#1 2013-01-08 17:13:05

Spirit
Administrator

Half-Life Alpha leaked

Some random redditor leaked a early Half-Life version 0.52.

A bin/cue is available at https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1G0L … 9OOU0/edit

A rip of the CD (the files) is available at http://www.mediafire.com/?b3b94pvx922kzpg

If you do not have a 3Dfx graphics card/drivers, you need to perform the good old "delete opengl32.dll" trick. Then it runs fine (at least on Wine). On the surface it seems like a fairly vanilla GLQuake but you cannot run the "valve" mod in a stock Quake engine properly. Included are some techdemo maps, demos and stuff. Definitely interesting for both Half-Life and Quake enthusiasts.

#2 2013-01-08 17:57:06

Spirit
Administrator

Re: Half-Life Alpha leaked

You can duck. Airduct grates are not shootable but open like doors.

#3 2013-02-12 07:10:09

SiPlus
Member

Re: Half-Life Alpha leaked

engine.exe (software rendering) works if you set 16-bit color mode in Windows settings.

It's much better than the GL version, HUD and decals work correctly, and there are particles.

Last edited by SiPlus (2013-02-12 08:20:28)

#4 2013-05-21 15:08:10

dehlord
Guest

Re: Half-Life Alpha leaked

wow good news !
I'm interested in that early version and please note I'm not really a huge HalfLife fan ! Always preferred Unreal and Quake2..

so deleting opengl32.dll from game folder should make the game running with Opengl icd(full driver) in Windows/System folder !?

#5 2013-06-10 21:00:46

Tamarisk
Guest

Re: Half-Life Alpha leaked

I have a really old Power Mac 8500 from 1997 which has a Voodoo 5 5500 in it. Very nice card, but unfortunately the original Half-Life port for Mac was cancelled. I wonder if some early version of it exists somewhere... stashed on a long forgotten hard drive.

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