This is a reupload of a version of SMOD Redux I really enjoy, my favorite version next to Redux Final. Released on May 28th, 2012, here is the original summary by BossN00b:
"This mod is based on the Half-Life 2 BETA concept, but only with the custom textures, skins, scripts, and sounds.The missions are not modified. The requirements for this mod are exactly like with the original SMOD, Exactly SDK Base 2006 and 2007, and Half-Life 2 and the Episodes, Lost Coast, Counter-Strike Source.Remember that this is my first mod, I've tested it hard but if you still see some bugs, post a comment and I'll try to fix the Issue."
This is a reupload of a version of SMOD Redux I really enjoy, my favorite version next to Redux Final. Here is the original description by BossN00b:
"As a note, join the Steam Public group SMOD Redux fans, or something like that.Note that I give all credits to the respectful owners of the original SMOD, I won't stole what they've been working at, I only thought this would be a very good idea, since nobody tried to do this, a brand new SMOD, with a new concept, such a ,,mega-improvement,, to say so.I won't blame this, but the Internet does not have anymore HL2BETA packs, so this would be one of the last mods based on this content, to say so.I'm intending to release more games/mods based on beta-stages content.Behind the scenes this is the original SMOD Redux V8, but with my ,,help,, and/or ,,improvement,, it currently doesn't have bugs, so, so I won't release yet a FIX Patch, but if you find some bugs, tell me, and I'll try to fix the problem, maybe after a while I will release some ,,expansion packs,, which maybe will contain missions/chapters/mods based on the original HL2BETA, BUT, ONLY if the mod will be popular enough .Try, rate, comment about it, this is my first ever mod release, hope you appreciate it, you might say that I only thrown a pack inside it.WRONG! This really took be awhile to FIX some potential issue, some errors would show up, others won't, others were in ,,secret areas,, to say so, also the client of the mod needed to be re-worked because some textures got messed up by it, and also the graphic engine got a bit fixed, because of --)(a month more exactly it took me to fix it), reffering to the fact that it originally had some bad reflections (pink and black textures in the darkness, other in the light), or some map props when broken up, they become pink'n black, and other props, like supplies, won't show up, objects had some missing textures and bad load issues, which made most of models screwed up, so it necessitated some deep working in the models, and in the client files, to work correctly.This really took a while, this May (month)I've almost every day spent 9/10 hours only on fixing, not adding content.
The requirements are up, also I really suggest this MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
CPU:Intel Pentium 4, 3.20GHz, or AMD Athlon with more than 1 core, @2.20Ghz, Intel Core i5, @2.10GHz, Intel Core i7, @1.90GHz, and with Hyper-Threating, which is needed for most of games, including this.
Motherboard:ANY, just to support performant ,,things,,(I lack of ,,inspiration,,)
RAM:3GB DDR2, 2GB DDR3, 2GB DDR4/5
Video Card:NVIDiA Geforce 7000GT or higher, with at least 512VRAM memmory(recommend DDR3)
(same with the ATi Cards), and Pixel Shader Version 4.0, DirectX Support: 10.0
WARNING! THE GRAPHIC CARD MUST HAVE AN UPDATED DRIVER, OR SOME TEXTURES WILL BE BROKEN, I THINK THIS BECAUSE OF MY NEW GRAPHIC FIX, TO FIT WITH THE TEXTURES.
HDD:At least 4GB for game(@ 15GB, if you own the games mentioned up), NTFS formatted, defragmented, and scanned for errors, for the best performances.
Keyboard:WHO THE HELL CARES BRO?
Mouse:(the same).
Audio Card:Like the Video Card, must be DirectX 10.0 compatible, and updated.
Note:I strongly recommend to use PowerSuite to update and fix your computer, have an original windows, and use Microsoft Security Essentials, I personally thing it's far the best antivirus program, and remove all viruses and error from your computer.
Have a nice day, enjoy my modified Redux,and...HAVE FUN!"
MY NOTES: 1. This is set up to work with SMOD Standalone by the wonderful folks at bsnooch. Please consult this link to set that up: Bsnooch.com
2. The difficulties hard mode, very hard, and nightmare had something called smod_player_locationdamage set to "1". Basically it lets the player get headshot by Combine. Unfortunately sometimes it would glitch and body shots would not count as damage to the player at all. In fact bullets would pass right through the player. I tested this in the last few days just to be sure, and it's still there. Therefore, I have set smod_player_locationdamage to "0" no matter what difficulty you choose. Believe me when I say if you select nightmare, it'll be just as hellish just because you can't be headshot.
3. Included in all versions of SMOD is a script named npc_weapon_randomize. By default this is set to 0, and usually SMOD authors don't mess with it in lieu of the override_class script. I found this to be unsatisfying, and tricked out the weapon_randomize script so that all Combine variants now have a chance to spawn with any weapon they're capable of wielding (i.e. combine_s will not spawn with a deagle since they cannot fire it without glitching out). Again, this is disabled by default, so if it doesn't sound appetizing don't worry about it.
it's not appear in the library
You'll need Smod Standalone. Check the description towards the bottom.
Hi, just wanted to ask after downloading standalone do you just put this mod in the mods folder or what, thanks for your time!
Indeed that's all you do! Just put it in the mods folder and you're good to go. Any other questions, feel free to ask.
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Excuse me. can you tell me how can I use your game files?
I mean, where should I put your files in my PC?
Hoho I just reuploaded BossN00b's work. Not mine.
Anyway, see this link: Bsnooch.com
is the reupload version is now fixed? the map problem is fixed?
Should be.
Also noticed none of the bonus missions work.
Are you sure? I just checked dm_torrent, the titanic tdm one, and obj_, they all seem to work.
there are so many errored models
Do you own HL2?
Smod 2 dosent work says something hl2/materials/console/smbk1_widescren.vmt no image found how to fix this great help would be apechiated
This is not for Smod 2.
guest smod 2 works but no new weapons :(
3/10/2020: I have fixed the bonus maps that were said to not have worked, and added a few more from a mappack specifically made for SMOD. Access them with the console via the maps *, and then going down the list to see what's not the HL2 campaign. The maps are:
antlion_troopers
de_dust
dm_clocks
dm_equilibre
dm_gasworks
dm_motel
dm_torrent
dotd_crookcounty
obj_kinyoenta_b7
rp_csdesert
tdm_rms_titanic_[1912]
I had issues with the AI not functioning like they should which was solved by loading the map again if issues were present.
If you do not wish to download this again just for those maps, in about a week or two I will upload these maps, and another mappack, as an entire separate addon for this SMOD, Redux V8, and Final (should you have Final).
SMOD Mappack released. It contains the maps I listed in my previous comment, and 20 more.
Moddb.com
Hi ya. Hope you are still about. every time I press bullet time I get pixel pink screen and with some water splash and bullet fx i've changed most of the settings to off for now except I can use bullet time. Cheers.
4/9/2020: Fixed two issues: G-Man lip sync in the intro, and an awful issue that I had no idea was there when I uploaded this regarding gameinfo.
can anyone help me when i press new game and select a chapter it just stays in the menu and its not starting at all
Did you follow the SMOD Standalone installation instructions to the letter? I just downloaded the file now, with a fresh SMOD Standalone install, and I am able to load the maps.
i cant get the maps to load
Did you follow the SMOD Standalone installation instructions to the letter?
whitedude877 oh i didn't download the standalone i will do it now
edit:I downloaded the redux v8 prepacked with standalone but it doesnt load any of the chapters again
Did you put the Standalone installer in steamapps/sourcemods, and do you have Half-Life 2 installed, along with Source SDK 2006, and you have started up both of these at least once? And then did you install SMOD Standalone?
i have all the source SDKs i have all the half life games i installed the SMOD V8 prepacked with SMOD standalone also i have started half life 2 moe then once and it still doesn't work when i press new game and select a chapter the menu switches to black screen and i am still in the menu no matter how many times i press new game it doesnt work
i hope he fixes it
I don't recommend it because it's buggy as hell, but you can copy all of the hl2 maps yourself and put them into the smodredux maps folder. Do not replace existing files, press skip instead.
Indeed, the solution is just as Dwenzy says. I had hoped to make this a totally streamlined process, but either due to user error or machine error, it hasn't been that way. I've asked moddb if I can reupload both SMODs I've uploaded with the HL2 maps legally, and hope they can get back to me soon to further streamline playing these great mods.
Should I download this, or the SMOD V8 for SMOD standalone?
How to properly install SMOD (Tactical [1.0, Redux, 5.56, ProjectLifev2]) to prevent texture errors and crashes
1. Run Half-life 2 (and other required games for [whatever SMOD you're installing]) and Source SDK Base 2006 if you haven't already (AT LEAST ONCE!).
2. Unpack the [whatever SMOD you're installing].rar wherever you want.
*3a. Install "SMODStandalone_install.exe" and "SMODStandalone_CSS_addon.exe" from the official forums: Bsnooch.com
3b. Move the "SMODStandalone_install.exe" and "SMODStandalone_CSS_addon.exe" into your sourcemods folder
*If there is not a folder there already, create one called "sourcemods". -- Path --> C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods
4. Run the SMODStandalone_install.exe and follow its instructions until it finishes.
5. Run the SMODStandalone_CSS_addon.exe and follow its instructions.
*5a. To fix any texture/asset issues, it is recommended to OVERWRITE the files in the Smod Standalone's CSSBase (*that you had just installed) with the CSSBase from the Redux: Moddb.com
*5b. You may also then apply an additional texture fix provided by user Onemanshow to address the issue where "Valve updated CSS to use orange box engine, they also added some detail textures from EP2 that don't work in the 2006 engine due to VTF version crap.":
Mega.nz
SMOD REDUX BEFORE THESE FIXES: Cdn.discordapp.com
SMOD REDUX AFTER THESE FIXES: Cdn.discordapp.com
6. Navigate to the newly created SMOD folder under sourcemods, and then to the mods folder. -- Path --> C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/sourcemods/Smod Standalone/mods
7. Extract the "[whatever SMOD you're installing].rar" into the mods folder.
8. Run the "Smod Stanalone.exe" to launch the game and test it. Feel free to make a shortcut to this file, as it will be how you launch the game from here on.
9. That's it!
Credits: Marc🦈#7240 (adding additional steps to *fix textures) & biggestcwax#9527 for the initial write up of this guide.
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css and the episodes are required or just opitional? bc i just have lost cost and hl2
sorry i made my account now and before it i posted this as a guest
css and the episodes are required or just opitional? bc i just have lost cost and hl2
and i was having a error with source sdk base 2006 it would give this error ''platform error module failed to initialise
whats the differences with this smod with the default smods like redux ver8 and smod redux final
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shooting at walls makes ERROR signs pop out
go into smod settings and turn of bullet fx or something similar I had same problem in redux.
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awesome
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