Half Life 2 Sound.cache File

[ChrisTheSavage]

I really want to extract the sound effects from Half Life 2, as I go through the local steam content of my computer, find the half life two folder, find the sound folder inside that. It has one .cache file. called sound.cache. I want to know how to extract all of the sound effects from it or if I even can. I've searched the web for information or just a direct download of all of the sound effects but I can't find anything. Furthermore Left4Dead doesn't use cache files they have big lists of sound effects. If I could get a client, or extraction program that would let me open or expand the cache file, my life would be amazing.

[A-06]

The sound.cache file stores only a (really small) fraction of the sounds.

You need to install CGFScape. Once you have it, go to this folder:

Steam \ SteamApps \ common \ Half-Life 2 \ hl2

And open the file "hl2_sound_misc_dir.vpk" with CGFScape. Choose the sounds you want and extract them.

[ChrisTheSavage]

Thanks a bunch :)

[Major Problems]

@A-06: Thank you also, now I have the most awesome HL2 ringtones on my phone, perfect counterculture for the corporate environment!

[Major Problems]

PS, for anyone wondering how to apply to Android, just copy or extract the files to MyComputer/YourDevice/ringtones/, then pick them under Settings->Sound&Notification->Phone_ringtone.

[ricefield_man]

Thanks man, i love you for that :D

No ♥♥♥♥.

[Slopp]

I'm on mac using source finagler, when i open that file with said program it comes up blank. nothing there