Half Life 2 - Lost Coast - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 14th Sep 2005, 12:43

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/...screens/1.html

We've finally played it

JonDixon · 14th Sep 2005, 13:09

Sweeet.

I'm about to get HL2 this week by joining steam. I'm a bit late on the uptake on this game due to having a year where I worked away from home and didnt have b/band.

keir · 14th Sep 2005, 13:13

looks good, U just wanna see it now for myself

neillyb · 14th Sep 2005, 13:18

Nice, very nice.

You can also have a sneaky peek at the new Day of Defeat HUD in the picture of Newell playing it

PA!N · 14th Sep 2005, 13:22

Omg Valve always knows a way to impress me

finboz · 14th Sep 2005, 13:40

looks good but i still need to complete hl2

Firehed · 14th Sep 2005, 13:54

All this hype over 15 minutes? Well, woot anyways. Why else have top end hardware if I can't use it for great textures and HDR rendering? I just hope that if this is successful that they have high-res textures in future games or even remakes of current games with the same (high-res texture pack or something).

You didn't mention if HL2/CS:S would get HDR added in in the future though...

Fatboy · 14th Sep 2005, 14:01

http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/s...ad.php?t=21286

I cant wait till i can actually run HDR on my machine.

eek · 14th Sep 2005, 14:51

wow.

stephen2002 · 14th Sep 2005, 15:16

Looks good, although I'm a bit miffed at the 15 minutes. I wasn't expecting much, but it was certantly more than 15 minutes. I tend to take games this pretty slow and marvel at the environments, so I'll probably take an hour

I hope that HDR will be enabled for HL2.

beedubaya · 14th Sep 2005, 15:22

Looks totally awesome...I just hope it runs fine with my X800 Pro.

sadffffff · 14th Sep 2005, 15:39

ouch, hurts my eyes to look at it. im glad real life doesnt look like that. all fuzzy and over bright and you try to focus but cant because its a static image on the screen.

Da Dego · 14th Sep 2005, 16:34

sadfffff,

Keep in mind that screenshots represent a second in time, like a picture. The point of HDR means that as you move, as the lightsources move, etc...the effect is going to appear, then dissipate properly.

Kinda neat, actually, when you think about it.

As for Lost Coast, I'm quite sure at this point in time that it's all one big mass hallucination. It's kinda like the phantom console..."It'll be here someday...it's just around the corner..."

-Xp- · 14th Sep 2005, 16:48

Valve have a gold crowbar in their lobby?! Wow, I'm jealous!

I hope HDR is all it's cracked up to be. I'm going to enjoy the new level, but I also hope it lasts more than the 10-15 minutes it took me to complete each level of Half-Life 2!

Arf, read the post just above mine...15 minutes...ahh well, it's at the top end of my "wow short level" scale!

P2D · 14th Sep 2005, 17:46

Imo, its gona be the same as the game, Massive hype and then a big let-down to everyone, Altho im guessing it`ll be good, and i certanly cant wait.

r3seken · 14th Sep 2005, 17:52

Check out the pic of Gabe playing DoD. Take note of the boxes of games on his desk, now is that a copy of what I think it is underneath Counter Strike?

mushky · 14th Sep 2005, 18:19

Do we know when it will be available? I didn't see it in the article but I may have missed it.

P2D - I wasn't dissapointed by HL2, even with all the hype. It didn't change my life or anything but I really enjoyed playing it through, and to see graphics like that running on my mediocre computer was pretty cool. Weren't you too impressed then?

Da Dego · 14th Sep 2005, 18:20

mushky,

the short answer to that is, "it won't ever." The long answer is "nobody knows." The official answer is "soon."

I swear, I think this level is actually just a series of images that we're meant to print out and use as a flip-book.

kickarse · 14th Sep 2005, 19:13

You mean DOOM....

And he's using a Mac LCD too...

Yohji · 14th Sep 2005, 20:54

This looks amazingly good!

14th Sep 2005, 12:43	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Half Life 2 - Lost Coast http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/...screens/1.html We've finally played it

14th Sep 2005, 13:09	#2
JonDixon Decking is the new modding Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Night Garden Posts: 695	Sweeet. I'm about to get HL2 this week by joining steam. I'm a bit late on the uptake on this game due to having a year where I worked away from home and didnt have b/band. __________________ Jump in, we'll take you for a spin, and show you round the Wheelie World Rizeon S97V-GT - Awesome Gaming Laptop

14th Sep 2005, 13:13	#3
keir S p i t F i r e Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Middlesbrough \| UK Posts: 3,066	looks good, U just wanna see it now for myself __________________ Latest project ¦ Project \| Black-SpitFire ¦ 89% still Move house clear out, buy my stuff! 360 Games for sale UV . Silent . waterCooled - AMD 64 X2 4800+ . 2GB DDR400 . DFI SLi-dr . BFG 8800 GTX WC . Audigy2 ZS

14th Sep 2005, 13:18	#4
neillyb Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Falkirk, Scotland Posts: 102	Nice, very nice. You can also have a sneaky peek at the new Day of Defeat HUD in the picture of Newell playing it __________________ www.gumpcom.com - LAN Parties in Scotland \|AMD FX-60\|\|Gainward Bliss 8800GTS 640MB\|\|SeaGate 160GB HDD / 2 x 320 GB SATA Seagate things I think \|\|OCZ Platinum 2 x 1GB PC3200 RAM\|\| MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard \|

14th Sep 2005, 13:54	#7
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	All this hype over 15 minutes? Well, woot anyways. Why else have top end hardware if I can't use it for great textures and HDR rendering? I just hope that if this is successful that they have high-res textures in future games or even remakes of current games with the same (high-res texture pack or something). You didn't mention if HL2/CS:S would get HDR added in in the future though... __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

14th Sep 2005, 13:40	#6
finboz Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: scotland Posts: 395	looks good but i still need to complete hl2

14th Sep 2005, 14:01	#8
Fatboy Bored Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rochester Kent Posts: 1,268	http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/s...ad.php?t=21286 I cant wait till i can actually run HDR on my machine. __________________ >[DFI LAN-PArty UT NF4 Ultra-D]-[Athlon64 3200+ Winchester]-[1Gb Corsair pc3200]-[Vapochill Micro]-[Powercolor ATI Radeon X800XL 256Mb]-[Chieftec DX-01-YL With 6 Fans]< Pug- "The spirit of modding is unleashing your creativity in the pursuit of individuality." Current Project: Unnamed Chieftec Dragon Mod

14th Sep 2005, 14:51	#9
eek CAMRA ***. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in meh own little world Posts: 1,512	wow.

14th Sep 2005, 15:16	#10
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	Looks good, although I'm a bit miffed at the 15 minutes. I wasn't expecting much, but it was certantly more than 15 minutes. I tend to take games this pretty slow and marvel at the environments, so I'll probably take an hour I hope that HDR will be enabled for HL2.

14th Sep 2005, 15:22	#11
beedubaya Minimodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dogpatch, USA Posts: 28	Looks totally awesome...I just hope it runs fine with my X800 Pro.

14th Sep 2005, 15:39	#12
sadffffff Hypermodder Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: sadffffff Posts: 676	ouch, hurts my eyes to look at it. im glad real life doesnt look like that. all fuzzy and over bright and you try to focus but cant because its a static image on the screen.

14th Sep 2005, 16:34	#13
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	sadfffff, Keep in mind that screenshots represent a second in time, like a picture. The point of HDR means that as you move, as the lightsources move, etc...the effect is going to appear, then dissipate properly. Kinda neat, actually, when you think about it. As for Lost Coast, I'm quite sure at this point in time that it's all one big mass hallucination. It's kinda like the phantom console..."It'll be here someday...it's just around the corner..." __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

14th Sep 2005, 16:48	#14
-Xp- Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 557	Valve have a gold crowbar in their lobby?! Wow, I'm jealous! I hope HDR is all it's cracked up to be. I'm going to enjoy the new level, but I also hope it lasts more than the 10-15 minutes it took me to complete each level of Half-Life 2! Arf, read the post just above mine...15 minutes...ahh well, it's at the top end of my "wow short level" scale!

14th Sep 2005, 17:46	#15
P2D 99.999% Pure Spam! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Grimsby, England Posts: 2,425	Imo, its gona be the same as the game, Massive hype and then a big let-down to everyone, Altho im guessing it`ll be good, and i certanly cant wait. __________________ I got told to change my signature. So i did.

14th Sep 2005, 17:52	#16
r3seken What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	is that Doom3? Check out the pic of Gabe playing DoD. Take note of the boxes of games on his desk, now is that a copy of what I think it is underneath Counter Strike?

14th Sep 2005, 18:19	#17
mushky gimme snails Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: cambs uk Posts: 5,744	Do we know when it will be available? I didn't see it in the article but I may have missed it. P2D - I wasn't dissapointed by HL2, even with all the hype. It didn't change my life or anything but I really enjoyed playing it through, and to see graphics like that running on my mediocre computer was pretty cool. Weren't you too impressed then?

14th Sep 2005, 18:20	#18
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	mushky, the short answer to that is, "it won't ever." The long answer is "nobody knows." The official answer is "soon." I swear, I think this level is actually just a series of images that we're meant to print out and use as a flip-book. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

14th Sep 2005, 19:13	#19
kickarse Ultramodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Holyoke, MA Posts: 1,281	You mean DOOM.... And he's using a Mac LCD too... __________________ Top 5 Listening to Now - A Second To Last - Dying Against Your Will Rock Kills Kid - Paralyzed Zero State Reflex - I'm Splintering Hot Hot Heat - Middle of No Where - www.nerges.net

14th Sep 2005, 20:54	#20
Yohji What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 2	This looks amazingly good!