[HL2] Subtitles/CC fail to appear after enabling large amounts of workshop addons

[pointydev]

Description When loading more than 39 addons (at the time of writing) from the workshop (as in having them enabled, not just downloaded), in-game subtitles and closed captions fail to appear.

Steps to reproduce

1. Subscribe to any 40 workshop addons
2. Ensure they are all enabled in-game using Extras > Workshop
3. Enable subtitles/CC in audio settings
4. Start a new game on "A Red Letter Day"/map d1_trainstation_05 as there is dialogue immediately after spawning (although it is not limited to this map)
5. Observe

System information

• Steam: https://gist.github.com/pointydev/5ddd38c27d46ac051321d1bf8d507f69
• Half-Life 2: build 9353166 (November 18, 2024 Update)
  • Still occurs on build 9375045 (November 26, 2024 Update)

Thanks, Elliott

[crunkl3r]

For me, the limit is 55. Above that, it breaks.

[goranbalsic]

https://gamebanana.com/mods/471571 install this mod and the issue will be fixed

[HereticCode]

For me the limit is 45, maybe the exact amount has something to do with the mods themselves?

[HereticCode]

https://gamebanana.com/mods/471571 install this mod and the issue will be fixed

this mod doesn't fix the issue outright, but it somehow makes it so that you can have a few more mods active at the same time

[Hardingfele2212]

Just to note, the console does not report any new errors for missing captions.

[Yoav-Morag]

This issue is present when adding a lot of mods to the custom folder too, and it also happened to me before the 20th Anniversary Update.

[pointydev]

Can still reproduce this issue on build 9912070 (tested on d1_trainstation_05).