Half-Life 2 - Aftermath

Eurogamer.com has word that the expected expansion pack for Half-Life 2 is already in the works. Reporting on information gleaned from PC Gamer UK, the site has learned that the expansion will be entitled 'Aftermath' and is currently slated for a summer release. Aftermath will deal with the fallout from the events at the close of the PC title as the residents of City 17 make for the hills in an attempt to get to safety. Alyx Vance, heroine and robot wrangler, will play a larger role in the expansion, but the article doesn't give specific details on what exactly her relationship to you as the player will be. From the article: "The reason we're able to do this, and why it's so exciting is because of Steam. If we were doing this without Steam we'd have to put it in a box, we'd have to start figuring out shelf space over a year beforehand. You'd see it six years from now..."

Comments

Re:This could all be resolved....

[randyest]

You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever.

Re:Steam

[swayze]

I hereby revoke your privilege to use the term mothership. And thanks for posting near identical replies, it really hammers the point home for those of us who missed it the first four times.

Re:Wrong Focus

[randyest]

You can play HL2 in offline mode without steam calling the mothership. You can even play without any internet connection whatsoever. Once you've validated once, it's yours.

If oyu don't connect to Steam, the game will not be updated.

Steam also includes a backup feature that you can use, but it's easier to just burn the game directory to DVD. If you accidentally let steam update, you can restore the backup.