'Valve Speaks' Part One

zerodamage · Feb 10, 2004, 07:31 PM

Some great information about the upcoming Half-life2 is answered here. You will like the questions and answer about a 64-bit optimized version. Here is a part of the interview:

"Frame-by-frame analysis of the e3 videos showed objects were reacting to impacts prior to the actual, visual impacts. For instance: there's a splash before a box hits the water, boards break before the crowbar reaches them, etc.

Gabe Newell: The physics behaviours you point out are an interpolation artefact during demo playback, not of the physics system. They aren't there when you play. It didn't really occur to us that people would be doing a frame-by-frame analysis of shaky cam video of demo playback. Demo playback is NOT even vaguely pixel or frame accurate to actual game play - if you want that you need to make a movie instead and be really careful about how you manage time in your production pipeline (and you will have to ignore pixel and motion artefacts introduced by your compressor). The current demo playback behaviour is good enough for our uses."

Source: halflife2.net

wertret · Feb 10, 2004, 08:21 PM

Very interesting answers, i've just recovered part of my lost faith in HL2

BWX · Feb 10, 2004, 09:31 PM

"Does Half-Life 2 have a Soldier of Fortune 2 style damage system?"

"Gabe Newell: No."

That kinda sucks- seeing people's heads fly off an blood spurt out in multiplayer SOF2 is quite funny.. and realistic.

Logla · Feb 10, 2004, 09:41 PM

"Will the game be simultaneously released on Steam and in retail stores?

Gabe Newell: Half-Life 2 will be released worldwide on Steam simultaneous with the US retail release."

Ah, wonderfull. Us second rate Europeans have to wait until the Americans have already played it for a week or two or even a month.

There is no way I'll be paying for a game to be sent to me via Steam. I like to have a disc physically in my hand when I walk out of the store.

Surely this sort of thing encourages/tempts piracy. Why do we have to wait all the time for games that are already out in the states?

~~craig588~~ · Feb 10, 2004, 09:41 PM

Water still doesnt move realisticly....I was REALLY looking forward to releastic water.

They didnt awnser the question about the "unscripted" sequence that still happens even if you kill the guys in the level that are supposed to kick the door in. (Maybe someone can find that article for me?)

SOFII damage was fun...you could kill a guy and then have a little victory party with the knife

Seriously, it should have releastic hit zones with body parts that can get blown off if you get hit there.

Mazuko · Feb 10, 2004, 09:45 PM

Wow GREAT article!

Feb 10, 2004, 07:31 PM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	'Valve Speaks' Part One Some great information about the upcoming Half-life2 is answered here. You will like the questions and answer about a 64-bit optimized version. Here is a part of the interview: "Frame-by-frame analysis of the e3 videos showed objects were reacting to impacts prior to the actual, visual impacts. For instance: there's a splash before a box hits the water, boards break before the crowbar reaches them, etc. Gabe Newell: The physics behaviours you point out are an interpolation artefact during demo playback, not of the physics system. They aren't there when you play. It didn't really occur to us that people would be doing a frame-by-frame analysis of shaky cam video of demo playback. Demo playback is NOT even vaguely pixel or frame accurate to actual game play - if you want that you need to make a movie instead and be really careful about how you manage time in your production pipeline (and you will have to ignore pixel and motion artefacts introduced by your compressor). The current demo playback behaviour is good enough for our uses." Source: halflife2.net

Feb 10, 2004, 08:21 PM	#2
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	Very interesting answers, i've just recovered part of my lost faith in HL2 __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Feb 10, 2004, 09:31 PM	#3
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	"Does Half-Life 2 have a Soldier of Fortune 2 style damage system?" "Gabe Newell: No." That kinda sucks- seeing people's heads fly off an blood spurt out in multiplayer SOF2 is quite funny.. and realistic. __________________

Feb 10, 2004, 09:45 PM	#6
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Wow GREAT article! __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

Feb 10, 2004, 09:41 PM	#4
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	"Will the game be simultaneously released on Steam and in retail stores? Gabe Newell: Half-Life 2 will be released worldwide on Steam simultaneous with the US retail release." Ah, wonderfull. Us second rate Europeans have to wait until the Americans have already played it for a week or two or even a month. There is no way I'll be paying for a game to be sent to me via Steam. I like to have a disc physically in my hand when I walk out of the store. Surely this sort of thing encourages/tempts piracy. Why do we have to wait all the time for games that are already out in the states?

Feb 10, 2004, 09:41 PM	#5
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Water still doesnt move realisticly....I was REALLY looking forward to releastic water. They didnt awnser the question about the "unscripted" sequence that still happens even if you kill the guys in the level that are supposed to kick the door in. (Maybe someone can find that article for me?) SOFII damage was fun...you could kill a guy and then have a little victory party with the knife Seriously, it should have releastic hit zones with body parts that can get blown off if you get hit there.