Half-Life 2 (Oct 6, 2005 prototype)

Half-Life 2 (Oct 6, 2005 prototype)
Build date Oct 6, 2005 Dump status Released Dumped by cheato Released by cheato File release date April 2, 2025 Origin Xbox Debug Kit Game Half-Life 2 System Xbox Genre First-Person Shooter Final build US Oct 14, 2005 EU Oct 14, 2005 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!

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