THE HANDY VANDAL'S ALMANAC for HALF-LIFE 2
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January 2008 - I am no longer maintaining the Almanac. It was a lot of fun, but my interests have shifted, and I need to focus my energies elsewhere.

To everyone who sent links, wrote tutorials, worked on the Xen Rebels mod, caught my mistakes, suggested ideas for improvements, sent encouraging emails, etc. -- you have my heartfelt thanks. You helped make the Almanac what it was.

I believe that the Valve Developer Community wiki is your best resource for Half Life mod development. I've listed some other links below.

See also the original Almanac for Half-Life.

Contact the Handy Vandal

Half-Life 2: Links to Resources

HALF-LIFE 2 PREVIEW DEMO NOTES by the Handy Vandal

See also the very cool Half-Life 2 Preview Demo AVI -- you have to see it to believe it - !!

Valve Talks About Half-Life 2 - Interview with Doug Lombardi

Half Life 2 - An Inside Look by Chris Clark

Half-Life 2 Movies @ FilePlanet - various demontrations of HL 2 capabilities

Half-Life 2 Source Mod FAQ @ Valve-ERC - last updated 2004 ...?

Hammer Screenshots @ Valve-ERC

HL2 Screenshots @ eJoop

Half-Life 2 Source - lots of resources for HL2 -
Iincluding notes and screenshots about the new Hammer

Half-Life 2 Hype Center - news, gossip, etc.
- Screenshots -

What HL2 Means to Modellers -

Half-Life 2 Central - news, gossip, etc.
- Interview with Gabe Newell -

Half-Life 2 Forums -

City-17 - "Your source for everything Half-Life 2"

Here Comes Half-Life 2 - article @ cnn.com:
"The pioneering action game redefined a genre. The sequel could help revive an industry."

Play Half-Life and Counter-Strike for Free!
" ... plus Opposing Force, Team Fortress Classic, Half- Life Deathmatch, and Ricochet ... in the beta test of Valve Software's Steam technology."

Half-Life 2 @ GameSpy.com

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