Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Developers
	Valve Corporation
Engines
Original	Source 2004
Current	Source 2013 Multiplayer
Release dates
Windows	November 30, 2004
macOS (OS X)	September 30, 2010
Linux	March 16, 2013
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Eastern Europe, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
Series	Half-Life

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.

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game in the Half-Life series.

General information

GitHub Issue Tracker for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and other Source-based games

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Included with retail copies of Half-Life 2: Episode One and Counter-Strike: Source.
Steam		Initially could not be purchased separately and was instead given for free to all owners of Half-Life 2. Received a standalone digital release later.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]

Increase performance

HL2DM's default settings are generally not optimized for most users. Therefore, it is generally recommended to use a performance config, such as Xeogin's HL2DM Community Patch.

Install HL2DM Community Patch Autoexec[citation needed]

Backup your current configuration files (config.cfg & autoexec.cfg) Copy the text from the latest HL2DM Community Patch from Xeogin's GitHub Create a file named autoexec.cfg in <path-to-game>\hl2mp\cfg Paste the text from the GitHub to the newly created autoexec.cfg Create overrides.cfg inside <path-to-game>\hl2mp\cfg, and add anything you'd put normally place inside your autoexec.cfg into overrides.cfg instead If another version of the community patch is released, simply overwrite the existing autoexec.cfg to update it

Reduce red opacity from the HUD when hit

Modify configuration file
Download the Red Screen Flash Reduction Mod Navigate to <path-to-game>\hl2mp\custom. Move either the red_screen_fix_minimal or red_screen_fix_off folder from the archive to the custom folder Notes If you install a custom HUD, you will need to delete the red_screen_fix folder in order for it to work

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\hl2mp\cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>/

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

General video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default FOV is 90 Hor+
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA. SGSSAA available with flag 0x000000C1.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate cap can be changed by changing fps_max in the developer console.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

HBAO available with flag 0x0000002C.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

-window -noborder[citation needed]
Find Half-Life 2: Deathmatch in your Steam Library Right-click the game name Select Properties Select Set Launch Options... Input -window -noborder Press OK Launch the game

Input

Key map settings

Mouse/gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound		4, 5.1 & 7.1 speaker options, though not true surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Belarusian				Fan translation, Steam Workshop. In testing stage.

Network

Multiplayer settings

For more information, see the "Source Dedicated Server" section of our Source engine article.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		16	Versus Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play		16	Versus
Online play		16	Versus Player count can exceed 16 with an add-on; but there can be problems on maps with limited spawnpoints, especially if there's not some form of no-block and the scoreboard can only handle having so many players before it no longer fits on the screen

The max player limit can be increased externally (32 players)

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use connect [IP address here] in the console.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27015
UDP	27005, 27015, 27020, 51840

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

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Headsets
SteamVR		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Shows under Video Settings, but requires a launch option to fully enable. Uses 0.4 API which is no longer supported on current firmware.
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

SteamVR launches automatically when attempting to enter Options

Modify the gameinfo.txt file
Navigate to <path-to-game>/hl2/ and open gameinfo.txt with a text editor of your choice. Find the value of supportsvr and change it from 1 to 0. Notes If you reinstall the game or verify the integrity of the files, this change will be reverted.

Chosen Player model is forgotten after joining a new map

The player's character model influences their starting weapon.

Install a client-side mod
Download the fix player model change on Gamebanana. Open the archive and add the fix_model_change folder to <path-to-game>\hl2mp\custom.

Manually change your playermodel and team using aliases

Add the following to <path-to-game>\hl2mp\cfg\autoexec.cfg cl_playermodel "models/humans/Group03/male_03.mdl" alias "rebelModel" "cl_playermodel models/humans/Group03/male_03.mdl" alias "combineModel" "cl_playermodel models/combine_soldier.mdl" bind "F1" "timeleft" // Uses console command instead of game chat bind "F2" "rebelModel;jointeam 3;say_team Either joined team red, or will change to a rebel player on next spawn." //Jointeam 3 + change to designated (aliased) rebel skin bind "F3" "combineModel;jointeam 2;say_team Either joined team blue, or will change to a combine player on next spawn." //Jointeam 2 + change to designated (aliased) combine skin bind "F4" "jointeam 1" // Spectator

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.1	OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support	2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			[citation needed]
Linux			[citation needed]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok	Heavily modified variant.
Audio	Miles Sound System
Input	SDL
Cutscenes	Bink Video	Used for startup videos and in-game movies.
Multiplayer	Steamworks

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]

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 may experience some problems.

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]
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

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.8 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 ATI Radeon X1600 Intel HD 3000