New Manke Half-Life mod!

[ahartman]

Just got this month's PC Gamer and it includes the 2nd part of his "They Hunger" series.

If you haven't played the first one, you really need to - it's fantastic (it's included with the 2nd one). You can only get it on the magazine's CD right now, but it'll prob. be available on PCG's web site in a month or so.

Well worth the purchase price!

[Beezer]

I played several levels of the first one, but kinda got tired of killing all the zombies. Then I got stuck trying to get around a minature volcano in the lava pit... and then forgot about the game...
Maybe I'll go back and revisit it. Any hints about that lava pit?

[ahartman]

Hmm, don't remember any lava pit - can you be more specific?

Is it the spot where you start off on the railing and then it falls away? If so, it's a jumping puzzle - look for ledges below you - this is a good time to use the sniper rifle to clear things out so you can concentrate on jumping.

If you don't have the sniper rifle, I'd suggest restarting the game - you'll need it.

I agree that killing zombie after zombie gets old - but you're rewarded later when you have to go up against soldiers (who shoot REALLY well).

To make zombie killing more fun, use the crowbar - treat them like the zombies in HL - hit & back up. Hit & back up (or as Pauly in Rocky says "Stick & move, baby!")

[gobrob]

In the room with the volcano, you have to jump into the steam coming up and fly up to a ledge.I had trouble with that for a while too.
gobrob

[Beezer]

Ahartman - the spot I'm having trouble with is right after that jumping puzzle -- once inside the cave at the bottom.

Gobrob - I thought I tried that, but got "steamed to death". I'll give it another try, Thanks.

[This message has been edited by Beezer (edited 27 July 2000).]

[ahartman]

Is anyone else having problems getting their Half-Life CD recognized when trying to start up TH2? I've got the game patched up to the latest and I've got the CD in the drive - I know the drive works as I just loaded the d@mn game. It just can't seem to find my HL CD.

Any ideas?!?

As for the lava puzzle, I may play the first one thru again - I'll see what I can do for you.

AMH

[Beezer]

Since I received my PCGamer yesterday (September edition in July?), and now have the new demo disk, I'll load it (when I get home) and see what happens.

As far as that volcano/lava puzzle, I tried Gobrob's suggestion, but still get blown to bits the instant I jump into the steam coming from the top of the volcano. I don't see any other steam nearby....

[Beezer]

Definitely a problem with the 1.1.0.0 patch. Since Hunger2 says it requires version 1.1.0.0 I loaded that patch (was working fine with 1.0.1.6). Now I can't run custom games (at least not They Hunger). Game crashes to Desktop when I try to start it. The original Half Life still works. I haven't even tried loading They Hunger 2 yet, but I don't expect it to work either.

[ahartman]

I took the CD out of my DVD player and put it in my RW drive and voila - it worked. Go figure.

As for the crashing problems - I haven't seen it yet but I've only played a little thru the first scene.

Does anyone know the map/scene number for the lava puzzle? I'll cheat my way there and see if I can figure out how I got thru it.