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« on: December 01, 2004, 05:17:14 AM » |
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Just so you know, HL2 was just released on steam. I was playing CS and someone types in that HL2DM was just released, then quit, followed by the rest of the server quitting.  Edit: It also appears that some more of the Source SDK has been released, along with some patches for Counter Strike source and Half-Life 2. As usual, the servers are being pounded. |
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2004, 05:20:55 AM » |
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Righteous.
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2004, 05:54:31 AM » |
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can't join a game, and now I'm hearing reports the SP won't even start
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2004, 05:54:41 AM » |
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Uh, don't d/l just yet. Me and Kaigen have done so and now HL2 won't even start.
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2004, 05:56:00 AM » |
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Is this optional, or will this come in as an auto-update?
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2004, 06:00:38 AM » |
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Yep, it seems there's a bug in the release. I'm getting the same bug there none of my HL2 based games will start. HL2/CSS is kaput.
Which just plain stinks.
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2004, 06:01:25 AM » |
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/me disables auto-update
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2004, 06:02:39 AM » |
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Optional.
Also, FWIW, I've had no problems starting the SP after installing and running HL2DM.
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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2004, 04:57:44 PM » |
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Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!!
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« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2004, 05:04:24 PM » |
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Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!! You will need to exit and restart Steam. Then Steam will update itself and verify your CS:Source files. After that, you can click on Play Games and then click on HL2:DM at the bottom (it should be in light green). Click Next to start download it. It should only take a few minutes to complete. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2004, 06:28:14 PM » |
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Wait, I just leave steam on, but with WoW out I don't even know what HL2 is any more. Does that mean HL2DM has been downloaded onto my computer in the background, or do I have to manually click download it? Thanks!! You will need to exit and restart Steam. Then Steam will update itself and verify your CS:Source files. After that, you can click on Play Games and then click on HL2:DM at the bottom (it should be in light green). Click Next to start download it. It should only take a few minutes to complete. Thanks! |
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« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2004, 06:31:15 PM » |
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The problems seem to be solved. I was playing earlier today and had absolutely no errors of any sort.
Deathmatch kicks ass.
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« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2004, 08:22:21 PM » |
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They released a small patch around 2am last night that fixed the problem, looks like some programmers were raked over the coals for this.
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2004, 08:39:03 PM » |
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I downloaded and installed the deathmatch patch earlier this morning. I didn't have time to try loading my Campaign game, but I can say that the Deathmatch portion worked...okay. I mean, it installed and loaded up okay, but the actual gameplay on the one server I tried was terribly laggy.
No problems with the software refusing to run, though....
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2004, 11:22:28 PM » |
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The server lag problem is definitely not in the code. I think it's the same old problem every online game faces where people start running servers without knowing the game's upstream bandwidth requirement, then don't configure their server properly.
For a game with all those physics interactions happening, it'll require a lot more than the normal DM style games.
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« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2004, 03:33:14 AM » |
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I played it for about an hour this evening and had a blast. It was pretty chaotic, but extremely fun. I can't wait for more maps and Team Fortress Source  |
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« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2004, 04:37:42 AM » |
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I already got tired of the gravity gun. Overused
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« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2004, 09:50:18 PM » |
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I tried a mostly empty server (me plus 2 others), and still had ridiculous amounts of lag.
The gravity gun was interesting for about a minute, then I got tired of it.
The 'real' weapons also seem very underpowered, even against foes with zero armor.
All-in-all, not too impressed.
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« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2004, 10:10:45 PM » |
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I tried a mostly empty server (me plus 2 others), and still had ridiculous amounts of lag.
The gravity gun was interesting for about a minute, then I got tired of it.
The 'real' weapons also seem very underpowered, even against foes with zero armor.
All-in-all, not too impressed.
- Don I can't imagine how they seem underpowered. I seriously haven't had much lag at all either. Strange. |
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« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2004, 10:24:52 PM » |
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I do find myself missing the UT-style embellishments -- like a larger message telling you that you just fragged someone; "first blood" and "killing spree" type announcements, etc. I guess it would be less appropriate to the subdued HL2 world but it did feel a little dry to me.
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« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2004, 06:04:14 AM » |
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This may be an extremely stupid question, but are there any official servers for HL2 multiplay?
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