Binary Gamer | Digital Gaming Reborn » Episode 3 http://www.binarygamer.com The Binary Gaming Community Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:23:13 +0000 en hourly 1 Half Life 2: Episode 3 code found in DOTA 2 Leak? http://www.binarygamer.com/news/half-life-2-episode-3-code-found-in-dota-2-leak/ http://www.binarygamer.com/news/half-life-2-episode-3-code-found-in-dota-2-leak/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:02:57 +0000 AzzX http://www.binarygamer.com/?p=2799 LambdaGeneration earlier broke the news that the Dota 2 Client had been Leaked with references to actual HL2: Episode 3 Code which has recently been verified by Steam user barneyinblue:

dota 2 beta/bin/dota_staging_latest_good.TXT

dota/staging/game/bin/ep3.fgd
dota/staging/src/game/client/client_ep3.vpc

dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/blob_mine.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/blob_regenerator.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/dust_cloud.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/gas_pump.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_advisor_roaming.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_advisor_roaming.h
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_advisor_roaming_spit.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_blob.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_blob.h
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_blob_tiny.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_blob_tiny.h
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/npc_composite_companion.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/shape_target.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_egon.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_flamethrower.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_flamethrower.h
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_flechettegun.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_gauss.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_icegun.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_pipebomblauncher.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_teleport.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weapon_weaponizer.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weaponizer_concrete.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weaponizer_liquid.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/server/ep3/weaponizer_metal.cpp

dota/staging/src/game/client/ep3/fx_gauss.cpp
dota/staging/src/game/client/ep3/splatter.cpp

[dota 2 beta/bin/dota_staging_debug_latest_good.TXT]

dota/staging/src/game/shared/ep3/blob_shareddefs.h
dota/staging/src/game/shared/ep3/npc_advisor_roaming_shareddefs.h
dota/staging/src/game/shared/ep3/weaponizer_shared.h

If these environmental type weapons are indeed now part of the Half Life universe, the future looks very interesting for one Gordon Freeman.

For more on the DOTA 2 leak checkout the original teamliquid forum thread which is subtlety restrained considering the nature of the leak.

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Steam User Darth Tealc has managed to decode the in game audio samples from the newly added Portal radio that is scattered in each level, which when taken to the appropriate spot, an audio sample will play.

Radio achievement added and ringing the radios in-game to different spots in each map give soundclips SPOILERS:

I am decoding the images from the radio sounds – here they are – (EDIT: All have now been uploaded)
Note – dinosaurs 1, 5, 12, and 17 are morse code, not images. See this topic for the morse code translations.

dinosaur2 – http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2862/dino2.png
dinosaur3 – http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5395/dino3.png
dinosaur4 – http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8126/dino4.png
dinosaur6 – http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/474/dino6t.png
dinosaur7 – http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/804/dino7.png
dinosaur8 – http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4015/dino8.png
dinosaur9 – http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1900/dino9z.png
dinosaur10 – http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6002/dino10.png
dinosaur11 – http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5893/dino11.png
dinosaur13 – http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2015/dino13.png
dinosaur14 – http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6633/dino14.png
dinosaur15 – http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2716/dino15.png
dinosaur16 – http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3671/dino16.png
dinosaur18 – http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5874/dino18.png
dinosaur19 – http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8443/dino19.png
dinosaur20 – http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8295/dino20.png
dinosaur21 – http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6334/dino21.png
dinosaur22 – http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6657/dino22.png
dinosaur23 – http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4641/dino23.png
dinosaur24 – http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1385/dino24.png
dinosaur25 – http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/4139/dino25.png
dinosaur26 – http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3913/dino26.png

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Steam Client

  • Added contact email account verification by request and on new account creation
  • Improved account security with verified contact email to prevent phishing
  • Added mod support for Killing Floor
  • Fixed memory leak
  • Added ‘officers-only chat’ mode to group chats
]]> http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/steam-security-update/feed/ 0 66% off the Half Life Universe http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/66-off-the-half-life-universe/ http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/66-off-the-half-life-universe/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:05:19 +0000 AzzX http://www.binarygamer.com/?p=1257 If you are new to Steam and the Half Life series in particular, this weekend is the perfect time to experience the complete Half Life universe.  You can get 66% off the Half life complete pack which makes it US$16.99 or grab selected individual Half Life Titles on the cheap.

I have had most of the original Half Life series games since the won.net days, but now seems the perfect opportunity to gift some of my more stubborn un-Half Life playing friends.

Half Life complete

]]> http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/66-off-the-half-life-universe/feed/ 0 Steam Down 6th August, That's Tomorrow! http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/steam-down-6th-august-thats-tomorrow/ http://www.binarygamer.com/steam/steam-down-6th-august-thats-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:28 +0000 AzzX http://www.binarygamer.com/?p=1231 Steam hasn’t died!  Just some scheduled downtime taking place.  If you are in OZ, you will probably be asleep or at work anyway unless you are completing a marathon gaming session.

Beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific time Thursday August 6th, we will be performing software maintenance on some Steam servers. We expect the resulting downtime to last three hours at most, putting the end of the window at 9:00 pm Pacific time.

Some Steam services will be offline during this time. Affected services will include the Steam Community, in-game matchmaking or lobbies, downloading games from Steam content servers, and making purchases from the Steam store. Games that do not rely on Steam matchmaking services should remain playable.

News updates and any further information will be posted in this space.

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Valve has released a beta SDK and it has various fixes for hl2DM.  All slam issues are now fixed and also the third person animations are fixed as well as all the effects and I am releasing a mod soon witch will use the new sdk – orange box.

I had a quick play around with it last night – Damn impressive.  The Tau Cannon behaves almost like it did originally without the issues presented byHL2DM pro.  Movement, speed are fluid – just need to test in an online environment.

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Features

Weapons

  • Tau Cannon (AKA “GaussGun”) The same gun that is on the buggy in Half-Life 2 but its hand held like it was in Half-Life 1
  • SniperRifle
  • The Gluon gun (AKA “The Egon”) From Half-Life 1 Coming soon
  • The PhysGun that was cut from Half-Life 2 is also in the works

Enhancements

  • Chat Bubble above players head when typing
  • RPG now holds 8 Rockets and the Laser can be turned on or off.
  • The Frag Grenade now explodes sooner
  • Added First Person Ragdolls
  • Added Muzzle Flash Lighting
  • Added Counter Strike Source Muzzle Flashes
  • Added High Res textures on all weapons
  • New SMG1 Model and Sounds
  • Added HDR Lighting to all Maps
  • Maxplayers can now go up to 32
  • Floating Slam issues are now fixed
  • Better Thirdperson coming soon
  • Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution uses The Orange Box Source Engine
  • Multiplayer Source Code fixes
  • Players animate with the new animation system that came along with TF2.
  • Fixed third person animations and all effects
  • Fixed SLAM issues
  • Fixed Use of UTIL_GetLocalPlayer on the server in various locations
  • Fixed a number of other bugs / asserts.
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orange_box

The weekend special on Steam is The Orange Box, an award-winning collection of Valve titles including Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the Half-Life 2 family of games. For this weekend only, The Orange Box is being offered at 66% off its regular price to customers worldwide. In the USA for example, the 66% discount means all five games included in Orange are just $9.99. Visit www.steamgames.com for more information.

More… Thread

]]> http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/orange-box-us999-this-weekend/feed/ 0 What Is In The Box: A HALF LIFE Inspiration? http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/what-is-in-the-box-a-half-life-inspiration/ http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/what-is-in-the-box-a-half-life-inspiration/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:49:51 +0000 AzzX http://www.binarygamer.com/?p=800 Here is another impressive Half Life inspired fan video, initially looking to be part of some sort of viral marketing campaign for HL2 Episode 3, Doug Lombardi has confirmed the “What Is In The Box” video was made by fans.:

Edit: The box has been opened!

Two of the people involved, Tim Smit and Steven Roeters, recently won a film competition landing them a meet-and-greet with Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters. In an article from their college campus paper following the competition, the pair mentioned they were hard at work on a film titled What’s In the Box? So, unless they forgot to mention Valve contracted them for a viral marketing ad, this one remains labeled as an homage of sorts. Source

what_is_in_the_box

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU_reTt7Hj4

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The ValveCommunity.com Directory

valve_community

A fantastic showcase of communities built upon Valve’s own Game and Steam related releases.

Each website page contains a basic screenshot, a brief and factual description, a direct text link, a community rating, a list of games it covers, descriptive tags and a full length screenshot

]]> http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/valve-community-directory/feed/ 2 Doug Lombardi on Left for Dead and Episode 3 http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/doug-lombardi-on-left-for-dead-and-episode-3/ http://www.binarygamer.com/gaming/doug-lombardi-on-left-for-dead-and-episode-3/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:24:16 +0000 AzzX http://www.ozsource.net/?p=304 Kikizo have a great interview with Valve’s own Doug Lombardi on the upcoming Left 4 Dead along with some interesting snippets regarding Half Life 2: Episode 3.

Click the image to open in full size.
Quote:
Kikizo: You’re not doing a PS3 version of Left 4 Dead. We all know the PS3 version of Orange Box was a bit ropey – did you just decide this time you couldn’t be doing with all that again this time?

Lombardi: [laughs] You know, we didn’t shop the PS3 Orange Box; EA came to us and said, “you’re making this new Half-Life thing, can we make it multi platform?”, and we said “sure”. If somebody came to us and said, “can we do a platform extension of Left 4 Dead?”, then we’d have a conversation with them…

Kikizo: Won’t you announce or show anything on Episode 3 this year?

Lombardi: We may at the very end of the year.

My prediction is that a possible media release will be available on the launch of Left 4 dead.

Left 4 Dead will be released via Steam on the 18th of November with retail following on the 21st November.

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