Fixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes. · Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two. · Fixed the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence. · Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and resp…
Fixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter. · UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions. · Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content. · Workshop - Always show the My Uploads page, even if not in developer mode. · Workshop - Various UI adjustments and improvements.
Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. The complete Half-Life 2 We created a new webpage to showcase all the updates in detail , but here's a quick rundown of what's new: · Episodes One and Two are in the box. H…
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed corrupted models on OSX - Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints
An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed support for external controllers on Deck - Restored missing Commentary menu items - Fixed some stuttering on level transitions - Added chapter icons for Steam Deck UI
Half-Life 2 has been updated with a fix for a macOS-only issue. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Details: · Fixed Steam overlay not working when running Half-Life 2 on macOS 10.11 or above with System Integrity Protection (SIP) enabled.
The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: · Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the desktop refresh rate.
Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. This is the release of everything in the previous beta. Changes include: · Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: · Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options.
Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated. This includes all the changes in the Beta since November 2013. The following changes are included: · Improved readability of the UI in VR · Removed the IPD calibration tool. TF2 will now obey the Oculus configuration file. Use the Oculus calibration tool in your SDK or install and run "OpenVR" unde…
The Beta version of Half-Life 2 has been updated. This update includes a fix some players were seeing for the second train in Route Kanal getting stuck and blocking forward progress. Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source betas have also been updated because of the code they share with Half-Life 2.
The Half-Life 2 Beta has been updated to include support for launching directly into VR mode when started from VR mode in Steam. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source.
Updated the beta to fix a bug that could cause Steam to fail to update game binaries for Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. After this update it is possible that one or more of these games will fail to start with the message "Unable to load library client." If this happens to you, just run the game again and the problem will correct itself.
The beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with VR bug fixes. The following Virtual Reality-related changes are included: · Support has been fixed for resolutions other than 1280x800 · Support has been fixed for cloning the main display (instead of using the Rift as an extended display) · Sharpness of the VR output has been sign…
The beta for Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated with enhanced VR support. To opt-in to these changes open the Properties for Half-Life 2, click on the Betas tab and pick Beta from the dropdown (in a few cases this is labelled SteamPipe beta.) The following Virtual Reality-related changes are included: · Improved readability of the UI…
We have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: · Added support for Half-Life:Source · Improved threaded performance on Linux and Mac OS X
We have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. To access this beta go to the Properties page for each Half-Life 2 game you want to try and use the Beta tab to opt-in. To opt-out use the same tab. Changes in this update are: · Fixed slow game movement when sv_alternateticks is enabled · Fixed bad damage indicators if you changed resolution while playing · Fix exploding glass ef…
We have released an update to Half-Life 2. This update contains the fixes from the current beta. Changes for this update are: · Added missing set_sdk_env.bat file for the Source SDK · Updated localization in all languages with improved strings suggested by the community · Added dmxconvert and maya plugins to help when using the Source SDK · Fixed bad material type on the boards at the end of d1…
We have started a new Beta for Half-Life 2 and associated games. This beta will address issues discovered in the recent update and also help improve the recently released Source SDK update. To access this beta go to the Properties page for each Half-Life 2 game you want to try and use the Beta tab to opt-in. To opt-out use the same tab. Changes in this update are: · Added missing set_sdk_env.ba…
We have updated the public release of Half-Life 2. This update contains all the changes from the recent beta, thanks to the whole community for their help with testing and suggesting new features. Changes in this update are: · Converted Half-Life 2 to the new SteamPipe content system, for optimized delivery of the game · Added support for Linux operating systems · Added support for Virtual Real…
We have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: · Fixed in game text language to follow Steam language, not the selected game language · Fixed corrupt audio in game due to out of date sound cache files
We have released a Beta update for Half-Life 2 and associated games. Changes in this update are: · Added a gl_finish cvar, useful for certain Linux GL drivers that require an explicit GL_Finish() at the end of each frame · Fixed some materials having incorrect sounds when hit · Fixed some missing responses from Rebel chatter · Fixed bad lighting on some female rebel characters · Fixed being abl…
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