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    Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide)

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      quicksilver @soulrider911
      last edited by quicksilver

      @soulrider911 see step three in my original post. I cover how to turn off the console notifications. I believe the fps counter option is turned off in the config.cfg in the valve folder.

      @Codafire try using the binary that I compiled in my original post. It is more recent and less buggy than the one included with the script.

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        Codafire @quicksilver
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        @quicksilver can you send me a link? Thanks!!!

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          quicksilver @Codafire
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          @codafire said in Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide):

          @quicksilver can you send me a link? Thanks!!!

          https://mega.nz/folder/xBpAgYYb#arEdY1Y2DVere_gGRqeFjw

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            Johan_Liebert511
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            I always get the message "permission denied" when I want to place the "valve" folder inside

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              quicksilver @Johan_Liebert511
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              @johan_liebert511 said in Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide):

              I always get the message "permission denied" when I want to place the "valve" folder inside

              Sounds like a permissions or ownership issue. Check to make sure the half-life folder is owned by user pi and has proper permissions.

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                Johan_Liebert511 @quicksilver
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                @quicksilver
                If you mean I didnt log in properly, I did it as pi user. But the files say in properties that they are from "root [0]". I also cant change them because of "permission denied"

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                  Rafael
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                  Hi,

                  I'm having difficulty in step 3:

                  1. If you wish to use a controller to play this game edit the file /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.sh and add -sdl_joy_old_api to the end of the line. You can also remove -console from that line if you don't want the constant console messages on screen.

                  I can't find ports/xash3d, I only see ports/Half-Life. For some reason Xash3D.sh is inside ports.
                  I tried to edit Xash3D.sh by adding -sdl_joy_old_api. It looked like this:

                  #!/bin/bash
                  "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 PORT "Xash3D" "" -sdl_joy_old_api

                  But it did not work, the control still does not respond.

                  Sorry for bad English, I'm using google translator =)

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                    quicksilver @Rafael
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                    @rafael you're editing the wrong file. Make sure you're not editing the .sh file in the roms directory.

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                      Rafael @quicksilver
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                      @quicksilver thanks so much, I was looking in the wrong directory. It's working fine now.

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                        Johan_Liebert511 @quicksilver
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                        @quicksilver I managed to run the game but the first 3 options of the game (New Game, Hazard Course and Load Game) can`t be used. I cant start a new game.

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                          quicksilver @Johan_Liebert511
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                          @johan_liebert511 make sure you are using the steam version of the game otherwise you'll have issues. I have heard you can use a cd copy of the game but you'll need to patch it to a newer version in order for it to work properly with xash3d. You'll need to consult the xash3d documentation for further details as I can't remember off the top of my head which patch version is the minimum requirement.

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                            plimbs
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                            @quicksilver Dude, this is awesome info from you! Works perfect on my pi 4 with mouse and keyboard.

                            On my 3b, I can seemingly compile the new FWGS version, but I get errors trying to use it. The game is very playable with original install script. Neither one recognizes my bluetooth controllers at all so I cannot play with a controller.

                            Has anyone managed to compile FWGS and run successfully on the 3b?

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                              plimbs @plimbs
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                              This is what I get :

                              pi@retropie3:~ $ cat /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                              Parameters:
                              Executing: /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.sh
                              [15:39:58] Console initialized.
                              [15:39:58] IN_TouchInit()
                              [15:39:58] execing video.cfg
                              [15:39:58] Found renderer gl: OpenGL
                              [15:39:58] Found renderer soft: Software
                              [15:39:58] Loading renderer: gl -> libref_gl.so
                              [15:39:58] execing opengl.cfg
                              [15:39:58] Trying safe opengl mode 0
                              [15:39:58] bpp 32
                              [15:39:58] Sys_Warn: Error: Can't initialize libref_gl.so renderer!
                              
                              [15:39:58] Loading renderer: soft -> libref_soft.so
                              [15:39:58] r_fullbright is cheat protected.
                              [15:39:58] r_lightmap is cheat protected.
                              [15:39:58] Sys_Warn: invalid mode, engine will run in 640x480
                              [15:39:58] Sys_Warn: could not revert to safe mode!
                              [15:39:58] failed to initialize software blitter, fallback to glblit
                              [15:39:58] Sys_Warn: Error: Can't initialize libref_soft.so renderer!
                              
                              
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                                mitu Global Moderator @plimbs
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                                @plimbs said in Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide):

                                [15:39:58] Found renderer gl: OpenGL

                                The Pi3 doesn't have OpenGL support with the default drivers - only OpenGL ES.

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                                  plimbs @mitu
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                                  @mitu Yes, you are right. I knew that as well. But it also fails to fall back to the software renderer, which runs very well on the Pi 3 with the older code base. Wondering if anyone else got past this.

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                                    quicksilver @plimbs
                                    last edited by quicksilver

                                    @plimbs I do have xash3d running on my pi zero so it should work on a pi 3 if you compile it correctly. Unless they no longer support OpenGLES or something.

                                    Edit: xash3d github states it supports gles so I'm not sure what the issue is.

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                                    • PittStoneP
                                      PittStone
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                                      Hello, i need help with xash3d-fwgs Controller Setup. My right Analog Controlls for look up and left, right not working. If i go to controller setups the right Analogs not working. I use Logitech Wireless Controller. Maybe its an dinput problem? And xash3d works only with xinput?

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                                        plimbs @quicksilver
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                                        @quicksilver So that must be the question... Am I compiling correctly? I get no errors that I can see during the build. It completes successfully.

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                                          ExarKunIv @plimbs
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                                          @plimbs it seems that someone will need to go on github and ask the devs for xash3d about it.

                                          thats what i did to get it to compile again with the script from zerojay.
                                          now i have a pi4 and i have not tested it yet. so im not much help on this

                                          and i used the old way to get it working on my Pi3, and that way uses the old version from FWGS

                                          RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                          RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                                          Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                            KiloMane
                                            last edited by KiloMane

                                            @quicksilver i’m stuck on step three- If you wish to use a controller to play this game edit the file /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.sh and add -sdl_joy_old_api to the end of the line. You can also remove -console from that line if you don't want the constant console messages on screen- I don’t know where to put the line of code or how it should look, but I can’t get it to work please help :/ -Pi4 retropie xash3d (not fwgs), controller sn30pro or Xbox one also hoping to setup controls for Piboy DMG

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