View Full Version : Half-Life 2 Expansion: Lost Coast P/REVIEW!
MtX
Sep 14th, 2005, 10:08 PM
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/09/14/lost_coast_screens/1.html
jerryhussain
Oct 28th, 2005, 01:07 PM
Its released, anybody try it yet?
konfusion666
Oct 28th, 2005, 11:09 PM
installing it now, will post about it tmrw.
from the benchmarks @ amdzone though, it looks like X800's will struggle with it... especially my crappy 12-pipe one :-0
Fantaz
Oct 28th, 2005, 11:12 PM
Yeah, it's great for benching. :)
JayPatel
Oct 29th, 2005, 12:11 AM
time to re-install Half Life 2
cmge
Oct 29th, 2005, 12:31 AM
from the benchmarks @ amdzone though, it looks like X800's will struggle with it... especially my crappy 12-pipe one :-0
so my X800XT will be struggling... :S ... damn it
Canadianpsycho
Oct 29th, 2005, 12:37 AM
Installing it now, pretty tired to try it though.
Call of Duty 2 rocks.
MtX
Oct 29th, 2005, 01:28 AM
nice, dling.
Canadianpsycho
Oct 29th, 2005, 02:09 AM
Basically just a playable tech demo. Looks good, but basically kind of a waste of space/time.
Ran OK with everything cranked (4xAA, 16xAF, HDR Full) @ 1280x1024... Wide open areas like the start were pretty low fps, but otherwise framerates weren't bad.
cmge
Oct 29th, 2005, 12:07 PM
Basically just a playable tech demo. Looks good, but basically kind of a waste of space/time.
Ran OK with everything cranked (4xAA, 16xAF, HDR Full) @ 1280x1024... Wide open areas like the start were pretty low fps, but otherwise framerates weren't bad.
agreed... wasted bandwidth
shadowfighta
Oct 29th, 2005, 12:41 PM
wow Gabe Newell is fat now.
konfusion666
Oct 29th, 2005, 01:24 PM
10 months of hype for 20 minutes of playtime! Only Valve can do something like that ;)
It looks a bit nicer than Fear and performance is better too. ran "ok" at 1024x768, 2xAA 4xAF, HDR on. i can tell the framerate was dipping at a number of scenes, but i believe it stayed above 35fps.
Apart from the HDR effects and "nice scenery" (an island with a church on top... oooh spoiler! lol) this is a map that any good Source modder could have come up with...
Even with HDR effects, you can tell this Source engine is going to get it's ass kicked by the engines that come out next year... FarCry 2, UT2006, etc. :-0
cmge
Oct 29th, 2005, 01:49 PM
Even with HDR effects, you can tell this Source engine is going to get it's ass kicked by the engines that come out next year... FarCry 2, UT2006, etc. :-0
cant wait to c those... those new engines are sick!!!
konfusion666
Oct 29th, 2005, 02:53 PM
cant wait to c those... those new engines are sick!!!
did you see the "tech demo" of Crysoft's FarCry2 engine... "The Island" or something? That was from about 6-8 mo. ago and it's already better looking than HL2 Lost Coast....
cmge
Oct 29th, 2005, 03:43 PM
did you see the "tech demo" of Crysoft's FarCry2 engine... "The Island" or something? That was from about 6-8 mo. ago and it's already better looking than HL2 Lost Coast....
yea i saw that... it looks really good... altho i havent played Far Cry... -_- .. i kept missing those 9.99 deals for it.. :(