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| Half-Life 2 (Oct 6, 2005 prototype)
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| Build date |
Oct 6, 2005
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| Dump status |
Released
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| Dumped by |
cheato
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| Released by |
cheato
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| File release date |
April 2, 2025
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| Origin
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Xbox Debug Kit
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| Game
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Half-Life 2
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| System |
Xbox
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| Genre |
First-Person Shooter
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| Final build |
US Oct 14, 2005
EU Oct 14, 2005
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| Release date |
US Nov 15, 2005
EU Nov 18, 2005
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A late prototype of Half-Life 2 for the Xbox. Assumedly a debug/development build considering the "d" in "hl2d_xbox.xbe" and the many assertions.
Notes
- default.xbe must be launched with "-dev" for this xbe to launch.
- Predates the final by eight days.
- Has a lot of assertions vs retail and the post final build.
- These are leftover files that were found on a cache partition of a Xbox Debug Kit. Given the nature of cache data, this is not a complete prototype. It appears that the only files cached were a handful of maps and a couple of unzipped files.
- Build date was derived from the last modified files.
- Very minor localisation and menu changes.
- Different format for save games. Loading this version will not let you load your retail save files.
- All chapters are unlocked by default.
- Lower bloom.
- Stutters more when entering new areas.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Dink for helping recover the data for this build!
Screenshots
Half-Life 2 prototypes
Half-Life 2 demos
Half-Life 2 assets
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