http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news Subscribe to the Mod DB HiT-SQUAD Mod for Half-Life 2 news feed, and get the latest updates as they are posted. en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:42:37 -0600 Copyright 2009, DesuraNET Pty Ltd Articles 180 http://static.moddb.com/cutoff/images/logos/rss.png http://www.moddb.com/ 120 90 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/new-hit-squad-website-and-renders Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:58:49 -0600 We have just finished redesgining our website. The new site has much more detailed information on our mod as well as brand new phpBB forums. We've added four new renders of our currently skinned models and will be adding more in the coming weeks. Check out all the changes at articles9594 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/hit-squad-interview-and-renders Thu, 09 Oct 2003 01:53:40 -0500 hlGamers recently interviewed us about our mod. If you'd like more insight into my twisted mind or you'd just like to know more about the mod, read the interview here. We've also got some slick new renders to show off: Enjoy! articles5017 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/new-hit-squd-render-imi-desert-eagle Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:09:03 -0500 The HiT-SQUAD Team has released a new weapon render. This time we are showing off our skinned Desert Eagle model: articles4806 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/new-hit-squad-weapon-render Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:54:19 -0500 Our new team members are hard at work creating content for our Half-Life 2 mod HiT-SQUAD. Here is our newest render: We will be releasing many more weapon renders in the near future. articles4485 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/new-hit-squad-media-released Sat, 02 Aug 2003 02:00:17 -0500 Our modeler Chimera was nice enough to show off a work in progress of his player model. This shot shows off a fully textured and normal mapped head. Normal mapping allows low polygon models to appear high poly on video cards that support shaders. Click the picture below for a larger version: We also articles4138 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/hit-squad-interview-on-aushalf-life-2 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:54:48 -0500 Those crazy Australians over at ausHalf-Life 2 were kind enough to interview the HiT-SQUAD Team. Here's an excerpt:AusHalf-Life 2: What aspects do you want to achieve in making this MOD standout? Mailman: Our main objective is making a FUN mod. You can have all the cool graphics you want, but if your articles3495 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/new-details-added-to-the-hit-squad-webpage Thu, 29 May 2003 21:07:21 -0500 The About Page on has been updated with this information (provided here on modDB for your convenience): Here's a brief description of what to expect from HS:Realistic weapon damage - Most weapons will kill an unarmored opponent in 1-3 shots. Kevlar vests provide added protection for the chest, but a articles3265 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/development-status Thu, 22 May 2003 15:53:42 -0500 With the engine change, our progress has been changed significantly. Here's a rundown of how we need to progress on this mod: Most weapon models can probably be ported over. Animations will likely need to be redone to work with new engine (won't know until we get HL2 tools) Player models will definately articles3179 http://www.moddb.com/mods/hit-squad/news/hit-squad-switches-to-half-life-2-engine Tue, 20 May 2003 17:54:41 -0500 After witnessing the awesome capabilities of the Half-Life 2 engine shown at the last E3, we have decided to move our mod over to that engine. Given what we've seen, we believe this engine will give our mod the foundation it needs to become a big success. We'd like to thank all the people in the Serious articles3154