[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;44726362]When you think about it, the dam doesn't really make sense.
Several characters repeatedly call it a hydroelectric dam, thus inferring power generation, but the lake is way too shallow to hold any substantial amount of water for turning a turbine. Hell, there aren't any turbines to be seen in the first place. If you compare it to the Black Mesa Research Facility dam, then it becomes even more obvious.
In my opinion, it looks more like a reservoir than a dam. Maybe it is a front for Black Mesa East being a fallout shelter after all.[/QUOTE]
Most of earth's water has been drained, that's why you see all these boats just sitting on the ground and why there's such a huge expanse of beach.
[QUOTE=Xubs;44718239]white forest (get it? White Forest? Black Mesa? hahahah.....)[/QUOTE]
Holy shit, this never occurred to me.
So you wanted references right? I went into street view and took a bunch of pictures of Sofia, Bulgaria. As we may (or may not) know, this is the city that HL2 art director Viktor Antonov was born in and spent his early life. Thus, it's also the city he drew heavily from when designing City 17's art direction. Surprisingly (or should I say unsurprisingly), Sofia looks a lot like City 17 (or vice-versa).
[t]http://puu.sh/8zZXj[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A03i[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A054[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A07i[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A0S1[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A0VU[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A0Wi[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A0iJ[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A0ap[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A0c6[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A0B1[/t][t]http://puu.sh/8A0JP[/t]
[t]http://puu.sh/8A0ul[/t]
^ Plus I found everyone's favourite trailer (except in white instead of green).
Doesn't really look too similar, except for the soviet commie blocks (which are in all soviet occupied countries, hell I live inside one)
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;44727177]Plus I found everyone's favourite trailer (except in white instead of green).[/QUOTE]
What is this a reference to?
Sorry if I'm missing the obvious here.
[QUOTE=nutcake;44728013]What is this a reference to?
Sorry if I'm missing the obvious here.[/QUOTE]
probably the hl2 model
[QUOTE=nutcake;44728013]What is this a reference to?
Sorry if I'm missing the obvious here.[/QUOTE]
If I'm not mistaken, he's talking about the rebel trailer, with the rebel, vort and gman on the tv.
I was referring to this actually.
[img]http://puu.sh/8AcUi.jpg[/img][img]http://puu.sh/8AcYM.jpg[/img]
I can't actually remember seeing that thing in-game, where can you find it?
[QUOTE=nutcake;44728315]I can't actually remember seeing that thing in-game, where can you find it?[/QUOTE]
It's in a couple places, off hand I can only remember it being in the airboat canals parked on the top of one of the "walls" (which is actually the ground, since you're IN the canal).
[editline]5th May 2014[/editline]
Oh yeah, and at the part where you first start fleeing:
[img]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs6/i/2005/023/9/2/HL2_Canals_by_eraser851.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=FpShepard;44727535]Doesn't really look too similar, except for the soviet commie blocks (which are in all soviet occupied countries, hell I live inside one)[/QUOTE]
Blocks doesn't look like that in Poland though
The boxcar, and its owner is "BoxCar" Joe, who sure has twins like Sandy and a.k.a. Stanley. [SP](Speaking of "Stanley" if it's the case according to the Half-Life wiki, could it be coincidental that The Staney Parable's Stanley got the name from the Sandtraps map with Tobias/Laszlo's death?)[/SP]
EDIT: Man, I should be getting (in)famous for these brown boxes.
[QUOTE=BenjaminTennison;44729865]The boxcar, and its owner is "BoxCar" Joe, who sure has twins like Sandy and a.k.a. Stanley. [SP](Speaking of "Stanley" if it's the case according to the Half-Life wiki, could it be coincidental that The Staney Parable's Stanley got the name from the Sandtraps map with Tobias/Laszlo's death?)[/SP][/QUOTE]
grasp at straws harder
[QUOTE=Fort83;44731611]I'd see it as more of a shoutout to Valve and the process Half-Life 2 went through than anything else. Though I agree creating a new model for that one scene is a waste of time. At most just use the Hydra already in game but have it far away in some tunnel.[/QUOTE]
Not like Valve needs a shoutout, it's their game that's being enhanced, here.
I say: at most don't bother with it.
[QUOTE=Zyler;44726470]Most of earth's water has been drained, that's why you see all these boats just sitting on the ground and why there's such a huge expanse of beach.[/QUOTE]
I know, but that's not my point - the lake would still be extremely shallow even before the Seven Hour War.
The Half-Life wiki does have a picture of a generating station, though, so presumably that's how the dam works.
[QUOTE=Fort83;44731697]quotes[/QUOTE]
Then let's dev-texture things and let the mod get stolen.
But no really, adding it doesn't even enhance anything. I mean, what if someone's just played through Half-Life 2 without ever going into depth about the beta? They're just going to see it and go "wtf this wasn't in the game."
Too much work for too little, if any, payoff. At least Valve including the Ichthyosaur was a reference to something that's actually canon in the non-development universe. It's like when they added a Desert Eagle to Synergy. I played a game of HL2 on a server and went "Oh this is cool, I guess you can make custom weapons in Synergy," but as I found out as I was researching that, it's an official non-community-mod included weapon. At least Synergy has a "Vintage Mode," but as I see it, with the reluctance to even bother with optional features that not 125% of everybody here want in the mod, there's no way in hell E.M. will get that.
I mean really, lets not turn into Fakefactory here.
[QUOTE=gk99;44732203]
I mean really, lets not turn into Fakefactory here.[/QUOTE]
But we all know that the wastelands was actually a forest and the citadel was a nature reserve. Like come-on, know your facts.
[QUOTE=OfficerLamarr;44735618]But we all know that the wastelands was actually a forest and the citadel was a nature reserve. Like come-on, know your facts.[/QUOTE]
Valve can retcon, I'm not so sure E.M. devs can.
[QUOTE=gk99;44736562]Valve can retcon, I'm not so sure E.M. devs can.[/QUOTE]
I'm having a hard time trying to tell whether you are joking or if you didn't get the CM reference ...
[QUOTE=gk99;44732203]Then let's dev-texture things and let the mod get stolen.
But no really, adding it doesn't even enhance anything. I mean, what if someone's just played through Half-Life 2 without ever going into depth about the beta? They're just going to see it and go "wtf this wasn't in the game."
Too much work for too little, if any, payoff. At least Valve including the Ichthyosaur was a reference to something that's actually canon in the non-development universe. It's like when they added a Desert Eagle to Synergy. I played a game of HL2 on a server and went "Oh this is cool, I guess you can make custom weapons in Synergy," but as I found out as I was researching that, it's an official non-community-mod included weapon. At least Synergy has a "Vintage Mode," but as I see it, with the reluctance to even bother with optional features that not 125% of everybody here want in the mod, there's no way in hell E.M. will get that.
I mean really, lets not turn into Fakefactory here.[/QUOTE]
apparently adding too many eastereggs equates to becoming fakefactory
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;44737350]apparently adding too many eastereggs equates to becoming fakefactory[/QUOTE]
adding too many easter eggs sucks the enjoyment out of finding them
"oh, another easter egg?"
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;44737350]apparently adding too many eastereggs equates to becoming fakefactory[/QUOTE]
Because people like you keep suggesting the same thing. "Oh, maybe the devs could model/code this entire level/NPC/weapon for the mod!" and as soon as everyone rightfully says how hilariously out of place and unnescary it is, you just say "Oh then lets just put it in a dark tunnel as an eater egg! :downs:"
The entire point of this mod is to enhance an already great game with more detail. Not to weigh it down with beta shit that was cut from the game for a reason. It's almost like you want a cross of Fake Factory and Missing Information.
Where's the sense in suggesting easter eggs to the devs, anyway? The topic should've been shot down within seconds, that's not how easter eggs work.
[QUOTE=3noneTwo;44737438]Where's the sense in suggesting easter eggs to the devs, anyway? The topic should've been shot down within seconds, that's not how easter eggs work.[/QUOTE]
People can read this thread in [when mod is out] and get the inside joke!
suggesting easter eggs defeats the purpose anyways, it should be something the devs do on their own for people to find not knowing they're there.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;44737644]suggesting easter eggs defeats the purpose anyways, it should be something the devs do on their own for people to find not knowing they're there.[/QUOTE]
I'll hide my rabbit avatar somewhere.
[sp]Finding it and pressing E on it will take you to a HD Ickypop remake[/sp]
that would be awesome and you should actually do it.
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;44737350]apparently adding too many eastereggs equates to becoming fakefactory[/QUOTE]
I still remember that one grafitti in fakefactory that said "Will blow for food - A.V."
How far in development is the mod? Textures etc?
[QUOTE=CrystalGamma;44736704]I'm having a hard time trying to tell whether you are joking or if you didn't get the CM reference ...[/QUOTE]
Never played past Eli's Lab in CM, so it's the latter :v:
[editline]6th May 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;44737350]apparently adding too many eastereggs equates to becoming fakefactory[/QUOTE]
Adding a bunch of pointless canon-breaking shit? Yeah, pretty much.
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Half-Life 2: Enhancement Mod (V5)
