# Half-Life Half-Life update released

- Product: Half-Life (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/half-life)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2019-10-08
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/70/view/1586880891220596671
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/half-life/releases/2019-10-08-half-life-update-released

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- **fixed** — Fixed setting monitor refresh rates through -freq when used with -nofbo
- **fixed** — Fixed unnecessary texture rescaling with NPOT textures
- **fixed** — Fixed slist command to show servers on the local network
- **fixed** — Fixed erroneous return in SV_ClipToLinks
- **fixed** — Fixed inability to reload a partially empty weapon after reloading a save game
- **fixed** — Fixed MP5 spread factor which was using multiplayer factor for single player and single player for multiplayer
- **fixed** — Fixed progress bar for individual files in resource download always showing at 100%
- **added** — Added auto-saving of several cvars
- **fixed** — Fixed missing localizations in spectator UI
- **fixed** — Fixed NPC turn rate when running at >60FPS
- **changed** — Reordered columns in server browser to prevent game descriptions from being used to fake server player count
- **fixed** — Fixed sv_cheats from being settable by players in a multiplayer game
- **added** — Added cl_autowepswitch cvar with values 0/1 to disable/enable auto weapon switching when a new weapon is picked up
- **fixed** — Fixed various weapon animation and sound issues
- **security** — Fixed security issues in console commands
- **security** — Fixed security issues in resource loading
- **security** — Fixed security issues in saving and loading

An update for Half-Life is now available:

##### Fixes and Updates

-  Fixed setting monitor refresh rates through -freq when used with -nofbo

-  Fixed unnecessary texture rescaling with NPOT textures

-  Fixed slist command, will now show servers on the local network

-  Fixed erroneous return in SV_ClipToLinks (HL #1685)

-  Fixed inability to reload a partially empty weapon after reloading a save game

-  Fixed MP5 spread factor, multiplayer factor was being used for single player and single player for multiplayer

-  Fixed progress bar for individual files in resource download always showing at 100%

-  Added auto-saving of several cvars (HL #2237)

-  Fixed missing localizations in spectator UI

-  Fixed NPC turn rate when running at >60FPS

-  Reordered columns in server browser to prevent game descriptions from being used to fake server player count

-  Fixed sv_cheats from being settable by players in a multiplayer game (sv_cheats is controllable by the server)

-  Added cl_autowepswitch cvar with values 0/1 to disable/enable auto weapon switching when a new weapon is picked up

-  Fix various weapon animation/sound issues

-  Security fixes to console commands

-  Security fixes to resource loading

-  Security fixes to saving/loading