When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Just bought the Half-Life 1 anthology

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Oh hey on Steam I can get 3.5 MB/s downloads.

Sweet.

Jason · Only in cartoons

Does anyone happen to know the status on the source re-make of the original Half-Life (the one not made by Valve and which probably could be sued over)?

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I don't know, but it looks like it's going to be awesome.

Also, Valve is well aware of this independent re-make, and has voiced no opposition to it, which is in keeping with their history of supporting the modder community.

Also, HL1 feels really, really dated. Some parts of it have not aged well at all.

It's still pretty fun, though.

-- Edited by john31584 at 20:27, 2009-02-07

MorisUkunRasik · World's Strongest Millionaire

I played HL1 not too long ago and it has aged, but then again its a 10 year old video game.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Gordon Freeman has a Twitter.

http://twitter.com/silentphysicist

Start from the beginning. It's pretty good.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I'm also playing through Half-Life 2 again.

This is such a good series!

Jason · Only in cartoons

Best series ever. I hope Valve doesn't stumble on HL2:Ep3.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I'm sure it'll be great.

I just wish we'd get some information on it sometime soon.

DELINQUENT · Senior Member

Ive been playing HL2 since the beginning of the year. fun stuff, still havent managed to finnish it cos i play it for about 10 mins at a time hah.

i remember playing the original when it was new. and counter strike. good times

-nostalgia-

Jason · Only in cartoons

I liked Counter-Strike when Unreal Tournament sound effects were not ubiquitous, when hostage-rescue missions existed (which I think encouraged teamwork more than the bomb maps do), and when servers weren't flooded with tiny maps with no objectives.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I played a lot of Counterstrike freshman year in college. We'd play big LAN games in the dorm. Those were good times.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Man, in retrospect, Black Mesa is filled with a bunch of bullshit rooms that make no sense.

Why is the switch to turn on a gigantic fan that can kill you underneath said fan, so after you turn it on, you have to pass through the spinning fan?

Why are the controls to the water valves always in a place that will be submerged once the valves are open?

Why is there a generator that can only be accessed by riding those weird things that move back and forth really fast along the wall, and instantly kill you if you aren't on them when they start moving?

Whoever designed Black Mesa was a douchebag.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Oh, and the generator is in a pool of toxic waste.

Jason · Only in cartoons

It was constructed with government money. What do you expect? They probably spend $50 billion on it, too.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Powerful lobbyists for the vertical wind tunnel industry must have been involved.

-- Edited by john31584 at 17:21, 2009-02-12

Jason · Only in cartoons

Indoor skydiving lobbyists, I imagine.

Dexter · Worst Poster of Always

One of my part-time jobs involves government construction and contracting and I have to say - it's all very plausible that bases like the ones in Half-Life one do exist, and have been built with your tax dollars.

Jason · Only in cartoons

I do think, however, that a resonance cascade is very unlikely.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

The free market will prevent resonance cascade scenarios.