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Warning:As of May 26 2010, the branch of Source under which Half-Life 2 originally ran (
/
) no longer exists on Steam. Very, very old mods which base themselves directly on the game (as opposed to Source SDK Base) are unlikely to work any more!.
This also meant that support for running Half-Life 2 on Windows 9x/ME/2000 have been also dropped.
Warning:As of 2013 with the SteamPipe update and Half-Life 2 upgraded to 
Source 2013, Valve forgot to compiling some of the maps with LDR lighting added, this would set mat_fullbright to 1, which disables lighting. A GitHub issue can be found here (#577).
This issue is not affected if you are playing with HDR enabled in video options.
Note:Although Source mods are often described as being "for Half-Life 2", they actually use Source SDK Base. SDK Base is available to anyone who owns any Valve Source game and provides all of Half-Life 2's content (except maps and vcd scenes) on a static branch of the engine.
Note:The Half-Life 2 Collectors Edition, which ships with Source 2004 version of the game, does not require Steam to run or update (similar to latest version), which meant that it will run on older systems with Windows 2000 and earlier.
Note:The 64-bit Windows version of Half-Life 2, which existed around 2005-2006, is no longer available.
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{{Warning|As of May 26 2010, the branch of Source under which Half-Life 2 originally ran ({{src04}}/{{src06}}) no longer exists on Steam. Very, very old mods which base themselves directly on the game (as opposed to [[Source SDK Base]]) are unlikely to work any more!.<br> This also meant that support for running Half-Life 2 on Windows 9x/ME/2000 have been also dropped.}} | {{Warning|As of May 26 2010, the branch of Source under which Half-Life 2 originally ran ({{src04}}/{{src06}}) no longer exists on Steam. Very, very old mods which base themselves directly on the game (as opposed to [[Source SDK Base]]) are unlikely to work any more!.<br> This also meant that support for running Half-Life 2 on Windows 9x/ME/2000 have been also dropped.}} | ||
{{Warning|As of 2013 with the [[SteamPipe]] update and Half-Life 2 upgraded to {{src13|4}}, Valve forgot to compiling some of the maps with LDR lighting added, this would set [[mat fullbright|mat_fullbright]] to 1, which disables lighting. [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/577 A GitHub issue can be found here (#577)].}} | {{Warning|As of 2013 with the [[SteamPipe]] update and Half-Life 2 upgraded to {{src13|4}}, Valve forgot to compiling some of the maps with LDR lighting added, this would set [[mat fullbright|mat_fullbright]] to 1, which disables lighting. [https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/577 A GitHub issue can be found here (#577)].<br>This issue is not affected if you are playing with HDR enabled in video options.}} | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
Revision as of 04:05, 27 June 2023
This article is about the PC & Mac version of 
Half-Life 2. For more information about the 
Original Xbox version, see Half-Life 2 (Xbox).
Half-Life 2. For more information about the Original Xbox version, see Half-Life 2 (Xbox).For more information about the 
Xbox 360 & 
PlayStation 3 version of Half-Life 2, included on 
The Orange Box, see The Orange Box (Console).
Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 version of Half-Life 2, included on The Orange Box, see The Orange Box (Console).
Half-Life 2 defines a new benchmark in gaming with startling realism and responsiveness. Powered by then-new 
Source technology, Half-Life 2 features the most sophisticated in-game characters ever witnessed, advanced AI, stunning graphics and physical gameplay. This was the first game requiring installation of Steam when it came out back in 2004.
Half-Life 2 is the sequel to the 1998 
Half-Life. A sequel to Half-Life 2 was released in 2006, titled 
Half-Life 2: Episode One. A virtual reality prequel was released in 2020, titled 
Half-Life: Alyx.
It is also available for the Original Xbox console, as well Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as part of the console version of The Orange Box.
Limitations/Bugs
Warning:As of May 26 2010, the branch of Source under which Half-Life 2 originally ran (/) no longer exists on Steam. Very, very old mods which base themselves directly on the game (as opposed to Source SDK Base) are unlikely to work any more!.This also meant that support for running Half-Life 2 on Windows 9x/ME/2000 have been also dropped.
Warning:As of 2013 with the SteamPipe update and Half-Life 2 upgraded to Source 2013, Valve forgot to compiling some of the maps with LDR lighting added, this would set mat_fullbright to 1, which disables lighting. A GitHub issue can be found here (#577).This issue is not affected if you are playing with HDR enabled in video options.
Content
- Half-Life 2 maps (
hl2) - Source shared (
hl2) 
Source 2013 Singleplayer engine branch
Chapters
- Point Insertion
- "A Red Letter Day"
- Route Kanal
- Water Hazard
- Black Mesa East
- "We don't go to Ravenholm..."
- Highway 17
- Sandtraps
- Nova Prospekt
- Entanglement
- Anticitizen One
- "Follow Freeman!"
- Our Benefactors
- Dark Energy
Credits
Main article: Half-Life 2 Credits
These are the official credits for "Half-Life 2" as released in October 2004:
Voices:
Voice Casting:
Voice Recording:
Voice recording scheduling and logistics:
Translations:
Crack Legal Team:
Thanks to the following for the use of their faces:
Special thanks to everyone at:
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Technical notes
Note:Although Source mods are often described as being "for Half-Life 2", they actually use Source SDK Base. SDK Base is available to anyone who owns any Valve Source game and provides all of Half-Life 2's content (except maps and vcd scenes) on a static branch of the engine.Note:The Half-Life 2 Collectors Edition, which ships with Source 2004 version of the game, does not require Steam to run or update (similar to latest version), which meant that it will run on older systems with Windows 2000 and earlier.Note:The 64-bit Windows version of Half-Life 2, which existed around 2005-2006, is no longer available.
