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News Half-Life 2 gets graphical overhaul

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 9 Jan 2009.

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  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 9 Jan 2009
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  2. Jordan Wise

    Jordan Wise Baby called to see the boss...

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    Fantastic! The best game ever made just got better! But why couldn't they do this to HL1? BlackMesa is taking too long
     
    Jordan Wise, 9 Jan 2009
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  3. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Mint, i've been considering playing through hl2 again might just do it this weekend.
     
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  4. FuzzyOne

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  5. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    (side note: That should have a capital T on the)

    I'm happy with my 2MB/s download, should be done in about 10 mins at this rate.
     
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  6. quack

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    This sounds pretty awesome, I'll have to download it over a weekend though. 1.6GB will take a while!
     
    quack, 9 Jan 2009
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  7. tank_rider

    tank_rider What's a Dremel?

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    My thoughts exactly :)
     
    tank_rider, 9 Jan 2009
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  8. 1-0-1

    1-0-1 Nothing interesting to put here.

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    1.6 GB is a elephant for me here. ISP caps/charges and top-ups are unearthly here. Oh well ...
     
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  9. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Is there an official torrent? Since its easier to stop start them either that or get a download manager.
     
    steveo_mcg, 9 Jan 2009
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  10. sjhujh

    sjhujh Minimodder

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    awesome!! Love Half Life 2, the you tube video looks really amazing, especially the draw distance...
     
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  11. ozstrike

    ozstrike yip yip yip yip

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    Well, considering my pc won't run the youtube HD video properly, I don't think I'll be running this :lol:
     
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  12. Goty

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    Ugh. Ok, pretty much all of the changes to the main character models are horrible.
     
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  13. badders

    badders Neuken in de Keuken

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    I wouldn't worry. My Q6600 with 6Gb RAM won't run it without stuttering either.
     
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  14. UrbanMarine

    UrbanMarine Government Prostitute

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    Sounds cool but why keep updating an engine that's outdated.
     
    UrbanMarine, 9 Jan 2009
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  15. Orionche

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    Because HL2 is a classic and deserves such a treatment? :)
     
    Orionche, 9 Jan 2009
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  16. UrbanMarine

    UrbanMarine Government Prostitute

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    I can agree with that. HL in general has been one of my favorite FPSs of all time.
     
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  17. Lepermessiah

    Lepermessiah What's a Dremel?

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    Why not? Seriously dumb querstion.
     
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  18. casey_cole

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    Outdated? I'd say, weathering the tests of time. The source engine still looks great, runs on distinctly average hardware and is very versatile. What's not to like?

    *edit* I'm not going to get this "upgrade" personally - the main characters lose all their personailty when redesigned like this...

    CC
     
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  19. wyx087

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    i really don't like any of those female character models, changed the feel of those characters. the male ones are not much better either.

    downloaded v9.5 the other day, with HD addon for my 9GB RAM+vRAM. planning to replay HL series when Black Mesa source comes out :D
     
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  20. AltruiSisu

    AltruiSisu Yep

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    awful character models ... everything else looks fantastic.
     
    AltruiSisu, 9 Jan 2009
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