This will be expanded as time goes on.
I need to use something called Xash3D for this mod. Why won't it work out of the box on Half-Life?
The original Half-Life runs on an engine called GoldSrc. This has some limitations, without which this mod wouldn't be possible. Xash3D is a custom implementation of the GoldSrc engine, with additional features such as high-res texture replacement support. It means this mod will take a few steps to get working, but I am certain you'll think it's worth the effort.
Does this mod work with another version of Xash3D?
This mod comes with and is developed for Xash3D FWGS v0.19.2. The other versions of Xash3D or Xash3D FWGS that I have tried do not have high-res texture support and/or support for Blue Shift and Opposing Force. You can try other versions, but I can't offer any technical support in that case.
Can I play multiplayer Half-Life or Opposing Force?
Yes, you can! It doesn't use Steam, so there are fewer servers than the Steam version of these games.
Can I use this with custom 3D models?
Yes, but you can't use the upscaled model textures then. If you use custom 3D models that this mod doesn't support, just delete the materials/models in your valve, bshift, gearbox folders.
Known issues
While there are minute differences between Half-Life on GoldSrc and Half-Life on Xash3D FWGS, the game is pretty much identical to the original. The only issues I noticed are with Blue Shift and Opposing Force:
I need to use something called Xash3D for this mod. Why won't it work out of the box on Half-Life?
The original Half-Life runs on an engine called GoldSrc. This has some limitations, without which this mod wouldn't be possible. Xash3D is a custom implementation of the GoldSrc engine, with additional features such as high-res texture replacement support. It means this mod will take a few steps to get working, but I am certain you'll think it's worth the effort.
Does this mod work with another version of Xash3D?
This mod comes with and is developed for Xash3D FWGS v0.19.2. The other versions of Xash3D or Xash3D FWGS that I have tried do not have high-res texture support and/or support for Blue Shift and Opposing Force. You can try other versions, but I can't offer any technical support in that case.
Can I play multiplayer Half-Life or Opposing Force?
Yes, you can! It doesn't use Steam, so there are fewer servers than the Steam version of these games.
Can I use this with custom 3D models?
Yes, but you can't use the upscaled model textures then. If you use custom 3D models that this mod doesn't support, just delete the materials/models in your valve, bshift, gearbox folders.
Known issues
While there are minute differences between Half-Life on GoldSrc and Half-Life on Xash3D FWGS, the game is pretty much identical to the original. The only issues I noticed are with Blue Shift and Opposing Force:
- In Blue Shift and Opposing Force, NPCs on moving trams shudder a lot while the tram moves. This would probably be an issue for Half-Life, if not for the lack of NPCs in moving trams in that game (as far as I know).
- On my system looking around with the mouse in Opposing Force can sometimes result in involuntary movements. This is related to raw mouse movement. In GoldSrc Opposing Force this was fixable with the checkbox Raw mouse movement. This option does not exist in Xash3D. I've managed to alleviate the issues a bit m_enginemouse "1" and m_filter "1". This is added to the config.cfg, so should be on for new players.
Comments
-Alex
GoldSrc save games are not supported by the version of Xash3D needed for this mod. Sorry about that.