Half-Life and Portal series, general discussion (v6) - Games

[QUOTE=PelPix123;48301925]That depends on whether Valve would give us problems, because it's not [I]technically[/I] a recreation mod. It's literally Portal beta ported to current Source in a lot of respects. [editline]26th July 2015[/editline] And Alien Swarm. It runs on Alien Swarm too. I got bored. [editline]26th July 2015[/editline] Here are some videos, now that I don't have to pretend this didn't happen: Plenty of retail materials and models scattered around here to fill in the gaps.[/QUOTE] Hey, Why don't you just slip me some of the good stuff under the table man. ;)

A while ago, I've made a GDC06 version of 08, along with GDC06 version of 18 that still needs lighting. [THUMB]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16218991/screenshots/Portal/lvl5_gc060001.jpg[/THUMB]

While on the subject of Portal, when digging through files, it turns out Sky_Escape is just Xen. [IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeL5/ac448a3311.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeMr/53244e5cec.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeNb/ada85aa3c4.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeNA/839321e642.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeO9/e3edfba6cc.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://puu.sh/jeeOB/39a50f632b.jpg[/IMG]

where is sky_escape used?

[QUOTE=ProfHappycat7;48302648]where is sky_escape used?[/QUOTE] I don't think it is, it's just in the files (I would assume it was originally used in the Chapter Escape) [editline]26th July 2015[/editline] oh, I forgot, the maps were called Escape and not the chapter

[QUOTE=Theuaredead;48302691]I don't think it is, it's just in the files (I would assume it was originally used in the Chapter Escape) [editline]26th July 2015[/editline] oh, I forgot, the maps were called Escape and not the chapter[/QUOTE]can you show a picture of it being used?

[QUOTE=ProfHappycat7;48303412]can you show a picture of it being used?[/QUOTE] but its not in-game anymore

It seems like they figured out Portal's look very early on

[QUOTE=PelPix123;48301925]That depends on whether Valve would give us problems, because it's not [I]technically[/I] a recreation mod. It's literally Portal beta ported to current Source in a lot of respects.[/QUOTE]I'm not a lawyer (I do play one on TV, though!) but considering Valve's cavalier attitude to non-sourcecode HL2 beta assets, the SFM beta asset leak, TF2Classic's continued existence etc... you probably won't get [I]too[/I] much strife beyond their usual confusion as to why people care so much about old unfinished stuff. :v:

[QUOTE=PelPix123;48303515]Yes. There were only two major aesthetics. You should see the stuff from the first aesthetic.[/QUOTE] Wasn't the first aesthetic just a cleaned up nova prospekt (asset wise), divided into sterile cells?

[t]http://i.imgur.com/UqOHj3P.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/L4iu1ar.jpg[/t] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mit72Fg.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YeixulO.jpg[/IMG] just looks like a bad hl2 mod

Those are just wip maps to test the gameplay, you know? Top-right is a test of the GlaDOS boss fight.

[QUOTE=Jackathan;48304908][t]http://i.imgur.com/UqOHj3P.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/L4iu1ar.jpg[/t] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mit72Fg.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YeixulO.jpg[/IMG] just looks like a bad hl2 mod[/QUOTE] If you saw high-res photos of more areas, it looks a lot more like actual HL2 mapping.

[QUOTE=Jackathan;48304908][t]http://i.imgur.com/UqOHj3P.jpg[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/L4iu1ar.jpg[/t] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/mit72Fg.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/YeixulO.jpg[/IMG] just looks like a bad hl2 mod[/QUOTE] Seems like the area from the top right prototype Glados fight made it into the final game as the tall chamber with multiple turrets and 4 pillars.

Does anyone here remember Excite mod? Would be really cool if they made a new Portal game with that style of gameplay. shooting rockets through portals at people was really really fun to say the least.

[QUOTE=KKram16;48306645]Does anyone here remember Excite mod? Would be really cool if they made a new Portal game with that style of gameplay. shooting rockets through portals at people was really really fun to say the least.[/QUOTE] I had so much fun playing Excite

[QUOTE=Minelayer;48307035]I had so much fun playing Excite[/QUOTE] i guess it [I]excited[/I] you [video=youtube;b67WZpn04SY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b67WZpn04SY[/video] they're not giving up edit: 200th

speaking of portal skins does anyone know of a recreation of the original ones in the trailer from 2006

[QUOTE=Trixil;48307275]i guess it [I]excited[/I] you [video=youtube;b67WZpn04SY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b67WZpn04SY[/video] they're not giving up edit: 200th[/QUOTE] I will always have faith that HL3 will come out. Fuck if Valve said "We will never make HL3" I would say the odds are high that someone else will. Watch, 10 years from now Microsoft is going to buy Valve just like Valve bought out Sierra and they will make HL3 and everyone will shit themselves in hatejoy. also, the transcript mentioned in the video: [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/BWrxXuu.png[/thumb] [editline][/editline] (right click the picture and open in new tab)

Decided to play an old ver of HL2VR since i own the hydra. After an hour of configurating and random fixing, i managed to play it, its damn fun but my wrists hurt. I may replay the entire game with it.

[QUOTE=Trixil;48307275]i guess it [I]excited[/I] you [video=youtube;b67WZpn04SY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b67WZpn04SY[/video] they're not giving up edit: 200th[/QUOTE] Feels like clickbait. But on the subject of HL3, I'd rather just wait and see if it comes out. Even if the game isn't spectacular, I'd still be fine with it.

[QUOTE=Trixil;48307275]i guess it [I]excited[/I] you [video=youtube;b67WZpn04SY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b67WZpn04SY[/video] they're not giving up edit: 200th[/QUOTE] All I'm seeing here is them looking at [I]an actual upper employee's[/I] response and going "Nah, let's stick with our unconfirmed anonymous source". (And i say upper because I feel Marc probably keeps a bit more tabs on the current workings at Valve than most other employees)

Here's an Portal post mortem where they explain all those whacky old screenshots that had been posted here. [url]http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2008/GDC2008_PortalPostMortem.pdf[/url] You can right click to save and view on your preferred PDF viewer if you want.

[QUOTE=Falkok15;48311460]Feels like clickbait. But on the subject of HL3, I'd rather just wait and see if it comes out. Even if the game isn't spectacular, I'd still be fine with it.[/QUOTE] Every video from the Know and also Funhaus has a clickbait title. Most of the time there is liberal use of CAPS LOCK and much more clickbaity wording. I don't blame them for doing what gets views.

Anyone know if Smod still works? I used to love it until it was broken.

[QUOTE=Mattchewy;48327283]Anyone know if Smod still works? I used to love it until it was broken.[/QUOTE] Last time I checked Smod, at least the non tactical one worked by doing the gameinfo fix on it, as for the Tactical one, gameinfo fix and I think extracting the CS:S Models and Texutres makes it playable again without any/much errors

[QUOTE=Exploders;48327868]Last time I checked Smod, at least the non tactical one worked by doing the gameinfo fix on it, as for the Tactical one, gameinfo fix and I think extracting the CS:S Models and Texutres makes it playable again without any/much errors[/QUOTE] Or install SMOD Standalone and make it work within it, problem solved.

I applied the gameinfo fix that you can find at the [URL="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1289845"]steam forums[/URL] to Smod Tactical, and it functions perfectly, I even made a short video on the motel map, theres a couple errors due to not extracting the CSS content. Normal Smod should work straight out of the box when you apply the gameinfo patch to it, and if theres some weird stuff with npcs where scripted sequences dont play, extracting the "scenes" folder usually fixes it.

Does anyone have a fix for Smod 2? It's a lackluster version of Smod for Episode Two that wasn't fully developed. Of course steampipe broke it and I couldn't find a fix anywhere, editing gameinfo helped but it only runs the mod without any new features, a la default EP2.

Residue Processing in 8-bit [IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/b1fae02331116076719b822070d5f5eb/tumblr_nsbrdnNWCu1rppufao1_1280.png[/IMG]