updates from steam

Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

Friday, February 4 2005

Over the next month or so there will be a couple of interesting releases via Steam, in addition to the upcoming Counter-Strike map cs_compound.

First, we'll be releasing an update to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch that will include the Slam, Stunstick, and the Crowbar. We're not ready to release the contest winning maps just yet, but we will be releasing a new map we've built at Valve to tide people over while we sort out the contest winners. There will also be a release to Counter-Strike: Source around the same time that will address a few minor issues.

One feature that we'll be adding to the Source engine in the coming months is high dynamic range lighting. To showcase this we've taken a part of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2 and worked it into a single level that incorporates HDR along with some new gameplay. We're calling this short level "The Lost Coast," and it will be made available free of charge to Half-Life 2 customers that meet a specific set of high end hardware requirements. We'll be publishing those requirements soon.

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sounds quite good doesnt it

thamkeng · Level 6: The Experiment Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Posts: 128

Wonder how good the comps have to be though....

it will be made available free of charge to Half-Life 2 customers that meet a specific set of high end hardware requirements. We'll be publishing those requirements soon.
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Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

i really dont like HL2 deathmatch anyway so i wont really benefit from those updates even though they sound good

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

The lighting thing effects you Razz

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Hey, they said they were adding the stunstick and slam, and now they've changed it to the crowbar Wink

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darkmonkey · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject:

Meh, I hate steam updates - they always take around 5 hours to complete Crying or Very sad

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Pacific · Level 8: The Take-Down Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 715

whats is a slamstick??? and what lighting affects me???

Michaelz · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:04 pm Post subject:

James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Wow, i read straight over that Confused

But still, first they said in an email to someone they were going to add the stun stick and crowbar, and now slam aswell Razz

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gmpiglet · Level 2: The Rescue Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 7

I have broadband, so I barely noticed the update, all it meant was that a small fragment of my bandwidth was used up, not that msn needs that much anyway. I think it is good that there are updates, but they will eventually stop, when they ditch the game for HL3 and other possible games that would reduce demand for HL2.
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Yeah the updates are great. When cs_compound comes out (soon), that will be three maps added to Counter-Strike Source. And all of the fixes that they release. The annoying thing about most online games is that there are always cheaters, but because of Steam they can keep stopping the cheaters Smile

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And I feel sorry for 56k people like DarkMonkey who have to wait for hours for the updates to happen Wink

PS. Welcome to the forums gmpiglet Smile

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Michaelz · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject:

the updates are good but even though the majority of the people have broadband many also only have 56k so Iguess its not all good news for everyone. Anyway welcome to the forums Cheers

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Steve · Moderator Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 776 Location: Belgium

I hope the next update fixes the damn hitboxes in css, they're really annoying, you have no idea where to shoot!
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

I would also like to see:

-More player models (they promised this earlier)
-Better hostages, like the ones in CSCZ. They were great - e.g. if there were no terrorists nearby and you were trying to rescue them they would wave to you and say "Psst. Over here", and stuff like that.
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Michaelz · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 9:08 pm Post subject:

yeh, (talking to James) what hitboxes? what are they?

I would like- more custom textures for sdk, more models, more guns (maybe, and god! plz no awps!) better hossies as james said and more maps!
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James · 3run Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 3756

Hitboxes are the boxes that go round with the players that you shoot at. You aren't actually shooting the player model you are shooting the hitboxes, and at the moment thre is a problem where they sometimes lag behind the player, so you have to shoot behind to hit.

And Michaelz for textures and maps just get custom ones. If someone is good they can make textures and maps just as good as Valves'
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