hi i just compiled the hl2 beta and it boots up says loading and the crashes

[mkgamer721]

hi i was able to compile the hl2 betas source code but i just crashes i tried running it under different compatibility modes ran it as administrator ran it under different compatibility mods and administrator it doesn't give me an error or anything to work with

[fireguy117]

Use megabuild, theres no real reason to play an unpatched beta. In fact I dont think the beta with no patches will even run on modern windows
Heres a link to download megabuild.
https://hl2-beta.ru/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=245
Here is an alternate link that may download faster in case the first is too slow
https://archive.org/details/halflife2betamegabuild2018

[Cvoxalury]

In fact I dont think the beta with no patches will even run on modern windows

It easily does run. All you need is the compatibility mode (XP SP2).

Use megabuild, theres no real reason to play an unpatched beta.

Leaknet is far from ideal (it wasn't really finished), not to mention you can't really add anything, like backporting mechanics and whatnot. Plus, it's not exactly the same engine as the playable beta, the leaked source code is slightly older and has more quirks. (so would any custom compile though)

Sadly, I wasn't able to get it to work either despite setting up XP and Visual Studio 6.0 and everything and compiling without errors. For some reason the shader dll just wouldn't work right with the engine.

[mkgamer721]

Use megabuild, theres no real reason to play an unpatched beta.

  oh ok well i am trying to make a hl2 beta mod using the original source code to see how hard it would be and to see what i can improve upon the engine

[Bruner]

I have absolutely no idea how you could pull that off, but best of luck.