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So if HL2 is being release on Mac, does that mean us PC users will get the engine updated to the latest version because that's the only one that works on Mac? I think that would be pretty cool.

Yeah, that was my second thought when I saw the Free Yourself trailer.

What Engine updates are we talking about? Because everybode has to run on the same engine atleast players with one kind of build can only join servers of same build and vice versa.

If it does, THEY BETTER ADD ACHIEVEMENTS.

[QUOTE=MaDoX;22180980]What Engine updates are we talking about? Because everybode has to run on the same engine atleast players with one kind of build can only join servers of same build and vice versa.[/QUOTE] [quote=Wikipedia] High dynamic range rendering (2005, Day of Defeat: Source) Simulation of a camera aperture and the ability to fake the effects of brightness values beyond computer monitors' actual range. Required all of the game's shaders to be rewritten.[13] Soft particles (2007, Orange Box) An artist-driven, multiprocessor-optimised particle system. Unlike most such systems, particles are not 'clipped' by 3D geometry.[14] Hardware facial animation (2007, Orange Box) Hardware accelerated on modern video cards for "feature film and broadcast television" quality.[6] Multiprocessor support (2007, Orange Box) A large code refactoring allowed the Source engine to take advantage of multiple CPU cores on the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.[15] On the PC support was experimental and unstable[16] until the release of Left 4 Dead.[17] Multiprocessor support was later backported to Team Fortress 2 and Day of Defeat Source.[18] Xbox 360 support (2007, Orange Box) Valve created the Xbox 360 release of The Orange Box in-house, and support for the console, unlike support for the PlayStation 3, is fully integrated into the main engine codeline. It includes asset converters, cross-platform play and Xbox Live integration.[19] Program code can be ported from PC to Xbox 360 simply by recompiling it.[20] Mac OS X support (2010) Starting in April 2010, Valve has announced the availability of OpenGL rendered Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Portal, and the Half-Life series on Mac OS X. All future Valve games will be released simultaneously for PC and Mac.[21][22] [/quote] Multicore support and HDR are the best bits, and achievements would be cool.

[QUOTE=UserDerth;22181000]If it does, THEY BETTER ADD ACHIEVEMENTS.[/QUOTE] Actually they do add achievements :) Atleast they add it to Counter-Strike: Source Taken from the Couter-Strike: Source Beta on the steam shop [CODE]Features new to the beta 144 achievements added New lifetime player stats and summary screens New match player stats and summary screens New end of round display with MVP and interesting fact about a player Updated scoreboard with new icons, visual style, MVP stars, and avatar pictures New cinematic death camera New domination and revenge system Added avatar icons to voice chat, scoreboard, and end of round display Incorporated many source engine updates[/CODE]

They better do it. I mean console versions had it for a long time :(

They also state when the beta is over they update it and owners will get it all for free. Sweet awsomeness.

My library pages for HL2 and Ep1 are showing a number of achievements. No descriptions yet though.

[quote]updates to half-life 2, half-life 2: Episode one and half-life 2: Episode two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Half-life 2 added support for mac added steam cloud support for save games added new achievements improved graphical effects half-life 2: Episode one added support for mac added steam cloud support for save games added new achievements improved graphical effects half-life 2: Episode two added support for mac added steam cloud support for save games note: Save games for half-life 2 and half-life 2: Episode one will go through a transition. The current level you are on will be saved, but not the exact position in the level[/quote] wooohooo

Wow, awesome! Thanks Valve!

Oh my god. Be right back, changing pants.

Thanks valve!

Sweet, Half life 2 on the episode 2 engine :D

I had hoped for this day for many years!

First CS:S Beta and now this, I LOVE YOU VALVE!

FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKK YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHH Also, screw the caps lock filter srsly

Holy shit, at last! Now they've just got the HL2DM running on the old engine.

They should revamp Half Life 2 deathmatch, like include that CTF mod in it or something.

I HAVE WAITED FOREVER FOR IT TO BE UPDATED WITH A ENGINE UPDATE! Yes now i can go into ravenholm with graphical improvements! Also achevements :D

LOOK AT THE IMPROVED GFX, WHOOOOOOo! [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/ENHANCEDGFX.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=CasualJoe;22182347]They should revamp Half Life 2 deathmatch, like include that CTF mod in it or something.[/QUOTE] It's called tf2.

:woop: [editline]07:40PM[/editline] Also every mod is now broken and needs to be recomplied for the TOB engine! Double:woop:!

[QUOTE=Nalty;22180781]So if HL2 is being release on Mac, does that mean us PC users will get the engine updated to the latest version because that's the only one that works on Mac? I think that would be pretty cool.[/QUOTE] Why rating the OP late? This topic was actually before the other bigger topics.