The Evolution of Half-Life 1. How the beta looked, and how it evolved into Half-Life.

[FrankTheWolf]

Win thread wins.

[Punchedface]

Alright, keep this thread alive. Also the MP5 is awesome. Lacks in texture details but has a better LOD than the current MP5

[Aperture]

I love you Postal.

[doom764]

we all want this beta here right? so everyone should start trying to recreate it i mean recreating everypart of the beta as a team.

[menneb]

[QUOTE=astrik.sega]What nuke? Opposing Force was not an official expainsion pack, it didn't "take place" in the Half-Life universe.[/QUOTE]

Those were the plans. Maybe there was a nuke in HL1 that we didn't see?

A recent e-mail sent to Marc Laidlaw revealed that OP4 is not officially ruled out. They may have it return they may not. It is up to you whether or not it happened until then.

[b]Edit:[/b]

[url]http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=432795[/url]

[abcpea2]

Wow I never realised how many enemys and things were cut from the game.

[DarkHeart]

[QUOTE=doom764]we all want this beta here right? so everyone should start trying to recreate it i mean recreating everypart of the beta as a team.[/QUOTE]
I have found the beta gordon model (the fat one) and the beta barney (the eyes bulging one) also I have found the Beta TFC Rocket Launcher if anyone wants that.I'm also remaking some of the maps like the beta
test chamber (I NEED MORE SCREENSHOTS!) and the train ride.
AND I might(24% chance)port EVERYTHING FROM THE BETA TO SOURCE!
I WILL CALL IT HALF-LIFE BETA: SOURCE.

UPDATE: I have found the sleeveless beta MP5 model!

[Panthereye23]

[QUOTE=DarkHeart]I have found the beta gordon model (the fat one) and the beta barney (the eyes bulging one) also I have found the Beta TFC Rocket Launcher if anyone wants that.I'm also remaking some of the maps like the beta
test chamber (I NEED MORE SCREENSHOTS!) and the train ride.
AND I might(24% chance)port EVERYTHING FROM THE BETA TO SOURCE!
I WILL CALL IT HALF-LIFE BETA: SOURCE.[/QUOTE]

HOLY CRAP!!!! PLEASE DO IT, oh yeh everyone! There is one more beta monster!!! its called the SPforce, it was the original, male assassin in half life, also can you please email me the models the bulging eye and the TFC rocket. The SPforce was taken out due to only CRASHING sequences, and I got the replica charger model, but it only has flying sequences, including a replica human grunt model

P.S.

Lol also i recorded the beta sounds from the videos, and i got a kingpin that has attack and death sequences

[astrik.sega]

[QUOTE=DarkHeart]
AND I might(24% chance)port EVERYTHING FROM THE BETA TO SOURCE!
I WILL CALL IT HALF-LIFE BETA: SOURCE.[/QUOTE]

Dude, no, just no.

[Turb0]

[QUOTE=astrik.sega][QUOTE=DarkHeart]I have found the beta gordon model (the fat one) and the beta barney (the eyes bulging one) also I have found the Beta TFC Rocket Launcher if anyone wants that.I'm also remaking some of the maps like the beta
test chamber (I NEED MORE SCREENSHOTS!) and the train ride.
AND I might(24% chance)port EVERYTHING FROM THE BETA TO SOURCE!
I WILL CALL IT HALF-LIFE BETA: SOURCE.[/QUOTE]
Dude, no, just no.[/QUOTE]

I agree.

[randomnizer]

[QUOTE=Turb0]Yeah, I'm re-downloading a copy of Day One now. I lost it when I had to reformat my PC.

I remember trying to open the .pak file from it in gcfscape and it wouldn't open because it was a different version to retail.[/QUOTE]

Please don't mind me asking but, where are you downloading it from?

[Turb0]

[QUOTE=randomnizer]Please don't mind me asking but, where are you downloading it from?[/QUOTE]

I got the link from this forum:
[url]http://twhl.co.za/forums.php?pgt=4&action=viewthread&id=13602&pg=1[/url]

There's the download link and a small bit of information about what Half-Life was supposed to be.

[Turrican]

[QUOTE=Turb0]I got the link from this forum:
[url]http://twhl.co.za/forums.php?pgt=4&action=viewthread&id=13602&pg=1[/url]

There's the download link and a small bit of information about what Half-Life was supposed to be.[/QUOTE]

Is that The Rare One?

[ilikehl2]

[QUOTE=Turrican]Is that The Rare One?[/QUOTE]
Holy shit is that the real Turrican?

[Turrican]

[QUOTE=IlikeHL2]Holy shit is that the real Turrican?[/QUOTE]

Sorry to Break The News but no im not ill create a new acount

[b]Edit:[/b]

[QUOTE=Turrican]Sorry to Break The News but no im not ill create a new acount[/QUOTE]
Im Sorry But I Can't Create I Have No Other Email's So I Will Keep This But Dont Say I Stole This Is The ONly Thing I Came Up With

[ilikehl2]

[QUOTE=Turrican]Sorry to Break The News but no im not ill create a new acount

[b]Edit:[/b]

Im Sorry But I Can't Create I Have No Other Email's So I Will Keep This But Dont Say I Stole This Is The ONly Thing I Came Up With[/QUOTE]
Anyways I heard Turrican hates Facepunch or something

[meppers]

is there a way to download half life 1 legally for free?

[Turrican]

[QUOTE=meppers]is there a way to download half life 1 legally for free?[/QUOTE]
No I Dont Think So

[Riotashuma]

I'm downloading half-life day one when I get home casue I'm in London drugs.(a Store)

[Jsramer]

I remember that beta trailer...
Can't remember what game it came with though...

[harkov]

[QUOTE=Turb0]I got the link from this forum:
[url]http://twhl.co.za/forums.php?pgt=4&action=viewthread&id=13602&pg=1[/url]

There's the download link and a small bit of information about what Half-Life was supposed to be.[/QUOTE]

Downloading now

[Riotashuma]

I've played it, It's nothing really special it's the same thing as half-life 1 but I think there's some missing models/files.

[spforce]

[QUOTE=DarkHeart]I have found the beta gordon model (the fat one) and the beta barney (the eyes bulging one) also I have found the Beta TFC Rocket Launcher if anyone wants that.I'm also remaking some of the maps like the beta
test chamber (I NEED MORE SCREENSHOTS!) and the train ride.
AND I might(24% chance)port EVERYTHING FROM THE BETA TO SOURCE!
I WILL CALL IT HALF-LIFE BETA: SOURCE.[/QUOTE]
your beta remakes are very good PLEASE RELEASE THEM!!!

i FREAKING! WANT A modified DLL WITH SHADOWS ENABLED!!!!

its a bit secretly but the code for shadows still in the game code!

but its disabled! some one need to enable it agian by change the game code in the sdk!

spforce was the original male assassin but valve removed it because it sequences crashed

i with the name spforce becasue i like them very much!

spforce was supposed to be the human enemy in opposing force

i think the azure sheep model "spforce" was supposed to be the same original spforce in opposing force that was cutted and repalced by black ops.

any body register to this site!

[url]http://www.hl-improvement.com/forums/index.php[/url]

the best site for super definition models!

and custom content for half life!

DarkHeart you can release you beta like models on that forum!

i registered on this forum also.

edit: i have a beta model pack sized 19 mb

its some many stuff and beta like looking but i have some original beta models!

i have things like beta like barney stage 5

and beta gauss

and bullsquid that look just like the stage 2 model

and many more things

not created be me.

[LSK]

Some of this stuff is ported to the latest version of Source already. Look in the Half-Life: Source GCF, you will still need to do [b]ALOT[/b] of digging to find all of this as most of it is lost in time :(. Good luck!

[thatoneguy2]

you know what i think about HL1 beta?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJKVs5DMXoY[/media]
[b]SOME VERSIONS LOOK JUST LIKE GOLDENEYE 64! OH MY GOD!!!1[/b]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIvkGcOfz08[/media]

[LSK]

Here's what I've see in the GCF:

[list]Chubtoad[/list]
[list]Ivan The Space Biker (Beta Gordon Stage 1)[/list]
[list]The Alien Penus Thing[/list]
[list]Floater[/list]
[list]Charger[/list]
[list]King Pin[/list]
[list]Snapbug[/list]
[list]Stuka Bat[/list]

Hmmmmmm, I've also found an "X-Lab" scientist. A female scientist. I think it's Gina. :lol: they skinned her a pair of panties. Also found a breather. No idea what it is, it might be used already but from what I can see it's metal with alien stuff. Like a robot with alien stuff on it. There is probably more I missed, but just look, some stuff is in there.

:lol: there is something called an iSlave too.

[IceDragon247]

Wow, the guns looked beter than the actual person holding them.

[Hybrid 4F]

1. I don't think she was intended to be Gina. Originally Valve had more NPC characters (female scientists) in the Half-Life. Due the limitations of the engine, they had to scrap some of the ideas.

2. The breather is in the retail Half-Life, however it's not used in the game. You can use it to get air while you're underwater.

3. Islave is an another alternative name for Vortigaunt/Alien Slave.

[LSK]

[QUOTE=Hybrid 4F]1. I don't think she was intended to be Gina. Originally Valve had more NPC characters (female scientists) in the Half-Life. Due the limitations of the engine, they had to scrap some of the ideas.

2. The breather is in the retail Half-Life, however it's not used in the game. You can use it to get air while you're underwater.

3. Islave is an another alternative name for Vortigaunt/Alien Slave.[/QUOTE]
I figured it was the slave, I was just too lazy to look :). It would have been pretty interseting if they had kept some of their better ideas that were cut, such as the panther eye.

[astrik.sega]

[QUOTE=Riotashuma]I've played it, It's nothing really special it's the same thing as half-life 1 but I think there's some missing models/files.[/QUOTE]

It is special, you just need to know where to look to find the alpha/beta content.

By the way, the female scientist was re-modeled by a friend of mine.