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Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast Comments by Kristan Reed

8 April, 2005

Valve gives a glimpse of its next-gen plans, providing more info on its single Half-Life 2 level for high end PCs.

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XanDaMan
08/04/05 @ 14:45
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Another expansion pack?
krudster [mod]
08/04/05 @ 14:46
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read the feature...
Lutz [mod]
08/04/05 @ 14:48
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Crap!

3.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM and a top spec graphics card

That is one hell of a spec to need!

ChrisOTR
08/04/05 @ 14:57
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Kristan - in your opinion, is it AS pretty as that spec suggests?

I guess a better way of putting it - if HL2's graphics were an 8/10, what's this like?
nicktids
08/04/05 @ 15:02
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gonna have to do a little bit of overclocking to reach 3.2ghz from 2.7ghz

but will my Radeon 9600XT hold up
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XanDaMan
08/04/05 @ 15:07
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Meh, still a kinda of expansion. I msut say, I pretty much just read 'Preview'.
prettyboytim
08/04/05 @ 15:13
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Bother. I only upgraded far enough to play Half-Life reasonably well, not brilliantly...

Radeon 9600
krudster [mod]
08/04/05 @ 15:23
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The visuals are pretty incredible, best yet.
kebab
08/04/05 @ 15:34
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>>May 2005 issue of PC Gamer (out today) for the full article
You mean you missed something out?
krudster [mod]
08/04/05 @ 15:45
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It's a ten page epic. Go buy it, great mag, one of the only ones worth buying IMO.
krudster [mod]
08/04/05 @ 16:08
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Not reviewed, but they did give Driv3r 23%, which you've got to love, and CM online 20%. Now those are scores that should be dished out more often.
smelliot
08/04/05 @ 16:42
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I hope my 9600 Pro doesn't 'splode.

"I went off them when they did an "exclusive review" of black and white and gave it a stupidly high score.."

Black & White deserves a stupidly high score. It's stupidly good.
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WoodenSpoon
08/04/05 @ 16:47
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I don't see how they can say 3.2Ghz minimum for all processors.

You can play with one of these but not one of these?

I doubt it.
AtomicBanana
08/04/05 @ 16:53
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' I hope my 9600 Pro doesn't 'splode. '

It will explode I'd imagine.

Glad they haven't gone crazy with the 'top spec' I've had a 3.2ghz cpu, the 6800 GT @ ultra speeds for ages now and I don't consider my self that hardcore when it comes to pc specs. Just the ram to pick up then :)

'You can play with one of these but not one of these? '

Both of those are effectivly over 3.2ghz?
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WoodenSpoon
08/04/05 @ 17:03
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Effectively, yes.

But not really. If all they do is scan for a 3.2 Ghz clock speed then you're rather fooked.
AtomicBanana
08/04/05 @ 17:09
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I'd really be very surprised if they fail to take into account AMD's rating system, especially as they are the highest performing in games atm.
Burton2000
08/04/05 @ 17:16
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3.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM and a top spec graphics card

woa my computer realy feels **** if thats the minimum spec. Mines a 1.8ghz 512 ram and a puny Nvidia Geforce 2 MX100/200 luckily im getin that upgraded soon to a Geforce fx5200 which will b enuf to play splinter cell pandora tomoz yay
Kronos
08/04/05 @ 18:47
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i'd rather they worked on some realtime shadow tech rather than hdr..
HarryB
08/04/05 @ 19:43
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its not minimum.... recommended

rogermellie
08/04/05 @ 19:55
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I'm really glad I bought a machine that matched their recommend spec...

It wasn't needed. All the fancy lighting that was demonstrated in the trailers prior to the release was missing. They took out the high dynamic range rendering and now it appears I need to upgrade again to see it.

Nice.

/My fingers are crossed for the 9800 pro.
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Xensor
08/04/05 @ 20:28
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Damn! I just upgraded to a amd64 3200+, 1GB corsair twinx, 6800gt and i'm just scrapeing the minimum specs?

Sigh...

And here i was hoping that it'd last me a good few years :P
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joephish
08/04/05 @ 20:36
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Does anyone have a link to a scan?
beep
08/04/05 @ 23:30
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Is there the option for people whose specs fall just below their requirement to run the level anyway and watch their computer melt?
spillz
09/04/05 @ 06:21
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"hostile light"

that's not fun. don't know about you guys, but i find playing games with excessive variations in lighting to be quite a strain, especially on a two or three hour play session. i'd rather spend my processing power on more active worlds than more "realism". i play games to escape reality for fucks sake.
krudster [mod]
09/04/05 @ 09:22
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Just to clarify, the PC Gamer article states these specs are the *minimum* requirement.
deem
09/04/05 @ 11:04
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so has anyone got a link to screenshots?
Genji
09/04/05 @ 11:12
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Sorry, not impressed. If all these new FPS games can offer me is prettier graphics, then I'm just going to give up the tiring (and expensive) process of upgrading my PC.
Macross
09/04/05 @ 11:36
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Genji you scrooge :p

its just a test to see how far they can push the engine, nothing more,nothing less, if you dont like it you dont have to even so much as run the thing as it is not a proper game, just a test level. Think of it as somthing akin to 3D Mark but more interactive.
Genji
09/04/05 @ 12:12
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Fair enough. But I still think FPS games these days are far too samey. They look a lot prettier, but that's about it. You might still like 'em, but linear FPS games just don't cut it for me anymore.
Bitkari
11/04/05 @ 09:39
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Move over 3dMark - Here comes 3dGordon..

BremXJones
11/04/05 @ 09:58
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Smelly: "I went off them when they did an "exclusive review" of black and white and gave it a stupidly high score.. "

No they didn't. Zone did the exclusive review and gave it a stupidly high score. Gamer just did a normal review, and still gave it a stupidly high score.

And - what - is that four years ago now?

KG
Ashcrapper
11/04/05 @ 10:07
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anyone know if there are any scans of the images from the magazine?
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12/04/05 @ 09:21
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Hmm 3.2ghz...

My FX-55 wont clock that high! :)

I think they're referring to P4 equivilants guys. i.e

3.2ghz P4 or AMD 3200+
Varsity
16/04/05 @ 09:24
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"In graphical media, the first objective has always been about photorealism. Real pictures. After that comes stylised images and art."

Except that in games, that is already happening. Thus Darwinia, Psychonauts, and the like. He's probably thinking about the point when the Big Three start making stylised engines, instead of the real-world ones they are expected to produce today.

And I very much doubt Valve will restrict it to the quoted minimum specs: you /can/ run it lower, even if it is a slideshow.
tonynibbles
27/04/05 @ 18:02
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TORRENTS SUCK
stormcr0wfleet
26/05/05 @ 15:39
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hmmm. to think there was a big thing in the forum about how much a ps3 or x306 would cost and how much it would be a rip off at over £200 quid... now compare that to how much you would have to spend on ur pc to play this, ps3/x360 doesnt seem to much of a rip off now does it.. even if there £400!. I used to be a pc-gamer, but since about a year or so ago ive just given up.. just got too fed up of spending ££££'s on the lastest hardware, then by the time id actually got all the drivers working properly together my 6months was up and i was expected to shell out another 500 or so quid to go thou it all again!.
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20/09/05 @ 02:47
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I'm thinking I may have to pospone getting this particular extension at least until I upgrade my system a little.
Mine would handle it, but not comfortably.
XDementorX
29/10/05 @ 00:15
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Hey ----i have recently played this and ahhhhh----- check out these glitches at this site ---i posted some screenies = http://taco-land.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22&start=15
Just scroll down below to see them -----and um these are some horrible glitches

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