Half - Life 2 (inkl Episode 1&2 & integrated Cinematic Mod 10 32Bit Light Edition)

// Optimal Settings for CINEMATIC MOD // Better leave this settings alone, until you know what to do! // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Allow further low-level commands // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sv_cheats "1" // forcemanagedtextureintohardware can prevent stuttering on texture-loading, // but FPS will most likely drop. Set to "1" only when serious stuttering is // showing, otherwise set to "0", because this cvar was reported to crash // the game sporadicaly. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // mat_forcemanagedtextureintohardware "0" // Fix for Audio Distortion with 5.1 setups. Set this to "1" only, when // using a 5.1 or 7.1 setup. // DISABLED FOR NOW - CURRENT ENGINE SHOULD NOT NEED THIS ANYMORE // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // snd_digital_surround "1" // Soundmix Ahead // Give the source engine some time to fill the soundbuffer. This should prevent // stuttering on model loading. Lower to 0.1 if you encounter asynchronous sounds // DISABLED FOR NOW, BECAUSE OF ORANGE BOX MULTICORE CVARS // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // snd_mixahead "0.15" // Use asynchronous sound (possible crashfix) // Uncomment the line, if you encounter crashes or sound-dropouts: // DISABLED FOR NOW, BECAUSE OF ORANGE BOX MULTICORE CVARS // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // snd_async_fullyasync "1" // Force the engine to preload as much as possible // Set to "0", if crashes occurs. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sv_forcepreload "1" cl_forcepreload "1" // DON'T precache all the HD civilian textures stuff, because this would need a 2+ VRAM graphics card // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- npc_citizen_dont_precache_all "1" // Disable Automatic Save after each Level-Loading // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //sv_autosave "0" // Console enabled // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- con_enable "1" bind "\" "toggleconsole" // Automatically add newfound citizens to the squad? // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //npc_citizen_auto_player_squad 0 // Do allow me to manually add and remove squad members via "use" key. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- npc_citizen_auto_player_squad_allow_use 1 // Time for squad to wait before automatically returning. // This is not measured in seconds. A value of "5" equals // about 10 seconds for me, and a value of "10" equals about // 30 seconds. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- player_squad_autosummon_time "30" // Slow down normal stepping to realistic speed // Defaults to : // hl2_normspeed "190" // hl2_walkspeed "150" // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hl2_normspeed "160" hl2_walkspeed "140" // Tune the Mega-Physcannon slightly - because the Enemies are // a lot stronger // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- physcannon_mega_tracelength "2000" // I'm an hard and brutal badass. Therefore show me all the gibs // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- violence_ablood "1" violence_agibs "1" violence_hblood "1" violence_hgibs "1" // Sets the amount of decals that stay on objects to the max amount. // (Disabled for now - this can crash < 512 MB VRAM cards on heavy firefights) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //r_decals "512" //r_decal_cullsize "0" // Screenshot Quality // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- jpeg_quality "100" // Delay fading of dead opponents // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed "2" // Force High quality models. This is NEEDED, because the HD facial animations are depending on it // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r_rootlod "0" // Force high texture quality // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // mat_picmip "-10" // push the LOD swapping (Disabled for now - HD models without normal LOD'ing will drop the fps to ground) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // r_lod "-1" // Force HDR // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mat_hdr_level "2" // Force expensive reflectivity on water surfaces // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r_waterforceexpensive "1" r_waterforcereflectentities "1" // Force Colorcorrection // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mat_colorcorrection "1" // Disable NPC facial expressions when the npc is not seen by the player // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // ai_expression_optimization "1" // Experimental dynamic muzzle flashlights (Disabled - heavy FPS drops with high precission lightmapped maps) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ff_dynamic_muzzle "0" // Flashlight Settings // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Maximum length for player flashlight r_flashlightfar "1000" // flashlight cone field of view r_flashlightfov "65" // Maximum length for buggy headlight r_headlightfar "3000" // Enables or disables dynamic shadows with buggy headlights. Should be off, because of shadow cut problems FF_vehicle_dynamicflashlight "0" // headlight cone field of view (horizontal) FF_vehicle_flashlightfov_h "120" // headlight cone field of view (vertical) FF_vehicle_flashlightfov_v "60" // Some graphics / color / gamma tweaks // This fits my personal taste with my hardware (high end IPS-PVA display). Comment this block, if you want vanilla settings // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // LOD swap distance (800 default) lod_TransitionDist 1000 // Shadows darkener r_shadowcolor 75 75 75 // This gives a slightly darker image with more vibrant colors and more defined details // You should re-adjust your brightness settings in the video config tab mat_monitorgamma_tv_enabled 0 mat_monitorgamma_tv_exp 1.6 mat_monitorgamma_tv_range_max 255 mat_monitorgamma_tv_range_min 1 // Multicore Optimizations #1 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- snd_mix_async "1" // Multicore Optimizations #2 - COMMENT OUT THIS BLOCK, WHEN RUNNING INTO STABILITY PROBLEMS OR USING SINGLE CPU SYSTEMS! // Note: // mat_queue_mode is set to default (-1). This is conservative. // Full multicore would mean setting mat_queue_mode to 2, but this leads to heavy instabilities. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- // FAILSAVE FIRST: Disabled this, because some instabilities were reported Host_thread_mode "1" mat_queue_mode "-1" // Grab more memory for datacaching (min heapsizte: default 48 - max heapsize: default 256 - datacache: default 32) // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mem_min_heapsize "128" mem_max_heapsize "1024" datacachesize "128" // r_hunkalloclightmaps // The command prevents lightmaps from loading to the hunk memory set aside for the engine. // At 1, all the light maps are loaded into the hunk memory. In theory this is faster, since all // lightmaps are generated at once. When there is too many lightmaps, the hunk memory cannot // take no more and crashes. At 0, the lightmaps do the opposite, and are not allocated. // This is a slower method, and can cost a few FPS. However, in larger maps, this is the only work around. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r_hunkalloclightmaps "0" // Disable Ingame-Voice-Recorder. Not needed, because we are in Singleplayer-mode // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- voice_enable "0" sv_voiceenable "0" voice_modenable "0"