Hunt Down The Freeman - Games

[QUOTE=AaronM202;53151635]What if it comes out and its actually good. Would that be fucked up or what.[/QUOTE] Honestly I've seen worse half life mods. If the game actually looks like the pictures, it will probably be a 5/10 unless they actually do something cool.

what if it's actually half life 3

[QUOTE=Mattchewy;53151641]Honestly I've seen worse half life mods. If the game actually looks like the pictures, it will probably be a 5/10 unless they actually do something cool.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=AaronM202;53151635]What if it comes out and its actually good. Would that be fucked up or what.[/QUOTE] All the footage makes it look like there's no quality control at all. Like yeah there's bad mods, but then there's shit like this that tries to paint itself as high production value when it's really one massive asset bash with laughable writing/voice acting.

-Reposted from the Half-Life and Portal Series Chat Thread- I have a bit of information from friends, acquaintances, and other sources (including a recent series of posts from the [I]Source Modding Community[/I] Discord) that I've picked up that may be interesting to read. Some of this is probably known already, but hey, now it's all together! I won't name names, but here's some of the things I've heard: [quote]• Frank really doesn't know the amount of content in the game. A lot of the content made for it isn't even active in the game (particle effects and more). • Most of the devs did work for free or little pay up front with the promise of payment after release. • The game was delayed again today due to Frank apparently having a mental breakdown and delayed it without notifying the rest of the devs. The devs are (needless to say) not happy, as that means they don't get paid for even longer, and are threatening to take their assets out of the "game". • Despite some devs not being paid their promised earnings up front, others were paid immediately. I know someone who was paid regularly for his work he did on the "game". Payment was also his sole reason for working on it as he recognized it for the monstrosity it is. • HDTF has to sell at least somewhere around 3k copies [I]before[/I] it can start earning money to pay off the devs. Steam takes a 30% cut of sales, Valve takes a 10% cut for the Source Engine, and presumably another $10 for the HL IP. The first thing to be paid off is the engine license ($100) and the physics engine license ($25k). Then you have licenses for Bink video and other software being used, and after that, Frank says he has to pay off "investors" (his dad) before these poor saps who were suckered into working on this project get to see a dime. • [I]"It was planned to be released on windows, mac, linux, xbox, ps4... and sold in stores across america"[/I]. As far as I can tell, Frank made proclamations of what he wanted, but without knowledge of what it takes to achieve such a feat. The Source engine at this time doesn't support PS4 or Xbone, so there would be even further developmental costs to do that. And that's disregarding Max and Linux support for the game and its assets, and the fact he wanted it [I]in stores[/I] which would be a further nightmare. • Frank also wanted 4k textures for [I]everything[/I]. Level textures, character models, weapons, decals, particle effects, you name it, he wanted a 4k res. texture for it. However, [I]"he's stupid enough not to know how to check the size of textures"[/I], so some artists just did whatever res. they wanted, and he had no way of checking. • No one on the dev team really knows what state the game is in. All development was done through discord, the assets being sent directly to Frank via messaging, with no real planner as far as I’m aware for the overall development log. No check-list, no trello, nothing. At least early on, there were not even NDAs, just Frank asking people “don’t talk about this.” because he knew people wouldn’t be suckered into buying or working on something this bad if they knew any of the ideas he put into it. • Furthering this last point, only around 3 people have access to the game's source files and a copy of the game on Steam. None of the other devs have access, so no one else knows the extent of what is in the game, how it plays, how things work, or if it’s even a game or just a hap-hazard heap of hamper junk.[/quote] In essence, HDTF is a fan-fiction written by a boy with access daddy's money to influence developers into making assets that contribute to what is probably [I]THE[/I] worst developed "game" in history. I almost worked on this game myself, having been approached by Frank, but I jumped ship as soon as I saw the development "process" that had been laid out and the kind of story the game had. I want to say [I]don't buy it[/I], but at the same time, saying that makes me feel sad for the developers who actually put their hours into this who will, in all eventuality, never earn what they are meant to.

[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;53151778]-Reposted from the Half-Life and Portal Series Chat Thread- I have a bit of information from friends, acquaintances, and other sources (including a recent series of posts from the [I]Source Modding Community[/I] Discord) that I've picked up that may be interesting to read. Some of this is probably known already, but hey, now it's all together! I won't name names, but here's some of the things I've heard: In essence, HDTF is a fan-fiction written by a boy with access daddy's money to influence developers into making assets that contribute to what is probably [I]THE[/I] worst developed "game" in history. I almost worked on this game myself, having been approached by Frank, but I jumped ship as soon as I saw the development "process" that had been laid out and the kind of story the game had. I want to say [I]don't buy it[/I], but at the same time, saying that makes me feel sad for the developers who actually put their hours into this who will, in all eventuality, never earn what they are meant to.[/QUOTE] Oh man i cant wait for it to come out.

god how many times is this going to be delayed i want it to be out so i can shitpost

i just wanna experience the greatest story telling experience of all time is that too much to ask? i guess so

[QUOTE=The Hoovy Bear;53150104]I am very disappointed! Anyone part of the discord? I'd love to hear what's going on over there, and more so after release. Post-launch features? Do we get dev commentary? I swear if there's another delay, I'll bloody raffle off a few copies so others can join me on this experience.[/QUOTE] i guess u have no choice now

[QUOTE]• Most of the devs did work for free or little pay up front with the promise of payment after release.[/QUOTE] I feel like this is the number one 'deal' you should never take with these kinds of projects. I'm surprised people agreed to this.

[QUOTE=usaokay;53151354]Pay up.[/QUOTE] Well, shit. There's still a chance for a release today... maybe. I'll be lurking their discussion & discord in optimism, and when it does come out, I'll follow through. Anyone else want something delayed, because apparently I have a knack for it. ~Quick Edit~ If HDtF is 'officially' canceled, I'll randomly select three people & gift them one of the following Source games of their choice: Black Mesa, Stanley Parable, or Titanfall 2.

[QUOTE=Hogie bear;53151992]I feel like this is the number one 'deal' you should never take with these kinds of projects. I'm surprised people agreed to this.[/QUOTE] [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XGAmPRxV48[/media] Only way to live life.

[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;53151778]I want to say [I]don't buy it[/I], but at the same time, saying that makes me feel sad for the developers who actually put their hours into this who will, in all eventuality, never earn what they are meant to.[/QUOTE] It's a double edge sword. A ton of people buy it, and the developers get paid, but it's creator doesn't deserve any money. No one buys it the developers don't get paid, but the creator never creates anything ever again.

[QUOTE=KennyAwsum;53148707][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/games/723390/announcements/detail/1672396103792203442"]Ahahahahah another delay (The Fourth)[/URL][/QUOTE] They should rename the "Release Date" to "Delay Date"

This project has actual real funding behind it??

[QUOTE=Hogie bear;53151992]I feel like this is the number one 'deal' you should never take with these kinds of projects. I'm surprised people agreed to this.[/QUOTE] I don't think it's that surprising. The thing to remember with any kind of specialty is you'll have people who are new to the field and would like to build up their experience. There are others who have a lot of experience in their field and would never do anything for free. The big difference between these two types of people is one knows what they're worth, the other one doesn't. It's very easy to take advantage of someone who doesn't know what their real value is in the scope of a big project.

[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;53151778]-Reposted from the Half-Life and Portal Series Chat Thread- I have a bit of information from friends, acquaintances, and other sources (including a recent series of posts from the [I]Source Modding Community[/I] Discord) that I've picked up that may be interesting to read. Some of this is probably known already, but hey, now it's all together! I won't name names, but here's some of the things I've heard: In essence, HDTF is a fan-fiction written by a boy with access daddy's money to influence developers into making assets that contribute to what is probably [I]THE[/I] worst developed "game" in history. I almost worked on this game myself, having been approached by Frank, but I jumped ship as soon as I saw the development "process" that had been laid out and the kind of story the game had. I want to say [I]don't buy it[/I], but at the same time, saying that makes me feel sad for the developers who actually put their hours into this who will, in all eventuality, never earn what they are meant to.[/QUOTE] I just hope Frank learns something from this disaster and gets his shit together. And while it obviously sucks complete ass that a lot of the developers who are clearly victims here won't get paid, they too really should be less naive in the future. Unless your intention is to put in effort for free as a hobby, don't do anything until you're black on white guaranteed payment. There are sketchy people in every industry who are either complete scum or delusional morons like Frank who'll fuck you over if you're not careful.

[thumb]http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30408828/f04b6b4c2fbf4339a6304067a667ace1185b96f1.jpg[/thumb] Now they're gonna delay it again til they can rip the suit from this.

[QUOTE=The Terminator;53152531]Now they're gonna delay it again til they can rip the suit from this.[/QUOTE] The fact that i can believe this to a certain extent is sad.

My friend pointed out to me a few days ago that apparently I am friends with Frank since March 2016. I honestly didn't remember adding him/him adding me, but that's something interesting nonetheless.

Their discord is buzzing: [QUOTE]So I heard that you guys were upset about the delay, which is a valid seeing as though we are so late behind releasing the game. Trust me when I say that us on the dev team are getting tired as well of it dragging on, but we did not delay without reason, and we have a surprise when we do release. As for why we delayed, I'm not at liberty to say, so I'll have to politely refuse questions about it.[/QUOTE] And shortly around when that was posted: [QUOTE]We're set to release tomorrow, but I know why you wouldn't trust me considering we've all heard that 4 other times by now.[/QUOTE] Alrighty gents, get some rest, since if they follow through, I do to!

[QUOTE=The Hoovy Bear;53152832] Alrighty gents, get some rest, since if they follow through, I do to![/QUOTE] [quote=Episode 3 died for our sins.]So I heard that you guys were upset about the delay, which is a valid seeing as though we are so late behind releasing the game. Trust me when I say that us on the dev team are getting tired as well of it dragging on, but we did not delay without reason, and we have a surprise when we do release. As for why we delayed, I'm not at liberty to say, so I'll have to politely refuse questions about it.[/quote] I wonder what this "surprise" is when it's released. Workshop support for all the shitty mods that consist of a single hallway filled literally to the brim with Combine soldiers? :v:

this is shaping to be one of the best stories of this 2018.

this guy [t]https://i.imgur.com/czLYsMG.png[/t] he thinks delaying his own game is a joke

So, uh, how come Valve is letting them sell this? I thought anything made by someone else (without explicit permission) had to make it free, or just labeled as a mod or whatever.

[QUOTE=Robman8908;53153830]So, uh, how come Valve is letting them sell this? I thought anything made by someone else (without explicit permission) had to make it free, or just labeled as a mod or whatever.[/QUOTE] On one hand, I like this complete disregard for your own IP and just letting it be prostituted by your own community, because its better then if valve just sat on a dead frenchise rights for 20 years not releasing anything like some other game companies do On the other hand, these sold half-life "games" like prospekt and hdtf are a prime example as to how this can backfire

Get hyped! [QUOTE]Coming soon This item is not yet available.[/QUOTE] Oh. [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/723390/Hunt_Down_The_Freeman/[/url]

god I wanna see this train crash but just like in real life the train is never on schedule

[QUOTE=myon;53153871]god I wanna see this train crash but just like in real life the train is never on schedule[/QUOTE] The train delrailed 10 stops ago.

[QUOTE=myon;53153871]god I wanna see this train crash but just like in real life the train is never on schedule[/QUOTE] the train already crashed immediately after it left the platform

[QUOTE=myon;53153871]god I wanna see this train crash but just like in real life the train is never on schedule[/QUOTE] ...They're always departing but they never arrive... and the ones that do arrive... they never leave... you never see them go they're always full...