Half-Life 2: Lost Cost & HDR Update

We’re getting much closer to having Lost Coast ready to release. Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.

Once Lost Coast is released, we will include HDR in our future product releases. For instance, Day of Defeat: Source will feature HDR lighting for all of its levels the day it is released.

In the update news, you can download a 12MB featuring the HDR in the level. Very, very impressive. Too bad that the primary people to take advantage of this are the ones with a 7800GTX. It may run well on the 6×00 though too.. we’ll have to see.