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Cinematic Mod (Half-Life 2)

Cinematic Mod has been ported to workshop.

Requirements:

1. +r_hunkalloclightmaps 0 launch option is required. (Library - Half-Life 2 - Properties - Set launch option: +r_hunkalloclightmaps 0)

2. The workshop version of the mod functions under Vulkan and requires a Vulkan capable GPU. Set -vulkan launch option. (Library - Half-Life 2 - Properties - Set launch option: -vulkan)

3. Select Half-Life 2: Episode Two in the main menu before starting the mod to load necessary materials.

High Dynamic Range in the options should be on "Full".

This mod cannot function under basic DirectX beyond first few maps. It is encouraged to use Vulkan launch option. (It is likely that if you are using Radeon RX series or possibly any modern AMD gpu, you wouldn't need a vulkan parameter. More testing and information by other users is required to figure out if that is the case.)

If you are willing to play without the vulkan parameter and with standard DirectX, refer to the "Testing without Vulkan." link below.

Launch options should look like this: +r_hunkalloclightmaps 0 -vulkan

Testing without Vulkan.

This version of the mod does not replace Half-Life 2 and instead functions as a seperate campaign launched through "Extras - Workshop" tab in the main menu. It has been condensed to approximately 30GBs instead of 50. It uses the standard Half-Life 2 character models except citizen NPCs (the higher detail standard HL2 models are used) and weapons. In order to use Cinematic Mod specific character models, other workshop items have to be downloaded seperately.

Cinematic Mod uses lower host_timescale than standard Half-Life 2 by default. If you prefer standard timescale, then it should be set to "host_timescale 1" in the console, though that would require sv_cheats 1.

The wasteland section is set during the night.

There may be rare map-specific crashes, such as crash on map 4 (rooftop) where crash might occur if you are moving too fast. More information

The difference between the Steam version and the non-steam version of the mod

Optional:

Cinematic Mod Models Collection

Cinematic Mod Weapons

Cinematic Mod (Episode One)

Cinematic Mod (Episode Two)

Full separate Cinematic Mod versions with modified Alyx. (They had to be released as separate mod releases to avoid issues with this version. Only one version has to be subscribed to, depending on the model preference. Requirements for the separate versions are equally applied.)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - HD)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - Sirena)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - SirenaV3000)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - Kendra)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - Kendra Version 2)

Full separate release with modified Alyx. (Alyx - Sampaio)

Credits: FakeFactory