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The Real Half-Life 2 Thread
November 12th 2004, 20:46 CET by Anonymous After countless delays and marketing blunders which kept Half Life fans and ATi customers around the world on the edge of a nervous breakdown, the long anticipated, game play redefining and hyped up beyond belief Half-Life 2 enters the arena. Please discuss. ,,aamMMMMMMMMMMMMMma, aNNNMMMMMMMMMMMMM' ''MN, ,aNMF' '""=MMMMMmI" IMNN ,aMIF _____ '""=MMIF" .aMMI' .aMF' IMMMn 'IM| '"""INF .aMF 'IMM. 'MMNNNNF AMF .XNM, 'MMNNIF NMI ANMNA 'MMMF INM ANIF"VIIA NMMF NMI AMIF VNA MMF 'VIIA ,AMIF VMA ,,a .AMF VIIA ,NMF VMMMA ANIF VMA """"""' '"""'' ANIF 'VMA,, ,AMF' '"MMA,,. ,,aNMIF" '""\NMMMmmmmMMNF"" """==MM==""" |
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I like The Haunted's rEVOLVEr better, because at least their caps make sense. |
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Interesting. That's a big trunk. It fits a tuba, a suitcase, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly.
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Well, I suspect if enough stores break day and date, they'll go ahead and activate it this weeked. I'm sure valve will push the publisher, but only if they have enough forum noise and pissed off customers to show them. This is why my friend bought it at Best Buy yesterday. He was hoping if enough people bought it, Valve would turn on the spigot. Looks like th news post from Steam says no. APC's cover of "Imagine" is outstanding in my opinion. The rest of "eMOTIVe" is pretty good but not up to that standard. Heard it on Howard Stern a few days ago, hated it. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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Well, one does have to take into account how pissed off Viv has been at Valve. I think it's pretty stupid, not how you do business. I mean, if an Italian gets pissed at you, he just has someone wacked. When LP says he's bringing Armageddon, he brings fucking Armageddon. - Caryn, 6/01/2004
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I think the cover of "Imagine" is droning and poor. |
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Technical question: When I play valve games (any, from the original half life to counterstrike:source) - I seem to have a problem with my sound. It sounds totally pitched down, so all the soundeffects etc seem like they are played at -90% speed. Very strange, never had a problem with other games (battlefield, doom3, worms, maxpayne, etc etc). Anyone got an idea what this could be? |
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I also hate the Imagine cover. On a different subject, after my weekly roast dinner at my parents' place, I was called upon to clean my dad's laptop of a "virus" which he had been emailed about. The email, purportedly from administrator@bigpond.com (my dad's ISP), told him to solve his spam relay problem by downloading a .zip file, extracting the .exe inside and running it. Yes, it was a virus. However, Dad was not only relieved to hear he had neither a spam relay problem nor a virus problem any more, but he was exultant that his anti-virus strategy had worked again - his laptop is dual-boot Windows XP/98, ostensibly because he has to use an old 98 app for his work, but he has decided to do all his Web surfing and emailing in 98... AS A SECURITY MEASURE. He had done all that the email had asked him, but the .exe didn't work in 98 and thus he wasn't infected. I've got to hand it to the old man: he may not be smart enough to spot a sucker punch virus email when he sees one, but using 98 sure does neutralise most modern vectors of infection. |
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I still use 3.1 for workgroups. Not a virus in sight. |
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MSDOS 3 here. "Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas ... And, the ninjas are all on fire, too."
I'm catching up to Ergo! |
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I download and open all my suspicious emails on my friend's computer. |
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I use a typewriter with CPIP. Nihil nequeo.
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I just have a youth from the monastery follow me around with a wax tablet and stylus. |
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I guess he was dirtier than what was originally thought. Is he now known as Old Dead Bastard? Living in the rat race smoking rat weed
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That's not safe from viruses! What if he gets TEH AIDS! Nihil nequeo.
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Why I thank god that I never had to work for Wendys. Living in the rat race smoking rat weed
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Do they coat those patties in mucus or something? When the guy flipped them over, they splattered. I've done griddle patties and they are not supposed to do that. Also, pressing down on them like that pushes all the yummy juices out. I also heartily suggest checking out "Mr T's Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool." As a gag, a friend of mine put it on VCD for me and it is some of the greatest stuff ever! |
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Quick wireless question. I'm finally setting up my network(so prepare for lots of questions) and I'm also getting on Xbox Live. I found a wireless game adapter from Linksys, that is $35 cheaper than the xbox wireless adapter, but its B instead of G. Will it slow my whole network down, and if so will it only slow down when the xbox is on, or always? Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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This is the HL2 thread you fu... ...sorry jj, didn't know it was you, again, thanks for the gmail invite. Have fun. |
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Does anyone have a link to Bubble Bomb? I'm bored. hiatus <--overrated
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I hate asking questions on weekends, all you smarties seem to have a life. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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http://www.binarysun.co.uk/ |
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Binarysun? dang...what did I miss? You guys sell BB and make a gajillion bucks or sumthin? and danke for the link. hiatus <--overrated
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I think it will, Jeremy. Unfortunately, I've never administered/built a hybrid WiFi network to tell you if it does or not. I know that on a 10/100 wired network, connectivity will only drop to 10Mbps when talking with that particular device. I don't really know if WiFi works on the same principle, or if it has to drop all speeds because of the omnidirectional signalling. Depending on how the WiFi bridge works, I imagine as long as its turned on, it'll cause the rest of the network to throttle down. Again, I can't say for certain, since I'm not sure if the bridge goes into some sort of sleep state when its not recieving a signal from the device its plugged into (this case, the Xbox). That was an awful lot for, "I don't know." Sorry. |
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Is this Valve idiocy a one-time product activation deal, or does HL2 single play depend upon Steam for each run? If Valve wishes to innovate, they would do well to also keep customers apprised of "justwhattenthefucksthedealguys". Beat to fit, paint to match.
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The retail box installer requires a one time check with Steam. After that you can play it on a disconnected machine if you like. |
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That imagine cover that's playing on the radio is horrible. Neil Young's 911 tribute cover was better. |
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You are correct Eyegore. That Imagine is shit. Living in the rat race smoking rat weed
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Thanks for a little info Duality. Actually, the liberalism of the media - as a general thing - IS a major fallacy. What the media is, is a whore. -LP
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#147 Hugin The retail box installer requires a one time check with Steam. After that you can play it on a disconnected machine if you like. Is that so? I remember that every time I wanted to play the Steamed version of Half Life, I had to be online. Did they change this? |
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#151 Duality #147 Hugin I remember that every time I wanted to play the Steamed version of Half Life, I had to be online. Did they change this? LONG time ago. "Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas ... And, the ninjas are all on fire, too."
I'm catching up to Ergo! |
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damnit "Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas ... And, the ninjas are all on fire, too."
I'm catching up to Ergo! |
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#144 Mank Binarysun? dang...what did I miss? You guys sell BB and make a gajillion bucks or sumthin? and danke for the link. Warren sold Respawn Games for tens of dollars and moved north in anticipation of the election results. Or got arrested for child porn, I can't remember which. The media doesn't educate, it sensationalizes. That's why there's no learning curve, just repeated bouts of gross stupidity. Bailey
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Sucks that Warren's no longer having fun with the side business. I was hoping to throw a few dollars at him to make him dance like a developer or something. Though if he really has been arrested for child porn, he must have been having his own fun anyway! |
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Twenty-three and a half hours now, bitches. |
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I remember Warren saying here just before he left us that Epic 'asked' him to shut down Respawn. Apparently something in his contract says he's not supposed to be making games for anyone except Epic. "Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas ... And, the ninjas are all on fire, too."
I'm catching up to Ergo! |
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23 1/2 hours until what? Oh... THAT... Meh. |
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You know, I have a strange urge to declare that both Stargate and Richard Dean Anderson suck. |
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And it's a shame respawn had to go.. The game he was working on was superfun. Glad I got to do the music for it - and I hope it'll get released one day.. |
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Holy Shit! Monica Belluci is in PoP: Warrior Within. "Halo 2 is a lot like Halo 1, only it's Halo 1 on fire, going 130 miles per hour through a hospital zone, being chased by helicopters and ninjas ... And, the ninjas are all on fire, too."
I'm catching up to Ergo! |
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testing shut up.
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#157 Squeaky I remember Warren saying here just before he left us that Epic 'asked' him to shut down Respawn. Apparently something in his contract says he's not supposed to be making games for anyone except Epic. Huh. What a bunch of douche bags, then. |
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#163 Dethstryk Huh. What a bunch of douche bags, then. It's fairly common for this kind of clause to exist in an employment contract, especially in the IT sector. I wouldn't say that Epic specifically are douchbags on account of this. shut up.
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Tycho from PA is a douchebag as well, since he couldn't understand when the game would be unlocked on Steam, even though it's been insanely clear for a while now. |
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Everyone buying into the hype is a douchebag! Nihil nequeo.
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Oh, wow. I hope this is true: Atlantis discovered? |
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Quick Ashiran! To the defence of your ancestral homeland! |
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From the Atlantis article: but the circumstantial and other evidence is irrefutable. Circumstantial evidence that's irrefutable?? That's a BIT of an oxymoron! I kid cause I care.
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grrrr stupid quote, stupid mornings, stupid waking up at 5:30 am!!! I kid cause I care.
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Atlantis is in the Pegaseus galaxy, you twats. Nihil nequeo.
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I came across a copy of a GLAT(Google Labs Aptitude Test) yesterday. It's a small green and white 4 page exam with 21 questions in it that you answer and return in an attached envelope. The front page is prefaced with the following statement: How much aptitude do you have for the sort of mind-bending engineering problems encountered each day at Google Labs? Take the GLAT and find out. Simply answer all of the questions to the best of your abilities(cheaters will answer to the karma police), fold completed exam into attached envelope and send to Google Labs. Score high enough and we'll be in touch. Good Luck. The following are some of the questions: 1). Solve this cryptic equation, realizing of course that values for M and E could be interchanged. No leading zeros are allowed. WWWDOT-GOOGLE=DOTCOM Answer: 2).Write a haiku describing possible methods for predicting search traffic seasonality. Answer: 3). 1 11 21 1211 111221 What is the next line? 4). You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike. There is a dusty laptop here with a weak wireless connection. There are dull, lifeless gnomes strolling about. What dost thou do? a. Wander aimlessly, bumping into obstacles until you are eaten by a grue. b. Use the laptop as a digging device to tunnel to the next level. c. Play MPoRPG until the battery dies along with your hopes. d. Use the computer to map nodes of the maze and discover an exit path. e. E-mail your resume to Google, tell the lead gnome you quit and find yourself in a whole different world. 5). What is broken with UNIX? How would you fix it? Answer: 6). On your first day at Google, you discover that your cubicle mate wrote the textbook you used as a primary resource in your first year of graduate school. Do you: a. Fawn obsequiously and ask for an autograph. b. Sit perfectly still and only use soft keystrokes to avoid disturbing her concentration. c. Leave her daily offerings of granola and english toffee from the food bins. d. Quote your favorite formula from the textbook and explain how it's now your mantra. e. Show her how example 17b could have been solved with 34 fewer lines of code. 10).On an infinite, two dimensional, rectangular lattice of 1-ohm resistors, what is the resistance between two nodes that are a knights move away? Answer: 12). In your opinion, what is the most beautiful math equation ever written? Answer: 18). What is the coolest hack you've ever written? Answer: Apparently this is a real test that google developed to attract workers from the geek community. hiatus <--overrated
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