1. [EN/ES/RU/TR] Half-Life Speedrun Video Tutorials 

# [Fruich’s English Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBRVm_PJgpCK3iIsugoho-YFhvquzAxT)

- Half-Life Speedrun Tutorial Scriptless (2021)

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# [Asel_ga - Tutorial básico y avanzado en Español](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPG9UwbY6pc&list=PLsY2EdE93ZID02XHz9g2F1QJ3R8zH1Djj)

- Guia completa para iniciantes y jugadores avanzados (2024)

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# [Гайд на русском от D00Mka](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KCBluURl2MWaZa7wIxr6lVk-3c1-Vt8)

- Полный гайд на WON scriptless спидран на русском языке 2023

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# [Türkçe Speedrun Rehberi](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMBRVm_PJgpDOkngRq4raNSS09J8S9Opb)

- Scriptless veya scripted runlamak istiyorsanız gereken her şey. Videoların açıklamalarına kesinlikle bakın.

2. FAQ & Setup Written Guide

# How to install the latest GoldSrc Package (for Windows)

Click [HERE](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/goldsrc-package-2-3/2634) to download the latest GoldSrc Package.  (Scroll down and click Download (latest)) or click [HERE](https://bxt.rs/files/goldsrc/Half-Life%202005%20WON.7z) to download the 2005 Package.
The file downloaded will be a .7z or .zip file. You must use a tool such as 7-Zip to extract it. Place the file in a folder that isn't the C:\ drive e.g the Desktop, Documents, or D:\ drive. Then, right click the file and go to 7-Zip > "Extract to GoldSrc Package 2.x.x\\"
Once this is done, open the new folder that was created and to run the game double-click *Half-Life (WON).bat* for GoldSrc Package or *0. Half-Life (WON) + BXT + RI.bat* for 2005 Package
If you get any errors, please refer to the FAQ and errors below and if your error is not present, join the SourceRuns discord and ask on the *#goldsrc-help* channel.

**Other, older tutorials suggest making a .bat file yourself. There is no need to do this anymore.**
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**Error:**
https://i.imgur.com/GQUPCYy.png
Failed to initialize authentication interface. Exiting...

How to fix: Make sure you have bought Half-Life on Steam and have Steam open.
The game cannot run without Half-Life being bought. Piracy will not be tolerated.

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**Error:**
https://i.imgur.com/wWgjAzL.png
Failed to register input window!

How to fix: This occurs when RInput has already been injected. Close the game and open it with the Half-Life (WON).bat file for GoldSrc Package or Half-Life + BXT + RI.bat for 2005 Package. There is no need to inject it manually once this is done.

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**Error:**
Nothing happens when launching the game.

How to fix: This usually happens specifically on the 2005 WON Package.
Check your DEP (Data Execution Prevention) settings, press Windows key+R and insert "sysdm.cpl" > Advanced > Performance > Data Execution Prevention > Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only. (PC restart required when changing the setting)

![](https://i.imgur.com/XxjXxSW.jpeg)

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**Error: Menu bugging out / cursor not clicking properly on buttons.**

How to fix: Use arrow keys/tab/enter to navigate menus, or use the console. *"Vgui_emulatemouse 1"* command fixes the mouse placement while enabled, although it's recommended to disable during runs if it causes issues. Alternatively this can sometimes be fixed by disabling "Enhance Pointer Precision" in your windows mouse settings. (Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options)

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**Error:  Custom settings not staying after restart of the game**

How to fix: Add all your custom settings in a file called "userconfig.cfg" in your valve_WON folder. See the image for details: https://i.imgur.com/9w7LrYb.png

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**FAQ: Should I use fps_max 99.5 or 100?**

If you are running from the GoldSrc Package 2.3 or 2005 Package, you are running the WON version. Use fps_max 100 there.
If you are running from the GoldSrc Package 1.36 or Steam versions, use fps_max 99.5 (subtract 0.5 from any desired fps value).

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**FAQ: What version am I running? What are the differences between the versions?**

PJC made an informative video about that in 2016. It contains information about the bhopcap and difference between client versions and game versions.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5jW9L5FPUY

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**FAQ: How do I keep a crosshair throughout Anomalous Materials?**

You must load a save where you have a crosshair, and then press your reset bind. You will keep the crosshair when you start the run. However, if you load a save, the crosshair will disappear. For HL1 this means that you have to do everything until the TC skip single segment (that is, without save/loading).

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# Demo Recording Guide

You are required to submit demos even if you record or stream your run. Here is a short guide on how to record demos and submit them to leaderboards.

Recording:
To record a demo from the start of the run use the following start run bind:
bind <key> "map c1a0;bxt_hud_timer 1;bxt_timer_reset;bxt_timer_start;bxt_autorecord run".

In [Bunnymod XT](https://github.com/YaLTeR/BunnymodXT/releases/latest), bxt_autorecord will automatically record new demos on loads, making demo recording scripts redundant.

To stop the demo at the end of the run make a bind:
bind <key> "stop" or type in console "stop" after the timer has stopped.
It does not really matter which you choose as when you stop the demo it does not affect the verification process, so you could do it long after the game ends if you choose.

For Individual Level runs, the latest IL package provides you with configurations that have built-in demo recording  commands and does not require the run bind written above. Just execute the config of the IL you wish to run and play.

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Submitting and Uploading:

The demos will be also found in the "valve_WON" folder (or "valve" in case of Steam runs) named as "run_1,run_2, etc."
If for some reason you do not want your run demos to be named "run", you can change the name to whatever you want by changing this command in the start bind: bxt_autorecord <name>.

Once you have located all the demo files, you can select them all and zip them, from here you have a few options on how you want to upload the zip file. There are many options of file sharing sites that you could use, like mediafire, dropbox, google drive. We will accept any file sharing site we recognize, make sure the link works before you decide to submit your run. Just leave the download link in the comment section of the run. :)

Demos of your latest PB have to be available permanently to the moderators, either online via the download link, or on your local hard drive if the download link expires. For permanent storage online, you usually have to have an account on a platform to ensure your uploads will not be deleted after some time. You can use platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, or Mediafire.

For Individual Level runs, the demo name in your game folder will correspond with the IL name abbreviation.

Note that if your run submission only has a single demo(eg. an IL run), we ask of you to switch the segment category in your submission from RTA to SS to make the moderation team's work easier. Thank you!

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Reason for rule:
With demos being a requirement we can analyze the run submitted more in depth and prevent cheating in the leaderboard. Demos can give us a lot more information then just a video so this rule makes verification more accurate.

If you have any questions you can ask in #goldsrc-help on the SourceRuns Discord, or make a forum post here.

3. Half-Life: Advanced Strategy Tutorials

# Half-Life Advanced Strategy Tutorials Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmQazbayeAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmQazbayeA&list=PLcP-fK13gd3pz-DW1NslKiPzHs1M4qFIq&index=1

This tutorial is meant to show you some of the most advanced strategies in the game for implementation in your runs. It doen't cover all the existing advanced strategies yet and as a playlist is open for new clips at any time.

Since Youtube scrambles the links in the description, here is a spreadsheet of links to former tutorials and their takes on the situation:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i4TcHHceCzmFVLaFibZF2m_H94fgIbgSb0XDAIfE3kM/edit#gid=0

This project is a work in progress and will be added by further strategies in the future.
If you would like to participate and cover a strat, feel free to talk to us.

Thx to all the people participating and putting in their work!

d0t
EddwardG
Maxam
ProtoAus
qckdth

Have Fun

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# QD's Speedtech Tutorial 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv_ZlxBbfrkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv_ZlxBbfrk

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# [Half-Life Physics Reference](https://www.jwchong.com/hl/)

- Technical write up on Half-Life physics and mechanics

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# Test Chamber Skip Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4hTjWzX7Eshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4hTjWzX7Es

# RPClip Setup Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7MrlZq_iOMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7MrlZq_iOM?list=PL-oh90qfvP4gTTBiVoEKhHyupxT9V1NSW

# Advanced Nihilanth Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTJ3P4661fUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTJ3P4661fU?list=PL-oh90qfvP4iy4UJXh2gicwcxA7mRZIXw

4. Half-Life Scripted Guide

Hello, in this guide I'll try to get you kick started into scripting, including but not limited to auto-jumping, object boosting, gauss boosting, test chamber skip, jumpbugs and much more!

All information you need regarding installation and use are available on my [Github](https://github.com/parklez/Half-Life-Scripts), along with scripts:


I've made a few video-showcase guides for some of the scripted sequences and jumpbugs!

Test Chamber Skip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpr5stxsnM

Power Up Skip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkZ4wWKrLVg

Forget About Freeman Skip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4h4jmzd-gI

Just to link a few. You can find the rest on the Github!

Currently there's no video showing how to copy and paste scripts into userconfig.cfg (and to be fair this isn't complicated) but I'll soon post it here with some extra tips on how to organize your keyboard binds as well.

5. Half-Life WON Scripted with Save Warping Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyQTFR44wE

RTA Save Warping Guide document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Itm_FS_PGiUPay9AGUzEzL9OlFkWHDqLFlvtGiSfW-0/edit?usp=sharing
WON Route spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lk6JrHtKrh72kSTzaB1z5-K4TDsSHktweTE2HXibfm0/edit?usp=sharing

Parklez' GitHub page on GoldSrc scripts:
https://github.com/parklez/Half-Life-Scripts

===  Save warping explanation video ===
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpr0aTxHFco

=== Timestamps ===
Introduction -  0:06
Movement scripts - 3:50
Save warping scripts - 5:43
Anomalous Materials - 14:45
Unforeseen Consequences - 34:05
Office Complex - 47:28
"We've Got Hostiles" - 56:32
Blast Pit - 58:38
On A Rail - 1:14:49
Apprehension - 1:45:01
Residue Processing - 1:56:22
Questionable Ethics - 2:17:50
All late-game starting from ST - 2:25:57
"Forget About Freeman!" save warp - 2:32:55

6. Half-Life TAS Tutorial

# Intro to TAS Editor 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi3pw9iS1skhttps://youtu.be/zi3pw9iS1sk

# Half-Life TASing Introduction v2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viSzM2d4Ff0https://youtu.be/viSzM2d4Ff0

# TASing Updates: Two Games & Camera Editor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMBNr-VwyQUhttps://youtu.be/sMBNr-VwyQU

# TASing Updates: Brute-Force Optimizer 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECuRruY3XLwhttps://youtu.be/ECuRruY3XLw

# Half-Life Video Recording with bxt-rs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMjhCXA82tUhttps://youtu.be/ZMjhCXA82tU

7. Legacy Guide Archive

# [HL1 SRC Guides/Resource Archive 8/1/2024](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1eS4l1DkxNMznNPhkeEBghqqqRIM4_gI2)

- Quick archive of the guides/resources before they were cleaned up, includes direct downloads as well



# d0t's Tutorial Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQsnVo5A7shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQsnVo5A7s&list=PLfgEKs1V0wWc3A6kymkCzloHYTkwcsGYY&index=1



# Nyu's Tutorial Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckklihdalxkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckklihdalxk&list=PLVpriSp8rvGa-Pl9uynt0wtq7q8ooCuF5&index=1

# Mboheio's Spanish Tutorial Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ES-b8emHwUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ES-b8emHwU&list=PLr_NK8r8r_kvtLNuJxdB-PEWXpEw0ITkk&index=1

How to Fix Stutters In-Game

This will fix *a majority* of stutters, but it's a lot better than dealing with it as is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AycXWxZJX-E

Name	Autor
1. [EN/ES/RU/TR] Half-Life Speedrun Video Tutorials	Tankfird 2 years ago
2. FAQ & Setup Written Guide	mxpph 6 years ago
3. Half-Life: Advanced Strategy Tutorials	qckdth 7 years ago
4. Half-Life Scripted Guide	parklez 8 years ago
5. Half-Life WON Scripted with Save Warping Tutorial	shar63 8 years ago
6. Half-Life TAS Tutorial	Tankfird 2 years ago
7. Legacy Guide Archive	Tankfird 2 years ago
How to Fix Stutters In-Game	avycell 6 months ago