advancedfx

Half-Life Advanced Effects - advancedfx

About

Half-Life Advanced Effects (HLAE) is a tool to enrich content creation mainly for the Counter-Strike series.

Download

VAC warning: The HLAE tool is technically a hack, therefore you should only use it for making gaming videos or watching demos. Joining VAC protected servers with HLAE will probably get you VAC banned.

Epilepsy warning: This software will cause fast-changing images and colors on your screen.

Latest release

https://github.com/advancedfx/advancedfx/releases/latest
Compatible with latest Steam version.

Past releases

https://github.com/advancedfx/advancedfx/releases

• HLAE 2.153.1 (2024-01-05T19:45Z)
  https://github.com/advancedfx/advancedfx/releases/tag/v2.153.1
  Release with AfxHookGoldSrc and related tools compatible with Steam version "steam_legacy - Pre-25th Anniversary Build. The latest HLAE release should also work with steam_legacy.

• HLAE 2.34.5 (2017-07-08T14:48Z)
  https://github.com/ripieces/advancedfx/releases/tag/v2.34.5
  Last release with AfxHookGoldSrc and related tools compatible with Steam version before 10th of July 2017.

• HLAE 2.2.21.14 (2013-02-09T14:16Z)
  https://github.com/ripieces/advancedfx-prop/releases/tag/v2.2.21.14
  Release compatible with Steam version from July 2009.

System requirements

• Microsoft Windows 10 or newer
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or newer
• Genuine Steam version
• a lot of patience

Tip

Using Steam's offline mode you can avoid retrieving updates that break HLAE during video production.

Support

Please keep in mind, that even though we accept donations, HLAE is free software and a hobby for most in the HLAE team. Thus the support we can provide is limited. We encourage you to read the Manual or help each other in the Discord instead.

English

• Manual
  https://github.com/advancedfx/advancedfx/wiki
  HLAE wiki with FAQ, tutorials, command lists, and more.

• Discord
  https://discord.gg/NGp8qhN
  Live text chat support from HLAE team members and community members.

• GitHub - Issues
  https://github.com/advancedfx/advancedfx/issues
  For bug reports and feature requests (enhancements).

中文 (zh-CN)

• HLAE中文站
  https://hlae.site
  This site is run by a third party and one of the HLAE team members is involved.

Releated tools

For a list of related tools see related-tools.md

Changelog

Newer changelog entries are replicated on the releases page.
Further changelog entries can be found in the changelog XML files included in the download.

Credits

CREDITS.md

License

This repository contains the parts of advancedfx project that are under MIT license. Please note: the license does not apply to submodules.

How to build

BUILDING.md