So yeah, Gusdor and I just got out of an interview with the guys over at GameSurge Radio - it was pretty amusing, though I kept myself schtum most of the time, didn't want to wear out the effect of the english accent too quickly. Gus on the other hand spoke for england, with some seriously deep, intellectual gibberish about stuff, it was amusing!

They asked cool questions, I tried my best not to give too much away while not leaving them disappointed... If you didn't catch it, they're going to be sending us a copy of the show so we'll put that up for you guys to have a listen to at your leisure!

update : Grab the interview here (13 MB, MP3) This isn't the full show, that racks in at something close to 110 meg, so I'm afraid I cut out most of gus's more inane ramblings!

The Project Lead and Head Coder for Empires was on before us, he had some pretty insightful things to say about their stuff, which does sound and look fairly damned awesome! Definitely worth keeping an eye on if you like that RTS flavour.

Sadly, Mark Healey from Rag Doll Kung Fu couldn't make it on due to technical issues, I reckon it would've been pretty cool to chat shit with him for a while - I mean, anyone that comes up with something that cool must be pretty weird in a conversation!

On a side note, IRIS Bear is finally getting shipped out tomorrow, so hopefully we'll hear something from the guys over at Valve about that, even if it is just a case of "OMG, WTF, bomb!" I long for my bear to arrive, in fact, when the entire team is assembled it should be pretty awesome, John's getting Gruber, which should be damned amusing - who wouldn't find a bear with a gasmask and a kevlar helmet awesome?

Right, to err is human right? We recognise our failings and we hate to let the Community down so through a mixture of caffeine and dedication we have managed to produce a hotfix.

There is a download for both clients and dedicated servers and we urge that all servers update ASAP, this patch will stop ALL currently known crash bugs and has been tested extensively. There has been some confusion over the OverRun Gametype, so a manual can be found HERE. On to the important stuff for you lot, the links.

Hidden Source Beta 2 Client Update
Update for those who have already downloaded the Beta2 client.

Beta2 - 2a Client Update from DeCoy (Lincoln University)

Beta2 - 2a Client Update from Multiplay.co.uk

Beta2 - 2a Client Update from FileFront

Beta2 - 2a Client Update from Internode.net

Beta2 - 2a Client Update from HL2Files.de

Hidden Source Beta 2a Client
The revised Hidden Source Beta2a client. Get this if you dont have Hidden Source on your PC at the moment.

Beta2a Client from DeCoy (Lincoln University)

Beta2a Client from ModDB.com

Beta2a Client from HL2Files.de

Hidden Source Beta 2 Dedicated Update
Update for those who have already downloaded the Beta2 dedicated server.

Beta2 -2a Dedicated Update from DeCoy (Lincoln University)

Beta2 - 2a Dedicated Update from Multiplay.co.uk

Beta2 - 2a Dedicated Update from Internode.net

Hidden Source Beta2 Dedicated Server
The original Hidden Source Dedicated Server. It is a REQUIREMENT that server admins get the update for the server. It makes it FAR more stable.

Beta2 Dedicated Server zip from DeCoy (Lincoln University)

Beta2 Dedicated Server zip from FileShack

The change log is as follows for the techy minded:

Changelog B2 - B2a

- Fixed several server crashes, tested stable under extreme conditions for several hours
- Removed the self illumination from the IRIS Torso to stop the water aura effect
- Flipped the values of mp_friendlyfire so they're more "standard"
- The tutorial levels now automatically set sv_lan to 1
- changed the pistol sound effects
- Reworked multiple maps, removing excess entities to help server stability.

Here it is - the Beta 2 release in all its glory, both dedicated server and client code. Still waiting for some mirrors to confirm so I'll add them when they do but we should be able to survive on what we have until then. The University link is the preferable one. So without messing you about anymore, the list :

LINKS REMOVED - See new post.