HL2 - The Surprise is coming...

Null · 11-24-2004, 11:41 PM

A while back, valve stated that shortly after the release of the game, there would be a surprise for thoes who are dissapointed that Counter-Strike was the only multiplayer included in HL2....

nothing more was said on the subject, and people started to dismiss it saying it was nothing or some said it was Half-Life source was the surprise...

Well now according to planet half-life, along with the new patch to fix the stuttering problem... they also said...
"Next week we will be releasing the Source SDK, along with a surprise for the community."

im REALLY hoping for either an official HL2 multiplayer, or Team Fortress.

but i have a feeling i'll be dissapointed by the 'surprise' lol.

*waits for next week to come...*

DeathsHand · 11-24-2004, 11:54 PM

regular multiplayer seems a bit too obvious, I'm hoping for a team fortress... back in the day when I attempted to play HL online, I prefered TFC to the normal deathmatch...

Also apparently that stuttering patch was already released... On the steam support forums, some people are saying it fixed their problems completely, others are saying it actually messed up the game more (some people who weren't having problems before are now having problems), and still more (me included) can't find a place to download the patch, and steam won't auto-update it...

GT News · 11-24-2004, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

regular multiplayer seems a bit too obvious, I'm hoping for a team fortress... back in the day when I attempted to play HL online, I prefered TFC to the normal deathmatch...

Also apparently that stuttering patch was already released... On the steam support forums, some people are saying it fixed their problems completely, others are saying it actually messed up the game more (some people who weren't having problems before are now having problems), and still more (me included) can't find a place to download the patch, and steam won't auto-update it...

I've never heard a response quite like that before.Those were the days."When do you think artificial intelligence will replace lawyers" stuttering patch was already released ?
I understand.What is
on the steam support forums some people are saying it fixed their problems completely others are saying it actually messed up the game more some people who were not having problems before are now having problems and still more him or her included can not find a place to download the patch and steam will not auto-update it

like on the steam support forums some people are saying it fixed their problems completely others are saying it actually messed up the game more some people who were not having problems before are now having problems and still more him or her included can not find a place to download the patch and steam will not auto-update it.

Null · 11-25-2004, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DeathsHand

regular multiplayer seems a bit too obvious, I'm hoping for a team fortress... back in the day when I attempted to play HL online, I prefered TFC to the normal deathmatch...

Also apparently that stuttering patch was already released... On the steam support forums, some people are saying it fixed their problems completely, others are saying it actually messed up the game more (some people who weren't having problems before are now having problems), and still more (me included) can't find a place to download the patch, and steam won't auto-update it...

yea thats what i mean, they said this along with the release of the patch, patch just came out.

But a HL2 multiplayer would be quite a bit different from the original HL multiplayer. because of the gravity gun and all the things it brings, we'll get that either way cuz of mods. but its been something people have been wanting.
would make for some interesting gameplay with the gravity gun.

and i really want TeamFortress, good times playin that back on the original Quake.

Jonbo298 · 11-25-2004, 01:55 AM

Actually, the patch did come out. If you checked the Monitor on Steam, it shows 100% for CS:S and HL2. It was just a really really small patch.

DeathsHand · 11-25-2004, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Actually, the patch did come out. If you checked the Monitor on Steam, it shows 100% for CS:S and HL2. It was just a really really small patch.

What monitor on steam? I really don't know how steam works...

Alls I know is I didn't see any update thing ever at all and my game still skips...

Jonbo298 · 11-25-2004, 09:22 AM

Open Steam, at the menu if you see Monitor click on it, otherwise in lower right corner, right click the steam icon and choose Monitor.

Or if you need proof the patch did come out, go to www.steampowered.com/status and the little dip in the grey line at the bottom is the time the patch came out.