

All workshop submissions have no filesize limit anymore. Added third person shell ejects from NPCs Shogun will now gibb characters if damage is high enough Servers now track stats for players and rank them on that server Score Persist on Leaving and Rejoining a Multiplayer Match Multiplayer animation system has been overhauled and rebuilt. Here’s a little snippet of the main new features: - Added Crossfire! The update changelog, available on the official Black Mesa Forums, gives a full rundown. Additionally, there's ultra-wide support, plus an FOV increase up to 110.So apart from the big and obvious addition of the classic Half-Life Deathmatch map Crossfire, the new update to Black Mesa contains a ton of new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Perhaps most pertinent to Steam Deck, Half-Life 2's HUD is now unlocked and can scale "perfectly" to whatever aspect ratio it's being played on.

Half-Life 2's new beta branch update, as detailed by Valve watcher Tyler McVicker on his YouTube channel, reportedly covers a surprising amount of ground, not only making adjustments to the way the UI and resolution are handled in-game - primarily to ensure the FPS classic fits Steam Deck's aspect ratio and remains legible at its relatively diminutive size - but addressing some long-standing bugs as well.ĭetails on the latter are limited, but McVicker does highlight a few of the beta update's new UI and resolution scaling features. And now, a new beta update for Half-Life 2 has been discovered, seemingly released to ensure the seminal FPS meets the requirements needed to earn Steam Deck's top-tier Verified compatibility badge. Yesterday, Valve unveiled a new compatibility ratings system for Steam Deck, intended to give users a clear indication of how well specific Steam games will run on the upcoming portable gaming PC.
