Hidden HL2 Multiplayer

[MGSRevolver]

Hidden HL2 Multiplayer Found (Must See)

Sorry if this is a re-post. Thanks to bonedog of www.gamegeneration.net for the info...

Below are legit instructions for playing the "hidden" HL2 multiplayer, possibly confirming the rumors that have been floating around recently.

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Start Half Life 2. Once in Half Life 2 and game has finished loading, you are presented with the options. (New Game, Load Game, Friends, Options, etcetera). Press the tilde key to bring up the console. Or if you haven't activate the Developers Console, go activate the console in the keyboard menu.

Now what people FAIL TO MENTION. The game has already started when you clicked the HL2 icon on your desktop. This prevents MAXPLAYERS from being changed. Single player requires ONE player. Therefore MAXPLAYERS is stuck on 1.

In the console, you type "DISCONNECT" without quotes. This will disconnect you from HL2 SINGLE PLAYER. Now, you type these each. One after another.

Example: Type in net_start, then press enter, then enter the next line below.

net_start
sv_lan 0
deathmatch 1
maxplayers (whatever number you desire. I put 9)
Map (Mapname, go download the HL2 MP maps, I used hl2mp2.bsp) (after pressing enter on this one, you will be forced to wait about 3 seconds)
Restart

Gordon's hands will pop up as if you just got the Mark V Environment suit and now you can play! People can join!

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How to let others join your game, now that it's up and running.

Go here. http://www.whatismyip.com/

Now when your IP is given to you, take that and add :27015 to it and the word "CONNECT". Format is shown below.

CONNECT XX.XXX.XXX.XX:27015

Copy and past the above line with your IP filled in, and send it to people who want to join!

For them to join, they must go into console, "DISCONNECT", then type in the above line.

Enjoy

 

[MGSRevolver]

* BUMP *

Someone's gotta try this out and tell me how it is, I'm at school right now, and I want to know what it's like.

 

[James Isaac]

Yup, it works . Well, creating a game works (I played on hl2multitest or w/e it's called). I didn't try getting other people to join yet, but I will soon.

 

[intox]

You can also put all of those commands in a cfg file and exec it from the console as one command.

Someone should make a client to connect to servers with this.

Heil ok vel,
Intox

 

[Sui]

Yup, it works

WOOOOO HOOOO

what are the maps like? are the ones you download official test maps, or are they custom made from people who used source SDK? can you use the manipulator? please dear got tell me you can use the manipulator!!! OR THE SUPER MANIPULATOR!!! WOW THAT WOULD OWN!

 

[Teta_Bonita]

Does it work in single player with monsters? like, COOP?!?!? :bounce:

 

[ryudom]

maps are user made cream of the crap, whiped together in minutes prolly, although you can play some sp levels too i think.

manipulator works, physics are waaaay better then in cs:s too.

have been able to join or anyone connect to me yet, but people are saying it works pretty well, although really buggy and messed up, like no model animations, grey guy etc. coop seems to be working too? same deal though. you need some other cvars for it to work right though.

 

[Mr. Redundant]

Does it work in single player with monsters? like, COOP?!?!? :bounce:

I tried it a yesterday and it worked, my brother and I on LAN, two grey blobs, (well grey hl1 gordon models :/ ) we both Impulse 101 (all weapons) and proceeded to attack the chopper... we only played for a couple minutes on d1_canals_01 or whatever it was, but the physics all worked the weapons worked, we could damage eachother (he killed me with a coke can to the head from the anti-grav gun, after the chopper shot me up a whole bunch)

thing is, it crashed when I died, so I would recommend turning on god-mode if you intend to do coop.. also we didnt change levels so I don't know how it would handle that... however enemies were present so it is a very primitive from of coop.

 

[Cole]

When I died it crashed..
Hmm, maybe we can set ourselvs to a diffrent model...we should look into it!

Also this would alow us to create are own HL2 Co-Op maps for everyone to play!

Ha, HL2 has a multiplayer ^_^

 

[Sui]

i just tried it out with a freind, its quite cool, especially the manipulator. someone needs to mod it though, its not a game in its current state, the characters are all grey and have no movements.

i cant wait for someone to make a decent map though

 

[f1r3b4ll]

Someone wanna fire up a server or pass me over a map and I'll host

 

[Peqkx]

uhhhh....what model do other people show up as?

 

[f1r3b4ll]

Just a grey shiny blob

 

[Peqkx]

Just a grey shiny blob

lol



pics?

 

[<RJMC>]

looks cool but complicated

 

[MGSRevolver]

Yeah, I'm glad to see it works, I'm going to try out a 6v6 later tonight. Yes, it is slightly complicated, but easier methods will arise in the future, I'm sure.

This post also functions as another bump, because I want everybody to know that there is a real HL2 multiplayer. Could a mod sticky/pin this, by any chance?

 

[Pauly]

It's not a hidden multiplayer. Its the remains of whats left before valve decided to "ditch" hl2 multiplayer. I believe there were maps in the stolen build that were made for Deathmatch from valve.
I'm assuming valve left this in for anyone who wants to mod hl2 deathmatch and for other mods that will use mp mods direct from hl2, not cs:s.

 

[Megalomaniac]

So all I have to do to conect is

CONNECT (IP).....

 

[Cole]

I think valve and blizzard are becoming more similar. Both delay games and leave extra stuff in.

 

[Harryz]

To see what the Gordon model looks like, type 'thirdperson' when playing Half-Life 2 single-player. They didn't include a Gordon model since there is no multi-player.

 

[fatdave]

it's nice of valve to leave a present for the modders out there . Kinda makes up for the >1 year delay as well. Anyone have any ideas on how soon soon is on the SDK?

 

[Adrien C]

Thats cool, thanks for the info.

 

[Ghoetic]

I have a server soon upp I am just about to start hl2 mp!

Server ip 81.229.20.165 Join and have fun! good luck!

 

[Spartan]

HL2 just has the multiplayer code - which is kind of necessary if you want to make a multiplayer mod - and maybe some renmants of the actual game. Yet, everyone is going "ooohhh, HL2 multiplayer!"

 

[chriso20]

wonder why they didnt actually make a hl2 mp though... id have thought getting ppl working together in multi would be the hard part...