Whats it all about... Alfie ?

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knowsleyroader

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Okay im a complete newbie to half life and have only come on to the scene after seeing the amazing HL2 and buying it.

Completely loving it and drops every other FPS into the bucket as far as im concerned. So I have stumbled across this forum ( damned fine it seems too ) and saw all this malarky about mods for Half life and HL2.

I was quite surprised HL2 isnt multiplayer but after reading some of the titbits about modding im a little confused.

I was very much looking forward to running around the amazing maps that come with HL2 and playing against other players on line. Is this possible with mods ? Will it be possible to play using the HL2 engine against other players ?

The interactivity with the environment in half life 2 is incredible and imagine it would lend itself to this type of play really well.

So could anyone offer a complete newbie guide as to what mods will provide for HL2 ? Multiplayer ? Current maps ? New maps ? Whats the score ?

Also has anyone managed to sneak above a guard and drop a breeze block on top of him ? Does it kill him ? Theres just something deep inside me that wants to be able to do that so much :thumbs:
 
Yes Deathmatch style multiplayer will be available with a MOD. Along with many many other types of games, but mainly, the Deathmatch will be first (I'd suspect) Counter-Strike: Source is Half-Life 2's official multiplayer..but nobody likes it :p So give a while (month or so?) and the Deathmatch will be available.

Welcome by the way, and hope you stick around. We love new people, and there is always information about new mods commin out.
 
There is a co-op mode buts it not official. I'm not sure how people are doing it.
 
You should play Half-life 1 also, if you haven't done so already ;)
 
cyberpitz said:
Counter-Strike: Source is Half-Life 2's official multiplayer..but nobody likes it :p
Click to expand...

With the notable exception of the tens of thousands of people who are playing it at this moment.
 
The thing I was wondering about is how modders are going to be able to make online HL2 mods. Without a base multiplayer game to mod from how can they do this? I guess when CS first started they took HLDM and started changing everything within it. But HL2 has no multiplayer base to work from...

Well, I guess the mod teams know how to do all this...
 
When the code for the sdk is released, it will include 'multiplayer examples'. All the textures and models will be available as well.

Welcome to the forums knowsleyroader :)
 
Many thanks for the welcomes, I hope to be a regular member from now on as the game has totally blown me away and I am only up to the red barn sections ( the bit with the crane ). Every so often I will see something that totally blows me away and your jaw just drops. In that section the was a crate and an old boat in the water. The helicopter flew by and I watched as the crate and boat bobbed about and moved in the water due to the wind from the helicopter. WOW !!!

One more question. I have read about having to wait for the SDK etc and am wondering would it be worth me getting Half Life generations to play as multiplayer until HL2 becomes multiplayer ?

Cheers.
 
Get Generations!!!

Play Half-life, and Half-life: Opposing Force!

I'm not asking you, I'm TELLING you. You sound pretty enthusiastic, so hopefully you will enjoy the original games, they were/are just as revolutionary as HL2 is now. Enjoy ;)
 
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