Please find a new way to show mods/expansions

2005-05-21 04:37:48 am

Jack of all Trades

If I wanted to view an Opposing Force speedrun I would be led to believe there is no such thing on the SDA after a casual viewing of the master game list. On the HL page it's buried under pages upon pages of comments; it's practically hidden.

I think expansions and mods should have their own game page.

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Radix

2005-05-21 05:28:58 am

I'm addicted to games

I added a note on the game list... good enough?
Unfortunately I dont think it can have its own game page when it's NOT its own game... it requires half-life.

marshmallow

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marshmallow: 2005-05-21 05:54:29 am

2005-05-21 05:53:55 am

Jack of all Trades

You're right, it's not its own game. But that would be so much more efficient and streamlined. At the least, I would consider its own link on the master game list that goes to the beginnong of the OF section of the HL page.

I will be amused to see how you handle my Condition Zero run. Half Life: Counter-Strike: Condition Zero? Counter-Strike: Condition Zero? Or just CZ?

Radix

2005-05-21 06:42:45 am

I'm addicted to games

Can't you buy counterstrike separately?

KennyMan666

2005-05-22 03:43:53 pm

Precursor

I think the entire Game List should be revised. Don't track PC games separately, and add a list with games like for Metroid games and Mario games for Half-Life, like this:

# Half-Life games
* Half-Life for PC
* Opposing Force for PC
* Blue Shift for PC
* Counterstrike: Condition Zero for PC
* Half-Life 2 for PC

So Opposing Force, Blue Shift and CS are expansions. So what? Just say so in the introduction text for the game. "In this expansion pack to the very popular Half-Life, the player takes the role as Alan Shepherd, one of the soldiers sent in to 'clean up' the Black Mesa incident..." and so on. (Alan Shepherd is his his name, if I remember correctly...)

NTG

2005-05-22 05:42:16 pm

I'm indifferent towards YaBB 1G - SP1!

Condition Zero really has nothing to do with Half-Life (other than using the same engine), and it's a standalone game, you don't need either CS or HL to play it.

I think the idea of not tracking PC games separately is a good one though.