I'm ready for questions. Episode one is included.
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I'm ready for questions. Episode one is included.
Who is the G-Man and what is the purpose of Gordon Freeman as his "employee"
G-Man questions can't be answered. G-Man hired Gordon, beacuse he destroyed Xen ;)
Isn't Half-Life2: Episode One awesome? ;)
I REALLY need to finish that game.
Bah, I'll just play CS:S...
Episode one is indeed awesome, but very small.
Ep2 is gonna rock
I'm waiting for ep 2 also, they seem to take their time for it...
I can't wait
Episode One was like a freaking walkthrough. I got bored at the subway station.
what is in G-mans suitcase?
A pistol, some pencils, some paper, and an ID.Quote:
Originally Posted by xcrissxcrossx
Why does some of the rebels look excactly alike? Are we talking clonewars here?
Beacuse VALVe modelled 8 different men and 8 different women.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvo
Is this the version with the very small black machine things flying in the air making noise and annoying the hell out of you.
Probably, yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant
lol yeah, in HL1 you could no-clip into it in the editor. Very funny that the makers put that in there, or just forgot to get it out of there (maybe they intended the suitcase to open originally).Quote:
Originally Posted by i_speel_good
Nice topic. Half-Life rules. Half-life 2 too.
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But I already read most of the sites with the timelines and theories... : )
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*waiting for ep2*
:banana::banana::banana::banana:October 9 :banana::banana::banana::banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by Neruo
How did the combine know where earth was? And why was Breen in charge?
Anyone play Garry's Mod?
Owns.
On topic: What are the Combine's human slaves called?
Garry's Mod, hell yes. I have the $10 version.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swikity
NEAVO, the combine unleashed themselves to Xen, that thanks to Gordon, lost it's power, they took over Xen, then over Earth. Breen was the elected - I think - dictator.
Swikity, human slaves. Well.
:v:
Ep2 is out!
Now you can ask me questions about it as well.
Swikity, the human slaves are either combines, stalkers or humans, where stalkers are combines, but combines that kinda struggled against the mindcontrol, so they were degraded to gray meatchunks.
Finished Episode two a few days ago. The ending almost killed me :(
***SPOILER ON EP2 ENDING***
Yeah Eli dying was crazy. I did not expect that, after we found out he actually had meet G-Man aswell! EP3 and Half-Life 3 will be some crazy shit O.o
/spoiler
Don't forget portal. That was awesome.
Portal was the best part of Orange Box :O
I agree with that. The cake is not that much of a lie after all, right?
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IS AWESOME!
Just had to get that out of the way. Anyway, i_speel_good, this is in the Half-Life Universe but dunno if it's a valid question... do you know when Portal actually takes place in the Half-Life timeline? I've heard a lot of theories... just want to hear your take.
It's hard to say.
Combine invasion took place in 2004.
GLaDOS was made in 1996, and activated several years later. Supposedly she killed everybody with nervegas, and since then, she's been using you as a testsubject, by taking biological backups of Chell, so she can just keep recreating you.
In the end of the game, GLaDOS says "You don't want to get outside, things are different, it's not secure" or something like that. What she's refering to, is probably the combines.
When you eventually pop outside, things seem kinda normal though.
Aperture Science is mentioned in Episode 2 by Dr. Kleiner, so maybe in Episode 3/Half-Life 3 we'll get to use the portal gun as Gordon, or maybe just some stationary portals, that are set up by the Aperture Science.
Actually, Portal does take place in the HL storyline. Gabe Newell himself said that Chell, Portal's main character, will have a significant role in Episode 3.
Oh well, seems she will be around Borealis or something then?
I dunno, when portal ended you were outside...
Haha, I can just imagine Gordon and Alyx running onto her part-alive body, with the portal gun lying next to her :D
No no no no! Portal Gun would break Ep3! Except if it included killing through portals...
Or maybe the portal guns becomes a hybrid with the gravity gun, making the Portavity Gun!
1) Make portal behind zombie
2) Make portal in front of you
3) Hammer sawblade at zombie
4) ??
5) Profit
You can "kill" through portals in portal. Type "sv_cheats 1" and impulse 101. Then you can shoot turrets :PQuote:
Originally Posted by i_speel_good
Actually that is possible only because valve made bullets go through portals for the bullets of the turrets to go through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonsay
Also, I meant that to kill combine soldiers and stuff. Ragdolls and NPC's can't go through portals, and that sucks (exception = turret)
Still, I dunno, I guess you could be flinging around borealis like crazy. The original borealis on the HL2 Beta was 7 maps, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was huger than that on Ep3.
Bump, hit me with questions
Does valve except Blue shift and Opposing force as a part of the storyline?
I think they do with both, though they will never use Opposing Force storyline in any sequels. Perhaps Blue Shift.
Well that writer Marc Laidlaw did work on all three games. But some said that the two games aren't cannon, whatever that means :P
Why are the Vortigaunts friendly now?
Also, I wanted to share this video for those that think the portal gun wouldn't work with Half-Life.
The Vortiguants were under Nihialinths control and once you destroyed him they were set free. Now they help you, plus the combine took over Xen and Earth (Xen wasn't the homeworld of the Vortiguants, it's just a place mixed with different aliens) and now they want to get back at them. This time they have a fighting chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by 27
Edit: I think if you go to the second to last level, you'll notice that once you see all the vortiguants they won't attack you aslong as you don't attack them. But as you get higher up you will get attack and then you have to start killing.
Kind of; the Half-Life story won't end in episode 3, so we can expect more?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonsay
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Originally Posted by 27
The Portal Gun will and can not work in Half Life 2. However, Half Life 2 can work in Portal :)
Why is that? Well, the two games have two major differences; the gameengine.
Chell needs to be put back in the Aperture Science test facility... Why? So they can make a Portal game that lasts 10 or so hours... not 3. =P
The puzzles didn't even get challenging until the final 3 or so 'chambers', and the advance tasks aren't as fun since it's no longer in the realm of the storyline. But enough complaining, I bought an Xbox360 and Orange Box for this game, as nerdy as that sounds xD.
Half-Life 2 maps put in Portal, so noQuote:
Originally Posted by 27
Also, the portals seems to fuck up, when it encounters BSP terrain and static meshes. You get stuck in the ground ie. :P
I agree. We need an expansion pack or something. Portal was not nearly long enough. The only map I remember getting stuck on was (5?) the one when you had to take out all the turrets and then get the cube from the other side of the room. It took me forever to figure out how to get the energy ball in the socket.Quote:
Originally Posted by GestaltAlteration
That was 18.Quote:
Originally Posted by 27
Also, yeah, it could be short, but hey, they gave all the tools to the community, haven't you seen all the neat maps made?
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9...dox0003ti6.jpg
seriously
Don't have a computer good enough to utilize the cool maps and mods. >_>;
Do you need Xbox live to get them? I don't have it. :embarrassed:Quote:
Originally Posted by i_speel_good
Actually, it's completely the other way around. You can't map or get public maps on Xbox, only PC.
You just have to download the Source SDK in your "Tools" tab. The Valve Hammer editor is rather difficult to use though, and you'll need to read a bunch of tutorials.
I suggest you check the tutorials for CS Source on Egir. The CS tutorials should work too, since the editor for the two are basically the same.
Actually, halfwit-2.com has some nice portal tutorials.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvo
http://halfwit-2.com/?page=tutorials&category=17