With Half-Life 2 getting a sneaky update, and the phenomenal experience that is Half-Life: Alyx, hopefully Valve can get it into gear and work on another entry in this critically-acclaimed series. It's no different than the real game apart from a ton of bugs. The forthcoming update to Half-Life 2 is likely in response to this, as the team works to ensure it runs well on the company’s new device. Go to Half-Life 2 properties and select beta. Valve is currently going through the process of verifying which games in its vast library of titles work best on the Steam Deck. McVickers notes a field-of-view option that goes up to 110 and support of Vulkan. It’s also worth noting that the beta branch also includes ultra-widescreen support, so those with larger monitors can enjoy fewer black bars on their screen. This is no doubt to ensure the game looks and plays well on the Steam Deck’s resolution. Most notable is the HUD scaling option that changes the HUD to fit whatever resolution the game is being played at. Other than fixes, there are also new features coming to the game. Half-Life 2 Beta: 1.38GB: 3 April 2017: Half-Life 2 Beta: Mega Build: 3.58GB: 19 November 2018: Half-Life 2 WC Mappack Sorted: 198.55MB: 7 July 2017: Half-Life 2 WC Mappack: 148.94MB: 3 April 2017: HL2 Beta original map sources (decompiled) 11.49MB: 16 July 2017: Env Maps VR: 40.

The update was noted by YouTuber, Tyler McVicker who offers some insight into the update in the video embedded above.Īccording to McVicker, the beta branch version of Half-Life 2 (available to anyone who wants to download and test it out via the Beta option on Steam) includes a host of bug fixes that have been around for a long time. Reported by Natalie Clayton of PC Gamer, Half-Life 2 has received an update to address a few bugs, add in some supports, and presumably improve the experience for the Steam Deck. This update is presumably in preparation for the release of the Steam Deck. This update, which is currently in beta, looks to crush bugs, offer more resolution options, adds support for Vulkan, and more. It’s almost been 20 years since Half-Life 2 released and now Valve is working on a new update.

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