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FoX_vtx · May 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">Im lost...</div> k, thsi may, or may not have been asked, but from my post count, i obviously havent been up-to-date on the forums. lol, well I was in the media folder from the main NSP folder (C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\[my-email]\half-life\nsp\media) and I was wondering what the "trailer" and "uwe" video files were. I cant view then because my WMP says "Download Codec Error" and i duno wat codec i need to view em. What are these for? When are they supposed to viewed, if they even are. I can listen to the sound from em,and it sounds cool, but i cant view em. Anyone know what their uses are? ; <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' />

Daxx · May 2004

UWE is Unknown Worlds Entertainment's logo splash video. I'm not sure what the trailer videos are. There are traditionally supposed to play when you start the game manually, but since its run though Steam now, you don't ever see them.

Ollj · May 2004

Is this the ns 2.0 intro video?
It was the ns intro in 2.0 and a teaser for 2.0 2 weeks before its release.
It was basicálly marines pressing a button, ralking along a hallway, seeing a cloakefd skulk, being happymealed by another one. All in hl engine added some video effects, ambience and dust.
Same location as the 3.0x menu backround, just from marine view.

FoX_vtx · May 2004

o, damn Steam, wat we miss out on... intros would be cool, maybe steam can add some kind of feature. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />

Thansal · May 2004

actualy, the intros WERE played during beta 1. (If memory servers me)

I for one am glad that they are not played (as I can watch em any time I want, instead of every time I wana play ns)

FoX_vtx · May 2004

what do u use to play em? i cant watch, I always get the Codec Error on WMP, anmd doesnt show on my WinAmp

Kisan · May 2004

<a href='http://download.divx.com/divx/DivX511.exe' target='_blank'>DivX 5.1.1 codec</a> - Install this and you should be able to watch them

JediYoshi · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (FoX |:.vtx.:| @ May 23 2004, 09:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> o, damn Steam, wat we miss out on... intros would be cool, maybe steam can add some kind of feature. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Actually it was taken out as a feature(from HL itself). So I doubt it'd be <i>brought back</i> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' />

FoX_vtx · May 2004

oh.. i didnt even know that. omg but that movie looked soo cool. Gah, o well.... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' />

Afr · May 2004

The videos during the beta caused several players steam to crash and was removed.

Jabba_The_Hunt · May 2004

It always struck me as a little pointless, I mean, you can download it and watch it if you want, theres no need for videos (or any other animation for that matter) before the game lets you play it.

Paladin · May 2004

Those videos were meant as intro videos to Natural-Selection.
They have been implemented in 3.0beta1 but have been taken out in the next build because of some codec/compability issues. To view them you have to have the divx codec installed. Check your <i>../nsp/media</i> folder for a file called <b>startupvids.txt</b> and add the following 2 lines:

media\uwe.avi
media\trailer.avi

Now the Intro video should be showing everytime you start NS. I personally always liked some kind of introduction vid and hope they'll put it back in.

Daxx · May 2004

Intro videos are cool, but they need to have an option to turn them off, or at least skip them. After the 100th viewing, the impact is lessened <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

FoX_vtx · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Daxx22 @ May 24 2004, 04:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Intro videos are cool, but they need to have an option to turn them off, or at least skip them. After the 100th viewing, the impact is lessened <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Agreed. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

raz0r · May 2004

BF1942
most atmospheric(not really the word i'm looking for but it'll do) intro ev4r

Intros are good, as long as you can skip them, not Rareware style

Salvation · May 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Daxx22 @ May 24 2004, 04:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Intro videos are cool, but they need to have an option to turn them off, or at least skip them. After the 100th viewing, the impact is lessened <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
indeed :o

The_Redeemer · May 2004

Hmm, strange. When I installed 3.0 Beta 4a it popped up and played the intro for me...

Only once though.

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