HALF LIFE 2 TROUBLESHOOTING/TWEAK THREAD!

[ROTC1983]

I can play for a couple of minutes now and the dang thing freezes...seems like my vid card is overheating.

 

[Haberdasher]

I have a bit of a problem...at least I think it is. I already have a bit of stuttering, so I'm going to try lowering the sound quality, and then later doing the console tweaks you guys suggested.

However, I was also curious...is the pistol supposed to make a noise when Gordon reloads the magazine? Because I get a noise when he pulls back the slide to release the magazine, but when he jams a new one in and locks the slide again, it's akwardly silent. I need satisfying gun noises!

Anyone else having this problem/ know what to do?

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983
I can play for a couple of minutes now and the dang thing freezes...seems like my vid card is overheating.

No other game seems to have issues with with the video card...I wonder if it just something in HL2 itself...I wish I could play the game

 

[CubicZirconia]

Anyone know how to hide your weapon?

 

[jpeyton]

No problems for me yet, except on occasional stutter. Haven't tweaked anything yet though, so I'm sure a little tweaking might reduce or eliminate it.

Otherwise, everythings great at 12x10 4xAA/8xAF, everything vid/sound maxed, running on a Dell 400SC w/ Sapphire X800 XT and 4.12 Cats.

 

[loup garou]

Well, I got several days of entertainment without crashing after removing my faulty memory....until tonight. Now the game randomly crashes/freezes on the coast level. I've checked my existing memory and it's fine. Validated my files. Deleted all coast soundcache files and validated. Still crashes. I love this game, but this is getting to be too much....:|

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: werk
Well, I got several days of entertainment without crashing after removing my faulty memory....until tonight. Now the game randomly crashes/freezes on the coast level. I've checked my existing memory and it's fine. Validated my files. Deleted all coast soundcache files and validated. Still crashes. I love this game, but this is getting to be too much....:|

Aargh, what a pain. Maybe backup the save files, delete HL2 and reinstall?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: warcrow

Originally posted by: werk
Well, I got several days of entertainment without crashing after removing my faulty memory....until tonight. Now the game randomly crashes/freezes on the coast level. I've checked my existing memory and it's fine. Validated my files. Deleted all coast soundcache files and validated. Still crashes. I love this game, but this is getting to be too much....:|

Aargh, what a pain. Maybe backup the save files, delete HL2 and reinstall?

Doing that now. :|

 

[MemberSince97]

My system really started bogging in the "Follow Freeman" part, all these worthless tagalongs just kill performance.

 

[loup garou]

Well, I redownloaded the game last night and now I can play for a while before it crashes randomly. :|

EDIT: If anyone cares, I downloaded the Omega drivers for my 9800 Pro and it is much, much better...hasn't crashed again since then and play seems smoother, with almost no stuttering after loading. Weird.

 

[phuaad]

it worked for the most part. Thanks.

I'm still running into FPS issues from time to time that dont seem to coincide with AA or AF. Definitely playable though after the fix.

AMD 2500+ (3200)
ASUS A7N8X-X
1 GB OCZ PC3200 2-3-3-6
EVGA GeForce 6800

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.firingsquad.com/har..._athlon_xp/default.asp

 

[LocutusX]

My HL2 just got updated 5 minutes ago...

maybe it was the stuttering fix?

 

[smileeee]

hi i have this memory not read thing. what is the .gcf file an how do download that file on;y but aldo when i go to setting and use my vioe setting it gives me the erro and i have quit the game.please help me
thanks

 

[ScottFern]

I am using ForceWare 61.77 drivers on my rig. I just installed HL2 and it resets my PC when I go into the options and change the resolution. Has anyone had any fix for this issue? Let me know!

 

[warcrow]

FOR THOSE THAT ARE STILL STUTTERING:

We added an option that you might want to try that may fix stuttering problems for some people. We didn't get enough testing on this particular fix to risk everyone running it by default quite yet:

To enable:
1) Right clip on game (Half-Life 2) in the Steam "Play Games" menu.
2) Select "Properties"
3) Select "Launch Options"
4) Add:

+snd_async_prefetch_priority 1

to your launch options.

Feedback appreciated.

Thanks,
Gary McTaggart (Valve)

 

[slightlyhuman]

r_rainsimulate 0 // Disables rain
r_rainradius 0 // Disables rain
r_rainsplashpercentage 0 // Disables rain
mat_clipz 0 // Disables waves in the water
cl_smooth 0 // if you feel as though your frames are getting sliced
fps_max 300 // Controls the maximum amount of FPS your game is allowed to run at
cl_updaterate 101 // Control your update rate
cl_cmdrate 101 // Control your Command rate
fog_enable 0 // Disables fog
mat_bumpmap 0 // Disables bump mapping
mat_specular 0 // Disables specular lighting
mp_decals 300 // Controls the amount of decals (bullet holes) displayed at one time
cl_c4dynamiclight 1 // Creates a large red flashing light on the C4
r_lod -6 // Lowers the Texture quality
r_decal_cullsize 1 // Objects clarify as you get closer to them
r_propsmaxdist 1000 // Controls the distance before an object fades




Miscellaneous Tweaks

developer 1 // Displays things normally seen in your console along your screen
rate 25000 // 25000 Forbroad Band 9999 for 56k
net_graph 0-3 // displays important information such as FPS choke ping etc.
cl_showfps 1 // Displays your current frame rate along the top of your screen
showhitlocation 1 // shows where you're hit
cl_crosshairscale // Allows you to change the size of your crosshair
soundscape_fadetime 9999 // Controls time needed for ambiance sounds to fade away
soundscape_flush // Speculated to be a "Stopsound" type of function



btw, another "tweak" well some might call it a hack but its not. if you type cl_dynamiccrosshair 0 in your console, your crosshair wont move when you jump around or run.

 

[boyRacer]

i have no problems with stuttering at all with HL2...

CS:S on the other hand is turning out to be a slideshow after they did that update yesterday.

 

[Slogun]

I'm having trouble enabling console for HL2 Deathmatch.
There doesn't seem to be an option for it.
I think if I knew the applaunch code for HL2DM I could create a working shortcut.
Anybody figured this out yet?

 

[slightlyhuman]

Originally posted by: Slogun
I'm having trouble enabling console for HL2 Deathmatch.
There doesn't seem to be an option for it.
I think if I knew the applaunch code for HL2DM I could create a working shortcut.
Anybody figured this out yet?

options/keyboard/advance/enable console

same in hl2 and css

or did i misread that, are you doing the above but its not working?

gl

 

[Slogun]

options/keyboard/advance/enable console

same in hl2 and css

Yes, I enabled console that way in HL2 and CSS, so I am quite familiar with it.
I'd swear that yesterday there was no "advanced" option in my HL2DM menu, but today it's there.
Maybe I just missed it somehow.
Thx.