What changed in Half-Life 2 in 2024

Fixed issue where gamepad buttons may be permanently stuck pressed after saving the game.

Various crash fixes when switching between episodes.

Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list.

Fixed soundscape playback for the Citadel menu background map.

Updated localization files.

UI fonts updated for better support in Cyrillic languages.

Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between level loads.

Enable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign.

Removed collision from an underwater tube that speed runners enjoy.

Added initial support for Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads.

Fixed Thai font rendering on Linux.

There is now a public 'beta' branch for Half-Life 2 that will periodically receive updates before they go live to all players.

Fixed some mods that were tagged to load as Episode One data but were being loaded as Episode Two mods.

Fixed the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence.

Fixed non-workshop mods displaying their title as 'Half-Life 2' on the main menu.

Fixed support for weapon mods that reskin the Stunstick.

Fixed issue where the gamepad weapon selector UI could be stuck on after relaunching the game with no gamepad connected.

Improved load times when switching between episodes or when adding and removing workshop content.

Better handling for addons that are corrupt.

Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and responses to some console commands would display multiple times after switching between episodes.

Fixed issue where NPC reactions to the player's flashlight and some incidental dialogue would not play after switching between episodes.

Fixed amount of bloom applied after switching between Episode One and Episode Two.

Fixed scaling for Aim Assist at very high or very low framerates.

Ensured that the My Uploads page is always displayed in the Workshop, regardless of developer mode status.

Implemented several user interface adjustments and improvements within the Workshop.

Resolved an issue where campaigns set to expand on Episode One were incorrectly loading content from Episode Two.

Corrected alignment problems with weapon icons at various screen resolutions.

Resolved an issue that could cause the game to crash when starting a new chapter in some languages.

Half-Life 2 now includes the complete Episode One and Episode Two expansions.

3.5 hours of new behind-the-scenes commentary recorded by the development team.

Includes fixes for props being fully bright or dark, missing sprites, and lighting inconsistencies.

The previous version of the game is now archived in a publicly visible Beta branch.

Browse, install, and play user-created content for Half-Life 2 from within the game.

Launching the game in Steam Big Picture mode will now use a gamepad-friendly UI.

The UI now scales to support higher resolutions.

Includes fixes for Combine not firing and crashes related to player positioning.

Includes full HDR lighting pass and increased lightmap resolution.