Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

Developers
	Valve Corporation
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2005
macOS (OS X)	May 9, 2013
Linux	May 9, 2013
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
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: Lost Coast is a singleplayer first-person shooter game in the Half-Life series.

The game serves as a tech demo for Source's HDR Rendering implementation. In addition to being their first titles to include developer commentary feature.

General information

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

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Sold in bundles only. DRM-free when launched directly from the executable with -game lostcoast command line argument.[citation needed]

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/lostcoast/cfg/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2/lostcoast/save/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Syncs save games and settings

Video

General video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Interface scales poorly.
Field of view (FOV)		75-110° (max 120° via fov_desired command) FOV. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		For newer versions: Set to Run in a window (No Border), otherwise, see Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16 samples.
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. To uncap FPS or cap FPS higher than 300 you must first set sv_cheats = 1 before using fps_max. sv_cheats = 1 will also disable achievements.
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.

Field of view (FOV)

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  75 FOV

• 

  90 FOV

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  110 FOV

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Newer version of HL2 Lost Coast included the option as Run in a window (No Border), if you are running older versions, follow these steps:

-window -noborder
Find Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 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		To make controller vibration work, download an updated version of the SDL2 file and replace it with the one in the HL2 folder. SDL2 This works for any Source engine based game.
Full controller support		Use Controller UI Mod (only for old versions) for a console style menu that can be navigated with a controller. Use the console command exec 360controller to automatically setup Xbox controller support (if not already configured at startup). Later versions (including the "beta/beta_deck" branch) included UI designed for any gamepad/Steam Deck, can be enabled with -gamepadui Command line argument.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		Use Controller UI Mod (for old version only) to get a choice of button prompts such as Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3/4, Switch, and more.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		See Controller support.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Over-all game volume and separate music slider.
Surround sound		7.1, 5.1 surround sound, 4 speaker surround. 7.1 output may require DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		"Silence the audio while the game window is in the background" check box.
EAX support		Set snd_legacy_surround 1 in console, 4 speakers in options, and use DSOAL for binaural HRTF mixing.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Belarusian				Fan translation, Steam Workshop. In testing stage.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		10	Use Synergy.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		See Documentation: Dedicated Servers.
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus Rift		Available under Video Settings. See Oculus Rift for more information.
OSVR
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Oculus Rift

By default VR mode will run full screen, to switch back to a borderless windowed set the vr_force_windowed convar.

Issues fixed

Purple and black broken textures

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 9Ex
OpenGL	2.1	OS X and Linux only.
Vulkan		Use -vulkan command line argument.
Shader Model support	1.x, 2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			64-bit version is no longer available
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.

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. Users without a US keyboard could 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
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2800+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible

Must be run without Steam to play on XP and Vista.