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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- HBAO and Depth of Field are only available on Nvidia graphics cards.[1]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
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Steam |
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Can be played without Steam running.[2] |
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- To play without Steam go to
<path-to-game>
and run hl2.exe
with -game estrangedact1
command line argument.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Slider for a game volume. Music volume can be changed using snd_musicvolume X console command. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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With an option to disable it. |
Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
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Bulgarian |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Greek |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Norwegian |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Romanian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Thai |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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VR support
Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Other information
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed]
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- Launch the game
- From the main menu select
Options
- Select the
Keyboard tab
- Click the
Advanced button
- Check the box next to
Enable developer console (~)
- Click Apply
Notes
- Press ~ to open the console.
- Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with
sv_cheats 1 .
- Many servers will not allow you to play with cheats enabled, or will disable them upon entering the server.
- Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.
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Launch options
- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
Enabling a launch parameter[citation needed]
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- Find the game in your Steam Library
- Right-click the game name
- Select
Properties
- Select
Set Launch Options...
- Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space
- Press
OK
- Launch the game
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
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OS X and Linux only. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Linux | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.5.8, 10.6.3 |
Processor (CPU) |
2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon X1600 |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
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Processor (CPU) |
2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
6 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8 series ATI Radeon X1600 |
Notes
References