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Fresh leaks suggest Half-Life 3 development may be nearing completion | Datamined engine updates suggest long-awaited sequel is in "polish and optimization" phase.

Datamined engine updates suggest long-awaited sequel is in “polish and optimization” phase.

The newly discovered engine updates are a particularly good sign for the HLX project after credible reports that the game had gone into a friends and family playtesting phase at Valve near the end of 2024. A December video from "Gabe Follower" suggesting that Half-Life 3 had entered a friend and family testing phase. Most intriguingly, McVicker talks up signs that HLX may include a new NPC "mood system," letting these AI-controlled characters react "verbally and non-verbally" to what they can see, hear, or even smell in the immediate area.

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