Half-Life 2 problem on Windows 7

[thack3r]

Hi everyone, i have a problems with the textures in the game,they appear like the ones in the attachments. I have already searched on the whole forum and on google and etc.etc.. but i haven't found anything yet to solve my problem.

Please help me

My specs:
Quad Core 2.5GHz
2.5GB RAM
ATI RADEON HD 2900PRO 512MB 256BIT
2 HDDS: 2.75TB

 

[OldMX]

I recently replayed the game and I think steam installed latest patches automatically, so no texture glitches were shown, try running the game in DX9 mode and see if it makes a difference?

 

[thack3r]

I have already tried in DX9 mode but nothing changes

Any other solutions?

 

[sygnus21]

Is this the Steam version? It should if I remember correctly as I believe it was only offered with Steam.

Anyway check your video drivers and make sure you have the lastest version of them. This is the driver you want for your card and OS - ATI Catalyst

 

[Wishmaster]

Looks to me as if that would be either a Graphics driver issue or the card itself dying.

What I would do is this:
1) Verify the integrity of the Game Files in Steam
2) Update you Graphics card drivers as already suggested
3) Update your Direct X

 

[thack3r]

I have already done all that before I started this thread.

 

[sygnus21]

Well you can always check my Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues guide. ANd just to check, I just ran a session of Half-Life 2 and had no graphic issues here. You can check my system specs but I have an ATI 6950 and am still running the Catalyst 12.3 drives (as opposed to the 12.4 ones). Point is I'm using cat drivers like you, though I don't know what version you have.

Anyway check your game settings, especially the resolution. Sometimes a wrong resolution can cause problems.

Let us know.

 

[Katanyavich]

I have a non-Steam version with NO patches, and it runs flawlessly on this machine.

At 1920 x 1080 resolution.

(See my System Specs).

A good game, but far too linear, IMO.

 

[thack3r]

I have the latest drivers 12.4 and running the game on 1920x1080, it's the non-steam version

@Katanyavich please post a screenshot with your video settings in the game.Thanks!

 

[Katanyavich]

Will do, but you'll have to bear with me.

Just realised I hadn't re-installed after going back to Win 7 from Win 8 CP.

Doing it now.......

 

[Katanyavich]

Ah, here you go.

These are largely the default settings, except for the resolution and aspect ratio.

I dropped it into windowed mode to get the screen-dumps and switch between windows.

I'll play with the settings a bit more, tho.

There's a screenshot there, as well. I have an 18.4" 1080P full-HD screen in this
lappy, so it does look pretty good....

 

[sygnus21]

I have the latest drivers 12.4 and running the game on 1920x1080, it's the non-steam version

@Katanyavich please post a screenshot with your video settings in the game.Thanks!

Hmmm.... perhaps I'm missing something because my version of Half-Life 2 says Steam is required to play the game.... so if you have the "non" steam version, it's a warez version, and thus we don't support piracy here.

All Half-Life 2 players on PC are required to have Steam installed and a valid account in order to play.

Source: Half-Life 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The installation from the game disc for all Valve games prior to Half-Life 2 will no longer work. These games need to be downloaded and installed through Steam.

Source: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1737-PGJN-6294. That basically says Half-life 2 is a Steam based game.

Also - Is steam required to play half-life 2? | Valve News and Discussion | ValveTime Forums and Articles on Steam Games and Valve Products

And I know my game is Steam based as well, so yeah....

Good luck.

 

[Wishmaster]

No Steam probably means someone butchered the game in an attempt to get it to work and broke it.
Although a huge issue in and of itself, another problem is that you may have a few unwanted little presents hiding in your PC somewhere as well.

As mentioned, we can not and will not help with issues such as this.

 

[Katanyavich]

No Steam probably means someone butchered the game in an attempt to get it to work and broke it.
Although a huge issue in and of itself, another problem is that you may have a few unwanted little presents hiding in your PC somewhere as well.

As mentioned, we can not and will not help with issues such as this.

Don't get up me, I had NO idea that it was/may have been pirated.

But rest assured, I'll be having words with the person who sold it to me.......

 

[thack3r]

I have the latest drivers 12.4 and running the game on 1920x1080, it's the non-steam version

@Katanyavich please post a screenshot with your video settings in the game.Thanks!

Hmmm.... perhaps I'm missing something because my version of Half-Life 2 says Steam is required to play the game.... so if you have the "non" steam version, it's a warez version, and thus we don't support piracy here.

All Half-Life 2 players on PC are required to have Steam installed and a valid account in order to play.

Source: Half-Life 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The installation from the game disc for all Valve games prior to Half-Life 2 will no longer work. These games need to be downloaded and installed through Steam.

Source: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1737-PGJN-6294. That basically says Half-life 2 is a Steam based game.

Also - Is steam required to play half-life 2? | Valve News and Discussion | ValveTime Forums and Articles on Steam Games and Valve Products

And I know my game is Steam based as well, so yeah....

Good luck.

Thanks, A LOT!

@Katanyavich I have tried with your video settings but nothing changes..

 

[Katanyavich]

No worries, Thack3r...

 

[thack3r]

I have also a 22" 1080p FULL HD monitor..but now i thought that maybe i need some version of microsoft visual C++ installed or some version of .net framework, but i don't know which one

 

[thack3r]

anybody?

 

[Katanyavich]

Ah, sorry, mate....

I'm running .NET Framework 4 and Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable.

I've no idea whether they are actually needed for the game, tho.....

 

[logicearth]

Go here, Half-Life 2 on Steam HL2 for $10 bucks. $40 bucks for the complete HL2 series (minus Episode 3... D: )

$40

Buy Half-Life Complete

Includes 10 items: Team Fortress Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Half-Life: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two

$100 (You save about $90 bucks buying this set)

Buy Valve Complete Pack

Includes 24 items: Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2

It is so cheap these days there is no reason to pirate HL2.