HL2 Video Stress Test

[MetalliMyers]

I ran the Half-Life 2 VST just today and I got this:

ERROR IMAGE

 

[Chris D]

Did restarting CS:S help?

 

[UndercoverBob]

probibly a somthings missing did u mess with the files

 

[kin83]

You have a missing or corrupt model/shader/texture.

There are some bug reports like this on the Steam forums.

 

[MetalliMyers]

I'll try to restart, I didn't mess with the files

 

[UndercoverBob]

hmmmm.... really weird

 

[B.Calhoun]

Where can you download the Half-life 2 VST???

 

[kin83]

Checking your console might give you some clues. Use the ~ key.

 

[kin83]

Where can you download the Half-life 2 VST???

It's included with CS:Source.

 

[MetalliMyers]

I restarted CS and it didn't work

 

[brokenjago]

Try deleting CS:S and re-downloading it if you want to try something drastic.

 

[kin83]

Try deleting CS:S and re-downloading it if you want to try something drastic.

I think he should check the console first. If it tells what's missing/corrupt he should be able to get the file from someone without having to download it all over again.

 

[MetalliMyers]

It's not that big of deal, I just thought it was weird.

 

[Ragnarokk]

Yeah, I had that same bug, it started with me after the last patch.

 

[CyanEyed]

It's included with CS:Source.

In my opinion, the VST should be publically available. Not via steam but BitTorrent. Everyone should have a chance to test their system.

 

[poseyjmac]

In my opinion, the VST should be publically available. Not via steam but BitTorrent. Everyone should have a chance to test their system.

yep, but valve in their infinite wisdom decided only CS fans should be able to benchmark their system for halflife2. brilliant

 

[Ownzed]

In my opinion, the VST should be publically available. Not via steam but BitTorrent. Everyone should have a chance to test their system.

Yeah me too.

 

[B.Calhoun]

In my opinion, the VST should be publically available. Not via steam but BitTorrent. Everyone should have a chance to test their system.

Yeah thats bs i dont have CS:S and i wanna test my rig...bastards.

/me goes back to watching EQ2 videos happily.

 

[iamaelephant]

Don't worry about it, the VST is worthless. It certainly is not a benchmark, or an indication of how your system will run HL2. To be honest I don't know why they included it with CS:S.

 

[poseyjmac]

Don't worry about it, the VST is worthless. It certainly is not a benchmark, or an indication of how your system will run HL2. To be honest I don't know why they included it with CS:S.

why is it worthless? its an official benchmark from valve

 

[MultiVaC]

I think you'll actually get a higher framerate in HL2 than you do in the VST, that why it's a stress test. The area with the stained glass Freeman was very taxing, but the rest ran pretty well even with all the parallax mapping around.

 

[iamaelephant]

Yeah but it doesn't stress anything but your video card. There is pretty much no load on your CPU, its 95% graphics processing. There is no AI or physics to calculate, nothing. Personally I don't think it's a real indication of how HL2 will run.

Edit - Another reason I think it's bullshit is becuase there is no way my computer will run HL2 at a steady 70fps like it does in the stress test, with 4xAA and 4xAF.

 

[otomo]

if anyone played the leak then you know that , that means a model or texture or something is missing so the 'ERROR' model is used instead so that it doesn't cause a run time error. Many games have this.

 

[MetalliMyers]

It did this after I messed around with the Direct X versions in the video settings. Now my Steam menu takes for ever to come up and when I exit, I see a black screen forever until I have to manually shutdown my system.

 

[Navy Man]

is there any place that we can read results of what different comps have scored at?

 

[MetalliMyers]

In CS: Source, I get about 40-50 fps with no AA and High Settings.

It runs in DX 8.1

 

[moondynejoe]

i get this same problem(exactly) it occured afer the new update after i got an overclocking program and /guilty, after i got new cs maps, /guilty not sure which one caused the problem though
i am not worried about the stupid vst i think it is pretty worthless too kinda like the 3dmark stuff. i will only worry if hl2 has these ERROR messages in it.