Half-Life segmented in 20 minutes 41 seconds

[PJC]

@igge

I spent a fair amount of time thinking about possible ways to do intros for this run, but after talking to quadrazid I agree with him in that there’s really no need for one. When I think back to my favorite speedruns, frag movies, TV shows and whatnot, most of them have a very short intro at most. Instead of trying to paint an ambient setting for the run or show, they just give it to you instead and let the actual piece speak for itself.

To be fair, the run still starts out *relatively *slow anyway, with a decent amount of just hanging around waiting for NPCs. Perhaps during the first couple of minutes you could flash the names of the people involved in the run in the bottom right corner or so, just like a TV series would. This way you still have a natural intro, but it’s at the same time part of the run and you’re not wasting any time. Then, after the test chamber is done, the “intro” is over and the run starts for real.

After all, this is the fastest run ever made in this game, so why drag it out and make it feel slower? Fuck that, just hit me straight in the face from the very first second, and never drop the pressure until the end.

When it comes to commentary, I stand by what I first thought. First of all, I see no point in doing a regular voice-over commentary. You won’t even have time to start talking about a certain trick or route until it’s gone anyway.

Second of all, the explanation video Quadrazid did for opposing force is one of the most interesting HL videos I’ve seen, so much so that I’ve watched the explanation video more times that I’ve watched the actual run. It just feels like the most natural way to do a goldsource commentary, since you can break it down so far and go so deep. Be proud of the fact that you guys know so extraordinarily much about this game, down to coding level, and share that knowledge with the rest of us. Speedrunning to me is 50% doing cool shit quickly, and 50% just knowing every detail about the game. Oftentimes the most impressive tricks are not the huge one-time skips, but rather the tiny details that add up overall. Those details won’t be made justice in a normal voice-over.

Please, I just hope that you’ll keep it simple and elegant. One video for the run, as scaled as possible, and one for the explanation, as informative as possible.

I agree.

[execut4ble]

I’ve got a great idea for an intro, it wouldn’t be too long as well.

[UnrealCanine]

The intro should be a scientist telling Gordon to hurry up, before he spins round and does this;

[YaLTeR]

@UnrealCanine

The intro should be a scientist telling Gordon to hurry up, before he spins round and does this;

Hahah

[ShouldBeNew]

@UnrealCanine

The intro should be a scientist telling Gordon to hurry up, before he spins round and does this;

fake. Gordon Freeman can’t ta- oh wait

[Centaurium]

Shouldbenew, we’ve warned you once through Private messages to stop spamming and being annoying, yet you keep insisting on it, so maybe it public would be enough. This is your last warning.

[F1nNsCh3r]

c’mon guys it’s alrdy the 7 march, where is the F**king vid ?:s

[Centaurium]

Finnscher, we do not tolerate users talking to others’ that way on the forums. Do not do it again.

[F1nNsCh3r]

sry, i take a look 2-3times per day into this threat and nothing happens, it’s frustrating

[PJC]

@F1nNsCh3r

sry, i take a look 2-3times per day into this threat and nothing happens, it’s frustrating

This is going to be the ultimate HL run, so allow quad/the others to take time in doing whatever is necessary to complete the video so that it’s a great experience for everyone.

[builder]

Uo guys, any status on the editing and commentary plans?
With this post I hope to impart no stress onto you, i’m merely interested in the process of producing this spectacular speedrun, which in my opinion will be the most legendary speedrun of all time. Did you make a decision with regard to the intro?
Cheers guys for making this run and I can’t wait to see it (I can wait, don’t worry. Don’t sweat it.)

[beegoody]

Any news or a possible ETA? SpiderWaffle estimated around mid-March. Can’t wait to see this run!

[Burgmond]

igge be eager

[igge]

Haha!

It’s true though, I check the forums several times a day just to see if there’s a new post in this thread.

[moozooh]

Oh the happy man yet to discover the subscribe button, I envy ye.

[PJC]

I just use the ‘Show unread posts since last visit’ feature.

[igge]

Actually, I already knew about the subscribe button, but I like checking to see if there are new interesting threads or so anyway. Also I try to remove spam bots/threads if I see them whenever I visit. 8)

[quadrazid]

Recent posts bookmark is my best sourceruns friend.

[geyseks]

Got way too excited when I saw that quadrazid had posted in the hl21 topic :C, but yeah this is a is there any news on the 21 run website for me

[OMalley]

I heard he’s going to make the release coincide with the release of Half Life: Episode 3.