Source: Steam

An update has been released for the Windows dedicated game server which addresses some issues found in yesterday's release. The Linux dedicated server and other products are unaffected. Server administrators can either restart Steam or run the HLDS update tool to receive the update.

Source: gameSHOUT Radio

Find Andy Hodges, Captain Maverick, SexyJosh, FatalX, Louis Cyphier, Death Toll_David, Vicious and the rest of the GameSHOUT staff this week on GameSHOUT Radio.

The live shows are on Wednesday, March 9th thru Friday March 11th, starting at 8pm EST. To listen, just click on the RADIO link from the GameSHOUT website. This week, Capt. Maverick takes us on a trip with the Wacky News from Around the World, At the Movies with GameSHOUT, and the Website of the Week. Also featured will be a roundtable discussion with caller participation, “EA Games: Evil Empire?” Sci-Fi Thursday should prove to be a very interesting discussion, and we will have a special guest with us on Thursday, CoolHandLuke, to discuss PC Security, so we can help protect you from bad guys. FatalX will be bringing us all the insight into the new AGEIA PhysX(TM) chip and how it promises to revolutionize the video game industry, and Andy Hodges will be living in the past as we bring you a new segment, This Year In History. This week we will be discussing 1984, a BIG year in history.

We have been getting a lot of requests to bring back the GameSHOUT-outs. Well we will be making a lot of people happy this week as we bring the GameSHOUT-outs back for the Wednesday night show. If this works, we will be keeping it on Wednesday nights.

The Gamepad Gamers console game reviews with SexyJosh include, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening for PS2, Advance Wars: Under Fire for GameCube, and Project Snowblind for Xbox and PS2. You'll also enjoy an in-depth preview of Area 51 for Xbox and PS2.

Our PC Playground game reviews this week with Captain Maverick include Second Sight, and Star Wars: Republic Commando for the PC. And as for the preview, we have The Movies. For the Demo of the Week, we'll look at Settlers: The Heritage Of Kings.

Show Dates: Wednesday, March 9th, Thursday March 10th, and Friday March 11th, 2005.
Time: 8pm EST

To find us on IRC: irc.gamesnet.net in the #radio channel

To join us on Ventrilo: Server = talk.gameshout.com, (leave the port set on default and no password)

Source: Steam

An update is available for Counter-Strike: Source, the Source Engine, and the Source SDK. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

CS:S

• Fixed an issue which was affecting player movement prediction


• Stopped players on de_dust2 being able to hide inside of rocks


• Added clipbrushes to de_train to prevent players from reaching certain areas


• Enabled bots to navigate their way out of the carts in cs_compound

Source Engine (game server changes)

• Added "stats" command to print the current cpu usage, players and net bandwidth in use


• Fixed rcon responses to properly reflect request id's


• Added rate-limiting to connectionless queries to prevent flooding (as in HL1, the rate-limiting is controlled via the cvars: sv_max_queries_sec, sv_max_queries_sec_global, and sv_max_queries_window)


• Removed sv_allowlocalquery cvar

Source SDK

• Added Snow and rain materials


• Added qc_eyes.exe


• Made various improvements and fixes to .FGD files


• Fixed an issue in Vrad which was causing visible artifacts when lighting very large objects/areas


• Fixed an issue in Studiomdl which was allowing bad $modelnames to be used


• Fixed the "cordon" texture used by Hammer

Well as you have probably noticed there has been a decrease in the amount of news i have been posting lately. My life has become very busy and will not be setteling down for a month or so. I am now opening up a job for a news poster.

Requirements:

• 18years or older


• HTML Experience


• Able to put in 10-20 or 20-40 hours a week


• Speak and write English fluently

Please e-mail me at mjcs@hlgaming.com with your full application

Source: modDB
Related: Dark Forces Redux

A re·dux (rç-dŭks') "Brought back; returned. Used postpositively."

"Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army--one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire, then battle every man and machine the Imperial Forces can muster. Search a vast galaxy for clues, attack enemy bases - all in a desperate attempt to stop the activation of this fearsome new weapon."

Ten years ago, one man took on the Empire and saved the Alliance. The original "Dark Forces" by LucasArts was released in 1995 and for that time, was groundbreaking. It was this game that originally introduced us to characters such as Kyle Katarn, and Jan Ors who can now be found in titles such as "Jedi Outcast". Using todays technology, methods, and expertise, this total modification for the "source" engine is aimed at completely overhauling every aspect of the game. We will be essentially telling the same tale in all new ways. For those who remember the original, there will be a chance to immerse yourself in a completely new, yet familiar environment and those who never played, there will be a chance to relive a classic tale, with todays standards and technology. Not only do we know you will be watching, but Justin Chin will be watching to see what new things we can bring to the dark forces world, as well. DFR (Dark Forces Redux) will be both multiplayer and singleplayer, and will add on many things to the original story. Vehicles, new weapons, and more enemies amongst many other "additions."

From the deepest canyon on Danuta to the tallest building in the Imperial City on Coruscant, terror and darkness lurks behind every corner. Will you be able to once again save the Alliance? Or will the armies of darkness prevail, destroying everything you have come to know?

Source: Half-Life Gaming
Related: HL War Zone

I am the web-master at Half Life War Zone
Half Life War Zone is a half life 2 Mod. But we need help !

If you have experiance in the areas of.

Coders
1. Having experience in VGUIs , Buy systems, AI movement

Mappers
2. Experience with making HUGE maps, typically RTS, but on a Source Engine medium.

Information/Content
3. Someone that can keep up to date with the news of the mod and beable to write stories, events, concepts, etc.

Half Life: Warzone is a Real-Time Strategy total conversion for Half Life 2. This isn’t your typical half-life 2 modification. Warzone is taking Half-life to another level and that level is every RTS player’s dream. In Warzone, the player will take control of one of three factions in the Half Life universe: The Combine, the Xen, or the Human Resistance. Commanding an army all his own. The player will wage war against other players and AI opponents, fighting for the ultimate control. With Warzone we are shooting for a total immersive and well-balanced and, of course, incredibly fun gaming experience. Each faction will be represented as they were in the storyline of Half-life. For the player, they will get to handle the specific units they only saw from a distance while playing Half-life. They will fight for their survival or until all have kneeled, some will fall, some will flourish, its your choice…. in the WARZONE…!

Please visit our site register on our site. Or please apply for one of these job's above.
We need your help to create a truly great Mod !

Source: Sands of War
Download: Sands of War 1.5 Full
Download: Sands of War 1.4-1.5 Patch

The best version ever of Sands-of-War is now avaible for download!

The SoW 1.5 patch is only for thoose who already has SoW 1.4. Thoose who don't have any version of SoW should download SoW 1.5 full.

Plenty of promotional pictures can be found at our ModDB gallery:
http://mods.moddb.com/gallery/1310/
Please spread the word to as many as possible! Mail news sites and tell your friends

We are in need of servers - especially dedicated. Please open a server if possible if you got the connection for it. A linux build can also be found in the download section.

As you can see in the changelog below there is quite a bunch of new features in SoW 1.5. There are more maps, more weapons, more equipment - just more of everything

v1.5
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[01.02.05]

Changes/Additions:
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• New map: sow_Beirut


• New map: sow_Fort


• Updated map: sow_Entombed for better connectivity, more shadows, more vegetation, more varied vegetation, more signs, better textures and a bridge opening up a new route in the water temple


• Updated map: sow_Nbz, detail textures


• Updated map: sow_Riyaq


• Updated map: sow_Khefren for improved visuals, more detail and a brand new route from the basement to the main building


• Updated map: sow_Kantzuo for better performance


• New menu music


• Added Ak47


• Added F2000


• Added radar


• Added infrared


• Added flashbang


• Added SSPE(Sand Storm Particle Engine)


• Added basic XP/levelling system


• Mission description for sow_Khefren


• Updated mission descriptions for sow_Entombed, sow_Hangar, sow_Nbz, sow_Close and sow_Riyaq


• New zooming system and M4 can now zoom


• Updated the class specifications

Bug fixes:
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• Added correct models for sow_khefren(less sandbags)


• Players can now only see the location of teammates


• Fixed a bug in the map vote system


• Fixed a model path problem for sow_close


• Fixed clipping problems for some weapons


• Fixed NVG

Note:
The counters still don't work work, we are aware of that and working on it.

Source: Hammered

We have a great update for you all today, PeppyFool has let Hammered host up MAPfool a program made to ease the conversion of your Half-life 1 maps to Half-life 2! In other words it will make the amount of reworking you would normaly have had to do a lot less! Sounds good huh? But wait it gets better! MAPfool comes equipped with a few different operations so you can get your map up to date in no time! such as changing your old HL1 entities into their HL2 equivalents, or even update your old AAAtriger or sky textures to the HL2 Equivalents saving you lots of time if your are updating a big map!

For a more in-depth look we have taking a snippet from PeppyFools website http://www.peppyfool.com
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Texturing

• View the textures used in a map file, along with their frequency of usage


• Export individual or all of the textures used in a map file to .tga


• Convert exported .tga files into material .vtf files


• Auto generate generic .vmt files for both regular and transparent textures


• Globally prepend (insert before) a folder name in front of all the texture names used in a map file


• Globally replace a texture name from a user supplied list or file

Editing

• Let you view and analyze all entities and their key values in your map file


• Replace all usages of obsolete texture names (like AAATRIGGER) with their Source equivalents


• Convert obsolete entities (like func_wall) into their new Source equivalents


• Auto "explode" func_water into world brushes and texture it with tools/toolsnodraw


• Delete individual entities or all of a particular type

Analysis

• Generate a sequence event summary that shows which entities trigger other entities, the order of firing, and the time to fire.

Source: DODEC

Wow, been a while since i've posted news. Bad me. Anyway I am happy to officially annouce the developement of an all new website by the dodec staff specifically for the game we are all waiting for, DoD:Source. The new website will be simliar to the dodec, but with more features and all that good stuff. Development is well underway and should be operational within the next couple weeks. So keep your eyes on the new DoD Editing Center:Source at http://dodecsource.hlgaming.com

Source: The Storm of Steel

The Storm of Steel officially opens its doors today, And we have some renders to show off.
But now that we have got things kick started, We are looking for new blood for the team, So if you think you have skill, And want to undergo this modification, Please head over to the Contact page; We currently need:

• Modelers: Vehicle/Weapons/Characters


• Skinners Vehicles/Weapons/Characters


• Mappers/Animators and other jobs need to be filled too, Please visit the Contact page for more information, And how to apply.

Now for the renders. Here we have the SMLE Mk.III British rifle:

The original model was invented in 1895, nicknamed the "Long-Enfield", It was very unreliable, And didn't handle well, But during the second boer war, The british troops were pitted against boers armed with german Mauser 98 rifles, Which were very effective, And outmatched the british rifles by far, It was to this that the british armed forces realized they need a new rifle, Many prototypes went through, But it came down to the SMLE (Short Magazine Lee-Enfield), Which at the time was the Lee-Matford (Named after the inventor J.P. Lee, And used Matford rifling), But the rifling was changed to enfield, Thus the Lee-Enfield, This rifle replaced all other rifles currently in british service, And was used un till 1941 by all commonwealth countries (Except canada).

And the Pattern 1914:

In 1903, Eight years after the first Long-Enfield had shown up, Britain saw the need to replace the old models, And then came the Pattern .276 (It had no official designation at the time), Which was to replace the Enfields and the .303 round, And through many trials and tests, It proved to be an effective weapon, But the .276 round proved to be too damaging to the breech and chamber, And was replaced with the vickers .303 round, Which was now used by most british weapons, But all factories were fully set on making the SMLE, So britain went to the United States (Who eventually adopted the P14, as the M1917), And signed Remington & Winchester to produce them, Although the P14 was scarce as a main rifle, It served most duty as a sniper rifle, Fitted with a scope, And remained in services till World war 2.

Last but not least, The Lewis .303:

Invented by U.S. Colonel Isaac Newton Lewis, Although the United States favoured the Browning Machineguns, The british and all the commonwealth adopted the Lewis, And in 1913 Colonel Lewis set sail for belgium, To sell his new weapon, The belgian army was impressed, And took the weapon into their service, A belgian factory even bought the rights to manufacture the Lewis, German forces invading belgium gave it the nickname "Belgian Rattlesnake"; The british made different versions for sea and air use, And was known as the most reliable machinegun around, And was finally adopted by the U.S. in 1917, And remained in british service un till the 1930's when it was replaced by the lighter and more effective Vickers Bren LMG.

Well that concludes this news, But be sure to check back for more updates soon, As we have plenty more where this comes from.

P. S. The forums will be up soon.