# Half-Life Half-Life update released

- Product: Half-Life (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/half-life)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2020-08-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/70/view/4641476065456638961
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/half-life/releases/2020-08-18-half-life-update-released

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- **fixed** — cl_autowepswitch setting not being respected after respawning
- **fixed** — cl_autowepswitch 1 causing the crowbar to be auto-equipped after spawning
- **fixed** — viewdemo command crashing for certain demo files
- **security** — Client disconnect handling
- **security** — Console command handling
- **security** — Client/server communications
- **security** — Model loading
- **security** — BSP loading
- **added** — Leave game menu option when in a single-player game to exit back to the main menu
- **changed** — Setting cl_autowepswitch to 2 now enables auto weapon switching on pickup of a better weapon except when holding Primary or Secondary attack
- **security** — Client launching
- **security** — Sound file verification

An update for Half-Life is now available:

##### Fixes and Updates

-  Fixed cl_autowepswitch setting not being respected after respawning

-  Fixed "cl_autowepswitch 1" causing the crowbar to be auto-equipped after spawning

-  Fixed viewdemo command crashing for certain demo files

-  Security fix to client disconnect handling

-  Security fixes to console command handling

-  Security fix to client/server communications

-  Security fix to model loading

-  Security fixes to BSP loading

-  Added "Leave game" menu option when in a single-player game to exit back to the main menu

-  Setting cl_autowepswitch to 2 will now enable auto weapon switching on pickup of a better weapon except when holding Primary or Seconday attack

##### Note: This was updated with additional changes:

-  Security fix to client launching

-  Security fix to sound file verification