phantomdesign
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(I must congratulate valve on extremely stable source code...especially with so many obvious errors and missing parts)
Being a person highly knowledgeable in 3D Graphics, Programming, Mathematics, and more, I thought I’d post my observations of the screen shots.
I’d like to start by summarizing that at least on the graphics side if you download the beta and play it, you’ll be shooting your self in the foot. It’ll looks freaking awesome as is, but relative to the actual game release it looks like crap. Aside from the lack of AI and other complaints, how many of you would honestly say that you’d go back in time and download a prerelease beta of GTA 3? When the actual game was released, you’d already be sick of the shitty game. Bugs galore and mixing textures, cars and other graphics. Pedestrians standing there doing nothing and cars not staying on the road. While you probably wont regret it at the moment, you DEFFINETLY will regret it down the road. Food always tastes better once it is fully cooked. A raw hamburger will only make you sick of beef.
Whether or not the code-theft is being blown out of proportion, don’t support the people who are destroying the game!!!!
And if you’re planning on pirating the game in the future when it is released…
Think ahead to Half Life 3 (and 4 and 5). On a large scale you may be an insignificant factor, but lets say your $50 is the difference between having cool water effects and having half-life 1 water effects. Well, $50 may be a lot to pay for just water effects for a single person, but by purchasing the game, you’re sending a message to valve…this is great…the next one will be better or else. Don’t all of you want Half Life 6 & GTA 7 & Doom 4? While the games may seem a little pricey, please buy the game for your own benefit? Sure they are trying to make money, but you wouldn’t have any computer games if they weren’t trying to make money.
Being a person highly knowledgeable in 3D Graphics, Programming, Mathematics, and more, I thought I’d post my observations of the screen shots.
I’d like to start by summarizing that at least on the graphics side if you download the beta and play it, you’ll be shooting your self in the foot. It’ll looks freaking awesome as is, but relative to the actual game release it looks like crap. Aside from the lack of AI and other complaints, how many of you would honestly say that you’d go back in time and download a prerelease beta of GTA 3? When the actual game was released, you’d already be sick of the shitty game. Bugs galore and mixing textures, cars and other graphics. Pedestrians standing there doing nothing and cars not staying on the road. While you probably wont regret it at the moment, you DEFFINETLY will regret it down the road. Food always tastes better once it is fully cooked. A raw hamburger will only make you sick of beef.
- Missing particle effects: It appears that all true particle effects are missing. This means no steam, fog, smoke, sparks, etc. Particle effects in some shape or form greatly help the graphics of the game.
- Missing electrical effects: Just to point out how shitty this is…half life 1 had some pretty cool looking electrical effects.
- Missing models: Various models are missing like computer monitors and stuff. It’s like mostly empty rooms.
- Missing liquid effects: This is the first thing that made me say awesome as a graphics person....but HL2 without these effects? I think not.
- Textures: Some textures are obviously missing or incomplete.
- Overlay: Would you really want to buy a game with something covering up a significant portion of the screen?
- I noticed more…..
Whether or not the code-theft is being blown out of proportion, don’t support the people who are destroying the game!!!!
And if you’re planning on pirating the game in the future when it is released…
Think ahead to Half Life 3 (and 4 and 5). On a large scale you may be an insignificant factor, but lets say your $50 is the difference between having cool water effects and having half-life 1 water effects. Well, $50 may be a lot to pay for just water effects for a single person, but by purchasing the game, you’re sending a message to valve…this is great…the next one will be better or else. Don’t all of you want Half Life 6 & GTA 7 & Doom 4? While the games may seem a little pricey, please buy the game for your own benefit? Sure they are trying to make money, but you wouldn’t have any computer games if they weren’t trying to make money.
