Journal #6282
Posted 14 years ago2009-12-19 20:56:18 UTC
There is nothing Valve can do right now (with the exceptions of canceling episode 3 and/or deleting my steam account) that would piss me off.
First they have a free TF2 weekend.
This causes one of my friends to invite me to his place to play TF2 with and against him.
We hook up my computer to his home network, and I can update steam and download TF2. In the process, I also download HL2, Lost coast, The SDK, and Steam HL.
Aside from a few problems with the more advanced shaders in HL2, and TF2 sometimes going black except for the HUD, the source games work perfectly.
Fast forward to now- I'm home, and I'm almost out of the mines in my HL2 save.
Ravenholm is less scary than I thought it would be.
TL:DR;
Free TF2 weekend causes JeffMOD to go to a friends' place, Now he has HL2 on his computer and in a playable state.
Expect a basic source map within the next month or two.
First they have a free TF2 weekend.
This causes one of my friends to invite me to his place to play TF2 with and against him.
We hook up my computer to his home network, and I can update steam and download TF2. In the process, I also download HL2, Lost coast, The SDK, and Steam HL.
Aside from a few problems with the more advanced shaders in HL2, and TF2 sometimes going black except for the HUD, the source games work perfectly.
Fast forward to now- I'm home, and I'm almost out of the mines in my HL2 save.
Ravenholm is less scary than I thought it would be.TL:DR;
Free TF2 weekend causes JeffMOD to go to a friends' place, Now he has HL2 on his computer and in a playable state.
Expect a basic source map within the next month or two.
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My favorite part of the game was re-entering City 17
Congrats on finally joining the Source side.
hotdog: Yeah, pretty much. And I'm looking forward to being in City 17 again. In the middle of entanglement now.
Also, I'd like to say here, in case anyone cares, that Colony 42 will still be finished (I hope) and that having source does not affect it in any way, with the possible exeption of borrowing a few area layouts and ideas.
However after that, I rather liked the bored snipers.
I always loved the level, but still hate playing it cause it always gets me. The blood-curdling screams of the fast zombies, and then watching your HP go down to 1 as you get hit by a poison headcrab with its rattling tail noises... oh christ.
Its fun playing Ravenholm on hard difficulty, and get through it using only the gravity gun.
I quite admired how they drew the players attention away and setting them up for a nasty little surprise at the same time. Like right at the beginning, where that tire swing is. I walked right on over there, somewhat mesmerized by it, and began playing with it. I hadn't even realized there was a zombie around there till it started attacking me. Or that part when you first see those fast zombies jumping around on the roofs above. Whilst watching them, I was completely oblivious to the one that comes right at you. That gave me a real jump when I heard their scream and my screen began shaking from it's attacks.
Not that's very scary, but there's also a weird factor that gives you chills.
I was playing through HL2 again, (this only really happens if I have made some new skins) and I was at a particular place in Ravenholm where I knew I was about to be attacked by 2 fast zombies. So this time, I closed the door, and waited for them to burst in, shotgun at the ready. Then CRASH! Down they come through the fucking skylight windows behind me. Shat a brick. Very nice scripting by VALVe.
I was expecting two additonal zombies to burst in the second time I played through it, but I had already killed them.