BugfixedHL-Rebased

Despite the aging graphics, the fast-paced free-for-all experience offered by third-party servers is enough for many players around the world to log on and dominate the Half-Life deathmatch battlefield using their favorite weapons and tactics.

This undying devotion to a classic title prompted many tech-savvy community members to modernize certain aspects of the game and offer a plethora of customization options and bug fixes that may be the right mixture for refreshing the overall experience, with one example being BugfixedHL-Rebased, a fork of the original project that was picked up and improved upon thanks to its openly available source code.

Once the mod’s archive is downloaded and extracted within Half-Life’s installation directory, users simply need to enable the “custom addon content” option found in the video settings before restarting the game to enjoy the extra features. Competitive players will find the newer scoreboard’s design less intrusive when checking the rank in the current match, given the lighter shade that maintains text readability without obscuring the field of view.

Bullet spread can be an issue for both original and custom weapons provided by certain servers, which is why the crosshair’s size and thickness can be adjusted to account for most guns’ degrees of accuracy. In spite of its incredibly fast-paced gameplay patterns that can be found throughout vanilla deathmatch servers, many friendships continue to be forged through basic text interaction, making the developers include a reworked chat system akin to the more modern one found in Source games, complete with history to view missed messages without the console.

Moreover, those who want to record gameplay montages can adjust the HUD’s opacity level or completely turn it off for a more immersive experience, while players who find the weapon model too obtrusive can remove it to prevent it from obstructing the field of view.

Whether you find the current settings too limiting for your multiplayer needs, or you simply wish to quickly preview the chat history to catch up on messages from server admins, BugfixedHL-Rebased is a welcome quality-of-life update that modernizes and enhances a series of settings for passionate fans that enjoy the gameplay to this day.