Half-Life 2 — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 Update | 2025-07-23 | Restored speed of the train near the end of Highway 17 to better match the original shipped difficulty. Fixed missing collision that was allowing NPCs to shoot through some walls in Entanglement. Fixed issue where Alyx could obstruct the player's path when boarding the teleporter near the end of Entanglement. NOTE: these map updates will not break existing saves but players may need to restart their current chapter if they saved after a progress blocking bug on a previous game version. |
| Half-Life 2 - Update | 2025-02-11 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Fixed a Linux client crash on launch. - Localization updates. |
| November 26, 2024 Update | 2024-11-26 | Enable support to keep music playing during level transitions throughout the base Half-Life 2 campaign (no convar needed). Added support for displaying an active Workshop campaign name in your Steam friends list. Added a slider to the settings menu to allow scaling stick sensitivity for gamepads. Fixed issue with overlapping commentary tracks if a commentary track was playing between level loads. Fixed issue where gamepad buttons may be permanently stuck pressed after saving the game. UI fonts updated for better support in Cyrillic languages. Fixed Thai font rendering on Linux. Added initial support for Ukranian and Vietnamese. Various crash |
| November 18, 2024 Update | 2024-11-18 | 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 the FOV setting not applying until you got the HEV Suit if you started a new game and watched the intro sequence. Fixed issue where HUD messages for pickups and responses to some console commands would display multiple times after switching between episodes. Fixed scaling for Aim Assist at very high or very low framerates. Fixed issue where the gamepad weapon selector UI could be stuck on after relaunching the game with |
| November 16, 2024 Update | 2024-11-16 | Fixed a crash that could occur in some languages when starting a new chapter. UI - Fixed some weapon icon alignment issues at various resolutions. Workshop - Fixed campaigns set to expand on Episode One loading some Episode Two content. Workshop - Always show the My Uploads page, even if not in developer mode. Workshop - Various UI adjustments and improvements. |
| Half-Life 2 20th Anniversary Update | 2024-11-15 | Half-Life 2 is officially 20 years old, and we're using this milestone as an opportunity to celebrate the community of players who have been enjoying it (or discovering it, or even re-discovering it) since November 16, 2004. The complete Half-Life 2 We created a new webpage to showcase all the updates in detail, but here's a quick rundown of what's new: Episodes One and Two are in the box. Half-Life 2 now includes the complete Episode One and Episode Two expansions along with the base game. They’re accessible from the main menu, and you will automatically advance to the next expansion after completing each one. Developers Commentary for Half- |
| Half-Life 2 Update | 2023-11-17 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Fixed a hang where NPC pathfinding could stall forever - Fixed sprinting when using an external controller |
| Half-Life 2: Update | 2023-01-17 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2 and the Episodes. - Minor code maintenance, no customer-facing changes. |
| Half-Life 2 Update | 2022-11-19 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Lost Coast, and the Episodes. - Update to DXVK Version 2.0 |
| Half-Life 2 - Update | 2022-04-13 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Updated localization strings and captions |
| Half-Life 2 - Update | 2022-02-28 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed corrupted models on OSX - Fixed some controller glyphs in HUD hints |
| Half-Life 2 and Episodes - Update | 2022-02-24 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, and Lost Coast. - Fixed support for external controllers on Deck - Restored missing Commentary menu items - Fixed some stuttering on level transitions - Added chapter icons for Steam Deck UI |
| Half-Life 2 - Update | 2022-02-18 | An update has been released for Half-Life 2 - UI and Input support for Steam Deck verification. |
| Half-Life 2 Beta Updated | 2014-09-30 | The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the desktop refresh rate. |
| Half-Life 2 Beta Updated | 2014-09-30 | The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed default refresh rate when using a Virtual Reality display at higher than the desktop refresh rate. |
| Half-Life 2 Updated | 2014-06-02 | Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. This is the release of everything in the previous beta. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options. |
| Half-Life 2 Updated | 2014-06-02 | Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. This is the release of everything in the previous beta. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options. |
| Half-Life 2 Beta Updated | 2014-05-31 | The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options. |
| Half-Life 2 Beta Updated | 2014-05-31 | The Beta for Half-Life 2 has been updated. This includes Episode 1, Episode 2, Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source. Changes include: Fixed radio buttons in the Difficulty options. |
| Half-Life 2 Updated | 2014-05-29 | Half-Life 2 (including Lost Coast, Episode 1, Episode 2, and Half-Life: Source) has been updated. This includes all the changes in the Beta since November 2013. The following changes are included: Improved readability of the UI in VR Removed the IPD calibration tool. TF2 will now obey the Oculus configuration file. Use the Oculus calibration tool in your SDK or install and run "OpenVR" under Tools in Steam to calibrate your IPD. Added dropdown to enable VR mode in the Video options. Removed the -vr command line option. Added the ability to switch in and out of VR mode without quitting the game By default VR mode will run full screen. To switc |