Half-Life 2 Update

Ev!L-aLphA · Nov 25, 2004, 01:24 AM

"The changes in this release are directed at reducing the problem some users are experiencing with sound stuttering. The sound stuttering is not indicative of a sound problem, sound stuttering is only a symptom of texture thrashing on your video card or AGP memory. For information on how to reduce texture thrashing visit this link on our support site:
http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi...hp?p_faqid=280

This update will fix sound stuttering that users were experiencing that would last for longer than a few seconds during normal gameplay. This update will also eliminate this same behavior following a quicksave or autosave. There will still be a short pause while the autosave happens, but not the more drawn out stuttering behaivior.

We are still investigating another performance problem on some hardware, which will manifest where the game is getting into a state where performance drops to less than 5 fps and does not recover or crashes.

Next week we will be releasing the Source SDK, along with a surprise for the community."

Source: Steam Powered
Hmmm i wonder what the surprise can be

Bicka · Nov 25, 2004, 01:45 AM

Hmm surprise! Team Fortress 2 finally???

MythicaL · Nov 25, 2004, 01:48 AM

Pfftt, I don't really see a difference...

Dark Lord · Nov 25, 2004, 01:55 AM

with any luck it will either be a real halflife 2 multiplayer, or a bunch of new maps and skins for CS:S.

Warpy · Nov 25, 2004, 02:25 AM

Didnt fix my glitches.

Kemal · Nov 25, 2004, 02:52 AM

Im thinking it will either be CS bots or new models/textures for HL:Source.

BOB050082 · Nov 25, 2004, 03:06 AM

I'm guessing DoD: Source

Vidmaster23 · Nov 25, 2004, 03:07 AM

Fixed alot of my stuttering.

ericdrum · Nov 25, 2004, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kemal

Im thinking it will either be CS bots or new models/textures for HL:Source.

Valve stated that they will not add any models/textures for HL:Source. Look for modders to.

BTW, this patch did absolutely nothing for me. I have never been this depressed about a game ever. This game is such a masterpiece and the stutttering just annoys the hell outta me. We'll see what further patches come along.

Chaos · Nov 25, 2004, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericdrum

BTW, this patch did absolutely nothing for me. I have never been this depressed about a game ever. This game is such a masterpiece and the stutttering just annoys the hell outta me. We'll see what further patches come along.

Have you tried different heapsizes in an autoexec.cfg? I have 1G ram and 256 Megs works fine as a heapsize

ericdrum · Nov 25, 2004, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chaos

Have you tried different heapsizes in an autoexec.cfg? I have 1G ram and 256 Megs works fine as a heapsize

Not with the patch. It's so odd because in general, the game is still hitting the hard drive all the time. It's as if there is barely any caching taking place at all.

ericdrum · Nov 25, 2004, 04:32 AM

heapsize did nothing for me. I can play the game okay, but it is not as smooth as I come to expect from modern fps. Doom3 and FarCry run like butter for me. I still think that Miles sound is part of the issue. Valve can say it's textures all they want but I am positive that I get stutters when all needed textures are loaded and certain sounds are played. It makes no sense to have the hard drive clicking away all the time. No other game does this.

Dom · Nov 25, 2004, 05:11 AM

HL2 update? All it did was update Steam.

And isn't the Source SDK already out?

ericdrum · Nov 25, 2004, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom

HL2 update? All it did was update Steam.

And isn't the Source SDK already out?

Yeah wierd, but that's the case. My settings don't even show the game as updated, but it was because the new cvar is present.

The SDK being released is the whole full blown thing that Valve uses. The current one is stripped down.

Dom · Nov 25, 2004, 07:26 AM

For those wondering, the file that was updated was the "source engine.gcf".

PoopyTheJ · Nov 25, 2004, 08:17 AM

Hmm, never had stuttering except from the autosaves here, so this doesn't really bother me. There's a bunch of settings in my autoexec.cfg and the -heapsize switch for the shortcut I use though so that COULD be a help. Ah well can't play it for 4 days anyways.....

germanjulian · Nov 25, 2004, 09:16 AM

ahhh vpu recover.... dam no-cdcrack

oh well

BWX · Nov 25, 2004, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoopyTheJ

Ah well can't play it for 4 days anyways.....

Me too

Mr cairo · Nov 25, 2004, 10:00 AM

still stutters here as well

Rockydog17 · Nov 25, 2004, 11:21 AM

We've been waiting days for a PATCH. How does lowering your graphics settings constitute a PATCH. Anybody that has this problem has already tried these adjustments with limited success. This problem destroys the whole atmosphere of the game. Guess I'll have to put it away until they figure it out.

Rumble · Nov 25, 2004, 11:24 AM

just now updated half life 2 via steam and the sound stuttering has been disappeared

BWX · Nov 25, 2004, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockydog17

We've been waiting days for a PATCH. How does lowering your graphics settings constitute a PATCH. Anybody that has this problem has already tried these adjustments with limited success. This problem destroys the whole atmosphere of the game. Guess I'll have to put it away until they figure it out.

What graphic settings? Mine are all still the same. The stuttering is better, but not gone by a long shot. They need to fix it.

Rockydog17 · Nov 25, 2004, 12:19 PM

This was posted yesterday at 2:55 pm on the Steam news page with reguards to the patch --

Question How can I make the sound stop skipping when playing Half-Life 2?

Answer Here are a few suggestions for fixing the sound skipping problem.

1. Download the latest drivers for your video card.
2. Turn down (or off) anti-aliasing completely. Many cards should be defaulting to no AA.
3. Drop your video resolution down one step.
4. Drop texture level down one setting. This will slightly degrade the visual quality of the textures in the game.

Shortly after it was posted I logged onto Steam and there was a download alright, but there were no changes to the way the game played. So, I ask where is the patch?

Sandok · Nov 25, 2004, 05:55 PM

This patch doesn't solve anything (well I didn't have any problems before) but now, my FPS is HALVED

CDsDontBurn · Nov 25, 2004, 06:03 PM

after i got the patch, it made my game run alot smoother. the only time it studders is when i do a manual save. It feels so much better now. doesn't piss me off like it used to.

Dark Lord · Nov 25, 2004, 06:06 PM

works worse now then ever before when i play CS:S. only maps i had stutering problems on where a few small areas in dust2 and aztec. now dust stutters almost every place...

Sandok · Nov 25, 2004, 06:19 PM

Vavle was bought out by NVDIA...

Nuke209 · Nov 25, 2004, 06:20 PM

where's the patch to dl?

CDsDontBurn · Nov 25, 2004, 06:24 PM

you get the patch automatically from steam. It's a feature so noobs don't gotta d/l the patch and install it manually.

Sandok · Nov 25, 2004, 08:59 PM

So you thinking I'm a noob?

Nov 25, 2004, 01:24 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	Half-Life 2 Update "The changes in this release are directed at reducing the problem some users are experiencing with sound stuttering. The sound stuttering is not indicative of a sound problem, sound stuttering is only a symptom of texture thrashing on your video card or AGP memory. For information on how to reduce texture thrashing visit this link on our support site: http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi...hp?p_faqid=280 This update will fix sound stuttering that users were experiencing that would last for longer than a few seconds during normal gameplay. This update will also eliminate this same behavior following a quicksave or autosave. There will still be a short pause while the autosave happens, but not the more drawn out stuttering behaivior. We are still investigating another performance problem on some hardware, which will manifest where the game is getting into a state where performance drops to less than 5 fps and does not recover or crashes. Next week we will be releasing the Source SDK, along with a surprise for the community." Source: Steam Powered Hmmm i wonder what the surprise can be __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Nov 25, 2004, 01:48 AM	#3
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Pfftt, I don't really see a difference... __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Nov 25, 2004, 02:25 AM	#5
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 0	Didnt fix my glitches. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Nov 25, 2004, 02:52 AM	#6
Kemal DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 166 Rep Power: 0	Im thinking it will either be CS bots or new models/textures for HL:Source. __________________ ASUS A7N8X Rev 2.0 AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 1gb PC3200 DDR (512mb PC3200x2) + 256mb Radeon X800 Pro Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Windows XP SP 2

Nov 25, 2004, 03:07 AM	#8
Vidmaster23 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	Fixed alot of my stuttering. __________________ My System: Athlon 51-FX @ 2.2ghz Asus SK8N 1 gig of PC3200 Mushkin DDR Radeon 9700 Pro Twin 80gig 7200RPM HD's

Nov 25, 2004, 01:45 AM	#2
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	Hmm surprise! Team Fortress 2 finally???

Nov 25, 2004, 01:55 AM	#4
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	with any luck it will either be a real halflife 2 multiplayer, or a bunch of new maps and skins for CS:S.

Nov 25, 2004, 03:06 AM	#7
BOB050082 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 231 Rep Power: 0	I'm guessing DoD: Source

Nov 25, 2004, 04:32 AM	#12
ericdrum DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The SLC Posts: 149 Rep Power: 0	heapsize did nothing for me. I can play the game okay, but it is not as smooth as I come to expect from modern fps. Doom3 and FarCry run like butter for me. I still think that Miles sound is part of the issue. Valve can say it's textures all they want but I am positive that I get stutters when all needed textures are loaded and certain sounds are played. It makes no sense to have the hard drive clicking away all the time. No other game does this. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra 2 gig Corsair XMS 3200 eVGA 6800 GT SB Audigy2 w/ KX Project Drivers 2-80 gig Western Digital SATA 7200 RAID 0 200 GB Seagate Barricuda 7200 for Storage Ultra Xconnect 500W Power Supply Windows XP SP2 Antec P160W case

Nov 25, 2004, 05:11 AM	#13
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	HL2 update? All it did was update Steam. And isn't the Source SDK already out?

Nov 25, 2004, 07:26 AM	#15
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	For those wondering, the file that was updated was the "source engine.gcf".

Nov 25, 2004, 08:17 AM	#16
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Hmm, never had stuttering except from the autosaves here, so this doesn't really bother me. There's a bunch of settings in my autoexec.cfg and the -heapsize switch for the shortcut I use though so that COULD be a help. Ah well can't play it for 4 days anyways..... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Nov 25, 2004, 09:16 AM	#17
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	ahhh vpu recover.... dam no-cdcrack oh well __________________ /\|\ 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 /\|\

Nov 25, 2004, 10:00 AM	#19
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	still stutters here as well __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Nov 25, 2004, 11:21 AM	#20
Rockydog17 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: SSM On Canada Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	We've been waiting days for a PATCH. How does lowering your graphics settings constitute a PATCH. Anybody that has this problem has already tried these adjustments with limited success. This problem destroys the whole atmosphere of the game. Guess I'll have to put it away until they figure it out. __________________ [color=#CC0000]DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800 Toledo Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 2x OCZ Platinum 1 GB Dual Channel BFG GeForce 7900 GTX OC X2 WD 250 GB - SATA 0 Enermax Liberty ELT620AWT Logitech G15 KB - Logitech G5 Mouse Thermaltake Tsunami Case Samsung 244T LCD[/color]

Nov 25, 2004, 11:24 AM	#21
Rumble DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Athens Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	just now updated half life 2 via steam and the sound stuttering has been disappeared

Nov 25, 2004, 12:19 PM	#23
Rockydog17 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: SSM On Canada Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	This was posted yesterday at 2:55 pm on the Steam news page with reguards to the patch -- Question How can I make the sound stop skipping when playing Half-Life 2? Answer Here are a few suggestions for fixing the sound skipping problem. 1. Download the latest drivers for your video card. 2. Turn down (or off) anti-aliasing completely. Many cards should be defaulting to no AA. 3. Drop your video resolution down one step. 4. Drop texture level down one setting. This will slightly degrade the visual quality of the textures in the game. Shortly after it was posted I logged onto Steam and there was a download alright, but there were no changes to the way the game played. So, I ask where is the patch? __________________ [color=#CC0000]DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800 Toledo Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 2x OCZ Platinum 1 GB Dual Channel BFG GeForce 7900 GTX OC X2 WD 250 GB - SATA 0 Enermax Liberty ELT620AWT Logitech G15 KB - Logitech G5 Mouse Thermaltake Tsunami Case Samsung 244T LCD[/color]

Nov 25, 2004, 05:55 PM	#24
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	This patch doesn't solve anything (well I didn't have any problems before) but now, my FPS is HALVED

Nov 25, 2004, 06:03 PM	#25
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,804 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	after i got the patch, it made my game run alot smoother. the only time it studders is when i do a manual save. It feels so much better now. doesn't piss me off like it used to. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Nov 25, 2004, 06:06 PM	#26
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	works worse now then ever before when i play CS:S. only maps i had stutering problems on where a few small areas in dust2 and aztec. now dust stutters almost every place...

Nov 25, 2004, 06:19 PM	#27
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Vavle was bought out by NVDIA...

Nov 25, 2004, 06:20 PM	#28
Nuke209 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. Paul Posts: 568 Rep Power: 0	where's the patch to dl? __________________ 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX

Nov 25, 2004, 06:24 PM	#29
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,804 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	you get the patch automatically from steam. It's a feature so noobs don't gotta d/l the patch and install it manually. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Nov 25, 2004, 08:59 PM	#30
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	So you thinking I'm a noob?