vice City and Previous GTA's but still not worth the effort. The missions are boring and repetetive. Drive here, do this, do that, drive here. Rinse. Repeat.

Behind the Games: Half-Life 2


http://www.gamespot.com/features/6112889/index.htm

Alternative Link:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/611288 ... slot_click


Over 20 pages of what the development of HL2 was like. I always read these things for games I'm pumped about.


EDIT:

If you don't wanna bother reading the article, here is the basis for the character animation:

http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/experiments/facedemo/

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... fault.mspx

You need to have IE6, but it'll let you know if HL2 will run on your comp.






Nope

I am good to go.. and still short 512 of ram..

hehehe for some reason mine is above Gray's hehehe

http://www.hlfallout.net/forums/index.p ... ntry345919

Release times.

http://www.hlfallout.net/articles.php/article_17/

Easter Eggs on the websites.

Hey, for all you people you bought retail, does your copy come with HL1 source? If not, I might just buy the silver version off Steam.



I feel so dirty


EDIT:

Holy schtick is www.steampowered.com getting hammered now. Tough nuts for all you guys trying to authenticate right now.

For all the pansies:

CHEAT CODES & HINTS


Cheat Codes
Start the game with the command-line parameter "-console" to enable the console. While playing, press [~] (tilde) to bring up the console and enter any of the following cheat codes:

Example: "C:\Program Files\Half-Life 2\hl2.exe" -console

NOTE: It may be necessary to use the code "sv_cheats 1" before entering other cheat codes into the system.

Code: Result:
god God Mode
impulse 101 All Weapons
notarget Enemies Ignore You
noclip No Clipping Mode
give [item] Give Item (See List)
map [mapname] Load Map (See List)
maps List Maps
buddha Reduce Health
infinite_aux_power Unlimited Power for Suit
hurtme # Damage Player (#=amount)
developer # Developer Mode (#=0,1,2)
impulse 82 Spawn a Jeep
impulse 102 Skulls
ch_createjeep Spawn a Scout Car
ch_createairboat Spawn an Airboat
npc_kill Kill All NPCs in Area
+mlook Enable Mouse Look
hud_quickhelp/text? 1 Show Crosshairs
viewmodel_fov # Sets Size of Carried Weapon
exec [file] Execute Script File
cl_drawhud 0/1 Show/Hide HUD
cl_enablehud 0/1 Show/Hide HUD
cl_showfps 0/1 Show/Hide FPS
npc_create Create NPC
npc_create_aimed Create NPC
picker Picker Mode
setpos [coordinates] Move to Position
setang # Set Pitch Yaw
sv_gravity # Set Gravity Value
sv_stopspeed # Set Minimum Stopping Speed
sv_friction # Set World Friction
sv_bounce # Set Bouce Multiplier
sv_maxvelocity # Set Maximum Velocity
sv_waterdist # Set Vertical View Fixup
air_density # Set Air Density
dsp_explosion_effect_duration # Set Length of Explosion
prop_debug Bounding Boxes Debug Mode
sv_soundemitter_filecheck Report Missing WAV Files
mat_numtexttureunits # Limit Texture Units
mat_yuv 0 Unknown Effect

Load Map: (use with the MAP [mapname] command)

d1_canals_01
d1_canals_02
d1_canals_end
d1_tempanals_02
d1_town_01
d1_town_02
d1_town_03
d1_town_04
d1_town_05
d1_trainstation_01
d1_trainstation_02
d1_trainstation_03
d1_trainstation_05
d1_under_01
d1_under_02
d1_under_03
d1_under_04
d2_coast_01
d2_coast_02
d2_coast_03
d2_coast_04
d2_coast_04_dx60
d2_coast_05
d2_coast_06
d2_coast_07
d2_coast_08
d2_prison_01
d2_prison_02
d2_prison_03
d2_prison_04
d2_prison_05
d3_c17_03
d3_c17_04
d3_c17_05
d3_c17_06a
d3_c17_06b
d3_c17_07

Give Weapons: (use with the GIVE [item] command)

weapon_alyxgun
weapon_ar1
weapon_ar2
weapon_bugbait
weapon_cguard
weapon_crowbar
weapon_extinguisher
weapon_flaregun
weapon_frag
weapon_gauss
weapon_hopwire
weapon_iceaxe
weapon_physcannon
weapon_physgun
weapon_pistol
weapon_rpg
weapon_shotgun
weapon_smg1
weapon_smg2
weapon_stickylauncher
weapon_stunstick
weapon_thumper
weapon_sniperrifle
weapon_rollerwand
weapon_molotov
weapon_manhack
weapon_immolator
weapon_irifle
weapon_slam
weapon_hmg1
weapon_cubemap
weapon_binoculars
weapon_ml
weapon_brickbat

Give Items: (use with the GIVE [item] command)

item_box_buckshot
item_box_mrounds
item_box_sniper_rounds
item_box_srounds
item_healthkit
item_battery
item_suit
item_ml_grenade
item_ar2_grenade
item_healthvial

The collectors edition of Retial comes with HL Source, but bear in mind, there are no graphical improvements to the original game. Same maps and textures, Blue shift Model pack and Source engine effects.

HL2 purchesed at 9:01am from bestbuy, free keyboard to. Pics to follow as soon as I clear some space.

Ghost [PX] wrote:The collectors edition of Retial comes with HL Source, but bear in mind, there are no graphical improvements to the original game. Same maps and textures, Blue shift Model pack and Source engine effects.

Last I heard they redid all the lighting with the Source engine, though. That, and I thought they added the physics.

Hence source effects. I saw a shot of HL Source. It looks like ass.

You mean it looked like HL?