Firearms: Source Update and HL2.net Interview

[Hectic Glenn]

We always enjoy hearing from the FA:S team who tirelessly work on their mod and always provide great updates on new things they are working on. They have now completed new player models for the blue team and provided early an early look at ps_spectre a new map they have been working on.[br]

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In our interview with Shinobi and Dyspatch we talk about how far FA:S is from launch, future map packs as well as the changes to the mod freeing it from its CSS dependency.

Testing has brought us to the 100th version of FA:S. The new alpha feels like a major step forward and it feels like we are moving towards wrapping things up. Seeing the player models working in game for the blue team has been a major morale boost. So far we have around 2000-3000 animations

Check out the full update including the new Sako rifle model on the Firearms: Source website.

 

[BlueWolf72]

This is the most truth of truth that has been truthed. Congrats the team keep it up!

 

[Orcone101]

THEY STOLE GAME!!!!!!!!

 

[highlander]

^ wut


also nice interview

 

[Kinslayer]

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Oh god his eyes. I can't stop laughing.

Looks good, though. I hope the gameplay is up to par with the visuals.

 

[Dcode]

THEY STOLE GAME!!!!!!!!

That's the other mod.

FA: Source is looking great though, really impressed by the hard work these lads have put in.

Can't wait to play it.

 

[StealthSilver]

Oh god his eyes. I can't stop laughing.

You can't see in that screenshot, but he actually just spotted an enemy AH64 Apache gunship helicopter with Hydra rockets pointing right at him.

 

[TimoJay]

Are there (or any plans for) eye animations? I could see that making the eyes look less scary than in the pictures (or possibly more scary).

 

[Shinobi]

Are there (or any plans for) eye animations? I could see that making the eyes look less scary than in the pictures (or possibly more scary).

well right now, we're in bugfixing mode and are doing everything we can to avoid adding any superfluous new features before release.

In the future that's a possibility, but tbh I dont think I or any of the other animators here have looked into how valve implements eye animations, we'll have to do some studying. We can always fix the material up though

 

[TwwIX]

Keep up the good work! I Am very much looking forward to seeing this classic on a new engine.

 

[Mr-Fusion]

Hopefully the gameplay is fun and not a slow boring proneathon.

Please make it fun.

 

[StealthSilver]

Hopefully the gameplay is fun and not a slow boring proneathon.

Please make it fun.

As a dev, I can officially say that the game is fun.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

As a dev, I can officially say that the game is fun.

And biased!

 

[Asknoone]

As a dev, I can officially say that the game is fun.

Confirm or deny: the best game ever made?

 

[Shinobi]

lmao

If anyone wants a point of reference, it's def more fast paced than the later incarnations of the original FA.

 

[StealthSilver]

Confirm or deny: the best game ever made?

best game evar? CONFIRMED.

 

[Orcone101]

MOST STOLEN GAME EVER

YOU MORANS SHOULD BE ASHAMED
GIVE BACK THERE GAME

 

[TwwIX]

MOST STOLEN GAME EVER

YOU MORANS SHOULD BE ASHAMED
GIVE BACK THERE GAME

Oh, you poor fella. That Kangaroo must have caused you brain damage with that punch.

 

[StealthSilver]

MOST STOLEN GAME EVER

YOU MORANS SHOULD BE ASHAMED
GIVE BACK THERE GAME

He's thinking of that other mod. I forget what it's called...