Cy-Kill Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Cool, an update for HL2, a lot of people were waiting for something like this to happen, granted this isn't official as it's just a mod, but who cares: A first-person-shooter that looks better on a console than on the PC? Blasphemy! But that's the way things were for Half-Life 2 and HL2: Episode One, which when ported to the Xbox 360 as part of the Orange Box, received several graphical upgrades. PC gamers longing for the upgraded experience needn't wait any longer, as modder Filip Victor took matters into his own hands and created a mod which bumps Half-Life 2 up to slightly more modern times. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/half-life...s-hdr,9362.html If the HD option doesn't show up on the embedded video, then go and click on the HD icon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 ooooh, shiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 granted some of the lighting effects in the "update" look nice, but overall i think the original looks a lot better. reflective floor = lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarkster Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neocongirl Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Nice Now we just need Black Mesa Source, PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subject Delta Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Looks a bit like Fakefactory's Cinematic mod, which on for the record is absolutely awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted January 7, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 7, 2010 Looks a bit too light for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undu Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks, but I'll wait until Valve relases its own version: Alyx facial animations are incomplete, though lighting effects look really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiRox Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 awesome, looks cool. I loved HL2...it might be worth having a look at again with the update :D /off topic: the song in the clip is cool :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Stupid question. Do I need to enable this mod from somewhere or just install and it's used automatically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks, but I'll wait until Valve relases its own version: Alyx facial animations are incomplete, though lighting effects look really good. imho i think i like the new simplified facial expressions... the original looks cheesy and exagerrated .... i mean who makes those faces when meeting a stranger for the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapyHamHocks Member Posted January 7, 2010 Member Share Posted January 7, 2010 imho i think i like the new simplified facial expressions... the original looks cheesy and exagerrated .... i mean who makes those faces when meeting a stranger for the first time? I think it was more of a way to show off their game engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subject Delta Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Thanks, but I'll wait until Valve relases its own version: Alyx facial animations are incomplete, though lighting effects look really good. Valve ain't gonna release their own version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 7, 2010 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 7, 2010 NiceNow we just need Black Mesa Source, PLEASE Blimey =/ I forgot about that! Credit to them taking their time to make sure it's all good etc, but they shouldn't have ever hinted at a release date if there was no way they could keep to it. 6 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strelok1911 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Maps portred to Source 2k7 engine. No big deal. EDIT: Oooh, I see the "mod" has been made by some Romanian guy. Awesomesauce as I'm Romanian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Maps portred to Source 2k7 engine.No big deal. i think its more like content (character scripting, shaders, etc) extracted from the console versions... did you not notice the different Vortigaunt powerup effect, different Alyx facial animations, and the northern lights in the last scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni_78 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Stupid question. Do I need to enable this mod from somewhere or just install and it's used automatically? Nm, it doesn't work. Seems to require EP2 too :(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Looks like just been updated to use new engine with DirectX 9.0c features instead of b heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted January 7, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 7, 2010 i think its more like content (character scripting, shaders, etc) extracted from the console versions... did you not notice the different Vortigaunt powerup effect, different Alyx facial animations, and the northern lights in the last scene? It just takes the content from the new Source engine rather than the old one (so new vortigaunts with particles, etc.) If he's decompiled and recompiled the maps, he would have broken them subtly (same as Fake Factory and his crappy mod). imho i think i like the new simplified facial expressions... the original looks cheesy and exagerrated .... i mean who makes those faces when meeting a stranger for the first time? Humans with facial muscles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Humans with facial muscles. not sane humans with facial muscles, tho... but thats just getting abit off topic i wonder if the modder added a few things here and there, or if he tried to stick as close to the console versions as possible, map breaking and whatnot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emberstrife Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) Every single surface reflecting light isn't my vision of "improved graphics". I'd say I'm more looking forward to Black Mesa Source and it's Half Life 1 redesign. It's actually a redesign from the grounds-up, not a rushed port to an improved/new engine(like this mod is, and like Valve's Half Life:Source was). (I realize I'm comparing a total conversion mod to a graphics improvement mod, but hey) Edited January 7, 2010 by Emberstrife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_0002 Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 well it also adds achievements to HL2 .. which is a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 So they waxed everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted January 10, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2010 So they waxed everything? Not really. I'd much rather see a shiny marble floor than a dull one. To me, a dull one seems somewhat unrealistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Not really. I'd much rather see a shiny marble floor than a dull one. To me, a dull one seems somewhat unrealistic. Shiny, dry concrete is unrealistic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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