I'm impressed
TheLord
Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16258Members
Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16258Members
Yes, I'm really impressed how far this game has come since the original engine test...
I'm on holiday right now so I couldn't try the alpha on my desktop - instead I tried it on a laptop with intel gfx (4500) and a low end dual core processor (T3200) and I could still play around with around 2 - 15 (avg 3,5) fps on the tram map with a resolution of 640x480 - This sounds low? well, the editor runs MUCH worse (<0,5 fps) if I try loading that map inside it... - a huge step in the right direction...
This Laptop is so bad, that HL1 runs with 10-60 fps (avg ~20) - compared to that this alpha test runs really well if you take into account that hl1 is 13(?) years old...
Also, the content already added is a lot more than I expected, in this speed the (feature complete) beta is only like 3-4 month away!
Yes there are a few really annoying but rather easy to fix bugs (netcode, movement) - If you are so pissed about those bugs I suggest you just wait 2-3 weeks and then start playing for real, I'm sure most of them are fixed then...
Keep up the great work but dont forget to sleep... (twitter) ;)
I'm on holiday right now so I couldn't try the alpha on my desktop - instead I tried it on a laptop with intel gfx (4500) and a low end dual core processor (T3200) and I could still play around with around 2 - 15 (avg 3,5) fps on the tram map with a resolution of 640x480 - This sounds low? well, the editor runs MUCH worse (<0,5 fps) if I try loading that map inside it... - a huge step in the right direction...
This Laptop is so bad, that HL1 runs with 10-60 fps (avg ~20) - compared to that this alpha test runs really well if you take into account that hl1 is 13(?) years old...
Also, the content already added is a lot more than I expected, in this speed the (feature complete) beta is only like 3-4 month away!
Yes there are a few really annoying but rather easy to fix bugs (netcode, movement) - If you are so pissed about those bugs I suggest you just wait 2-3 weeks and then start playing for real, I'm sure most of them are fixed then...
Keep up the great work but dont forget to sleep... (twitter) ;)