Dataminer reveals new technologies that may appear in Half-Life 3
The information noise around Half-Life 3 has not died down recently: insiders and dataminers are vying to tell new details about the game's development. This time, the existence of the game was confirmed by Gabe Follower, who talked about technologies that may appear in the third part.
A well-known dataminer released a video with the loud title «Half-Life 3 is real» (New HL3 is Real), in which he collected all the data about the game over the past three years. The list below indicates the most important details:
- A speech graphics technology has been developed for the Source 2 engine, which will allow for the creation of natural facial animation;
- The tool that controls the direction of the characters' gaze has been updated;
- Probably, games on Source 2 (including HL3) will have advanced shaders and hair physics;
- Half-Life 3 will have an advanced navigation system that takes into account all types of space, including water and air;
- A dynamic change of time of day will appear;
- The weather will change in real time;
- The game world will be semi-open and «complex»;
- The developers plan to add «smart» NPCs that will be able to communicate with the player;
- The game will probably have some advanced gravity mechanics.
Gabe Follower also talked about the Half-Life X project, which is most likely a separate game in the Half-Life universe. It has been confirmed that the main character of the project will wear a HEV suit and will be able to somehow attach to objects and control gravity. Presumably, various creatures from the world of Xen will appear in the game.
Earlier, the resume of a voice actress who collaborated with Valve leaked online. Fans suggested that one of the projects in her portfolio could be Half-Life 3.
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