HalfLife 2 HDR Bloom Mini-mod

Ev!L-aLphA · Feb 26, 2005, 12:06 AM

TEH README:
FAQ:
1) What is this?
This mini-modification of Half-life 2 allows you to play Half-Life 2 singleplayer with an HDR Bloom effect. Simply, it makes the game more pretty.

2) What are the requirements?
This mini-modification requires a video card that can use Vertex & Pixel Shader 2.0.

3) How do I install?
After you've unzipped and read this readme, simply run the installer. It should choose your Steam SourceMods directory as the default installation directory. That is exactly where it should be installed. After installation is completed, restart Steam and it should be listed in the 3rd Party games section. Not too hard eh?

4) Is this really HDR?
That's a good question. With out getting too technical, the effect itself is processed in a High Dynamic Range before it is Tone-Mapped to the low dynamic range Half-Life 2 and your video card are using. So yes and no ;D.

5) Can I tweak the effect?
Yes! Below are the console commands you can use to tweak the effect:
mat_R8Bloom (Default: 1) : 0=Turns the effect off, 1=The default setting, 2=Blurs the Bloom effect a bit more.
mat_R8BloomLvl (Default: 0.55) : This controls the brightness of the bloom.
mat_R8BloomGamma (Default: 0.75) : This controls the overall gamma of the scene while the effect is enabled, lower is brighter, higher is darker.

6) Any thing else I should know about?
Well there is one more bonus effect included. mat_R8Illustration which defaults to 0=off. 1 turns on a shader that mimics a cool Photoshop plug-in.

7) Would you like to thank any one?
Of course! Valve for providing an awesome game and sdk. Masaki Kawase for his initial work on these effects and others, the guy rocks.

Download http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/..._MiniMod;38224

Bar81 · Feb 26, 2005, 12:34 AM

Nice work. That effect looks fantastic, whether it's true HDR or not. Downloading as we speak

MitchRapp · Feb 26, 2005, 02:03 AM

what's the lowest ATI card that supports this?
In the Riddick game it says that my default is Pixel SHader 2.0 but riddick is kinda choppy .... is my 9600 pro 256mb (400/400) gonna work this shiz?

Sandok · Feb 26, 2005, 07:51 AM

Normally yes... I think...

germanjulian · Feb 26, 2005, 10:01 AM

can we have some before and after pics cause I am unsure if this will make any real difference... or what this does actually

Erroneus · Feb 26, 2005, 11:08 AM

http://halflife2.filefront.com/screenshots/File/38224/1 click next.

nr. 3 is nice.

germanjulian · Feb 26, 2005, 12:54 PM

mhh I dont like it. the bloom looks cool sometimes but often ... juck...

Sandok · Feb 26, 2005, 08:30 PM

that bloom looks sweet

jasonbourne · Feb 27, 2005, 04:31 PM

im sorry but that bloom looks crap in my opinion

Mazuko · Feb 27, 2005, 07:20 PM

Don't care for it too much myself, not a bad try though.

Wonder if someone is working on the same thing as that pack for doom 3 that makes all bump mapping look so much better. Bah, I forget what that .pak was called.

nauticus · Feb 27, 2005, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mazuko

Wonder if someone is working on the same thing as that pack for doom 3 that makes all bump mapping look so much better. Bah, I forget what that .pak was called.

Are you talking about the Parallax Mapping mod by Junkguy?

Mazuko · Feb 28, 2005, 12:17 AM

Yes that is it, thanks

I failed to say what I wanted to though haha. I was wondering if someone was making a parallax mod for HL2 like they have for doom 3. There now that makes more sense haha.

Feb 26, 2005, 12:06 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	HalfLife 2 HDR Bloom Mini-mod TEH README: FAQ: 1) What is this? This mini-modification of Half-life 2 allows you to play Half-Life 2 singleplayer with an HDR Bloom effect. Simply, it makes the game more pretty. 2) What are the requirements? This mini-modification requires a video card that can use Vertex & Pixel Shader 2.0. 3) How do I install? After you've unzipped and read this readme, simply run the installer. It should choose your Steam SourceMods directory as the default installation directory. That is exactly where it should be installed. After installation is completed, restart Steam and it should be listed in the 3rd Party games section. Not too hard eh? 4) Is this really HDR? That's a good question. With out getting too technical, the effect itself is processed in a High Dynamic Range before it is Tone-Mapped to the low dynamic range Half-Life 2 and your video card are using. So yes and no ;D. 5) Can I tweak the effect? Yes! Below are the console commands you can use to tweak the effect: mat_R8Bloom (Default: 1) : 0=Turns the effect off, 1=The default setting, 2=Blurs the Bloom effect a bit more. mat_R8BloomLvl (Default: 0.55) : This controls the brightness of the bloom. mat_R8BloomGamma (Default: 0.75) : This controls the overall gamma of the scene while the effect is enabled, lower is brighter, higher is darker. 6) Any thing else I should know about? Well there is one more bonus effect included. mat_R8Illustration which defaults to 0=off. 1 turns on a shader that mimics a cool Photoshop plug-in. 7) Would you like to thank any one? Of course! Valve for providing an awesome game and sdk. Masaki Kawase for his initial work on these effects and others, the guy rocks. Download http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/..._MiniMod;38224 __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Feb 26, 2005, 10:01 AM	#5
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	can we have some before and after pics cause I am unsure if this will make any real difference... or what this does actually __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Feb 26, 2005, 11:08 AM	#6
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	http://halflife2.filefront.com/screenshots/File/38224/1 click next. nr. 3 is nice. __________________

Feb 26, 2005, 12:54 PM	#7
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	mhh I dont like it. the bloom looks cool sometimes but often ... juck... __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

Feb 27, 2005, 04:31 PM	#9
jasonbourne DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: great yarmouth uk Posts: 1,082 Rep Power: 0	im sorry but that bloom looks crap in my opinion __________________ http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y28...asonBourne.jpg

Feb 26, 2005, 12:34 AM	#2
Bar81 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UAE Posts: 176 Rep Power: 0	Nice work. That effect looks fantastic, whether it's true HDR or not. Downloading as we speak

Feb 26, 2005, 02:03 AM	#3
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	what's the lowest ATI card that supports this? In the Riddick game it says that my default is Pixel SHader 2.0 but riddick is kinda choppy .... is my 9600 pro 256mb (400/400) gonna work this shiz?

Feb 26, 2005, 07:51 AM	#4
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Normally yes... I think...

Feb 26, 2005, 08:30 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	that bloom looks sweet

Feb 27, 2005, 07:20 PM	#10
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Don't care for it too much myself, not a bad try though. Wonder if someone is working on the same thing as that pack for doom 3 that makes all bump mapping look so much better. Bah, I forget what that .pak was called. __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS

Feb 28, 2005, 12:17 AM	#12
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yes that is it, thanks I failed to say what I wanted to though haha. I was wondering if someone was making a parallax mod for HL2 like they have for doom 3. There now that makes more sense haha. __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS