Since Half-Life is free for everyone and Steam updated a few things. Here’s a tip to enable the “Hi-Def” models, if you don’t like the original poly models.
disable Options-> Content -> “Enable original models”
It’s a little counterintuitive from the original way, but steam hasn’t updated their support page yet.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6CF4-96FA-BF4A-329D
If you want to do that just play black messa
Doesn’t Black Mesa run like shit on the Steam Deck?
Nah. It runs fine. It’s the controls that is a hassle.
But with steaminput controls can be fixed.
My problem with Black Mesa was how fast they made the marines. OG HL marines felt slow and purposeful. BM ones feel like Unreal Tournament bots.