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Crosshairs for
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Using the HL2 Console |
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To enable the console in HL2 and make it available during the game,
create an autoexec.cfg file inside the
CFG folder. The full path to this
folder would be steam/steamapps/youraccountname/half-life
2/hl2/cfg.
The
command to enable the console is
con_enable "1".
To bind it to a key add bind "`"
"toggleconsole",
substituting whatever key you like in between the quotes.
For those
unfamiliar with config files, they are simple text files (.TXT) renamed
as .CFG. Create one by right clicking an empty spot in My Computer
or Explorer or on the Desktop and choosing NEW, then Text Document. |
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HL2
Crosshair Commands |
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Here's
a few console/config file commands to help you deal with the HUD and
crosshair:
1. crosshair 0 -- removes the crosshair (5
white dots only)
2. crosshair 1
-- brings it back
3. cl_drawhud 0
-- removes all HUD elements: crosshair, ammo and health brackets that
surround crosshair, and health and suit status at the bottom of the screen.
(clean screen)
4. cl_drawhud 1
-- brings back all HUD elements.
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STRUCTURE OF THE CROSSHAIR |
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The crosshair
is composed of two components generated from two different font files:
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1. The 5 white dots
are in a file called
halflife2.ttf..
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2. The brackets are
in a file called
hl2crosshairs.ttf
(Pictured with the
Quick Info option activated)
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For
Single Player,
both files are located in this resource
folder:
Steam\SteamApps\youraccountname\half-life2\hl2\resource |
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For Multi Player,
each of the two files is in a
different resource folder found
by different paths as follows:
Steam\SteamApps\youraccountname\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\resource/halflife2.ttf
Steam\SteamApps\youraccountname\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2\resource\hl2crosshairs.ttf
Valve removed the health and ammo
indicator feature from the brackets for multiplayer, so you'll just see
thinner static brackets. The MP versions of all the crosshairs
pictured on the next page will not alter the the brackets. They
will be there. If you prefer no
brackets at all, see the section
on Page 2 called "Dealing With The Brackets".
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THE
Q PROBLEM |
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A few people report seeing a large letter Q in place of the crosshair.
If you see the Q without the health and ammo indicator brackets around
it, then you probably have an alternate Half-life font file on your
system which is overriding both of the above font files. You
probably are not seeing your weapon drawings while switching, also.
Look in
the Windows\fonts folder or go to Control Panel - Fonts, to see if you have
an HL font file in there. It can interfere even if the file name
is not the same. Delete it, or move it to another folder if you
need to keep it, and see if that solves the problem. Even an
alternate CS font file may cause trouble. Don't remember
ever downloading a Half Life or CS font file? It could have come with
one of the updates to The All Seeing Eye. After deleting or moving
the other font file, you'll probably need to restart your computer
before the change will take effect.
If
you see the Q but still have the indicator brackets around it, your halflife2.ttf
file may be corrupted. To
test for a corrupted file, browse to the resource
folder as indicated in the path above and delete the
halflife2.ttf file. Start the game and a new
one will be generated.
If you still see the Q after trying both solutions above, try
reinstalling the game. Or keep searching your hard drive for
another HL font file (do a file search for *.ttf), and get rid of it. |
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THE MISSING HUD
PROBLEM |
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If you no
longer see your weapon drawings when switching
weapons (but DON'T have a "Q" for your crosshair), go to Options,
Keyboard, Advanced, and UNCHECK "fast weapon switch".
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EDITING THE HL2
CROSSHAIR |
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A true type font editor
is required. It's not at all like normal bitmap graphics editing
as it's vector based, but if you want to try your hand at it, a
shareware editor called Font Creator can be downloaded
HERE.
It's fully functioning for 30 days. Good luck! And make sure
to set the properties of the new file you create to Read Only, or
the game will overwrite it with the original. |
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CHANGING THE CROSSHAIR
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Many thanks to
footsteps for finding the crosshair files in HL2 and educating me. |
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