Friday, 07 January 2005
Source: Kali from the Day of Defeat section of Pexcus.comSome more details about the status of the Day of Defeat: Source port have been posted at the forums of Day of Defeat. This reports the Day of Defeat section of Pexcus.com:
"PickItUp : It will be a 95% straight port. Codemonkey Mathew Boone has worked up a couple of really great features that are not really new, but are rather better implementations of current features. Wavemaster Kelly Thornton's sounds are great. Model Genius Jakob Jungels is really taking advantage of Source and creating some terrific artwork. Hammer Guru's Iikka Karanen and Tim Holt are working their magic on a few of the maps. And I, John Morello II, have done NOTHING! LOL! So there's the other 5%."Check out the original message from PickItUp here, and for more go here to the Day of Defeat section of Pexcus.com.
Source: Laurence Norton from Games-Fusion via mailRelated: Fusion Pack Source V1.0The Fusion Pack Source V1.0 for Counter-Strike: Source has been released by Games-Fusion:
GAMES-FUSION.NET UNVEILS FIRST EVER FULLY FEATURED REPLACEMENT PACK FOR COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE, FUSION PACK: SOURCE V1.0Games Fusion's highly successful replacement pack for Counter-Strike returns with another promising addition, this time for Valve Software's recently released title, Counter-Strike: Source. Fusion Pack: Source is the first fully featured replacement pack to be released by Games Fusion and incorporates many new additions to Counter-Strike: Source, including weapon models, player models, sound effects and interface graphics. Games Fusion’s Fusion Pack for Counter-Strike 1.5 & 1.6 was one of the most highly received and downloaded replacement packs of all time. It received many recommendations, including those from world-wide gaming magazines and recognized sites. With Fusion Pack: Source we hope to achieve the same goal by providing a completely fresh and exciting experience to fans of the Counter-Strike genre.Check Games-Fusion for more info and download links.Fusion Pack: Source v1.0 Features: Added new console background. Added new HUD text and colors. Added new Counter-Terrorist Player Model. Added new Terrorist Player Model. Added new Weapon Sounds. Added new Player Sounds. Added new Radio Sounds. Added new Item and Misc Sounds. Added new Knife model. Added new Desert Eagle Pistol Model. Added new Berreta Elites Model. Added new Fiveseven Pistol Model. Added new Glock Pistol Model. Added new P228 Pistol Model. Added new USP45 Pistol Model. Added new AK47 Rifle Model. Added new FAMAS Rifle Model. Added new M4A1 Rifle Model. Added new SG552 Rifle Model. Added new M3 Shotgun Model. Added new XM1014 Shotgun Model. Added new Mac10 SMG Model. Added new MP5 SMG Model. Added new P90 SMG Model. Added new AWM Rifle Model. Added new Dust and Dust 2 Sand Texture. Added realistic weapon names. Fusion Pack: Source Links: Get it at www.games-fusion.nethttp://www.games-fusion.net/content/000496.php (Fusion Pack Source Page)http://www.games-fusion.net/screens/thumbnails.php?album=63 (Screenshots)http://www.games-fusion.net/readme/Source%20Readme.htm (Readme and Credits) Installation Password: fpsource349 
Source: CS NationRelated: Steam Forums
VAC will be here in the not too distant future and will catch a lot of people by surprise
Source: PlanetHalfLifeRelated: Black Widow GamesPlanetHalfLife got some more information from Neil Manke of Black Widow Games about the question whether or not They Hunger will be remade for the Source Engine:
"Developing a version of They Hunger for HL2 would require a LOT more work than the original implementation for HL1. HL2 technology requires a much higher level of detail for each map, monster, scenario, artwork ... literally everything! An obviously, we are not even considering the alternative of providing a quick-and-dirty direct port of TH to the HL2 engine (without taking full advantage of the new technology) because we feel an inferior version wouldn't be fair to our fans. So, since HL2's release, we've been trying to find a way to implement this project and, in particular, we contacted Valve to see if they were interested in supporting us somehow (since TH was the most popular SP mod for HL1), and we are currently waiting for their feedback. In the meantime, the idea of a TH project for HL2 is on hold. That's the whole story to date!"Check out PlanetHalfLife and Black Widow Games for more information. We will keep you up to date on this.
Source: PlanetHalfLifeRelated: Natural Selection / Unknown Worlds EntertainmentThe brand new site of Natural Selection has been put online:
If you're reading this, that means the new site is now live! It took a WHOLE lot longer then we wanted it to, but at least it should be relatively stable and bug-free. I think this new site will really facilitate communication, organization and efficiency between the developers and the community.......This site will form the base for the community for all future games from Unknown Worlds. We think that if you liked NS enough to participate in the community that you'll enjoy our future work even more. Your account here is meant to last for many years to come.It's good to have you with us.The full details and press release can be found at the Natural Selection site. But that's not all Flayra from Unknown Worlds Entertainment (The developers of Natural Selection.) also posted the following on future projects:
NS, NS retail, NS: Source, NS2, etc.There's so much confusion and misinformation floating around about all these projects that I think it's time to set the record straight.First there was Natural Selection. Then I formed Unknown Worlds to make more ambitious retail games. I thought that the best bet for the company's first game was putting NS into retail, on the Half-life engine. This would be like Counter-strike or Day of Defeat in retail, and would've essentially been the same game, but polished up and packaged with the Half-life engine so people could play it without owning Half-life. I then decided that it would be too costly and a little boring to do this project, so it was skipped.So the next project is likely going to be NS on the Source engine. We don't know for sure if we're doing this, as we haven't had time to evaluate how much work it will be, but everyone on the team is excited to do it, so I think it will happen. We don't know yet if it is going to be a straight port over to Source, or if we're going to redo a lot of the artwork/animations, or if we're going to change a lot of the fundamental gameplay (flamethrowers, physics, etc.). We need to look into it more, see how many months it's going to take (the bad part) and then make a decision. As soon as we know, we'll let you guys know. NS on Source will be done primarily by the current NS team. I'll be doing the game design and overall direction, but the NS team will be doing all the actual work.The OTHER project, is Natural Selection 2. The game design has been started (hoo-boy, fun stuff), but this will be a full-fledged $50 (or so) retail game, not a mod. It will use a next-generation engine (like Source, Unreal Engine 3, etc.) and will take years and millions of dollars to create. This is what I'm now spending the majority of my time on. Please trust that as soon as ANY information is available on any of these projects, we will post here on the front-page news of this web-site. You won't have to dig through the forums or IRC chat logs, we're going to broadcast loud and clear. We're also planning on making particularly big announcements to the Unknown Worlds mailing list, so make sure you've registered an account and subscribed there if you're interested.I hope this clears things up. I can't wait!Check out the Unknown Worlds Entertainment site and the Natural Selection site for more information.
Source: HL2Files.comRelated: Finland at WarA new piece of Finland at War media has been released. This time it's showing us the new skin by Polygon for the model of the Degtyarev Pechotnyi M/27 made by Ripa:
Check the Finland at War site for more.
Source: Greg Sartorelli from HalfLife2Boards via mailThe HalfLife2Boards will be hosting a Counter-Strike: Source Tournament:
www.halflife2boards.com will be hosting a tournament between January 20th and 27th. Details:Team based(does not have to be clan) tournament style. It will be 3 vs. 3. There will be a minimum of 8 teams playing in order for tournament to take off.Registration:What we need from you is the following:Team NamePlayers Real Name and NicksSteam ID's of person playing (you can get those by typing "status" in the console without the "")Date: January 20th through 27th. Please note that Date is subject to change. Depending on how many teams are playing, the tournament may last several days. A schedual will be handed out prior to the day of the competition.Prizes are provided by FiberFrag.comPrizes:1st: 12 slot public server for a month2nd: $25 Credit3rd: $15 CreditRules:FF=ONBest out of 13 rounds (3 minute Rounds)Single eliminationMinimum of 8 teams needed, entry is free.3 vs 3Spectators Welcome. No Game play Interference though.More info to FollowSincerely,Greg Sartorelli,GotDoig?Admin.Check the HalfLife2Boards for more information.
Source: Steam
Steam, Source Engine, and Half-Life Dedicated Server updates are available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:SteamSource Engine
- Pressing the cancel button while Steam is loading will bring up the offline dialog
- Fixed 100% CPU use on startup
- Fixed use of quoted parameters in "-applaunch" command lines
Half-Life Dedicated Server
- Fixed exception info spam in debugger output window for SDK users
Update - Fixed command line parameters being ignored when using desktop shortcuts for some games
- Enabled support for new query protocol (fixes HLTV server not appearing in the server browser)