The Orange Box [Archive]

Xinos

9 Oct 2007, 06:41

I am preloading Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Portal. I can hardly wait to play them tomorrow, it's gonna be Awesome!
And last night me and a friend played Team Fortress 2 for a while. That game is crazy! It's about 500% faster paced than I thought it would be, and I lol'ed out loud many a times while playing it. I love their attention to detail.. like one time when I got blown up there was a arrow pointing to a red blob where I died and it said "Your liver" ;D

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3492/apacheislookinggoodmz1.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=apacheislookinggoodmz1.jpg)

Who else is getting it? I also need to find somebody to gift my previous copy of Half-Life 2 too. Anybody feel they deserve it? Here's your chance ;)

Akuryou13

9 Oct 2007, 06:56

already finished preloading Ep2 and Portals. been playing TF2 occassonally since I got it. game is simply amazing.

edit: oh! I see you play engineer! I LOVE engineers! they're the easiest to stab :D

Squirminator2k

9 Oct 2007, 08:54

TF2 is genius.

SupSuper

9 Oct 2007, 18:00

I suck at TF2.

And my spare copy of HL2 is going to Paul.

Edit: I'm sure you can all guess my Steam ID.

Blinx

9 Oct 2007, 19:07

I'm preloading Portals and downloading TF2 as we speak.

"secretmachine" is my Steam ID guys. :)

FutureWorm

9 Oct 2007, 20:01

i'm "commandkey" on steam, for what it's worth, but i haven't purchased the orange box yet (though i'd rather like to)

worMatty

9 Oct 2007, 22:11

Shame they gave it to newbies before existing customers.

Squirminator2k

9 Oct 2007, 22:17

They gave access to TF2 to anyone who pre-purchased the Orange Box.

MrBunsy

9 Oct 2007, 22:41

Finished pre-loading Episode 2 yesterday. I need to hurry up and finish playing Episode 1 I suppose.

TF2 rocks!

worMatty

9 Oct 2007, 22:42

Blinx

9 Oct 2007, 22:47

My steam ID is "pure_death15". Sorry, "secretmachine" was my screen name. :)

Currently preloading Portals and Team Fortress. Gonna leave Episode Two preload over night.

MrBunsy

9 Oct 2007, 22:52

Yeah, so what about us people who already bought HL2 and Ep1? It's unfair. Why should we have to pay for them again just to be able to play TF2 before anyone else? Why can't we have access to the beta too? I don't mind paying for TF2 now before it's released to get the chance. No, we have to spend more money on the Orange Box.

Well, yes, and I was originally going to hold back until the so called black box appeared (I'd bought the whole HL series only a few months ago) for the same reason, but then I played TF2 round a mate's.

I more or less decided that only £26 isn't exactly a rip off for 3 decent games. Certainly not compared with the average Xbox game these days.

worMatty

9 Oct 2007, 22:58

Two of which you already own.

MrBunsy

9 Oct 2007, 23:00

You don't want Portal and Episode 2?

SupSuper

9 Oct 2007, 23:53

Akuryou13

10 Oct 2007, 01:53

Two of which you already own.you get extra copies, they don't go to waste, so you end up having a free copy to gift a friend of your choice.

also, Team Fortress 2 is EASILY worth $50 by itsself. it's a fully developed multiplayer game. the way I see it, I'm paying $20 for it. I'm paying another $20 for Episode 2, just like I did for episode 1. and then I'm getting Portals for $10. Ep 1 and HL2 are free gifts added with it for me to give someone else.

edit: btw, my steam account is Xelioth. feel free to add me as well.

Akuryou13

10 Oct 2007, 08:10

Gaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!! Stupid Unlocking!! Can't Wait! Must Play Portal!!

Xinos

10 Oct 2007, 10:09

Even without HL2 and HL2EP1 The Orange Box is a good deal.

Edit: My Steam name is darkxinos.

Akuryou13

10 Oct 2007, 15:27

anyone have an idea of where i could pick up some custom-made portal maps? searched google for it, but can't find a keyword that brings up just stuff about the game.

Squirminator2k

10 Oct 2007, 15:35

The game's only been out for a few hours. THere aren't going to be custom maps just yet, are there? Give the community some time.

Akuryou13

10 Oct 2007, 15:43

The game's only been out for a few hours. THere aren't going to be custom maps just yet, are there? Give the community some time.you underestimate the overzealous losers of the world :p

I know if I had the ability, I'd be creating custom maps already :p

Xinos

10 Oct 2007, 22:59

The cake is a lie!
The cake is a lie!
The cake is a lie!

Portal is awesome.

MrBunsy

11 Oct 2007, 00:21

It is indeed.

"Maybe you want to marry that thing, you love it so much".

Akuryou13

11 Oct 2007, 01:25

anyone know a way to actually get into the companion box shrine? I can't read any of the writing there :-/

MtlAngelus

11 Oct 2007, 06:47

Perhaps using no-clip from the console? If that's possible that is.

Squirminator2k

11 Oct 2007, 07:15

Erm... using portals? That's how I got in :)

Stuck on puzzle 17 now. Grr, arg, etc.

Blinx

11 Oct 2007, 12:30

Just managed to complete it. I had to noclip at one point, I had no idea how to get into this fricking vent.

MrBunsy

11 Oct 2007, 14:50

That wasn't the bit where there was a tube above your head was it? In which case you got the rocket thingy to shoot at you, and use a portal to get the rocket to break the tube, from which a cube will helpfully fall out and you can stand on it.

I found it surprisingly easy actually, once you get your head into the warped techniques you need, it all slots into place. Jumping great distances whilst creating portals where you land is brilliant fun.

Akuryou13

11 Oct 2007, 14:51

Erm... using portals? That's how I got in :)

Stuck on puzzle 17 now. Grr, arg, etc.but none of the surfaces can hold portals...

MrBunsy

11 Oct 2007, 14:54

They can, that's how I managed it too. Might have only been if you crouch at a funny angle or something though.

Akuryou13

11 Oct 2007, 14:59

They can, that's how I managed it too. Might have only been if you crouch at a funny angle or something though.*tries it*

edit: well look at that, I guess I'm retarded

Paul.Power

15 Oct 2007, 05:00

The net result is, I now have HL2 for free. And chances are, given how awesome The Orange Box appears to be, I'll probably be gifting my copy on some time in the future if my compy can run TF2.

Only it's five in the morning here and I forgot why I actually woke up (probably to see if Steam had finished downloading. Amazingly, it had). So now I'm off back to bed.

FutureWorm

15 Oct 2007, 05:00

Paul.Power

15 Oct 2007, 09:57

I think Euan wanted one or something.

Xinos

15 Oct 2007, 18:45

i'll take your copy

Mine's still available, got a steam account?

worMatty

15 Oct 2007, 20:27

I now have The Orange Box.

FutureWorm

15 Oct 2007, 21:34

Mine's still available, got a steam account?
yeah, commandkey is the account

Glenn

20 Oct 2007, 17:16

http://steamcommunity.com/id/rakuen42

Add me to your friends list or whatever.

worMatty

20 Oct 2007, 21:13

SPOILERS

I like Portal's end music :)

Regarding the vent, I piled up lots of stuff from the office and climbed up that way. I only found out you could break the tube when I played the game again with commentary and it told me how.

I love the double fling!

MtlAngelus

21 Oct 2007, 07:14

http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/

Kewl. It's far from perfect, but it's still awesome.

Xinos

21 Oct 2007, 11:19

http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/

Kewl. It's far from perfect, but it's still awesome.
YES! I've been trying to do exactly that since release, but failed in putting files in the right places.

SupSuper

21 Oct 2007, 12:19

I love the can-in-the-bin trick.

Akuryou13

21 Oct 2007, 16:02

so, anyone ELSE tempted to snag a TF2 shirt? :p

worMatty

21 Oct 2007, 18:31

Yes.

..........

Xinos

21 Oct 2007, 22:29

No.

I'm not really that in love with TF2. I want larger maps, and the classes feel very much the same. Except they don't. Uhh..

Glenn

22 Oct 2007, 05:35

No.

I'm not really that in love with TF2. I want larger maps, and the classes feel very much the same. Except they don't. Uhh..
Look for servers running custom maps. Though they aren't of very high quality yet.

The default maps to me seem to be the perfect size. Any larger and they'd be an unwieldy mess (and require far more spawn points). Any smaller and the games would end too quickly.

Xinos

22 Oct 2007, 18:42

Well, I'm just stupid and think every game should be like battlefield.

bonz

22 Oct 2007, 18:58

Well, I'm just stupid and think every game should be like battlefield.
Seconded .

Squirminator2k

22 Oct 2007, 19:14

I already have a Portal tee-shirt.

worMatty

22 Oct 2007, 19:57

I can see right through you, Ben.

Akuryou13

23 Oct 2007, 05:07

Well, I'm just stupid and think every game should be like battlefield.well, I mostly agree with you there. I much prefer wide-open terrains where you have tons of options for movement. TF2 is the perfect game for the standard shooter though. the maps are great for that kind of gameplay.

you, however, need to pick up crysis. the bushes and huge maps are awesome together.

SupSuper

23 Oct 2007, 15:45

well, I mostly agree with you there. I much prefer wide-open terrains where you have tons of options for movement. TF2 is the perfect game for the standard shooter though. the maps are great for that kind of gameplay.

you, however, need to pick up crysis. the bushes and huge maps are awesome together.Bushes?

...

Bushes?

Akuryou13

23 Oct 2007, 16:02

Bushes?

...

Bushes?you'd be surprised at how much something simple like bushes can affect a game. I spent 10 minutes being pinned down by a tank without him knowing it because of the bushes. walking around, you have a TON of cover because of the lush vegitation. you can be in the middle of a fire fight, pop stealth and jump into a bush and be completely unseen. makes for an awesome sneaking around experience in the game.

Paul.Power

23 Oct 2007, 16:03

you'd be surprised at how much something simple like bushes can affect a game. I spent 10 minutes being pinned down by a tank without him knowing it because of the bushes. walking around, you have a TON of cover because of the lush vegitation. you can be in the middle of a fire fight, pop stealth and jump into a bush and be completely unseen. makes for an awesome sneaking around experience in the game.Out of curiosity, does the game have flamethrowers? :p

Akuryou13

23 Oct 2007, 16:08

Out of curiosity, does the game have flamethrowers? :pnot in the beta, and I highly doubt it :p

Paul.Power

23 Oct 2007, 16:14

not in the beta, and I highly doubt it :p

Pity. It would be a nice way to expose someone sneaking around in bushes.

Akuryou13

23 Oct 2007, 16:18

Pity. It would be a nice way to expose someone sneaking around in bushes.does the term 'overkill' mean anything to you? :p

Paul.Power

23 Oct 2007, 16:31

does the term 'overkill' mean anything to you? :p

It's just possible I may have been playing the Pyro class in TF2 a bit too much.

"Fiyah! Fiyah! Fiyah!"

Or, as someone at GameFAQs put it, regarding the rooting out of enemy spies:

"hey there mr. soldier-with-my-name-and-full-health at the dispenser
o i c u like fire lololol"

SupSuper

23 Oct 2007, 19:44

does the term 'overkill' mean anything to you? :pComing from a game where you look for people in the bushes with a tank.

worMatty

23 Oct 2007, 19:50

MrBunsy

23 Oct 2007, 20:03

Anyone else like the Portal end music?Yup. I've nearly learnt the words, and a friend of mine is trying to play it on the piano too :p

MtlAngelus

23 Oct 2007, 20:18

I can play the chords on my guitar.:p

Zero72

23 Oct 2007, 20:21

and a friend of mine is trying to play it on the piano too :phttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRAIl6rqBJg&eurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/

MrBunsy

23 Oct 2007, 22:39

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRAIl6rqBJg&eurl=http://www.jonathancoulton.com/

I have to show him that.

worMatty

24 Oct 2007, 00:51

I know most of the words and have been singing the song for the past three days :) At work, too, and on the way to work in the morning. OD collaboration!

Akuryou13

24 Oct 2007, 03:34

I've long ago memorized all the words :p I have the YTMND site saved and I keep it up occassionally.

FutureWorm

24 Oct 2007, 15:08

Or, as someone at GameFAQs put it, regarding the rooting out of enemy spies:

"hey there mr. soldier-with-my-name-and-full-health at the dispenser
o i c u like fire lololol"

ahhh yes gamefaqs

Paul.Power

24 Oct 2007, 15:18

LOL

Paul, you're very good at the Pyro.

TF2 is more than just a standard shooter. It's not just like UT or anything, it's much more involved when you play it properly.

Anyone else like the Portal end music?Yep (I'm a bit too much of a Coulton fan to actually complete the game before listening to it).

Level 16, incidentally. The one where you meet the Sentries.

SupSuper

24 Oct 2007, 16:38

extract steamapps\portal content.gcf\sound\music\*
play *.mp3 -loop

Squirminator2k

24 Oct 2007, 17:03

I know most of the words and have been singing the song for the past three days :) At work, too, and on the way to work in the morning. OD collaboration!

I've been playing it on the keyboard.

worMatty

24 Oct 2007, 17:53

That's further confirmation - we should start an online band.

Squirminator2k

24 Oct 2007, 18:11

I've preordered Rock band, if that helps.

worMatty

24 Oct 2007, 18:14

Whassat?

.....

Glenn

24 Oct 2007, 18:33

Level 16, incidentally. The one where you meet the Sentries.
You can skip most of the Sentries in that stage with portals, except for one room.
But if you're fast enough in that room, you can skip those turrets as well.

And why can you skip them? Because the advanced version requires you to.

Squirminator2k

24 Oct 2007, 18:41

Whassat?

.....

Rock Band? You don't know what Rock Band is?

worMatty

24 Oct 2007, 18:44

Doonnnnn't tell him the answers!

I've heard of it. I don't read up on games these days.

Squirminator2k

24 Oct 2007, 18:49

Okay, picture Guiat hero. Now picture two people playing Guitar Hero with a guitar each - one playing base, one playing lead. Now picture a third person with them on a USB drum kit. Throw in another person using a USB Singstar Microphone.

Now look at this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/Rock-band-screen.jpg/450px-Rock-band-screen.jpg

Now let your jaw drop to the floor.

SupSuper

24 Oct 2007, 19:32

You can skip most of the Sentries in that stage with portals, except for one room.
But if you're fast enough in that room, you can skip those turrets as well.

And why can you skip them? Because the advanced version requires you to.Oddly enough, I did avoid knocking them over the first time around. I just enjoyed doing zany stuff like grabbing and making them fire at each other.

Paul.Power

29 Oct 2007, 13:07

Best Hallowe'en costumes EVER (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3379/pic11936009173448aw5.jpg)

Akuryou13

29 Oct 2007, 13:13

Best Hallowe'en costumes EVER (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3379/pic11936009173448aw5.jpg)hehe, I've just posted that in the General Video Games Gabbin thread.

SupSuper

29 Oct 2007, 16:29

Best Hallowe'en costumes EVER (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3379/pic11936009173448aw5.jpg)Red eyes not included.

bonz

30 Oct 2007, 10:16

I bought the Orange Box today.
I now have gift passes for HL2 and E1.

FutureWorm

30 Oct 2007, 11:06

I bought the Orange Box today.
I now have gift passes for HL2 and E1.
i'll take them! my account name is "commandkey"

Akuryou13

30 Oct 2007, 11:20

speaking of which, does anyone need MY gift copies of HL2 and Ep1?

Zero72

31 Oct 2007, 07:33

For some reason, even though I do own it and have it installed, I don't seem to have been credited with a gift copy of EP1, only HL2. Freakin' Steam.

bonz

4 Nov 2007, 12:42

I bought the Orange Box today.
I now have gift passes for HL2 and E1.
i'll take them! my account name is "commandkey"
I donated my HL2 and E1 to Futureworm.
He has traded it in for his soul (which he probably doesn't know yet).

FutureWorm

4 Nov 2007, 13:39

I donated my HL2 and E1 to Futureworm.
He has traded it in for his soul (which he probably doesn't know yet).
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

bonz

4 Nov 2007, 16:27

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
Now he knows.
Have fun playing!
As soon as you're finished with both games for the first time, your soul will be downloaded to hell (with the new Steam feature).

Blinx

4 Nov 2007, 17:11

Now he knows.
Have fun playing!
As soon as you're finished with both games for the first time, your soul will be downloaded to hell (with the new Steam feature).Futureworm is one of the bosses in Painkiller : Overdose.

MtlAngelus

5 Nov 2007, 04:09

This is why I have two souls, just in case I loose one.

bonz

5 Nov 2007, 10:40

This is why I have two souls, just in case I loose one.
Ha!
I already sold my soul to some poor sucker for €10.-.
Too bad for him that I don't believe in the concept of soul.

Xinos

5 Nov 2007, 15:56

Ha!
I already sold my soul to some poor sucker for €10.-.
Too bad for him that I don't believe in the concept of soul.

Doesn't matter what you beleive. When you're dead you'll be his slave in hell ;)

MtlAngelus

5 Nov 2007, 18:18

Not for long tho, when I die I will take hell over, make an army, and take heaven over too. Then I'm going to screw up the universe. :cool:

bonz

5 Nov 2007, 21:51

Doesn't matter what you beleive. When you're dead you'll be his slave in hell ;)
HA!
According to the Roman Catholic church, which claims to be the only legitimate Christian church, I could always commit suicide and end up in purgatory.
That way I could avoid being a slave to the owner of my soul and also dodge MtlAngelus' take-over of the Everafter.

Sheesh!
Religion is pathetic. :rolleyes:

Paul.Power

6 Nov 2007, 00:06

which claims to be the only legitimate Christian churchI'm not sure how that clause is supposed to reinforce your point. I mean, most if not all religions claim themselves to be the only legitimate religion.

bonz

6 Nov 2007, 01:50

I'm not sure how that clause is supposed to reinforce your point. I mean, most if not all religions claim themselves to be the only legitimate religion.
That's why I said "the only legitimate Christian church".

But true.
If I commit suicide and kill some unbeliever, I could go straight to paradise with 72 virgins according to Islam.
Not an option if I want to avoid the wrath of MtlAngelus.

FutureWorm

6 Nov 2007, 01:52

HA!
According to the Roman Catholic church, which claims to be the only legitimate Christian church, I could always commit suicide and end up in purgatory.
That way I could avoid being a slave to the owner of my soul and also dodge MtlAngelus' take-over of the Everafter.

Sheesh!
Religion is pathetic. :rolleyes:

that's why protestants don't believe in purgatory (it's kind of dumb and has no biblical backing)

Akuryou13

6 Nov 2007, 05:45

(it's kind of dumb and has no biblical backing)I think it was probably stated to explain ghosts, personally. I don't really think there's a concrete way to prove that, though.

philby4000

6 Nov 2007, 21:34

By brother showed me Portal on his 360. I didn't intend to watch him play through the whole thing. It was pretty short, as he 'd already finished it before.

That was an awesome game to watch. The song over the credits was just wonderful.

UI'll have to play it myself some time.

Paul.Power

10 Nov 2007, 00:10

You must all fave this. (http://mmiasmostati.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fortress-2-66549684)

Pigbuster

10 Nov 2007, 06:56

Good: CrossOver can apparently run the Orange Box.
Bad: I really don't want to have to run Steam in the background. Seriously. Any workaround that doesn't require Windows-specific coding etc. would be nice.
Also Bad: Half-Life 2 doesn't work very well with a tablet mouse, so I assume if I bought TF2 I would be the guy who'd spin around like a drunk and couldn't shoot a barn door. :(

I guess I could get another mouse, but I would have to find one with a cloth bottom, because my Wacom mouse has spoiled me in that regard.

SupSuper

10 Nov 2007, 12:47

Bad: I really don't want to have to run Steam in the background. Seriously. Any workaround that doesn't require Windows-specific coding etc. would be nice.The only way is to use a crack or a pirated version, but you'll probably lose multiplayer and other functionality. Steam games are deep-wired to it.

Paul.Power

10 Nov 2007, 15:53

The only way is to use a crack or a pirated version, but you'll probably lose multiplayer and other functionality. Steam games are deep-wired to it.

Yeah, have fun wandering around the Director's Commentary :p

worMatty

10 Nov 2007, 19:28

Regarding the Worms Fortress 2 image, shouldn't the scout have a baseball bat? But despite that, nice attempt.

Xinos

10 Nov 2007, 21:17

I guess I could get another mouse, but I would have to find one with a cloth bottom, because my Wacom mouse has spoiled me in that regard.

With the wacom you use a cloth-surfaced mouse on a plastic "mousepad".
With a regular mouse you have a plastic-surfaced mouse on a cloth mousepad.

I don't spot much of a difference :p