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I think the original Half-Life used stencil shadows - I guess that was the most advanced option available in 1998? Counter-Strike on the other hand rendered a g
by jamesfinlayson 4y ago
I think the original Half-Life used stencil shadows - I guess that was the most advanced option available in 1998? Counter-Strike on the other hand rendered a grey circle sprite under players (looked okay enough - approximated the vague shadow you get when under multiple light sources).
- poglet 4y agoUnfortunately the game didn't end up shipping with shadows despite shadows being on the box art screenshots.
- jamesfinlayson 4y agoI think early versions did but it was supposedly removed because shadows were cast through walls in multiplayer (which was unfair). The code is definitely still in the engine, behind a cvar which isn't exposed to players.