GoldSrc (25th anniversary)
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Half-life 25th anniversary update was update that Increased engine limits, Steam deck support, and the update broke some mods but some were fixed through updates.
Screenshot in-game of 
Half-Life, using Rudimentary Shadows.
Half-Life, using Rudimentary Shadows.
Screenshot in-game of Half-Life.
Half-Life.Features
- Steam deck support
- Steam Input support - Steam Input support was added to the game with the Half-Life's 25th Anniversary update, which allows the game to support more controllers and buttons.
- Rudimentary Shadows
Note:To enables Rudimentary Shadows r_shadows must be set to 1- Software Renderer support on Linux
- Cycler and func_button entities can now be the entity target for scripted_sentence entities, and are allowed to speak in multiplayer.
- Incorporated func_vehicle entity support from
Counter-Strike, for mod-makers to use. - Increased engine limits - Valve has increased engine limitations with the Half-Life's 25th Anniversary update, allowing for more entities and detailed maps.
| GoldSource Limits | Pre-25th | Post-25th |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of dynamic sound channels | 8 | 32 |
| Maximum number of server entities (MAX_EDICTS) | 900 | 1200 |
| Maximum number of temporary entities (MAX_TEMPENTS) | 500 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of particles (MAX_PARTICLES) | 4096 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of beams (MAX_BEAMS) | 64 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of visible entities in the package (MAX_VISIBLE_PACKET) | 256 | 1024 |
| Maximum number of pre-cacheable models/sprites (MAX_MODELS) | 512 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of pre-cached sounds (MAX_SOUNDS) | 512 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of entries to read sentences made up of sentences (MAX_SENTENCES) | 1536 | 2048 |
| Maximum number of user messages (MAX_USER_MESSAGES) | 128 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Max number of loaded textures (MAX_TEXTURES) | 2048 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Max number of GL textures (MAX_GLTEXTURES) | 4800 | 10000 |
| Number of messages titles.txt (MAX_MESSAGES) | 1024 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum size of indexed textures | 512х512 | Unknown |
| Maximum size of full color textures | - | - |
| Maximum number of models on the map (MAX_MAP_MODELS) | 256 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of map leafs (MAX_MAP_LEAFS) | 8192 | Unchanged[confirm] |
| Maximum number of entities per packet (MAX_PACKET_ENTITIES) | 256 | 1024 |
| Maximum number of spans (software renderer geometry limit) | 3000 | 6000 |
| Maximum number of surfaces (software renderer geometry limit) | 2000 | 4000 |
| Maximum number of edges (software renderer geometry limit) | 7200 | 14400 |
