Half-Life 2: Update

is a mod released in 2015 that improves by fixing most (but not all) of the bugs and improving the graphics.
When was ported from (Old Engine) to (also known as Orange Box engine or New Engine) in 2010, it introduced hundreds of bugs and issues, which was listed here. fixed most of them while also improving the graphics, increasing draw distance, and adding new effects without changing the core gameplay (aside from maps, which were slightly modified to add more Lambda Locator crates and symbols while keeping total as 45). Unlike the original (vanilla) Half-Life 2, this mod is completely standalone and has its own separate saves, separate achievements, and separate AppID and configs. Additionally, it also fixed the issue that caused the game to enable fullbright lighting in some chapters (such as Black Mesa East, Highway 17, etc...) which was caused by a lack of compiling LDR+HDR for some of the Half-Life 2 maps while porting the game from the previous version of Source.
== Features ==
;Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR).
:The original maps are compiled for LDR only, with some of them are HDR only after 2010 update, but not both LDR and HDR.
:This also fixes the issues with fullbright lighting due to lack of LDR lighting in the original (starting with Black Mesa East until end of Nova Prospekt).
;New particle effects, skyboxes and improved fog
:Aside from new particles effect, many chapters such as Ravenholm and Highway 17/Sandtraps have new skyboxes, new lighting, etc.
;Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues.
:Large amount of bugs is fixed, including bugs that are introduced at launch, / version (), and PC after 2010 ().
;Community Commentary Mode
:Featuring voices from various YouTubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind
== Bugs and Limitations ==
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== System Requirements ==
Windows:
*OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or later
*CPU: AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz/Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.80 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1GB RAM
*Disk space: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000 (with 128MB VRAM)
*Direct3D 9.0 compatible video card (with atleast DirectX 8.0 compatibility level or higher)
OS X:
*OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.3 (up to 10.14.6)
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
Linux:
*OS: Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS 1.0 or laterOther Linux distros supported.
*CPU: 2.0 GHz and/or Dual-core
*RAM: 1 GB
*Storage: 7 GB (15GB+ recommended)
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8xxx series, ATI Radeon X1600, Intel HD Graphics 3000OpenGL 2.1 compatible
*Audio: OpenAL compatible
Category:Half-Life 2