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WilHarris · 2nd Nov 2006, 04:19

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/...e_Engin/1.html

Cthippo · 2nd Nov 2006, 05:15

ANything about DX10?

WilHarris · 2nd Nov 2006, 05:37

Nope.

speedfreek · 2nd Nov 2006, 06:25

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Originally Posted by Cthippo

ANything about DX10?

Who cares about that, that rain looks awesome.

Marquee · 2nd Nov 2006, 06:38

Yeah I agree they have done a great job. T

o take the source engine and make it DX10 will be a complete waste of time. Might as well start over again and make a multi threaded, DX10, ram hugging and Hybrid HD loving engine from scratch.

riggs · 2nd Nov 2006, 08:32

No dates for when this update will hit Steam then? Just sometime before the beginning of next year?

I've got to say, that rain looks fantastic (from what I can make out). Although it's bloody typical - I bought a dual core laptop a couple of weeks ago, and have only just started playing Episode 1. I'm wondering if I should put off playing until this update is released as I've had to knock down the GFX settings slightly in order to get a smooth framerate (whereas with HL2 I could run everything on max).

LEAX · 2nd Nov 2006, 08:45

can we download that technological demo somewhere ??

Emon · 2nd Nov 2006, 09:35

Alan Wake on four cores, THAT was awesome. This is cool too, though.

g3n3tiX · 2nd Nov 2006, 09:55

Very Very interesting ! Congrats for visiting Valve !! Small spelling errors though : page 2 : , "it's obviously obsolete"

I love it ! Sady I own only a Dual Core machine : Yonah T2500 2 ghz, and my graphics card is crappy (x1400 128MB + 128 shared)

Skill3d · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:17

time to upgrade to a dual-core... and a new GFX card... my god that rain is really nice.... (ill just buy a new proc. and gfxcard just for watching the rain) :P

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:24

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Originally Posted by g3n3tiX

Very Very interesting ! Congrats for visiting Valve !! Small spelling errors though : page 2 : , "it's obviously obsolete"

Thx, edited.

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:26

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Originally Posted by LEAX

can we download that technological demo somewhere ??

I'm making this assumption based on the last couple of times we've been to Valve - the demo we've got is not for public consumption. It's an unreleased build of the Source engine that we're not allowed to distribute. You should see it become a reality soon enough though.

[USRF]Obiwan · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:26

what rain? did not see any rain faling on the fussy videos, they are damn short too.. Any downloadable extende hd divx version?

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It's an unreleased build of the Source engine that we're not allowed to distribute.

Yeah and bit released it on youtube for millions to watch....

No DX10 news. Thats a real shame. I really wanted to know what the nextgen cards where doing. And Valve opinion on that topic. Get your lazy butts off the chair and go visit valve again

rupbert · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:35

One the of the best articles I have ever read on bit-tech, fascinating use of technology and the rain looks unbelievable. I can only imagine what HL3 will look like.

Great work guys!

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2006, 10:44

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Yeah and bit released it on youtube for millions to watch....

We didn't release the build, we released a video of the build running. That's perfectly fine and we've done it with Lost Coast, and with the Cinematics effects.

Krikkit · 2nd Nov 2006, 11:40

Great article, so's the QX6700 article too btw.

One big question though, how long until K8L? "Next year" - Q2-3?

stephen2002 · 2nd Nov 2006, 12:16

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Originally Posted by Tim S

We didn't release the build, we released a video of the build running. That's perfectly fine and we've done it with Lost Coast, and with the Cinematics effects.

It would be really nice if you would release some high-res stuff.

The YouTube videos are just fuzzy, everything looks "better" when it is all fuzzy because your imagination fills in what your eyes can't see.

Nature · 2nd Nov 2006, 12:23

Ah, I feel at home here. Other people excited about computer
rain

Tim S · 2nd Nov 2006, 12:27

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Originally Posted by stephen2002

It would be really nice if you would release some high-res stuff.

The YouTube videos are just fuzzy, everything looks "better" when it is all fuzzy because your imagination fills in what your eyes can't see.

Yeah, the issue is Wil's upload in the hotel he's in sucks. We've got plenty of bandwidth to host that sort of thing, maybe we'll add some later when Wil gets back here.

Lazlow · 2nd Nov 2006, 12:34

Fantastic! And hats off to Valve for getting the Source engine to go Dual Core. Will switching to Dual Core harm the Single Core users?

2nd Nov 2006, 04:19	#1
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2nd Nov 2006, 05:15	#2
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riggs ^_^ Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lincs. Posts: 1,643	No dates for when this update will hit Steam then? Just sometime before the beginning of next year? I've got to say, that rain looks fantastic (from what I can make out). Although it's bloody typical - I bought a dual core laptop a couple of weeks ago, and have only just started playing Episode 1. I'm wondering if I should put off playing until this update is released as I've had to knock down the GFX settings slightly in order to get a smooth framerate (whereas with HL2 I could run everything on max). __________________ Hell hath no fury like a hippo with a machine gun PSN ID: buster2006

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g3n3tiX Resident frenchie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: localhost Posts: 588	Very Very interesting ! Congrats for visiting Valve !! Small spelling errors though : page 2 : , "it's obviously obsolete" I love it ! Sady I own only a Dual Core machine : Yonah T2500 2 ghz, and my graphics card is crappy (x1400 128MB + 128 shared) __________________ I also have a MTBF.

2nd Nov 2006, 05:37	#3
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Nope.

2nd Nov 2006, 08:45	#7
LEAX What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12	can we download that technological demo somewhere ??

2nd Nov 2006, 09:35	#8
Emon Hypermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 672	Alan Wake on four cores, THAT was awesome. This is cool too, though.

2nd Nov 2006, 10:17	#10
Skill3d Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 149	time to upgrade to a dual-core... and a new GFX card... my god that rain is really nice.... (ill just buy a new proc. and gfxcard just for watching the rain) :P

2nd Nov 2006, 10:35	#14
rupbert Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 799	One the of the best articles I have ever read on bit-tech, fascinating use of technology and the rain looks unbelievable. I can only imagine what HL3 will look like. Great work guys!

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2nd Nov 2006, 12:34	#20
Lazlow I have a dremel. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 1,464	Fantastic! And hats off to Valve for getting the Source engine to go Dual Core. Will switching to Dual Core harm the Single Core users? __________________ Logs: Red Nineteen\|Pink PC Links: slickhouse.com\|Free file upload