Valve look like they will become the ultimate trolls with a new leak. It looks like they included some files directly related to Half-Life 3 in a recent Dota 2 update.
Thanks to SteamDB as usual for noticing such things.
They found these files included in Dota 2:
hl3.txt
ai_basenpc.txt
rpg.txt
I'm not entirely sure how you could accidentally include them, so I'm sure it's to either get people hyped up in some way, or a big troll attempt.
The website Valve Time took a more in depth look at the files, you should check it out. They say this at the end which sums it up nicely:
I still haven't finished Half-Life 2, and only finished Half-Life 1 in the last few years, as personally I don't find them to actually be as amazing as others think. I am however interested to see what they can do with a new game in the series.
They have Source 2 working pretty well now, Steam Machines are on the way, and the know it will probably sell really well, so I wonder if it will become "the real thing".
What do you think about it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Thanks to SteamDB as usual for noticing such things.
They found these files included in Dota 2:
hl3.txt
ai_basenpc.txt
rpg.txt
I'm not entirely sure how you could accidentally include them, so I'm sure it's to either get people hyped up in some way, or a big troll attempt.
The website Valve Time took a more in depth look at the files, you should check it out. They say this at the end which sums it up nicely:
QuoteSo, it’s important to realize that there’s absolutely no information as to exactly when or where these definitions come from. Meaning some or all definitions could be years old, used in some early iterations of projects that may or may not have died internally at Valve. Or, these are precisely what Valve is using, today, in some future title. Stay tuned as always...
I still haven't finished Half-Life 2, and only finished Half-Life 1 in the last few years, as personally I don't find them to actually be as amazing as others think. I am however interested to see what they can do with a new game in the series.
They have Source 2 working pretty well now, Steam Machines are on the way, and the know it will probably sell really well, so I wonder if it will become "the real thing".
What do you think about it? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: PerkeleenVittupQuoting: STiATI didn't finish HL2 either, not even HL1. It never fixed me, basically I could say I didn't like the game at all.
Count me in also. I owned HL1 and Blueshift from the start, tried to play them both more further in many, many occasions, but always ended up feeling i'm forcing myself to it. Bought 'em due the massive hype at the time, i suppose. The HL games are obviously not bad, no, just can't get into much feeling playing them.
Then again, the Jedi Knight series... i consider 'em like the best games ever.
I had some special love for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. Nobody knows why, the studio even went bankrupt on the titles as far as I know.
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As someone who's first exposure to Half Life was the Orange Box series on the 360, I can't say I'm super fond of it. I played the HL2 games quite a few times (as I had a lot of time and few games), and then finally the original a few years ago, which admittedly is a bit of a blur.
The HL2 series is really well designed, enough that I'll certainly play the third should it come out; However, I could never get completely immersed. This could be a very personal thing, but something about the way you and the guns handle never felt quite right to me. And the game overall has always felt quite "engine"-y to me, if that makes sense. It also tends to have a bit of that "Theme-park" effect where I never feel like I'm too much a part of the story. I'm on the Pirates of The Combine ride, watching colorful characters act out a drama while I fuck with their personal things laying about :P
The HL2 series is really well designed, enough that I'll certainly play the third should it come out; However, I could never get completely immersed. This could be a very personal thing, but something about the way you and the guns handle never felt quite right to me. And the game overall has always felt quite "engine"-y to me, if that makes sense. It also tends to have a bit of that "Theme-park" effect where I never feel like I'm too much a part of the story. I'm on the Pirates of The Combine ride, watching colorful characters act out a drama while I fuck with their personal things laying about :P
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rudeboyskunk Oct 11, 2015
To be fair, I haven't finished HL2 either. I think I'm just an idiot, I can't get past the first level where you're on the roof.
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mrpoundsign Oct 11, 2015
Quoting: liamdaweYeah, yeah I know. Every time I pick it up I'm just not hooked by it for some reason, it's odd. I should probably dedicate some time to actually finishing it
It's less unique 11 years after it was released. At the time it was much more of a marvel. It's still a great game, but it's been done arguably better since, with newer tech.
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Not coming out. Ever :))).
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Quoting: mrpoundsignQuoting: liamdaweYeah, yeah I know. Every time I pick it up I'm just not hooked by it for some reason, it's odd. I should probably dedicate some time to actually finishing it
It's less unique 11 years after it was released. At the time it was much more of a marvel. It's still a great game, but it's been done arguably better since, with newer tech.
In fact most of the HL2 hype was located around its graphics and physics engine, as well as its cool NPC that any uber-geek wanted in his bed for one night.
Nowadays, anyone can do HL2 physics, and while graphics are still great, well, they are 10 years old now. I think you still get a great story and gameplay when playing through HL2. I had a lot of fun doing so and I pretty much enjoyed its universe. I know I'm a sci-fi whore, but I think my opinion can still be relevant :p
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I once had a game which was praised for its physics simulation, but I ended up with a box stuck half in a wall in the very beginning, probably the tutorial. It was in some kind of cellar if I recall correctly... Unfortunalety, I neither recogince the scene in HL1 nor in HL2, but I still think this was what made me stop play one of them. Unfortunately. Never got into them when I got them later, 2013 or 2014. So, I'm adding to the crowd...
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ElectricPrism Oct 11, 2015
Never got into HL till I beat Black Mesa, too bad the last 2 chapters on Source2 are incomplete.
Obv HL3 is in development but to admit that would require them to commit to releasing it. I don't think they're willing 2 release HL3 unless it's perfect since their base expects godlike fun & story.
HL3 SteamMachine skin would own & sell like hot cakes.
Obv HL3 is in development but to admit that would require them to commit to releasing it. I don't think they're willing 2 release HL3 unless it's perfect since their base expects godlike fun & story.
HL3 SteamMachine skin would own & sell like hot cakes.
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Gutterdrums Oct 12, 2015
Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: linuxgamerI don't think this is an mishap since its so easy to filter for "hl3":
eg:grep -r "hl3" .goes even deeper.
Quoting: liamdaweI still haven't finished Half-Life 2,WTF, Half-Life 2 is one of the most sold PC titles ever and its metascore of 96/100 is just incredible.
Yeah, yeah I know. Every time I pick it up I'm just not hooked by it for some reason, it's odd. I should probably dedicate some time to actually finishing it
I totally can relate, I still haven't finished it either and regard it as really "meh".
I wouldn't be surprised to see a new "orange box" from valve containing lots of 3's(Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress) within several months of all their hardware dropping. I have a hunch that at a minimum we'll see a Team Fortress 2 "reborn" made in Source 2 as a Linux exclusive to coincide with the launch of steam machines.
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Quoting: EikeI once had a game which was praised for its physics simulation, but I ended up with a box stuck half in a wall in the very beginning, probably the tutorial. It was in some kind of cellar if I recall correctly... Unfortunalety, I neither recogince the scene in HL1 nor in HL2, but I still think this was what made me stop play one of them. Unfortunately. Never got into them when I got them later, 2013 or 2014. So, I'm adding to the crowd...
I could reproduce it. It was the original Half-Life (non Source):
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