Hl2

PHTC · 20-12-2003, 05:36 AM

Probably missed this in another post, but does anyone know when the actual release date of HL2 is? It says on the hmv website its early jan?

Stewart · 20-12-2003, 10:22 AM

Who knows? Depends how much damage was done during the whole code-stealing activerties.

As early as pos next year.

TeePee · 20-12-2003, 03:48 PM

Code stealing? No.... Delayed due to not working with nvidia gfx cards...

Stewart · 20-12-2003, 04:34 PM

Also delayed due to large chunks of source code being stolen.

Stewart · 20-12-2003, 04:36 PM

Linkage: http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/07/comm...column_gaming/

Cesium · 20-12-2003, 05:16 PM

officially i believe the release date is some time in April

TeePee · 20-12-2003, 05:22 PM

I heard about the theft, I just don't believe thats the reason for it being delayed!

Russ · 20-12-2003, 05:31 PM

teepee if ur makin a house, and sum1 steals your bricks, guess what?

TeePee · 20-12-2003, 05:34 PM

If you're making a house, and someone makes a copy of your plans for themself, how much does that delay you?

Raz316 · 20-12-2003, 05:35 PM

and if your building a house and someone steals a copy of your bricks.... ?

bricks all round!

streetster · 20-12-2003, 06:01 PM

if someone has plans to your house they can exploit any kinda structural doo hickeys, in the case of hl2 it means people can (theoretically) circumvent the steam security type checking, aswell as create hooks such as OGC as they have the source code rather than already-compiled stuff.

basically valve were never going to be able to release hl2 for its september deadline, the stealing (of a copy) of the source code is just another setback as they will have to recode lots of stuff (well hopefully!) to avoid people exploiting it when its released.

mark

unrealrocks · 20-12-2003, 06:11 PM

Going back to the original question ... MID FEB is now the schedualed date!

Originally posted by TeePee
Code stealing? No.... Delayed due to not working with nvidia gfx cards...

Total BS - I've had HL2 running smooth on a MX440, Ti4800, FX5900 ... no probs!

Russ · 20-12-2003, 06:13 PM

can we not turn this into a warez thread plz

Pete · 20-12-2003, 10:42 PM

ive been looking at loadsa websites most say release is febuary to april or mayish but one even sed christmas 2004 could that happen do u think? I hope not!
Pete

Stewart · 20-12-2003, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by TeePee
I heard about the theft, I just don't believe thats the reason for it being delayed!

Well, what you do and do not believe is irrelevant. One of the stated reasons for the game being delayed, is the very real happenings of a few months ago, when the source code was stolen.

So we have to use that as a reason, when discussion the delay, and possible release date.

The game running badly on Nvidia cards is a DX9 problem in general for Nvidia cards, not just Half Life II. Also, Valve have jumped into bed with ATI, by giving the game away with various 9600 and 9800XTs, so I'm not all that sure that this delay is to allow Nvidia to correct the cock up.

Also, no warez discussion please Unrealrocks, as per the sticky at the top of the forum.

Enverex · 21-12-2003, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by Vaul
Also delayed due to large chunks of source code being stolen.

Not effectively stolen as if it was stolen then they wouldn't actually have it anymore. It was just copied. I think the delay was still not entirely justifed though, not of this length anyway.

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