Source: Kerino

We are currently looking for two new staff to join the Kerino team, we are looking for people who know the basics about mapping, modeling and C++ coding for Half-Life 2.

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Kerino, a Half-Life 2 modification.

Single Player, You are the daughter of the parents in a plane crash you seek revenge on the king pin of this underground operation. Features include Kung Fu, Slow Motion for those needy times, Double weapons, stunts (eg. running up walls and flipping).

Multiplayer, Kerino comes in four modes of mulitplayer: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Co-Op and Deathmatch missions. This also includes all the features of Single Player, Kung Fu, Slow Motion, etc.

Source: Stargate SGC

Long time no update, the site hasn't been updated in a while and I’ve let things slip a bit and I apologize for that but a new site design is coming and we are indeed hard at work, and if you bother to check our forums you will see the odd thing posted up by our Leader Ranger like the recently Re-Skinned P-90 (thxs to Mr Tweak for this) which you can see here We are nearing internal beta phase and just because you don’t hear anything from us doesn’t mean where not still alive and kicking, as soon as the new site is launched I promise a heap of new media.

Source: CS Nation
I saw this a few days ago and i forgot to post it. It is rather interesting.

voodoo, a member of the Counter-Strike clan Echo 7, has contributed an elaborate article to the community as a GotFrag? Guest Writer. This piece addresses numerous issues, but mainly revolves around the following question: "Professional Counter-Strike may seem profitable, but is it all that it is cracked up to be?"

Even worse, there is another cap I have yet to explain that simply magnifies the entire process above. This cap is the age limit placed on competitive Counter-Strike. You have to be at least 17 years old in order to compete in the CPL. High school ends and college begins at the age of 18. This is a large change that many people have to face. Because college can be incredibly time consuming and can even change where you live, it can create a negative playing field for Counter-Strike. Many players have to give up on professional Counter-Strike because they commit to school and jobs. However, if they could make a living professionally playing Counter-Strike, everyone would be much more apt to stick with it.

This lengthy, yet well written article brings up a somewhat debatable proposition towards the end. However, you be the judge on this most excellent read (it should be noted this does not reflect the opinions of GotFrag? or their staff).

Source: Mech Assault Genesis

GAT-X105 Strike Gundam has been finished being skinned, by me, and a new render has been made of it

Source: Shores of Victory

Well, If you have been following this mod at all, you may know that during the last two months or so, SoV has had quite a problem with one particular bug. Im here to give you good news that the bug has finally been overcomed. It was found in a pouch/magazine system we implemented as our hud, now for the time being we had to take this feature out, but we are trying to put it back in without causing the bug again.

With this cracked we can focuse on the big picture now, perfect the overall game. Push for a final compiles of all maps, and by the start of July we plan to have another version ready for Beta Testers.

Wish us good luck

Source: Balkan Crisis

Our first media update:
Guybrush has finished 4 models for our Half-life 1 version.

You can find them in our Gallery by clicking on Weapons.

Source: Steam

An update to the Steam client and HLDS update tool has just been released. Steam will update itself automatically when you restart. Here is a list of the changes:

STEAM CLIENT CHANGES / ADDITIONS:

• Steam will now generate a receipt when you purchase a product, instead of sending it via e-mail


• Removed email verification


• All Steam error messages are now localized


• Improved offline behavior if no SteamUI.dll or Steam.dll present


• Improved content server responsiveness


• Disabled background preloaders when any game is running


• Preloader checks to see if an item will fit in the cache (improves going offline)


• Improved behavior of content "tickets" (thrown out if system clock more than 4 weeks off)


• Improved loading progress bar time calculation


• Improved startup speed of Steam


• Improved responsiveness of user cancel


• Changed legal characters in new account names to only be 'a'-'z', 'A'-'Z', '0'-'9', and '_'

HLDS UPDATE TOOL CHANGES / ADDITIONS:

• Added "-retry" flag -- auto-retry to get content every 30 seconds

Source: Half-Life Radio

We will be doing a live show on Friday & Saturday night this week. No shows for Wednesday or Thursday. We are working on a special presentation! Be sure to tune in on Friday & Saturday this week!


As we continue to bring you exclusive updates on Half-Life 2 from Valve, Erik Johnson stopped by to answer a few questions last night. If you have any questions for Valve, please visit the Questions for Valve thread for Valve to answer. We will be expanding this section soon.

Source: Eternal Silence

The interview I did with fpscentral has finally been posted for your viewing pleasure.

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What has been the hardest obstacle to overcome in the making of the mod?

It would without a doubt have to be the design phase. Keeping everything consistent is very hard, which is why we have a detailed design document. When we started getting artists, it was even harder to convey our imagery into something the other could understand. Most of this is under control now, though. The next big challenge will be coding the whole thing.

You can find the full interview here

Source: Front Line Message Board
Related: Night Watch

Apologies for the downtime. There's been a whole mess of server issues the last few days and it has made things rather frustrating. Hopefully we're in the clear.

In the meantime, you might want to take note of a slight change to the site.