Going to visit Valve - L4D/Half-Life/DOTA/Portal Questions Edition - Games

1.how much are they planning to improve source sdk 2.is valve going to make ep3 with portal 2 engine ? 3.why valve is developing dota 2 , what encuraged them ? 4.why did Kelly Bailey leave valve. 5.will they add some game recording software for steam ... 6.will they make upcoming games cross platform (i mean will i be able to play on my pc with some mac and ps3 users on the same server?) 7.this last one is just for fun..... half-life 2 episode : 3 (troll face)

Here's some nerd source sdk questions - ETA for Source SDK update which is meant to make things easier? - Is there going to be a Source 2009 SDK update? So we can compile OB mods for Mac OS and the like - Is there going to be a Source SDK [b]with code[/b] for Portal 2 (or at least for the engine so we can take advantage of the new lighting tech without the Portal 2 source)?

Ask him "When is Counter-Strike 2 coming out?"

Ask about a portal 2 demo

ask them if they plan to add realtime lighting to hammer (as in you compile the map and the map's lighting is shown in the editor or something like unrealED)

With the recent tech additions to engines such as Unreal Engine 3 and CryEngine 3 shown at GDC, does Valve feel like the Source Engine is falling behind? And if so, what do they plan on doing to improve their engine?

-With the Source SDK improvements, is Face Poser going to be improved, so that we can extract phonemes on Windows Vista and up? Oh yeah, also: -Give us free swag! :wink:

Ask for more information about DOTA. we know next to nothing about the damn game.

My question: Do you have plans in store for the L4D2 survivor cast after the events of The Parish? I know they plan on adding more DLC but I'm talking about Coach, Ellis, Nick and Rochelle's story afterwards.

Shit man, that's awesome! :buddy: Good luck :smile:

Will Left 4 dead 1 still be supported? Any chance some of the unused soundbanks from L4d can be released to the public? Particularly the sounds of Zoey asking for her mother: <clr:174,91,91>Zoey: I really wish my mom was here to help me. <clr:174,91,91>Zoey: Mom... <clr:174,91,91>Zoey: I'm getting scared. I never hurt this bad, ever. <clr:174,91,91>Zoey: I just wanna go home.

Lucky bastard Ask them if the external studios (turtle rock, DOTA team) that Valve bought have their own projects and if they can also hire them in their name, not Valve's

Ask why they gave classes other than Medic the ability to heal. Like the Black Box, Mad Milk, The Powerjack, Sandvich, and the Eyelander. [editline]8th March 2011[/editline] Ask how the Mad Milk and Black box work, what's the science behind them? How exactly is the player getting health from shooting at someone covered in milk or getting health from shooting a rocket at an enemy

[QUOTE=SteveUK;28494683]Here's some nerd source sdk questions - ETA for Source SDK update which is meant to make things easier? - Is there going to be a Source 2009 SDK update? So we can compile OB mods for Mac OS and the like - Is there going to be a Source SDK [b]with code[/b] for Portal 2 (or at least for the engine so we can take advantage of the new lighting tech without the Portal 2 source)?[/QUOTE] Portal 2 doesn't have "new lighting tech" really, anything portal 2 has is easily possible if you know what you're doing.

Are there plans to add achievements to the GoldSRC games, like HL1, TFC and the HL1 expansions? I've noticed that Op4 and Ricochet have a few test achievements, so they were definitely working on it at one time.

[QUOTE=Legend286;28496367]Portal 2 doesn't have "new lighting tech" really, anything portal 2 has is easily possible if you know what you're doing.[/QUOTE] it has no light maps from what i've heard

My question: Will you ever go into Bill's story in Vietnam, as I would find it fascinating to see the missions he was assigned to.

My question: Will you ever consider adding a classic mode to TF2? Bleh, just noticed you said to keep TF2 questions in a different thread. That's pretty stupid.

Ask them "What comes after you guys finish DOTA?" for me.

[QUOTE=UntouchedShadow;28497897]Ask them "What comes after you guys finish DOTA?" for me.[/QUOTE] That's not a question Valve would answer [editline]8th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SteveUK;28497571]it has no light maps from what i've heard[/QUOTE] I hope so, badly

Ask "When the hell are we gonna hear or see something about DoTA2?"

Ask if Kelly Bailey really did leave edit: Keep the boxes coming so I can make myself a fort out of them.

[QUOTE=SteveUK;28497571]it has no light maps from what i've heard[/QUOTE] Pfft, [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9038221/shutupmeatmuppetyoufuckingdonkey.png[/img] It'd be nice if they could just move away from baked lighting instead of leaving it to modders like Biohazard. It'd make everyone's job a lot easier.

Ask them if you can bring me, I live close to Bellevue. On a serious note ask them when they're gonna update the DotA2 blog.

[QUOTE=IplayAspy;28504030]Ask them if you can bring me, I live close to Bellevue.[/QUOTE]Just email them, as far as I know they don't have any kind of prerequisites as to who can take a tour. Oh and sorry for the lack of updated questions, between Facepunch, SPUF and all the other sites I put this on its a lot posts to sift though so I might not be able to update everything till tomorrow.

[QUOTE=Legend286;28501128]Pfft, [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9038221/shutupmeatmuppetyoufuckingdonkey.png[/img_thumb] It'd be nice if they could just move away from baked lighting instead of leaving it to modders like Biohazard. It'd make everyone's job a lot easier.[/QUOTE] Both of those are projected texture bugs which are still present in Episodic Source 2007, even try them for yourself on curved surfaces and detailed props.

[QUOTE=DireAvenger;28504417]Both of those are projected texture bugs which are still present in Episodic Source 2007, even try them for yourself on curved surfaces and detailed props.[/QUOTE] Regardless, there's still lightmaps. The top right tunnel area has loads of lightmap artefacts.

Ask them when they'll release the new Source SDK tools / when the new [B]main[/B] engine branch will be available for people to use [QUOTE=Legend286;28501128]Pfft, [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9038221/shutupmeatmuppetyoufuckingdonkey.png[/img_thumb] It'd be nice if they could just move away from baked lighting instead of leaving it to modders like Biohazard. It'd make everyone's job a lot easier.[/QUOTE] Biohazard was hired by Valve, so we should expect something cool soon :wink:

Here's a few questions I have to put forward. 1: What is your planned direction of development after Portal 2 and Dota 2? 2: Concerning the HEV suit, are there going to be any new "features" that could be implemented in later installments? And if so, will the "sign language system" be one of them? 3: I heard that Valve's been planning a bit of a crafting revamp for Team Fortress 2. What does this overhaul entail, and what could potentially come out of it?

1. Is valve planning to add more specialties to steam with a subscription? 2. Will pay-per-month games come out to steam (WoW etc..) 3. Is valve going to fix offline-mode and its glitches (Updates are required to play this game etc..) 4. Does valve have an estimated date for the new GUI for SDK? 5. Will L4D2 have anymore weapons in future campaigns? 6. Will we be able to customize the in-game steam HUD (move the steam logo, add more buttons etc.)? My 6 questions