Half-Life (Steam)

Half-Life is the groundbreaking FPS that follows the "everyman" hero Gordon Freeman. This is the first installment of the ongoing series, which ties together aliens and government conspiracies. Really, this game doesn't need any introduction...

Support summary Support Method HUD Widescreen: Hor+ .ini edit Proper Ultra/Super-Wide: Hor+ .ini edit Hindrance Multi-Monitor: Hor+ .ini edit Hindrance 4k UltraHD: Hor+ .ini Edit Tiny   Rendered Cut-Scene: Hor+ FMV Cut-Scene: N/A

Game information Game status: Released Release Date: Thursday, 19 November, 1998 Tested Version:  Steam Play styles:  Single player, Competitive Setting:  Sci-Fi Genre:  FPS Developer:  Valve Software Links:  ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki Store Links:  Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

• 4:3 Screenshot
  
• 16:10 Screenshot
  
• 16:9 Screenshot
  
• Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
  
• Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
  
• Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
  

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Game is Vert- by default.

Go to \SteamApps\common\Half-Life\valve, and open autoexec.cfg. Add this line to it:
default_fov xxx
I recommend 100 for 16:10 monitors and 107 for 16:9 monitors. (default is 90)
Widescreen resolutions are shown in the Video options menu if you set the "Display mode" to "Widescreen."
The game is Hor+ dependent on your FOV setting.

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Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Same as widescreen but default_fov has to be set to 123 for Hor+.

HUD is small and biased to the left of the screen.

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Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

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4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Same as widescreen. HUD, UI etc. are tiny.

Gameplay Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot

default_fov 90

16:10 Screenshot

default_fov 100

16:9 Screenshot

default_fov 107

21:9 Screenshot

default_fov 123

32:9 Screenshot

Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

In-Game (Rendered) Cut-Scenes

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FMV Cut-Scenes

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Menu Screenshots

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4k UHD Screenshots

4k UHD Screenshot

Additional Screenshots

1280x800, default_fov 100

1280x720, default_fov 105

Resolutions & Configurations

15:9 Resolutions

1280x768

16:10 Resolutions

1280x800

1440x900

1680x1050

1920x1200

16:9 Resolutions

1280x720

1920x1080

2560x1440

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions

3440x1440

Eyefinity / Surround Resolutions

3840x1024

4800x900

5040x1050

5760x1080

5760x1200

Tested Multi-mon Types

Tested Multi-mon Layouts

Unsupported Resolutions

Unsupported Resolutions

1280x768