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Better than screenshots... In Half Life, it's possible to record a game for a replay later, just type in console :
You can play the record with the following command :

Wow, cool.
Thanks Cynyx.
But where that file will be saved?
How can i remove it from console?

Recorded files are in the following directory :
YOUR_INSTALLED_DIR\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\YOUR_STEAM_ACCOUNT_NAME\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\

They have the extension .dem and long time demo are splitted in many small files (name with numbers)...

To remove a demo, just remove the files in this directory. Perhaps, there is a console command, but I don't know it.

It will be really cool if we share our demo of some good games.
Another thing, i want to do some video-clip to illustrated members, gameplay, stunt or others funny things.

The problem for the moment is that i don't know how to change the point of view when i'm playing a video. Console seems to be disabled in that mode

The problem for the moment is that i don't know how to change the point of view when i'm playing a video. Console seems to be disabled in that mode

I dont think u can change the point of view.. It will always be first person, because it just records what u have seen... Another thing is to record videos of somebody else being a Spectator.. you can fly anywhere and look from any direction...

You shall use Gamecam I think it's better.

OwG wrote:You shall use Gamecam I think it's better.

Gamecam is the next step. First you record the game with the Source Engine... and after the game you play the recorded demo with Gamecam enabled. It's a good way to encode the video without any lost of performance during the game coz the encoding process take some CPU. Another advantage of the .dem file is the size : less than a video... So to share them is more efficient.

I dont think u can change the point of view.. It will always be first person, because it just records what u have seen...

It's not true... I've seen a video from console with another point of view...
I'm going to ask on the VDuS forum

I've found a complete trailer :

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki ... 95735e3e59

And a video trailer (more easy, in the point of vue of VDuS):

http://files.filefront.com/Demo_Smoothe ... einfo.html

now i use this command to play demo :
u can change go forward, backward and modify speed of play. Really better than the simple playdemo...

I'm at work and many website are blocked (fucking admin) and perhaps it's already in ur tutorial.

Since i have reinstalled HL2 dm, my games are very laggy and become unplayables when i recorded...
It's same for you guys? Steam sucks?

i don't try it for the moment.
but this game is so laggy even when u don't record...

i dont agree.
Only kbh2 is laggy