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Half-Life 2: Episode 2: Part 2
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Half-Life 2: Episode 2 just got a 6 GB update
- Thread starter Dusk Golem
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Dusk Golem
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Sentenza
Member
That... would be actually quite exciting.
angular graphics
Banned
Let's change the engine and break compatibility with every single mod released! Please be excited!
Little Old Man
Member
Make it a beta tab. Problem solved.
Epilouge ? Whats that supposed to mean ? Is there a new ending if you beat the game again ?
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
He's jerkin yer chain, lad
alexandros
Banned
Maybe they're adding hats!
angular graphics
Banned
It means he's trolling.
Sentenza
Member
I would be very interested in checking how the new engine performs, even without any visual update.
I would be even more interested in the opportunity to see in action things like data streaming (and playing an Episode 2 without loading times between scenes).
Mr. Poolman
Member
I want to believe 
The Omega Man
Member
That's just your punishment for jinxing major updates all the time.
If we take the Episode number (2) and add it with the other games that came in the Orange Box (4), we have 6. Then we can separate the digits from the Xbox console model, which are 3, 6 and 0. Zero is a null number, so we leave it out. If we divide the 6 by the 6 we obtained earlier, we get a 1. Multiplying that by the 3 that remains gives us another 3. Which is the answer to the riddle, and of course can only mean one thing.
It's confirmed, guys.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
If you replay from the beginning and carry the gnome past where the rocket launch is - it now starts talking about Half Life 3 and says a release date.
Little Old Man
Member
They're changing the ending to one where the Combine blow up earth and kill all the characters to remove the need for Episode 3.
UnluckyKate
Member
yep.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Remember when Portal 1 was updated to slightly change the ending ? maybe that's it.
Angry Fork
Member
This surely means they're almost finished with Half Life 3, are starting the campaign to get people riled up and will announce it at E3 to launch on PS4/next xbox/PC on March something 2014. Will support Oculus Rift, take advantage of the newest hardware and so on.
That's what it means. I refuse to hear otherwise.
That's what it means. I refuse to hear otherwise.
Betta Lines
Member
It doesn't take 6GB to slightly change the ending to Episode 2...
angular graphics
Banned
There's no changelog. It's a day old update. For many people it doesn't even download, so it might as well be a glitch.
It's nothing.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
No update here.
jediyoshi
Member
Because it's restructuring/converting all your old shit to that new shit
edit: nm, maybe it does
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Remember the Portal radio update?
Be excited people.
Be excited people.
Or not. Never get excited you fools. Have you learnt nothing?
angular graphics
Banned
Which came with a cryptic changelog prompting you to investigate. Unlike this.
BobTheFork
Member
6Gigs? That's a ton of hidden radios
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
My money is on file conversion. Nothing to see here.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I'm sure some nerd'll run a Diff Check and find out exactly what was changed.
It won't be nearly as exciting as you'd think.
It won't be nearly as exciting as you'd think.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
dave is ok
aztek is ok
www.half-life3.com also mentions HL2:EP2! Coincidence? Maybe NOT!
Chairmanchuck
Member
Someone on 4chan mentioned 2-3 days ago, that there will be some new HL3-news on monday. A coincidence? I guess so, but who knows?
More like they registered the domain and have it link to the Orange Box site until they have something worthwhile to show.
Jake Tower
Banned
Valve updated the ending to say FUCK YOU THERE WILL BE NO EPISODE THREE.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Sometimes developers post on /v/ and "give away" some teaser-images before it hits the big sites. Thats why I mentioned it.
polyh3dron
Banned
I'm sure this is just converting it for that Steampipe thing as others have already pointed out. Nothing more, nothing less.
So annoying there is a lot of games redownloading everything cause of this.