Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoValve added an invisible wall to this sewer pipe in Half-Life 2 in their anniversary update - but it only annoyed speedrunnerswww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkValve added an invisible wall to this sewer pipe in Half-Life 2 in their anniversary update - but it only annoyed speedrunnerswww.rockpapershotgun.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 days agoIsnt it a new challenge to speedrun updated versions? A bit stale if it’s always the same routes.
minus-squareGunValkyrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI think it depends. Look at the Mario speed runs. Those are mostly about optimizing by milliseconds.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoThey can easily use old HL2 versions thanks to Steam, so I dont see why the latest version needs to be “unfixed” for it.
minus-squareZeroTwo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoUnless you’re Suigi massacring every category in 64 by minutes!
Isnt it a new challenge to speedrun updated versions? A bit stale if it’s always the same routes.
I think it depends. Look at the Mario speed runs. Those are mostly about optimizing by milliseconds.
They can easily use old HL2 versions thanks to Steam, so I dont see why the latest version needs to be “unfixed” for it.
Excellent point!
Unless you’re Suigi massacring every category in 64 by minutes!