Half-Life Uplink Speedrun

rayvex

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rayvex: 2005-08-23 09:42:19 pm

2005-08-23 09:39:38 pm

hi

I want to do a speedrun of Half-Life Uplink demo

Anybody know the game?
If yes, is there even a full version???
I know, that theres only a demo and the full version are never advanced!

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rayvex

2005-08-24 04:52:58 pm

hi

The Uplink Demo is done Wink

http://files.filefront.com/Halflife_Uplink_358/;4063636;;/fileinfo.html

Bp_

2005-08-24 07:17:53 pm

cool video, strange end O.o

you coudl run faster in some place with a better hopping or just strafe the wall toerh then that its look good

rayvex

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rayvex: 2005-08-24 08:44:31 pm

2005-08-24 07:22:20 pm

hi

Yes i know,but i cant bunny hopping so good around curves. For the first time i dont try to make a better run,because i start with a Blueshift run!!!

SnappyCrunch

2005-08-24 09:19:27 pm

Who needs sleep?

Half-Life: Uplink is the Half-Life demo, and was released six months after Half-Life. There is no full version to be had, per se, because the full version is the demo. It's the demo created to promote Half-Life.

rayvex

2005-08-25 06:05:09 pm

hi

New run of that game... 12 seconds shorter...
In that SHORT game are 12 seconds much!!!

Here the link:

http://files.filefront.com/Halflife_Uplink_346/;4066886;;/fileinfo.html

Aquashark

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Aquashark: 2005-09-02 12:23:43 pm

2005-09-02 12:23:17 pm

omg! wtf?

some little timesavers:
1. when you tune the transmitter.. you could press use twice so you rotate that thing in the opposite direction which is closer. -2 secs or so Cheesy

2. when you walk on the map after passing the fence in the beginning.. you could walk all the way to the detonator so you won't encounter the bumpy terrain that slow you down
-2 secs Cheesy

ReCover

2005-09-21 09:41:22 am

Hey, quite a nice run you got there. 8)
I'm the one who made the Half-Life: Uplink run before you ( http://speeddemosarchive.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=pcgames;action=display;num=1118925389 ).
Just a thought, which difficulty did you run on?

rayvex

2005-09-21 12:22:36 pm

hi

On easy

I noticed your speedrun too late,so i dont have the one grenade jump in my run.

ReCover

2005-09-21 01:00:36 pm

I want to see you beat my time on the hard difficulty, and btw, I can't see how you measure your time. The length on the movie is almost five minutes but you state here that it is 3m 47s.

rayvex

2005-09-21 01:44:25 pm

hi

I know. All speedrunners make this so.
It counts only the time which one plays,and i stop playing at 3:47,because you must wait at the end anyway.
I don't have the desire to make a speedrun on hard.
Maybe can you try a speedrun on easy with your grenade jump and bunny hop.

ReCover

2005-09-21 03:54:30 pm

All speedrunners except me Wink

If I would cut down my time to the point the ventilation floor breaks I get the time 4:38.
And then, I play on hard Smiley

I have been planning all along that I should remake my speedrun when I learn to bunny jump correctly.
And perhaps I'll try a speedrun on easy as you suggested.
And my discovery of your speedrun today makes me more motivated Smiley

If you'd like we could talk about various exploits which could be potentially timesavers/fun stuff.

rayvex

2005-09-21 04:45:45 pm

hi

OK,my first improvement i show you in a video:

http://files.filefront.com/Genade_Hopwmv/;4161356;;/fileinfo.html

Cool Idea in this video Wink

ReCover

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ReCover: 2007-01-31 05:27:18 pm

2005-09-21 05:17:03 pm

Not bad. Not bad at all. Smiley

Cool idea. But by doing that you won't be having grenades around to do the grenade jump in the dome. :/
Here is my contribution to fun stuff Smiley

REMOVED LINK
(Actually I didn't know that it was possible to get to over to the other side so early at the end, I wasn't able to reproduce it either, so I used noclip to get there on this one, please explain how to do it :))
(If you are having any problems playing the dem file download the mod I'm using at steam from my speedrun thread)

rayvex

2005-09-21 08:50:14 pm

hi

In this .ZIP-File i post six videos.
There are 2 shortcuts with 6 possibilities!

http://files.filefront.com/Shortcutszip/;4162024;;/fileinfo.html

My absolute favourite is 'Vent-Hop_3'
Its absolute awesome Shocked

ReCover

2005-09-22 09:29:40 am

Whoa...

Those shortcuts were very impressive Smiley

But executing them in hard difficulty takes a lot of hp.
And on the possible shortcuts you have to hop down to trigger the level load. (Maybe a grenade jump through the level load and then across the sky?)
I really liked Vent-Hop 3. 8)
But for now, lets just collect cool things until you/I/we try on another run. Wink

I'm at school right now so I don't know when I will send another demo, probably soon! =)

rayvex

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rayvex: 2005-09-22 01:22:21 pm

2005-09-22 01:21:17 pm

hi

yeah,but on easy its possible to make the grenade jump
(from the transmitter into the hole and out of that dome)
and get 73 health at the end of the jump!
You need 89 HEALTH and 17 HEV in the dome, than you must do the grenade hop.
If you do that perfectly and with a little bit luck you have 73 HEALTH at the end of the grenade jump...enough Energy for the following grenade jump, which i posted Wink

ReCover

2005-09-22 07:43:55 pm

I got short of ideas...
So I came up with a probably not usable trick Smiley

Hmmm. It looks like my hosting server is dead so I can't post my demo :S
Anyway, grenade jumping upp in the dome, from the ground all the way to the control, and then refilling with hp and grenade jump out of the dome. (And possible grenade jumping through the sky as you did)
And since the health machine has less hp in the hard difficulty it probably won't be possible there. :/
Please explain how you managed to get out of the "box" in the end directly after you fell down from the vent. Cheesy

rayvex

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rayvex: 2005-09-22 08:28:49 pm

2005-09-22 08:25:41 pm

hi

OK, the ideas doesn't work, because you need 100 HEALTH to make the grenade jump up to the control panel.When you have less HEALTH the pressure of a grenade is more than with more HEALTH.You have 100 HEALTH make the grenade-jump...1 HEALTH. Then use medkit (on easy) you have 51 HEALTH. To less for the next grenade-jump out of that dome...maybe with any luck.When you have the luck, than you can make the g-jump out of the dome. Then again 1 HEALTH.To less for my g-jump!
Second:G-jump accros the air isn't possible, because you MUST jump DOWN,you can only avctivate the 'Loading'-trigger when you jump down.

OK,my new trick:
http://files.filefront.com/Domewmv/;4166117;;/fileinfo.html
Its faster then your jump...but at the end to less HEALTH :-/

Out of that box?
You must use the Fast-Crouch possibillity.
Press forward and touch all the time the wall in the vent.
Forward and Left or Right.
I make this on HL Uplink normal, that means no the Steam Version!
I dont know whether is possible in the Steam Version Huh?

But i know, that the Fast-Crouch possibillity is only in Half-Life Uplink possible!

Here:
http://files.filefront.com/Out_Boxwmv/;4166135;;/fileinfo.html

OK, the ideas doesn't work, because you need 100 HEALTH to make the grenade jump up to the control panel.When you have less HEALTH the pressure of a grenade is more than with more HEALTH.You have 100 HEALTH make the grenade-jump...1 HEALTH. Then use medkit (on easy) you have 51 HEALTH. To less for the next grenade-jump out of that dome...maybe with any luck.When you have the luck, than you can make the g-jump out of the dome. Then again 1 HEALTH.To less for my g-jump!
Second:G-jump accros the air isn't possible, because you [b]MUST[/b] jump [b]DOWN[/b],you can only avctivate the 'Loading'-trigger when you jump down.

OK,my new trick:
[url]http://files.filefront.com/Domewmv/;4166117;;/fileinfo.html[/url]
Its faster then your jump...but at the end to less HEALTH  :-/

Out of that box?
You must use the Fast-Crouch possibillity.
Press forward and touch all the time the wall in the vent.
Forward and Left [i]or[/i] Right.
I make this on HL Uplink normal, that means no the Steam Version!
I dont know whether is possible in the Steam Version  ??? But i know, that the Fast-Crouch possibillity is only in Half-Life Uplink possible!

Here:
[url]http://files.filefront.com/Out_Boxwmv/;4166135;;/fileinfo.html[/url]

ReCover

2005-09-23 09:25:20 am

Geez... You are talking to me like if I was some kinda noob.
No offence, but if you didn't know, I found the grenade jump out of the dome and I found out that you have to jump down to trigger the level load. Now we have that clear.
Actually the conditions is different on the Steam version.
I managed to G-jump up in the dome with 27 hp remaining (I didn't have any armor when I made the jump), then use the medkit, gaining 50hp, G-jump out of the dome.

rayvex

2005-09-23 10:16:10 pm

hi

I think that theres no more shortcuts/timesavers/tricks in this game :/

ReCover

2005-09-24 12:01:18 am

I think you're right.
Now all that matters is to have the time to make the actual run.
*yawn* The clock is late and I should go to bed, cya some other time.

rayvex

2005-09-24 06:45:20 pm

hi

I found a bug in the game...but i dont know if it us helps with the run :-/

http://files.filefront.com/Uplink_Bugwmv/;4173656;;/fileinfo.html

When you make the grenade-jump up to the control panel, then the doors down remain open!
This is because the trigger for the closing doors is only when you take the lift!

ReCover

2005-09-24 11:49:15 pm

That's cool.
It's understandable that they put the trigger in the lift 'cause then you don't see the door closing.
It's potentially exploitable Smiley

Keep at it. Unfortunately I have a bunch of things on my mind right now so I won't be attempting a run anytime soon.
Btw, are you doing your run in Steam or non-Steam version, hard or easy?

rayvex

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rayvex: 2005-09-28 12:06:05 pm

2005-09-27 07:52:46 pm

hi

My run is done Cheesy

http://files.filefront.com/Halflife_Uplink_310zip/;4185264;;/fileinfo.html

With my 'cut time' it is 3:10 min, but the normal lenght is 3:57 min.
But i think that it is possible to make a sub 3 minutes run!!!
I use the bug combo, because i have to less health for the grenade jump accros the sky. Its impossible, because the jump out of the dome takes to much health!

If you also will do a run, here some improvements:

- better Bunnyhop at some places
- faster grenade jumps, that means already before the 'boost-up point' throw the grenade and then when you arrived at the point where the grenade landed, just jump
( I hold the grenade and boost myself up, that is slow )
- If you use the old HL Uplink, use the 'Fast-Crouch possibilitie'
- Dont use the Health-Charger, directly jump down
( I dont do this, because its very hard to manage the second grenade-jump without 100 health)

OK, thats it.
ReCover,use this improvements if you do a new run Wink

EDIT: What do you think about the run, ReCover?

My run is done  :D

[url]http://files.filefront.com/Halflife_Uplink_310zip/;4185264;;/fileinfo.html[/url]

With my 'cut time' it is 3:10 min, but the normal lenght is 3:57 min.
But i think that it is possible to make a sub 3 minutes run!!!
I use the bug combo, because i have to less health for the grenade jump accros the sky. Its impossible, because the jump out of the dome takes to much health!

If you also will do a run, here some improvements:

- better Bunnyhop at some places
- faster grenade jumps, that means already before the 'boost-up point' throw the grenade and then when you arrived at the point where the grenade landed, just jump
( I hold the grenade and boost myself up, that is slow )
- If you use the old HL Uplink, use  the 'Fast-Crouch possibilitie'
- Dont use the Health-Charger, directly jump down
( I dont do this, because its very hard to manage the second grenade-jump without 100 health)

OK, thats it.
ReCover,use this improvements if you do a new run  ;)

EDIT: What do you think about the run, ReCover?