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i am and have been for a long time been waiting for half life 2 to come out. i have seen dvd-rom versions of the game but not seen a cd-rom version. As i have only a cd-drive and cd-rewriter i need cd-roms. What will also be included in the different packages with half life 2?
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cipro wrote:
> And I’m also having good fun with Flatout right now, a racing game
> using the same physics, crashing into a wall of tires then seeing
> individual wheel bounce around the track, hitting cars as they drive
> by. Impressive stuff.
Downloaded the demo last night. OMG, how much fun? Especially the High Jump event... Never laughed so hard at the expense of some poor sod being slung from his car in the name of entertainment.
> And I’m also having good fun with Flatout right now, a racing game
> using the same physics, crashing into a wall of tires then seeing
> individual wheel bounce around the track, hitting cars as they drive
> by. Impressive stuff.
Downloaded the demo last night. OMG, how much fun? Especially the High Jump event... Never laughed so hard at the expense of some poor sod being slung from his car in the name of entertainment.
The single statement of 'pushing filing cabinets to make barricades' has made Half Life 2 go -----------------------> +1000 in my anticipation-o-meter. It was high before, but now I'm slightly dizzy. Possibly.
Shame my beast PC has a CRAP graphics card...
Shame my beast PC has a CRAP graphics card...
Tyla wrote:
> FWIW, the physics engine in CS:S is only 20% of that used in HL2
sweet buggery!!!!! at only 20% the physics engine manages to impress, I can't wait to see what 100% looks like.
> FWIW, the physics engine in CS:S is only 20% of that used in HL2
sweet buggery!!!!! at only 20% the physics engine manages to impress, I can't wait to see what 100% looks like.
FWIW, the physics engine in CS:S is only 20% of that used in HL2
The physics engine is one of the few reasons I’ve started playing Counter Strike: Source. It’s amazing the amount of things that can be thrown about the place, people even using the environments to their advantage, blocking doorways by shooting Filling cabinets in the way. I can’t wait to see what Day of Defeat will do, the prospect of a WWII game using that engine is just too much to bare.
And I’m also having good fun with Flatout right now, a racing game using the same physics, crashing into a wall of tires then seeing individual wheel bounce around the track, hitting cars as they drive by. Impressive stuff.
And I’m also having good fun with Flatout right now, a racing game using the same physics, crashing into a wall of tires then seeing individual wheel bounce around the track, hitting cars as they drive by. Impressive stuff.
cipro wrote:
> It's amazing how much something as seemingly unimportant as a physics
> engine can enhance a game.
It's the single most important step in gaming since 3d graphics!
My girlfriend was hear to utter "wow" when she saw me playing farCry, and the physics engine in Half life 2 (from what I've seen in the beta) are far in advance of FC too.
Whereas Farcry seems to be boxes and ragdolls only, HL2 seems far more immersive in it's game world. I spent about 3/4 of an hour throwing a matress around in the test level. Still, bung a grenade into a pile of wood and it took my old machine out............
> It's amazing how much something as seemingly unimportant as a physics
> engine can enhance a game.
It's the single most important step in gaming since 3d graphics!
My girlfriend was hear to utter "wow" when she saw me playing farCry, and the physics engine in Half life 2 (from what I've seen in the beta) are far in advance of FC too.
Whereas Farcry seems to be boxes and ragdolls only, HL2 seems far more immersive in it's game world. I spent about 3/4 of an hour throwing a matress around in the test level. Still, bung a grenade into a pile of wood and it took my old machine out............
Pandaemonium wrote:
> Damn, if there was a tool to pick up the bodies at key points (head,
> torso, left leg etc)
Isn't that what the Grav Gun will do? looks like one of the finest in-game weapons ever conceived.
The physics engine in Half life 2 still looks impressive despite other developers nicking from it. Just playing the Office map on Counter Strike: Source, shooting out keys from key boards, the individual motherboards, Ram chips and 3D cards from Pc's then sitting back and admiring the destruction when a grenade causes huge a amount of objects to go flying about the place.
It's amazing how much something as seemingly unimportant as a physics engine can enhance a game.
> Damn, if there was a tool to pick up the bodies at key points (head,
> torso, left leg etc)
Isn't that what the Grav Gun will do? looks like one of the finest in-game weapons ever conceived.
The physics engine in Half life 2 still looks impressive despite other developers nicking from it. Just playing the Office map on Counter Strike: Source, shooting out keys from key boards, the individual motherboards, Ram chips and 3D cards from Pc's then sitting back and admiring the destruction when a grenade causes huge a amount of objects to go flying about the place.
It's amazing how much something as seemingly unimportant as a physics engine can enhance a game.
kurt wrote:
> I have a dvd drive, but that sucks that its only dvd. What are they
> going to do? realease a hl2 offical dvd drive XD
> That would be funny. I think it would be expensive too if they did.
Progress my dear boy. Progress.
Monkey Island 2 came on 12 amiga floppy disks. People complained thay had to buy a hard drive.
> I have a dvd drive, but that sucks that its only dvd. What are they
> going to do? realease a hl2 offical dvd drive XD
> That would be funny. I think it would be expensive too if they did.
Progress my dear boy. Progress.
Monkey Island 2 came on 12 amiga floppy disks. People complained thay had to buy a hard drive.
I have a dvd drive, but that sucks that its only dvd. What are they going to do? realease a hl2 offical dvd drive XD
That would be funny. I think it would be expensive too if they did.
That would be funny. I think it would be expensive too if they did.
Light wrote:
> Pandaemonium wrote:
>
> I never get bored of ragdoll physics generated blokes bouncing off
> trees.
>
> ...which is why you're typing from the safe confines of a secure
> unit.
Damn, if there was a tool to pick up the bodies at key points (head, torso, left leg etc) I'd spend all day whacking them off rocks and stuff. The physics fascinate me (incredibly difficult to code though, most I managed was a column of stacking boxes.)
Like a cat playing with a mouse...................
> Pandaemonium wrote:
>
> I never get bored of ragdoll physics generated blokes bouncing off
> trees.
>
> ...which is why you're typing from the safe confines of a secure
> unit.
Damn, if there was a tool to pick up the bodies at key points (head, torso, left leg etc) I'd spend all day whacking them off rocks and stuff. The physics fascinate me (incredibly difficult to code though, most I managed was a column of stacking boxes.)
Like a cat playing with a mouse...................
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