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post #21 of 38
6/5/06 at 7:52pm
Yep, had that happen too. It's a known bug. However, the .wmv file is in your media folder of ..

\\steam\steamapps\<your user name>\half-life2 episode one\episodic

(WHEW!! we made it).
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post #22 of 38
6/5/06 at 9:32pm
4 hours isn't long at all Everyone I've spoke to, has complained about the length also. I guess what can you expect for $20, right?
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post #23 of 38
6/5/06 at 9:40pm
If you are extremely unscrupulous, you can always save the $20 and get it from a decent torrent site.

I suggest paying for it... I played it, and then my brother finished it... 2 x $10 movie tickets worth.
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post #24 of 38
6/5/06 at 9:40pm
I want the free version...

A friend told me it was encrypted, and I couldn't get a free version, is this true?
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post #25 of 38
6/5/06 at 10:25pm
I am pretty sure Valve/steam is learing as they go and making it harder to pirate.

/steps on the pulpit
I for one support people paying for their games. End result is that the creative people who make good games are rewarded and ultimately the consumer is rewareded with better games. Otherwise those creative people go do other things so that they can put food on the table. One of the few cases where I support the company over the (illegal) consumer.
/steps off the pulpit

Episode 1 is giving me that urge to load up half-life 2 and give that plus EP1 a shot. Other contenders for next game are R:TW, Sims2, Halo, Oblivion. Sadly the list of games I want to play is always growing due to a lack of gaming time. Better than not having any good games to play
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post #26 of 38
6/5/06 at 10:32pm
If you consider the price to length ratio it almost ridiculous, but after playing I could nothing but clap my hands for an awesome 4 hours, those guys at valve are a great bunch. So for me I say it's totally worth it, look forward to episode 2

and the HDR on the game looks very beautiful, bigger difference than I would've thought.
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post #27 of 38
6/5/06 at 10:38pm
great game, i have like 5 copies of it too ^_^
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post #28 of 38
6/5/06 at 10:56pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryotaro
I for one support people paying for their games. End result is that the creative people who make good games are rewarded and ultimately the consumer is rewareded with better games. Otherwise those creative people go do other things so that they can put food on the table.

I fully agree with you. Software piracy is no different from any other form of theft, no matter how strenuously some people are trying to rationalize it.

Plus, 20 bucks for a game is not an unreasonable price at all. You spend an evening at your favorite bar and have a few beer, chances are it's gonna cost you more...
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post #29 of 38
6/5/06 at 11:04pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaine
Yep, had that happen too. It's a known bug. However, the .wmv file is in your media folder of ..

\\\\steam\\steamapps\\<your user name>\\half-life2 episode one\\episodic

(WHEW!! we made it).
thanks dude!

alyx might have made it since a vorg was holding her.
you never know what those mofos can do.
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post #30 of 38
6/6/06 at 1:54am
great pics, but sure sucks looking at them from my crap PC on 800x600 res scrolling over and up and down to see each pic, while waiting for my m170 to get here!!!
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post #31 of 38
6/6/06 at 3:23am
these pics reminded me something : "I haven't played any games for ages now"

due to 24/7 coding
awwf
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post #32 of 38
6/6/06 at 3:34am
http://hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-06-04
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post #33 of 38
6/6/06 at 5:26am
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Originally Posted by Dr. House
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post #34 of 38
6/6/06 at 6:01am
thanks for the semi-spoiler! =( hehe
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post #35 of 38
6/6/06 at 9:32am
Thread Starter 
Well when I took these, It was running a Bittorrent verision that didn't even have to have Steam! I like to test games before I buy them, and I have already purchased this right after finishing!
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post #36 of 38
6/6/06 at 9:42am
yeah it actually runs quite well maxed at native res on the tl wuxga on my E1705 with the 7800 go. A huge difference from the 6800 and the 1440x900 =)


-D
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post #37 of 38
6/7/06 at 12:38am
The expansion is good or is really too short?
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post #38 of 38
6/7/06 at 10:57am
Way too short imo, I think someone else quoted 4 hours which is about right. Great while it lasted though, just over way too soon. I'd rather pay $40-50 for a full game of like 3 episode and play through the whole thing. $20 is fair enough but I think CS Source is the same price and obviously has much greater reply value.
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