Half Life supports keyboards, mice and controllers so you can use any combination.
- Extremely ominous dude. Can’t wait to see some explanations. I bought the complete valve pack or whatever it’s called a few years back but of the games in it I’ve only played Portal, Portal 2, and as of now Half-Life. Well Idk if TF2 counts. I plan on playing Opposing Force next, then Blue shift, then whatever order half life 2 games are in.
- If this is Half Life (the original), then you can start the game using the -w and -h command line options to tell it to start up with a different resolution. For example: hl.exe -w 800 -h 600.
Half-Life: Alyx Blackscreen Problems (Radeon VII) I am experiencing frequent blackscreening while playing that doesn't seem to correlate with any specific gameplay actions. This doesn't happen in intervals but rather at random times leading me to believe this is a graphics card or driver issue.
Universal Split Screen setup
- Install and run Universal Split Screen: see the quick start guide.
- In options, load the GoldSrc Engine preset.
- Go back to the Current window tab.
Half Life setup
- Open the Half Life directory by right-clicking Half Life in Steam -> Properties -> Local files -> Browse game files…
- Launch hl.exe as many times as you need.
- GoldSrc Engine games will usually not let you launch more than one instance. In Universal Split Screen, alt-tab into Half Life so the window is selected, then click ‘Unlock Source engine for a new instance’
- Go to Options -> Mouse. Set Raw mouse input to disabled. Set Joystick to enabled if you are using a controller. (If you are using a controller, make sure to also enable
Hook XInput
in Universal Split Screen). - On the first instance, use the server browser to find a server (Find a server without Valve Anti Cheat, just in case). Right-click -> View server info. Copy the IP Address.
- In all instances, at the main menu, use the ` (tilde) key to open the console. This key is usually above the tab key.
- Type
connect IP
and click Submit, replacing IP with the IP you copied, e.g.connect 123.456.789.123
- You should now be connected to the same game.
Half Life Won Menu
Tips before you start
Half Life Alyx Keeps Crashing
- If you have inconsistent mouse movement, especially when moving multiple mice, make sure the polling rates on your mice are set as low as possible. You can usually set this in your mouse configuration program (look on the manufacturer’s website).
- Disable steam overlay by right-clicking Half Life in Steam -> Properties and un-check ‘Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game’
- If you want to start and stop split screen, you should restart all instances of the game or it will start to slow down significantly.
Split screen setup
Half Life 2 Black Screen
- Install and run Universal Split Screen: see the quick start guide
- In options, load the GoldSrc Engine preset (if you have not already done so).
- Go back to the Current window tab. Alt+tab into the first instance. Set the mouse and keyboard or controller. Repeat for the other instances.
- Click Start split screen. You should now be able to play. Press End to stop.