Half-Life Advanced Effects (HLAE) is a tool to enrich Source (mainly CS:GO) engine based movie making.
Half-Life Advanced Effects (HLAE) is a powerful tool designed to enhance movie-making within the Source engine, particularly for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). It enables creators to elevate their visual storytelling by adding advanced effects, improving particle systems, and refining dynamic lighting.
Key Features:
Real-time modification of effects and particles in-game.
Advanced support for custom materials and shaders.
Enhanced dynamic lighting system for more immersive scenes.
Integration with popular Source engine tools like Hammer Editor.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for content creators, modders, and filmmakers working within the CS:GO or Source engine ecosystem. HLAE empowers users to create visually stunning movies and animations without extensive technical expertise. It can be installed via winget for seamless integration into your workflow.
Half-Life Advanced Effects (HLAE) is a tool to enrich Source (mainly CS:GO) engine based movie making.
Download
VAC warning: The HLAE tool is technically a hack, therefore you should only use it for making gaming videos or watching demos. Joining VAC protected servers with HLAE will probably get you VAC banned.
Epilepsy warning: This software will cause fast-changing images and colors on your screen.
Using Steam's offline mode you can avoid retrieving updates that break HLAE during video production.
Support
Please keep in mind, that even though we accept donations, HLAE is free software and a hobby for most in the HLAE team.
Thus the support we can provide is limited. We encourage you to read the Manual or help each other in the Discord instead.
Newer changelog entries are replicated on the releases page.
Further changelog entries can be found in the changelog XML files included in the download.