Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2

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An assortment of various mods that attempt to recreate the look and feel of the 2004 retail version of the game. Don't know if I'll update this consistently but here's what I got.
Items (11)
2004 Alyx [HL2+Episodes]
Created by ChalkyMalky
Did you know back in 2004, Alyx's model was different? The model was changed in the episodes and later on backported into the base game. This mod which was originally on gamebanana brings back her 2004 model AND makes it compatible with the episodes! This ...
2004 Shotgunners
Created by ctwoafiveb
Removes the shotgunner skin introduced in 2007 for added nostalgia and added pain. Prisonguards and dirty EP2 soldiers supported as well! This is just a vmt edit and isn't compatible with skins that have their own. Retextures without vmts should be fully s...
2004 Toxic Water Impact Effect
Created by spoono
Adds an accurate re-creation of the toxic water impact particle effect from the retail build of Half-Life 2. Valve forgot to add it to the "use classic effects" option that came with the 20th anniversary update....
2004 Vortigaunt Textures
Created by ChalkyMalky
Now I know what you're thinking "What's so different about this one compared to the other 2004 vortigaunt mods?" So here's what's different from the rest. This is the 2004 textures baked onto the 2007 model (which means this doesn't replace the model) For ...
Retail: HL2 | Assorted
Created by agrimar
Replaces compatible assets with their retail counterparts that released in 2004. Leave a comment below if you believe this should be further split this up into separate addons, as I will do that, worst case scenario in the event of conflicts is to ensure t...
Retail: HL2 | Maps
Created by agrimar
Replaces the maps with their retail counterparts that released in 2004. NOTE: This is NOT compatible with existing save files, you may run into oddities or AI having been disabled....
Retail: HL2 | Sounds
Created by agrimar
Replaces the sounds with their retail counterparts released in 2004....
Retail: EP1 | Assorted
Created by agrimar
Replaces compatible assets with their retail counterparts that released in 2006....
Retail: EP1 | Maps
Created by agrimar
Replaces the maps with their retail counterparts that released in 2006. NOTE: This is NOT compatible with existing save files, you may run into oddities or AI having been disabled....
2004 Valve Intro [HD]
Created by J03L
For those feeling nostalgic. --- Installation Process 1. Locate the Workshop Content - Navigate to the following folder on your computer: `SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\220\3370749213` 2. Install GCFScape - Download and install GCFScape This tool...
Specular Weapons (AKA 2004 Weapons)
Created by MsvLzn
Weapons originally had reflections in Half-Life 2, but they were cut out with the updates. But now you can enjoy shiny guns and shiny arms!...