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Half-Life 2: Update


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A mod for HL2, published directly on Steam (!), bringing some awesome relighting and level polishing to the original HL2, perfectly retaining the original art style and assets.

 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/290930/

 

  • Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR).
  • New particle effects and improved fog.
  • Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues.
  • An extensive Community Commentary Mode featuring the voices of well-known Youtubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind .
  • Retains the iconic Half-Life 2 visual style and gameplay.
  • All available in one free standalone download!

 

Bring back the 2004, waiting for HL3! :D

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Task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen but to think what nobody has yet thought about that which everybody see. - E.S.

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I've been holding off on getting this since I saw it on reddit a few days ago. Seems like a rather large download for what is mostly

lighting and shadows fixes. Almost no texture fixes nor any model updates, very conservative other than the lighting changes and gameplay

tweaks. Not sure it's worth the hard drive space but I'll keep an eye on this thread for comments.

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Downloading also, I hope all the update content replaces all the stock content so that all HL2 mods will benefit from it.

No, it's completely separate :D

 

If you want the integration, you must do it by yourself :P

Task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen but to think what nobody has yet thought about that which everybody see. - E.S.

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I've been holding off on getting this since I saw it on reddit a few days ago. Seems like a rather large download for what is mostly

lighting and shadows fixes. Almost no texture fixes nor any model updates, very conservative other than the lighting changes and gameplay

tweaks. Not sure it's worth the hard drive space but I'll keep an eye on this thread for comments.

I give you a reason: a completely remastered "Water Hazard" with fog/bog haze and enhanced sunset :D

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Task is not so much to see what no one has yet seen but to think what nobody has yet thought about that which everybody see. - E.S.

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I guess one thing this update mod does is prove that it would've been wasted effort if Valve waited to release HL2 until all

scenes were HDR. There was a lot of acrimony over folks who felt cheated because the game wasn't fully HDR like their

tech demos and this pretty much proves that the difference would be lost to most people.

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Well I aint seeing it, looks just as outdated and old as it did before - nuking it and freeing up 3.5gb <_<

 

So the cinematic mod is better?

I also wondered why they only made some light and shadow changes and leave the textures bold...

"Einen giftigen Trank aus Kräutern und Wurzeln für die närrischen Städter wollen wir brauen." - Text aus einem verlassenen Heidenlager

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So the cinematic mod is better?

I also wondered why they only made some light and shadow changes and leave the textures bold...

It's a work in progress!

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