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[Rebel Leader]

Gonna start streaming this on the GAF twitch channel:

http://www.twitch.tv/steamgaf/

*presses button*


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[grindamasta]

Played the first 30 min... this is fucking amazing, I'm in tears :_

 

[magawolaz]

Not sure why Steam is downloading also the Source SDK 2006.

First time playing Half Life series I guess I'm ready.
Anything I need to know?

 

[Rebel Leader]

Not sure why Steam is downloading also the Source SDK 2006.

First time playing Half Life series I guess I'm ready.
Anything I need to know?

In the crowbar we trust

 

[CrunchyFrog]

found a torrent with a working (at least for me) tracker here: http://www.mediafire.com/?khmzyygg4vetko0

 

[GoncaloCCastro]

I was expecting an OK mod, but from what I've played this is really good!

 

[Rebel Leader]

Not sure why Steam is downloading also the Source SDK 2006.

SDK is required to play IIRC

 

[King Of Fuh]

Currently downloading a paltry 130 kb/s. Not very good, but better than others here so I can't complain I guess. Looking forward to it.

 

[Metalmurphy]

*presses button*


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Nothing I can do about that :/

 

[Rebel Leader]

Nothing I can do about that :/

it was funny XD

 

[Stallion Free]

I'm watching a bit of a stream, is it just me or is the FOV a bit low?

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Yeah, I'll just wait for the Steam release. I'm lazy.

 

[ACE 1991]

360 controller support?

 

[Drencrom]

Man, this mod was more than just graphical update! Loving it so far.

I'm watching a bit of a stream, is it just me or is the FOV a bit low?

FOV options in the advanced graphics settings.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I'm pulling around 2.0 MB/sec on the torrent from the black mesa source website after uncapping my connections in my client and adding the trackers in the OP.

 

[blitzcloud]

1.5 hours.

90 / 3 = 30

30.

30.

God help us.

Let me help you even further

1.5 hours

90/3=30
30/3=10
10/3= 3,333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333.............

 

[grindamasta]

360 controller support?

yes! playing on my TV with the 360 controller

 

[Shake Appeal]

Why would anyone make the Xen sections longer?

 

[DieH@rd]

OMG I JUST PLAYED OPENING 20 MINUTES!


ITS GLORIOUS!

 

[Jackpot]

However, being free/working on it in their free time does protect it completely from the "Why wasn't it released sooner!!!" criticism, which is what he was talking about.

Not when it's the result of basic mismanagement and the mod team put out their own missed release dates.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Anyone have SweetFX running on this yet?

I can't find the executable for the game to properly set up the files. If anyone can point me to the damn exe (or if the exe is in a different folder), I can probably take it from there.

 

[scitek]

Anyone have SweetFX running on this yet?

I can't find the executable for the game to properly set up the files. If anyone can point me to the damn exe (or if the exe is in a different folder), I can probably take it from there.

It uses the hl2.exe doesn't it?

 

[Lemonte]

yeah... can someone tell me path for launching the game for desktop shortcut. Installer didn't make shortcut or anything in the steam library.

 

[dimb]

Pretty impressive level of detail, but I forgot how much I disliked the early section of Half-Life.

 

[EvilDick34]

Not when it's the result of basic mismanagement and the mod team put out their own missed release dates.

Oh come on, drop it. The thing is released minus Xen, what more do you want?

 

[Tattooth]

yeah... can someone tell me path for launching the game for desktop shortcut. Installer didn't make shortcut or anything in the steam library.

I had to reinstall it to get it to show in steam.

 

[Ydahs]

Oh hey, the download finish in only 90 minutes

Hopefully my laptop can handle it...

 

[BigTnaples]

yes! playing on my TV with the 360 controller

Whoa really?

 

[Anilusion]

So this is not the entire game? Not familiar with HL1 chapter names.

 

[BigTnaples]

So this is not the entire game? Not familiar with HL1 chapter names.

Its pretty much the entire game save for the ending levels which need a lot more work to remake, as they were considered the biggest flaw of the original half-life.

So the devs are taking this opportunity to maybe correct the wrongs of the last levels by changing them.

 

[scitek]

So this is not the entire game? Not familiar with HL1 chapter names.

No, they are still working on the final part. This is the vast majority of the game, though.

On another note, I'm wonder if the positive impressions will help motivate them to finish it in a more timely manner.

 

[BigTnaples]

No, they are still working on the final part. This is the vast majority of the game, though.

On another note, I'm wonder if the positive impressions will help motivate them to finish it in a more timely manner.

Well between that and Steam Greenlight I would say they have a lot of momentum at the moment.

 

[MrPing1000]

The Kleiner voice is perfect, geez. Eli not so much. I like that they've taken some artistic license whilst still remaining pretty faithful to the source material. Kleiner got a little more hair heh.

Someone tell Metalmurphy that theres a quick save and load button (f6 and f10)

 

[DieH@rd]

Game looks great. Steam screengrabs:

 

[Sibylus]

Just got back from work about twenty minutes ago. Site was down when I left, had to go through two mirrors before I found a working one now, got an hour to bide while I wait for this to finish (which works out fine, have some dishes and food to attend to).

This may just be the largest singleplayer mod I've ever downloaded. Shudder to think of how big it'll weigh in at when Xen and Deathmatch are added into the mix.

@OP: You should probably add "and including" to the disclaimer, less confusing that way.

 

[I H8 Memes]

The more I think about it, the more sure I am that my idea for the thread title is better.

 

[Ros8105]

It's better than I expected, really enjoying it.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

It uses the hl2.exe doesn't it?

yep, found it.

for those who want to do AA injection (ie, SweetFX)

Steam\steamapps\[your_steam_account_name]\source sdk base 2007\

is where you need to go. works wonderfully.

 

[Sibylus]

yep, found it.

for those who want to do AA injection (ie, SweetFX)

Steam\steamapps\[your_steam_account_name]\source sdk base 2007\

is where you need to go. works wonderfully.

Much appreciated, I'll definitely be making use of that sweet, sweet SMAA.

 

[Tain]

So do the enemy grunts actually act like they do in Half-Life?

tryna figure out if the upgrade in tech is worth the potential mechanical downgrades that this seems likely to have

 

[Ciastek3214]

So do the enemy grunts actually act like they do in Half-Life?

tryna figure out if the upgrade in tech is worth the potential mechanical downgrades that this seems likely to have

I've yet to see any downgrade, mod plays pretty much the same as original.

 

[scitek]

So do the enemy grunts actually act like they do in Half-Life?

tryna figure out if the upgrade in tech is worth the potential mechanical downgrades that this seems likely to have

Yeah, what's easily the worst thing about this mod is after you download and install it, the original game ceases to exist.

 

[vilmer_]

Absolutely loving it so far, these guys did an amazing job.

 

[nan0]

They captured the atmosphere from HL1 really, really good. Looks gorgeous and plays well. The beginning was a bit of a stretch, but so was the original game. Some more shots:

I experienced some minor bugs, such as an invisible Houndeye (the first you encounter) or the HEV voice message "Blood toxin levels detected" when walking through icy environment.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

So do the enemy grunts actually act like they do in Half-Life?

tryna figure out if the upgrade in tech is worth the potential mechanical downgrades that this seems likely to have

I'm assuming they'd be able to move and shoot, unlike in the original.

Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason they couldn't move and shoot in the original, or was it just simply a "limitations of the time" thing?

 

[HomShaBom]

Throwing ALL the office equipment.

 

[insane0hflex]

How big is the download? I can't torrent, but would love to play tonight. Sounds like the manual download speed is slow though.

 

[afternoon delight]

Installing now. Glad to hear the impressions!

 

[Razek]

Whoa, I forgot this was coming out today. I guess I know what I'm doing for the rest of the day, thanks!

Edit: After the 5 hour download apparently

 

[I H8 Memes]

Download is 3 GB's.

I wish they'd have been allowed to use all of the original music and suit/intercom voices. I guess if they replaced it then it was because they couldnt.