Extract the contents of the CAB files using 7-Zip. These files need to be in the same directory for the next step.Ģ. In my case, these files were named hl2.cab, hl22.CAB, hl23.CAB, hl24.CAB, and hl25.CAB. Copy the CAB files from the CDs to the target machine. I have no idea if this procedure will work for other releases of the game.ġ. This guide documents the steps I used to install Half-Life 2: Game of the Year Edition, a five CD set that also includes Counter Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source.
You have a slow or unreliable Internet connection. You want to play the game on Windows XP or another platform Steam doesn't support. You want to play the game on an older machine that can't handle the new engine. You want to play the original release of the game without later engine and content updates (new Vortigaunt models, different physics, etc.). There are a number of reasons to do this: Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.I was recently delighted to learn that, contrary to popular belief, it is possible to install an old boxed copy of Half-Life 2 and play it without using Steam. It’s chuckle-worthy that Valve is tweaking such an old game in preparation for new hardware, especially since the company said there’ll be no Steam Deck exclusives. Still, it looks pretty intuitive and very console-like.Įveryone assumes this sneaky update exists to make Half-Life 2 easier to play on the Steam Deck, which makes sense considering the device is coming out very soon. Valve reportedly isn’t working on another mainline Half-Life game, so this update is all we will get for now. Valve updated Half-Life 2 user interface, it is most likely done for Steam Deck /IMgqW7sN8k In the general tab, enter “-gamepadui” into the launch options fieldīang, you’re done! Half-life 2 should now open with a brand new UI which you can look at in action below. 
Select “beta updates” from the dropdown menu.Right-click Half-Life 2’s icon on Steam and select “properties”.Here is how you enable Half-Life 2’s UI update on a desktop PC. It’s not every day that an 18-year-old game gets updates, after all.
On Tuesday, well-known Source Engine aficionado Gabe Follower discovered a peculiar interface change to Half-Life 2, which almost certainly exists to make the classic first-person shooter easier to manage on the Steam Deck. For the first time in many years, Half-Life 2 is getting a substantial update,
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