How to run Half-Life 2 on a Potato

In this guide, you will learn how to run Half-Life 2 on a potato

How to create the "Potato Half-Life 2" file

Okay, so you're gonna have to :
1st : Right click on Half-Life 2 and click properties, go to local files, and browse local files. Then click on hl2 and cfg.
2nd : Copy any file and paste it inside. Then remove all the text inside and rename it, then paste this inside

sv_cheats 1
mat_dxlevel 80
mat_dxlevel 80
cl_ragdoll_collide 0
mat_picmip 4
r_WaterDrawReflection 0
r_WaterDrawRefraction 0
mat_wateroverlaysize 8
r_lod 5
mat_fullbright 1
mat_diffuse 5
mat_bumpmap 0
r_shadows 0
mat_fullbright 1
mat_forceaniso 0
mat_forcehardwaresync 0
mat_reducefillrate 0
mat_mipmaptextures 0
mat_filtertextures 0
mat_bloom 0
mat_envmapsize 32
mat_envmapgasize 8
mat_antialiasing 0
cl_phys_props_enable 0
mat_filterlightmaps 0
mat_showlowresimage 1

After that, just save your changes and start up the game.

How to execute the file in-game

After all that, just start up the game, and type this into console : "exec *Cfg file name*"
But type it without the brackets ( Theese things " ), and replace the *Cfg file name* with the name of the cfg file with the potato commands inside.

The End

And that's it! Now your game can run on a potato and it should look like this.
Have fun playing Half-Life 2! :p

Update Notes

Updated the commands so even people with Windows 98 can play it! I also changed the picture in the "The End" section. (Both of theese happened within 24 hours)

[Boomerang Monkey]

ah, got it, thanks

[flatulencegaming]

the only thing i'd need to change is mat_dxlevel 80 to mat_dxlevel 60 (only works on older versions like the 2004 launch edition) because the voodoo 3 only supports directx 6 on a hardware level

[Boomerang Monkey]

good luck!

[flatulencegaming]

this will be useful for my voodoo 3 graphics card

[Boomerang Monkey]

Okay?

[Voidle55]

Use shift F1 go to render and turn full bright 1 to 2

[Boomerang Monkey]

Idk, probably not.

[Thug]

is r_lod the same as r_rootlod?

[Captain Keyes]

RTX NOW

[Boomerang Monkey]

Thank you.