2pm Tuesday 16th Nov

[Ian_B]

Just a reminder for anybody who has a pre-purchased copy of Half Life 2 via Steam

Valve will be unlocking it at around this time and I'm leaving work early as a result (shhhh!)

Will this be this months "BEST GAME EVER!"

I hope more games get released this way as I really believe it will cut down on Piracy as I always feel better when I play games I legally bought.

I've been playing Counterstrike source for the past few weeks and loving it - a really great update to the classic CS

[kabal1234]

Just a reminder for anybody who has a pre-purchased copy of Half Life 2 via Steam

Valve will be unlocking it at around this time and I'm leaving work early as a result (shhhh!)

Will this be this months "BEST GAME EVER!"

I hope more games get released this way as I really believe it will cut down on Piracy as I always feel better when I play games I legally bought.

I've been playing Counterstrike source for the past few weeks and loving it - a really great update to the classic CS

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I've read quite a few "advance reviews" gave the game like 97%, 96% and ridiculous figures like that (though the reviews themselves arn't available yet)

This game is gonna be awsome, though on my PC maybe not.

Doom 3 is too DARK, I can't see WTFs going on.

Let us know your initial impressions when you get a change, including how well it runs + your machine spec

Cheers

[Ian_B]

I would think Half Life 2 is easier on your hardware than Doom 3

Using CS:Source as a guide I can play it smoothly in 1280x756 widescreen with most options on full.

With Doom 3 I only had smooth gameplay at 800x600 on medium

I have 2gig P4, 512meg ram and ATI9600xt

[bartender100]

Not much been about since Doom3,I really need a good game,has anyone played Rome,I brought a copy last time I was in bangkok,but could not get it to load,always crashed on the 3rd cd.

If its any good I will but the original.

[Wolfie]

Doom3 was supposed to be dark... twas a great game

[kabal1234]

Not much been about since Doom3,I really need a good game,has anyone played Rome,I brought a copy last time I was in bangkok,but could not get it to load,always crashed on the 3rd cd.

If its any good I will but the original.

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I just dl a game called Freelancer and I really like it. It's a little like Privateer and Elite... that kind of game... though not everyones cup of tea. The graphics are superb.

[kabal1234]

Doom3 was supposed to be dark... twas a great game

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I don't mean dark like evil or gothic, but just too dim to see what's happening. It's fine in places, but sometimes you wanna come up for air... that's just me.

[BoomBoom]

yer going to have to wait another hour by the look of it, its 3pm according to this

[kabal1234]

you can feel the tension building.....

Just watch the BT network go nuts. If you thought D3 was big.....

[Ian_B]

you can feel the tension building.....

Just watch the BT network go nuts. If you thought D3 was big.....

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Too right!

If they say BT accounts for 30% of all net traffic I would say this number would rise even further once HL2 gets cracked, which it surely will in a day or so!

Not long now.... but would not be suprised if a few toerags decide to DDOS the steam servers!

[kabal1234]

Here's one of the first HL2 reviews (9.7/10)

Half-Life 2 Review

[Darknight]

Doom3 was supposed to be dark... twas a great game

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I don't mean dark like evil or gothic, but just too dim to see what's happening. It's fine in places, but sometimes you wanna come up for air... that's just me.

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You can adjust the brightness in the startup screen , kabal.

[BoomBoom]

haha, unlocking files

[bartender100]

I have been waiting for this for ages,When do you think the original will be on sale in Thailand?,I bet panthip got it already.

[BoomBoom]

I have been waiting for this for ages,When do you think the original will be on sale in Thailand?,I bet panthip got it already.

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3 or 4 days probably, theres about 10meg of cyphers to d/l to unlock the files before u can play, the nsa couldnt have cracked it previous to the 3pm release

[kabal1234]

Doom3 was supposed to be dark... twas a great game

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I don't mean dark like evil or gothic, but just too dim to see what's happening. It's fine in places, but sometimes you wanna come up for air... that's just me.

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You can adjust the brightness in the startup screen , kabal.

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Tried that... might just be a sign the the ol' 5yo phillips monitor in nearing the end of it's cycle. I guess bashing the thing (to get the piture back) over that last year hasn't helped matters

[BoomBoom]

so much for fookin half life 2.. got as far as the giant sewage mixer bit, and @ the same point as gettin blown to peices by some exploding waste barrels tha &lt;deleted&gt; PSU blew up!

Any ideas wether the w350 one I replaced with the blown w500 will be enuf for a P4 3ghz, 2HDs, 1gb RAM, and a Radeon 9800 256mb... While I get a replacement?

[kabal1234]

Holy crap.... I gotta get that game, sounds like a blast.

Get an Enermax > 450 watt

It's about the best quality PSU u can find in thailand and u will be stable.

[BoomBoom]

99% sure thats what I had, maybe it wasnt a 500.. Just lookin 4 the reciept now!

Is it normal for the tower/case to be electrifyed in thailand (lack of proper earthin, etc)? Its had about a 12v charge in the metal parts of it since I got it

[BoomBoom]

aye aye.. Enermax 450

[kabal1234]

I'd be really suprised if you blew an Enermax PSU.

[kabal1234]

Are you saying the Enermax is your new one, or the one you blew?

That's the same as mine... very good PSU

[BoomBoom]

Evermax is the one thats blown... or so it seems anywayz, I havnt tried a diff one yet to see if it is actually the prob..

When turning the power on though.. nothing, no bleeps, nadda

So I assume thats the prob

[Ian_B]

Unlocking took about 20mins on my PC - and have been playing it solid for 2hrs now

Runs much better than Doom 3 - am playing at 1280x760 widescreen with medium-full details and it is smoot so far

As for the game.... it is fantastic as expected... there goes my sleep for tonight!

[BoomBoom]

Unlocking took about 20mins on my PC - and have been playing it solid for 2hrs now

Runs much better than Doom 3 - am playing at 1280x760 widescreen with medium-full details and it is smoot so far

As for the game.... it is fantastic as expected... there goes my sleep for tonight!

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watch out, when u get to the sewage mixer yer computers going to blow up!

[kabal1234]

Evermax is the one thats blown... or so it seems anywayz, I havnt tried a diff one yet to see if it is actually the prob..

When turning the power on though.. nothing, no bleeps, nadda 

So I assume thats the prob 

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Really... check if it's still under warantee, Enermax warantees are quite long.

[BoomBoom]

Evermax is the one thats blown... or so it seems anywayz, I havnt tried a diff one yet to see if it is actually the prob..

When turning the power on though.. nothing, no bleeps, nadda 

So I assume thats the prob 

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Really... check if it's still under warantee, Enermax warantees are quite long.

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just under 6 months, so teh job should be a good un

[triplegee]

HL2 was cracked in 1 hour and 20 minutes by Emporio... watch for it on BT sites shortly. There's a fake version on Suprnova already but apparently the one by Emporio works. No installer - just unrar and play.

[Crushdepth]

Anyone seen a boxed copy of it for sale yet ?

[Ian_B]

Anyone seen a boxed copy of it for sale yet ?

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The boxed copies should be on sale this weekend

However I read on the Valve message board that the game has been localised into Thai, so before you buy I would check to see whether the english language files are on the CDs as well

There is a awful lot of speech and it is very well done.

This is the best FPS I have ever played - much better than Halo 2.