Flashlight metter?

[Ikagura]

Why didn't they update HL² with the episode 2 flashlight bar?

[coolman552]

cuz it was a new feature

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

cuz it was a new feature

I know it is a new feature added in episode 2, but they could've added it in the other versions of the game.

[coolman552]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

cuz it was a new feature

I know it is a new feature added in episode 2, but they could've added it in the other versions of the game.

im pretty sure it would ruin episode 1's elevator part and the original I dunno

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

I know it is a new feature added in episode 2, but they could've added it in the other versions of the game.

im pretty sure it would ruin episode 1's elevator part and the original I dunno

It won't as you'll mostly use the flares... anyway this should be an option at least (good thing there's a mod for that but the fact this wasn't the case in the first game is kinda disapointing)

[a Hippobottomus]

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

[coolman552]

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

that would break the lore tho

[a Hippobottomus]

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

that would break the lore tho

Im just trying to create an analogy. Its dumb that you'd think they would add a feature from their new game into the old game.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

The thing is that unlike the new headcrabs species, the flashlight was a separate bar in the 1st game...

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

that would break the lore tho

What lore? This is just a gameplay element, there's no canon elements that explain why Freeman's jump and speed are lower than the first game (and no, the "sleep" between the 1st and 2nd game isn't a solid evidence). Same for the HEV suit mark 4 (also explain to me how he gained the flashlight metter between episode 1 and episode 2) this is mostly a dev oversight.

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

that would break the lore tho

Im just trying to create an analogy. Its dumb that you'd think they would add a feature from their new game into the old game.

How? After the release of the Orange box (and Episode 2 in an extend) HL² + episode 1 were updated as well to a new build of the Source engine. They could include the flashlight metter into the previous game.

[coolman552]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

The thing is that unlike the new headcrabs species, the flashlight was a separate bar in the 1st game...

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

that would break the lore tho

What lore? This is just a gameplay element, there's no canon elements that explain why Freeman's jump and speed are lower than the first game (and no, the "sleep" between the 1st and 2nd game isn't a solid evidence). Same for the HEV suit mark 4 (also explain to me how he gained the flashlight metter between episode 1 and episode 2) this is mostly a dev oversight.

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Im just trying to create an analogy. Its dumb that you'd think they would add a feature from their new game into the old game.

How? After the release of the Orange box (and Episode 2 in an extend) HL² + episode 1 were updated as well to a new build of the Source engine. They could include the flashlight metter into the previous game.

Im talking about the headcrabs you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot

[AsherTheCat]

The whole reason why they replaced the flash light in Ep2 was playtesters were using it while sprint when they were being chased by the Antlion Guardian. It drained up so much AUX power the dev team replaced it. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere the Ep2 flashlight was the HL2 beta flashlight.

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

The thing is that unlike the new headcrabs species, the flashlight was a separate bar in the 1st game...

What lore? This is just a gameplay element, there's no canon elements that explain why Freeman's jump and speed are lower than the first game (and no, the "sleep" between the 1st and 2nd game isn't a solid evidence). Same for the HEV suit mark 4 (also explain to me how he gained the flashlight metter between episode 1 and episode 2) this is mostly a dev oversight.

How? After the release of the Orange box (and Episode 2 in an extend) HL² + episode 1 were updated as well to a new build of the Source engine. They could include the flashlight metter into the previous game.

Im talking about the headcrabs you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot

Whoa don't insult dude, I'm talking about the flashlight, the headcrabs have nothing to do with this conversation (especially since it is mostly the combine who has made either modification of the headcrab genes or they have gone beyond Xen (where the headcrabs are really from) to discover the fast and poisonous ones)

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by BloocatIsTryingToGetAchievement:

The whole reason why they replaced the flash light in Ep2 was playtesters were using it while sprint when they were being chased by the Antlion Guardian. It drained up so much AUX power the dev team replaced it. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere the Ep2 flashlight was the HL2 beta flashlight.

And this is my complain about the whole HL² serie, this should've been in the game since it came out (especially since it was in the beta as you said) because you're really slower in this game so you are mostly obligated to run most of the time in this game.

[coolman552]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Im talking about the headcrabs you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiot

Whoa don't insult dude, I'm talking about the flashlight, the headcrabs have nothing to do with this conversation (especially since it is mostly the combine who has made either modification of the headcrab genes or they have gone beyond Xen (where the headcrabs are really from) to discover the fast and poisonous ones)

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Game developers don't do that.
Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

that would break the lore tho

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Whoa don't insult dude, I'm talking about the flashlight, the headcrabs have nothing to do with this conversation (especially since it is mostly the combine who has made either modification of the headcrab genes or they have gone beyond Xen (where the headcrabs are really from) to discover the fast and poisonous ones)

Originally posted by a Hippobottomus:

Its like asking them to add the poison and fast headcrabs to half-life 1.

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

that would break the lore tho

Yes and? That's not the main subject, I was just asking about Half-Life 2 and HL2 ep1&2 not HL1.

[coolman552]

Originally posted by Ikagura:

Originally posted by Theguythatchecksurbrowserhistory:

Yes and? That's not the main subject, I was just asking about Half-Life 2 and HL2 ep1&2 not HL1.

I literally told you that I DID NOT TALKED ABOUT THE FLASHLIGHT METER IN THAT POST