Half-Life 2 : Big free update tomorrow

[FourWheelDrift]

I think I'll reinstall and have a look. I did run it with the massive FF Cinematic Mod, but this official one will be one to look at too being all steam based for easy uninstall/reinstall.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/290930

features:
Complete lighting overhaul including enhanced lighting, more detailed world shadows, and full High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDR).

New particle effects and improved fog.

Countless bug fixes, correcting both visual and game-based issues.

An extensive Community Commentary Mode featuring the voices of well-known Youtubers, including Caddicarus, Brutalmoose, Ricepirate, Balrog the Master, ProJared, and Ross Scott from Freeman's Mind .

Retains the iconic Half-Life 2 visual style and gameplay.

All available in one free standalone download!

[FourWheelDrift]

8bit said:

So anyone playing this with the "official" update? Is it significantly prettier/more atmospheric/etc than without? The screenshots and videos on the Steam page for the update don't really look that much better. I'd never heard of the FF Cinematic mod but that looks good, is it better than this new update?

If you can hack downloading and installing over 17gb of texture files. You can change the look of the characters as well.