Comment on Half-Life 2 released for Steam on LinuxComments−brokenparser13yWill not buy, HL1 is still full of bugs: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues?labe...They should at least fix the bugs which affect gameplay, so I won't end up with a library of broken games.−gcr13yHalf life 2 works OK on my Intel HD4000. The only bugs are graphical glitches, and they're not very noticable. (Keep in mind that Half Life and Half-Life 2 use completely different game engines; one's bugs don't necessarily translate to the other.)−brokenparser13yHalf Life and Half-Life 2 use completely different game engines; one's bugs don't necessarily translate to the otherYes, but that doesn't mean there won't be bugs in HL2. And Valve not fixing HL1 before releasing HL2 doesn't bode well.−jsalinas13yYou should try HL1, most of the bugs are just visuals and don't affect gameplay. I've played the game and it never crashed.−brokenparser13yIt hasn't crashed for me either, but I cannot complete it until they fix lambda core. That's a show-stopper for me.−Shorel13yI wonder if the Black Mesa mod works instead.−workbench13yWay to support your niche platform
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Will not buy, HL1 is still full of bugs: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues?labe...
They should at least fix the bugs which affect gameplay, so I won't end up with a library of broken games.
Half life 2 works OK on my Intel HD4000. The only bugs are graphical glitches, and they're not very noticable. (Keep in mind that Half Life and Half-Life 2 use completely different game engines; one's bugs don't necessarily translate to the other.)
Half Life and Half-Life 2 use completely different game engines; one's bugs don't necessarily translate to the other
Yes, but that doesn't mean there won't be bugs in HL2. And Valve not fixing HL1 before releasing HL2 doesn't bode well.
You should try HL1, most of the bugs are just visuals and don't affect gameplay. I've played the game and it never crashed.
It hasn't crashed for me either, but I cannot complete it until they fix lambda core. That's a show-stopper for me.
I wonder if the Black Mesa mod works instead.
Way to support your niche platform