Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Half-Life: Source"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(Added Infobox)
 
(213 intermediate revisions by 57 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{infobox
+
{{Disambig|the Source engine port|the original|[[Half-Life]]|the unofficial remake|[[Black Mesa]]}}
−
|title          = Half-Life: Source
+
{{Infobox game
−
|cover         = Half-Life_Source_Logo.jpg
+
|cover       = Half-Life Source cover.jpg
−
|developer     = Valve Corporation
+
|developers  =
−
|publisher     = Valve Corporation
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Valve Corporation}}
−
|engine         = Source
+
|publishers  =
−
|release dates = 1 June, 2004
+
|engines     =  
−
|steam         = 280
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Source|Original|name=Source 2004}}
−
|gog            =  
+
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Source|Current|name=Source 2013 Singleplayer}}
 +
|release dates=  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 16, 2004}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|September 12, 2013}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|September 12, 2013}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, Shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | North America, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Half-Life }}
 +
|steam appid  = 280
 +
|gogcom id    =
 +
|hltb        = 4257
 +
|lutris      = half-life-source
 +
|igdb        = half-life-source
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = 42682
 +
|wikipedia    = Half-Life: Source
 +
|winehq      = 14473
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==System Requirements==
+
{{Introduction
−
{{SysReq
+
|introduction      = A port of the [[Half-Life]] to the [[Engine:Source|Source]] engine with additional enhancements such as ragdoll physics, shader effects, [[Glossary:Oculus Rift|Oculus Rift]] support, improved controller support, extended console commands, and includes the High Definition pack.
−
|minOS = Windows XP
+
 
−
|minproc = 1.2 GHz
+
|release history  = This release has been superceded by [[Half-Life]]'s 25th Anniversary update on November 17th, 2023 and hidden off Steam search results, only kept available for purchase for the asset files.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/70/view/6941797379568863069|title=Steam Community Event - Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update|date=2024-03-18|snippet=We now consider this anniversary version of Half Life to be the definitive version, and the one we'll continue to support going forward. Therefore, we'll be reducing the visibility of Half Life: Source on the Steam Store. We know Half-Life: Source's assets are still being used by the Source engine community, so it'll remain available, but we'll be encouraging new Half-Life players to play this version instead.}}</ref>
−
|minmem = 256 MB
+
 
−
|recmem = 512 MB
+
|current state    = The 2013 update introduced several issues not present in the prior builds, such as graphical glitches and broken scripted sequences.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/itsa2by4/recommended/280/|title=Steam Community|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/280/discussions/0/558756256594917099/#c540744474869481436</ref>
−
|minGPU1 = DirectX 7 level graphics card
+
 
−
|recGPU1 = DirectX 9 level graphics card
+
}}
 +
 
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues GitHub Issue Tracker for Half-Life: Source] and other Source-based games
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/280/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
 
 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam, disc | {{removed DRM|SecuROM|5}}. Removed in a December 2004 update.<br>Included in all copies of [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2: Collector's Edition]]. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 280 | DRM-free | Initially only available as part of [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2 Silver]] and [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2 Gold]] bundles. Received a standalone digital release later; includes [[Half-Life Deathmatch: Source]].<br>DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with <code>-game hl1</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].{{cn|OS X testing needed|date=October 2018}} |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===[https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-source-fixed Half Life: Source Fixed]===
 +
{{++}} Fixes many issues and bugs.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use replacement files||fix=
 +
# Download files from link above.
 +
# Extract the <code>hls_fix</code> directory into the <code>sourcemods</code> folder and restart Steam.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[https://www.moddb.com/games/half-life-source/downloads/half-life-source-fix-pack-v5 Half-Life: Source Fix Pack]===
 +
{{++}} Fixes bugs and restores some behaviors from original [[Half-Life]].
 +
{{ii}} Intended to be used with "Old Engine" version, but should also work with newest Steam release.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use replacement files||fix=
 +
# Download the files from the link above.
 +
# Extract the {{folder|hl1}} and {{folder|extra for steam version\hl1\}} directory and place it in {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
== Console Commands ==
+
===Skip intro videos===
−
Games running on the source engine can utilize [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Console_Command_List Source Engine Console Commands] for various tasks.
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use <code>-novid</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 +
 
 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|steam}}/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1/cfg/}}
 +
}}
 +
{{XDG|false}}
 +
 
 +
===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
 +
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1/save/}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Half Life Source General Video.png|General video settings}}
 +
{{Image|Half Life Source Advanced Video.png|Advanced video settings}}
 +
{{Video
 +
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/half-life-source
 +
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = true
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
 +
|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          = Some of the game UI becomes too small to read.
 +
|fov                        = true
 +
|fov notes                  = Values between 75° and 90° horizontal can be set via ingame slider.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Field_of_View|title=Field of View - Valve Developer Community|date=May 2023}}</ref> For higher values use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1806796168 this] guide.
 +
|windowed                  = true
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 +
|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 +
|anisotropic                = true
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
 +
|antialiasing              = true
 +
|antialiasing notes        =
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                = Double buffered <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qShOm6pwUbA|title=Black mesa vsync is double buffered|date=2024}}</ref>
 +
|60 fps                    = true
 +
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = true
 +
|120 fps notes              = Capped at 300 FPS by default. Frame rate cap can be changed by changing <code>fps_max</code> in the [[#Enabling the console|developer console]]. To uncap FPS or cap FPS higher than 300 <code>sv_cheats = 1</code> must be set first before using <code>fps_max</code>. <!--<code>sv_cheats = 1</code> will also disable achievements, but changing it back to 0 will re-enable them. -->
 +
|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  = Rendered image uses {{term|SDR}} color space. In-game {{term|HDR}} option refers only to {{term|HDR Rendering}}.
 +
|color blind                = false
 +
|color blind notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=-window -noborder|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Right-click Half-Life: Source in the Steam Library.
 +
# Select <code>Properties</code>.
 +
# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>.
 +
# Input <code>-window -noborder</code>.
 +
# Press <code>OK</code>.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Half Life Source Remapping.png|Key map settings}}
 +
{{Image|Half Life Source Mouse Gamepad.png|Mouse/gamepad settings}}
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 +
|key remap notes          =
 +
|acceleration option      = true
 +
|acceleration option notes =
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 +
|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
 +
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 +
|invert mouse y-axis notes =
 +
|touchscreen              = false
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 +
|controller support notes  = Use the console command {{code|exec 360controller}} to automatically setup Xbox controller support (if not already configured at startup). To also make {{code|controller vibration}} work, download an updated version of the SDL2 file and replace it with the one in the outside "bin" folder. [https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.20-win32-x86.zip SDL2]
 +
|full controller          = hackable
 +
|full controller notes    = Use this [https://www.moddb.com/mods/xbox-360-ui-mod-for-pc/downloads/xbox-360-ui-mod-v25-for-half-life-source Controller UI Mod] for a console style menu that can be navigated with a controller. <br>Newer "beta and beta_deck" version of the game supposed to include Steam Deck gamepad UI which normally can be enabled with {{code|-gamepadui}} [[Command line arguments|Command line argument]] (requires Vulkan-supported cards) on most updated Source games, however, this was currently non-functional for now in HL: Source, use the above Controller UI mod instead.
 +
|controller remap          = true
 +
|controller remap notes    =
 +
|controller sensitivity    = true
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 +
|invert controller y-axis notes=
 +
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 +
|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = true
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Disable autorun===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Add script to {{file|userconfig.cfg}}|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/280/discussions/0/46476145361297109/|title=A Solution to the Ridiculous Running Speed? :: Half-Life: Source General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Add the following to {{file|{{p|game}}/valve/userconfig.cfg}}. Create the file as a plain text file if it does not already exist. Adjust keys as desired.
 +
<pre>
 +
+speed
 +
bind SHIFT +holdrun
 +
alias +holdrun -speed
 +
alias -holdrun +speed
 +
alias "runon" "-speed;alias togglerun runoff"
 +
alias "runoff" "+speed;alias togglerun runon"
 +
runoff
 +
bind CAPSLOCK togglerun
 +
</pre>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|Half Life Source Audio.png|Audio settings}}
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
 +
|surround sound          = true
 +
|surround sound notes    = 7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround. 7.1 output may require [[Glossary:Sound card#DirectSound hardware path|DirectSound3D restoration software]].
 +
|subtitles                = hackable
 +
|subtitles notes          = By default, option exists but is non-functional, install this [[#Half_Life:_Source_Fixed|Half-Life: Source Fixed mod]] to fix subtitles.
 +
|closed captions          = hackable
 +
|closed captions notes    = See above.
 +
|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes = "Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
 +
|eax support              = hackable
 +
|eax support notes        = Set ''snd_legacy_surround 1'' in console, ''4 speakers'' in options, and use [[Glossary:Surround sound#DirectSound3D|DSOAL]] for binaural HRTF mixing.
 +
|royalty free audio      = always on
 +
|royalty free audio notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = false
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = limited
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    = By default, in steam version only the H.E.V suit is voiced in the game (the voice acting is taken from the translation of half life 2 by SDL), but there is also a full unofficial [https://forum.csmania.ru/viewtopic.php?t=5258 audio translation].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Thai
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation including subtitles, [https://web.archive.org/web/20221127111957/https://www.hlspl.borealis.net.pl/download.html download].
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vr only                    = false
 +
|htc vive                    = unknown
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                = true
 +
|oculus rift notes          = Available under Video Settings. See [[#Oculus Rift|Oculus Rift]] for more information.
 +
|osvr                        = unknown
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      = unknown
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              = true
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Oculus Rift|Oculus Rift]]===
 +
{{ii}} By default VR mode will run full screen, to switch back to a borderless windowed set the <code>vr_force_windowed</code> convar.
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Purple and black broken textures===
 +
{{ii}} A generic fix for this issue can be found [[Engine:Source#Broken textures|on our Source engine page]].
 +
 
 +
===Graphical glitches in the Residue Processing chapter===
 +
* The glitches seem to have been introduced by a batch of updates & SteamPipe engine update in late 2013. An official fix is unlikely at this point, but disabling multicore rendering in the advanced video options seems to work or use this [[#Half_Life:_Source_Fixed|Half-Life: Source Fixed mod]].
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9, 9Ex
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        = 2.1
 +
|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  = 1.x, 2, 3
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= false
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          = Havok
 +
|physics notes    = Heavily modified variant.
 +
|audio            = Miles Sound System
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            = SDL
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  = Used for startup videos and in-game movies.
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Console commands===
 +
{{ii}} Games running on the Source engine can utilize [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Console_Command_List Source Engine Console Commands] for various tasks.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Enabling the console in Source games|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
# From the main menu select <code>Options</code>.
 +
# Select the <code>Keyboard</code> tab.
 +
# Click the <code>Advanced</code> button.
 +
# Check the box next to <code>Enable developer console ({{key|~}})</code>.
 +
# Click Apply.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} Press {{key|~}} to open the console.
 +
{{ii}} Some commands may first require enabling sv_cheats via <code>sv_cheats 1</code>.
 +
{{--}} Users without a US keyboard may experience some [[Engine:Source#Console doesn't open|problems]].
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Mods===
 +
* [https://gamebanana.com/mods/391214 Classic Half-Life Blood by super_toy1] - Replace the [[Half-Life 2]] blood decals with the blood decals from the [[Half-Life|original game]].
 +
 
 +
===Launch options===
 +
{{ii}} View [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947 this Steam Support Article regarding launch options] as well as [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Launch_options#Source_Games the relevant Valve Developer wiki page] for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Enabling a launch parameter|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Right-click the game in the Steam Library.
 +
# Select <code>Properties</code>.
 +
# Select <code>Set Launch Options...</code>.
 +
# Type the selected launch options and separate each command with a space.
 +
# Press <code>OK</code>.
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = XP
 +
|minCPU  = 1.2 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minDX    = 7
 +
 
 +
|recCPU  = 2.4 GHz
 +
|recRAM  = 512 MB
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
|recDX    = 9
 +
 
 +
|notes    = {{ii}} Must be [[#Availability|run without Steam]] to play on XP and Vista.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3
 +
|minCPU  = Dual core from Intel at 2.8 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = Dual core from AMD at 2.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1600
 +
|minGPU3  = Intel HD 3000
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 12.04
 +
|minCPU  = Dual core from Intel at 2.8 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = Dual core from AMD at 2.8 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 8 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
 +
|minother = (Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11)
 +
|minOGL  = 2.1
 +
|minaudio = OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
 +
}}
  
−
[[Category:Game]]
+
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 03:50, 24 April 2024

This page is for the Source engine port. For the original, see Half-Life. For the unofficial remake, see Black Mesa.

Half-Life: Source
Half-Life: Source cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Engines
Original Source 2004
Current Source 2013 Singleplayer
Release dates
Windows November 16, 2004
macOS (OS X) September 12, 2013
Linux September 12, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles Realistic
Themes North America, Sci-fi
Series Half-Life
Half-Life: Source on HowLongToBeat
Half-Life: Source on IGDB
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Half-Life: Source on MobyGames
Half-Life: Source on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
⤏ Go to series page
Half-Life mods and fangames (series)
Half-Life 1998
Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999
Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001
Codename: Gordon 2004
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
Portal (series)
Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port) 2008
Half-Life: Alyx 2020

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

A port of the Half-Life to the Source engine with additional enhancements such as ragdoll physics, shader effects, Oculus Rift support, improved controller support, extended console commands, and includes the High Definition pack.

This release has been superceded by Half-Life's 25th Anniversary update on November 17th, 2023 and hidden off Steam search results, only kept available for purchase for the asset files.[1]

The 2013 update introduced several issues not present in the prior builds, such as graphical glitches and broken scripted sequences.[2][3]

General information

GitHub Issue Tracker for Half-Life: Source and other Source-based games
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Icon overlay.png
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 5 DRM. Removed in a December 2004 update.
Included in all copies of Half-Life 2: Collector's Edition.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 Initially only available as part of Half-Life 2 Silver and Half-Life 2 Gold bundles. Received a standalone digital release later; includes Half-Life Deathmatch: Source.
DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with -game hl1 command line argument.[citation needed]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Half Life: Source Fixed

Fixes many issues and bugs.
Use replacement files
  1. Download files from link above.
  2. Extract the hls_fix directory into the sourcemods folder and restart Steam.

Half-Life: Source Fix Pack

Fixes bugs and restores some behaviors from original Half-Life.
Intended to be used with "Old Engine" version, but should also work with newest Steam release.
Use replacement files
  1. Download the files from the link above.
  2. Extract the hl1 and extra for steam version\hl1\ directory and place it in <path-to-game>.

Skip intro videos

Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Steam <Steam-folder>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1/cfg/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Steam <Steam-folder>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/hl1/save/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General video settings
General video settings
Advanced video settings
Advanced video settings

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 Some of the game UI becomes too small to read.
Field of view (FOV)
Values between 75° and 90° horizontal can be set via ingame slider.[4] For higher values use this guide.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Double buffered [5]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 300 FPS by default. Frame rate cap can be changed by changing fps_max in the developer console. To uncap FPS or cap FPS higher than 300 sv_cheats = 1 must be set first before using fps_max.
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]
  1. Right-click Half-Life: Source in the Steam Library.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Select Set Launch Options....
  4. Input -window -noborder.
  5. Press OK.
  6. Launch the game.

Input

Key map settings
Key map settings
Mouse/gamepad settings
Mouse/gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Use the console command exec 360controller to automatically setup Xbox controller support (if not already configured at startup). To also make controller vibration work, download an updated version of the SDL2 file and replace it with the one in the outside "bin" folder. SDL2
Full controller support
Use this Controller UI Mod for a console style menu that can be navigated with a controller.
Newer "beta and beta_deck" version of the game supposed to include Steam Deck gamepad UI which normally can be enabled with -gamepadui Command line argument (requires Vulkan-supported cards) on most updated Source games, however, this was currently non-functional for now in HL: Source, use the above Controller UI mod instead.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Tracked motion controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Disable autorun

Add script to userconfig.cfg[6]
  1. Add the following to <path-to-game>/valve/userconfig.cfg. Create the file as a plain text file if it does not already exist. Adjust keys as desired.
+speed
bind SHIFT +holdrun
alias +holdrun -speed
alias -holdrun +speed
alias "runon" "-speed;alias togglerun runoff"
alias "runoff" "+speed;alias togglerun runon"
runoff
bind CAPSLOCK togglerun

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound
7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround. 7.1 output may require DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
By default, option exists but is non-functional, install this Half-Life: Source Fixed mod to fix subtitles.
Closed captions
See above.
Mute on focus lost
"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
EAX support
Set snd_legacy_surround 1 in console, 4 speakers in options, and use DSOAL for binaural HRTF mixing.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
By default, in steam version only the H.E.V suit is voiced in the game (the voice acting is taken from the translation of half life 2 by SDL), but there is also a full unofficial audio translation.
Spanish
Thai
Polish
Fan translation including subtitles, download.

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Available under Video Settings. See Oculus Rift for more information.
Windows Mixed Reality
This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer.
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Oculus Rift

By default VR mode will run full screen, to switch back to a borderless windowed set the vr_force_windowed convar.

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

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

Graphical glitches in the Residue Processing chapter

  • The glitches seem to have been introduced by a batch of updates & SteamPipe engine update in late 2013. An official fix is unlikely at this point, but disabling multicore rendering in the advanced video options seems to work or use this Half-Life: Source Fixed mod.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 9Ex
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 1.x, 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Input SDL
Cutscenes Bink Video Used for startup videos and in-game movies.

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed]
  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

Press ~ to open the console.
Some commands may first require enabling sv_cheats via sv_cheats 1.
Users without a US keyboard may experience some problems.

Mods

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
Must be run without Steam to play on XP and Vista.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) Dual core from Intel at 2.8 GHz
Dual core from AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8
ATI Radeon X1600
Intel HD 3000
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Dual core from Intel at 2.8 GHz
Dual core from AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT
ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Sound (audio device) OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
Other (Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11)


References

  1. ↑ Steam Community Event - Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update - last accessed on 2024-03-18
    "We now consider this anniversary version of Half Life to be the definitive version, and the one we'll continue to support going forward. Therefore, we'll be reducing the visibility of Half Life: Source on the Steam Store. We know Half-Life: Source's assets are still being used by the Source engine community, so it'll remain available, but we'll be encouraging new Half-Life players to play this version instead."
  2. ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
  3. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/280/discussions/0/558756256594917099/#c540744474869481436
  4. ↑ Field of View - Valve Developer Community - last accessed on May 2023
  5. ↑ Black mesa vsync is double buffered - last accessed on 2024
  6. ↑ A Solution to the Ridiculous Running Speed? :: Half-Life: Source General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023