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VM? Ha, lame. Current setup:

Asus A7V333
AMD AXDA2800DKV4D
1GB Samsung PC3200U-30331-Z CL3
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500
Sound Blaster Live CT4620 + CT4660
Windows 98SE

Future setup:

EPOX EP-8KTA3 PRO
AMD A1400AMS3C
512MB SDRAM
3DFX Voodoo 5 5500
Diamond Monster SOund MX300
Windows 98SE

To re-play it as if it was year 1999, even though I was born in 2002. I'm simply that old-school kid who would play these games, simply because I didn't play these games in the appropriate time.

To be honest, I think that less than 100 people even play Half-Life Deathmatch, on servers.

Purpose of a Win98 VM for HL WON ?

I'd totally have the same reaction. In fact, I was going to install XP in a virtual machine a few days ago. I didn't install it, but I did install Windows 98 and Half-Life on it.

Some win with their own hand, some when others did all the work.

lmfao

"GS" can mean the short of "GoldSource" or "GoldSRC", but also many other things: "grand stadium", "golden state", "gelasonium" et cetera, as long as you had these terms in context.

P.S. I'm not sure if "gelasonium" is actually a thing, since I made it up.

i guess this was used for an unused coop mode, but who cares because sven coop replace it

Why did you make this with Heart of Evil's FGD when it is intended to be all-purpose? Not everyone has that mod.

Because powered by NVIDIA PhysX.

Superglue (:4O)< Pengy~san

Im curious to know what is GS?

You can do it in vanilla GS just fine.

Because he said hey.

8^)

With glasses.

(°^°) <- Look at the penguin XD

:^)

It's a cartoon, what do you expect?

"So for instance the EU could tell UK to open their borders to accept whatever illegal immigrants come in"
No. The UK wouldn't have to do it. They haven't signed the Schengen agreement. As for the countries that did sign the Schengen agreement, they can restore border controls temporarily if there's a threat to their internal security, like Sweden has done.

<3 John Oliver

Watched some John Oliver commentary today, thought this was funny:

NineTrine is right, EU is supposed to ease the pain of tourism, trading and such. If the "EU leaders" say we open our borders for illegal immigrants, every EU member has to do it and STFU (even if a member disagree with this measure)

A quick run down in answer to your Q, Jessie, basically England was a part of the EU which is a group of European nations that get together and have trade agreements and stuff but also have connections with foreign policy and how immigrants are dealt with. So for instance the EU could tell UK to open their borders to accept whatever illegal immigrants come in, like what France or Germany has been doing. But if UK isn't part of the EU they can do whatever they like, including not accepting or processing, but deporting illegal immigrants, like what Australia does. But if they leave the EU this can forfeit a lot of trade agreements therefore affecting the economy. Someone that lives in Europe may be able to provide a better explanation!

Wow, and I'm still here, lying in my bed, thinking how Bosnia and Herzegovina has THREE PRESIDENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Back on topic:
Sometimes I wonder when will the UK fall apart, completely. Trust me, it will happen after a few decades, or centuries. The same goes for the EU.

Well, the Australian people generally aren't xenophobic, but the government sure seems to be.

By the way, no-one really answered my question.

Loulimi makes a good point.

Actually in Australia we've been turning illegal immigrants away for years and years yet we're still a massive multi-cultural country and there generally isn't a 'xenophobic' attitude here either. AND we arnt even part of the EU!

You folk from the northern hemisphere need to calm yo farm!

Very interesting read, thanks for the write up.

EU should of been a free market to get the flow of goods and qualified workers going, nothing else. While living in an era of hidden political agendas, personal interests and greed, no sane person should have to accept policies and regulations from someone that can't understand a word of their native language from the other side of the continent.
While i'd like nothing more than to see all countries united under a roof, EU model is not the way to go for far too many reasons to list here.

I'm really hoping UK can prove everyone wrong and stay up on it's feet because change, from within or not, is needed right now to sort this circus out.

I'm sad to see this happen. The EU has increased trade between its member countries and if Europe is going to stay as peaceful as it is, that trade will have to continue. I'm also disappointed because I've been thinking of spending one semester at a foreign university and Scotland would have been my first choice of country. I hope the inevitable changes in regulation won't make that too cumbersome.

I can sympathise with people who are against centralisation of power, but surely it's better to try to change the EU from within than to have little to no influence over its policies when you'll still have to adopt many of its policies in order to be allowed to stay in the EEA or enjoy a treatment similar to its members'?

Honestly this would be funny in a strategy-simulation game, but this is reality and it's sad.
I always disliked one time voting or referendums. It's basically rolling a dice that can negatively impact people's lives.

Only if Donny Fart becomes president... which doesn't bear thinking about...

Fantastic read.

As for the sub-level with the crates, perhaps the amount of breakable crates (that is, entities) they added later were enough to bog down 1998 computers and they decided to split it to keep it playable.

Remember having a 300MHz processor was like experimental crazy fast at the time. The computer I got in 1999 was a 333MHz Cyrix with 32MB of RAM and... 8MB of video memory, I think.

Spare a thought for those of us who LIVE in England and voted to stay in the EU...

If I wanted to remain the EU now, I would have to leave England, my homeland, which I presume will now become a lot harder to do.

From a level design perspective, regarding the vents in We've Got Hostiles. I would say these were removed after play testers ran into line of sight of the turret and attempted to break the cover, subsequently getting shot to pieces and complaining.

You know, even though it doesn't affect me at all, I was relieved when Scotland voted to stay in the UK a few years ago. I guess because it's been part of the UK as long as I can remember, and from this side of the Atlantic it just seemed natural.
Now, though, after seeing the results of THIS referendum, I wish Scotland had left. It's obvious to me now that Scotland's political values don't match up with the rest of the UK, and the UK's economy is about to sink like a stone with Scotland forcibly attached.

Jessie, don't be silly. I don't have the fast-thinking required of a stand-up comedian.

@Jessie: I believe the biggest factor for the "Leave" camp were the immigration policies, which in the UK had given the non-english speakers a head start and a guaranteed job somewhere. It was only a matter of time before it would bubble up.

As for UK outcome, unless the rest of EU countries follow their path, they will most likely going to be bombarded with whatever sanctions can circumvent WTO (World Trade Org.) by EU, not because it would be needed, but because lack of common sense and empathy.

So, not willing to be in the EU is xenophobic, short-sightened and dishonest? Like the Swiss and the Norwegians are?
I'm not British so I don't have to judge what they choose for their country and I don't have a stand on this matter. There are (valid, ot xenophobic) arguments for both side. Fact is, Scotland chose to stay in the UK and the UK chose to leave Europe. I can't stand for seeing people, especially non-British ones, almost insulting the "Leave" voters.

As someone who doesn't keep up with... anything, what is the significance of (and reason for) this event?

This isnt at all unexpected if you had seen the Allpha 0.52 press release and the old documentary videos of valve at the.
A lot of changes were imployed back them as well as a complete remake of half life all together midway in development.

I will soon try Half Life Day One on an Voodoo 5 5500 graphics card as I am interested how well will the game perform with minigl drivers.

I know this is off the topic, but I just wanted to mention that recently I had a dream in which I was strangely convinced that JeffMOD was Jimmy Carr, and I was searching through his journals and such to find whatever had made me believe that.

Nice write-up. Development changes like this are always fascinating to me, so much that I've been hording bits and pieces from video game alphas/betas. My Half-Life folder is pretty bare though. They must have hit some obscure 1998 limit to cut that Barney room off in Office Complex.

I think when/if Half-Life 3 finally comes out all the cut content and hints left in the game files will end up being more interesting long-term than the actual game!

Lol I spent a lot of time writing my comment and rewriting it to try to make it somehow understandable, looks like there was still room for improvement!
Of course I don't know you and we are different, this is somewhat I wanted to say but I either removed it when rewriting my comment or simply took it as something implied.

@Urby: I always loved telling stories too. But the stories I wanted to tell didn't always fit inside the engine limits.. A lesson i never learned.

@Shepard & KB90: TWHL World isn't dead unless you want it to die. I still have the Google Docs folder open to all who want in. I believe has shown interest in revitalizing the project.

@Ghost: yeah dude you totally get it. I've been diving back into my music too. I forgot how incredibly therapeutic it was. Losing interest in hobbies is part of life and a sign of growth it seems.

@kamyon95: no projects are dead unless there is no interest in them. I'm just not participating in anymore projects because I'm sick of making commitments that i don't follow through on. It drives me crazy.

@PB: I have a bad habit of not being able to let go of the past - I'm really trying to work on that. I have many regrets in life but if you don't have regrets, it means you never made any really tough decisions or sacrifices. You can't always make the right choice and not everything in this world is sunshine and rainbows. Regrets exist. Things and people will hurt you. Accept it and move forward. That's my new way of life.

@2muchVGs: I'm not deleting anything. Don't you worry.

@Stu: few ideas and even less time. Bingo.

@Loulimi: I had to read that one a few times lol. All people are different and i can guarantee that you and I are quite different. I'm an engineer with OCD. I compartmentalize. It's who I am. I look back at my life and I certainly see stages of growth and transitions between them. I'm in another transition right now.

@Striker: Yeah I'm pretty fucking proud of that book. TWHL is def my number 1 tab still to this day.. I just don't click it as much.

@Strider: Yep you also get it haha. Appreciate the kind wishes.

@All. Thanks for your support and your well wishes. It means the world.

Understandable. I feel like I should have walked away from mapping after a few years of Source. It was a chore, I never got anywhere, and I'm not sure I really enjoyed it in hindsight. I feel like I'm re-evaluating what I want to do with mapping these days.

Good luck with whatever you're up to now, but I'm glad you'll still pop in from time to time!

Well, you DID write a book about the Source SDK so I'd say you've left your mark on this domain. Hobbies change in life, but sometimes we revisit them.

I hope your personal improvement goes well and bring a positive change to yourself, this world and the TWHL community.

We all come back from time to time. TWHL is still my number one tab, even though I don't get a lot of information from here, but it's the online social aspects of keeping an eye on the regulars.

I tried to capture the innocence of mapping a lot and ultimately I lost the joy of it too.

Good things go well for you.

Sorry for the bad news but glad y'all are doing good. Good luck with y'all's (is that even a word) selection and business.

Well said man. Good luck with your business that needs attention.

I wish you luck and happiness with your life and what you'll be doing! However, I think you're wrong being so categorical and certain about your past and present life. You speak as if you're a new person more lucid than what you used to be before. I think that often, one's tempted to feel this way, to feel like they completely changed and can now explain the behaviour and everything about what they used to be. I believe it's a temptation to think so which leads to a wrong and subjective vision of you and your life. The idea you have of yourself, your past and future life now is affected by your current feelings, the way your want to see things and your past and present life. With time and thoughts your vision of all these things will probably change a lot.