Half-Life & Portal series, general discussion (v3) - Games

Say, since this is the Half-Life and Portal generic discussion, is this the place for me to advertise my Portal 2 testchambers?

[QUOTE=postal;39448312] [t]http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9223/2013020100073.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Excuse me Gordon, but I'm rather [B][U]busy[/U][/B] right now.

[QUOTE=DatWut?;39448415]Say, since this is the Half-Life and Portal generic discussion, is this the place for me to advertise my Portal 2 testchambers?[/QUOTE]Briefly show them off, but don't do a huge post or give updates on progress unless people are interested.

decided to see how they handle the retinal scanner. [img]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5236/2013020200032.jpg[/img] oh well that's not so ba- [img]http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2305/2013020200033.jpg[/img] no [img]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7936/2013020200024.jpg[/img] NO STOP [img]http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8981/2013020200025.jpg[/img] [h2]STOOOOOP[/h2]

[QUOTE=postal;39448632]decided to see how they handle the retinal scanner. [img]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5236/2013020200032.jpg[/img] oh well that's not so ba- [img]http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2305/2013020200033.jpg[/img] no [img]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7936/2013020200024.jpg[/img] NO STOP [img]http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8981/2013020200025.jpg[/img] [h2]STOOOOOP[/h2][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/M6ZUIxS.png[/IMG]

It seems like Valve is trying to compete with Garry's Mod.

Are you sure the Voritgaunt charging is broken Hell-met? I know he won't charge if your suit energy is over certain amount.

[QUOTE=Butthurter;39449740]he can only charge the suit energy up to 30 its almost pointless now and only raises confusion on what the fuck hes doing creating these shitty floating sprites that pass through you[/QUOTE] Ignorance is bliss I suppose.

[QUOTE=postal;39448632] [img]http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8981/2013020200025.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Oh new avatar.

It's not even the fact that the HD pack is force that bothers me (Which, it still does), but the fact that custom models for vanilla Half-Life no longer work. Of-course as seen above, it also breaks other mods various models.

Wait, the icon is red now? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wExWb7L.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=FoneJack;39452966]Wait, the icon is red now? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wExWb7L.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] what the fuck

[QUOTE=FoneJack;39452966]Wait, the icon is red now? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wExWb7L.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Has always been? and i can't find the [sub][sub][sub]eyepatch version[/sub][/sub][/sub] WON HL anymore

Huh, it's always been a shade of orange for me.

Still orange for me.

Alright, I re-launched the game and it went back to orange. I am now thoroughly confused.

[QUOTE=Hell-met;39442868] All maps in the xbox360 version of half-life 2 have HDR lightning. However for pc, valve decided to only include 1/3rd of them. Even worse, if you do not have HDR enabled on these maps, you have to play through fullbright (no LDR compile) [thumb]http://www.sourceop.com/hell-met/HL2/hdr1.jpg[/thumb] [thumb]http://www.sourceop.com/hell-met/HL2/hdr2.jpg[/thumb] [thumb]http://www.sourceop.com/hell-met/HL2/hdr3.jpg[/thumb] [thumb]http://www.sourceop.com/hell-met/HL2/hdr4.jpg[/thumb] [/QUOTE] this is happening to me in most maps, HDR doesnt fix it, nor does the mat_fullbright 0 command. anybody knows how to fix this?

[QUOTE=Hell-met;39442868][B]Eyes[/B] [thumb]http://www.sourceop.com/hell-met/HL2/eye.jpg[/thumb] when you see it[/QUOTE]I don't get it

[QUOTE=Gate;39453661]this is happening to me in most maps, HDR doesnt fix it, nor does the mat_fullbright 0 command. anybody knows how to fix this?[/QUOTE] You can't. That's the problem. You have to use HDR or download the old maps somewhere. I think SPUF had a thread for it once upon a time. [editline]2nd February 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=artDecor;39455645]I don't get it[/QUOTE] I am the king of space!

[QUOTE=artDecor;39455645]I don't get it[/QUOTE] [thumb]http://uppix.net/c/9/e/88a71b725ea54feaf21ea92e60207.jpg[/thumb]

[QUOTE=artDecor;39455645]I don't get it[/QUOTE] One side of his face underneath the eyes if long and baggy, the otherside is a detailed looking baggy.

No, it really is the eyes. It's harder to notice on a screenshot, but ingame it really reeks of downs

Half-Life is not "realistic." It's art style simply apes realism for the sake of contrast with the "crazy shit." Case in point, the florescent green radioactive waste, despite radioactive waste looking nothing like that. If the audience is convinced, it works.

[QUOTE=artDecor;39456594]Half-Life is not "realistic." It's art style simply apes realism for the sake of contrast with the "crazy shit." Case in point, the florescent green radioactive waste, despite radioactive waste looking nothing like that. If the audience is convinced, it works.[/QUOTE] Are we still talking about the eyes? If yes, it's the G-Man's eyes that aren't focusing on the same point.

[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;39456777]Are we still talking about the eyes? If yes, it's the G-Man's eyes that aren't focusing on the same point.[/QUOTE]I'm just talking, really.

Nobody's saying otherwise, that a 1998 game is realistic and better than every other game ever. Half Life 2, though, is pretty realistic. It had better physics (not pre-rendered or in cutscenes) than some games, 9 years later, do now, it had amazing animations and facial capture, and I didn't notice anything overtly unrealistic except for literally the aliens walking around. The greenish toxic sludge you can see in the Canals isn't that outlandish, and that's the only thing that could be considered weird. [img]http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/25635322.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=rikimaru6811;39456777]Are we still talking about the eyes? If yes, it's the G-Man's eyes that aren't focusing on the same point.[/QUOTE] Can't unsee.

Okay, so I'm starting to get into the Citadel in HL2, and I have two things to say: 1. Fuck Striders. 2. Holy shit I'm so fucking afraid of height please stop

Man I hated those striders the first time I played. Hell, I still hate that part of the game, but it works well as a turning point I guess.

The one strider down the long hallway in the Citadel was a bitch. So many missed energy ball shots... The moment you went out of cover it pulsed your ass up, especially on hard