Installation Instructions mod Half-Life: ReSrced (HD Graphics Mod)

This installation guide is written for the Steam version of Half-Life on Windows. This is version most people will be running and the one I have myself.

Once you've downloaded the half-life-resrced-v1.zip file, unpack it somewhere with whatever file archiver you want (7Zip, WinZip, WinRar or Window's built-in unzipper). In the unpacked .zip file you will find a bunch of folders.

STEP 1
Move the contents of the folder 'STEP 1' to a location of your choice. This could for example be C:/Games/. I'll refer to C:/Games/Half-Life ReSrced from now on as the 'installation folder'.

STEP 2 (optional, skip if you don't want to install Blue Shift)
The current Steam version of the Blue Shift expansion pack is not compatible with Xash3D FWGS. As such we will have to convert it. To do this download the following file: Mega.nz

Unpack the bshift_unlocked_fix_08_12_17.zip somewhere. Open the folder and navigate to the 'setup_files' folder. Click on the install_bshift_unlocked.bat file to execute it.

Click Yes and then select the Half-Life folder in your Steam install. For me that is located here: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life. When prompted if you want to copy the HD pack, click yes. Once this is done, you can move onto the next step.

STEP 3
In step 1 we installed the Xash3D FWGS engine. Now we need to provide it with the assets (models, maps, etc.) from Half-Life and its expansions so that it can run. Go to Steam's Half-Life folder (ex. C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life.). Copy the folders valve, gearbox, bshift and blueshift_unlocked. Depending on whether you have the expansions or not, some of these folders might not be there. Now that these folders are copied, paste them in the Half-Life: ReSrced installation folder. This can take a while.

STEP 4
We need to install the HD textures, skyboxes, detail textures, etc. from Half-Life: ReSrced. Copy the contents of the 'STEP 4' folder from the unpacked ReSrced .zip into the ReSrced installation folder. This can take a while. When prompted to overwrite files, choose yes.

Now we have the game and the mod installed. However now you have a choice in terms of the models you want. ReSrced supports three types of models: the original models, Valve's 2001 High Definition Pack and the High Definition 2 Pack (aka Super Definition Pack). This last one might not be familiar to you. This is a fan-made compilation mostly sourced from the PS2 version of Half-Life. This what is shown in the trailer and screenshots of this mod. If you want the original low-poly 3D models from 1998 you can skip to step 7. If you want the High Definition Pack models, skip to step 5. If you want the Super Definition Pack, skip to step 6.

STEP 5 (optional, skip if you don't want the High Definition Pack models)
Go to the Steam Half-Life folder. Copy the contents of the folder valve_hd to ReSrced/valve and overwrite if asked. Copy bshift_hd to ReSrced/bshift and overwrite if asked. Copy gearbox_hd to ReSrced/gearbox and overwrite if asked. This adds the High Definition Models to your Half-Life: ReSrced installation.

Copy the contents of the 'STEP 5' folder from the unpacked ReSrced .zip into the ReSrced installation folder and overwrite if asked. Once this is done go to step 7.

STEP 6 (optional, skip if you don't want the Super Definition Pack models)
Download the High Definition 2 Pack (aka Super Definition Pack) here: Moddb.com

Unpack the HD2_Pack.3.zip file somewhere copy its contents (folders called valve, gearbox, decay and bshift) to the ReSrced installation folder and overwrite if asked.

Copy the contents of the 'STEP 6' folder from the unpacked ReSrced .zip into the ReSrced installation folder and overwrite if asked. Once this is done go to step 7.

STEP 7
Now the entire mod is installed. All that is left to do is to make shortcuts so you can start these games with the click of a button.

Go to the ReSrced installation folder and right-click xash_vc.exe. Choose Send to > Desktop (create shortcut). Do this two more times if you also have the Blue Shift and Opposing Force expansions installed.

Go to your desktop and right-click one of the shortcuts you made. Go to the General tab to rename the shortcut to something more logical (ex. Half-Life). Add the following after the target path (without the quotes): " -game valve -console"

The target path will look something like this "C:\Games\Half-Life ReSrced\xash_vc.exe" -game valve -console

Now do the same for the other two shortcuts. For Blue Shift add (without the quotes): " -game blueshift_unlocked -console". For Opposing Force add (without the quotes): " -game gearbox -console"

STEP 8
Now you have Half-Life: ReSrced installed and ready to go. Click the shortcut of the game you want to play. When starting it up for the first time, you might need to change the resolution of the game. To do this go to Configuration > Video > Video modes once in the main menu.

If the HD materials are not showing up, make sure the Configuration > Video > Video Options and check the Allow materials checkbox. You will need to restart the game for it take effect.

Enjoy the mod!