Try each one, until you locate the one appropriate for your video card.ĮNB Version - If the game has performance issues or microstutters. HL2 Downfall: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2 DownFall move the D3D9.dll to theįor Portal: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal move the D3D9.dll to the Portal\bin.įor Deathmatch: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2 Deathmatch move the D3D9.dll toįor Team Fortress 2: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2 move the D3D9.dll to theĮNB version *Ingame: Disable Antialiasing Mode or SweetFX won't work.ĮNB Version - If the game fails to start or the graphics are incorrect ingame, try switching the D3D9.dll with one from the altd3d9 folder.Ĭopy one of the four and paste it over the existing one in the game folder. HL2 Black Mesa: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Black Mesa move the D3D9.dll to the
#HOW TO USE SWEETFX ICBINE FOR HALF LIFE 2 UPDATE#
Half Life 2 update: Place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2 Update move the D3D9.dll to the Then place it in the sweetfx/preset folder, rename or backup your original. SweetFX presets 1.51 and lower will work.ĭownload the preset you wish to use and rename to Half Life 2.txt. Looking for more presets find them here at the SweetFX Settings Database. Once these files are placed and working in HL2, the effects will carry over to HL2 Chapters 1 & 2 as well as HL2 Lost Coast.
To Uninstall: Simply goto the game folder and remove the placed files. Delete or rename the present preset, then rename it to Half Life 2.txt.Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2\bin. There you will find the original named Half Life 2.txt_original. If you prefer the original preset, goto the sweetfx/preset folder. **Ingame: Disable Antialiasing Mode or SweetFX won't work. Move the D3D9.dll to the \Half-Life 2 Update\bin. Move the D3D9.dll to the \Half-Life 2\bin.įor Half Life 2 Update (Free on Steam, requires HL2)Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2 Update **Please Disable in-game AntiAliasing Mode, under options, video, advanced or the sweetfx will not work.ĭownload and extract to the following location :Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2, Should not impact performance in any negative way. Improved picture clarity, color and character appearance. Shadow improvement, appearing in a more natural gradient. Slightly reduced glare while maintaining light levels. While SSAO Occlusion helps improve the rest of the game. This allows for dx10 effects to be implemented in games supporting dx10 options in addition to dx9 options. Sweetfx also contains a DXGI file that is a dx10 file and has been renamed to d3d10.dll.
The majority of command panels found in Nova Prospekt are used to work the systems around the facility – such as gaining access to surveillance cameras or transporting prisoner pods. The command panels found in City 17 are generally used to open and close gates, and they may also be used for communication, as seen when Barney Calhoun communicated with Isaac Kleiner in the opening levels of Half-Life 2. Barney covertly using the interface to inform Kleiner of Gordon's arrival