Open your Steam Library, and search for " Half-Life 2 ", then click it to enter the game's page, but don't start it yet. Now your Steam Window should look like this. Now open the Game's Properties. You can do that by clicking the Gear, then clicking on Properties. Below there is a picture that will tell you where those buttons are located. UndeadScottsman Jul 22, 2013 @ 1:12pm. Right-click on the game title under the Library in Steam and select Properties. Under the General tab click the Set launch options button. Enter the launch options you wish to apply (be sure to separate each code with a space) and click OK. Close the game's Properties window and launch the game. Open Create A Mod from the Utilities group. Select either modify Half-Life 2 Single Player or modify Half-Life 2 Multiplayer. Specify where you would like the mod's project to be placed (i.e. C:\Mymod ). Enter the name of your mod. In this example, we'll use "Mymod". 1 Start the Half-Life game. 2 On the game menu page select option. 3 Then click video tab at the top. 4 Select the correct mode and resolution for your monitor. 5 Click apply. Once you have the correct screen mode and resolution selected. You will need/should remove the commands in the Half-Life launch options. Showing 1 - 3 of 3 comments. cambreaKer Aug 5, 2021 @ 5:48am. i have an original 2004 build of hl2 and it doesn't have the visual stress test thing, counter strike source has it though. #1. Lychy Aug 5, 2021 @ 7:26am. It was never in Half-life 2, only in Counter Strike source. #2. Fractal Fischer Aug 5, 2021 @ 5:18pm. You're totally right! NoForce Commands + Launch Options. These commands are for specially SOUTH AMERICAN players who struggle still with the fps, and players who have other kinds of issues in AG. -noforcemaccel ->> Use desktop mouse acceleration settings. -noforcemspd ->> Use desktop mouse speed settings. -noforcemparms ->> Use desktop mouse buttons settings. Yes Steam version. I managed to fix it after updating my drivers. Like I said, new to PC gaming rookie mistake I know. 1. AguyThatWantsToDie. •. i fixed the problem by updating my pc maybe if u havent updated windows then it could fix the problem by updating windows unless you already done that then maybe restart ur laptop. 1. r/HalfLife. I can't possibly guess how that would happen, though. I've been able to confirm that it works on PC still, and if you opt in to the beta for "previous - The previous public build" it launches in that build (which is admittedly not optimized for the Deck). Edit: Mine also worked when I forced it to use proton 7.0.4 via compatibility. r9whRWP.