Max Payne 2

[Xavier]

from http://oldsite.havok.com/newsletter/0503.html
Havok physics is at the heart of the eagerly awaited Half Life 2. Havok has been working with Valve for almost three years to deliver breakthrough physical gameplay. Havok 2, launched at GDC 2003 incorporates all that we have learned from working with each other, especially in the area of character control and ragdolls

"Making a game with the complex physics interactions and physics gameplay of Half-Life(R) 2 is really hard - but it would have been impossible if we hadn't started with robust fundamental physics technology from Havok." Jay Stelly, Valve.

Apart from character physics, Havok runs environmental dynamics allowing interactivity with most objects and where else could you put a crowbar in the works to stop a dynamically modelled machine? Stay tuned to the Havok website for updates on physics in Half Life 2 as we approach ship date.

May 2003

That's that settled then.

Oh, and over at SharkyExtreme : http://www.sharkyextreme.com/features/idtrInterviews/article.php/2221941 Interview dated October 1st.

 

[Gef]

Hehe, not very worksafe

http://unoid.net/mp2naked.jpg

Some people have far too much time on their hands

 

[FatBusinessman]

Your pre-order reference ########/P.

We are pleased to advise that we are now in the process of fulfilling the above order for 'Max Payne 2 - The Fall of Max Payne' due for U.K. release on 24-Oct-2003.

Your order will be despatched to you via your chosen method of shipping and will be with you shortly.

 

[flownalk]

its good fun for a 'short' while...

 

[Yaka]

anyone know how to get the fps counter to show in this?

 

[Xavier]

FRAPS

 

[Will]

Originally posted by Yaka
anyone know how to get the fps counter to show in this?

Start the game with maxpayne2.exe -developer, then press ~ to open the console.

Give one of the following commands:

clear - Clear console screen
clr - Clear console screen
coder - God mode, all weapons, health, inifinite ammo
god - God Mode
mortal - disable god mode
getallweapons - Get all weapons
quit - quit game
showfps - Show fps rate
showextendedfps - Show extended fps rate
getberetta - Get beretta with 1000 ammo
getbullettime - Put player into bullettime
getcoltcommando - Get coltcommando with 1000 ammo
getdeserteagle - Get Desert Eagle with 1000 ammo
getdragunov - Get Dragunov with 1000 ammo
getgraphicsnovelpart1 - Fill in part of the story line
getgraphicsnovelpart2 - Fill in part of the story line
getgraphicsnovelpart3 - Fill in part of the story line
gethealth - Get 1000 health
getingram - Get Ingram with 1000 ammo
getkalashnikov - Get Kalashnikov with 1000 ammo
getmolotov - Get Molotov cocktail with 1000 ammo
getmp5 - Get MP5 with 1000 ammo
getpainkillers - Get 1000 painkillers
getpumpshotgun - Get pumpshotgun with 1000 ammo
getsawedshotgun - Get sawed-off shotgun with 1000 ammo
getsniper - Get sniper gun with 1000 ammo
getstriker - Get striker gun with 1000 ammo
jump10 - Jump 10 high
jump20 - Jump 20 high
jump30 - Jump 30 high
showhud - Turn on HUD
help - Much more debug commands

 

[leggy]

Originally posted by Yaka
anyone know how to get the fps counter to show in this?

What values are you getting in gun fights?

What spec pc you got?

 

[evilmonkeh]

i finished the game yesturday, and i can truely say it is one of the best games i have played, and that is proven by the fact taht i bothered to complete it. maybe it was the story that kept me interested... but i NEVER complete games, i normally get boored after a while and give up.

 

[Louster]

Originally posted by evilmonkeh
i finished the game yesturday, and i can truely say it is one of the best games i have played, and that is proven by the fact taht i bothered to complete it. maybe it was the story that kept me interested... but i NEVER complete games, i normally get boored after a while and give up.

Yeah seriously. I'm pretty near finishing this and it is fairly short, but that's absolutely fine by me, since that's tons preferable to all the long, dull games I've played. There've been a few lame levels, and the whole "running through a building on fire" crap quickly gets tiresome, but other than that this game seems pretty flawless.

 

[Durzel]

Played it briefly on a friends PC last night (mines still b0rked because of these bastards) and it looked and played really well. I particularly liked the way that it appeared during bullet time that things got slower and slower (pings from cartridges, etc).

Max seems to do some really bizarre spinaround during bullet time sometimes too.. whats that about? Some kind of reload action?

All in all seems like more of the original with better graphics - which is always a good thing.

 

[SoWat]

Yeah the spinaround is a reload action.

The graphics are top-notch, especially in the dream sequences. The screen really goes blurry and the fog/smoke is terrific.

I found myself only using bullet-time, rather than the shootdodge thing, as I found myself forever jumping behind boxes/girders and not hitting anyone.

The ending was a bit tame though, after ****spoiler deleted**** it only took about 2 shots to kill the guy.

The bit where Vinni is trapped in the Captain Baseball Bat costume is hilarious.

I would have liked to have chosen a harder setting from the off, rather than have to complete the 'Detective' level first, especially as I can't see myself playing through it again.

 

[Durzel]

Originally posted by SoWat
Yeah the spinaround is a reload action.

The graphics are top-notch, especially in the dream sequences. The screen really goes blurry and the fog/smoke is terrific.

I found myself only using bullet-time, rather than the shootdodge thing, as I found myself forever jumping behind boxes/girders and not hitting anyone.

The ending was a bit tame though, after shooting away the ***deleted*** (both times) it only took about 2 shots to kill the guy.

The bit where Vinni is trapped in the Captain Baseball Bat costume is hilarious.

I would have liked to have chosen a harder setting from the off, rather than have to complete the 'Detective' level first, especially as I can't see myself playing through it again.

Thanks for ruining the ending for me!

 

[SoWat]

Thanks for ruining the ending for me!

Oops!

Actually, it's not a huge problem to find out what to do at the end, especially as Max prompts the player to perform the actions required.

...and it's still great fun

 

[leggy]

FS can we get fucking spoiler tags now please. I am fed up having games and films fucking ruined.

 

[SoWat]

Ruined?

I hardly think so. The game tells you what you need to do to finish off the baddie. It's not a question of searching for hidden levers or any such twaddle.

As far as the basic plot goes, it's the same as all the others. Kill lots of minions, then kill the boss. What else did you expect?

 

[old.milou]

EntropicLqd (the Snout clan boss) did a little review of his playing (it took him 9 hours to complete apparently) on the 3dRealms Forums (no spoilers etc).

Edit: and the 1.01 patch is out too

 

[leggy]

This is not the only example. It's not the first time someone has posted the ending to a game/film with blatant disregard for everyone else.

It's called manners. Anyway, don't take it as a personal insult. I am merely voicing my moody opinion.

 

[Ch3tan]

Just bought it, I would be playing it except I also bought GC Viewtiful Joe, oh and my new shiney mobile arrived.

/me goes off to play with his new toys.

 

[CptDoom]

Yeah the suit business made me smile..

Also was it just me that ran round the edge waiting for the entire pathway to be blown up as opposed to doing what you had to?

At the boss obviously

 

[Yaka]

Originally posted by leggy
What values are you getting in gun fights?

What spec pc you got?

no idea as i tried them commands and cant see no fps counter:/

game seems smooth as fuck thou



and finised the last harder mode, and got a suprise extra comic strip bit during the ending.

btw anyone catch the line during the cleaners an mafia gang war. where a cleaner claims Max is just a crap Chow yun fat wanabe. was class

 

[Ch3tan]

Okay running on a p4 2.6 @ 2.8 with 1gig of ram, but only a geforce 2 gts 32mb. 1028*768 with settings on medium ish. It runs perfect, everything looks great, they have really done well with this game. Can't wait to get a new gfx card and see if it can look even better

 

[The-Don]

Just a quick note to say, that there are 2 bonus chapters/levels... its all on the FTP...
click meh!

 

[Summo]

Ooh! Nifty! Thanks, Don.

 

[Wij]

Is there a demo ?

 

[The-Don]

Originally posted by Wij
Is there a demo ?

No

 

[Wij]

Aw - will there ever be one ?

 

[Yaka]

will the current trend most of the time is demos coming out a couple of months after the game has. bit shit tbh

 

[Sar]

Had a choice betwixt this and Halo.

I went with Senor Bungie.

Shall get this sometime soon-ish though, as I love the first one.

 

[Embattle]

Originally posted by SoWat
Oops!

Actually, it's not a huge problem to find out what to do at the end, especially as Max prompts the player to perform the actions required.

...and it's still great fun

Not only that but you only have to think to the end of the original to realise what to do.

The game was fairly good if a bit short.