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    Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide)

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    • quicksilverQ
      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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          • quicksilverQ
            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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                      • mituM
                        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

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

                                      @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

                                      You need to edit the file located at /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.shand remove -console from the line of text in that file and add -sdl_joy_old_apiat the end of the line of text to enable joystick control.

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                                        Johan_Liebert511 @quicksilver
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                                        @quicksilver I'm here again. I finally learned some Linux and managed to set half life up. I wanted to play on Gamepad but as soon as I try to bind a button, for example jump, it crashes. I played a bit and it looks like I can only move the joysticks. I did step 3 but am using the old xash3d version since the mega file doesnt show up and I dont know how to compile. Can you upload the mega file again or help me in other ways?

                                        Thanks for your Work

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                                          quicksilver @Johan_Liebert511
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                                          @johan_liebert511 I'll see if I can reupload it for you

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                                          • RubicaiR
                                            Rubicai
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                                            It works great thank you! But I can't download the newer version of xash3d, it seems the folder is empty. Could it be reuploaded?

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