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Half-Life 2 Beta updated

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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 effect in the Episode 1 introduction to be correctly HDR enabled
  • Assorted SDK tool fixes
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