HL2, days nearly hours away...

PolarPyro · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:00 pm Post subject:

Okay, "all is well" (nate)
My files are validating...we shall see if i can get to play this sucka!
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zhensem · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject:

Well, I have to say HL2 is amazing!

The graphics, the AI, the sound, everything!!!

And the combine are bastards! anyways, one thing that really pissed me off and I think really marred the release of HL2 is their stupid Steam bull***.
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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:50 pm Post subject:

HL2 can be a riot for some. picking up debris and throwing it at the guards in the beggining reveal fun consequences. also, if you can stand between two, they make you reel like a pinball

I'm playing on hard right now and its seeming a little easy. I didn't die til i got to the part with the helicopter. Anyone else feel this way? I'm at the part with the watercraft now

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2 words: denial of service.

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JayDubya · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject:

Its free with the voucher. I can't complain too much. As for the EULA. . . its been way too long since steam was set up. i don't know what it said anymore. Steams servers also seem to be running a bit faster . . . finally!
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PolarPyro · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:59 pm Post subject:

fun!
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:21 pm Post subject:

thats why you but HL2 on steam becasue you pay no tax its cheeper and you just download the game and its unlocked without the stupid bullshit you go through when byung the retail game.

zhensem · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:19 am Post subject:

This is so nice, I had to set it as my background:

This game is cool.

You prolly still have to go through the same procedures but they are integrated into the whole "pre-loading the game" process. With the CD you don't have to download 4GB or so of data.
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Xal · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:38 am Post subject:

You should do a screeny when you have 100% health

Its gonna take me weeks to get the game, I have one of those voucher things from a 9600XT I sold in a machine but 4GIGS!!!

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Josh · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:27 am Post subject:

I love it, no doubt its the best game out there.

I run it on High graphics and my GPU is detected as DX 8, but i cant see any difference between mine and Z's...i still have all the water reflections, wall reflections etc etc, and the bullet marks stay on the wall forever...OMFG this is intense!
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2old2care · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:47 pm Post subject:

Okay...so I can get it from steam with less fuss...I assume I can burn it to cd/dvd for safe keeping. And, will it let me load another machine?
I mean what would happen if my machine had to be reloaded.

How long does it take to download? [I've extreme high speed on my end]
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Ham_fisT · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:04 pm Post subject:

DuDe...that screenie looks Frikin AWESOME

Tomorrow for me

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JayDubya · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

Xal · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:50 am Post subject:

50kb/s

I get all excited when I get 15kb/s and thats fast for africa.
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2old2care · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:

Ham_fisT · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 9:09 pm Post subject:

Just got my copy this evening, and I have to say.....THAT WAS THE MOST PAINFULL INSTALL I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED

I mean..COME ON...it took nearly as long to "Unlock" the game files, as it did to install the game STEAM SUXX

But...it was WELL WORTH the wait, this game is AmazinG, the water reflections, and refractions are Sweet, and Love how they kept a lot of the sounds from the original

after i kill everything in sight..I find myself just looking at all the scenery, and picking up / pushing around all the d00dads, Great Physics Engine

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JayDubya · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:59 am Post subject:

Agreed. the game is AMASINg but the install suxors the bigone!!!!!onethoustandonehundredeleven
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

just got it tonight, my install took about 10 minutes, and updating steam and unlocking files took about an hour, not to bad for dial up.

chef · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 187

Just bought it today and I'm about to install it. And my girlfriend is gone for the next 6 hours. woohoo!

chef · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 187

Man! This install it torture

Luckily no snags yet.

MattieK · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject:

No game has excited me this much since Duke Nukem 3D, man this kicks ass... I drooled all over my desk.. and that is all I can say... my life came to an absoulute stand still for 2 days.. and why isn't there a drooling emoticon? we should have one... just for this very reason..
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chef · TweakNOOB Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 187

This is the greatest game of all time. I played for about five hours straight till I couldn't see anymore.