S3 Savage

Half-Life support the Savage in software and Direct3D. You can get the latest drivers from S3's site, www.s3.com. S3 will also be providing a GL driver that will support Half-Life. Check with S3 for details.

General Issues:

Missing Decals (i.e. Bullet holes)
Half-Life uses a feature of OpenGL and Direct3D that some video card drivers do not support correctly. To over ride the default settings for this feature, put this line in your opengl.cfg or d3d.cfg file:

gl_polyoffset 0.1

If this doesn't work, try -0.1, 1 or 20. This tells the driver how far to offset the decal from the surface of the polygon that the decal is being applied to.

Direct3D or OpenGL are running very slow
On some cards that don't fully support Direct3D or OpenGL, Half-Life will fall back to a software emulation mode. These modes are very slow. If your Direct3D support is slow, try selecting OpenGL, and vice versa. If neither work, change your settings to use Half-Life's software video modes instead and the speed will improve.

Direct3D Input seems lagged.
If your input seems to lag behind the visual display on occasion, add this line to your d3d.cfg file:

gl_d3dflip 1

Parts of the screen are flashing (in Direct3D or OpenGL)
Some older, non-3DFX cards have a problem with clearing the z buffer and this can cause parts of the screen to flash. If you are seeing this, put this line in your opengl.cfg or d3d.cfg file:

gl_ztrick 0

Network instability
If you have a connection to the Internet that is unstable, or prone to packet loss, try typing 'cl_nodelta 1' at the console (bring down the console with the ~ key). This will improve your overall network stability, but will sacrifice your overall latency.

COMMON QUESTIONS
What can I do if the game is too dark?.
Some monitors are darker than others, but Half-Life provides controls to correct this problem. You will need to adjust the Gamma and Glare Reduction settings in the Configuration\Video\Video options menu in Half-Life. These are used to adjust for different kinds of monitors and room brightness. Adjust the two sliders so that the Soldiers camouflage pattern is dark but visible. If this still doesn't work, you then may need to adjust the actual brightness and contrast of your monitor. This is usually done by adjusting buttons or knobs on the front of your monitor, but all monitors are a bit different so you may want to look through your monitors documentation to be sure. Some places in the game are intentionally dark, and you'll need to use your flashlight, but you should be able to see everything without difficulty in the opening train ride and throughout the first part of the game. Some graphics cards also have support for controlling how bright the display is. If your card's device driver supports this, you can find it by going to the Windows control panel, and selecting the Display applet.

What can I do if the game looks washed out?
The most likely cause is that your monitor is slightly brighter than average and the default game settings are for a darker monitor. You will need to adjust the Gamma and Glare Reduction settings in the Configuration\Video\Video options menu in Half-Life. These are used to adjust for different kinds of monitors and room brightness. Adjust the two sliders so that the Soldiers camouflage pattern is dark but visible. If this still doesn't work, you then may need to adjust the actual brightness and contrast of your monitor. This is usually done by adjusting buttons or knobs on the front of your monitor, but all monitors are a bit different so you may want to look through your monitors documentation to be sure. The most common problem, especially on new computers, is that "black" isn't showing up as black, but more of a dark gray. Turn the Contrast down until the border around the edges of the picture are totally black, then slowly turn it back up until it just before it starts getting visibly lighter. You may need to adjust your monitors Brightness back up after you do this. . Some graphics cards also have support for controlling how bright the display is. If your card's device driver supports this, you can find it by going to the Windows control panel, and selecting the Display applet.



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