Half Life 2 Background Maps

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November 2024

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Half Life 2's background maps usually:

1. Contain a small snippet of a map from the campaign.
2. Have a point_viewcontrol entity used to lock the players view.
3. FOV is forced at 75 (since 20th anniversary).

In the order commonly seen, here is every Half-Life 2 background map:

background01

The plaza from the start of the game. (d1_trainstation_02)

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background02

The outside from the start of Water Hazard. (d1_canals_06)

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background03

The rooftop where Father Grigori gives you the shotgun. (d1_town_02)

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background04

A road near a bridge. (d2_coast_07)

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background05

Inside Nova Prospekt. (d2_prison_02)

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background06

A destroyed building. (d3_c17_13)

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Note:There is a Citizen in one of the buildings far away. They are not in d3_c17_13.

background07

Inside the Citadel, looking up at its miles of wires and cabling. (d3_citadel_05)

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See also

• Half-Life 2 map reference
• Menu Background Map