> Why would Valve do that? > It defeats the purpose of getting the modification community jump-started. > > Sniper
Well, maybe they release a HL2 uplink/demo with the SDK. I don't see much use for an SDK without a game to run it on. To keep things quite till release, they can put those who have SDK under NDA ... It's all speculation ... time will tell ... time will tell... -Beef > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:06 PM > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] estimated release date foe hl2 sdk? > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] estimated release date foe hl2 sdk? > > > > > > > Valve clearly stated that the SDK will be released BEFORE the game, not > > when > > > it goes gold. As I recall, "some time" in August was the official word. > > > > > > By releasing the SDK that early, it's going to jump-start the mod > > community > > > for Half-Life 2... which is probably what Valve is hoping for. > > > > > > Sniper > > > > Still, 'released' can also mean that they'll only release it to a few mod > > teams under strict NDA... > > say DoD and NS team > > > > -Beef > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "RDG O'Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:40 PM > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] estimated release date foe hl2 sdk? > > > > > > > > > > > I seem to remember seeing that the SDK for HL2 will be released > ahead > > > > of the full game. Is there a target release date for the SDK? > > > > > > > > I doubt this applies to us. A coding SDK would be basically useless > > > > without a copy of the engine. Even with well documented APIs, though > > > > then we'd at least be able to get acquainted with the system. > > > > > > > > More likely, they'll hold the coding SDK back at least until the game > > > > goes gold, so they have the room to make changes in response to things > > > > picked up Q&A without hurting community relations by releasing two > > > > versions of the SDK *before the game comes out*. > > > > > > > > -randomnine- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
