Half life 2 episode 1 speedrun

Halflife wiki is a comprehensive wiki encyclopedia focusing on the halflife portal universe and its related subjects. One of the first things youll notice is how most of the speedrun takes. The current proven world record for a completegame hl speedrun is 31 minutes, achieved by blake spiderwaffle. Episode one expands the legendary halflife gaming tradition with. The game has two different engine versions to choose for speedrunning. Dog digs gordon out and he is reunited with alyx, who embraces him. Like previous halflife games, it combines shooting, puzzlesolving, and narrative. Episode one is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of half life 2 and launch a journey beyond city 17. Spiderwaffle for his amazing but now outdated segmented speedrun and discoveries in this game. Its a simple addon that i made in about 510 minutes. The tricks that allowed to save the most time were triggerdelaying also present in halflife 1 and a new.

The speed demos archive hosts halflife competition. Episode one advances one of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling action games of all time, halflife 2, with new story and action. Episode one is the first in a series of games that reveal the aftermath of halflife 2 and launch a journey beyond city 17. Halflife sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. The first installment in episodic halflife games, reveals the aftermath of halflife 2, and launches a new journey. Halflife 2 highway 17 speedrun in 8 minutes gamespot hooks up with games done quick and speedrunner christopher studio grant attempts to beat halflife 2.

Kleiner through a portable monitor, to inform them that gordon is safe eli earlier told alyx that gordon wouldnt be found, implying his knowledge of the gman and his stasis. Episode two leaderboard guides discord resources forum statistics. Episode two is the second in a trilogy of new games created by valve that extends the awardwinning and bestselling halflife adventure. That, and the game isnt really about the plot anyway. Leaderboard guides discord website wiki streams resources forum statistics modifications. Episode one, completed by the sourceruns team in a time of 35. The series began with halflife, and has continued with countless source mods. Highway 17 sandtraps nova prospekt entanglement anticitizen one follow freeman. Youtuber summoning salt has been running a great series on speedrunning history for the. Episode 1 is the first in a trilogy of the aftermath of halflife 2. Halflife 2 episode 1 we all have that pile of shame, those games we should have played but just never have. Should take you about 56 hours if youre an intermediate half life player.

Episode one is a 2006 firstperson shooter game developed and published by valve. Mmod v2 will be a thing in a distant future, hopefully not after 9 years again. Dec 14, 2015 spherical nightmares is a half life 2. It is included in the orange box for the xbox 360, ps3. You dont need to own halflife 2 to play episode one, as it. In this jolly spooky holiday season, im happy to bring halflife 2. View all point insertion a red letter day route kanal water hazard black mesa east we dont go to ravenholm. This will only launch if you own the game on steam. This morning i got an idea that i had to make, a really simple addon, an addon that would simulate the death screens of halflife 1 and halflife 2. Everyone else who has either done singlesegment speedruns or segmented speedruns of halflife. Valve has done to the fps genre what restaurants in chinatown do to ducks.

Halflife 2 highway 17 speedrun in 8 minutes gamespot. Halflife 2 and its expansions had a tremendous sense of pace about them, so perhaps it shouldnt be surprising that theyve become favourites of speedrunners. Done in 586 segments 232 normal segments and 354 saveload buffering segments on hard difficulty. Episode two is the second game created by valve that extends the awardwinning and bestselling halflife adventure. Episode one was the first in a planned trilogy of shorter episodic games that continue the story of half life 2 2004. The story takes place in the half life universe and you take the role as gordon freeman. Speedrunning leaderboards, resources, forums, and more. At the end of halflife 2, city 17 is quite unstable as the reactor is about to blow up. That is not to say that halflife 2 didnt have great sound, but it seems like the music and sound effect touches were implemented into episode 1 with more care, adding greatly to the overall experience and feel of the game. The story takes place in the halflife universe and you take the role as gordon freeman.

Valve wanted to release new games quickly, without spending years developing a major new product with new tools. Ride along with original halflife 2 devs adrian finol, robin walker, and david speyrer as they laugh and cry while watching and reacting to speedrunner waezones blistering fast run through the iconic halflife 2. Im thinking of doing a speedrun of this game for my youtube channel so ive been researching ways to cut down on my time but i want to hear from other people who have possibly done a speedrun of it before on some of their techniques. Halflife 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 game of the year awards. I can see why the naming system is confusing though since episode 1 is the second part of the halflife 2 story. This series gives us the chance to make that pile just a little bit shorter. Gordon freeman, you were last seen exiting city 17 with alyx vance as the citadel erupted amidst a storm of unknown proportions. Episode 2 could be a nice first game to run since its not that long wr being 43. Watch 22 minutes of halflife 2 speedrunning history pcgamesn. Jun 26, 2017 gordon wakes up outside the citadel, buried under a pile of rubble. Accelerated back hopping abh for short is a glitch, and its the main method of movement on orangebox enginebased games. Its main purpose is to collect all the available information related to the franchise, such as the games, its expansions and episodes, characters, enemies, creatures, factions, locations, weapons, technology and more.

Gordon freeman as he picks himself out of the rubble of the citadel, the ominous headquarters of the alien invasion that was damaged in the final scene of the last game. Most important strat is abh which might take a while to master but its very rewarding and fun once you actually can move really fast. Episode 1 is way more intense than hl2 was and where i played through all of hl2 fine within 10 minutes of loading episode 1, my screen. Abh replaces bunnyhopping, which was fixed in the orangebox engine. The speed demos archive hosts halflife 2 competition. At the end of halflife 2, you did critical damage to the citadel. Im assuming that you have played it predecessor, so ill forgo an explanation of what happened before this game.

Half life 2 has sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and earned over 35 game of the year awards. Episode one walkthrough its time to escape city 17, and gamespots walkthrough to half life 2. The current proven world record for a completegame hl2 speedrun is 1 hour and 36 minutes, achieved by the halflife 2 done quick team on march 8th, 2006. Ride along with original half life 2 devs adrian finol, robin walker, and david speyrer as they laugh and cry while watching and reacting to speedrunner waezones blistering fast run through the. Episode one is the first in a new trilogy of episodes that are scheduled to be released over the course of the next year. Halflife 2 developers react to 50 minute speedrun n4g. Episode one brings you the new adventures of gordon freeman and his able sidekick alyx. Halflife 2 episode oneundue alarm video dailymotion. Half life sends a shock through the game industry with its combination of pounding action and continuous, immersive storytelling. Use livesplit with sourcesplit to get without loads time.

The game also seems to be more dynamic in the audio department with compared with halflife 2. Done in 586 segments 232 normal segments and 354 saveload buffering segments on hard. Oct 17, 2019 in this jolly spooky holiday season, im happy to bring halflife 2. Mar 14, 2020 ride along with original half life 2 devs adrian finol, robin walker, and david speyrer as they laugh and cry while watching and reacting to speedrunner waezones blistering fast run through the. Halflife 2 world record speedrun will make your head spin. Winner of multiple game of the decade awards, halflife 2 offers a startling level of realism and responsiveness, opening the door to a world where the players presence affects everything around him, from the physical environments to the behaviors even the emotions of both friends and enemies. Valves debut title wins more than 50 gameoftheyear awards on its way to being named best pc game ever by pc gamer, and launches a franchise with more than eight million retail units sold worldwide. When they go up, use your gun to get rid of the planks holding the metal gate. Players control scientist gordon freeman, who, alongside his companion alyx vance, must escape city 17 before an explosion destroys it. Youtuber summoning salt has been running a great series on speedrunning history for the past few months. Episode 2 the episodes were basically expansions and they never released a third one unfortunately, just left the game on a cliffhanger.

Following the events of halflife 2, gordon freeman faces a new threat that could destroy city 17. You only need to manually startstop the timer if you dont have livesplit with sourcesplit. The series continued with countless mods, halflife 2, and then countless source mods. Watch 22 minutes of halflife 2 speedrunning history. Ride along with original half life 2 devs adrian finol, robin walker, and david speyrer as they laugh and cry while watching and reacting to speedrunner waezones blistering fast run through the iconic half life 2. Ultimately, it all adds to the gameplay and realism, and makes halflife 2. What is the best way to defend white forest in halflife 2. Im thinking of doing a speedrun of this game for my youtube channel so ive been researching ways to cut down on my time but i want to hear from. In case you think we timed our jumps too perfectly, know that this speedrun was not.

Mar 01, 2020 halflife 2 episode 1 we all have that pile of shame, those games we should have played but just never have. After over 600 days of hard work, the sourceruns team is very happy to bring to. The whole place is going to go up, taking out city 17 and whats in its immediate radius. Episode one picks up where its predecessor left off.

I always have a hard time defending the white forest base against the oncoming striders and hunters. Halflife 2 takes computer games to a new level of realism with incredible ingame graphics that recreate familiarlooking city streets, and. Then people at valve decided to fix bunny hopping for episode 2 and portal. After a short break from my doom 3 lp and its expansion resurrection of evil, ive decided to start a new lp.