ben burbankNov 18, 2023

well we updated half life 1!

I got to do a bunch of work specifically for fans of the game like me.

I’ll talk more about it later!!

https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife25

Half-Life

Half-Life is back and better than ever. Alongside interviews with the original developers, the game is now available with the Uplink mini-campaign, Steam Deck support, updated graphics settings, new multiplayer maps, and bonus restored goodies.

Half-Life
Show threadben burbankNov 19, 2023

This is going to be a long story about Half-Life.

24 years ago I was working on a computer science assignment to build a phone book application in desktop Java. It was a pretty decent portion of the grade for the class. I seriously hated working on it, I saw a future of typing up code for phone companies or banks or law offices. I wanted to make video games and it was hard to see how this had even a dotted-line connection to that end goal.

Show threadMatt Maddux
@bburbank I’m super excited to dive in with my Steam Deck. Haven’t played it in years. Do the upgrades also apply to Blue Shift?
Nov 19, 2023 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadben burbankNov 19, 2023
@matt the engine level fixes are present but some things (specifically updated in-game UI, controller fixes) will require additional work to be a great experience on steam deck.
Show threadMatt MadduxNov 19, 2023
@bburbank Awsome. It will be a bit before I get there anyway.