Squeezing better performance out of half-life

MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<div class="IPBDescription">Huh heh huh huh... he said... squeeze.</div>I was talking about this in the PT forums, and thought I better share the love a bit:

If you would like to learn some ways to improve your Half-Life gaming performance, there is an excellent article over at Tweak3D giving several pages of options and tweaks you can try which will tend to give you more bang for your buck (whether it be more FPS, a faster network connection, or just stopping annoyances).

<a href="http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/halflife/" target="_blank">Tweak3D Half-Life Tuning Guide</a>

And yes, I know many of you have seen this before and used it. No need to all snotty and try to tell us about your l337ness.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    I'm too |337 for this crap. I have a GeForce4 and a cable modem. Actually, until i upgrade my proccessor to more than 600MHz (sooon my preciouss, veerrry sooon....) its pretty much not so good, only 30-40 fps. Thanks for the guide tho.
  • GingerGinger Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1043Members
    i have a good modem (cable) but all i need is RAM !!!! <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
  • Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck&#39;s Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
    I was at that site eariler today myself.  Working on a tweak mistake I made sometime back, I did get rid of it.  Now, I need to tweak it some more...ah, this weekend.
  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    I'm adding some of those command line commands right now. I'll get back to u.
  • EosEos Join Date: 2002-06-08 Member: 738Members
    Thanks MonsE! I just got my ping 120-150 to 50-80!  And my FPS for 70 to about 90!

    Thanks again MonsE! <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    Does anyone know where I could get a full list of console commands? I already know craploads of it but i'm probably missing out on a secret "double your ping for no reason at  all" variable that defaults at 1 or something and can someone tell me what developer mode adds? I never bothered with it but i'm just wondering wtf it does.
  • richard_of_richardlandrichard_of_richardland Join Date: 2002-05-29 Member: 687Members
    <a href="http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life/guide/console/" target="_blank">http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life/guide/console/</a>

    or if you want a slightly funnier/stranger but less helpful one:

    <a href="http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life/guide/console.shtm" target="_blank">http://www.planethalflife.com/half-life/guide/console.shtm</a>
  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    dev mode mirrors console messages (not just ones like team changes like it does by default) to the upper left corner of the screen, it also (in SP) allows the use of cheats.
  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    thanks, now i'm gonna add about 50 lines to my hl shortcut
  • C0nan_The_LibrarianC0nan_The_Librarian Join Date: 2002-07-31 Member: 1039Members
    tycho u have a geforce 4 and u get 30 to 40 fps..... i have a vodoo 3 and i get 40 to 60 fps! 400 mhz processor! my vodoo 3 is l337! and hopefully i get a better processor soon so i can play all of the new games...
  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    Tycho prolly has a bigfoot.

    Bigfoots suck.

    Anyway, thanks for the linkage, I have a 1337 rig myself, but I did up my texture filtering, and It no longer looks fugly at long distances...
  • h2oh2o Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1098Members
    looks good gonna try some of that out
  • Imperial_SyndicateImperial_Syndicate Join Date: 2002-06-13 Member: 762Members
    This is great MonsE! Thank you!
  • Rico1Rico1 NS Oldtimer Join Date: 2002-05-24 Member: 664Members
    Theres better guides out there than this one, but im glad someone started a thread like this one.

    Ill find the links for you guys when i get home
  • BillBill Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1108Members
    You've got to love the irony of adding "-nojoy" to your counter-strike shortcut.
  • bob2bob2 Join Date: 2002-06-15 Member: 772Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--C0nan_The_Librarian+Aug. 31 2002,18:09--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (C0nan_The_Librarian @ Aug. 31 2002,18:09)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->tycho u have a geforce 4 and u get 30 to 40 fps..... i have a vodoo 3 and i get 40 to 60 fps! 400 mhz processor! my vodoo 3 is l337! and hopefully i get a better processor soon so i can play all of the new games...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    helll yea man, voodoo3 600 athlon, 128 EDO!! BAH!!

    and almost constant 75fps... running at 1152x whatever...

    i know, it goes without saying, but ..
    b0b2 15 t3h 1337
  • LongdaleLongdale Join Date: 2002-08-19 Member: 1191Members
    Wow  <!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->

    I tried the tweaks... too darned bad they dont really help me much cause of my HL hating ATI Radeon card  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->  <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
  • Animation-666Animation-666 Join Date: 2002-09-04 Member: 1280Members
    p4 2ghz 1 gb ram gf3 cable fps never under 100 ( 640x480 )with 32 bit 4x antialaising ...

    cable pings 1-10 ( cable in vienna have backchannel so we got pings from 1-10 )
  • EdainEdain Join Date: 2002-09-06 Member: 1290Members
    Interesting. I should have found this much sooner, but I was pretty satisfied with performance as it is.
  • VeNeMVeNeM Join Date: 2002-07-13 Member: 928Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--TychoCelchuuu+Aug. 29 2002,17:25--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Aug. 29 2002,17:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I'm too |337 for this crap. I have a GeForce4 and a cable modem. Actually, until i upgrade my proccessor to more than 600MHz (sooon my preciouss, veerrry sooon....) its pretty much not so good, only 30-40 fps. Thanks for the guide tho.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    lol thats sad man, you should be getting more. Learn some tweaks. I have a p2 350, and a diamond stealth 3 pci 32mb. Im also on AOL. I can pull 40 fps while running around in lan mode and in an actuall game Ill get 30 in spawn, drops down to about 15 before a battle, and 10 in battle.
  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    tycho prolly has the same thing as me
    1X AGP
  • GobyWanGobyWan Join Date: 2002-02-22 Member: 234Members
    128 EDO RAM?! You'd need 8 slots for that. It's probably PC100 SDRAM, or you have 32-mb EDO sticks (which I didn't think was possible)
  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    got a athlon +1800 right here 4 days till the restock and then i can get my mobo <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
    my new system is going to be
    CPU : Athlon XP +1800
    Mobo : KT3-Ultra2
    Mem : 256 DDR PC-333
    graphix card : Geforce 4 Ti 4400

    i can't wait  to see my new fps <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • SkriftSkrift Join Date: 2002-09-25 Member: 1329Members
    My comp:
    P4 1,3 Ghz (I know don´t yap about it)
    256mb RAM
    GeForce 4 Ti 4200 (And I use 4x antialiasing BTW)
    ADSL 512/512kbps connection

    I only get 70 fps. I know I could get more... but how? <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->
  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    You are only getting 70FPS because by default, HL is capped at that. It will go as high as 100FPS if you open the console and type:

    fps_max 100

    Not that you can really tell much of a difference usually...
  • SkriftSkrift Join Date: 2002-09-25 Member: 1329Members
    You´re right... there is no difference. Well... nice and smooth anyways. Better than 40! ;D
  • RadiocageRadiocage Join Date: 2002-09-30 Member: 1381Members
    screw you guys:

    P3 501Mhz (Yes there is a 1)
    128mb RAM
    GeForce 2 (or if I didn't map I could reinstall my PowerVR Kyro II, I always got 100 fps no matter what, somehow, but it hates worldcraft and it wont run :&#92<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
    at 800x600 32-bit w/ anistropic filtering....oh i'd say about 50-70fps.
    My Kyro II got me 80-100fps on the same rig. Ah well.

    Oh and the shittiest cable service on the planet. I had 15 fps ONCE, the rest will never go below 70.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--RAPTOR+Sep. 06 2002,15:58--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (RAPTOR @ Sep. 06 2002,15:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->lol thats sad man, you should be getting more. Learn some tweaks. I have a p2 350, and a diamond stealth 3 pci 32mb. Im also on AOL. I can pull 40 fps while running around in lan mode and in an actuall game Ill get 30 in spawn, drops down to about 15 before a battle, and 10 in battle.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ok, my comeback for all this is, I dunno, 6-8 months too late or something, but:

    I'm at the highest (or one of the higher) resolutions with all the graphics turned up, and custom models when possibly. The high poly ones.
  • elitebearelitebear Join Date: 2002-05-29 Member: 696Members
    rate 9999 in console = win
  • NighpherNighpher Join Date: 2002-05-01 Member: 557Members
    er... do you even know what rate dose?
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