HL2 update.

[xboxist]

Link.

I can only assume that it's truly Gabe this time (I'm sure he's changed his forum password). Just thought some people here would like the news.

 

[Bateluer]

Umm . . .software?

 

[Schadenfroh]

its faked, my friend figured out what he changed his password to

gnewel

and posted it

 

[Rage187]

its a RC, still awhile before we see a master sent to gold status.

 

[Insomniak]

Planet HL2 confirmed this after calling Valve and talking to Newell/Lombardi. Frankly, I don't care. I can't play an RC. Let me know when it's on the shelf.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
its faked, my friend figured out what he changed his password to

gnewel

and posted it

Mis-spelling his own last name is the really clever part.

 

[VeZ]

yess and its confirmed, finally...the reason i want to upgrade my video card is coming to me..

 

[Ackmed]

I dont care when its on the shelf. I care when I can play it after downloading it thru steam.

 

[zodder]

Roger that. It's hard having a locked copy on your machine when all you want to do is play it!

 

[gururu]

Originally posted by: zodder
Roger that. It's hard having a locked copy on your machine when all you want to do is play it!

how are bug fixes or more major coding changes going to be implemented if you guys already have the whole game. Re-download the new version or will patches be sufficient?

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

They only have part of it.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

just release the RC, I don't care if it has a few minor bugs that patches can fix

 

[Insomniak]

I will never EVER buy software where I don't have a hard copy CD/DVD. Steam is a joke.

 

[xboxist]

Originally posted by: Insomniak
I will never EVER buy software where I don't have a hard copy CD/DVD. Steam is a joke.

Rock on! ... ... ... Unless it's announced that the Steam version will be available a full month before the retail one. Not sure I could deal with that.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
just release the RC, I don't care if it has a few minor bugs that patches can fix

Yeah right, that would suck if you went out and paid $50 for some beta crap that ran for everyone else and not you. You would be pissed. Or what if it sorta/kinda ran? You could see how cool it would be, but it keeps crashing or freezing up on you, wouldn't that be great! I'd rather they take their time and come out with something that works well.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: gururu

Originally posted by: zodder
Roger that. It's hard having a locked copy on your machine when all you want to do is play it!

how are bug fixes or more major coding changes going to be implemented if you guys already have the whole game. Re-download the new version or will patches be sufficient?

The parts that have been pre-loaded are the textures, sounds and models that are not going to change.