Recent content by Mastasurf

I have good news! We figured out who is responsible for leaking the ESF video. It was a combination of the Force Pit, forum admins, beta testers, and the dev team. In case you haven't already figured it out, the forum posts by random "hackers" Force Pitters in disguise. They were helping lay a...

I understand that you're basing your comment off of short video snippets, but categorizing the new melee system as stop-and-go is incorrect. The new system was designed to mimic the feeling of 1.2.X simple melee. Combat is actually much quicker than previous versions. In fact, players are...

Steam is having a sale on Linux supported titles to celebrate the launch of their new Steam Linux client. In case you don't already have a copy of Half-life on Steam you can pick one up for $2.50. I'm not sure if this is the same for those outside the US. Maybe someone can confirm...

Photoshop? Haha. The Photoshop is a lie. The developers use Gimp. That's why it takes so long to create all those fake images.

Thanks for sharing this. I had no idea that PC Gamer was going to write an article.

There really isn't a list of specific requirements. When the team needs testers we'll usually look towards members of the forum that have been around a while and are an active participant in the community.

As I recall there was about a month delay for your last response too. The ESF team has had its fair share of run-ins with people that want to "help", but disappear half-way through a project. I took your last email to mean that you were going to orphan the unfinished model and wanted us to...

Very cool. Do you know how it's going to be connected to the stomach?

That's up to the community. The map needs to be finished. If you feel like adding something to the map, go ahead.

The ESF team has always been made up of a small group of full-time developers as well as several part-time/transient developers. Right now we're finding ourselves shorthanded. We need artists! The team recognizes that there are many talented people floating around the forums and we thought it...

Go to 2:16 in the video. It's explained there. Melee clashes are handled by a rock, paper, scissor style system. Bonus attacks trump all.

Here's a couple songs that are a little slower and fun to play. Greensleves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARiOb80Zr0 Animals - House of the Rising Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU3KELkd-zY Everlast - What It's Like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCZ1YteCv5M If you're feeling frisky...

Who said anything about June 8th? People keep spitting out some weird dates. The team hasn't announced a release date.

You mean not enough, right? BLOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD!!!

No offense taken. Right now it's like you are watching someone test drive a car instead of driving it yourself. The melee system was developed with both new and experienced players in mind. The basic tools are available to everyone, but skill can make a huge difference in how they are...