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Half Life 2: Episode 3 code found in DOTA 2 Leak?

AzzX — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:02:57 +0000

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.

Portal Radio Transmission Decoded

AzzX — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:26:04 +0000

It looks like Valve is up to something as Portal has been updated with the rather sinister update: “Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations”

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

Steam Security update

AzzX — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:28:28 +0000

Ahh Phishing, sounds like something you do on a boat with a few mates and beers but in the Steam world, it can create havoc for unsuspecting users. The specific changes to the client include:

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

66% off the Half Life Universe

AzzX — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:05:19 +0000

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.

Steam Down 6th August, That's Tomorrow!

AzzX — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:28 +0000

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.

Half Life Lego

Fuzzy — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:51:45 +0000

Here are some impressive lego creations from Half Life fan ORRANGE™

Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution Alpha 0.1

AzzX — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:12:46 +0000

Steam user Sub-Zero1324 has released an impressive early alpha mod which shows huge potential. Source: This Steam Thread and the new Half-Life 2 Deathmatch Revolution website.

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.

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.

Black Mesa Website Down

AzzX — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:30:33 +0000

Some potential bad news, especially if you were an active part of the Black Mesa community. Black Mesa is a complete re-creation and total conversion of the game Half-Life, utilising the Source engine.

http://www.blackmesasource.com

Dear Black Mesa Supporters:

Our website shall be down for a unknown amount of time as we have just suffered from total hard drive failure, which also includes our backups. At this time the Black Mesa website and forums are unreachable. We have our old drive in a USB enclosure, trying to at least retrieving some data such as the community forums SQL database.

We are breaking night and day, drinking stockpiles of Redbull to get the lights on (website that is!). Please bare with us.

FAQ:

Will this effect the release of the mod?
Answer: No.

Does this mean the forums are gone? Including my posts, topics, ect.
Answer: At this time, it does not look so good.

We wish them all the best getting the site up and running. Good luck lads.

Edit 3-5-09

The forum is backup but the old stuff may have been lost.

Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to recover any of the previous databases or backups. We’re still actively searching for anything we can rescue, but it’s looking unlikely that we’ll be able to recover anything from the old forum.

Team Fortress 2 Papercraft

AzzX — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:08:37 +0000

Hellforge has spotted some fantastic Team Fortress 2 themed Paper Art on the Steam Community forums. The Photobucket user by the name of trogdoriangrey has created a vast range of themed paper Cut-outs with some schematics to go with them.

Orange Box US$9.99 This Weekend

AzzX — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:53:39 +0000

This is excellent value if you haven’t picked up Valve’s Orange Box yet. You get Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the whole Half-Life 2 collection of gaming brilliance:

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.

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