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Half-Life 2NewsNovember 26, 2024 Update

Game update

November 26, 2024 Update

Half-Life 2 · published 26 Nov 2024, 23:40 UTC · build 16545043

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Enable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed).
Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list.
Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads.
Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between level loads.
Fixed issue where gamepad buttons may be permanently stuck pressed after saving the game.
UI fonts updated for better support in Cyrillic languages.
Fixed Thai font rendering on Linux.
Added initial support for Ukranian and Vietnamese.
Various crash fixes when switching between episodes.
Fixed soundscape playback for the Citadel menu background map.
Removed collision from an underwater tube that speed runners enjoy.
Updated localization files.

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