Half-Life: Source is a conversion of the 1998 science fiction first-person shooter Half-Life to run on the updated Source engine developed by Valve Corporation. It is available via the Steam content delivery service, bundled with the Game of the Year Edition of Half-Life 2, and the Collectors Edition of Half-Life 2, and as a standalone game through retail chains.
HL:S makes use of new Source engine technologies for lighting and water, departing...
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Half-Life: Source is a conversion of the 1998 science fiction first-person shooter Half-Life to run on the updated Source engine developed by Valve Corporation. It is available via the Steam content delivery service, bundled with the Game of the Year Edition of Half-Life 2, and the Collectors Edition of Half-Life 2, and as a standalone game through retail chains.
HL:S makes use of new Source engine technologies for lighting and water, departing from the Gouraud shading used in the original Half-Life. Water now receives a translucent effect rather than being opaque and there is a simulation of water reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Due to the availability of high processing power PCs, Half-Life: Source features new high-resolution skybox, which simulate a longer draw distance.Although Source includes a physics engine, most objects in HL:S cannot be manipulated in the same way as they can in Half-Life 2 (particularly since there is no Gravity Gun). Also, players cannot lift...
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