[QUOTE=Singo;34002193]Can we get back on fucking topic?, geeeeZ.[/QUOTE]
What's there to discuss?
Not l4d
I just went through a replay of HL2 and the episodes. They are still fantastic, this many years later. Source has aged well, that is for sure. However, it is in desperate need of upgrades.
I really hope that the reason Episode 3 is taking so long is because they are refining the Source engine. Such a refinement would make the wait perfectly acceptable.
The cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2 is what makes such a long delay so frustrating.
[QUOTE=BloodFox1222;34001960]I liked rochelle, She was not super overdone or made to appeal to the masses, Unlike zoey.[/QUOTE]
I dunno, man. I always have more fun when I'm playing as an interesting, funny character and Rochelle certainly wasn't one. I always found Zoey pretty uninteresting as well.
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;34002495]I really hope that the reason Episode 3 is taking so long is because they are refining the Source engine. Such a refinement would make the wait perfectly acceptable.[/QUOTE]
Well, didn't they say at one point they're working on something that'll make all current games look like shit? Though, they said that'd be ready in about 5 years or something like that.
[QUOTE=Bokito;33995254]Halo Reach uses the same system, came out ~1 year ago and doesn't deal with lag, even though the geometry is much more complex and the textures are a lot bigger. It does use a different system, but I don't see why Valve couldn't pull it off.[/QUOTE]
Reach is coded on hardware level, which means they can say "load this while X happens" so you really don't notice it, because its done so fast and with so much trickery, but on PC you have to use DirectX or windows to ask for a file, which can increase stutter and lag.
Its the reason that ALL sounds in Source are 3 second cached then loaded when needed, because its the only efficient way to load them, unfortunately geometry and textures can't be done that way, unless you mipmap level loaded textures, which is actually a thought...
Play GTAIV and drive a bit, you will get annoying loading lag because its asking windows for the files, on Xbox/PS3 there is a lot less lag because it can do a lot more trickery and load the files strait from the storage device without "asking" an OS.
In Mirror's Edge there is content streaming, but its done when you are in an elevator, or cut-scene or anything like that, which is why its not as noticeable in Mirror's Edge.
Also, Reach has low textures, it just uses a $detail system like VALVe used to (Lazy VALVe).
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;34002536]Well, didn't they say at one point they're working on something that'll make all current games look like shit? [B]Though, they said that'd be ready in about 5 years[/B] or something like that.[/QUOTE]
We're rapidly approaching 5 years here.
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
I'm sure that estimate is in Valve time, too. So who knows when it could be done.
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;34002617]We're rapidly approaching 5 years here.
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
I'm sure that estimate is in Valve time, too. So who knows when it could be done.[/QUOTE]
And not even a single word on anything.
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;34002495]I just went through a replay of HL2 and the episodes. They are still fantastic, this many years later. Source has aged well, that is for sure. However, it is in desperate need of upgrades.
I really hope that the reason Episode 3 is taking so long is because they are refining the Source engine. Such a refinement would make the wait perfectly acceptable.
The cliffhanger at the end of Episode 2 is what makes such a long delay so frustrating.[/QUOTE]
I would imagine we'd be seeing the best the source engine has got to offer, hopefully more like in Portal 2 where it looked like the source engine was still going gold.
And I agree, I'm just too eager to find out what happens with [sp] Eli's death[/sp] and [sp]since combine's portals are destroyed, what will they do now?[/sp]
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
And I also wonder if [sp]since the suppression field is down, will we be seeing/hearing kids?[/sp]
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;34002617]We're rapidly approaching 5 years here.
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
I'm sure that estimate is in Valve time, too. So who knows when it could be done.[/QUOTE]
Well, I think they said it quite recently. IE We'll be waiting 'till the end of time.
I don't think we need to use spoiler tags, do we?
Anyways, I wouldn't doubt [sp]the combine will just find a way to rip open another portal. The signal was sent right before the Citadel exploded, so the Overworld has to know something is up.[/sp]
And I wouldn't doubt that [sp]we might be seeing kids. Maybe being trained for the Resistance? Or scouts?[/sp]
[editline]1st January 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;34002737]Well, I think they said it quite recently. IE We'll be waiting 'till the end of time.[/QUOTE]
I don't think the end of time is a long enough measure. We need some measure longer. Eons, maybe?
[QUOTE=StarWarsMan;34002738]And I wouldn't doubt that [sp]we might be seeing kids. Maybe being trained for the Resistance? Or scouts?[/sp][/QUOTE]
Well, I guess if everyone can have kids now it's a possibility but it'd make the resistance look like dicks when they're meant to be the good guys.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;34002683]And not even a single word on anything.[/QUOTE]
They've been suspiciously quiet about anything related to Episode 3, and I'm starting to lose hope.
I wish Valve would give us something, [I]ANYTHING[/I], even another piece of concept art or a 10 second trailer. Just something.
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34002691]
And I also wonder if [sp]since the suppression field is down, will we be seeing/hearing kids?[/sp][/QUOTE]
Nah, not only does it take 9 months before you even get a baby, I doubt any / much time will have (canonically) passed between the 2 games, not to mention it gets real hard to market a game / get decent ratings when kids are in games with this genre.
Cool idea for future VALVe games though.
And yeah, Original Half Life 2 had children; which perfectly darkened the story-line.
[t]http://static.glitchvid.com/images_andthatshiz/fp_posts/derpthreazz/hl2_b_brok_childrenworkers_e3indust.png[/t]
But it never made any sense in HL2
WELP, to the Borealis gents! I'm going to buy a schooner this summer and name it the Borealis, boat to Washington, and invite Gabe on board
[QUOTE=glitchvid;34002901]
[t]http://static.glitchvid.com/images_andthatshiz/fp_posts/derpthreazz/hl2_b_brok_childrenworkers_e3indust.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Wow, I don't remember it looking THAT bad.
We still need spoiler tags because some people haven't completed Episode 2 so we don't want to ruin their experience
[QUOTE=Bokito;34003511]Wow, I don't remember it looking THAT bad.[/QUOTE]
Textures are on low.
[QUOTE=Bokito;34003511]Wow, I don't remember it looking THAT bad.[/QUOTE]
It is a very old version of Source, if you play the leaked beta you'll notice it is if Goldsrc had a huge graphical overhaul but was still missing some key things
[editline]2nd January 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;34003606]Textures are on low.[/QUOTE]
That is how it was, there was no graphic settings at the time it played out like it was goldsrc
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34003625]It is a very old version of Source, if you play the leaked beta you'll notice it is if Goldsrc had a huge graphical overhaul but was still missing some key things[/QUOTE]
It seems that by default the leak has textures set to low, at least it was for me. After some fiddling I could get them to work, though.
It, with the proper settings, would look more like this:
[t]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100128161054/half-life/en/images/d/db/Factory_children_cop.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;34003643]It seems that by default the leak has textures set to low, at least it was for me. After some fiddling I could get them to work, though.
It, with the proper settings, would look more like this:
[t]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100128161054/half-life/en/images/d/db/Factory_children_cop.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Do you know how I can change them for my hl2 alpha build?
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34003429]WELP, to the Borealis gents! I'm going to buy a schooner this summer and name it the Borealis, boat to Washington, and invite Gabe on board[/QUOTE]
Make sure it's a big, sturdy boat.
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;34003643]It seems that by default the leak has textures set to low, at least it was for me. After some fiddling I could get them to work, though.
It, with the proper settings, would look more like this:
[t]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100128161054/half-life/en/images/d/db/Factory_children_cop.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Ohh, mind PMing me how to fix it, for my build it seems to be my DX version, if I played it on my old DX9 machine it looked alot better, but on my DX11 PC it craps out.
[QUOTE=glitchvid;34002901]Nah, not only does it take 9 months before you even get a baby, I doubt any / much time will have (canonically) passed between the 2 games, not to mention it gets real hard to market a game / get decent ratings when kids are in games with this genre.
Cool idea for future VALVe games though.
And yeah, Original Half Life 2 had children; which perfectly darkened the story-line.
[t]http://static.glitchvid.com/images_andthatshiz/fp_posts/derpthreazz/hl2_b_brok_childrenworkers_e3indust.png[/t][/QUOTE]
why the fuck kids would eat cremators heads?
[QUOTE=Starscre4M;34004753]why the fuck kids would eat cremators heads?[/QUOTE]
Tastes likes chicken, really.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;34003429]WELP, to the Borealis gents! I'm going to buy a schooner this summer and name it the Borealis, boat to Washington, and invite Gabe on board[/QUOTE]
After the trip, on the way back to Valve, drop him off on some random dock, then say:
[I]"Yo, Virgil ain't goin' no further but you sure can make it back to the HQ from 'ere."[/I]
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;34003555]We still need spoiler tags because some people haven't completed Episode 2 so we don't want to ruin their experience[/QUOTE]
There are probably very few people on Facepunch who haven't completed Episode 2 and it would be pretty silly of them to go into the thread about the unreleased sequel and not expect spoilers.
It wouldn't surprise me if Valve reveals nothing at E3 this year, or at least nothing related to Episode 3.
[QUOTE=Starscre4M;34004753]why the fuck kids would eat cremators heads?[/QUOTE]
They're putting them in some kind of smelter or other mechanical device, not eating them.
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