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{{Infobox game
|title = Half-Life 2: Update
|image = Software Cover - Half-Life 2 Update.jpg
|developer = Filip Victor
|publisher = Filip Victor
|series = [[Half-Life series]]
|releasedates = March 28, 2015
|genre = [[WP:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]]
|mode = [[WP:Single-player video game|Single-player]]
|platform = [[WP:Windows|Windows]], [[WP:macOS|macOS]], [[WP:Linux|Linux]]
|engine = {{src|4}} ({{src13sp|1|nt=1}})
|appid = 290930
|codelang = [[WP:C++|C++]]
|modsupport = Yes ({{code|custom}} folder and {{code|sourcemods}})
|sdk = None<br>[[Source SDK]] ([[#reupdate|unofficially]])
|sysreq = <span></span>
* [[WP:Windows XP|Win XP]], [[WP:Windows Vista|Win Vista]], [[WP:Windows 7|7]], [[WP:Windows 8|8]], [[WP:Windows 8.1|8.1]] or later
* {{Mac|1}}/OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.3 (up to 10.14.6)
* Any Ubuntu/Linux distros (latest recommended)
* AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.80 GHz and/or Dual-core 
* 1 [[WP:Gigabyte|GB]] [[WP:Random-access memory|RAM]]
* 7 GB disk space
* DirectX 8.1 level card<br>with 128 [[WP:Megabyte|MB]] [[WP:Video random-access memory|VRAM]]
<small>Note: To play on XP/Vista, run without Steam. Achievements will be disabled if run without Steam.</small>

|distribution = [[Steam]]
|website = 
|links = {{Steam store|app/290930|Steam page}}<small>{{important|hidetext=1|Requires {{hl2|1}} purchased.}}</small>[https://store.steampowered.com/quickref/290930 Quick reference (PDF)]
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{{hl2u|4}} is a mod released in 2015 that improves {{hl2|1}} by fixing most (but not all) of the bugs and improving the graphics.

When {{hl2|1}} was ported from {{src06|1}} (''Old Engine'') to {{src09|1}} (also known as ''Orange Box engine'' or ''New Engine'') in 2010, it introduced hundreds of bugs and issues, which was [https://web.archive.org/web/20160830085422/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1286478 listed here]. {{hl2u|bold}} fixed most of them while also improving the graphics, increasing draw distance, and adding new effects without changing the core gameplay (aside from maps, which were slightly modified to add more Lambda Locator crates and symbols while keeping total as 45). Unlike the original (vanilla) Half-Life 2, this mod is completely standalone and has its own separate saves, separate achievements, and separate AppID and configs. Additionally, it also fixed the issue that caused the game to enable fullbright lighting in some chapters (such as Black Mesa East, Highway 17, etc...) which was caused by a lack of compiling LDR+HDR for some of the Half-Life 2 maps while porting the game from the previous version of Source.

== Features ==
;Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR).
:The original {{hl2|1}} maps are compiled for LDR only, with some of them are HDR only after 2010 update, but not both LDR and HDR.
:This also fixes the issues with fullbright lighting due to lack of LDR lighting in the original {{hl2|1}} (starting with [[Black Mesa East]] until end of [[Nova Prospekt]]).
;New particle effects, skyboxes and improved fog
:Aside from new particles effect, many chapters such as [[Ravenholm]] and [[Highway 17]]/[[Sandtraps]] have new skyboxes, new lighting, etc.
;Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues.
:Large amount of bugs is fixed, including bugs that are introduced at launch, {{x360}}/{{ps3}} version ({{src07|1}}), and PC after 2010 ({{src09|1}}).
;Community Commentary Mode
:Featuring voices from various YouTubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind

== Bugs and Limitations ==
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{{warning|As of 2023, Half-Life 2: Update runs on the outdated version of {{src13|1}} from 2015, and it is no longer receiving updates, including recent bugs fixes exclusive to the vanilla {{hl2|1}} introduced with the {{steamdeck|1}} updates, which fixes bugs related to [[Dropship]] gun no longer rotates (preventing it from shooting, and thus, spawn camping),{{Cite|1}} NPCs eyes not blinking, and many other issues.<br>The game also lacks proper (Verified) Steam Deck support as it does not have Gamepad UI.<br><br>An unofficial patch ('''reUpdate patch''') to fix these issues and add Steam Deck features, [[Vulkan]] renderer, aswell as [[Source SDK]] can be [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2588-hl2-update-source-2022-patch-updated-2023/ found here at PCGW] and/or {{Gamebanana|page=mods|429040|Gamebanana}}.}}

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== System Requirements ==
<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">Windows:</p>
*OS: [[WP:Windows XP|XP]], [[WP:Windows Vista|Vista]], [[WP:Windows 7|7]], [[WP:Windows 8|8]], [[WP:Windows 8.1|8.1]] or later
*[[WP:Central processing unit|CPU]]: AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz/Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.80 GHz and/or Dual-core
*[[WP:Random-access memory|RAM]]: 1GB RAM
*Disk space: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000 (with 128MB [[WP:Video random-access memory|VRAM]])<!-- Old GPUs which HL2 supported at launch, can play the game in DX8, however some maps requires HDR (which is DX9 only), which requires more powerful GPU to handle. -->
*[[WP:Direct3D|Direct3D]] 9.0 compatible [[WP:Video card|video card]] (with atleast DirectX 8.0 compatibility level or higher)
{{Note|Due to Steam dropped support on Windows XP & Vista, users need run the game without Steam by running the {{code|hl2.exe}} executable directly. Achievements will be disabled when run without Steam.}}

<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">OS X:</p>
*[[WP:OS X|OS X]] 10.5.8, 10.6.3 (up to 10.14.6)
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000<br>OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
{{Note|Mac version are no longer supported after macOS Catalina (10.15), due to this game only have 32-bit binaries. <br>
User can manually build Intel 64-bit/Apple Silicon version of HL2 by [https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Half-Life_2#Native following this guide]<!-- not sure if this is legal for it to be mention here as the guide rely on using the modified leaked source engine source code, through user can build HL2 for Apple Sillicon using official (non-leaked) code. -->.}}

<p style="color:white; font-weight:bold">Linux:</p>
*OS: Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS 1.0 or later<br>Other Linux distros supported.
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000<br>OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
{{Note|The system requirements on Linux are unofficial, based off Windows/Mac info, as well as other Source games that support Linux, such as Portal 2.}}

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{{ref2|cite id=1|access-date=June 10, 2024|[[User:kr0tchet|User:leonidakarlach]] (June 10, 2024). {{Yt|page=watch|t-M2ZXHrqd8|t=40|Half-Life 2 - The one Dropship gun bug that ruins the Sandtraps chapter (Now fixed)}}. ''YouTube''.<br>{{Note|The bugs shown on the video are recorded from {{hl2u|4}} (both unpatched and unofficially patched), but these also applies to original version of {{hl2|4}} (since 2007 for consoles, 2010 for PC, was fixed on PC in 2022).}}}}
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