[hushypushy]

i did a search and was surprised that there has only been ONE half life screenshots thread. rather than revive that thread (which only has ONE screenshot in it mind you) i figured i'd make my own. i just beat HL2 and i decided that since i never quite finished HL (played it for a while back in the day though), i might as well have a go at it now.

16xAA, 16xAF, High Quality mode, 1152x864.

these are all from the very first chapter, i got to the second chapter and saved and quit

hopefully more to come as i keep my commitment to keep playing this game.

 

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that's the only way i can get the FPS under 200

is there something inherently wrong with 16xAA btw?

 

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Isn't there some FPS limit option? On the other hand, back in the day HF did need some good hardware...

yeah there is.

go to the console and type fps_max [number] , that controls the max FPS. however, by default it's limited to 100 (no matter if you put fps_max 34593475345) sooooo you go to the console and put developer 1 and the sky's the limit and yeah i was just joking about the "under 200" fps thing :laugh:

by the way...i looked at your profile and you're from the UK. would you happen to be THE norbi-from-england-diabolo-extraordinaire, by any chance...?

Are you playing it with the HD graphics pack?

no, i wish i only know one person with Blue Shift and he lost the game a long time ago. and since Valve wont officially support BS (heh ironic initials) because it's by a third party company, you cant get it on steam either. i wonder if it's legal to download the hi-res pack....probably not.

This thread makes me want to take screamshots from "old" games since I have my new PC now (thanks to those who helped build it) but hmm I aint sure if it'll be appreciated

go for it man! i already have an Unreal Tournament thread floating around. old game screenshots are great, especially when you max out all the settings and resolution and are still playing it 50 times faster than you used to

Yes the HD pack gives you better models and effects (for all three original half life games)

three original HL games? do you mean HL, opfor, BS?

anyway, check out my legit HL games can you make steam accounts out of opfor CD keys? i've already done it for my HL2, HL, and CS ones... if i can use the opfor CD keys that means ill have 5 steam accounts :evil:

 

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well i have 3 accounts right now on 3 of my email addresses:

yahoo: first steam account. i usually let my friends use this one if they want to play CS. i got banned from my favorite server on CS
sbcglobal: my "main" steam account that i used a lot. used it until i got HL2.
gmail: HL2 silver....meaning i have all the games. cool ****.

anyway, i have so many just so i can play CS with my friends. some of them dont have steam accounts. sharing is caring

oh yeah. more screenshots

 

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not much interest in this thread :laugh:

oh well, i still love half life and ill post shots until i beat the damn game.

some parts of this game still blow me away. i remember how in AWE i was back playing this at 800x600 in (omg) HW rendering mode on my friend's l33t Pentium II. scenes like the big green toxic room (below) and when you have to put the fire on the tentacle thing always take me back. gotta love nostalgia

 

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One of Half-Life: Blue Shift's biggest selling points has to be the "High Definition Pack", a graphics upgrade for Half-Life, which adds visually enhanced player and weapon models. The models, and their respective animations, contain double the amount of polygons over their original versions -- and best of all, it'll also upgrade all the weapons and models in Half-Life and Opposing Force too!

man that sounds awesome. i recall seeing this albeit only briefly. ill try to search around the internet to see if i can get it...

 

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yeah, now if i can only find it....anyone want to help?

 

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holy damn! that looks a lot better than this: http://www.ngemu.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=83536

but now....im wondering what HL Source looks like....hmm... well my plan is to play HL then opfor then HL Source (jn that order). should have it done in the next few months and screenshots in here, i dont think ill open a new thread for each game

 

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HL Source looks like the one you are useing now. (but with improved water)

that's pretty damn weak. at least they changed, well, EVERYTHING for CS:Source, they should've at least tried for HL:S.

 

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I was wondering guys...by any chance do you have the coupon? I have one when I brought my 9600XT and didn't know how to use it...is it www.ati.com\online\hl2?

i'm guessing you'd use that coupon when you start a new steam account? go to steampowered.com...

anyway i have not forgotten about half life! i've been playing some lately. i love this game...so far. my friend just beat the game and he showed me some crap at the end of the game...and i forgot how much i hated the end of the game and why i used to cheat

 

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dammit no one cares do they?!?! well it's my thread and ill post pics if i want to.

im up to lambda core. almost done with this game. i wont torture you much longer :lol:

 

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you should play it, it's wonderful. for being that damn old it's decent looking. the gameplay itself leaves something to be desired though, that's where it shows its age.

 

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heh, well. i think the many many many hours of CS, opfor, and HL that i've made on TWO accounts are worth it, i paid $9.99 for the pack of retail CS, HL, opfor, and TFC. and for CS and HL each, i made a steam account :evil:

 

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ok some more pics from near hte end of the game. almost there!!

 

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you hella should play it, it's a pretty cool game...and it pretty much runs on everyone's computer

 

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Hey hushy, try to beat the last boss with your crowbar

is it really possible, without god mode that is? if so i'll try

Nevermore: just use noclip and fly out of there.

 

[hushypushy]

i dont really even know what you're talking about, but if youre stuck in a room with no way out just fly out of there

 

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So, did you try the HD pack?

it doesnt work with steam.

nevermore: im sorry, i have no idea what you're talking about :/

 

[hushypushy]

Well I tried it years ago and to no avail
I've never been able to jump on its head. :lol: so I'm not sure.

Pretty cool way to kill a final boss if it's true tho

haha i dont think its possible then.....maybe with god mode, noclip, and A LOT of patience

Nevermore: anyway, now i know what you're talking about. and...that spider isnt invincible. when you kill it, it explodes and makes a hole in the floor which you have to then go through.

 

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use the alien guns. use that one that you just got, it's hella strong...the one with the handle and it makes the curvy thing. anyway you do damage to it enough to move it on, then when you slide down the slope and fall, you kill it right there. make sure you are shooting the bulb at the bottom of it.