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Half-Life Fallout (or HLF) is a Half-Life fan site started on June 3rd 2004 by Josh " Mr Bond " Klose. Half-Life Fallout contains Articles , Picture Of The Day , Forums , up-to-date Mod news and Interview s, and many other things. 'FOOLS GOLD' On attack, causing the server to buckle and the site was offline for several days. It was later revealed that a visitor had simply guessed Mr. Newell's password as "GabeN" and made the post as a Hoax . {Link without Title} RECENT HISTORY AND EXPLOITS When Half-Life 2 was released, a picture of the day section was added to Half-Life Fallout. Over time, POTDs turned more and more into Garry's Mod pictures. Soon after the release of Half-Life 2 , a very articulate and well-written 'complete guide' for Half-life 2 was added to HLF. Valve Software's game designer, Jess Cliffe , commented on the alacrity and quality of the guide with the following words: "Wow, very nice." {Link without Title} . SPECIAL FORUM THREADS Every second month or so, the "Official Stupidity" thread is created by a moderator. In this thread, the posters can post whatever they would like, as long as the post's content isn't against the terms of service. These threads are closed when they reach 60 or so pages (which happens very quickly). Earlier on, there was an abnormal amount of Spam in threads, causing much annoyance for many posters and guests. The formation of the "Official Stupidity" threads is an active attempt to concentrate spam in one topic. This has also led to the creation of "Official Subject" threads, such as "The Official Playstation 3 thread" or "Official Xbox 360 thread" to help concentrate the discussion of particular subjects, to minimise and remove the irritability of multiple Threads on the same subject. COMICS On protagonist Gordon Freeman as the main character who got in all kinds of humorous situations. Unfortunately, the creator stopped at episode six. Some visitors wanted it to be replaced by another webcomic called "Fear the Physics" {Link without Title} , but some felt it was too similar to existing webcomics. IMPACT Although the site still revolves around Half-Life 2 and its many modifications, many of the more recent topics have been about more general things. Whether it is good or not, HL Fallout has acquired a rather dedicated following during it's year-and-a-half lifespan. Many of the members have been compelled to visit the forums frequently, making it rather lively, despite the lack of updates on . The members of HL Fallout appreciate what the site has to offer, and most are willing to contribute to the content of the site. HL Fallout is still a thriving community, with thousands of posts made per day. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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