Frequently Asked Questions

Question

The music in Half-Life is driving me nuts!

Answer

The music that's been driving some of us nuts in HLDM is a mp3 file from the single player game, (half-Life01.mp3) that plays by default. Unfortunately, it will be replaced out of your Steam cache if you simply delete it. The console command "mp3 stop" will kill the music for that map, but you'll still hear the music on maps with music enabled until you type this command. Two possible solutions: * Bind a key to the command "mp3 stop" in your "userconfig.cfg" file in your "/Half-Life/Valve" folder. It should look like this: bind "f4" "mp3 stop" * Install SunLits HLDM Null MP3 file to your valve folder ("...Half-Life/valve/" If you've installed our HLDM map or skin packs previously, it will remember the correct folder to use). This simply installs a 60 second silent mp3 file. NOTE: you MUST also then use Windows Explorer or other file manager to go to the file ("...Half-Life/valve/media/half-life01.mp3", right click on it, and set the "Read Only" property. If you don't do this, Steam will just overwrite it next time you run HLDM.