Half-Life 2 Beta help

[Boredyx]

So when i go to properties and to Betas in my Half-Life 2, i am able to select a Half-Life 2 beta. How ever if i launch the game, it runs normal halflife. I tried uninstalling the game, selecting the beta and then reinstalling, launching it dierctly from the folder and even deleting the desktop shortcut and placing it again. Nothing worked. How do I play the Half-Life 2 beta and is it even possible?

[PalacePlace/]

As much as i know. The Half-Life 2 beta is not public available anymore.
-Palace

[Boredyx]

Crap! And is there a way to get a code?

[PalacePlace/]

You may have to look at the internet, so websites even get a free copy of it to download. Codes arent availeble anymore, it was a closed beta i think.
-Palace

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Half-Life 2 Announcement    May 9, 2013

Half-Life 2 Beta released 

Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and converts the game to the new Steam Content...

[elderstyx]

Originally posted by sm0:

Half-Life 2 Announcement    May 9, 2013

Half-Life 2 Beta released 

Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and converts the game to the new Steam Content...

He's talking about the leaked files.

You can download Missing Information, which is a Half-Life 2 beta mod.

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Originally posted by VonHootie02:

Originally posted by sm0:

Half-Life 2 Announcement    May 9, 2013

Half-Life 2 Beta released 

Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and converts the game to the new Steam Content...

He's talking about the leaked files.

Who? PalacePlace? You're right. But he misunderstood..

Originally posted by Boredyx:

So when i go to properties and to Betas in my Half-Life 2, i am able to select a Half-Life 2 beta.

OP clearly said he tried to Opt-in into the Beta (Game > Properties > Beta's > Opt-in)
That version USED to be a testversion for Linux and Windows versions of the games with small improvements and changing the pipeline for the workshop. That's the only difference between the Beta and the normal version a while ago.

This beta is now obsolete, until new features are added or tested. (And results from this beta has been added to the current version of the game (regular)

The Leaked beta was leaked PRIOR to the release of Half Life 2, and people had to download this version outside of steam. It's not like Steam let people play the Beta before it was released back in 2004.

[salsa]

smartest half-life 2 beta fan

[Enochalive]

Half-Life 2 beta Mega build, you can find it at this site: https://hl2-beta.ru/?language=english