Environment subtitles are supported however, they are presented below the health HUD.
It is not compatible with any GoldSrc or Source mods. In addition, all chapters can be selected upon starting the game for the first time, unlike Half-Life. The game's front-end user interface has also been overhauled to resemble that of Half-Life 2, with a chapter selection and dynamic menu backgrounds featuring scenes from the game. Some additional optimizations have been made, however, such as increased quality textures, the replacement of drawn bitmap skies with 3D skyboxes, and the addition of new or improved atmospheric effects in some areas. Almost all of the same assets are used, and most of the differences are due to the fundamental features of the new engine (more detailed lighting and water effects, for example). View of the Surface Tension canyon from the cliff in Half-Life.Īs opposed to an actual remake of the game, it is simply a direct copy of the game's contents.