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Hi. Sorry if this is old stuff, but I've never been able to find a transcription on the web of what the GMan and the scientist are saying in the first level of Half-Life. So, I've been listening to the files and have been able to figure out some of it. If anyone wants to help me out I'd...

Hey AngryLawyer, here is another angle you could look at if you can really make some progress on this project. For a single-player mod, you could have a limited set of resources, like maybe 6 soldiers or a certain amount of money for buying and outfitting soldiers, and then have a map full of...

Whoa, really? Did you ever play QWar2 for Quake2? That's the only fps mod I'm aware of where you can command npcs like in an RTS game. It seemed like it needed more fleshing out though. They had energy powerups around the level to pick up as resources, and then you could spawn Strogg for...

Yeah, me too. I don't know about Doom monsters, since they are only sprites, but I've imagined before about, say, taking the stormtroopers from Jedi Knight and having them fight the Nazi soldiers from Return to Castle Wolfenstein or the soldiers from Half-Life. However, up to now, I think...

If HL1 material can be ported to Source very easily, I would like to see someone make a mod where we could pit NPCs from HL1 against HL2 NPCs. For example, you could set up a small map with two small bases, one with HL1 grunts and the other with combine soldiers, and have them duke it out...

Cool thread, with some nice ideas. Regarding NPCs valuing their lives, I think we've got some evidence of that for your allies in the game. During the Barricade video last year, they seemed concerned about hiding behind cover. During the Strider fights they run and scream a good bit, and...

Sorry if this has been posted, but did anyone else notice the squad icons during the strider scene? It said Squad: Following and there were icons for 3 people. As the battle wore on, the icons eventually all dimmed out, presumably as the squad members were killed off. I wonder how many kinds...

I thought the video was great. My only real complaint is that the gestures when people talk are way overdone and make the performances look unnatural.

One problem I see with this is that I think it would be very hard to program under what conditions an AI would be persuaded. The closest thing I've seen to this is the reverse situation: friendly fire turning an ally hostile. However, there have been many times in games where an ally has turned...

I doubt it. It would be cool though. Let me guess, did you save a Marine from a Barnacle? I remember doing the same thing and wishing maybe he would show some gratitude and realize you weren't the enemy.

Actually, I think we would. Even if it was pushed to 2006, I would be pissed, but I wouldn't punish myself further by not buying it.

Hah hah! It would be funny, and sad, if the first such mod was out like the same day. ;(

I remember this being talked about a long time ago, but if Source is really as capable of realistically portraying humans as Valve claims, what with the lip-synching and the facial expressions and the easy animating and the physics and the *whoo-hay*(Dr.Frink), I bet we'll be seeing a lot of...

Really? So did Marc Laidlaw "ok" it or whatever? The reason I wondered was because the expansions were made by Gearbox, not Valve, and they seemed to have a somewhat different style to them. For one thing, I think they may have gotten a different voice actor for Barney. Also, "Race-X" seemed...

Maybe, but that's assuming Opposing Force really happened. Also, don't you need an HEV suit to survive on Xen? At least a long-jump module.

I like to think of "what-if" scenarios, so what do you think would have happened in the original Half-Life if Gordon Freeman hadn't existed? Would the experiment have still gone awry? Would another scientist have taken your HEV suit and used it himself? Without your interference, would the...

Hi all. Seeing as this is on planethalflife's site it is probably old. However, I don't remember seeing this little shot of Dr. Kleiner until today. http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life2/allies/scientists.jpg Sorry if this is old. HL2 Forevah!

There will be sprinting. 1) How linear is the gameplay? 2) Will additional content over Steam, excluding expansion packs or stand-alone games, be available without paying a monthly fee for a subscription? 3) Is the AI for NPCs easily adjustable in any way without scripting?

Thank god. This is the first official word. Claws, I understand your position completely. I've asked for official links before and gotten nothing. Finally, instead of everyone assuming the AI was toned down, we have some real evidence. It was not "obvious." Companies always go on about how great...

Awesome pic. A lot more interesting than most since it actually has an original image. Keep it up! :cheers: