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Istari   02-11-2005 at 09:33:54 PM

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Hey,

Is there any way to turn the graphic content/gore settings down on the
Half Life 2 demo? I couldn't find anything in the menu to that effect.
Maybe there's a console cheat for it or something? Thanks in advance
for any help...

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Anonymous   02-14-2005 at 04:53:56 AM
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Istari wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Is there any way to turn the graphic content/gore settings down on the
> Half Life 2 demo? I couldn't find anything in the menu to that effect.
> Maybe there's a console cheat for it or something? Thanks in advance
> for any help...

No. I think you might be able to disable the decals in the engine which
would probably disable blood marks on objects/walls, but that would
remove bullet holes, scorch marks and other things. I don't even know if
that's possible to remove in the Source engine, except that other
engines have the ability to disable decals.

As for a specific way to disable gore, there is no such setting. It's
not exactly a kids game, so what's the big deal?

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Anonymous   02-14-2005 at 05:58:12 AM
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Half Life 2, although exciting and yes, violent, is actually not at all
gorey, compared to so many other games... *cough, Doom3*... Personally I
feel if you're giving a game to a child where he runs around shooting living
beings with guns, he should be forced to see the gore, less he be ignorant
of the true damage he could cause with a real weapon.


"Istari" <newt_jedi@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:7123b25e.0502111533.aa520f8@posting.google.com...
> Hey,
>
> Is there any way to turn the graphic content/gore settings down on the
> Half Life 2 demo? I couldn't find anything in the menu to that effect.
> Maybe there's a console cheat for it or something? Thanks in advance
> for any help...

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Anonymous   02-14-2005 at 11:24:03 AM
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No1ButU wrote:
> Half Life 2, although exciting and yes, violent, is actually not at all
> gorey, compared to so many other games... *cough, Doom3*... Personally I
> feel if you're giving a game to a child where he runs around shooting living
> beings with guns, he should be forced to see the gore, less he be ignorant
> of the true damage he could cause with a real weapon.

In defence of the OP, I do think Ravenhold can be considered kinda
violent, what with the saw-blade decapications and all. I can't remember
any decapitaions in D3 at all.

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shawk   02-14-2005 at 05:25:24 PM
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GFree wrote:
> No1ButU wrote:
>
>> Half Life 2, although exciting and yes, violent, is actually not at all
>> gorey, compared to so many other games... *cough, Doom3*... Personally I
>> feel if you're giving a game to a child where he runs around shooting
>> living
>> beings with guns, he should be forced to see the gore, less he be
>> ignorant
>> of the true damage he could cause with a real weapon.
>
>
> In defence of the OP, I do think Ravenhold can be considered kinda
> violent, what with the saw-blade decapications and all. I can't remember
> any decapitaions in D3 at all.

Agree with GFree - don't know about anywhere else but in the UK the game
has been given a classification of 15 meaning it should not be supplied
to anyone below that age (including I guess by parents).

--
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always
so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts"

Bertrand Russell

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Anonymous   02-15-2005 at 05:37:43 AM
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"GFree" <nickt4001@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:421035f2@yorrell.saard.net...
> No1ButU wrote:
>> Half Life 2, although exciting and yes, violent, is actually not at all
>> gorey, compared to so many other games... *cough, Doom3*... Personally I
>> feel if you're giving a game to a child where he runs around shooting
>> living
>> beings with guns, he should be forced to see the gore, less he be
>> ignorant
>> of the true damage he could cause with a real weapon.
>
> In defence of the OP, I do think Ravenhold can be considered kinda
> violent, what with the saw-blade decapications and all. I can't remember
> any decapitaions in D3 at all.

Even better was the part where the zombies get burned. Not really gorey at
all but the sound they make is spine-chilling!

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