Team Fortress 2 still alive :o

[Bic-B@ll]

lol people aren't goig to like that. i saw 5 new videos of episode 2 today and it looked near finished, i guess it was just that one section. i'm gussing that a lot of that time is being given towards portal and tf2.

[skdr]

It doesnt really matter. More time to develop to make it polished.

edit: episode 2 trailer

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/812/81257 ... 46399.html

[Polaris]

Actually I think the delay is due to the simultaneous release on both consoles and PC

[twiz]

YESS it looks great! I can't wait for january!

I LOVE the classic steam/grate sound at the end. Just that sound can put a big stupid grin on my face.

[mabufo]

I don;t want to buy episode 2... I just want TF2. Christ.

[sensee]

It doesnt really matter. More time to develop to make it polished.

edit: episode 2 trailer

http://media.pc.ign.com/media/812/81257 ... 46399.html

holy shit, I see stencil shadows in those gameplay videos.

[Furyo]

The only fact that I can see Dog fighting a strider makes me drool

[Thrik]

I doubt my computer will even run it until I upgrade, which will be next spring I think.

[von*ferret]

models have always given off stencil shadows.

[skdr]

Aren't these stencil shadows? If yes, they're new to Source tech.

[Sindwiller]

Nah, they look to me like a overall improved projected shadows algorithm. Or those "non-gameplay" parts are ray-traced

[skdr]

self shadowing?

HL2 doesn't have "non-gameplay" parts... (ie. cutscenes)

[Polaris]

Well Valve does use scripted scenes for trailers and stuff but its not the same thing as the cg "gameplay footage" that other guys try to pass off on people.

*cough*killzone*cough*

[Mazy]

Oh thats hot!

[Sindwiller]

HL2 doesn't have "non-gameplay" parts... (ie. cutscenes)

Yes, but thats a movie cuttet from gameplay parts. Maybe Valve has cuttet some ray-traced movies in, you know? I know that HL2 has no cutscenes, ive played it myself.

self shadowing?

Yes. Self Shadowing. Logically. :roll: And how is self shadowing realized? Except projected texture shadows and stencil shadows (forget the Z-buffered shadows, they suck ass)? :roll: