Half-Life 1 & 2 runs collected!

2006-10-30 05:36:48 am

XXY

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PoCari (or whatever he calls himself now) has been talking about doing a They Hunger run, but the project is dead I think.

I'd have ran it long ago if I had Steam and uncapped bunnyhopping speed with the Steam client, but alas... I suppose I could desperately try to record demos in v.1.1.1.0 into a full run. The run surely won't be too pretty... I'll have to stop the demo a little while before a loadzone, trigger the loadzone, save, start again. This presents difficulties for me, because I bunny jump through loadzones a lot, which is why I've been whining about Steam for so long. I could just record all the way through, but unfortunately = (

I worked pretty hard on all the shortcuts, so it'd be a shame to see the run die, so I'll start working on it. LG, you wouldn't happen to be up for some demo capturing, would you? = )

The end of the run is gonna take awhile... I had a shortcut in mind to grenade boost, and keep that speed the entire way down the tracks. I mean like, the ENTIRE way. I'd grenade hop over the car, and keep my speed all the way past the helicopter, jump over the blockade with the speed, jump all the way to the barn, jump off a barrel and into the skybox. I have no idea if that's even possible, but I'll test it out. All in good planning ^_^

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PoCari (or whatever he calls himself now) has been talking about doing a They Hunger run, but the project is dead I think.[/quote]
I'd have ran it long ago if I had Steam and uncapped bunnyhopping speed with the Steam client, but alas... I suppose I could desperately try to record demos in v.1.1.1.0 into a full run. The run surely won't be too pretty... I'll have to stop the demo a little while before a loadzone, trigger the loadzone, save, start again. This presents difficulties for me, because I bunny jump through loadzones a lot, which is why I've been whining about Steam for so long. I could just record all the way through, but unfortunately = (

I worked pretty hard on all the shortcuts, so it'd be a shame to see the run die, so I'll start working on it. LG, you wouldn't happen to be up for some demo capturing, would you? = )

The end of the run is gonna take awhile... I had a shortcut in mind to grenade boost, and keep that speed the entire way down the tracks. I mean like, the ENTIRE way. I'd grenade hop over the car, and keep my speed all the way past the helicopter, jump over the blockade with the speed, jump all the way to the barn, jump off a barrel and into the skybox. I have no idea if that's even possible, but I'll test it out. All in good planning ^_^

laughing_gas

2006-10-30 05:50:13 am

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I worked pretty hard on all the shortcuts, so it'd be a shame to see the run die, so I'll start working on it. LG, you wouldn't happen to be up for some demo capturing, would you? = )

Sure, but I don't have They Hunger. Do you know where I can download it? And is the version for 1.1.1.0 or Steam?

slYnki

2006-10-30 07:06:25 am

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It's for v.1.1.1.0, of course. I'll find a download link later.

Zhouy

2006-10-30 03:39:31 pm

I'm a Half-Life runner ;)

They Hunger 1+2+3 is available at this link...
http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/they-hunger-complete-series-single-player-half-life-mod/

laughing_gas

2006-10-30 06:19:54 pm

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Thanks, got the file now.

Zhouy

2006-10-30 06:41:09 pm

I'm a Half-Life runner ;)

No problem.

slYnki

2006-10-30 07:00:09 pm

XXY

Zhouy <3

Smelly Stinks >.&am

2006-10-30 08:33:19 pm

^ A bug called Stinks.

You're realy going to redo it? Grin

slYnki

2006-10-31 06:27:11 am

XXY

Yep. Tomorrow I'm gonna do a pretty layed back full game single segment of Halo: CE, then I'll pick away at TH every now and then.

I'm gonna look for a new shortcut in the beginning area that would save a good 2-3 minutes, maybe more. I was noclipping through the first house awhile ago, and when I noclipped through a door, I hit a loadzone randomly, and I ended up at the red car FARRR down in the game. If I can find a way on top of the house, there's a slim chance I may find a load zone up there, but I doubt it.

laughing_gas

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laughing_gas: 2006-10-31 07:03:58 am

2006-10-31 07:00:57 am

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Played the game for a little bit ... maybe you can use the very first grenade to boost you up there?

EDIT: Is this going to be a run for all three parts, or just the first part?

slYnki

2006-10-31 08:01:12 am

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Just the first part. And what do you mean the very first grenade? o.o;

The only grenades I know of are the ones on top of that mountain in "Devil's Rift". If there's some at the beginning of the game that I'm completely unaware of, I may look into that.

Zhouy

2006-10-31 10:00:13 am

I'm a Half-Life runner ;)

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Just the first part.

Why not a They Hunger 1,2,3 run, all in one .avi file ?

laughing_gas

2006-10-31 01:55:52 pm

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Just the first part. And what do you mean the very first grenade? o.o;

The only grenades I know of are the ones on top of that mountain in "Devil's Rift". If there's some at the beginning of the game that I'm completely unaware of, I may look into that.

In the very first house you enter, if you go up a ladder and break the cover, there is a bell you can ring that opens up a little hole that contains 5 grenades.

@Zhouy: we'll just get the first part done for now and see where we'll go from there.

Zhouy

2006-10-31 02:04:29 pm

I'm a Half-Life runner ;)

IF we get it, yes Wink

laughing_gas

2006-10-31 02:15:58 pm

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Well, if I find any spare time after exams I'll take a deeper look into shortcuts and speedups. Still have to play through the game first.

@slynk: maybe you should make a separate thread for this?

slYnki

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slYnki: 2006-10-31 05:24:57 pm

2006-10-31 05:24:46 pm

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I just tested going on top of the house, and nothing doing. Was cool to get up there, though = P

Guess I'll leave out that dream shortcut, being that it's impossible. Doesn't matter, there's still a fair bunch in this run that are note worthy.

And yeah, I'll make a thread later.

laughing_gas

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laughing_gas: 2006-10-31 07:56:17 pm

2006-10-31 07:34:03 pm

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I've been testing out the beginning of the game a bit, maybe you could take a look at this and tell me if it's a good route.

http://download.yousendit.com/AE45C9A85550EC40

I had to split it up into 6 demos so it would get around the "recording into a load zone screws you up" rule.

I took a detour to pick up the grenades, but I have a hunch that they might be useful for a grenade jump later. Do you think it's worth it?

TheVoid

2006-10-31 08:00:58 pm

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Guess I'll leave out that dream shortcut, being that it's impossible.

It's not really impossible, but VERY tricky Wink

The first method isn't really helpful but maybe it can be done with someone\something else because it involves the player to die... Very simple actually, stand in front of the door and drop a Grenade and just stand still. If done correctly (Can require some tries) the door blows up but the player is dead... I've tried it by luring a Zombie there, but I couldn't get it done as of yet.

The second method is more luck based I guess. You need to throw a Grenade a bit through the door and then throw another Grenade at about the same spot so that the second Grenade pushes the other Grenade through the door some more, just enough to blow up the crate after the door which then blows up the door. I've managed to do this exactly 1 time...

laughing_gas

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laughing_gas: 2006-10-31 09:00:07 pm

2006-10-31 08:30:34 pm

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The second method is more luck based I guess. You need to throw a Grenade a bit through the door and then throw another Grenade at about the same spot so that the second Grenade pushes the other Grenade through the door some more, just enough to blow up the crate after the door which then blows up the door. I've managed to do this exactly 1 time...

TheVoid, you're a genius! It works perfectly! Here's a video clip of it. Maybe you can blow it up with just two grenades? Cheesy

EDIT: I redid the beginning of the run, and it includes this new shortcut. Uses only two grenades on the door. Get demos here

Smelly Stinks >.&am

2006-10-31 09:09:08 pm

^ A bug called Stinks.

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They Hunger 1+2+3 is available at this link...
http://www.planetphillip.com/posts/they-hunger-complete-series-single-player-half-life-mod/

Ironically the download is 66.6 MB

Also, isn't the pistol stronger but slower with the silencer on?

laughing_gas

2006-10-31 09:26:55 pm

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Ironically the download is 66.6 MB

Also, isn't the pistol stronger but slower with the silencer on?

I don't think I'll need to use the pistol at all. I know for sure I need the shotgun, but I'm not sure whether I need the sniper rifle.

TheVoid

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TheVoid: 2006-10-31 09:40:55 pm

2006-10-31 09:40:36 pm

I'm glad I could help Smiley

Unfortunately I can't watch your demos... Probably because I've got a different Half-Life version, v1.1.0.8.

slYnki

2006-10-31 10:22:11 pm

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I can't watch your demos, LG, so I still don't know where these grenades are XD

I must know, because that is a hefty shortcut, and an amazing discovery by Mr. Void.

Smelly Stinks >.&am

2006-10-31 10:31:31 pm

^ A bug called Stinks.

Ya, I d/led They Hunger from the link, hoping it was the version you used, but it's not.

laughing_gas

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laughing_gas: 2006-10-31 10:40:00 pm

2006-10-31 10:32:43 pm

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I can't watch your demos, LG, so I still don't know where these grenades are XD

I'm running They Hunger in version 1.1.1.0 of HL

Isn't that the version you're using? If not I can make a video clip of it.

EDIT: Here's where the grenade is. Taken straight from demo part4.