Hydra!
Created 19 years ago2005-04-03 13:19:24 UTC by
Sajo
Created 19 years ago2005-04-03 13:19:24 UTC by
Sajo
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 13:19:24 UTC
Post #101162
Anybody really seen Hydra! : in hl2
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 13:20:30 UTC
Post #101163
It was taken out along with weapons, assasin combine, female combine, models etc
I am sure an expansion will be made one day by Valve to add these.
But don't expect it to be free!
I am sure an expansion will be made one day by Valve to add these.
But don't expect it to be free!
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 13:39:18 UTC
Post #101167
What, the weapons, assassin combine, female combine, etc, or the expansion pack itself? 
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 14:07:14 UTC
Post #101178
All of it will be in the expansion pack! and the expansion will cost as much as say a Doom 3 expansion.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 14:24:39 UTC
Post #101186
Where is your source for this? How can you confirm that?
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 14:27:09 UTC
Post #101187
well it would be great if this was true
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 14:49:35 UTC
Post #101192
He doesn't have a source, he's just speculating.
I like the new avatar, by the way, even if the English is a little strange :). It should be "a snark gets burnt", and "help save (not saving) the snarks". Just for your information.
I like the new avatar, by the way, even if the English is a little strange :). It should be "a snark gets burnt", and "help save (not saving) the snarks". Just for your information.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 15:21:56 UTC
Post #101200
There is an expansion being released, one would expect. It's inevitable. If there isn't, it's horrible planning by VALVe :p.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 16:06:40 UTC
Post #101212
I meant his source for saying it'd be a particular amount of money. I am, as you are, sure that there'll be an expansion (or two) ? and I believe I read something from Mr. Newell along those lines earlier in an old interview.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 17:50:50 UTC
Post #101251
Tis a joke because Steam are EVIL!
But I would imagine some evil plot.
But I would imagine some evil plot.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 18:34:52 UTC
Post #101260
Its just to make more money.
Damn theives.
Damn theives.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 20:02:19 UTC
Post #101267
I do believe we'll see the Hydra sometime in the future though.
Too bad it never appeared in HL2.
AND NO ICHTY!
i'll never forgive Valve for that
Too bad it never appeared in HL2.
AND NO ICHTY!
i'll never forgive Valve for that
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 21:24:38 UTC
Post #101282
The female combine will be one cheap slut.
Icky was in a little sequence though.
Icky was in a little sequence though.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 22:56:16 UTC
Post #101295
Yeah, in the beginning, but only as a model, not really a monster you would have to fight... 
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 23:20:32 UTC
Post #101301
Afaik, the upcoming expansion is hardware specific: only those with high-end machines can run it.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-03 23:53:41 UTC
Post #101304
That's Lost Coast to my knowledge, Ant, and I think it's only some additional content (materials) and a level, not a full-fledged expansion. (Read: It's more of an HDR demo.) I assume the expansion will have an HDR option, though, for people with higher-end systems.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 00:05:51 UTC
Post #101306
Ah, ok. So it's like a mini-expansion. 
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 04:23:02 UTC
Post #101357
Yeah, it's pretty much just a little show-off thing. To my knowledge, it's free. I hope I can run it :).
For people curious about HDR, have a look at this pretty thing.
For people curious about HDR, have a look at this pretty thing.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 04:55:27 UTC
Post #101369
Envy sets in...
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 05:22:54 UTC
Post #101376
they should have left some of that stuff in the game. it would have made it alot funner and more exciting. i was hoping to come across the guass gun in hl2 but i never did 
i loved that gun in hl1. had enough power to splatter a roomful of aliens (or scientists, if you preffered) and blow you 20 feet back 
i loved that gun in hl1. had enough power to splatter a roomful of aliens (or scientists, if you preffered) and blow you 20 feet back 
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 06:13:17 UTC
Post #101382
A lot of stuff was removed after the source code leak. Thank the hacker who's now residing in jail.
Funny story about that, did you hear how they caught him? Gabe Newell managed to contact him via email and pretended to hire him to work at VALVe for security of code and stuff. So the guy, being incredibly ecstatic, jumped on a plane and flew to America where he was met by police as soon as he stepped off the place.
Funny story about that, did you hear how they caught him? Gabe Newell managed to contact him via email and pretended to hire him to work at VALVe for security of code and stuff. So the guy, being incredibly ecstatic, jumped on a plane and flew to America where he was met by police as soon as he stepped off the place.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 06:50:49 UTC
Post #101383
Just on HDR:
Doug Lombardi Quotes:
High-Dynamic Range Lighting is basically the last piece of chasing really good lighting in a digital world. What we?re doing here is completing the promise when we said back in the old days, ?We?re going to have real-time lighting.?
It?ll definitely come out this spring. We don?t have an exact date just yet, but like I said it?ll be made available as a free update to all Half-Life 2 owners probably within the next four to eight weeks.
Free update. Nice words.
Doug Lombardi Quotes:
High-Dynamic Range Lighting is basically the last piece of chasing really good lighting in a digital world. What we?re doing here is completing the promise when we said back in the old days, ?We?re going to have real-time lighting.?
It?ll definitely come out this spring. We don?t have an exact date just yet, but like I said it?ll be made available as a free update to all Half-Life 2 owners probably within the next four to eight weeks.
Free update. Nice words.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 07:05:03 UTC
Post #101385
Erm, yeah.
[i]Doug Lombardi Quotes:[/i]
Half-Life 2 will be released in September
Half-Life 2 will be here for the holiday season
You'll have to come 'round and play it
Try the other demo, the one I posted. You might be able to run it, but I seem to remember something about DX9 hardware for floating-point calcs.
[i]Doug Lombardi Quotes:[/i]
Half-Life 2 will be released in September
Half-Life 2 will be here for the holiday season
You'll have to come 'round and play it
Try the other demo, the one I posted. You might be able to run it, but I seem to remember something about DX9 hardware for floating-point calcs.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 07:09:56 UTC
Post #101387
I doubt it'd work for lower end cards. I can't run DX9's shaders in HL2, so I think there's no chance with that demo.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 08:38:17 UTC
Post #101401
I'm glad I own a great computer then
It will be great though but the old maps will have to be redone with the new lighting!
It will be great though but the old maps will have to be redone with the new lighting!
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 08:48:41 UTC
Post #101407
I dont think they will include the hydra. You can read the reason on the strat guide.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 10:09:48 UTC
Post #101434
Not necessarily, habboi. They could likely use the present light data and just examine it to apply the post-draw glare, etc.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 10:39:18 UTC
Post #101457
Hmm true, Anyway that example program is brilliant!
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-04 18:30:26 UTC
Post #101607
They may: there's still remnants of it in the GCF files.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 02:27:49 UTC
Post #101658
But, the designer of the monster, wich worked over a half year on it. Decided to scrap it because it was an extremely boring gameplay.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 05:29:05 UTC
Post #101683
The picture was taken in some room with HL1 textures it looks or cheap water.
http://www.traptown.com/pics/HL2%20Hydra2.jpg
Here is a nicer one.
http://zonehl2.free.fr/screnn/S49.jpg
http://www.halflifegalaxy.com/images/hydra.jpg
http://www.half-life2.de/images/enemies/hydra.jpg
Heres some concept taken out:
http://www.hl2.ru/articles/beta-association/images/assoc_05.jpg
Sniper removed:
http://nfhl.stsland.ru/image/hl2/weapons/sniper.jpg
I have no idea why but it made me laugh:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/game/20041116/images/halflife2logo.jpg
Here is a nice list of guns:
http://www.meekmok.com/sassy/images/blog/hl2_guns.jpg
http://www.hl2r.com/hl2/weapons/taucannon.jpg
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5473/manhackswarm7yb.jpg
Levels Taken out:
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5103/ozonepics82ug.jpg
Yet another model:
http://img201.exs.cx/img201/5581/petterpratarmedvalve195642ls.jpg
I have'nt got a picture but anyone see the videos before HL2 was out. It showed combine in Ravenholm...
That is all I know and hopefully they will add these!
http://www.traptown.com/pics/HL2%20Hydra2.jpg
Here is a nicer one.
http://zonehl2.free.fr/screnn/S49.jpg
http://www.halflifegalaxy.com/images/hydra.jpg
http://www.half-life2.de/images/enemies/hydra.jpg
Heres some concept taken out:
http://www.hl2.ru/articles/beta-association/images/assoc_05.jpg
Sniper removed:
http://nfhl.stsland.ru/image/hl2/weapons/sniper.jpg
I have no idea why but it made me laugh:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/game/20041116/images/halflife2logo.jpg
Here is a nice list of guns:
http://www.meekmok.com/sassy/images/blog/hl2_guns.jpg
http://www.hl2r.com/hl2/weapons/taucannon.jpg
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5473/manhackswarm7yb.jpg
Levels Taken out:
http://img186.exs.cx/img186/5103/ozonepics82ug.jpg
Yet another model:
http://img201.exs.cx/img201/5581/petterpratarmedvalve195642ls.jpg
I have'nt got a picture but anyone see the videos before HL2 was out. It showed combine in Ravenholm...
That is all I know and hopefully they will add these!
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 05:50:57 UTC
Post #101687
gauss/tau cannon would be fun in ravenholm
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 13:27:25 UTC
Post #101819
Yeah it should would have!
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 14:03:21 UTC
Post #101835
Did you notice Alyx's back in the hydra pic? It looks untextured... 
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 14:33:34 UTC
Post #101851
Maybe because it is untextured. Perhaps they were only testing the AI...
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 15:25:58 UTC
Post #101873
Okay, those docks, were for preview purposes only.
THe other weapons wouldve been awsome.
Oh well...
THe other weapons wouldve been awsome.
Oh well...
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-05 15:50:18 UTC
Post #101877
Its was in an early state of hl2, if im right they dindt implement bump and normal mapping then wiht z-brush.
Posted 19 years ago2005-04-06 05:10:58 UTC
Post #101976
Whats z brush?
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