Xash3D Switch

xash3d-switch by Datamats
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Author	Datamats
Type	Shooter
Version	1.0.1
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2019/09/15
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This is a port of Xash3D to the Nintendo Switch.

Xash3D Engine is a custom Gold Source engine rewritten from scratch. Xash3D is compatible with many of the Gold Source games and mods and should be able to run almost any existing singleplayer Half-Life mod without a hitch.

To put it simply, this allows you to play Half-Life on your Nintendo Switch. The Opposing Force and Blue Shift expansions are also supported.

Note: Does not work on latest Firmwares.

Installation

How to install

• Drop the nro downloaded from releases file in your switch folder.
• Get a copy of half life that contains the valve folder.
• Make a xash3d folder on the root of your SD card and copy the valve game folder into there.
  • For Opposing Force and Blue Shift, also copy the gearbox and bshift folders for Opposing Force and Blue Shift respectively.
  • From 1.0.0, you can also copy the decay and dmc folders for Decay and Deathmatch Classic.
• Download the extras.pak files and put it in the valve folder for all the menu assets.
• Make sure the valve folder you copy across is a clean folder as existing config files may cause graphical issues.

Notes

• Support for Opposing Force and Blue Shift expansions added in version 0.3.0, Decay and dmc branch in 1.0.0.
• This port does currently suffer from long pauses during level loading, saving and loading due to slow file operations.
• It is recommended to keep all .nro files together in the same folder.

User guide

Supported games and mods

• Blue Shift (xash3d-bshift.nro).
• Counter-Strike 1.6 (xash3d-cstrike.nro).
• Decay (xash3d-decay.nro).
• Deathmatch Classic (xash3d-dmc.nro).
• Opposing Force (xash3d-gearbox.nro).
• Half-Life (xash3d-valve.nro).

Other versions

• xash3d-fwgs - A newer version by fgsfdsfgs based on xash3d-fwgs 0.20.
• xash3d-switch - Fork of xash3d-switch by clamintus. Runs on Firmware 13.2.1 and Atmosphère 1.2.6.

Changelog

V1.0.1 2019/09/15

• Update libnx so hid will work on 9.0.0+.

V1.0.0 2019/01/30

• nwindow is used now instead of the deprecated gfx api.
• The touchscreen should work now.
• Moved over to filesystem times for savefiles thanks to libnx.
• Implemented the console and various UI requiring text input using swkbd.
• Added options for overclocking, for the really care cases where you might benefit from it.
• Made cl_showfps default to 0 (you can always change it using the console).
• A dmc sdk branch has been ported and is available, additionally a decay port has been added that needs more testing.
• Hotfix: the hecu torch grunt should be spawning now.

V0.4.0 2018/11/23

• All the nro's have been renamed to ease the process of adding new games and making it easier to port new dlls, please delete all the half-life-*.nro's.
• The game switching implementation should be a lot more flexible now and you should be able to keep the nro's where you want as long as you keep them together.
• Mods should now work as expected as long as they do not contain custom entities / weapons or other specialized code put in a dll file.
• Opposing force should be fixed.
• Various fixes and improvements to stability.
• Note: There are still performance issues, so do not expect a stable fps at 60.

V0.3.0 2018/11/19

• Blue Shift / Opposing Force builds has been ported and added to the build system.
• The Custom Game menu should not crash anymore, but it will only work if all the nro's are in the /switch directory and are not renamed.

V0.2.1 2018/11/17

• There should be no more crashes after quitting from the menu back to the hbmenu.

V0.2.0 2018/11/17

• The timestamp of saves are now saved into a own file as a temporarily workaround until libnx gains timestamps. (Now you will go back to the last autosave when you die instead of having to start over).
• Increased the buffer for file copies, this makes saving in some cases multiple times faster.
• Fixed the screenshots for saves being broken due to the dynamic resolution system.
• More work trying to fix crashes (hbmenu will still crash when you quit from the mainui, this is being worked on).
• Added a working icon.

V0.1.0 2018/11/09

• Please refer to https://github.com/switchports/xash3d-switch/wiki/Installation-guide
• And the list over currently known issues https://gist.github.com/m4tsa/1bf2117bf09f0f6a09930d054e093643

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/switchports/xash3d-switch
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/xash3d-half-life-custom-goldsrc-engine-for-switch.522848/