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[HL1] Add an option to activate r_shadows via the video settings
This is a feature request.
Add an option in the console to enable rudimentary shadows in the original Half-Life, that simply activates r_shadows and also can be disabled.
What's that? The original suggestion is to just add an option where you can activate it (like texture filtering).
Valve deactivated r_shadows a long time ago (long before Steam) but the code still exists and can be activated in hw.dll. If you go to your half-life folder it's right next hl.exe, zip and upload that here.
Right click > send to compressed folder, you can attatch zip files under your post.
Valve deactivated r_shadows a long time ago (long before Steam) but the code still exists and can be activated in hw.dll.
HL25 restores r_shadows iirc.
Valve deactivated r_shadows a long time ago (long before Steam) but the code still exists and can be activated in hw.dll. If you go to your half-life folder it's right next hl.exe, zip and upload that here.
Right click > send to compressed folder, you can attatch zip files under your post.
In the anniversary update, r_shadows were added back. Basically I'm suggesting an option in graphics settings to activate it instead of doing it in the console. (and also to benefit everyone)
Ok yeah I see what you mean, did they fix the shimmer? r_shadows only works well in 16-bit color mode from memory, otherwise they can look pretty bad.