[DEFINITIVE] Half-Life 2 Thread

[quanta]

Pummelling them with something heavy like a engine block or a file cabinet with the gravity gun - because there is no less humiliating death than being smacked by a flying file cabinet.

[SaLiVa]

Well, yeah, I know, but what about Alyx? That's my question...

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Potential Spoiler Alert:

Im sure she's dead. That big ball in front of you when you finished the game destroyed the citadel in City 17 and also probably everyone on it (With the exception of Gordon Freeman).

[riahc3]

I'm thinking of buying the game but I don't wanna spend 50? for a game that won't run very well on my computer. What do you guys think, will it run smoothly or freeze every time there's a little more happening in the game?

My computer: Amd Athlon XP 2200+ (1,8GHz), 512 ddram, Geforce 4 MX 440. I'm not getting a new computer soon but I was just wondering if I can play HL2 with this piece o' crap.

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P3 800mhz

256 MB RAM

GeForce FX 5200

works GREAT on here on the settings that Half Life 2 has put me in! No complains at all cept loading times but thats because of my 256 ram.

Anyways i seem to be stuck somewhere. Here:

She tells me that shes gonna take me to Eli right away but she just stands there. Do i have to do something?? I can press Enter to the guy next to her and he tells me to get going ect ect but also does nothing. I tried to shoot/hit them but nothing happens. Whats up??

[SaLiVa]

So definitely not a newer version of DirectX ?

Is it possible to install HL2 that your friend has already once installed on his computer and check how it works? I mean that I wouldn't have to buy the game at first to find out that it doesn't work as beautifully as I was hoping. I'm not sure if this is piratism, I kinda think it's not..? I just don't want to spend an extra 50? because my budget is way too minimal for it if it's complete waste of my money.

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I hear ye, an upgrade is expensive. You could, so long as you have your friend with you and the Half Life 2 preload in your Hard Disk Drive. And also you'd have to make sure your friend isnt online on the steam account while you're on as well.

It isn't piracy though so long as your friend gave you permission to use his account. But I'd like to avoid legal problems and cancellation of his account just for your "test". The game is well worth well less than 50 Euro, but you'll definitely be paying for the almost "Perfect Game" of 2004.

[SaLiVa]

P3 800mhz

256 MB RAM

GeForce FX 5200

works GREAT on here on the settings that Half Life 2 has put me in! No complains at all cept loading times but thats because of my 256 ram.

Anyways i seem to be stuck somewhere. Here:

She tells me that shes gonna take me to Eli right away but she just stands there. Do i have to do something?? I can press Enter to the guy next to her and he tells me to get going ect ect but also does nothing. I tried to shoot/hit them but nothing happens. Whats up??

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Try this: Buy the original Game.

[riahc3]

Try this: Buy the original Game.

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Its already bought. I should have gotten it by now.....dont know why it aint here yet. I downloaded this version because i wanted to see first if it accually works on my system and now that i see it did i have bought the DVD copy but im not sure why its not here yet.... :crazy: :unsure:

So then i cant continue playing with this version right? Its missing the animation i guess....

[Vice]

lol, hey I bought the game and everything and i replayed the game today, and I got to the part where you are given the suite and then the game went ###### up.. i couldnt get the suite I tried to hit E and everything but it just wouldnt give me the damn suite... pfffff (and i did buy the game and already complete it with no trouble) anyway P!$$3D me off so I just turned it off.

Damn game full of bugs. >_<

[idioot]

Potential Spoiler Alert:

Im sure she's dead. That big ball in front of you when you finished the game destroyed the citadel in City 17 and also probably everyone on it (With the exception of Gordon Freeman).

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Prehaps G-Man saved Alyx too, to use her on next assignments with Gordon

[finality]

Prehaps G-Man saved Alyx too, to use her on next assignments with Gordon

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No, I'm pretty sure he didn't. He is a ******, you know.

[gigapixels Veteran]

That would really suck if there's no future for her, or her and Gordon. I'm hoping that there's some sort of way that she survived...

[Si Veteran]

there is no less humiliating death than being smacked by a flying file cabinet.

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Well, someone using the gravity gun to fire a watermelon like a missile into your head would be pretty bad :laugh:

[OfF3nSiV3]

i didn't quite understand the ending too, but the time freeze was cool

[ChicoCahill]

i thought the plot was great and i never even beat half-life 1

[Echilon]

This has been discussed before and there's even a how to. It's not finished though, hence the alpha :p

[remix17]

If you don't undestand the plot go here: http://members.shaw.ca/storage_4/hl2story/

This was mentioned in the main HL2 topic, but I guess not every goes there

[Xer34]

That timeline is awesome. I finally understand some things now (hoping that its correct too)

[GameOverRob]

hehehe

http://penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20041117l.jpg

http://penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20041115l.jpg

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lol nice

[noping]

Ok, started playing HL2, What an awsome game.

The problem is that it makes me sick to the stumoch.

Its not the refresh rate, I have it set to 85. I had the same problem with "Men of Valor", that new vietname game.

I have been feeling dizzy the whole day now.

The problem is that HL2 FOV (Field of view) is incorrect, for ME atleast. It is set to 75 I think, I tried "default_fov 90" at the console, but it reverts back to 75 when you return to game.

Does anyone know how to make fov 90.

Thanks.

[+Batfink Subscriber²]

Go see your doctor... this is not normal.

[adamski]

Try turning sv_cheats 1 on?

[Cloud Constructors]

i get sick too

i stopped playing because last week i had head pains for the whole week!

[TheFlusher]

yes, go see ur doctor, particularly ur head or eyes doctor..

[Kefka]

Right click the shortcut icon > properties.

Now tag "+default_fov 90" on the end of the target, so that it looks something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 220 -console +default_fov 90"

Hope this helps.

[ramesees]

Yeah i'm exactly the same

I'm running the game at 1024*768 @ 85 Hz, and i feel slightly ill with headaches after playing for a little while :s

[Hills420]

This fixed my problem as well. No more headaches!