[Guide] How to succesfully compile and run on windows.

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This guide will tell you how to prepare, compile and run build game.

1. Install visual studio 2017 or 2022 with vs 2017 build tools, git or github desktop and python 3
2. Cloning a. clone with git: git clone https://github.com/nillerusr/source-engine.git --recursive b. clone with github desktop.
3. Go into command prompt and run these commands: waf.bat configure -T release --prefix=hl2 --build-games=hl2 --disable-warns waf.bat build -p -v waf.bat install
4. now you have a directory called "hl2" with all binaries
5. copy hl2 and platform from your hl2 install (steam) (skip overwriting files) (if you build any other game also copy it's folder)
6. double click on hl2_launcher.exe

OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS

1. want voice chat? add --enable-opus to configure
2. change build game? change --prefix and --build-games in configure hl1 = Half-Life 1: Source hl2 = Half-Life 2 // Default - This will be selected if you don't specify a game episodic = Half-Life 2 Episode 1 ep2 = Half-Life 2 Episode 2 // Do not build for ep2, use episodic instead. hl2mp = Half-Life 2: Deathmatch dod = Day of Defeat cstrike = Counter-Strike: Source portal = Portal
3. black screen when starting a game? copy shaders from half-life 2 (#350)
4. need 32 bit build? add --32-bits to configure
5. need debug? change -T release to -T debug