Is TF2 canon to Half-Life?

Please note that games series from Valve such as the Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Day of Defeat or Left 4 Dead series are obviously non-canon, being not set in the Half-Life universe.

Is Team Fortress related to Half-Life?

Team Fortress Classic was originally released as a mod for Half-Life and based on the Half-Life's engine (Gold Source Engine).

Was TF2 originally a Half-Life mod?

Its developers were working on a standalone version, Team Fortress 2, when they were hired by Valve to write a port of Team Fortress as a mod for Valve's game Half-Life. After several delays from the original release date of March 26, 1999, the mod was released on April 7, 1999.

Is Portal canon to Half-Life?

The canon of the Half-Life and Portal series has largely never been officially defined by Valve. Half-Life series writer Marc Laidlaw stated that the issue of canon is "something the fans came up with" and that they do not have an official stance on it.

Why is Half-Life 2 in TF2 files?

Because the HL2 game engine is shared by ALL of the games from that era? HL2 and the episodes, TF2, CSS, other such games. They're all common. However, if you're trying to just run the exe, it doesn't know what game it's attempting to run.

Is Half-Life: Opposing Force Canon?

Does TF2 share a universe with Half-Life?

Please note that games series from Valve such as the Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, Day of Defeat or Left 4 Dead series are obviously non-canon, being not set in the Half-Life universe.

What is Blu TF2 full name?

BLU (Builders League United) is a subsidiary of TF Industries, which allegedly specializes in "construction operations".

Why did Portal 2 remove blood?

Portal 2 has no blood though because they wanted to get the game's rating moved down from Teen to Everyone.

Does Portal 1 have blood?

The T for Teen rating is mostly due to the blood stains present in this game. This game is appropriate for ages 11 and up.

Are Portal 1 and 2 connected?

Portal 2 takes place numerous years after the events of the first game; the Aperture facility has fallen into disrepair without GLaDOS. A personality core named Wheatley (Stephen Merchant) wakes Chell from her sleep to help her stop a reactor failure, but inadvertently awakens GLaDOS, who had backed up her personality.

Who is canonically dead TF2?

[tf2] The scout from tf2 canonically dies on december 4th, 1987, and is shown in the comics, and in the expiration date trailer as an easter egg.

Who is the oldest in TF2?

Who was the original Pyro TF2?

According to the Team Fortress 2 comic, Old Wounds, the Pyro from Team Fortress Classic is named Beatrice.

What ethnicity is soldier TF2?

The Soldier (Rick May) is an American jingoistic patriot from the Midwest who stylizes himself as a military man despite having never served in any branch of the Armed Forces.

Is Portal 2 in the Orange Box?

The Orange Box features five complete games compiled into one retail unit: Half-Life 2 and its two continuations, Episode One and Episode Two; Portal; and Team Fortress 2. All of these games use Valve's Source engine.

Why is it called the Orange Box?

We even toyed with the idea of having three different boxes, each including all the games, but named after just one of them.” In the end, Valve went with the Orange Box because of the colour's prior association with Half Life, having been the colour of the box of the very first game, and also the colour of Gordon ...

Who is the girl in Portal 1?

Chell is the silent protagonist in the Portal video game series developed by Valve. She appears in both Portal and Portal 2 as the main player character and as a supporting character in some other video games.

How old is Chell in Portal 1?

The handwriting and content of the experiment seem to indicate that Chell was of grade school age during the Science fair, which probably took place in the early 90's. This would indicate that Chell was most likely born sometime in the 1980s, and was probably in her 20's during the events of the first Portal.

Can a 7 year old play Portal?

There is a pinch of blood, lots of dark humor, and some guns (Both the portal and bullet kind.) If you look into the lore of the game though, it can get pretty gruesome, so it's best to ignore it if you are/have a small child. Overall, it is a great game with wonderful gameplay and mechanics!

Is the Portal 2 ending fake?

The eventual moon ending was actually one of a series of false endings that they had planned to include in the game, similar to the fire pit in Portal 1. "A small percentage of playtesters were just fine with riding into the fire pit, that was a good ending for them.

Why doesn't Chell talk in Portal 2?

Valve's Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn't speak in Portal 2 is because she is a silent protagonist which "could be anyone." "[Chell] could be anyone," Wolpaw said during a NYU's Game Center talk. "It could be you.

What is the GREY gel in Portal 2?

Gels are a gameplay mechanic officially introduced in Portal 2. They are paint-like liquids that impart different effects when applied to surfaces and objects. Gel cannot be applied to transparent surfaces (such as glass), and will pass through grating (also without painting it).

Who is the girl in TF2?

Ashly Burch is an actress, voice actress, singer and writer. Burch is noted in Team Fortress 2 for performing the voice for Miss Pauling.