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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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OK,spacs...I means specs, specs - what are the mins?
Goatboy wrote:
> Light'll like it if he gets to sit in his swivel chair commanding
> massive armies of minions, stroking his ginger beard-fluff and
> laughing maniacally.
Heh. Clean shaven and longer haired now, but the basic gist is spot on. I've already made plans to convert the loft into a war room...
>
> Me? I'm not averse to huge-scale battles, but I prefer the
> satisfaction that comes with being personally and solely responsible
> for the downfall of Evilcorps - sometimes with the help of
> small-scale teams.
> Far Cry was good because I defeated the perils of evil science and
> bagged the CIA chicky.
Hmm...well, I'm not averse to single player deathkill either. I'm just rather rubbish at it (with the exception of Star Wars Battlefront, where my good friend Tim suffered at the hands of snipers....).
> Light'll like it if he gets to sit in his swivel chair commanding
> massive armies of minions, stroking his ginger beard-fluff and
> laughing maniacally.
Heh. Clean shaven and longer haired now, but the basic gist is spot on. I've already made plans to convert the loft into a war room...
>
> Me? I'm not averse to huge-scale battles, but I prefer the
> satisfaction that comes with being personally and solely responsible
> for the downfall of Evilcorps - sometimes with the help of
> small-scale teams.
> Far Cry was good because I defeated the perils of evil science and
> bagged the CIA chicky.
Hmm...well, I'm not averse to single player deathkill either. I'm just rather rubbish at it (with the exception of Star Wars Battlefront, where my good friend Tim suffered at the hands of snipers....).
Goatboy wrote:
> Far Cry was good because I defeated the perils of evil science and
> bagged the CIA chicky.
Loved FarCry. Well, up until the appalling ending / final level................
I just sat their and thought. "What!?" It was like watching the greatest movie even, only to find out the ending sucks. Just like what will happen with Watchmen, if the script ever gets filmed.
> Far Cry was good because I defeated the perils of evil science and
> bagged the CIA chicky.
Loved FarCry. Well, up until the appalling ending / final level................
I just sat their and thought. "What!?" It was like watching the greatest movie even, only to find out the ending sucks. Just like what will happen with Watchmen, if the script ever gets filmed.
It was a tad abrupt, I'll grant you.
But there are set-pieces there to rank with the best of them.
My favourite still was the "thrown out the helicopter with no weapons" section, 1 M16 and 1 clip with a Trigen coming at you.
Fantastic game and made me splash out on new graphics card and memory just to play it.
In fact, I'm off to play it now.
But there are set-pieces there to rank with the best of them.
My favourite still was the "thrown out the helicopter with no weapons" section, 1 M16 and 1 clip with a Trigen coming at you.
Fantastic game and made me splash out on new graphics card and memory just to play it.
In fact, I'm off to play it now.
Goatboy wrote:
> It was a tad abrupt, I'll grant you.
> But there are set-pieces there to rank with the best of them.
> My favourite still was the "thrown out the helicopter with no
> weapons" section, 1 M16 and 1 clip with a Trigen coming at you.
>
> Fantastic game and made me splash out on new graphics card and memory
> just to play it.
> In fact, I'm off to play it now.
Yeah, can't disagree with that. Personal favorite? Wacking on godmode, stealing the jeep on the opening level, flying towards enemies and bailing out.
I never get bored of ragdoll physics generated blokes bouncing off trees.
> It was a tad abrupt, I'll grant you.
> But there are set-pieces there to rank with the best of them.
> My favourite still was the "thrown out the helicopter with no
> weapons" section, 1 M16 and 1 clip with a Trigen coming at you.
>
> Fantastic game and made me splash out on new graphics card and memory
> just to play it.
> In fact, I'm off to play it now.
Yeah, can't disagree with that. Personal favorite? Wacking on godmode, stealing the jeep on the opening level, flying towards enemies and bailing out.
I never get bored of ragdoll physics generated blokes bouncing off trees.
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.
> 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.
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...................
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.
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.
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.
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