Source: HLIT

After many months of inactivity, I've returned with yet another version of HLIT. Sorry that it's been so long, but real life stepped in, and pushed HLIT to the side. However, at least as of now, I'm back. Below is a changelog from v1.19e to v1.30. Enjoy the release.

Source: Hostile Intent
It looks like the folks over at Hostile Intent decided to release the mod today after all.

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1.1 Changelog
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Added New Scoring System aimed at teamwork
Added New Server Commands
Added Weather Effects
Added New VGUI Artwork
Added New sounds by Kaffee
Added New Maps hi_deadbolt2, hi_offshore, hi_majesty

Changed Flashbang Effective Radius
Changed Frag Grenade Effective Radius
Changed Grenade timer to 3 Seconds from 5 seconds
Changed Sniper Rifles Recoil
Changed Maps hi_alandalus, hi_aurora, hi_congo, hi_twilight

Fixed Equipment VGUI resetting
Fixed Overflow Disconnection
Fixed Sniper Rifle scopes
Fixed Voice Comms while Dead
Fixed many more things


Be sure to delete your old HI folder before you install the new version!

edgefiles

Source: Hostile Intent

Yes, it's true! Only one more day to go until we release Hostile Intent v1.1. It will be released tomorrow, Sunday the 15 of Feb. We haven't set a precise time yet though, but you will see it when you see it.
To celebrate our impending release we decided to take some screenshots during testing sessions and show them to you. It's almost like watching a soap opera, it has seriousness, yet also drama, romance, people acting like idiots and just really silly moments. Check it yourself.

Source: Somme Valley

Our newest modeler Mitlancer has been hard at work, and has completed 3 of the 5 German weapon models, the Mauser G98 and C-96, as well as the 1915 Stick Grenade. The models hover around 1800-2100 poly, and are nothing but the highest quality work, as you can plainly see =)

Be sure to give Mitlancer your gratitude, and be on the lookout for more Mitlancer weapons, hes currently working on the Maxim 08 and the Maxim 08/15 (the last of the two German weapons).

Source: Rats Mod

The new version (2.2) of the Half-Life mod "Rats-Mod" has just been released
Changelog:
Rats-Mod 2.2 - Changelog
-Steam-compatible
-2 New Maps (rats_classroom2, rats_dormroom)
-Levelsystem (Frag=1Lvl. up | Kill=1.Lvl. down)
-For each Level you will get a new weapon, which can not be found on the maps.
-New Weapons:
-Freezegun
-Warblades

Source: Hostile Intent

As we get closer and closer to the release of Hostile Intent 1.1 on the 15th; I'd like to take this time to give you guys a real treat. I've been working hard lately hidden from the community eye on bringing back our classic Hostile Intent maps that never made it in our 1.0 release.

A few days ago we gave you a tease (yes, a tease) of hi_majesty; yet today I want to highlight hi_deadbolt2 by George Pooshoes, who is also the creator of hi_jungle, and hi_deadbolt1. George sadly left our community years ago to be with his job as naturally an employed level designer for a company in the UK. I've been spending the past months cleaning up these classic maps by adding the finishing touches on these works of art and converting them for playability with Hostile Intent. So without further delay, I give you hi_deadbolt2 which should be included in our 1.1 release!

Source: Steam

There has been a small update released to Steam this evening. This release only affects the non-English versions of the game, where there were a few lines of text that were incorrectly being shown in English.

Source: Natual Selection

This is just a quick note to let you know that Natural Selection v3.0 beta 3 has just been released to the public! The biggest changes in this version
include:

- New spawning system for Combat to encourage shorter, more intense games
- All-new ns_hera. This class has been gutted, optimized and reworked to be lightwight for server operators and more balance and fun
- Full Xfire support (www.xfire.com), which will be auto-updated on Thursday
- Many other bug fixes, balance changes and map updates (view full changelog
here: http://www.natural-selection.org/v30b3-changelog.html)

With more players every day, we're already the biggest independent Half-life mod out there, and we're starting to breath down the necks of the VALVe-owned games as well. :) For more information, head on over to www.natural-selection.org.

Thanks again for your support, we really appreciate it.

Source: Steam

An update for all Steam games has just been released. See below for a list of what's included. As always, Steam will update your games automatically. Dedicated Servers will be required to restart. If you're a server admin and you have trouble using the HLDS update tool, you can download the latest dedicated server updates here.


ENGINE (all games)

• Small CPU optimizations


• Stop motdfile from having "..","","/" or ":" characters in filename


• Added new command line option "-dll"; Syntax is -dll [game_dll_to_load]


• Fix for updated files on the server not getting to the client when using compression


• Fixed extremely large rcon packets not being returned correctly

CSTRIKE

• Increased hit damage for elite pistols (slightly)


• Decreased price for elite pistols to $800


• Optimized entity lookup routines to reduce CPU load


• Fix xm1014 and m3 from making endless empty clip sounds when out of ammo


• Fixed shield bug where client could purchase multiple primary weapons


• Cstrike spectator health fix (switching players sometimes left health display incorrect)


• Cstrike lastinv fix (lastinv works at start of round, after picking up items, etc)


• Cstrike corpse popping fix


• Cstrike FL_FAKECLIENT fix (3rd-party bots should work fine in cstrike once more)


• Fixed file leak in ReadWaveFile() function

DEDICATED SERVER

• Change white background to black for status bar on console app

DEATHMATCH CLASSIC

• Added support for command menu

Source: Clan Recruiter

Kent, UK – 9th February 2004 – The Thunderbolt Network is pleased to announce the continuing development progress of its new website, Clan Recruiter. The site is scheduled for an early March 2004 launch and is set to unite players and clans around the world.

“Clan Recruiter is progressing at a rapid pace,” said Philip Morton, director of The Thunderbolt Network. “We’ve been tweaking the structure and design so that when it goes live, it’ll be as user friendly as it can be. We’re also aiming for a March 1st launch date – we said early March and we want to make that date. So many things are delayed these days and we don’t want to follow that trend.”

Clan Recruiter’s design has been altered and a preview of this can be found at www.clanrecruiter.net/preview/. This shows the new layout and graphics that are likely to be in the final version. Beta testing will also be commencing soon, with Clan Recruiter’s newly formed moderator and development team to make sure that it’s fully functioning and bug-free before launch.

Clan Recruiter will be launching in early March 2004. In the meantime, gamers should check the new site’s news section for updates. Expect more news soon.

For more information, visit www.clanrecruiter.net