Transmission Code: 14585 (#36)
Extended Show Notes
Introduction
- 00:00:30 – William, Emanuel and Thomas are joined by Phillip and Glenn from Half-Life 2.net
Podcast 17 News
- 00:02:40 – Stratofarius’ June-July P17 Community Calendar.
- 00:03:20 – Phillip from PlanetPhillip announces dm2sp.com.
From the Mouth of Valve
- 00:16:10 – Steam Community Feature Additions
- 00:16:40 – Steam client update released
- 00:18:20 – Source SDK Update Released
- 00:21:40 – Smashball now availiable on Steam.
- 00:22:50 – Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools/SDK Update and Integration Details.
Releases
- 00:24:10 – Wasteland w/Combat (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 00:27:10 – City 45 (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 00:30:20 – Ghost in the Machine (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 00:34:00 – Flash Flood (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 00:29:30 – Rat’s Nest (Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
- 00:41:50 – Escape by =EX-Mo= (Half-Life 2)
- 00:44:20 – Smashball on Steam (Half-Life 2)
- 00:44:45 – ZombieMod: Source v1.40 (Half-Life 2)
Media Blitz
- 00:46:10 – Heart of Evil: Napalm Edition – Release Date June 24th.
- 00:51:10 – Neotokyo Noob Hints.
- 00:51:10 – ModDB: NEOTOKYO° – Humble Beginnings.
- 00:59:30 – JailBreak: Source Update.
- 01:02:00 – No More Room in Hell is back in action on ModDB!
- 01:05:00 – City 17: Episode 1 – 3 Day Update.
- 01:06:00 – Age of Chivalry CR2 Update Due in June!
- 01:07:35 – Black Mesa – ST Skybox Video.
- There were a lot more videos by Black Mesa on the same day, some better than this one, but somehow we didn’t to notice them until after recording.
Listener Audio Question
- 01:08:35 – Nighthawk from CSNation.com asks us about ways modding effects the gaming industry.
Question / Discussion
- 01:19:00 – Is Half-Life 2 just a First Person Shooter?
- Can Half-Life 2 be modded for gameplay styles other than FPS?
- Why there are only a few HL2 mods using other gameplay styles?
- Did Portal inspire people to make non-shooting mods?
- 01:24:50 – Planet Phillip Poll “Why don’t modders use the Magnusson Device?”
- 01:29:20 – Wrap-up.
