Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide)

kactius

@quicksilver
Hello again: in pi3b + with the previous version point 1 (sergiopoverony / xash3d) it works, when it got to point 4 of the tutorial (link to the xash3d-fwgs repository) I can't understand if the repository is only for pi4 or if the binaries you uploaded to mega are only to pi4.
In pi3b + I made several attempts to compile the repository, I compiled fine or so I think, but they were unsuccessful, after copying the necessary binaries, game files and assigning the permissions correctly, it starts black screen and returns to the emulationstation, can someone tell me if it works on pi3 or pi3b +?
Any ideas?

quicksilver

@kactius the binaries I posted are for the pi 4 only. You'll need to manually build the newer version of xash3d if you want to use it with a pi 3. Or just skip that step and use the older one that is build by the script.

Zering

Hi guys, I've tried to set this up this morning, following the guide in the first post. The pott compiled without any issues, I put my valve directory in the indicated place, tried to launch xash3d.sh and got booted back to ES.

My log is pretty short :

Parameters:
Executing: /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3d.sh
/opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3d.sh: line1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Half-Life/xash3d: Permission denied

I feel like this is probably a fairly easy problem to solve, but I don't know how to go about it.
I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks!

AdamBeGood

@zering said in Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide):

Hi guys, I've tried to set this up this morning, following the guide in the first post. The pott compiled without any issues, I put my valve directory in the indicated place, tried to launch xash3d.sh and got booted back to ES.

My log is pretty short :

Parameters:
Executing: /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3d.sh
/opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3d.sh: line1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Half-Life/xash3d: Permission denied

I feel like this is probably a fairly easy problem to solve, but I don't know how to go about it.
I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks!

What are the permissions on the folder? Is it going to be linked to that?

My folder is set to "0755".

Zering

@adambegood That's also what I've got, so I don't imagine it is the issue.

AdamBeGood

@zering said in Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide):

@adambegood That's also what I've got, so I don't imagine it is the issue.

Cool, I am sure Quicksilver will be able to help. It just so explicitly says permission, that I thought it was worth checking.

Zering

I'm getting close.

I tried the version of xash3d-fwgs on RetroPie-extra as I wasn't getting anywhere with this one.

It almost boots but there's an issue.

log

I can see my mouse cursor in the corner for a few seconds before it boots me back to ES.
I had a similar problem with iortcw and I'd solved it when I realized the logs indicated the .so files should be in the config folder. That did not work here.

@zerojay @quicksilver @AdamBeGood Any ideas?

soulrider911

@quicksilver Thank you so much for this amazing guide! When I read this I about jumped out of my seat with excitement!

So, I have followed the steps in your post. I have the Steam version of HL, and have copied over just the VALVE folder.

The game does run! However I am getting interesting logging information in the upper left corner as textures are being loaded?? Also how can I shut off the FPS indication in the upper right?
Cheers, and thank you!!

Codafire

@quicksilver im having problems, i make it works, all ok but gamepad only moves, i cant jump, or shoot and if i try to configure in main menu, game exits.

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.

Codafire

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

quicksilver

@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

Johan_Liebert511

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

quicksilver

@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.

Johan_Liebert511

@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"

Rafael

Hi,

I'm having difficulty in step 3:

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 =)

quicksilver

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

Rafael

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

Johan_Liebert511

@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.

quicksilver

@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.