The Hidden: Source

Key points

Requires either Half-Life 2 or Counter-Strike: Source as well as the Source SDK Base.

No longer in active development

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Free

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows

Video

Video settings.

Advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

-window -noborder^{[citation needed]}
Find Portal in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Select `Set Launch Options...` Input `-window -noborder` Press `OK` Launch the game

Input

Mouse settings.

Keyboard remap settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Game and Music volume sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

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		Use command "connect <IP>" via console (see Console Commands section on how to enable).

Issues unresolved

Unable to place Sonic Alarms

This is a bug - It doesn't place for a while^{[citation needed]}
Keep holding your Primary Fire key - it'll place eventually.

Crash on death

This is a bug - You're holding either USE or CROUCH as you die^{[citation needed]}

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

Source SDK Base 2006 isn't installed, or you didn't close Steam when installing The Hidden^{[citation needed]}
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.

Game won't load

Source SDK Base 2006 isn't installed^{[citation needed]}
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.

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

Your UserID ticket is corrupt^{[citation needed]}

Have Steam running.
Go to <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\config
Create a back up copy of localconfig.vdf, e. g. by copying it to the same folder.
Open a text editor, e. g. Notepad
Drag the file localconfig.vdf into the text editor
Search for "Steam2Ticket" (with quotes)
Delete "Steam2Ticket" and the following long hexadecimal number (including the quotes)
Save the changes (Ctrl + S)
Quit Steam (That updates the localconfig.vdf.)
Restart Steam

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

Go to Options, Video Settings, Advanced. Uncheck 'Use high dynamic range'^{[citation needed]}
Restart to fix

Other information

Console commands

Advanced Keyboard Settings, use this to enable the console.

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

Enabling the console in Source games^{[citation needed]}

Launch the game
From the main menu select Options
Select the Keyboard tab
Click the Advanced button
Check the box next to Enable developer console (~)
Click Apply

Notes

Press ~ to open the console.

Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1.

Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.

Users without a US keyboard may experience some problems.

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.

Enabling a launch parameter^{[citation needed]}
Find the game in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Select `Set Launch Options...` Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space Press `OK` Launch the game

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	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	450 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5700 ATI Radeon 9500 128 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X800

References

Developers

	Hidden Team
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	June 13, 2005
Taxonomy
Monetization	Freeware
Modes	Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	FPS