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| − | to the game's launch options. In Steam, you can do this by right-clicking the game, clicking properties and adding them to the launch options textbox. This does not work for '''every''' Source game; only those released as part of or after [[The Orange Box]]. Both [[Portal]] and [[Half-Life 2]] have been updated to include this functionality. Some non-Valve games, such as [[Zeno Clash]] support it, too. | + | to the game's launch options. In Steam, you can do this by right-clicking the game, clicking properties and adding them to the launch options textbox. This does not work for '''every''' Source game; only those released as part of or after [[The Orange Box]]. Both [[Portal]] and [[Half-Life 2]] have been updated to include this functionality. Some non-Valve games, such as [[Zeno Clash]] support it, too. This will, however, result in a decrease in performance. |
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Revision as of 14:54, 31 August 2012
Source is the 3D game engine used by Valve Software in games such as Half-Life 2, Portal, and Counter-Strike: Source, as well as other high-profile developers and indie developers. Mods for Source Games are quite common because it is relatively "open" compared to other engines.
Games
Alt-tab
Source games are notorious for their poor alt-tab. All Valve Source games, except Half-Life 2: Lost Coast feature the -noborder launch option. To be able to seamlessly alt-tab, add:
-window -noborder
to the game's launch options. In Steam, you can do this by right-clicking the game, clicking properties and adding them to the launch options textbox. This does not work for every Source game; only those released as part of or after The Orange Box. Both Portal and Half-Life 2 have been updated to include this functionality. Some non-Valve games, such as Zeno Clash support it, too. This will, however, result in a decrease in performance.
Console Commands
Source Engine console commandsWill run on most Source games such as Portal 2, Portal, Garry's Mod, and Half-Life 2. It should also be noted that every game will have its own commands in addition to these default commands and these can also be extend at run time, such as by mods.
Multiplayer
If you instantly get a 'Cannot connct to server' error when trying to connect to a server on áll source based multiplayer games and setting ports, disabling firewalls etc. don't work a router reset to factory settings may solve this problem. This problem seems to affect all source based multiplayer games at the same time, showing less servers when loading the server page and giving the error instantly when trying to connect.