Half-Life: Echoes - Version 1.4 - Requires Windows and the Steam version of Half-Life. Please read the description below!
Please read the following before downloading this version.
This final version was created to try and remove the last few game breaking bugs so that any future players can enjoy this without issues.
I am only working on bug fixes and major issues, the mod content has not changed.
Please look at the readme file contained in the download, and check the changelog in the description above to see what has been corrected.
If you have any issues, please leave a comment with a full description of the issue.
Lastly, I am only supporting the Steam version of Half-Life on Windows for this mod.
If you are using any other version or setup I cannot provide support.
Thank you everyone!
v 1.4 Changelog
General
-Updated my name to reflect my surname change (now Coburn, previously Cockburn)
-Changed armour pickup sprite icon from helmet to body armour
-Added game_big.tga to show the Echoes game icon in the new Steam library update
echoes12
-Changed road texture scale to 1 instead of 2 (flashlight and lighting will look better on road)
echoes 13
-Moved lift below clip at beginning of map, should stop player from getting stuck
echoes15
-Changed a few entity parameters for the worker in the toilet to hopefully avoid crash
echoes22
-Reduced atrium marine chatter volume from 10 to 6
echoes23
-Fixed tank firing sprite name to avoid crash (a trailing space was present)
-Removed info_player_start2 entity (bad entity created in error)
-Removed a load of corpses, light sprites and foliage models to help improve performance
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v 1.3 Changelog
echoes09b
-Fixed the player becoming stuck after the barrel cutscene
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v 1.2 Changelog
General
-Updated edicts command in liblist.gam
echoes04
-Added extra clip brushes to stop players from getting out of the playable area
echoes08
-Removed junk keyvalues from looping MultiManagers (should fix save bloat crash)
echoes09
-Removed junk keyvalues from looping MultiManagers (should fix save bloat crash)
echoes09b
-Removed junk keyvalues from looping MultiManagers (should fix save bloat crash)
echoes12
-Removed junk keyvalues from looping MultiManagers (should fix save bloat crash)
echoes15
-Removed junk keyvalues from some entities (should fix toilet door scene crash)
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v 1.1 Changelog
General
-Updated model credits. If you are aware of any uncredited material, please contact me.
echoes03
-Added a clip brush to stop you getting stuck in the construction worker at the broken lift
-Changed the bathroom door to never close
-Removed use sounds for scientist and HEV Barney in the lift
echoes04
-Bullsquid now turns instantly to attack
-Added dialogue line if you use HEV Barney
echoes07
-Added clip brush to stop the player from getting trapped in with the G-Man
echoes09
-Removed a couple of Headcrabs, added two Zombies
-Fixed VOX audio, now mentions South Fire door and not North
echoes09a
-Ensured the grate doors can never close once opened
-Removed the Headcrab at the top of the lift
echoes09b
-Ensured the grate doors can never close once opened
echoes10
-Ensured the double doors can never close once opened
-Removed a few Headcrabs
-Added a grenade and Otis corpse
echoes12
-Stopped the Gargantua from getting to the lower platform
-Removed a Headcrab, and moved the position of the spawning one when you get the helmet pickup in the vent
echoes15
-Replaced the Headcrabs in the Alien Grunt bossfight with Zombies
-Removed some Headcrabs from the crossbow area
-Changed the bathroom door to never close
echoes17
-Removed some headcrabs, moved two spawns
echoes19
-Removed invisible developer button (oops!) - this would allow the player to trigger the booth explosion early
-Added monsterclip to stop the Ichthyosaurs dying below the ladder and blocking the player
-Made the toilet water mankier
echoes22
-Stopped the turret from being useable while the atrium door it shut
Hello everyone!
This final version was created to try and remove the last few game breaking bugs so that any future players can enjoy this without issues.
I am only working on bug fixes and major issues, the mod content has not changed.
Please look at the readme file contained in the download, and check the changelog in the description above to see what has been corrected.
If you have any issues, please leave a comment with a full description of the issue.
Lastly, I am only supporting the Steam version of Half-Life on Windows for this mod.
If you are using any other version or setup I cannot provide support.
Thank you everyone!
I would greatly appreciate if anyone who plays this version could leave feedback about the fixes, and I hope it no longer has any game breaking bugs!
25 november 2023, runs prefectly fine on latest aniversary patch. Just finished the game in one long session. I AM AMAZED! Now all my questions about the surface struggle answered with so many new and good plots and twists. Well done sir.
(buried)
Is the piracy version of the game is counted?
Half-Life usually costs like a dollar. Sell all your Steam trading cards and buy it with Steam funds.
hello. might I ask if you are going to update this mod, to bring it up to the status of 2023?
like either scaling the HUD to the standard of the new 25th anniversary version, or allowing to toggle the HL1 HUD for this.
or implementing the 2019 change of the NPC turn-rate no longer being bound to the frame rate (so I can unlock the FPS and play this at more than 72)
or add controller support (most HL1 mods work with controller, but for some reason in echoes, I am unable to move)
maybe, when the new SDK releases
You should update the credits to have them link to different sites. hl-improvement.com is now a gambling site, the link to the HIT Model Depot lead to a 404 page and the Gamebanana link to the Gus model is dead.
It has been 2 years wince I've played this mod. I would play that again.
Oh my, an update! Nice. Time to replay the mod again.
I reached the garage part of the game where the doors closed and you fight a wave of XEN Enemies. There is a bug, specifically the AI. When the Voritgaunts spawn, they don't react unless I touch them or I shoot at them with my gun. I will try to find more bugs in the game but that's the first one I came across.
Thank you - this is an annoying one. This appears to be an issue with the monstermaker entity in Spirit of Half-Life which is used for the mod. I honestly have no idea how to resolve this one, I recreated all the monstermaker entities and map setup multiple times and always had the same issue. Other maps don't seem to have this same issue.... At the very least it does not impede progress.
Maybe instead of using monstermakes you could have vortingaunts move instant with scripted sequence, if that doesn't work then a trigger hurt for monsters only that triggers only once dealing 1hp damage to get them out of the state?
I couldn't even get it to open. Is that an existing problem to which a solution has already been found? Did I make a mistake somewhere?
Make sure you have looked at the readme and have put the echoes folder and DLL files in the right place. What error do you get , and where does it fail to open?
Ah, there it is. Yes, it appears I forgot to paste those two DLLs. Thanks for setting me straight on that.
No worries, I hope you enjoy it!
Lo mas gracioso es que me sirvio en el Half life Pirata ;v
Hola, me podes decir como lo hiciste funcionar? Yo tengo el Half Life 1.1.0.8 pirata y no lo pude instalar siguiendo tutoriales. El atajo que modifique solo abre el HL normal y el juego no lee al mod como "custom game"
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"-Updated my name to reflect my surname change (now Coburn, previously Cockburn)"
I 100% understand.
Absolutely the best thing I have ever seen for Half-Life 1, most likely even better than official addons by Gearbox. I solute you, Mr. Coburn!
I crashed when loading from map echoes22 to echoes23."No Free edicts".
Just After the part where you have a Free for all fight with Alient Grunt & Marines. I fixed the edicts value to 2048 in my game but it doesn't work.Have to load next map manually by consoles. All my weapon were lost , got to cheat my way through.
That's strange. It works fine for me.
Try echoes23 map from there: Moddb.com
can you play this on opposing force or is it just strictly for Half life only? A warning keeps saying that barney.wad cannot be opened please help.
Half-Life only - but if you own Opposing Force you must have Half-Life!
well thats sad i only own op4 without half life. Its just the steam version of op4
This it's the first Mod than i've installed, thanks for the instructions for installation in steam Version (Sorry for my bad english my mother languaje it's spanish)
I mean, I'd definitely like to play it but as you should know: Some players don't have Half-Life, and getting 5.49 USD isn't easy in my country. So you should like make a capability for the Non-steam versions or whatever. The mod is just amazing.
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hello here is a half life orgi. from ste4m you only have to create shortcuts for the mods I understand your situation greetings from peruvian
Wow thanks, thats even the last version of the game.
just starting playing it today and so far it has been excellent . If someone had told me this was an official valve game i would have believed it .
nice, the best mod
Hahahah go go good good game
i have a bug,basically the shotgun animations are broken
Review
Pros:
HD fits the aesthetic of the textures
Well designed
Looks like aliens are invading instead of a empty grey corridor with 1 dead corpse and afew enemies
Cons:
Forced Hd models
Designs that don't make much sense (Example:A wall of gore, missing cars and dead bodies when you come back to the parking lot before the HEV security gaurd dies, and in that one section of the mod where you come back to the start of the game it confuses me when I see two dead people from before the disaster happened, it makes me think these guys have done nothing but stood there until they got attacked by an alien)
None the less this mod is AMAZING
Thanks and I am glad you enjoyed it!
Regarding the parking lot, I imagined that the military cleared the area as a staging ground to enter the facility, and then to ambush the HEV guard thinking it was Freeman (removing his potential cover).
Also, I thought it would be funny that the dead people you mentioned had just stayed there the entire time, chatting away oblivious until they died, haha.
Thank you for playing!
Cool i can play at android thank you ;)
if you guys have missing client.dll file, i suggest putting the other dll files in the zip in the half life folder, also helps with no cutscenes
Better use this: Moddb.com
I'm having a problem with half life echoes and its launching problem I restarted steam I checked everywhere for half life echoes and it wasn't there so please can you tell me what's the problem? I'm using a windows and the latest version what should I do? (i also read the read me file)
How do i fix this: Mod_NumForName sprites/null.spr not found
id like an xash3d port plz ;)
could you fix the fps NPc turn-rate bug?
Limit your FPS (fps_max) by 60 (the best working) / 72 / 100, should fix any problem.
Hello, it's my first playthrough and I have a report to make. The first bridge with the non-responding door has a possible sequence break - if you don't finish rotating the valve at once without interrupting at any point (a bit difficult given that you get assaulted by a bunch of crabbies), it becomes non-functional, so even if you rotate it all the way again it won't trigger the following sequence and will rotate itself back. Thankfully there's an autosave right before it, but it was a real headscratcher for a hot minute.
Also had a game crash when I tried to capture a screenshot during the first cutsene with G-Man, but that was probably just random.
Jeez, this mod is INSANE! Also, nice easter egg with the toys in the baby's crib, chumtoad and the yellow box mover
Good afternoon, the mod was amazing, only this is my first game and halfway through when I was in the fight when we grabbed the turret and killed the ecu soldiers and then the xen soldiers when we went to the next area when it loaded it stopped. the game exits and i get this error :end along no free edits
Check ReadMe.txt information. Or try this: Moddb.com
Will made mod, you and your team are true chads of golden video games!