Half-Life Deathmatch: Source

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Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Half life deathmatch source.jpg
Developers
Engines
 
Release dates
Windows
May 1, 2006
OS X
September 12, 2013
Linux
September 12, 2013
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source at Steam Charts
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source at SteamDB
 Half-Life Deathmatch: Source at Wikipedia
Half-Life
Half-Life 1998
Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999
Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001
Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port/mod) 2001
Half-Life: Source 2004
Half-Life 2 2004
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source 2006
Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006
Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007
Black Mesa (unofficial mod) 2012

This page is for the Source remake of the Half-Life multiplayer. For the original, see Half-Life.

Key points

Advantage Runs on low end hardware.
Disadvantage The community is very small.

General information

More information GitHub Issue Tracker for Half-Life Deathmatch: Source and other Source-based games
More information Unofficial Half-Life Wiki
More information Steam Community Discussions
More information Steam Users' Forums

Availability[edit]

Source DRM Notes Keys
Steam Availability Table Icons - Steam.svg
Information All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Fix -novid

  1. Find Half-Life Deathmatch: Source in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -novid
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

  Location 
Steam <path-to-game>/hl2/cfg/
Disadvantage This game does not support the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud Impossible
GameSave Manager Native

Video settings[edit]

In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Graphics option Option WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution Native WSGF WS Gold.svg
Multi-monitor Native WSGF MM Silver.svg
Field of view (FOV) Impossible
Windowed Native
Borderless fullscreen windowed Hackable See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF) Native
Anti-aliasing (AA) Native
Vertical sync (Vsync) Native
High frame rate Native

Borderless fullscreen windowed[edit]

Fix -window -noborder

  1. Find Half-Life Deathmatch: Source in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -window -noborder
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Input settings[edit]

In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/gamepad settings.
Keyboard and mouse Native Notes
Remapping Native
Mouse acceleration Native
Mouse input in menus Native
Mouse Y-axis inversion Native
Controller
Controller support Native
Full controller support Impossible
Controller remapping Native
Controller Y-axis inversion Native

Audio settings[edit]

In-game audio settings.
Audio options Native Notes
Separate volume controls Native Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound Native 7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround.
Subtitles Impossible
Closed captions Impossible
Mute on focus lost Native "Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.

Localizations

Language UI Audio CC Notes
English Native Not applicable Impossible

Network[edit]

In-game multiplayer settings.
Information For more information, see the "Source Dedicated Server" section of our Source engine article.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play Native 32
Online play Native 32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking Impossible
Peer-to-peer Native
Dedicated Native
Self-hosting Native
Direct IP Native Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound) 27015
UDP (outbound) 27005, 27015, 27020, 51840

Issues fixed[edit]

Purple and black broken textures[edit]

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

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 6, 7, 8, 8.1, 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
64-bit executable Native OS X and Linux only.[citation needed]

Middleware[edit]

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Steamworks

Console commands[edit]

Information Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

Fix Enabling the console in Source games

  1. Launch the game
  2. From the main menu select Options
  3. Select the Keyboard tab
  4. Click the Advanced button
  5. Check the box next to Enable developer console (~)
  6. Click Apply

Notes:

Information Press ~ to open the console.
Information Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1.
Information Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.
Disadvantage Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.
Information You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:

Fix -console

  1. Find the game in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -console
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

Launch options[edit]

Information 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.

Fix Enabling a launch parameter

  1. Find the game in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz, requires support for SSE
System memory (RAM) 1024 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 8.1 compatible
OS X
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8
Processor (CPU) Dual core from Intel
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) nVidia 320M
Radeon 7000
Intel HD 3000
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT
ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600
(Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11)
OpenGL 2.1 compatible