Valve Claims Hl2 Sdk Coming "soon"

DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription">Remember "soon" can be up to 3 years...</div>So I saw on <a href='http://www.planethalflife.com' target='_blank'>PHL</a> there's some new interview with some guy at Valve saying the HL2 SDK is coming soon... But remember "soon" on Valve time (which is similar to Microsoft Time) can be anywhere up to 3 years from now.

Also something about a legal matter holding up the release of the SDK. They don't explicitly say it but its probably safe to assume this same legal matter is holding up HL2's release as well. As to what the legal is, who knows? Some people think its Havoc suing Valve since their physics code was among the list of hax0red items, but I don't think so. Usually, especially in the games industry, lawsuits are big deals w/ press announcements and etc. I'd bet my money on the matter being Valve trying to get out of their agreement with Vivindi/Sierra and publish HL2 on their own (or perhaps with another publisher).

So anyway... Who wants to bet we don't see it till next January at the earliest? :P
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    All I know is that I will cease to be socially approchable for the two months after that release <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Sorry Doom I think someelse beet you to it yesterday <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    edited January 2004
    We should see it in good enough time, providing someone doesn't hack it first... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Jan 7 2004, 11:18 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Jan 7 2004, 11:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> All I know is that I will cease to be socially approchable for the two months after that release <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ditto that (like I'm social now...). <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MajinMajin Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16829Members, Constellation
    Well I am sick of these "Duke Nukem Forever" style "Soon"s
    Vavle had better speed up whatever the hell they are doing and get this game out now!

    Heck September came and went pretty fast and its already Jan and still no HL2.
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  • BizZy_9mm_MessiahBizZy_9mm_Messiah Old School Member Join Date: 2003-07-25 Member: 18411Members, Constellation
    Gonna **** my pants when playing that game. I assume you've all seen the demo? Imagine if those grunt guys or Big Momma's came at you from now where. Heh pretty social now but thats gonna be maintained through MSN Messenger when HL2 comes out.
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--BizZy | 9mm Messiah+Jan 7 2004, 04:57 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BizZy | 9mm Messiah @ Jan 7 2004, 04:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Gonna **** my pants when playing that game. I assume you've all seen the demo? Imagine if those grunt guys or Big Momma's came at you from now where. Heh pretty social now but thats gonna be maintained through MSN Messenger when HL2 comes out. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Big Mommas eh? <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Maby we will meet BigDaddy?
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    Good news for us fellow mappers; I sent Rick Ellis of Valve an email about mapping and apparently the SDK will allow us to create the bare bones of HL2 levels using Hammer and placeholder textures. It can't come soon enough!
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    he said "definately less then a year" so in this case, soon cant mean 3 years, I hope <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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