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HL2EM Discussion / Is it dead?
« Last post by Gamer#1 on October 11, 2016, 10:24 AM »No seriously, is it? I haven't seen an update on the mod for over 5 months.
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Announcements / Officially in Hiatus & The Future
« Last post by Mr. Someguy on April 30, 2016, 10:01 AM »Yeah, they sure are taking their good old time with that.
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Announcements / Officially in Hiatus & The Future
« Last post by RaTcHeT302 on April 24, 2016, 05:49 PM »At least the project isn't dead, just on hold until Valve actually releases Source 2. Hurry up Gaben
I was kinda hoping they would hold up to their promise by releasing Source 2 in January but, it's taking way longer than I had hoped.
The forums still look so ugly though. Also my avatar is giant, I really should revert to the tall animated one I had but I lost it.
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by Glitchvid on January 26, 2016, 11:18 AM »Nah, I'm not into 'better', I'm into WIP and broken stuff. I find 'behind the scenes' and in-development more interesting than release content.
So, is steam version basically a raw port to a different source engine branch? I'm just eager to see how it worked. It's Alien Swarm branch, isn't it?
Yes, ASW branch with a lot added in, main menu acts a lot like the L4D2 menu. Experimental CSM shadows. And lots of bugs.
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by ninenullseven on January 24, 2016, 07:26 PM »The Steam version doesn't have much actual content in it, the code has quite a few changes (Ken did these), but a lot of the actual content is still in each developer's folder, quoting myself from Facepunch:
If you're looking for a "Better" HL2 Experience, look into Half-Life 2: Update, or download "Half-Life 2: Old Engine".
Nah, I'm not into 'better', I'm into WIP and broken stuff. I find 'behind the scenes' and in-development more interesting than release content.
So, is steam version basically a raw port to a different source engine branch? I'm just eager to see how it worked. It's Alien Swarm branch, isn't it?
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by Glitchvid on January 24, 2016, 12:13 PM »So... Could we have a download? I mean it's on steam - it should be super-easy to allow dedicated people from this forums to try it, I'm dying to see what was there in your mod, to mess around a bit.
The Steam version doesn't have much actual content in it, the code has quite a few changes (Ken did these), but a lot of the actual content is still in each developer's folder, quoting myself from Facepunch:
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Lots of placeholder and broken stuff, all developers had their own content directory that the "modded" into the game to use, very little of what was made actually was included in the steam version, most of it had to be downloaded off the SVN and manually put in. (This was done because nobody but Ken knew how to pipe content onto steam)
If you're looking for a "Better" HL2 Experience, look into Half-Life 2: Update, or download "Half-Life 2: Old Engine".
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by ninenullseven on January 23, 2016, 04:26 AM »The announcement still fairly well conveys the state of the project: http://hl2em.com/forums/index.php/topic,2494.msg2870.html#msg2870
Most of the primary developers (The people who were making models, modifying levels, textures) are in contact, but nothing is being made right now. The project is in hiatus, if Source 2 comes out and we don't pick back up, then the project will probably be dead, if not then it'll come back; we're all waiting on Source 2 to see what happens.
So... Could we have a download? I mean it's on steam - it should be super-easy to allow dedicated people from this forums to try it, I'm dying to see what was there in your mod, to mess around a bit.
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by Glitchvid on October 28, 2015, 07:16 AM »Just wondering, if the project does fall through, will any of the content created for it be released?
Probably not in full, I released some of the stuff I made, and Corgi had released some of his stuff too: http://hl2.gamebanana.com/skins/126833
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HL2EM Discussion / Suggestion Sanctum
« Last post by RaTcHeT302 on October 26, 2015, 10:34 AM »I think if everyone was actually paid then we'd probably see some real progress, but for such a game we would need a really stupidingly large budget, and that's never going to happen. The really bad thing about this project is how without funds we really can't do much at all. I think things would go even more downhill if such a project received real money though, I don't think there's anyone mature enough to manage large sums of money.