Deathmatch Classic

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

There are few working servers left.

The player base is extremely small.

General information

GitHub Issue Tracker for Deathmatch Classic and other GoldSrc-based games

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Included for free with updates for Half-Life.
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use `-nointro` command line argument

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Half-Life\dmc\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/Half-Life/dmc/
Linux	<path-to-game>/Half-Life/dmc/

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		FOV is cropped, see FOV notes
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Only with OpenGL renderer. Different renderer will cause game crash.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Use cvar gl_aniso to configure. Restart required.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA 4x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Field of view^{[citation needed]}

The fov is not automatically adjusted when the 'Display Mode' is changed to 'Widescreen'.

First Method:

While in game, push ~ to open the developer console.
Type cl_fov (value) and press ↵ Enter.

Second Method:

Alternatively you can also open config.cfg located in <path-to-game>\Half-Life\dmc\cfg\.
Add the following to the bottom of it.

For 16:10 at 90 FOV: cl_fov 100.39

For 16:10 at 120 FOV: cl_fov 128.61

For 16:9 at 90 FOV: cl_fov 106.27

For 16:9 at 120 FOV: cl_fov 133.17

If the new fov doesn't stick try creating an autoexec.cfg-file in the same folder and adding the line to it.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

-window -noborder^{[citation needed]}
Find Deathmatch Classic in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select `Properties` Select `Set Launch Options...` Input `-window -noborder` Press `OK` Launch the game

High frame rate

Setting FPS higher than 100^{[citation needed]}

Increasing the FPS is necessary to make the game seem less choppy without vsync enabled.

First Method:

While in game, push ~ to open the developer console.
Type developer 1 and press ↵ Enter. This enables developer mode, going past the video standards of when TFC was first released.
Type fps_override 1 and press ↵ Enter. This enables entering in FPS levels higher than 100.
Finally type fps_max 200 and press ↵ Enter. Setting to 200 is recommended, higher values will feel floaty.

Second Method:

Alternatively you can also open autoexec.cfg located in the game folder (see above).
Add the following to the bottom of it.

developer 1
fps_override 1
fps_max 200

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/joystick settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Does not work in Windows 10 Creators Update. See Issues Fixed for a workaround.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		In-game support only allows for single-joystick interaction, and buttons must be bound via console commands.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can only be done via the `bind` command in the console.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Enable option "Reverse mouse" to invert Joystick Y-axis.

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

In-game voice settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Lost with Linux update.^[1]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

In-game multiplayer settings.

For more information, see the "Half-Life Dedicated Server" section of our GoldSrc article.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32	Versus
Online play		32	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and use `connect [IP address here]`.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	6003, 7002, 27010, 27015, 27025

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Broken mouselook on Windows 10 Creators Update

Toggle raw mouse input ON in mouse options.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	7	Lost with Linux update.^[2]
OpenGL	2.1
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Input	SDL
Multiplayer	WON, Steamworks	WON for retail version, Steamworks for Steam version.

Console commands

Games running on the GoldSrc engine can utilize GoldSrc Engine Console Commands for various tasks.

The console is enabled by default in GoldSrc games, press ~ to open it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz	800 MHz
System memory (RAM)	96 MB	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM	32 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Snow Leopard 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8000 series ATI Radeon X1600 Intel HD 3000

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual-core from Intel at 2.8 GHz Dual-core from AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 OpenGL 2.0 compatible
Sound (audio device)	OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
Other	(Graphic Drivers: Nvidia 310, AMD 12.11)

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

[gamedir-1] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[2] Steam HL1 5.1 sound - Steam discussions forums.

[3] Steam HL1 5.1 sound - Steam discussions forums.

[Note 1]

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[2]

Developers

	Valve Corporation
Engines
	GoldSrc
Release dates
Windows	June 1, 2001
macOS (OS X)	March 30, 2013
Linux	March 30, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi