Re: Re: Re: Half-Life 2 Source Code LEAKED...so what's a source code good for anyways???
 

Good thing you aren't a mod then, it takes alot more than a backhanded comment to get banned. Warning maybe...

I do think that comment didnt belong on this thread, they asked a very valid question.

I just don't find that kind of comment acceptable, to downplay someone hopes like that, it's just like buying a kid a bicycle he wanted for christmas then running over it with a truck while the kid watches.

But anyway, back on topic.

Did anyone here upgrade their PC for HL2's projected September 30 release only to be let down?

i was actually revieved it got delayed a little as i need a new computer to play it but i wont have the money till xmas

i recall that the source engine allows a high degree of scalability,so even lower spec computers should run it ok, although it won't look or play as half as good as it should.

I convinced my friends to save up a bit more and only upgrade for when Doom 3 comes out (March) as it's going to be more important to updgrade for that than it will be for HL2.

The psychics engine is what really wows people, as well as myself. It's damn near as close to life as they can get.

I suck at art. I have no aesthetic talent whatsoever. Let's say I was thinking about being a painter and asking for advice, but demonstrated a significant lack of knowledge/ability.

I don't know about you, but I'd rather have people say "That's really not your thing, find something else." rather than have people get my hopes up by saying BS like "You're doing great! You'll learn everything about it in no time!", and then go on to be a failure.

I think he mentioned being 20 or so. If you want to go into a computer related field and don't know what source code is by that age, good luck getting a degree and far more importantly, finding a job while competing with people who have been computer geeks all their lives. By all means he should keep playing with computers as a hobby and learn as much as possible, but it's foolish to expect to be competitive in such a demanding field, and it's even worse to disillusion him into thinking he could pull it off at this point in time.

I wasn't being serious there man, I was referring to what Matrix2023 said two posts before my one :D

HL2's physics are damned amazing, the AI appears to be too, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. appears to have fantastic physics too.

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God Fucking Damn it. It's people like this who give hackers a bad name. I will admit, I am impressed by the sheer amount of work and skill that this took, but at the same time, these sons of bitches should be killed. slowly. with forks.
they are stealing, they are adding one more point against legit hackers, and they are fucking up the game for all of us.

I agree, but would you rather someone say "Oh my god, you're terrible at art, Jesus man... what the fuck are you smoking!?!" or "You don't really have the knack for art, it just doesn't seem to flow freely from you, your ideas are bungled and your composition is off-kilter." The second is a much nicer way to say it.

But once again, back to the topic at hand.

Here's some bad news relating to the topic. *Real* bad news...

Vivendi's "Half Life II" game delayed by code theft
PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The theft of part of its source code has delayed until April 2004 the launch of "Half Life II", the hotly anticipated alien-hunting game of Vivendi Universal Games, a company official said...

http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/031007/tech_...i_games_2.html

I heard that a bug in IE had something to do with this. not too sure.

Bug in outlook actually, a buffer overflow in the preview pane, but it certainly does suck for all of us. I think it would be better for them to rewrite most of the code that was stolen, so people find it much harder to write hacks/exploits, instead of trying to appease the community and push for an earlier release date. Imagine what cs1.5 wouldve been like with no one cheating....

Well, guess what everyone ... it has been postponed until April due to the source leak. Go figure.

I swear, people NEED to keep their developmental machines isolated from the network. Period.

this is what i thought would happen.

Valve would delay the game too fix the possible hack routes.
So the hackers that base the hack off their code doesnt work becuase valve changed the code.

End product. The game gets delayed for everybody. Nice job guys.

Also I do believe that its not just a plot to give valve time to fix the game, valve would just be honest and say it wasnt done yet, as in what they did with HL1.

Yes maybe having outlook on the net with the code was stupid but as the great bumper sticker once said "Shit happens".

sometimes we need access to the machines and source code from different physical locations, so the source tree needs to be on a server somewhere, and due to connection difficulties , speeds, etc, the internet is the best solution.

i don't know any games company that doesn't have source code or source code control, available over the internet, either via vpn or some other way.

i think that is one of if not the biggest actual concern for them and noth has hit it right on the head with the aboce comments

Half-Life 2 E3 Build (Alpha or Beta) leaked
 

Yes, it's real.
Yes, it's actual executables.
No, I'm not telling you where to get it.

Edit - Debate as to whether it's an Alpha or Beta.

Shit happened. Again.
 

To have all the eye candy, you will want to run it on at least a ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. The Nvidia cards can't do DX9 very well at all.

I've heard that the AI is disabled in it, but have no way of confirming.

the game is going to be out in a few months. what's up with leakin the alpha?

It's been pushed back to April 2004.

Edit - Hmm. The Inquirer says otherwise ... but we'll have to wait for Valve's official statement on the leak. Hopefully it's still a happy holiday season for us all.

And for those who missed it the first time around:

No, I'm not telling you where to get it.

Have you gotten the whole thing and played with it yet?

so uhh, where do u get it :p


i also heard that some guys released maps and textures to work with the stolen source code, but its just to see the engine at work, just runnin and jumpin

yeah, i heard it was out too, im looking for it now, so when i find out, ill let you know.

I think its meant to run good on a 700

HALF LIFE2 DELAYED DUE TO STOLEN CODE!!!!!

Some hacker-ass stole a third of the code to HL2, causing a major delay. I hope someone finds him and break his fingers!

That bullcrap is still based on the infamous Tom's Hardware using the 32.35 drivers instead of the 50.54 drivers that were designed for the FX cards with HL2. Wait until the game comes out, or a test comes out using the actual correct drivers, then we can make those conclusions.

-Lasereth

I've found both the code and the beta version (yes, it is beta), but I dont wanna install anything beta on my system.

I'm not sure if I found the beta that I'd install it. Who's to say the hacking group that stole the source and beta from Valve havn't made any "adjustments"(read: keyloggers, viruses, etc) themselves before releasing it? I mean seriously, they got a hold of the source by using viruses and keyloggers that were undetectable by anti-virus software. Who's to say they havn't "added" anything to the beta?

damn, CNN says theres places who have ingame screens, where are they................

It was totally inevitable :rolleyes:


:(

Next thing you know everyone will be getting mailed a full working copy of HL2.

When you get the beta, you don't install anything.

You just run the exe file and play on maps.

It's pretty fun showing of the game, and it runs excellent on my AIW 9700 Pro.

Though, I would really hate to be Valve now. I checked this out because I was curious, and I have not been disapointed. I'm going to delete it and still buy HL2, whenever it is they manage to put it out...

Sucks :(

I really hoped that this would be released on the 30th of sept.