Is the hl2 beta safe?

[lowtemps]

I've been getting interested into the hl2 beta recently and i downloaded the iso image of the mega build myself but my brain keeps thinking if the hl2 beta is even safe.

[bruno]

It is, it's just really unstable, even with patches, but honestly that applies to almost every early alpha or beta build of any game. As long as you download it from here and not from some weird shady website you should be just fine.

Also, just so you know, the current version of the Mega Build is quite outdated content wise. It doesn't have the newest texture/model remakes and lacks most of the era appropriate mappacks, but it should be good enough for now, or at least until MegaPatch 5 comes out hopefully later this year or the next (And the Mega Build will probably be updated with the stuff from MegaPatch 5 some time later as well).

[lowtemps]

Thank you i will try installing it right now.

[Wolfcl0ck]

Neither default Anon-hl2 nor Anon-hl2 with Megapatch 4 nor Megabuild as available in the downloads section on this website or any other official download mirrors from the hl2-beta.ru community contain any malware (including but not limited to: Adware, unwanted installations, Trojan Horses, Worms, spyware, keyloggers, password stealers, token stealers, or IP loggers.) I cannot vouch for unofficial download mirrors or reuploads on other websites.