Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Released

[cliffe]

Half-Life 2, Steam Updates

A Half-Life 2 update has been released via Steam. Please restart Steam to apply the update.

Included in this update:

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
- New multiplayer game featuring physics simulation system

Half-Life 2/Source SDK
- Includes game code needed to create Half-Life 2/Source MODs
- New Half-Life 2 sample character model
- Ability to edit Half-Life 2 maps
- Maya model exporter
- 3d Studio Max model exporter source code
- Sample MOD with vehicles

Source Updates
- HTTP and non-HTTP map auto downloading functionality
- Enhanced dedicated server logging capabilities
- Various tweaks and fixes

*Also: A Half-Life 2: Deathmatch Map Making Contest has been announced. The winning entry will receive a cash prize of $5,000. Two runner up entries will receive a cash prize of $3,000.

 

[Ames]

YAY!

Map making contest. :O

 

[BillyJoBob]

Omfg!!!!!

 

[ButtHoleMcGee]

Vommittt

Aka My steam sploded.

 

[The Mullinator]

Downloading NOW!!!

 

[Mr-Fusion]

Booyakasha!!

 

[CriYam]

So ummm, who has a server to play this on?

 

[ailevation]

:thumbs: OOOOORRRRRRRRGASSSSM!!!

 

[Dr. Freeman]

wow!!
yay!!! :thumbs: :cheers:
thanks cliffe

 

[Jesus Lincoln]

HFSDBVHBSDBVSHDHVYSHVDBVSYDBVYSYSDBVYSDBYSBVUHGB JNJascJHC=80HEW

 

[Shady]

:cheers: W00000T!!!

Thank you Valve.. Let the fragging begin - and roll on modding teams! :thumbs:

 

[f|uke]

w00000t!@4!$@!!!!!!!%!#%

 

[zer0]

Awesome!!! woohoooooooooooooo!
No sleep for me tonight!

 

[Alientank]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

 

[MetalliMyers]

This is F'ing great.

Thank you Cliffe and VALVe, you are the Man (or Men I guess)

 

[Octavian]

Cliffe, has anyone told you or anyone at Valve that we love you?

 

[Jesus Lincoln]

God
Its
Taking
So
Long!!!
I Havn't Even Loaded Steam Yet!!
Get Out Of The Way

 

[ailevation]

:cheers: Told you my message from the future was correct.

 

[6iXx]

lol, I was looking on the steam forums and saw "HL2DM Released" I thought to myself, "someone's gonna' get banned" then I saw Cliffe, then pooed myself.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Damn! Valve totally came out of left field tonight!!

 

[miked4o7]

<3 Valve. <3 Valve. I love valve so much... I just can't explain it.

 

[Yombi]

sweeeet

Wish i could use hammer

 

[6iXx]

20 seconds left! w00t w00t

 

[Jesus Lincoln]

Downloading

Shit Yes!!!

 

[ailevation]

:thumbs: Just got finished updating SDK, off to try out that DM!!!W xfglk jdjh;kfjh fuxxors

 

[satch919]

40 seconds!!

 

[6iXx]

I'll start a server on my fast(ish) connection

 

[Ultimape]

Omg Yay!

 

[poo poo head]

YAY! Thank you Valve

 

[seinfeldrules]

Taking.. so... long... to .... connect....

must.. . play... now.... it .... is.... late....

 

[Ames]

It won't start...

;(

Guess I shouldn't be playing...damn essay.

 

[Jesus Lincoln]

 

[Dr. Freeman]

im just amazed how quick this is happenning
map contest.. mmm...we gonna see some kickass maps now

 

[slightlyretarded]

wtf mine wont start up

 

[guise]

im cumming im cumming

 

[GorgeousOrifice]

This is F'ing great.

Thank you Cliffe and VALVe, you are the Man (or Men I guess)

In fairness, there are a number of women who work at Valve. All of whom are brainiacs (read: hot) and hot (read: like, wow).

 

[Roland Deschain]

Servers, where are the servers.

 

[markabey]

woot downloading at 5.5 Mb/s

 

[Makyla]

its taking too long to update

 

[Hazar]

whoohoo!

:E