The "OMG Half Life 2 rules" thread

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  • scottscott Medina, Ohio Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Well that really blows !

    I guess I have to dig through the Valve folder and try and figure out what to burn. And how to get it to install.

    Scott
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited November 2004
    I just thinking, how long does 3Gb take to download?

    Considering a 700Mb ISO takes me about 170 minutes, that's a long time.

    And I is stuck. How the hell do you get out of the Route Kanal level? That one where you ride that hydrofoil thingie across the radioactive lake? Bugger.
  • edited November 2004
    Scott.

    Right click on half life 2 and click "backup" and it will backup all your half life 2 releated files into 1 file.
  • scottscott Medina, Ohio Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    thanks Ben

    Backing up now


    Scott
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited November 2004
    pythagoras wrote:

    I played hl2 for an hour and got a crowbar :mad: , yep I'm very bad at this game :) .

    BTW, how the hell do I get out of the train station with just a crowbar ;D

    John.

    An hour to get to the crowbar section is a little slow, but not too slow, you've negotiated a fair bit then - but hey I took nearly an hour as I walked around and experimented witht he enviroment - picked up a doll that made a noise at me - threw some bottles and stuff around.

    You obviously did not play half life 1 or you know the crowbar is the 1st weapon you get, it's the default - just run actos the railway yard, there is an exit on the other side (use the car roofs) and you'll get your 1st gun (after you use your crowbar)

    Now I've not been playing it madly like some people - and I have not finnished yet (Just got to part 2 of Ravenholm) but so far I am loving it.

    The air boat level was much much longer than I expected (pleasant surprise) and I also found it alot of fun driving the damn thing (especially running down combine police *GRIN*)

    I have bumped the difficulty level up as was finding it a little too easy taking out guards etc in one shot

    Loved the "dog" and playing fetch - the grav gun is a fun weapon - been using the saw blades and gas cylinders (love watching the guys run around screaming on fire) - hmm perhaps it's time for my appointment with my shrink ....

    Anyhow - enjoying the game heaps - I loved Half Life one, this is a superb follow up
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Got home this aft, installed Steam about 1/2 hour ago. Took 10 minutes to find what is posted above about activating product I already own, entered the key. Says I have 2 hours to go till playtime WHEEE :thumbsup:

    Darn you all and your spoilers, no matter how small :wtf:;)
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited November 2004
    I just thinking, how long does 3Gb take to download?

    Considering a 700Mb ISO takes me about 170 minutes, that's a long time.

    .


    I got 2 mins to go till its finished, started downloading about 3 1/2 hours ago. :)
  • edited November 2004
    You guys are really getting me pumped up. I may forego going to the store and just d/l the darn thing.
  • edited November 2004
    Well looks like a pretty succesfull launch.

    Apart from the steam server being down for about 1 hour.

    Welcome to the future lads.
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Says I still have 40 minutes to go. If done then, all in all 3 hours to get HL2 with zero preloading - not bad at all. Cable connection but 6 computers thru the router (ssshhhhh dont tell my provider).
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    I'm Going In!!
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited November 2004
    GHoosdum wrote:
    Yeah, I hit one of 'em with a soda can and he ran over and hit me with his electric baton. Actually, they'll baton ya even if all you do is get too close. Those guys are jerks!
    i hit him with a wine bottel dont he zaped me ;D
  • tcithtcith Sydney, Australia Member
    edited November 2004
    Oh God I laughed at this thread on halflife2.net - warning it may be a spoiler to those not past the water stage
  • EgoShowcaseEgoShowcase North Carolina
    edited November 2004
    very cool game. I just beat it like 10 min ago and had to just say the ending left me going :scratch::wtf:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    And here we are after a good ( :wtf: ) night's sleep.... hating life.....
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    And here we are after a good ( :wtf: ) night's sleep.... hating life.....

    lol, I got to bed early amazingly.... 3am;)

    Right now I'm out of Nova Prospekt, pretty cool.
  • SquillSquill Chesterfield, Va
    edited November 2004
    OMFG! I'm going insane right now! Tomorrow! TOMORROW! I GET HALF-LIFE2!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG I"M GOING NUTS, I CANT WAIT!!!!!! UGH ANOTHER 7 HOURS OF WORK THEN SLEEP THEN WAKE UP THEN GET PAYCHECK THEN BUY GAME THEN BE HAPPY! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
  • edited November 2004
    You will not be dissapointed :D
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited November 2004
    I need money... :bawling:
  • panzerkwpanzerkw New York City
    edited November 2004
    I'm a little surprised at how large some of the travel sections of the game are. Rather than the "dungeon crawl" that HL1 was, you traverse a whole lot of the outside area as well in HL2.

    I think it provides the needed variety scenery wise that Doom3 sorely lacks. The differing areas provide for different types of puzzles and obstacles to overcome (even if the enemies don't change that much). I bought doom3, played it for awhile, then got so bored of it I didn't bother finishing it. I uninstalled it and the discs collect dust.

    There's also the fact that I have NO IDEA what's going to happen next (I'm nearing the endgame now) and I WANT to know, whereas with Doom3 I don't care.

    Graphics wise HL2 didn't my eyes pop but the characters are stunning.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    Ugh... I was playing until like 6AM and then I got called to teach a first grade class at 8AM... So yea... Dealing with 19 6-7 year olds on two hours of sleep is so much fun I think I'll burst... I got stuck in RavenHome last night... Probably because it was 6AM and I was missing something... I walk all around the place that I'm in and can't find a door or anything...
  • panzerkwpanzerkw New York City
    edited November 2004
    Another thing about the puzzles, they are pretty intuitive if you understand some basic physics.

    Also, they for the most part are very localized (you stay in one spot while figuring it out) while with Doom3 you have to run around the whole damn level 5 times over collecting PDA's just to unlock that one door (why can't I just blast it? grrr). This helps keep the frustration factor down.
  • edited November 2004
    dammit i can;t last any longer... i am going to try and build a system out of the parts i have. How well do you lot thing it wil run on:

    Athlon XP 1800
    Asus A7V333 (latest via etc)
    512mb pc3200 ram
    Radeon 9800 pro 128mb
    350W PSU

    Recomended settings anyone?

    Please say it will run ok!
  • edited November 2004
    It will run great on those settings.

    It will auto select settings for you but im sure there's some room for improvement ;)

    We tried on an inspirion(spelling) 5150(?) And that only has a mobile 5200 and still ran amazing and looked great(not many shader effects though)

    I also finished the game a little while, really good ending certainly leaves alot more questions opened then answerd ;)

    Roll on expansion packs and HL3.

    What expansion packs would you like to see?

    I personally think they will be making Alyx's backstory, and possibly Barneys. Possibley Adrian Shepard might be making an appearance(OPFOR)

    Im personnaly going to work on a mini mod aswell as the larger mod I work on.
  • edited November 2004
    omg best news all day! thank you.was having fits cause the time i don't actually have a full computer (motherboard and PSU are being RMA'd) half life 2 comes out. Just downloading the final stage now and then i probably won't sleep tonight!
  • edited November 2004
    i want to back up half life 2 onto a dvd but i don't want to go though the whole steam back-up process because the system it is doing it on is saying that it is going to take 50 minutes! is there a quicker way i.e just copying the steam folder to a dvd?
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited November 2004
    Just backup the cashe file in the steam apps directory

    NOT the game directory
  • edited November 2004
    the .gcf files from the steamapps folder.

    I use used this program before the backup feature from steam was included, http://www.wrgn.net is pretty nifty.
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited November 2004
    In an earlier post I said I was stuck. I ain't stuck no more. Some of these problems are quite ingenious.

    And some say it's linear, perhaps it is, but it ain't that linear. Going back a level or two to find out how to progress is quite a good idea, if a little frustrating sometimes.

    Really quite refreshing, Gotta say most enjoyment I've had from a game for quite some time.

    But it's bad, oh, it's really bad. I have got very little done today that I had planned to do. And my eyes are sortta vacant...
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2004
    I'm pissed at Valve. Very, very, very pissed.

    The retail Half-Life 2 package is essentially akin to the bronze package at the price of the silver Steam package. I don't quite appreciate paying more than I have to to get less than I should because I want a real CD.
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