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===Unable to place Sonic Alarms===
 
===Unable to place Sonic Alarms===
 
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{{ii}} Keep holding your Primary Fire key - it'll place eventually.
 
{{ii}} Keep holding your Primary Fire key - it'll place eventually.
 
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===Crash on death===
 
===Crash on death===
 
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===Game isn't visible on Steam===
 
===Game isn't visible on Steam===
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Source SDK Base 2006 isn't installed, or you didn't close Steam when installing The Hidden.}}
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Make sure to have Source SDK Base 2006 installed, and that you installed it with Steam closed. You can find the SDK base by going to your Library, and where it says "ALL GAMES" in the top left, click. Choose "TOOLS". It's in that list.
 
Make sure to have Source SDK Base 2006 installed, and that you installed it with Steam closed. You can find the SDK base by going to your Library, and where it says "ALL GAMES" in the top left, click. Choose "TOOLS". It's in that list.
 
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===Game won't load===
 
===Game won't load===
 
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Make sure to have Source SDK Base 2006 installed, and that you installed it with Steam closed. You can find the SDK base by going to your Library, and where it says "ALL GAMES" in the top left, click. Choose "TOOLS". It's in that list.
 
Make sure to have Source SDK Base 2006 installed, and that you installed it with Steam closed. You can find the SDK base by going to your Library, and where it says "ALL GAMES" in the top left, click. Choose "TOOLS". It's in that list.
 
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===Screen goes black when you are hit by the grenade or the 'Less Lethal Launcher'===
 
===Screen goes black when you are hit by the grenade or the 'Less Lethal Launcher'===
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Go to Options, Video Settings, Advanced. Uncheck 'Use high dynamic range'.}}
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{{ii}} Restart to fix
 
{{ii}} Restart to fix
 
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# Press <code>OK</code>
 
# Press <code>OK</code>
 
# Launch the game
 
# Launch the game
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==Other information==
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===API===
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Revision as of 07:16, 24 January 2017

The Hidden: Source
The Hidden: Source cover
Developers
Hidden Team
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows June 13, 2005
The Hidden: Source on Wikipedia

Key points

Requires either Half-Life 2 or Counter-Strike: Source as well as the Source SDK Base.
No longer in active development
Runs on low end hardware.

General information

Official Website
Official Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Icon overlay.png
Free
Windows
May require restarting Steam for the game to appear in the Library.
All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.
Advanced video settings.
Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Mouse settings.
Mouse settings.
Keyboard remap settings.
Keyboard remap settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Dedicated server software is available for Windows and Linux.
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Unable to place Sonic Alarms

Instructions

Crash on death

Instructions

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Game isn't visible on Steam

Instructions

Game won't load

Instructions

Playing online kicks you and gives the following error: "Error verifying STEAM UserID Ticket"

Instructions

Screen goes black when you are hit by the grenade or the 'Less Lethal Launcher'

Instructions

Other information

Console commands

Advanced Keyboard Settings, use this to enable the console.
Advanced Keyboard Settings, use this to enable the console.
Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Instructions

Launch options

View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
Instructions

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 450 MB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700
ATi Radeon 9500
128 MB of VRAM

References