Setting up Half-Life through RetroPie (A Guide)
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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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@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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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! -
@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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@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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@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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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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@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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@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 thisand 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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@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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@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-consolefrom the line of text in that file and add-sdl_joy_old_apiat the end of the line of text to enable joystick control. -
@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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@johan_liebert511 I'll see if I can reupload it for you
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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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@quicksilver Awesome tutorial. Looking forward to playing. I seem to be having the same issue that @Johan_Liebert511 mentioned. I’ve already got the libraries compiled, joypad flag added to the script, and the game starts up just fine. It’s just when I try and do any sort of key mapping of either the keyboard or the gamepad from the menu that the game crashes back to the RetroPie homescreen. Here’s a dump of runcommand.log. Seems to complain at the very end about a segmentation fault once I try changing any sort of control mapping
Running on a Raspberry Pi 4
pi@retropie:~ $ cat /dev/shm/runcommand.log Parameters: Executing: SDL_VIDEO_KMSDRM_CRTCID=87 SDL_VIDEO_KMSDRM_MODEID=29 /opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.sh [14:24:55] /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Half-Life is working directory now ================================================================================ Xash3D FWGS (build 2316, Linux-arm) started at Aug03 2021 [14:24.55] ================================================================================ [14:24:55] Joystick: SDL [14:24:55] 1 joysticks found: [14:24:55] 0 : Pro Controller [14:24:55] Pass +set joy_index N to command line, where N is number, to select active joystick [14:24:55] Selected joystick: Pro Controller Axes: 4 Hats: 1 Buttons: 16 Balls: 0 [14:24:55] Cannot load xashcomm.lst [14:24:56] bpp 32 [14:24:56] R_ChangeDisplaySettings: Setting video mode to 1280x720 windowed [14:24:56] Video: V3D 4.2 [14:24:56] AVI: Not supported [14:24:56] vgui_support: not found [14:24:56] Loading new-style background from game succeded [14:24:56] fontconfig: Trebuchet MS -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf [14:24:56] Uploaded Trebuchet MS_24_500_font.bmp to 149 [14:24:56] Rendering Trebuchet MS(24, 500) took 0.034199 seconds [14:24:56] fontconfig: Trebuchet MS -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf [14:24:56] Uploaded Trebuchet MS_18_500_font.bmp to 150 [14:24:56] Rendering Trebuchet MS(18, 500) took 0.015570 seconds [14:24:56] fontconfig: Trebuchet MS -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf [14:24:56] Uploaded Trebuchet MS_37_500_font.bmp to 151 [14:24:56] Rendering Trebuchet MS(37, 500) took 0.036755 seconds [14:24:56] fontconfig: Trebuchet MS -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf [14:24:56] Uploaded Trebuchet MS_24_1000_font.bmp to 152 [14:24:56] Rendering Trebuchet MS(24, 1000) took 0.022665 seconds [14:24:56] fontconfig: Tahoma -> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf [14:24:56] Uploaded Tahoma_16_500_o1_font.bmp to 153 [14:24:56] Rendering Tahoma(16, 500) took 0.035306 seconds [14:24:56] Using SDL audio driver: alsa @ 44100 Hz [14:24:56] Reading config script file settings.scr [14:24:56] Reading config script file user.scr [14:24:56] execing config.cfg [14:24:56] execing valve.rc [14:24:56] execing language.cfg [14:24:56] execing autoexec.cfg [14:24:56] execing violence.cfg [14:24:56] execing config.cfg [14:24:56] Couldn't open file resource/mainui_english.txt. Some strings will not be localized!. [14:24:56] Localize_AddToDict: loaded 241 words from resource/gameui_english.txt [14:24:56] Localize_AddToDict: loaded 190 words from resource/valve_english.txt [14:24:56] Reading config script file settings.scr [14:24:56] Reading config script file user.scr [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] -1 -1 [14:25:08] opt/retropie/ports/xash3d/Xash3D.sh: line 1: 2695 Segmentation fault LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Half-Life /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Half-Life/xash3d -console -clientlib cl_dlls/client.so -dll dlls/hl.so -sdl_joy_old_api -
@amp12f @Rubicai @Johan_Liebert511 I have reuploaded (I think) the updated binary. Please let me know if it works.
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@quicksilver I've just installed it and it's working fine, I still can't get to map the controls from the game since it crashes and for some reason the triggers (I'm using a DualShock 4 to play) seem to do the same, but it's no issue for me and it happened before, but thanks so much, this is a great guide!
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@quicksilver is your binary any different then what zerojay already has in his collection for RetroPie-Extra. since in see in his script that it is installing from
github.com/FWGS/xash3d-fwgsjust wondering
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@exarkuniv they're coming from the same source then. In fact zerojays is going to be more up to date than mine. At the time I created this post I don't believe zerojay had a script for half-life. His is probably the better way to go at this point though I haven't looked at it closely.
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@quicksilver cool, just trying to help so not to make for work for people where its not needed
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