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Sep 26, 2019
Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, and Half-Life: Source have been released. The changes include:

  • Fixed a hitch when saving games
  • Fixed SteamVR running when entering the settings menu
  • Fixed missing sounds on combine soldiers
  • Fixed NPCs not blinking
Nov 30, 2012
Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Portal Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Big Picture Support
- Added controller menu navigation
- Dual stick controllers are now the default controller layout
- Fixed controller disabling the crosshair
- Fixed some weapons not being selectable with controller for some players
- Fixed file loading crash that affected some players
Mar 2, 2011
Half-Life 2, Portal, Half-Life: Episode One and Half-Life: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Half-Life 2, Portal, Half-Life: Episode One and Half-Life: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Half-Life 2, Portal, Half-Life: Episode One and Half-Life: Episode Two
  • Better support for Intel Sandy Bridge based machines
  • Fixed a bug where some video configuration could get reset by restarting the engine
Aug 17, 2010
Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Fixed door getting stuck as metro-cop behind it opened it in d1_trainstation_01
Jun 14, 2010
Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Fixed crash when local sound cache files were corrupt
  • Hide cursor when playing movies in game
Jun 3, 2010
Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Half-Life 2
  • Fixed crash due to long hud hint messages, seen when playing in French
  • Fixed Lambda logo at end of credits being cut off (Mac)
  • Added pre-caching of GLSL shaders on game launch to prevent hitching in game (Mac)
  • Performance improvements when using anti-aliasing on ATI GPU's

Half-Life 2: Episode One
  • Fixed localized content not loading properly resulting in English audio
  • Added pre-caching of GLSL shaders on game launch to prevent hitching in game (Mac)
  • Performance improvements when using anti-aliasing on ATI GPU's

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
  • Improved frame rate on opening map
  • Fixed localized content not loading properly resulting in English audio
  • Added pre-caching of GLSL shaders on game launch to prevent hitching in game (Mac)
  • Performance improvements when using anti-aliasing on ATI GPU's

Portal
  • Added pre-caching of GLSL shaders on game launch to prevent hitching in game (Mac)
  • Performance improvements when using anti-aliasing on ATI GPU's
May 27, 2010
Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Fixed crash on launch (Mac)
  • Fixed main menu not rendering on 10.5.8 when anti-aliasing is enabled (Mac)
May 26, 2010
Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Engine
  • Fixed fonts sometimes not displaying when the game is loaded (Mac)
  • Fixed crash on launch in rendering subsystem (Mac)

Portal
  • Optimized particle rendering for lowend GPU's, made acid pits more performant (Mac)
May 26, 2010
Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two Updates Released
Half-Life 2 - Valve
Updates to Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Half-Life 2
  • Added support for Mac
  • Added Steam Cloud support for save games
  • Added new achievements
  • Improved graphical effects

Half-Life 2: Episode One
  • Added support for Mac
  • Added Steam Cloud support for save games
  • Added new achievements
  • Improved graphical effects

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
  • Added support for Mac
  • Added Steam Cloud support for save games

Note: Save games for Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One will go through a transition. The current level you are on will be saved, but not the exact position in the level.
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