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Half-Life 2 Archive Collection

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Guide Index

Overview

other manuals

Art

ᅠ ᅠBox Art

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, Brazil)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, China)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition (PC, Greece)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition Alt (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠElectronic (XBOX, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠJewel Case GOTY Edition (PC, Russia, CD-ROM)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠJewel Case GOTY Edition (PC, Russia, DVD-ROM)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, France)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Israel)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Italy)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Sweden;Finland;Netherlands;Belgium)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, Thailand)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition Alt (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, Russia)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠMultiple (PC, Poland)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠSource:

ᅠ ᅠCreatures

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAlyx

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAntlion

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCitizen

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCombines

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠConscripts

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠConsul

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCremator

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠHydra

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠStalker

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠStrider

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠWasteland Scanner

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠZombies

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Holbrook Portfolio

ᅠ ᅠEarly Half-Life 2 Logos

ᅠ ᅠLevels

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAir Exchange

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBorealis

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCanals

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCitadel

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCity 17

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKraken Base

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠNova Prospekt

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠRavenholm

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠSketches

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠWasteland

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠPromotional Art

ᅠ ᅠRenegade Ops

ᅠ ᅠWallpapers

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠATI

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠRadeon

ᅠ ᅠ

Guides

ᅠ ᅠGameSpot

ᅠ ᅠIGM

ᅠ ᅠPrima

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠHalf-Life 2 Raising The Bar

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠMiscellaneous Images

ᅠ ᅠ

Other

ᅠ ᅠATI 9600 Bundle

ᅠ ᅠInfoSheet

ᅠ ᅠ

Renders

ᅠ ᅠAlistair McNally Mockup

ᅠ ᅠCharacter Portraits

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Holbrook

ᅠ ᅠDerek Jenson

ᅠ ᅠScanned Images

ᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠ

Screenshoots

ᅠ ᅠBorealis

ᅠ ᅠCanals (d1_canals)

ᅠ ᅠCoast (d2_coast)

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Portfolio

ᅠ ᅠHammer Editor

ᅠ ᅠKleiner's lab

ᅠ ᅠLlya R Blob Experiments

ᅠ ᅠNova Prospekt (d2_prison)

ᅠ ᅠPresskit - 2004-04

ᅠ ᅠRavenholm (d1_town)

ᅠ ᅠScanned

ᅠ ᅠShader Testroom

ᅠ ᅠStreetwar (d3_c17)

ᅠ ᅠTrainstation (d1_trainstation)

ᅠ ᅠValveTime Images

ᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠ

Videos

Comments

other manuals

https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2728246133
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2717895920
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2926434007
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2927204943
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1554562736
https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2709968890

Art

ᅠ ᅠBox Art

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, Brazil)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, China)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBox (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition (PC, Greece)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCollectors Edition Alt (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠElectronic (XBOX, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠJewel Case GOTY Edition (PC, Russia, CD-ROM)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠJewel Case GOTY Edition (PC, Russia, DVD-ROM)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, France)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Israel)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Italy)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, Sweden;Finland;Netherlands;Belgium)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case (XBOX, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, Thailand)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition (PC, US)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case GOTY Edition Alt (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, Germany)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, Russia)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKeep Case Holiday 2006 Edition (PC, UK)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠMultiple (PC, Poland)

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠSource:

All of the scanned material present is from the following sections:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/half-life-2/cover-art
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/half-life-2-collectors-edition
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/half-life-2-gold-edition
http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/half-life-2-holiday-2006-collection
The electronic XBOX coverart is from:
https://www.gamer.no/spill/half-life-2-xbox/29825

ᅠ ᅠCreatures

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAlyx

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAntlion

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCitizen

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCombines

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠConscripts

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠConsul

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCremator

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠHydra

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠStalker

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠStrider

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠWasteland Scanner

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠZombies

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Holbrook Portfolio

ᅠ ᅠEarly Half-Life 2 Logos

This was from a Vivendi artist's portfolio, retrieved some years ago. It's clear these weren't designed by someone at Valve.

ᅠ ᅠLevels

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠAir Exchange

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠBorealis

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCanals

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCitadel

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠCity 17

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠKraken Base

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠNova Prospekt

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠRavenholm

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠSketches

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠWasteland

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠPromotional Art

ᅠ ᅠRenegade Ops

ᅠ ᅠWallpapers

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠATI

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠRadeon

ᅠ ᅠ

Guides

ᅠ ᅠGameSpot

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/GameSpot/half_life_2_gg.pdf

ᅠ ᅠIGM

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/IGN/mb-ign_half_life_2_pc.pdf

ᅠ ᅠPrima

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20%28Orange%20Box%29%20Prima%20Official%20Game%20Guide.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Prima%20Official%20eGuide.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Xbox%20Prima%20Official%20eGuide.pdf

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠHalf-Life 2 Raising The Bar

The PDF files started with 01-05 are sample pages that were up for download on the Valve Store page for Raising The Bar.
The main PDF file is a scan of the book. The "uncorrected proof" PDF file is a scan of an early version of the book with
100+ extra pages.

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/01%20Eckman%2BPoser.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/02%20Citizens.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/03%20Vance%2BVance.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/04%20JetSki%2BAPC.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/05%20Defining%20C17.pdf

Books:

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/Half-Life%202%20-%20Raising%20The%20Bar%20%28Uncorrected%20Proof%29.pdf

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Guides/Prima/Half-Life%202%20Raising%20The%20Bar/Half-Life%202%20-%20Raising%20the%20Bar.pdf

ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠMiscellaneous Images

ᅠ ᅠ

Other

ᅠ ᅠATI 9600 Bundle

ᅠ ᅠInfoSheet

https://valvearchive.com/archive/Half-Life/Half-Life%202/Other/SOURCE_InfoSheet_Q%2101a.FINAL.pdf

ᅠ ᅠ

Renders

ᅠ ᅠAlistair McNally Mockup

ᅠ ᅠCharacter Portraits

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Holbrook

ᅠ ᅠDerek Jenson

http://www.derekjenson.com/half-life-2.html

ᅠ ᅠScanned Images

ᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠ

Screenshoots

ᅠ ᅠBorealis

ᅠ ᅠCanals (d1_canals)

ᅠ ᅠCoast (d2_coast)

ᅠ ᅠDamarcus Portfolio

ᅠ ᅠHammer Editor

ᅠ ᅠKleiner's lab

ᅠ ᅠLlya R Blob Experiments

ᅠ ᅠNova Prospekt (d2_prison)

ᅠ ᅠPresskit - 2004-04

ᅠ ᅠRavenholm (d1_town)

ᅠ ᅠScanned

ᅠ ᅠShader Testroom

gdepot_shadertestroom - http://stingwel.narod.ru/wel/games/hl2/hl2_screen/hl2_screen_3.html
watereffects.jpg - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ready-winter-games,687-6.html
All others - https://techreport.com/review/7221/a-preview-of-half-life-2-performance

ᅠ ᅠStreetwar (d3_c17)

ᅠ ᅠTrainstation (d1_trainstation)

ᅠ ᅠValveTime Images

ᅠ ᅠOther

ᅠ ᅠ

Videos

http://www.fileplanet.com/93941/0/0/0/1/section/Movies
http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/Viewece6.html?view=Articles.Detail&id=66

https://youtu.be/4ddJ1OKV63Q
https://youtu.be/yxYviVfwAHA
https://youtu.be/eAx4X7UtLoE
https://youtu.be/GUw33CwqE_I
https://youtu.be/-kw1tW2foH8
https://youtu.be/LVAEp6GdxQw
https://youtu.be/iABUHt-Z9Gc
https://youtu.be/AsYtOujeH1M
https://youtu.be/Z94s8O3SmJo

This series of videos covers the wildly popular session organized by Softimage with the gracious support of ATI and Valve at GDC 2004.
This session explores the entire character creation and build process, from choreography and character layout using the dedicated
Valve Source Engine tools, to the deployment of the resulting character in a sample environment. Instruction includes modeling, texturing, enveloping, animation, and the
all important export pipeline. Hosted by John Morello (DoD animator/designer, Valve) and Michael Isner (Softimage Special Projects).

http://www.fileplanet.com/139025/130000/fileinfo/SoftImage%7CXSI-EXP-for-Half-Life-2-Tutorial-Part-1
http://www.fileplanet.com/139026/130000/fileinfo/SoftImage%7CXSI-EXP-for-Half-Life-2-Tutorial-Part-2
http://www.fileplanet.com/139027/130000/fileinfo/SoftImage%7CXSI-EXP-for-Half-Life-2-Tutorial-Part-3
http://www.fileplanet.com/139028/130000/fileinfo/SoftImage%7CXSI-EXP-for-Half-Life-2-Tutorial-Part-4

Supposed screenshots from a presentation given by Valve in 2006 about making video game trailers. An early build of Half-Life 2 was being played.

Source:
http://vk.com/wall-1864312_2721