Valve are awesome!

Ark · Jul 2010

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64775

This came out of nowhere, remember the ut2004 version. Should come with the new engine updates aswell.

Zipfinator · Jul 2010

Well this came out of nowhere... They're releasing the full source code too! They haven't done that since Half-Life 2! I'm looking forward to the SDK update more than the game right now.

Portalboat · Jul 2010

Meh. While this IS cool, (mostly the full source code release), I'd think that Valve is/are a LOT awesomer if they balanced development between all of their games (*cough* thecrossingandepisode3 *cough*) and paid more attention to their community.

vcool · Jul 2010

Can't wait.

R3D · Jul 2010

i'm more interested in what the mod community will pump out as opposed to the actual game.

rolfness · Jul 2010

Portalboat wrote: »

Meh. While this IS cool, (mostly the full source code release), I'd think that Valve is/are a LOT awesomer if they balanced development between all of their games (*cough* thecrossingandepisode3 *cough*) and paid more attention to their community.

you got to be kidding... I dont even know where to start....

Zipfinator · Jul 2010

Between the Polycount Pack, the new TF2maps.net competition and Chet helping L4D2 designers run playtests on Valve's servers I think they're definitely supporting the community enough.

Guess you can't please some people though.

crazyfingers · Jul 2010

I was starting to think valve was so stuffed with money they'd never release anything ever again. Suffice to say, i am stoked

rooster · Jul 2010

on damn! i spent many nights playing the 2k4 version.. daaamn!

[HP] · Jul 2010

Came out of the blue alright...

sampson · Jul 2010

^ is that a pun on your avatar?

Blaizer · Jul 2010

I didn't play the 2k4 version, but i'm gonna play this

Skamberin · Jul 2010

Played the 2k4 version soooo long ago, it was fun, no one else I knew liked it or wanted to play

Now this comes. Valve you are p cool.

Michael Knubben · Jul 2010

Portalboat, surely you're a troll?

I'd respond to what you said, but it's just too farfetched.

soulstice · Jul 2010

Wow awesome, I'm excited. Valve always brings quality.

ebagg · Jul 2010

Sweeeeeeeet!

Michael Knubben · Jul 2010

Still 6 hours, according to the product page.
I'll be getting this tonight, anyone want to join up for some games?

Disco Stu · Jul 2010

My internet is slow so will take ages to download but after that, heck yeah!
Any infos on dl size?

oXYnary · Jul 2010

Will it have a dedicated linux server? I could set up a dedicated server just for PC use.

Ark · Jul 2010

Disco Stu wrote: »

My internet is slow so will take ages to download but after that, heck yeah!
Any infos on dl size?

Heard its around 2.5gb, according to someone on the steam forums.

Disco Stu · Jul 2010

well then ill be a few days late for the klick until your carpal tunnel bursts party

Joshua Stubbles · Jul 2010

5hrs! huzzah!

oXYnary · Jul 2010

Looks like it will.
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Swarm_Dedicated_Server

Though I dont see mention of the linux portion nor has it been pushed out yet.

Ark · Jul 2010

Just went from 1 hour to 3 hours remaining. Valve time ftw.

lefix · Jul 2010

can't wait...
and i already want to mod this game :P

SpeCter · Jul 2010

Valve Time strikes again

Disco Stu · Jul 2010

I love valve and pixologic time ^^

bounchfx · Jul 2010

well at least they're consistent haha

can't wait!

rooster · Jul 2010

I'll be down like a clown charlie b..brau..

SpeCter · Jul 2010

It´s out guy´s

Pierate · Jul 2010

It's out guys! Hopefully it will be as awesome as it sounds

Stinger88 · Jul 2010

downloading now...bring it on!

It better be bloody good mind. I want my money's worth!

lefix · Jul 2010

download speed at 1,5kb/s now. slow one. haha

BlackulaDZ · Jul 2010

servers are busy gosh dernnit

rooster · Jul 2010

steam's getting hammered

edit: its downloaderded! wahoo!

SpeCter · Jul 2010

^Downloaded with full speed all the time

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Funny game, if someone wants to play sometime, just add me to steam Dafo87 is my steamname

Skamberin · Jul 2010

Very much up for game time with some counters when the games done. Love games like this

Brings back memories of the good ol days where mods amazed me. (they still do)

adam · Jul 2010

Is it Source? (Even though the original was Unreal?)

breakneck · Jul 2010

good times :P

Skamberin · Jul 2010

Adam: Yes, newest iteration of source too. Looks like it has quite a few of the Portal 2 things in it, that might just be cutscenes though.
60%!

Lamont · Jul 2010

adam wrote: »

Is it Source? (Even though the original was Unreal?)

It's Source this time around. Looks like fun. I don't see myself getting deep into Source any time soon, but this is still an awesome download.

I wonder if anyone is planing on pirating it?

rooster · Jul 2010

yes, yes that was awesome.. so good.
can't wait for some community stuff!

Swizzle · Jul 2010

I've played through the offline practice a few times and played a couple of online missions. It works really well and the lighting and effects are great. It's obvious Valve has been playing with the lighting solution Source uses.

I also played around with the tile editor. Apparently you can make a set of tiles in Hammer with all the necessary entities (lights, weapons, ammo, etc.) and then build levels out of them. It's a seriously cool way to work, from the looks of things. The new lighting means it'll be easier to make extensive use of props without having to worry about funky vertex lighting.

I'm impressed.

BunnyJen · Jul 2010

The game is awesome I really love how it forces you to really co-operate with your team. I am addicted!

Can't believe that it's free!!!!!!!

Valve.

Purplepaint · Jul 2010

11 mins left, even thou it said it that about a hour ago, i love valve steam time

Swizzle · Jul 2010

Oh my God. I just finished an entire campaign. This game is completely balls-out awesome. I can't wait to see community-made maps and more Valve campaigns.

VPrime · Jul 2010

Soo much fun! I just wish there was a mac version released so I don't have to restart into windows

Alberto Rdrgz · Jul 2010

*EXCUSE ME* But fuck THIS! (source code is really awesome) What in the hell happened to Episode 3??? no... but they have time for free shit. lol

Zipfinator · Jul 2010

Alberto Rdrgz wrote: »

*EXCUSE ME* But fuck THIS! (source code is really awesome) What in the hell happened to Episode 3??? no... but they have time for free shit. lol

Yeah, I'm sure the entire Episode 3 team just dropped Episode 3 to work on Alien Swarm. It makes perfect sense for Valve to have everyone in their studio work on the same game at the same time all of the time. It's not like they'd divide their developers up into separate groups to work on multiple projects at once. That would be crazy.

Blaizer · Jul 2010

Very Cool game, very addictive

I had a lot of my friends playing it yesterday hehe.

Zipfinator, i played yesterday with a guy with your avatar haha

BunnyJen · Jul 2010

Alberto Rdrgz as Zipfinator said Valve work in such a way as that they have several different teams working on different things within the company, which really makes sense and works so well imo. For example within Valve you have small companies such as Turtle Rock Studios who worked on titles such as CS and L4D. Alien Swarm was developed by the original team who made the Unreal version, just this time they worked for Valve. Portal was made by several students from Digipen who made Narbacular Drop.

They will have a seperate team working on Episide3, and frankly I absolutely do not mind waiting for it because these days hardly ANY games interest me or hold my attention. They don't have the charm that games used to because studios rush them out. Valve is one of the few companies that do not do this anymore and consitently release top quality games. And I can assure you it's not "free shit." It's a brilliantly designed game and I'd have gladly paid for it.....can't say I know any other companies that give out awesome free stuff like that either.

Valve are awesome!

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